Who won Idaho in the 1972 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Idaho in 1972, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1972?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 1972?

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

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1972

Idaho: Nixon carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

Idaho in 1972

The 1972 contest saw Idaho line up behind Nixon, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Idaho ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Idaho backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Idaho did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1972. Across the 34 presidential elections Idaho has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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