Answer to Question #175883 in History for aiden jeremy, david heimer

Question

which factor led to nixons reelection in 1972

Answer 1

Nixon won the election in a landslide, taking 60.7% of the popular vote and carrying 49 states while being the first Republican to sweep the South. The 1972 presidential election was the first since the ratification of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.