North Carolina — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentCarterD+11.0
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 55.3% | 927,365 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 44.2% | 741,960 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 8,581 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Alexander County, NC | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Ashe County, NC | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+55.3 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+55.0 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Madison County, NC | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Moore County, NC | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+60.8 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+61.4 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Sampson County, NC | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Stanly County, NC | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Wake County, NC | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Wayne County, NC | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+18.7 |
North Carolina results by county
100 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Carter, Jimmy+4,691 | 17,37157.5% | 12,68041.9% | 1800.6% | 30,231 |
| Alexander County | Carter, Jimmy+626 | 5,28753.0% | 4,66146.7% | 270.3% | 9,975 |
| Alleghany County | Carter, Jimmy+1,018 | 2,55062.3% | 1,53237.4% | 140.3% | 4,096 |
| Anson County | Carter, Jimmy+3,188 | 4,79674.7% | 1,60825.0% | 180.3% | 6,422 |
| Ashe County | Carter, Jimmy+256 | 5,19351.1% | 4,93748.6% | 250.2% | 10,155 |
| Avery County | Ford, Gerald+1,216 | 1,86937.4% | 3,08561.8% | 380.8% | 4,992 |
| Beaufort County | Carter, Jimmy+1,051 | 5,72854.7% | 4,67744.7% | 620.6% | 10,467 |
| Bertie County | Carter, Jimmy+2,785 | 4,11775.3% | 1,33224.4% | 210.4% | 5,470 |
| Bladen County | Carter, Jimmy+4,463 | 6,00979.2% | 1,54620.4% | 340.4% | 7,589 |
| Brunswick County | Carter, Jimmy+3,741 | 7,37766.7% | 3,63632.9% | 530.5% | 11,066 |
| Buncombe County | Carter, Jimmy+4,172 | 26,63353.9% | 22,46145.5% | 2850.6% | 49,379 |
| Burke County | Carter, Jimmy+4,184 | 14,25458.3% | 10,07041.2% | 1070.4% | 24,431 |
| Cabarrus County | Ford, Gerald+406 | 12,04948.9% | 12,45550.6% | 1260.5% | 24,630 |
| Caldwell County | Carter, Jimmy+2,022 | 11,89454.4% | 9,87245.1% | 1000.5% | 21,866 |
| Camden County | Carter, Jimmy+669 | 1,23168.0% | 56231.1% | 160.9% | 1,809 |
| Carteret County | Carter, Jimmy+1,294 | 7,08054.7% | 5,78644.7% | 730.6% | 12,939 |
| Caswell County | Carter, Jimmy+1,946 | 3,70767.5% | 1,76132.1% | 210.4% | 5,489 |
| Catawba County | Ford, Gerald+1,834 | 16,86247.2% | 18,69652.4% | 1500.4% | 35,708 |
| Chatham County | Carter, Jimmy+2,118 | 6,39759.6% | 4,27939.9% | 490.5% | 10,725 |
| Cherokee County | Carter, Jimmy+361 | 3,57152.1% | 3,21046.9% | 671.0% | 6,848 |
| Chowan County | Carter, Jimmy+843 | 1,86264.5% | 1,01935.3% | 80.3% | 2,889 |
| Clay County | Carter, Jimmy+141 | 1,56952.1% | 1,42847.4% | 150.5% | 3,012 |
| Cleveland County | Carter, Jimmy+6,300 | 14,40663.8% | 8,10635.9% | 760.3% | 22,588 |
| Columbus County | Carter, Jimmy+7,964 | 11,14877.4% | 3,18422.1% | 690.5% | 14,401 |
| Craven County | Carter, Jimmy+1,672 | 7,55355.8% | 5,88143.4% | 1090.8% | 13,543 |
