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Elections / 1976 · President · DC

Jimmy Carter carried District of Columbia D+65.1.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in District of Columbia, 1976. The state ran 63.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

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

District of Columbia result
168,830 votes counted
Carter (D)
137,818
81.6%
Ford (R)
27,873
16.5%
All others
3,139
1.9%
Margin
D+65.1
1976 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1976
CarterD+65.1
1976 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 1976 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 1976 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 1976 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+65.1
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic81.6%137,818
Gerald FordRepublican16.5%27,873
OtherAll other candidates1.9%3,139
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1976 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 1976
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+65.1%
137,81827,873168,830