1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
The United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1972 took place in order to select the District of Columbia's three electoral votes for President of the United States. Democrat George McGovern won the District by an overwhelming margin, receiving nearly 80% of the vote. Along with Massachusetts, the District of Columbia was the only place in the U.S. that voted for George McGovern in the general election. This is the only time that a Republican received more than 20% of the vote and the only time that the Democratic victory margin was less than 60%.
