Voter Turnout in the 1972 Presidential Election by State
| 1972 |
Total VAP |
Total REG |
Turnout |
% REG of VAP |
% T/O of VAP |
| STATE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Alabama |
2,325,000 |
1,763,845 |
1,006,111 |
75.86% |
43.27% |
| Alaska |
203,000 |
148,960 |
95,219 |
73.38% |
46.91% |
| Arizona |
1,315,000 |
816,809 |
622,926 |
62.11% |
47.37% |
| Arkansas |
1,354,000 |
959,871 |
651,320 |
70.89% |
48.10% |
| California |
14,062,000 |
10,466,215 |
8,367,862 |
74.43% |
59.51% |
| Colorado |
1,604,000 |
1,219,591 |
953,884 |
76.03% |
59.47% |
| Connecticut |
2,091,000 |
1,648,017 |
1,384,277 |
78.81% |
66.20% |
| Delaware |
379,000 |
293,078 |
235,516 |
77.33% |
62.14% |
| District of Columbia |
537,000 |
305,072 |
163,421 |
56.81% |
30.43% |
| Florida |
5,313,000 |
3,487,458 |
2,583,283 |
65.64% |
48.62% |
| Georgia |
3,153,000 |
2,167,888 |
1,174,772 |
68.76% |
37.26% |
| Hawaii |
547,000 |
337,837 |
270,274 |
61.76% |
49.41% |
| Idaho |
490,000 |
397,019 |
310,379 |
81.02% |
63.34% |
| Illinois |
7,576,000 |
6,215,331 |
4,723,236 |
82.04% |
62.34% |
| Indiana |
3,498,000 |
3,018,578 |
2,125,529 |
86.29% |
60.76% |
| Iowa |
1,917,000 |
N/A |
1,225,944 |
N/A |
63.95% |
| Kansas |
1,539,000 |
1,065,730 |
916,095 |
69.25% |
59.53% |
| Kentucky |
2,223,000 |
1,454,575 |
1,067,499 |
65.43% |
48.02% |
| Louisiana |
2,389,000 |
1,784,890 |
1,051,491 |
74.71% |
44.01% |
| Maine |
692,000 |
615,546 |
417,042 |
88.95% |
60.27% |
| Maryland |
2,721,000 |
1,815,784 |
1,353,812 |
66.73% |
49.75% |
| Massachusetts |
3,963,000 |
3,099,877 |
2,458,756 |
78.22% |
62.04% |
| Michigan |
5,876,000 |
4,762,764 |
3,489,727 |
81.05% |
59.39% |
| Minnesota |
2,537,000 |
2,545,344 |
1,741,652 |
100.33% |
68.65% |
| Mississippi |
1,462,000 |
1,030,000 |
645,963 |
70.45% |
44.18% |
| Missouri |
3,240,000 |
N/A |
1,855,803 |
N/A |
57.28% |
| Montana |
470,000 |
386,867 |
317,603 |
82.31% |
67.58% |
| Nebraska |
1,021,000 |
807,267 |
576,289 |
79.07% |
56.44% |
| Nevada |
367,000 |
231,045 |
181,766 |
62.96% |
49.53% |
| New Hampshire |
525,000 |
449,714 |
334,055 |
85.66% |
63.63% |
| New Jersey |
5,010,000 |
3,672,606 |
2,997,229 |
73.31% |
59.82% |
| New Mexico |
669,000 |
505,432 |
386,241 |
75.55% |
57.73% |
| New York |
12,717,000 |
9,207,363 |
7,165,919 |
72.40% |
56.35% |
| North Carolina |
3,548,000 |
2,357,645 |
1,518,612 |
66.45% |
42.80% |
| North Dakota |
411,000 |
N/A |
280,514 |
N/A |
68.25% |
| Ohio |
7,149,000 |
4,572,709 |
4,094,787 |
63.96% |
57.28% |
| Oklahoma |
1,818,000 |
1,247,157 |
1,029,900 |
68.60% |
56.65% |
| Oregon |
1,495,000 |
1,197,676 |
927,946 |
80.11% |
62.07% |
| Pennsylvania |
8,207,000 |
5,871,902 |
4,592,106 |
71.55% |
55.95% |
| Rhode Island |
682,000 |
531,847 |
415,808 |
77.98% |
60.97% |
| South Carolina |
1,762,000 |
1,033,688 |
673,960 |
58.67% |
38.25% |
| South Dakota |
443,000 |
392,256 |
307,415 |
88.55% |
69.39% |
| Tennessee |
2,763,000 |
1,990,026 |
1,201,182 |
72.02% |
43.47% |
| Texas |
7,719,000 |
5,230,521 |
3,471,281 |
67.76% |
44.97% |
| Utah |
689,000 |
621,014 |
478,476 |
90.13% |
69.44% |
| Vermont |
308,000 |
273,056 |
186,947 |
88.65% |
60.70% |
| Virginia |
3,257,000 |
2,107,367 |
1,457,019 |
64.70% |
44.74% |
| Washington |
2,330,000 |
1,974,849 |
1,470,847 |
84.76% |
63.13% |
| West Virginia |
1,219,000 |
1,062,519 |
762,399 |
87.16% |
62.54% |
| Wisconsin |
2,965,000 |
UNK |
1,852,890 |
N/A |
62.49% |
| Wyoming |
226,000 |
138,936 |
145,570 |
61.48% |
64.41% |
| UNITED STATES |
140,776,000 |
97,283,541 |
77,718,554 |
69.11% |
55.21% |