Alabama — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentCarterD+13.1
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 55.7% | 659,170 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 42.6% | 504,070 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 19,302 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Barbour County, AL | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Bibb County, AL | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Blount County, AL | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Butler County, AL | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Chambers County, AL | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Chilton County, AL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Clarke County, AL | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Clay County, AL | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Coffee County, AL | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Colbert County, AL | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Coosa County, AL | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Covington County, AL | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Cullman County, AL | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Dale County, AL | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Elmore County, AL | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Escambia County, AL | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Etowah County, AL | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Fayette County, AL | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Franklin County, AL | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Geneva County, AL | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Henry County, AL | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Houston County, AL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Jackson County, AL | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Lamar County, AL | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Democratic | D+65.1 |
| Lee County, AL | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Limestone County, AL | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+60.8 |
| Madison County, AL | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Marion County, AL | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Marshall County, AL | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Mobile County, AL | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Monroe County, AL | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Morgan County, AL | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Pickens County, AL | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Pike County, AL | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Randolph County, AL | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+11.1 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Talladega County, AL | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Walker County, AL | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Washington County, AL | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Winston County, AL | Democratic | D+5.4 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | Carter, Jimmy+128 | 4,64049.7% | 4,51248.3% | 1862.0% | 9,338 |
| Baldwin County | Ford, Gerald+4,065 | 9,19140.0% | 13,25657.7% | 5202.3% | 22,967 |
| Barbour County | Carter, Jimmy+972 | 4,73054.4% | 3,75843.2% | 2022.3% | 8,690 |
| Bibb County | Carter, Jimmy+1,259 | 2,85063.7% | 1,59135.6% | 330.7% | 4,474 |
| Blount County | Carter, Jimmy+2,412 | 6,64560.5% | 4,23338.6% | 1000.9% | 10,978 |
| Bullock County | Carter, Jimmy+2,054 | 3,53669.4% | 1,48229.1% | 741.5% | 5,092 |
| Butler County | Carter, Jimmy+1,362 | 4,27159.3% | 2,90940.4% | 280.4% | 7,208 |
| Calhoun County | Carter, Jimmy+8,703 | 20,46662.6% | 11,76336.0% | 4711.4% | 32,700 |
| Chambers County | Carter, Jimmy+676 | 6,16452.0% | 5,48846.3% | 1961.7% | 11,848 |
| Cherokee County | Carter, Jimmy+3,176 | 4,66874.6% | 1,49223.8% | 961.5% | 6,256 |
| Chilton County | Carter, Jimmy+825 | 5,55053.4% | 4,72545.5% | 1101.1% | 10,385 |
| Choctaw County | Carter, Jimmy+878 | 3,91156.1% | 3,03343.5% | 280.4% | 6,972 |
| Clarke County | Carter, Jimmy+611 | 4,73752.6% | 4,12645.8% | 1431.6% | 9,006 |
| Clay County | Carter, Jimmy+1,063 | 2,94660.6% | 1,88338.8% | 290.6% | 4,858 |
| Cleburne County | Carter, Jimmy+1,054 | 2,49062.5% | 1,43636.1% | 551.4% | 3,981 |
| Coffee County | Carter, Jimmy+3,161 | 7,84462.0% | 4,68337.0% | 1241.0% | 12,651 |
