Pennsylvania — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentCarterD+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 50.4% | 2,328,677 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 47.7% | 2,205,604 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 86,506 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 27 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+22.0 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+15.6 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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 | Ford, Gerald+3,362 | 8,77141.1% | 12,13356.9% | 4182.0% | 21,322 |
| Allegheny County | Carter, Jimmy+25,216 | 328,34350.7% | 303,12746.8% | 16,3872.5% | 647,857 |
| Armstrong County | Carter, Jimmy+1,801 | 15,17952.3% | 13,37846.1% | 4931.7% | 29,050 |
| Beaver County | Carter, Jimmy+12,524 | 46,11756.8% | 33,59341.4% | 1,4401.8% | 81,150 |
| Bedford County | Ford, Gerald+2,703 | 6,65241.2% | 9,35558.0% | 1310.8% | 16,138 |
| Berks County | Ford, Gerald+3,458 | 50,99447.4% | 54,45250.6% | 2,1072.0% | 107,553 |
| Blair County | Ford, Gerald+9,893 | 18,39738.8% | 28,29059.7% | 6791.4% | 47,366 |
| Bradford County | Ford, Gerald+4,938 | 7,91337.6% | 12,85161.1% | 2701.3% | 21,034 |
| Bucks County | Ford, Gerald+5,790 | 79,83847.3% | 85,62850.7% | 3,4572.0% | 168,923 |
| Butler County | Ford, Gerald+3,755 | 22,61145.0% | 26,36652.5% | 1,2212.4% | 50,198 |
| Cambria County | Carter, Jimmy+6,328 | 38,79753.8% | 32,46945.0% | 8621.2% | 72,128 |
| Cameron County | Ford, Gerald+297 | 1,31944.3% | 1,61654.3% | 421.4% | 2,977 |
| Carbon County | Carter, Jimmy+1,908 | 10,79154.0% | 8,88344.5% | 2991.5% | 19,973 |
| Centre County | Ford, Gerald+3,310 | 17,86744.2% | 21,17752.4% | 1,3933.4% | 40,437 |
| Chester County | Ford, Gerald+24,974 | 42,71238.1% | 67,68660.4% | 1,6281.5% | 112,026 |
| Clarion County | Ford, Gerald+1,775 | 6,58543.3% | 8,36055.0% | 2651.7% | 15,210 |
| Clearfield County | Carter, Jimmy+88 | 13,71449.5% | 13,62649.2% | 3451.2% | 27,685 |
| Clinton County | Carter, Jimmy+674 | 6,53252.0% | 5,85846.6% | 1741.4% | 12,564 |
| Columbia County | Carter, Jimmy+543 | 12,05150.4% | 11,50848.1% | 3661.5% | 23,925 |
| Crawford County | Ford, Gerald+589 | 14,71248.1% | 15,30150.0% | 5972.0% | 30,610 |
| Cumberland County | Ford, Gerald+16,942 | 23,00835.8% | 39,95062.2% | 1,3122.0% | 64,270 |
| Dauphin County | Ford, Gerald+12,477 | 34,34241.3% | 46,81956.3% | 1,9612.4% | 83,122 |
| Delaware County | Ford, Gerald+31,427 | 117,25243.3% | 148,67954.9% | 4,9631.8% | 270,894 |
| Elk County | Carter, Jimmy+554 | 6,71351.2% | 6,15947.0% | 2371.8% | 13,109 |
| Erie County | Carter, Jimmy+5,744 | 55,38551.6% | 49,64146.2% | 2,4132.2% | 107,439 |
| Fayette County | Carter, Jimmy+12,211 | 32,23260.5% | 20,02137.6% | 9911.9% | 53,244 |
| Forest County | Ford, Gerald+118 | 1,01746.5% | 1,13551.9% | 351.6% | 2,187 |
| Franklin County | Ford, Gerald+5,366 | 14,64341.4% | 20,00956.5% | 7372.1% | 35,389 |
| Fulton County | Ford, Gerald+482 | 1,73742.9% | 2,21954.8% | 962.4% | 4,052 |
| Greene County | Carter, Jimmy+3,476 | 8,76961.7% | 5,29337.2% | 1571.1% | 14,219 |
| Huntingdon County | Ford, Gerald+2,433 | 5,41040.2% | 7,84358.3% | 2091.6% | 13,462 |
| Indiana County | Ford, Gerald+1,136 | 14,65047.3% | 15,78651.0% | 5131.7% | 30,949 |
