In Washtenaw MI, McGovern not only did better than Carter (fighting against a favorite son) but won a county that Nixon won in '68. What was with that place?
That's where Ann Arbor is. Ford was the first Michigan grad to run for President and was a star on their football team to boot.
Yes but that doesn't explain how McGovern flipped the county from Nixon '68.
It's because 1972 was the first election cycle where the voting age was lowered to 18. McGovern did better due to the higher youth turnout from the university.
