Who won Delaware in the 1972 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Delaware in 1972, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1972?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1972?

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

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1972

Delaware: Nixon carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Delaware voted with the national winner this cycle.

Delaware in 1972

The 1972 contest saw Delaware line up behind Nixon, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Delaware ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Delaware did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey broke the same way in 1972. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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