See main article: 1972 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1972 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Country: | Utah |
| Flag Year: | 1922 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1968 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in Utah |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 323,643 |
| Percentage1: | 67.64% |
| Nominee2: | George McGovern |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | South Dakota |
| Running Mate2: | Sargent Shriver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 126,284 |
| Percentage2: | 26.39% |
| Image3: | John G. Schmitz (cropped 3x4).jpg |
| Nominee3: | John G. Schmitz |
| Party3: | American Independent Party |
| Home State3: | California |
| Running Mate3: | Thomas J. Anderson |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 28,549 |
| Percentage3: | 5.97% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 Utah took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah overwhelmingly voted for incumbent President Richard Nixon (R-California) with over 67 percent of the popular vote, beating Democratic South Dakota Senator George McGovern with a margin of over forty percent,[1] carrying every county in the state. Nixon carried every county with over sixty percent of the vote except for Carbon County, which had typically been the most Democratic area of the state.[2] This occurred even as incumbent Democratic Governor Cal Rampton won reelection with nearly 70% of the vote on the same ballot.[3] U.S. Representative John G. Schmitz (R-California) of the American Independent Party received 5.97 percent of the popular vote, and his results in Utah proved to be his third strongest state in the 1972 election after Idaho and Alaska.
| + 1972 United States presidential election in Utah[4] | Party | Nominee | Popular Vote | Percentage | Electoral Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon (incumbent) | 323,643 | 67.64% | 4 | |
| Democratic | George McGovern | 126,284 | 26.39% | 0 | |
| American Independent | John G. Schmitz | 28,549 | 5.97% | 0 |
| County | Richard Nixon Republican | George McGovern Democratic | John G. Schmitz American Independent | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Beaver | 1,332 | 64.88% | 682 | 33.22% | 39 | 1.90% | 650 | 31.66% | 2,053 | ||||||||||
| Box Elder | 9,880 | 77.22% | 2,134 | 16.68% | 780 | 6.10% | 7,746 | 60.54% | 12,794 | ||||||||||
| Cache | 16,538 | 76.83% | 4,018 | 18.67% | 969 | 4.50% | 12,520 | 58.16% | 21,525 | ||||||||||
| Carbon | 3,956 | 53.19% | 3,335 | 44.84% | 147 | 1.98% | 621 | 8.35% | 7,438 | ||||||||||
| Daggett | 204 | 72.86% | 50 | 17.86% | 26 | 9.29% | 154 | 55.00% | 280 | ||||||||||
| Davis | 29,706 | 72.61% | 7,954 | 19.44% | 3,251 | 7.95% | 21,752 | 53.17% | 40,911 | ||||||||||
| Duchesne | 2,183 | 70.49% | 629 | 20.31% | 285 | 9.20% | 1,554 | 50.18% | 3,097 | ||||||||||
| Emery | 1,666 | 65.33% | 769 | 30.16% | 115 | 4.51% | 897 | 35.17% | 2,550 | ||||||||||
| Garfield | 1,290 | 80.47% | 242 | 15.10% | 71 | 4.43% | 1,048 | 65.37% | 1,603 | ||||||||||
| Grand | 1,837 | 72.15% | 560 | 22.00% | 149 | 5.85% | 1,277 | 50.15% | 2,546 | ||||||||||
| Iron | 5,085 | 76.49% | 1,098 | 16.52% | 465 | 6.99% | 3,987 | 59.97% | 6,648 | ||||||||||
| Juab | 1,629 | 67.06% | 691 | 28.45% | 109 | 4.49% | 938 | 38.61% | 2,429 | ||||||||||
| Kane | 1,146 | 78.82% | 218 | 14.99% | 90 | 6.19% | 928 | 63.83% | 1,454 | ||||||||||
| Millard | 2,689 | 70.48% | 777 | 20.37% | 349 | 9.15% | 1,912 | 50.11% | 3,815 | ||||||||||
| Morgan | 1,456 | 71.51% | 363 | 17.83% | 217 | 10.66% | 1,093 | 53.68% | 2,036 | ||||||||||
| Piute | 475 | 78.77% | 102 | 16.92% | 26 | 4.31% | 373 | 61.85% | 603 | ||||||||||
| Rich | 604 | 79.58% | 120 | 15.81% | 35 | 4.61% | 484 | 63.77% | 759 | ||||||||||
| Salt Lake | 132,066 | 62.99% | 68,489 | 32.67% | 9,111 | 4.35% | 63,577 | 30.32% | 209,666 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 1,893 | 68.27% | 677 | 24.41% | 203 | 7.32% | 1,216 | 43.86% | 2,773 | ||||||||||
| Sanpete | 3,995 | 70.68% | 1,220 | 21.59% | 437 | 7.73% | 2,775 | 49.09% | 5,652 | ||||||||||
| Sevier | 3,700 | 72.96% | 820 | 16.17% | 551 | 10.87% | 2,880 | 56.79% | 5,071 | ||||||||||
| Summit | 2,209 | 69.95% | 836 | 26.47% | 113 | 3.58% | 1,373 | 43.48% | 3,158 | ||||||||||
| Tooele | 5,641 | 66.02% | 2,621 | 30.67% | 283 | 3.31% | 3,020 | 35.35% | 8,545 | ||||||||||
| Uintah | 4,712 | 80.30% | 716 | 12.20% | 440 | 7.50% | 3,996 | 68.10% | 5,868 | ||||||||||
| Utah | 42,179 | 70.94% | 10,828 | 18.21% | 6,453 | 10.85% | 31,351 | 52.73% | 59,460 | ||||||||||
| Wasatch | 2,046 | 70.21% | 693 | 23.78% | 175 | 6.01% | 1,353 | 46.43% | 2,914 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 5,176 | 77.69% | 956 | 14.35% | 530 | 7.96% | 4,220 | 63.34% | 6,662 | ||||||||||
| Wayne | 597 | 71.75% | 183 | 22.00% | 52 | 6.25% | 414 | 49.75% | 832 | ||||||||||
| Weber | 37,753 | 68.23% | 14,503 | 26.21% | 3,078 | 5.56% | 23,250 | 42.02% | 55,334 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 323,643 | 67.64% | 126,284 | 26.39% | 28,549 | 5.97% | 197,359 | 41.25% | 478,476 | ||||||||||