PaPres 1972

Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1972
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Constitution	Socialist Workers	Communist	Others	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		Richard M. Nixon	George S. McGovern			John G. Schmidt	Linda Jenness	Gus Hall
Pennsylvania	4592105	2714521	1796951	917570	R	70593	4639	2686	2715	59.11	39.13	1.76
Adams	19365	13593	5529	8064	R	227	13	3	0	70.19	28.55	1.25
Allegheny	668535	371737	282496	89241	R	12491	646	406	759	55.60	42.26	2.14
Armstrong	28498	17557	10490	7067	R	412	28	11	0	61.61	36.81	1.58
Beaver	77337	43637	31570	12067	R	1718	69	37	306	56.42	40.82	2.75
Bedford	15338	11243	3836	7407	R	227	7	4	21	73.30	25.01	1.69
Berks	106127	66172	36563	29609	R	3130	210	52	0	62.35	34.45	3.20
Blair	44110	33126	10023	23103	R	913	32	16	0	75.10	22.72	2.18
Bradford	20458	15050	5204	9846	R	179	11	6	8	73.57	25.44	1.00
Bucks	160059	99684	56784	42900	R	3245	183	72	91	62.28	35.48	2.24
Butler	45574	29665	14695	14970	R	1075	49	36	54	65.09	32.24	2.66
Cambria	72975	43825	27950	15875	R	894	83	47	176	60.05	38.30	1.64
Cameron	2827	1935	828	1107	R	48	3	1	12	68.45	29.29	2.26
Carbon	19712	11639	7774	3865	R	274	16	4	5	59.05	39.44	1.52
Centre	34197	20683	13194	7489	R	273	32	15	0	60.48	38.58	0.94
Chester	106259	72726	31118	41608	R	2281	76	38	20	68.44	29.29	2.27
Clarion	14821	10073	4509	5564	R	193	12	4	30	67.96	30.42	1.61
Clearfield	26409	16780	9246	7534	R	299	27	9	48	63.54	35.01	1.45
Clinton	13119	8205	4772	3433	R	107	11	2	22	62.54	36.37	1.08
Columbia	22309	14187	7222	6965	R	857	8	3	32	63.59	32.37	4.03
Crawford	28569	18393	9371	9022	R	760	24	11	10	64.38	32.80	2.82
Cumberland	57775	42099	14562	27537	R	1010	53	13	38	72.87	25.20	1.93
Dauphin	78270	54307	22587	31720	R	1270	65	27	14	69.38	28.86	1.76
Delaware	274451	175414	94144	81270	R	4502	250	141	0	63.91	34.30	1.78
Elk	12908	7900	4710	3190	R	245	19	5	29	61.20	36.49	2.31
Erie	105713	61542	42022	19520	R	1986	125	38	0	58.22	39.75	2.03
Fayette	50479	27288	22475	4813	R	649	44	23	0	54.06	44.52	1.42
Forest	1915	1374	509	865	R	21	6	1	4	71.75	26.58	1.67
Franklin	34415	24093	9456	14637	R	808	13	2	43	70.01	27.48	2.52
Fulton	3797	2515	1192	1323	R	86	2	2	0	66.24	31.39	2.37
Greene	13543	7790	5562	2228	R	151	8	4	28	57.52	41.07	1.41
Huntingdon	13216	9606	3394	6212	R	203	11	2	0	72.68	25.68	1.63
Indiana	29274	18122	10833	7289	R	290	12	17	0	61.90	37.01	1.09
Jefferson	16876	11631	5024	6607	R	204	11	6	0	68.92	29.77	1.31
Juniata	6653	4412	2156	2256	R	61	3	0	21	66.32	32.41	1.28
Lackawanna	104869	58838	45465	13373	R	495	44	27	0	56.11	43.35	0.54
Lancaster	107138	81036	24223	56813	R	1760	87	32	0	75.64	22.61	1.75
Lawrence	42297	23712	17595	6117	R	832	31	26	101	56.06	41.60	2.34
Lebanon	32320	25008	6683	18325	R	573	33	12	11	77.38	20.68	1.95
Lehigh	93002	58023	33325	24698	R	1518	85	23	28	62.39	35.83	1.78
Luzerne	133606	81358	51128	30230	R	973	79	67	1	60.89	38.27	0.84
Lycoming	42087	28913	11999	16914	R	1058	32	8	77	68.70	28.51	2.79
McKean	16673	11958	4513	7445	R	176	20	5	1	71.72	27.07	1.21
Mercer	47100	27961	18087	9874	R	985	46	21	0	59.37	38.40	2.23
Mifflin	13855	9989	3667	6322	R	169	10	9	11	72.10	26.47	1.44
Monroe	18814	12701	5619	7082	R	450	29	9	6	67.51	29.87	2.63
Montgomery	270018	173662	91959	81703	R	3960	247	107	83	64.31	34.06	1.63
Montour	6298	4386	1755	2631	R	152	2	3	0	69.64	27.87	2.49
Northampton	74281	41822	32335	9487	R	93	31	0	0	56.30	43.53	0.17
Northumberland	40385	25912	13885	12027	R	541	34	13	0	64.16	34.38	1.46
Perry	11025	8082	2731	5351	R	197	10	5	0	73.31	24.77	1.92
Philadelphia	783970	344096	431736	-87640	D	5925	1183	1030	0	43.89	55.07	1.04
Pike	6108	4568	1385	3183	R	143	7	2	3	74.79	22.68	2.54
Potter	6236	4422	1710	2712	R	81	7	1	15	70.91	27.42	1.67
Schuylkill	71595	44071	26077	17994	R	1261	39	25	122	61.56	36.42	2.02
Snyder	9345	7308	1834	5474	R	190	3	2	8	78.20	19.63	2.17
Somerset	28841	19739	8743	10996	R	303	19	6	31	68.44	30.31	1.24
Sullivan	2808	1886	885	1001	R	32	5	0	0	67.17	31.52	1.32
Susquehanna	13979	9476	4154	5322	R	328	14	7	0	67.79	29.72	2.50
Tioga	13918	10028	3733	6295	R	142	11	4	0	72.05	26.82	1.13
Union	9385	6905	2278	4627	R	158	4	4	36	73.57	24.27	2.15
Venango	20794	13991	6302	7689	R	474	17	10	0	67.28	30.31	2.41
Warren	15167	10018	4877	5141	R	252	9	2	9	66.05	32.16	1.79
Washington	78862	42587	34781	7806	R	1119	75	51	249	54.00	44.10	1.89
Wayne	12009	8948	2733	6215	R	311	10	3	4	74.51	22.76	2.73
Westmoreland	137527	75085	59322	15763	R	2814	126	83	97	54.60	43.13	2.27
Wyoming	8631	6423	2112	4311	R	86	7	3	0	74.42	24.47	1.11
York	93280	63606	27520	36086	R	1953	121	28	52	68.19	29.50	2.31

Source: Untitled table (Pa. Dept. of State, Bureau of Elections), General Election, n.d. (November 1972).
(Revised 26 November 1998).

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