Maine — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionMaine · PresidentFordR+0.8
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 48.9% | 236,320 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 48.1% | 232,279 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 14,609 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Franklin County, ME | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Hancock County, ME | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Knox County, ME | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Oxford County, ME | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Somerset County, ME | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Waldo County, ME | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Washington County, ME | Republican | R+2.8 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+7.6 |
Maine results by county
16 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | Jimmy Carter+10,154 | 16,33037.4% | 26,48460.7% | 8511.9% | 43,665 |
| Aroostook County | Gerald Ford+66 | 15,55048.5% | 15,48448.3% | 1,0173.2% | 32,051 |
| Cumberland County | Gerald Ford+1,952 | 48,95949.6% | 47,00747.7% | 2,6602.7% | 98,626 |
| Franklin County | Gerald Ford+659 | 5,79950.9% | 5,14045.2% | 4453.9% | 11,384 |
| Hancock County | Gerald Ford+5,339 | 12,06461.4% | 6,72534.2% | 8584.4% | 19,647 |
| Kennebec County | Jimmy Carter+939 | 22,53447.5% | 23,47349.5% | 1,4003.0% | 47,407 |
| Knox County | Gerald Ford+2,393 | 8,31556.2% | 5,92240.1% | 5493.7% | 14,786 |
| Lincoln County | Gerald Ford+2,736 | 7,55459.0% | 4,81837.6% | 4253.3% | 12,797 |
| Oxford County | Gerald Ford+211 | 10,55149.0% | 10,34048.1% | 6252.9% | 21,516 |
| Penobscot County | Gerald Ford+4,344 | 29,01652.2% | 24,67244.4% | 1,9253.5% | 55,613 |
| Piscataquis County | Gerald Ford+357 | 4,08450.5% | 3,72746.1% | 2793.4% | 8,090 |
| Sagadahoc County | Gerald Ford+459 | 5,98850.4% | 5,52946.6% | 3593.0% | 11,876 |
| Somerset County | Jimmy Carter+597 | 8,86846.8% | 9,46549.9% | 6333.3% | 18,966 |
| Waldo County | Gerald Ford+1,436 | 6,28954.1% | 4,85341.7% | 4914.2% | 11,633 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+395 | 7,03949.4% | 6,64446.7% | 5523.9% | 14,235 |
| York County | Jimmy Carter+4,616 | 27,38044.9% | 31,99652.5% | 1,5402.5% | 60,916 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −38.7% |
| 1900 | −26.5% |
| 1904 | −39.0% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −4.0% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −41.7% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +6.9% |
Same ballot, 1976ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.