1972 vs 1976 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from R+23.2 in 1972 to D+2.1 in 1976. 0 of 51 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 22 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1972 | 1976 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | R+23.5 | R+22.3 | D+1.3 | |
| Massachusetts | D+9.0 | D+15.7 | D+6.7 | |
| South Dakota | R+8.6 | R+1.5 | D+7.2 | |
| District of Columbia | D+56.5 | D+65.1 | D+8.6 | |
| Michigan | R+14.4 | R+5.4 | D+9.0 | |
| Oregon | R+10.1 | R+0.2 | D+10.0 | |
| Wisconsin | R+9.7 | D+1.7 | D+11.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| California | R+13.5 | R+1.8 | D+11.7 | |
| Utah | R+41.3 | R+28.8 | D+12.5 | |
| Montana | R+20.1 | R+7.4 | D+12.6 | |
| Connecticut | R+18.4 | R+5.2 | D+13.3 | |
| Washington | R+18.3 | R+3.9 | D+14.4 | |
| Vermont | R+26.2 | R+11.3 | D+14.9 | |
| Idaho | R+38.2 | R+22.6 | D+15.7 | |
| Iowa | R+17.1 | R+1.0 | D+16.1 | |
| Arizona | R+32.8 | R+16.6 | D+16.2 | |
| Colorado | R+28.0 | R+11.5 | D+16.6 | |
| Illinois | R+18.5 | R+2.0 | D+16.6 | |
| Rhode Island | R+6.2 | D+11.3 | D+17.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Hampshire | R+29.1 | R+11.3 | D+17.8 | |
| Minnesota | R+5.5 | D+12.9 | D+18.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wyoming | R+38.5 | R+19.5 | D+19.1 | |
| Nebraska | R+41.0 | R+20.7 | D+20.3 | |
| North Dakota | R+26.3 | R+5.9 | D+20.4 | |
| New York | R+17.3 | D+4.4 | D+21.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Ohio | R+21.6 | D+0.3 | D+21.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Mexico | R+24.5 | R+2.5 | D+22.0 | |
| Maine | R+23.0 | R+0.8 | D+22.2 | |
| New Jersey | R+24.8 | R+2.2 | D+22.6 | |
| Pennsylvania | R+20.0 | D+2.7 | D+22.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nevada | R+27.4 | R+4.4 | D+23.0 | |
| Indiana | R+32.8 | R+7.6 | D+25.2 | |
| Delaware | R+20.4 | D+5.4 | D+25.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Hawaii | R+25.0 | D+2.5 | D+27.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Missouri | R+24.6 | D+3.6 | D+28.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Maryland | R+23.9 | D+6.0 | D+29.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Kansas | R+38.2 | R+7.6 | D+30.6 | |
| Kentucky | R+28.6 | D+7.2 | D+35.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Texas | R+33.0 | D+3.2 | D+36.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Virginia | R+37.7 | R+1.3 | D+36.4 | |
| Louisiana | R+37.0 | D+5.8 | D+42.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| West Virginia | R+27.2 | D+16.1 | D+43.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Oklahoma | R+49.7 | R+1.2 | D+48.5 | |
| Florida | R+44.1 | D+5.3 | D+49.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Tennessee | R+38.0 | D+13.0 | D+51.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| North Carolina | R+40.6 | D+11.1 | D+51.6 | Republican → Democratic |
| South Carolina | R+43.1 | D+13.0 | D+56.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| Alabama | R+46.9 | D+13.1 | D+60.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Mississippi | R+58.6 | D+1.9 | D+60.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Arkansas | R+38.2 | D+30.1 | D+68.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Georgia | R+50.4 | D+33.8 | D+84.2 | Republican → Democratic |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data