Arkansas — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentCarterD+30.0
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 64.9% | 499,614 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 34.9% | 268,753 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 1,029 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Madison County, AR | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Newton County, AR | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Searcy County, AR | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+49.9 |
Arkansas results by county
75 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Jimmy Carter+3,160 | 5,64069.5% | 2,48030.5% | 00.0% | 8,120 |
| Ashley County | Jimmy Carter+2,161 | 5,25362.9% | 3,09237.0% | 90.1% | 8,354 |
| Baxter County | Gerald Ford+119 | 5,76649.5% | 5,88550.5% | 00.0% | 11,651 |
| Benton County | Gerald Ford+1,381 | 11,28947.0% | 12,67052.7% | 610.3% | 24,020 |
| Boone County | Jimmy Carter+1,429 | 5,38857.6% | 3,95942.4% | 00.0% | 9,347 |
| Bradley County | Jimmy Carter+2,433 | 3,56775.9% | 1,13424.1% | 00.0% | 4,701 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+1,519 | 2,01480.1% | 49519.7% | 50.2% | 2,514 |
| Carroll County | Jimmy Carter+987 | 3,79157.0% | 2,80442.2% | 550.8% | 6,650 |
| Chicot County | Jimmy Carter+2,247 | 3,86870.4% | 1,62129.5% | 60.1% | 5,495 |
| Clark County | Jimmy Carter+4,825 | 6,64178.3% | 1,81621.4% | 220.3% | 8,479 |
| Clay County | Jimmy Carter+3,771 | 5,66475.0% | 1,89325.0% | 00.0% | 7,557 |
| Cleburne County | Jimmy Carter+3,734 | 5,72674.1% | 1,99225.8% | 130.2% | 7,731 |
| Cleveland County | Jimmy Carter+1,674 | 2,32078.2% | 64621.8% | 00.0% | 2,966 |
| Columbia County | Jimmy Carter+421 | 4,70852.3% | 4,28747.6% | 60.1% | 9,001 |
| Conway County | Jimmy Carter+4,266 | 6,44374.7% | 2,17725.2% | 90.1% | 8,629 |
| Craighead County | Jimmy Carter+7,627 | 13,84069.0% | 6,21331.0% | 00.0% | 20,053 |
| Crawford County | Jimmy Carter+1,182 | 5,94655.5% | 4,76444.5% | 00.0% | 10,710 |
| Crittenden County | Jimmy Carter+3,047 | 8,24961.3% | 5,20238.6% | 140.1% | 13,465 |
| Cross County | Jimmy Carter+2,289 | 4,19868.4% | 1,90931.1% | 300.5% | 6,137 |
| Dallas County | Jimmy Carter+2,254 | 3,26676.2% | 1,01223.6% | 80.2% | 4,286 |
| Desha County | Jimmy Carter+2,856 | 4,22875.5% | 1,37224.5% | 00.0% | 5,600 |
| Drew County | Jimmy Carter+2,020 | 3,75068.4% | 1,73031.6% | 00.0% | 5,480 |
| Faulkner County | Jimmy Carter+7,519 | 11,42374.5% | 3,90425.4% | 160.1% | 15,343 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+1,730 | 3,70365.2% | 1,97334.8% | 00.0% | 5,676 |
| Fulton County | Jimmy Carter+1,632 | 2,67071.9% | 1,03827.9% | 70.2% | 3,715 |
| Garland County | Jimmy Carter+5,313 | 15,70760.0% | 10,39439.7% | 690.3% | 26,170 |
| Grant County | Jimmy Carter+2,750 | 3,79778.4% | 1,04721.6% | 00.0% | 4,844 |
| Greene County | Jimmy Carter+4,805 | 7,49573.5% | 2,69026.4% | 70.1% | 10,192 |
| Hempstead County | Jimmy Carter+2,538 | 5,39765.4% | 2,85934.6% | 00.0% | 8,256 |
| Hot Spring County | Jimmy Carter+5,622 | 7,80978.1% | 2,18721.9% | 00.0% | 9,996 |
| Howard County | Jimmy Carter+1,632 | 3,20767.1% | 1,57532.9% | 00.0% | 4,782 |
| Independence County | Jimmy Carter+4,238 | 7,11671.2% | 2,87828.8% | 40.0% | 9,998 |
| Izard County | Jimmy Carter+1,934 | 3,32870.5% | 1,39429.5% | 00.0% | 4,722 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+4,673 | 6,45678.4% | 1,78321.6% | 00.0% | 8,239 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+12,967 | 21,00172.3% | 8,03427.7% | 00.0% | 29,035 |
