See main article: 1972 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1972 United States presidential election in Oregon |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1968 United States presidential election in Oregon |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in Oregon |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
| Image1: | Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Richard Nixon |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | Spiro Agnew |
| Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 486,686 |
| Percentage1: | 52.45% |
| Nominee2: | George McGovern |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | South Dakota |
| Running Mate2: | Sargent Shriver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 392,760 |
| Percentage2: | 42.33% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Richard Nixon |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Nixon |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1972 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.
Nixon carried Oregon with 52.45% of the vote to McGovern's 42.33%, a victory margin of 10.12%, which made Oregon 13% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
Independent candidate John G. Schmitz would carry 4.98% of the popular vote in Oregon, which would make the state his fourth strongest after Idaho, Alaska and Utah.[1]
| County | Richard Nixon Republican | George McGovern Democratic | John G. Schmitz[2] Independent | Various candidates Write-ins | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baker | 3,441 | 55.32% | 2,047 | 32.91% | 718 | 11.54% | 14 | 0.23% | 1,394 | 22.41% | 6,220 | ||||||||||||
| Benton | 14,906 | 56.34% | 10,842 | 40.98% | 636 | 2.40% | 72 | 0.27% | 4,064 | 15.36% | 26,456 | ||||||||||||
| Clackamas | 41,767 | 53.49% | 32,540 | 41.67% | 3,623 | 4.64% | 159 | 0.20% | 9,227 | 11.82% | 78,089 | ||||||||||||
| Clatsop | 5,998 | 47.43% | 6,017 | 47.58% | 618 | 4.89% | 14 | 0.11% | -19 | -0.15% | 12,647 | ||||||||||||
| Columbia | 5,348 | 43.54% | 5,997 | 48.82% | 877 | 7.14% | 62 | 0.50% | -649 | -5.28% | 12,284 | ||||||||||||
| Coos | 10,370 | 44.67% | 11,778 | 50.74% | 995 | 4.29% | 70 | 0.30% | -1,408 | -6.07% | 23,213 | ||||||||||||
| Crook | 2,167 | 52.56% | 1,743 | 42.28% | 195 | 4.73% | 18 | 0.44% | 424 | 10.28% | 4,123 | ||||||||||||
| Curry | 2,832 | 51.77% | 2,108 | 38.54% | 519 | 9.49% | 11 | 0.20% | 724 | 13.23% | 5,470 | ||||||||||||
| Deschutes | 7,747 | 52.28% | 6,319 | 42.64% | 714 | 4.82% | 39 | 0.26% | 1,428 | 9.64% | 14,819 | ||||||||||||
| Douglas | 15,881 | 57.73% | 9,009 | 32.75% | 2,569 | 9.34% | 49 | 0.18% | 6,872 | 24.98% | 27,508 | ||||||||||||
| Gilliam | 665 | 62.21% | 355 | 33.21% | 47 | 4.40% | 2 | 0.19% | 310 | 29.00% | 1,069 | ||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,781 | 60.35% | 932 | 31.58% | 224 | 7.59% | 14 | 0.47% | 849 | 28.77% | 2,951 | ||||||||||||
| Harney | 1,693 | 59.13% | 1,004 | 35.07% | 159 | 5.55% | 7 | 0.24% | 689 | 24.06% | 2,863 | ||||||||||||
| Hood River | 3,152 | 53.96% | 2,330 | 39.89% | 350 | 5.99% | 9 | 0.15% | 822 | 14.07% | 5,841 | ||||||||||||
| Jackson | 24,003 | 57.75% | 14,529 | 34.96% | 2,914 | 7.01% | 115 | 0.28% | 9,474 | 22.79% | 41,561 | ||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 1,816 | 56.38% | 1,229 | 38.16% | 164 | 5.09% | 12 | 0.37% | 587 | 18.22% | 3,221 | ||||||||||||
| Josephine | 9,911 | 58.55% | 5,090 | 30.07% | 1,858 | 10.98% | 68 | 0.40% | 4,821 | 28.48% | 16,927 | ||||||||||||
| Klamath | 11,169 | 58.93% | 5,719 | 30.17% | 2,029 | 10.70% | 37 | 0.20% | 5,450 | 28.76% | 18,954 | ||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,619 | 61.03% | 777 | 29.29% | 247 | 9.31% | 10 | 0.38% | 842 | 31.74% | 2,653 | ||||||||||||
| Lane | 47,739 | 48.62% | 46,177 | 47.03% | 4,001 | 4.07% | 270 | 0.27% | 1,562 | 1.59% | 98,187 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 6,112 | 51.56% | 5,117 | 43.17% | 610 | 5.15% | 15 | 0.13% | 995 | 8.39% | 11,854 | ||||||||||||
| Linn | 15,079 | 54.21% | 11,178 | 40.19% | 1,507 | 5.42% | 50 | 0.18% | 3,901 | 14.02% | 27,814 | ||||||||||||
| Malheur | 5,908 | 67.36% | 1,870 | 21.32% | 986 | 11.24% | 7 | 0.08% | 4,038 | 46.04% | 8,771 | ||||||||||||
| Marion | 36,441 | 57.51% | 23,908 | 37.73% | 2,889 | 4.56% | 123 | 0.19% | 12,533 | 19.78% | 63,361 | ||||||||||||
| Morrow | 1,059 | 52.77% | 718 | 35.77% | 222 | 11.06% | 8 | 0.40% | 341 | 17.00% | 2,007 | ||||||||||||
| Multnomah | 118,219 | 46.73% | 125,470 | 49.60% | 8,571 | 3.39% | 698 | 0.28% | -7,251 | -2.87% | 252,958 | ||||||||||||
| Polk | 8,985 | 57.56% | 5,908 | 37.85% | 687 | 4.40% | 29 | 0.19% | 3,077 | 19.71% | 15,609 | ||||||||||||
| Sherman | 677 | 64.91% | 330 | 31.64% | 36 | 3.45% | 347 | 33.27% | 1,043 | ||||||||||||||
| Tillamook | 4,120 | 51.22% | 3,544 | 44.06% | 371 | 4.61% | 9 | 0.11% | 576 | 7.16% | 8,044 | ||||||||||||
| Umatilla | 10,470 | 57.94% | 6,090 | 33.70% | 1,453 | 8.04% | 58 | 0.32% | 4,380 | 24.24% | 18,071 | ||||||||||||
| Union | 5,073 | 56.46% | 3,272 | 36.42% | 631 | 7.02% | 9 | 0.10% | 1,801 | 20.04% | 8,985 | ||||||||||||
| Wallowa | 1,909 | 62.28% | 899 | 29.33% | 250 | 8.16% | 7 | 0.23% | 1,010 | 32.95% | 3,065 | ||||||||||||
| Wasco | 4,537 | 51.70% | 3,749 | 42.72% | 467 | 5.32% | 22 | 0.25% | 788 | 8.98% | 8,775 | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 43,958 | 58.43% | 27,890 | 37.07% | 3,226 | 4.29% | 164 | 0.22% | 16,068 | 21.36% | 75,238 | ||||||||||||
| Wheeler | 474 | 60.31% | 267 | 33.97% | 41 | 5.22% | 4 | 0.51% | 207 | 26.34% | 786 | ||||||||||||
| Yamhill | 9,660 | 58.51% | 6,008 | 36.39% | 807 | 4.89% | 34 | 0.21% | 3,652 | 22.12% | 16,509 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 486,686 | 52.45% | 392,760 | 42.33% | 46,211 | 4.98% | 2,289 | 0.25% | 93,926 | 10.12% | 927,946 | ||||||||||||