Who won Connecticut in the 1972 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Connecticut in 1972, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1972?

Connecticut cast 8 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1972?

Yes. Connecticut backed Richard Nixon, who won the presidency that year.

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1972

Connecticut: Nixon carries 8 EV.

Connecticut cast its 8 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1972 result in Connecticut

Connecticut backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1972 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

Nixon's win closed out Connecticut's 3-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — New York joined Connecticut for the Republican ticket, while Massachusetts and Rhode Island did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Richard Nixon took 520 of the 538 electoral votes, against George McGovern's 17. Richard Nixon led the national popular vote with 60.67% of the ballots cast.

The 1972 national map

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