| Cumberland County | Carter, Jimmy+10,071 | 24,29762.8% | 14,22636.8% | 1600.4% | 38,683 |
| Currituck County | Carter, Jimmy+1,045 | 1,99967.3% | 95432.1% | 170.6% | 2,970 |
| Dare County | Carter, Jimmy+511 | 2,19156.3% | 1,68043.2% | 200.5% | 3,891 |
| Davidson County | Ford, Gerald+954 | 17,85948.5% | 18,81351.0% | 1830.5% | 36,855 |
| Davie County | Ford, Gerald+1,137 | 3,63543.0% | 4,77256.4% | 550.6% | 8,462 |
| Duplin County | Carter, Jimmy+3,784 | 7,69665.8% | 3,91233.5% | 860.7% | 11,694 |
| Durham County | Carter, Jimmy+3,480 | 22,42554.0% | 18,94545.6% | 1630.4% | 41,533 |
| Edgecombe County | Carter, Jimmy+3,151 | 8,00161.7% | 4,85037.4% | 1170.9% | 12,968 |
| Forsyth County | Carter, Jimmy+675 | 39,56150.2% | 38,88649.3% | 3610.5% | 78,808 |
| Franklin County | Carter, Jimmy+2,775 | 5,40566.8% | 2,63032.5% | 580.7% | 8,093 |
| Gaston County | Carter, Jimmy+3,151 | 22,87853.5% | 19,72746.1% | 1590.4% | 42,764 |
| Gates County | Carter, Jimmy+1,569 | 2,29175.7% | 72223.8% | 150.5% | 3,028 |
| Graham County | Carter, Jimmy+170 | 1,79152.3% | 1,62147.3% | 120.4% | 3,424 |
| Granville County | Carter, Jimmy+2,289 | 5,24463.6% | 2,95535.8% | 470.6% | 8,246 |
| Greene County | Carter, Jimmy+1,384 | 2,74066.4% | 1,35632.9% | 280.7% | 4,124 |
| Guilford County | Carter, Jimmy+1,385 | 46,82650.5% | 45,44149.0% | 4730.5% | 92,740 |
| Halifax County | Carter, Jimmy+2,635 | 7,89259.5% | 5,25739.7% | 1050.8% | 13,254 |
| Harnett County | Carter, Jimmy+3,057 | 8,99260.0% | 5,93539.6% | 580.4% | 14,985 |
| Haywood County | Carter, Jimmy+4,807 | 10,69264.2% | 5,88535.3% | 710.4% | 16,648 |
| Henderson County | Ford, Gerald+2,675 | 8,15542.6% | 10,83056.6% | 1620.8% | 19,147 |
| Hertford County | Carter, Jimmy+2,469 | 3,98672.3% | 1,51727.5% | 70.1% | 5,510 |
| Hoke County | Carter, Jimmy+2,266 | 3,18677.3% | 92022.3% | 170.4% | 4,123 |
| Hyde County | Carter, Jimmy+461 | 1,08463.1% | 62336.3% | 100.6% | 1,717 |
| Iredell County | Carter, Jimmy+1,722 | 13,29552.9% | 11,57346.1% | 2631.0% | 25,131 |
| Jackson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,687 | 5,22359.5% | 3,53640.3% | 260.3% | 8,785 |
| Johnston County | Carter, Jimmy+1,790 | 10,30154.6% | 8,51145.1% | 670.4% | 18,879 |
| Jones County | Carter, Jimmy+1,068 | 2,01667.0% | 94831.5% | 471.6% | 3,011 |
| Lee County | Carter, Jimmy+1,413 | 5,10457.8% | 3,69141.8% | 360.4% | 8,831 |
| Lenoir County | Ford, Gerald+65 | 7,65049.4% | 7,71549.9% | 1090.7% | 15,474 |
| Lincoln County | Carter, Jimmy+2,780 | 9,46258.4% | 6,68241.2% | 660.4% | 16,210 |
| Macon County | Carter, Jimmy+733 | 4,40654.3% | 3,67345.2% | 390.5% | 8,118 |
| Madison County | Carter, Jimmy+987 | 3,43358.2% | 2,44641.5% | 160.3% | 5,895 |
| Martin County | Carter, Jimmy+2,587 | 4,51869.8% | 1,93129.8% | 280.4% | 6,477 |
| McDowell County | Carter, Jimmy+1,796 | 6,24658.1% | 4,45041.4% | 500.5% | 10,746 |
| Mecklenburg County | Carter, Jimmy+1,483 | 63,19850.4% | 61,71549.2% | 4860.4% | 125,399 |
| Mitchell County | Ford, Gerald+1,697 | 2,03135.1% | 3,72864.5% | 210.4% | 5,780 |
| Montgomery County | Carter, Jimmy+1,436 | 4,30859.7% | 2,87239.8% | 310.4% | 7,211 |
| Moore County | Ford, Gerald+204 | 7,37349.1% | 7,57750.4% | 700.5% | 15,020 |
| Nash County | Carter, Jimmy+460 | 8,93750.7% | 8,47748.1% | 2021.1% | 17,616 |