| Jefferson County | Ford, Gerald+1,981 | 7,45643.5% | 9,43755.1% | 2371.4% | 17,130 |
| Juniata County | Ford, Gerald+886 | 3,10543.1% | 3,99155.4% | 1101.5% | 7,206 |
| Lackawanna County | Carter, Jimmy+14,331 | 57,68556.1% | 43,35442.2% | 1,7581.7% | 102,797 |
| Lancaster County | Ford, Gerald+36,573 | 35,53332.4% | 72,10665.7% | 2,0371.9% | 109,676 |
| Lawrence County | Carter, Jimmy+4,791 | 23,33754.7% | 18,54643.5% | 7571.8% | 42,640 |
| Lebanon County | Ford, Gerald+9,095 | 11,78535.4% | 20,88062.6% | 6652.0% | 33,330 |
| Lehigh County | Ford, Gerald+275 | 46,62048.9% | 46,89549.2% | 1,7931.9% | 95,308 |
| Luzerne County | Carter, Jimmy+14,597 | 74,65554.9% | 60,05844.2% | 1,2961.0% | 136,009 |
| Lycoming County | Ford, Gerald+4,013 | 18,63544.3% | 22,64853.8% | 7991.9% | 42,082 |
| McKean County | Ford, Gerald+3,881 | 6,42438.0% | 10,30560.9% | 1971.2% | 16,926 |
| Mercer County | Carter, Jimmy+2,572 | 25,04151.9% | 22,46946.6% | 7251.5% | 48,235 |
| Mifflin County | Ford, Gerald+1,488 | 6,21044.0% | 7,69854.6% | 2011.4% | 14,109 |
| Monroe County | Ford, Gerald+684 | 9,54447.3% | 10,22850.7% | 3931.9% | 20,165 |
| Montgomery County | Ford, Gerald+42,836 | 112,64441.2% | 155,48056.9% | 5,0451.8% | 273,169 |
| Montour County | Ford, Gerald+532 | 2,72744.9% | 3,25953.6% | 891.5% | 6,075 |
| Northampton County | Carter, Jimmy+9,588 | 42,51455.2% | 32,92642.8% | 1,5212.0% | 76,961 |
| Northumberland County | Ford, Gerald+344 | 18,93948.7% | 19,28349.6% | 6541.7% | 38,876 |
| Perry County | Ford, Gerald+2,849 | 4,60537.4% | 7,45460.5% | 2612.1% | 12,320 |
| Philadelphia County | Carter, Jimmy+255,579 | 494,57966.3% | 239,00032.0% | 12,6181.7% | 746,197 |
| Pike County | Ford, Gerald+1,466 | 2,77538.8% | 4,24159.3% | 1301.8% | 7,146 |
| Potter County | Ford, Gerald+845 | 2,98343.3% | 3,82855.6% | 801.2% | 6,891 |
| Schuylkill County | Carter, Jimmy+1,961 | 33,90550.6% | 31,94447.7% | 1,0991.6% | 66,948 |
| Snyder County | Ford, Gerald+3,460 | 3,09731.2% | 6,55766.0% | 2752.8% | 9,929 |
| Somerset County | Ford, Gerald+2,508 | 13,45245.3% | 15,96053.8% | 2730.9% | 29,685 |
| Sullivan County | Ford, Gerald+237 | 1,34745.6% | 1,58453.7% | 200.7% | 2,951 |
| Susquehanna County | Ford, Gerald+2,256 | 6,07541.4% | 8,33156.7% | 2761.9% | 14,682 |
| Tioga County | Ford, Gerald+2,622 | 5,79540.2% | 8,41758.4% | 1931.3% | 14,405 |
| Union County | Ford, Gerald+2,904 | 3,40534.4% | 6,30963.7% | 1881.9% | 9,902 |
| Venango County | Ford, Gerald+3,617 | 8,65340.6% | 12,27057.6% | 3881.8% | 21,311 |
| Warren County | Ford, Gerald+1,096 | 7,41245.8% | 8,50852.6% | 2501.5% | 16,170 |
| Washington County | Carter, Jimmy+16,490 | 49,31759.2% | 32,82739.4% | 1,1071.3% | 83,251 |
| Wayne County | Ford, Gerald+3,567 | 4,24434.5% | 7,81163.5% | 2552.1% | 12,310 |
| Westmoreland County | Carter, Jimmy+15,045 | 74,21754.5% | 59,17243.5% | 2,7452.0% | 136,134 |
| Wyoming County | Ford, Gerald+2,077 | 3,62838.4% | 5,70560.3% | 1221.3% | 9,455 |
| York County | Ford, Gerald+15,631 | 41,28141.3% | 56,91256.9% | 1,7511.8% | 99,944 |
complete certified result
Pennsylvania 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)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Same ballot, 1976PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.