Colorado — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionColorado · PresidentFordR+11.5
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 54.1% | 584,367 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 42.6% | 460,353 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.4% | 36,415 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Bent County, CO | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Dolores County, CO | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+31.6 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Lake County, CO | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Phillips County, CO | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Prowers County, CO | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+1.6 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+13.1 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+7.2 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Jimmy Carter+5,159 | 35,39245.3% | 40,55151.9% | 2,1842.8% | 78,127 |
| Alamosa County | Gerald Ford+547 | 2,59953.5% | 2,05242.2% | 2064.2% | 4,857 |
| Arapahoe County | Gerald Ford+29,469 | 63,15463.5% | 33,68533.8% | 2,6872.7% | 99,526 |
| Archuleta County | Gerald Ford+136 | 76853.6% | 63244.1% | 322.2% | 1,432 |
| Baca County | Gerald Ford+139 | 1,30352.0% | 1,16446.4% | 401.6% | 2,507 |
| Bent County | Jimmy Carter+112 | 1,15646.6% | 1,26851.1% | 562.3% | 2,480 |
| Boulder County | Gerald Ford+9,546 | 42,83052.7% | 33,28441.0% | 5,1396.3% | 81,253 |
| Chaffee County | Gerald Ford+861 | 2,92556.7% | 2,06440.0% | 1733.4% | 5,162 |
| Cheyenne County | Jimmy Carter+15 | 61048.1% | 62549.3% | 322.5% | 1,267 |
| Clear Creek County | Gerald Ford+408 | 1,47755.4% | 1,06940.1% | 1224.6% | 2,668 |
| Conejos County | Jimmy Carter+272 | 1,42644.6% | 1,69853.2% | 702.2% | 3,194 |
| Costilla County | Jimmy Carter+641 | 39227.0% | 1,03371.0% | 292.0% | 1,454 |
| Crowley County | Gerald Ford+167 | 83454.9% | 66743.9% | 181.2% | 1,519 |
| Custer County | Gerald Ford+232 | 49162.4% | 25932.9% | 374.7% | 787 |
| Delta County | Gerald Ford+1,748 | 4,98058.8% | 3,23238.2% | 2553.0% | 8,467 |
| Denver County | Jimmy Carter+6,269 | 105,96046.7% | 112,22949.5% | 8,5493.8% | 226,738 |
| Dolores County | Jimmy Carter+31 | 34345.6% | 37449.7% | 354.7% | 752 |
| Douglas County | Gerald Ford+2,619 | 5,07865.5% | 2,45931.7% | 2112.7% | 7,748 |
| Eagle County | Gerald Ford+1,461 | 2,96364.2% | 1,50232.5% | 1523.3% | 4,617 |
| El Paso County | Gerald Ford+18,018 | 50,92959.1% | 32,91138.2% | 2,2902.7% | 86,130 |
| Elbert County | Gerald Ford+211 | 1,27952.7% | 1,06844.0% | 793.3% | 2,426 |
| Fremont County | Gerald Ford+761 | 5,64752.4% | 4,88645.4% | 2352.2% | 10,768 |
| Garfield County | Gerald Ford+1,847 | 4,69959.7% | 2,85236.3% | 3154.0% | 7,866 |
| Gilpin County | Jimmy Carter+112 | 45141.2% | 56351.4% | 817.4% | 1,095 |
| Grand County | Gerald Ford+793 | 1,70361.8% | 91033.0% | 1445.2% | 2,757 |
| Gunnison County | Gerald Ford+1,318 | 2,56861.9% | 1,25030.1% | 3328.0% | 4,150 |