| Johnson County | Jimmy Carter+2,871 | 5,04469.9% | 2,17330.1% | 00.0% | 7,217 |
| Lafayette County | Jimmy Carter+875 | 2,34261.5% | 1,46738.5% | 00.0% | 3,809 |
| Lawrence County | Jimmy Carter+3,459 | 5,16775.1% | 1,70824.8% | 70.1% | 6,882 |
| Lee County | Jimmy Carter+1,889 | 3,46368.7% | 1,57431.2% | 10.0% | 5,038 |
| Lincoln County | Jimmy Carter+2,346 | 3,04581.3% | 69918.7% | 00.0% | 3,744 |
| Little River County | Jimmy Carter+1,711 | 3,14268.7% | 1,43131.3% | 00.0% | 4,573 |
| Logan County | Jimmy Carter+2,404 | 5,31364.1% | 2,90935.1% | 720.9% | 8,294 |
| Lonoke County | Jimmy Carter+5,239 | 7,76175.4% | 2,52224.5% | 160.2% | 10,299 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+424 | 2,92653.9% | 2,50246.1% | 00.0% | 5,428 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+934 | 2,97959.3% | 2,04540.7% | 00.0% | 5,024 |
| Miller County | Jimmy Carter+1,969 | 6,64858.6% | 4,67941.2% | 220.2% | 11,349 |
| Mississippi County | Jimmy Carter+4,283 | 10,29263.0% | 6,00936.8% | 270.2% | 16,328 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+2,271 | 3,55673.3% | 1,28526.5% | 70.1% | 4,848 |
| Montgomery County | Jimmy Carter+1,496 | 2,42072.4% | 92427.6% | 00.0% | 3,344 |
| Nevada County | Jimmy Carter+1,938 | 3,10172.6% | 1,16327.2% | 50.1% | 4,269 |
| Newton County | Jimmy Carter+229 | 1,84053.3% | 1,61146.7% | 00.0% | 3,451 |
| Ouachita County | Jimmy Carter+6,193 | 8,94676.5% | 2,75323.5% | 00.0% | 11,699 |
| Perry County | Jimmy Carter+1,478 | 2,31073.5% | 83226.5% | 00.0% | 3,142 |
| Phillips County | Jimmy Carter+4,432 | 7,77469.9% | 3,34230.1% | 10.0% | 11,117 |
| Pike County | Jimmy Carter+1,588 | 2,82269.4% | 1,23430.3% | 100.2% | 4,066 |
| Poinsett County | Jimmy Carter+4,109 | 6,83571.5% | 2,72628.5% | 50.1% | 9,566 |
| Polk County | Jimmy Carter+1,073 | 3,50558.7% | 2,43240.8% | 290.5% | 5,966 |
| Pope County | Jimmy Carter+4,007 | 8,35565.6% | 4,34834.2% | 290.2% | 12,732 |
| Prairie County | Jimmy Carter+2,023 | 2,83677.7% | 81322.3% | 00.0% | 3,649 |
| Pulaski County | Jimmy Carter+25,851 | 63,54162.6% | 37,69037.1% | 2440.2% | 101,475 |
| Randolph County | Jimmy Carter+2,980 | 4,55174.3% | 1,57125.7% | 00.0% | 6,122 |
| Saline County | Jimmy Carter+7,885 | 12,00874.4% | 4,12325.5% | 70.0% | 16,138 |
| Scott County | Jimmy Carter+1,453 | 2,88066.8% | 1,42733.1% | 50.1% | 4,312 |
| Searcy County | Jimmy Carter+481 | 3,18054.1% | 2,69945.9% | 00.0% | 5,879 |
| Sebastian County | Gerald Ford+1,903 | 15,76847.1% | 17,67152.8% | 340.1% | 33,473 |
| Sevier County | Jimmy Carter+1,923 | 3,39169.5% | 1,46830.1% | 180.4% | 4,877 |
| Sharp County | Jimmy Carter+1,381 | 3,53262.2% | 2,15137.8% | 00.0% | 5,683 |
| St. Francis County | Jimmy Carter+3,212 | 6,85165.1% | 3,63934.6% | 300.3% | 10,520 |
| Stone County | Jimmy Carter+1,704 | 2,71872.5% | 1,01427.1% | 150.4% | 3,747 |
| Union County | Jimmy Carter+339 | 8,25751.0% | 7,91848.9% | 70.0% | 16,182 |
| Van Buren County | Jimmy Carter+2,380 | 4,00471.1% | 1,62428.9% | 00.0% | 5,628 |
| Washington County | Jimmy Carter+1,478 | 15,61052.3% | 14,13247.4% | 920.3% | 29,834 |
| White County | Jimmy Carter+6,656 | 11,41270.6% | 4,75629.4% | 00.0% | 16,168 |
| Woodruff County | Jimmy Carter+2,192 | 3,04078.1% | 84821.8% | 50.1% | 3,893 |
| Yell County | Jimmy Carter+3,853 | 5,78575.0% | 1,93225.0% | 00.0% | 7,717 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Same ballot, 1976AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.