| New Hanover County | Carter, Jimmy+817 | 14,50450.9% | 13,68748.1% | 2861.0% | 28,477 |
| Northampton County | Carter, Jimmy+3,880 | 5,11880.2% | 1,23819.4% | 230.4% | 6,379 |
| Onslow County | Carter, Jimmy+2,001 | 7,95456.9% | 5,95342.6% | 630.5% | 13,970 |
| Orange County | Carter, Jimmy+6,453 | 15,75562.5% | 9,30236.9% | 1690.7% | 25,226 |
| Pamlico County | Carter, Jimmy+1,045 | 2,11365.8% | 1,06833.3% | 280.9% | 3,209 |
| Pasquotank County | Carter, Jimmy+1,651 | 4,30261.5% | 2,65137.9% | 430.6% | 6,996 |
| Pender County | Carter, Jimmy+2,359 | 4,42267.6% | 2,06331.6% | 520.8% | 6,537 |
| Perquimans County | Carter, Jimmy+757 | 1,66664.6% | 90935.2% | 50.2% | 2,580 |
| Person County | Carter, Jimmy+939 | 3,97756.5% | 3,03843.2% | 180.3% | 7,033 |
| Pitt County | Carter, Jimmy+2,104 | 11,63654.7% | 9,53244.8% | 1200.6% | 21,288 |
| Polk County | Carter, Jimmy+550 | 3,15554.3% | 2,60544.8% | 520.9% | 5,812 |
| Randolph County | Ford, Gerald+1,623 | 12,71446.7% | 14,33752.7% | 1460.5% | 27,197 |
| Richmond County | Carter, Jimmy+5,945 | 8,79375.4% | 2,84824.4% | 230.2% | 11,664 |
| Robeson County | Carter, Jimmy+15,788 | 20,69580.5% | 4,90719.1% | 970.4% | 25,699 |
| Rockingham County | Carter, Jimmy+4,051 | 13,41358.6% | 9,36240.9% | 960.4% | 22,871 |
| Rowan County | Carter, Jimmy+719 | 15,36350.8% | 14,64448.4% | 2220.7% | 30,229 |
| Rutherford County | Carter, Jimmy+3,643 | 10,36160.5% | 6,71839.2% | 420.2% | 17,121 |
| Sampson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,901 | 8,86955.8% | 6,96843.8% | 650.4% | 15,902 |
| Scotland County | Carter, Jimmy+2,498 | 4,43069.4% | 1,93230.3% | 220.3% | 6,384 |
| Stanly County | Carter, Jimmy+417 | 9,26250.9% | 8,84548.6% | 800.4% | 18,187 |
| Stokes County | Carter, Jimmy+618 | 6,64752.3% | 6,02947.4% | 350.3% | 12,711 |
| Surry County | Carter, Jimmy+2,621 | 10,02457.3% | 7,40342.3% | 630.4% | 17,490 |
| Swain County | Carter, Jimmy+543 | 2,15157.0% | 1,60842.6% | 120.3% | 3,771 |
| Transylvania County | Carter, Jimmy+547 | 4,63652.7% | 4,08946.5% | 660.8% | 8,791 |
| Tyrrell County | Carter, Jimmy+497 | 90069.0% | 40330.9% | 20.2% | 1,305 |
| Union County | Carter, Jimmy+4,394 | 10,57862.8% | 6,18436.7% | 780.5% | 16,840 |
| Vance County | Carter, Jimmy+1,807 | 5,62059.4% | 3,81340.3% | 280.3% | 9,461 |
| Wake County | Ford, Gerald+286 | 44,00549.6% | 44,29149.9% | 4790.5% | 88,775 |
| Warren County | Carter, Jimmy+1,758 | 3,18568.7% | 1,42730.8% | 230.5% | 4,635 |
| Washington County | Carter, Jimmy+1,354 | 2,84065.1% | 1,48634.1% | 350.8% | 4,361 |
| Watauga County | Ford, Gerald+42 | 5,35849.5% | 5,40049.9% | 590.5% | 10,817 |
| Wayne County | Ford, Gerald+342 | 9,26548.8% | 9,60750.6% | 1210.6% | 18,993 |
| Wilkes County | Ford, Gerald+1,592 | 10,17646.2% | 11,76853.4% | 800.4% | 22,024 |
| Wilson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,414 | 8,20954.4% | 6,79545.0% | 800.5% | 15,084 |
| Yadkin County | Ford, Gerald+1,419 | 4,49743.0% | 5,91656.5% | 550.5% | 10,468 |
| Yancey County | Carter, Jimmy+1,244 | 3,93259.1% | 2,68840.4% | 290.4% | 6,649 |
complete certified result
North Carolina 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)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Same ballot, 1976NC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.