| Colbert County | Carter, Jimmy+7,525 | 11,99671.2% | 4,47126.5% | 3752.2% | 16,842 |
| Conecuh County | Carter, Jimmy+1,274 | 3,08662.0% | 1,81236.4% | 821.6% | 4,980 |
| Coosa County | Carter, Jimmy+1,337 | 2,53367.3% | 1,19631.8% | 371.0% | 3,766 |
| Covington County | Carter, Jimmy+2,104 | 7,08157.9% | 4,97740.7% | 1661.4% | 12,224 |
| Crenshaw County | Carter, Jimmy+1,571 | 3,37264.0% | 1,80134.2% | 931.8% | 5,266 |
| Cullman County | Carter, Jimmy+6,062 | 12,96164.6% | 6,89934.4% | 1951.0% | 20,055 |
| Dale County | Carter, Jimmy+1,350 | 6,34655.0% | 4,99643.3% | 1891.6% | 11,531 |
| Dallas County | Carter, Jimmy+1,722 | 8,86654.2% | 7,14443.7% | 3512.1% | 16,361 |
| DeKalb County | Carter, Jimmy+3,162 | 9,75959.4% | 6,59740.1% | 810.5% | 16,437 |
| Elmore County | Carter, Jimmy+95 | 6,64649.2% | 6,55148.5% | 3112.3% | 13,508 |
| Escambia County | Carter, Jimmy+1,023 | 5,95753.4% | 4,93444.2% | 2662.4% | 11,157 |
| Etowah County | Carter, Jimmy+14,687 | 25,02070.0% | 10,33328.9% | 3971.1% | 35,750 |
| Fayette County | Carter, Jimmy+1,911 | 4,07664.8% | 2,16534.4% | 460.7% | 6,287 |
| Franklin County | Carter, Jimmy+2,934 | 6,27964.6% | 3,34534.4% | 971.0% | 9,721 |
| Geneva County | Carter, Jimmy+3,320 | 5,98368.5% | 2,66330.5% | 931.1% | 8,739 |
| Greene County | Carter, Jimmy+1,997 | 2,90076.0% | 90323.7% | 150.4% | 3,818 |
| Hale County | Carter, Jimmy+1,202 | 3,23660.0% | 2,03437.7% | 1242.3% | 5,394 |
| Henry County | Carter, Jimmy+1,092 | 3,14460.1% | 2,05239.2% | 380.7% | 5,234 |
| Houston County | Ford, Gerald+1,885 | 8,78744.5% | 10,67254.1% | 2791.4% | 19,738 |
| Jackson County | Carter, Jimmy+7,076 | 10,98971.7% | 3,91325.5% | 4232.8% | 15,325 |
| Jefferson County | Ford, Gerald+14,059 | 99,53145.8% | 113,59052.3% | 3,9691.8% | 217,090 |
| Lamar County | Carter, Jimmy+2,121 | 3,86067.4% | 1,73930.4% | 1252.2% | 5,724 |
| Lauderdale County | Carter, Jimmy+8,323 | 15,54967.1% | 7,22631.2% | 4101.8% | 23,185 |
| Lawrence County | Carter, Jimmy+5,395 | 6,81082.2% | 1,41517.1% | 590.7% | 8,284 |
| Lee County | Ford, Gerald+1,457 | 8,42745.0% | 9,88452.8% | 4262.3% | 18,737 |
| Limestone County | Carter, Jimmy+5,806 | 8,80373.4% | 2,99725.0% | 2001.7% | 12,000 |
| Lowndes County | Carter, Jimmy+2,111 | 3,73268.3% | 1,62129.7% | 1092.0% | 5,462 |
| Macon County | Carter, Jimmy+4,528 | 5,91579.4% | 1,38718.6% | 1472.0% | 7,449 |
| Madison County | Carter, Jimmy+14,538 | 35,49762.0% | 20,95936.6% | 8311.5% | 57,287 |
| Marengo County | Carter, Jimmy+890 | 4,73154.0% | 3,84143.9% | 1832.1% | 8,755 |
| Marion County | Carter, Jimmy+3,208 | 6,24467.1% | 3,03632.6% | 230.2% | 9,303 |
| Marshall County | Carter, Jimmy+7,690 | 13,69668.1% | 6,00629.9% | 3982.0% | 20,100 |
| Mobile County | Ford, Gerald+3,571 | 50,26447.5% | 53,83550.8% | 1,7771.7% | 105,876 |
| Monroe County | Carter, Jimmy+193 | 3,66950.5% | 3,47647.9% | 1181.6% | 7,263 |
| Montgomery County | Ford, Gerald+4,719 | 24,64145.0% | 29,36053.6% | 7321.3% | 54,733 |
| Morgan County | Carter, Jimmy+7,489 | 16,54763.7% | 9,05834.9% | 3811.5% | 25,986 |
| Perry County | Carter, Jimmy+2,322 | 4,48667.1% | 2,16432.4% | 330.5% | 6,683 |
| Pickens County | Carter, Jimmy+807 | 3,77655.6% | 2,96943.8% | 410.6% | 6,786 |
| Pike County | Carter, Jimmy+1,024 | 5,38754.5% | 4,36344.1% | 1391.4% | 9,889 |
| Randolph County | Carter, Jimmy+1,253 | 3,53958.6% | 2,28637.8% | 2193.6% | 6,044 |
| Russell County | Carter, Jimmy+3,927 | 8,07764.1% | 4,15033.0% | 3652.9% | 12,592 |
| Shelby County | Ford, Gerald+1,838 | 7,19743.3% | 9,03554.3% | 3972.4% | 16,629 |
| St. Clair County | Carter, Jimmy+776 | 5,65352.0% | 4,87744.9% | 3393.1% | 10,869 |
| Sumter County | Carter, Jimmy+1,266 | 3,45760.8% | 2,19138.5% | 410.7% | 5,689 |
| Talladega County | Carter, Jimmy+4,152 | 10,57760.1% | 6,42536.5% | 6063.4% | 17,608 |
| Tallapoosa County | Carter, Jimmy+2,377 | 7,61457.8% | 5,23739.8% | 3122.4% | 13,163 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Carter, Jimmy+4,254 | 20,27554.8% | 16,02143.3% | 7101.9% | 37,006 |
| Walker County | Carter, Jimmy+8,843 | 16,23268.5% | 7,38931.2% | 890.4% | 23,710 |
| Washington County | Carter, Jimmy+1,300 | 3,47161.2% | 2,17138.3% | 280.5% | 5,670 |
| Wilcox County | Carter, Jimmy+1,899 | 3,72366.9% | 1,82432.8% | 180.3% | 5,565 |
| Winston County | Carter, Jimmy+424 | 4,13452.5% | 3,71047.2% | 240.3% | 7,868 |
complete certified result
Alabama candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Same ballot, 1976AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.