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Elections / 1976 · President

Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

1976 presidential election
CarterD+2.1
1976 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1976 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+13.1 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+22.3 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+16.6 · 6 electoral votesColorado · R+11.5 · 7 electoral votesFlorida · D+5.3 · 17 electoral votesGeorgia · D+33.9 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+7.6 · 13 electoral votesKansas · R+7.6 · 7 electoral votesMaine · R+0.8 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+15.7 · 14 electoral votesMinnesota · D+12.9 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+2.2 · 17 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+11.0 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+5.9 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+1.2 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+2.7 · 27 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+1.5 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+3.2 · 26 electoral votesWyoming · R+19.5 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+5.2 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+3.6 · 12 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+16.1 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · R+2.0 · 26 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+2.5 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · D+30.0 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · R+1.8 · 45 electoral votesDelaware · D+5.4 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+65.1 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+2.5 · 4 electoral votesIowa · R+1.0 · 8 electoral votesKentucky · D+7.2 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · D+6.1 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · R+5.4 · 21 electoral votesMississippi · D+1.9 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+7.4 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+11.3 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+4.4 · 41 electoral votesOhio · D+0.3 · 25 electoral votesOregon · R+0.2 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · D+13.0 · 10 electoral votesUtah · R+28.8 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · R+1.3 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+3.9 · 9 electoral votesWisconsin · D+1.7 · 11 electoral votesNebraska · R+20.7 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+13.1 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+22.8 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+4.4 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+11.2 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · D+5.8 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+11.3 · 4 electoral votes
1976presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1976 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+11.23 EVNHR+11.34 EVMAD+15.714 EVRID+11.34 EVCTR+5.28 EVNJR+2.217 EVDED+5.43 EVMDD+6.110 EVDCD+65.13 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
538 electors · 270 for a majority

Carter won 297 of 538 electoral votes.

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One Washington elector voted for Ronald Reagan instead of Ford.
National popular vote
81,524,847 votes counted
Carter (D)
40,831,866
50.1%
Ford (R)
39,148,614
48.0%
All others
1,544,368
1.9%
Margin
D+2.1
The county map
3,140 county-level results on record for 1976

Democrats carried 1,711 counties, Republicans 1,428, third-party candidates 1. 1,585 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Berrien County, GA (D+143.9 swing) · Wilcox County, GA (D+143.4 swing) · Pierce County, GA (D+141.8 swing) · Bacon County, GA (D+140.7 swing) · Dodge County, GA (D+138.5 swing) · Brantley County, GA (D+137.9 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlaskaR
−22.3%
44,05971,556123,573
AlabamaD
+13.1%
659,170504,0701,182,542
ArkansasD
+30.0%
499,614268,753769,396
ArizonaR
−16.6%
295,602418,642742,719
CaliforniaR
−1.8%
3,742,2843,882,2447,867,117
ColoradoR
−11.5%
460,353584,3671,081,135
ConnecticutR
−5.2%
647,879719,2411,376,009
District of ColumbiaD
+65.1%
137,81827,873168,830
DelawareD
+5.4%
122,596109,831235,834
FloridaD
+5.3%
1,636,0001,469,5313,150,631
GeorgiaD
+33.9%
979,409483,7431,463,152
HawaiiD
+2.5%
147,375140,003291,301
IowaR
−1.0%
619,931632,8631,279,306
IdahoR
−22.8%
126,549204,151340,932
IllinoisR
−2.0%
2,271,2952,364,2694,718,833
IndianaR
−7.6%
1,014,7141,183,9582,220,362
KansasR
−7.6%
430,421502,752957,845
KentuckyD
+7.2%
615,717531,8521,167,142
LouisianaD
+5.8%
661,365587,4461,278,439
MassachusettsD
+15.7%
1,429,4751,030,2762,547,558
MarylandD
+6.1%
759,612672,6611,432,273
MaineR
−0.8%
232,279236,320483,208
MichiganR
−5.4%
1,696,7141,893,7423,653,749
MinnesotaD
+12.9%
1,070,440819,3951,949,589
MissouriD
+3.6%
998,387927,4431,949,859
MississippiD
+1.9%
381,309366,845769,363
MontanaR
−7.4%
149,259173,703328,734
North CarolinaD
+11.0%
927,365741,9601,677,906
North DakotaR
−5.9%
136,078153,470297,090
NebraskaR
−20.7%
233,692359,705607,668
New HampshireR
−11.3%
147,635185,935339,168
New JerseyR
−2.2%
1,444,6531,509,6883,014,472
New MexicoR
−2.5%
201,148211,419416,590
NevadaR
−4.4%
92,479101,273201,876
New YorkD
+4.4%
3,389,5583,100,7916,534,420
OhioD
+0.3%
2,011,6212,000,5054,111,874
OklahomaR
−1.2%
532,442545,7081,092,251
OregonR
−0.2%
490,407492,1201,029,876
PennsylvaniaD
+2.7%
2,328,6772,205,6044,620,787
Rhode IslandD
+11.3%
227,636181,249410,584
South CarolinaD
+13.1%
450,825346,140801,913
South DakotaR
−1.5%
147,068151,505300,678
TennesseeD
+13.0%
825,879633,9691,476,345
TexasD
+3.2%
2,082,3191,953,3004,071,884
UtahR
−28.8%
182,110337,908541,198
VirginiaR
−1.3%
813,896836,5541,697,094
VermontR
−11.2%
81,044102,085187,855
WashingtonR
−3.9%
717,323777,7321,555,534
WisconsinD
+1.7%
1,040,2321,004,9872,101,336
West VirginiaD
+16.1%
435,914314,760750,674
WyomingR
−19.5%
62,23992,717156,343