Who won North Carolina in the 1972 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried North Carolina in 1972, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1972?

North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1972?

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

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1972

North Carolina: Nixon carries 13 EV.

North Carolina cast its 13 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

North Carolina in 1972

The 1972 contest saw North Carolina line up behind Nixon, delivering 13 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. North Carolina ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which North Carolina backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1972. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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