| Hinsdale County | Gerald Ford+106 | 18966.5% | 8329.2% | 124.2% | 284 |
| Huerfano County | Jimmy Carter+750 | 1,18237.3% | 1,93261.0% | 511.6% | 3,165 |
| Jackson County | Gerald Ford+176 | 45560.8% | 27937.3% | 141.9% | 748 |
| Jefferson County | Gerald Ford+34,298 | 87,08060.4% | 52,78236.6% | 4,2112.9% | 144,073 |
| Kiowa County | Gerald Ford+69 | 59852.6% | 52946.5% | 100.9% | 1,137 |
| Kit Carson County | Gerald Ford+241 | 1,88852.3% | 1,64745.6% | 762.1% | 3,611 |
| La Plata County | Gerald Ford+2,385 | 6,22859.0% | 3,84336.4% | 4764.5% | 10,547 |
| Lake County | Gerald Ford+26 | 1,57548.0% | 1,54947.2% | 1554.7% | 3,279 |
| Larimer County | Gerald Ford+13,164 | 32,16960.7% | 19,00535.9% | 1,8093.4% | 52,983 |
| Las Animas County | Jimmy Carter+1,844 | 2,61536.4% | 4,45962.1% | 1011.4% | 7,175 |
| Lincoln County | Gerald Ford+217 | 1,27653.5% | 1,05944.4% | 522.2% | 2,387 |
| Logan County | Gerald Ford+713 | 4,25653.3% | 3,54344.4% | 1832.3% | 7,982 |
| Mesa County | Gerald Ford+9,117 | 17,92465.4% | 8,80732.2% | 6592.4% | 27,390 |
| Mineral County | Gerald Ford+68 | 23555.6% | 16739.5% | 215.0% | 423 |
| Moffat County | Gerald Ford+648 | 2,09955.7% | 1,45138.5% | 2205.8% | 3,770 |
| Montezuma County | Gerald Ford+1,009 | 3,00258.0% | 1,99338.5% | 1823.5% | 5,177 |
| Montrose County | Gerald Ford+1,674 | 4,83858.4% | 3,16438.2% | 2803.4% | 8,282 |
| Morgan County | Gerald Ford+805 | 4,60353.3% | 3,79844.0% | 2282.6% | 8,629 |
| Otero County | Gerald Ford+479 | 4,59751.5% | 4,11846.2% | 2052.3% | 8,920 |
| Ouray County | Gerald Ford+312 | 64562.5% | 33332.3% | 545.2% | 1,032 |
| Park County | Gerald Ford+293 | 1,03455.2% | 74139.6% | 975.2% | 1,872 |
| Phillips County | Jimmy Carter+31 | 1,14248.1% | 1,17349.4% | 582.4% | 2,373 |
| Pitkin County | Gerald Ford+761 | 2,95553.6% | 2,19439.8% | 3636.6% | 5,512 |
| Prowers County | Jimmy Carter+283 | 2,57846.1% | 2,86151.2% | 1492.7% | 5,588 |
| Pueblo County | Jimmy Carter+7,323 | 18,51841.0% | 25,84157.2% | 7841.7% | 45,143 |
| Rio Blanco County | Gerald Ford+812 | 1,43967.2% | 62729.3% | 743.5% | 2,140 |
| Rio Grande County | Gerald Ford+1,152 | 2,62762.4% | 1,47535.0% | 1102.6% | 4,212 |
| Routt County | Gerald Ford+692 | 2,82254.1% | 2,13040.9% | 2615.0% | 5,213 |
| Saguache County | Gerald Ford+35 | 1,09449.5% | 1,05947.9% | 572.6% | 2,210 |
| San Juan County | Gerald Ford+54 | 22153.8% | 16740.6% | 235.6% | 411 |
| San Miguel County | Jimmy Carter+52 | 62243.8% | 67447.5% | 1238.7% | 1,419 |
| Sedgwick County | Gerald Ford+129 | 90253.1% | 77345.5% | 251.5% | 1,700 |
| Summit County | Gerald Ford+739 | 1,82658.2% | 1,08734.6% | 2277.2% | 3,140 |
| Teller County | Gerald Ford+424 | 1,41055.9% | 98639.1% | 1255.0% | 2,521 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+229 | 1,44052.6% | 1,21144.3% | 853.1% | 2,736 |
| Weld County | Gerald Ford+5,475 | 21,97655.4% | 16,50141.6% | 1,2253.1% | 39,702 |
| Yuma County | Gerald Ford+325 | 2,35052.2% | 2,02545.0% | 1272.8% | 4,502 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Same ballot, 1976CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.