Texas — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionTexas · PresidentCarterD+3.2
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 51.1% | 2,082,319 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 48.0% | 1,953,300 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 36,265 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Angelina County, TX | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Aransas County, TX | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Archer County, TX | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Bailey County, TX | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Baylor County, TX | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Bee County, TX | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Bell County, TX | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Bexar County, TX | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Borden County, TX | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Bosque County, TX | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Bowie County, TX | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+62.4 |
| Brown County, TX | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Burleson County, TX | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Burnet County, TX | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Callahan County, TX | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Cameron County, TX | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Camp County, TX | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Carson County, TX | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Cass County, TX | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Castro County, TX | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Chambers County, TX | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Childress County, TX | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Clay County, TX | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Cochran County, TX | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Coke County, TX | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Coleman County, TX | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Colorado County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Comanche County, TX | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Concho County, TX | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Coryell County, TX | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Crane County, TX | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Crockett County, TX | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Crosby County, TX | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Culberson County, TX | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Dallam County, TX | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Dallas County, TX | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Delta County, TX | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Dickens County, TX | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Donley County, TX | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Eastland County, TX | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+22.9 |
| El Paso County, TX | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Ellis County, TX | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Erath County, TX | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Falls County, TX | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Fannin County, TX | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Fayette County, TX | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Fisher County, TX | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Floyd County, TX | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Foard County, TX | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Franklin County, TX | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Freestone County, TX | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Gaines County, TX | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Galveston County, TX | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Garza County, TX | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Goliad County, TX | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Grayson County, TX | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Grimes County, TX | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Hale County, TX | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Hall County, TX | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Hardin County, TX | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Harris County, TX | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Harrison County, TX | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Haskell County, TX | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Hays County, TX | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Henderson County, TX | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Hill County, TX | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Hockley County, TX | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Hood County, TX | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Houston County, TX | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Howard County, TX | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Hunt County, TX | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Jack County, TX | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Jackson County, TX | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Jasper County, TX | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Johnson County, TX | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Jones County, TX | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Karnes County, TX | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Kent County, TX | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+5.3 |
| King County, TX | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Kinney County, TX | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Knox County, TX | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Lamar County, TX | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Lamb County, TX | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Lee County, TX | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Leon County, TX | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Liberty County, TX | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Limestone County, TX | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Llano County, TX | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Lynn County, TX | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Madison County, TX | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Marion County, TX | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Martin County, TX | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Mason County, TX | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| McLennan County, TX | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Medina County, TX | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Menard County, TX | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Milam County, TX | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Mills County, TX | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Montague County, TX | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Moore County, TX | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Morris County, TX | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Motley County, TX | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Navarro County, TX | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Newton County, TX | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Nolan County, TX | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Nueces County, TX | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Oldham County, TX | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Orange County, TX | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Panola County, TX | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Parker County, TX | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Parmer County, TX | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Polk County, TX | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Rains County, TX | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Real County, TX | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Red River County, TX | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Reeves County, TX | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Refugio County, TX | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Robertson County, TX | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Sabine County, TX | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| San Saba County, TX | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Shelby County, TX | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Sherman County, TX | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Somervell County, TX | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Stephens County, TX | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Swisher County, TX | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Terrell County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Terry County, TX | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Titus County, TX | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Trinity County, TX | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Tyler County, TX | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Upshur County, TX | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Walker County, TX | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Waller County, TX | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Wharton County, TX | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Wichita County, TX | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Williamson County, TX | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Wilson County, TX | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Wise County, TX | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Wood County, TX | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Young County, TX | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Zavala County, TX | Democratic | D+42.2 |
Texas results by county
254 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Jimmy Carter+1,327 | 5,49956.6% | 4,17242.9% | 440.5% | 9,715 |
| Andrews County | Gerald Ford+350 | 1,77745.1% | 2,12754.0% | 330.8% | 3,937 |
| Angelina County | Jimmy Carter+2,527 | 9,75057.0% | 7,22342.2% | 1390.8% | 17,112 |
| Aransas County | Jimmy Carter+151 | 2,13651.1% | 1,98547.5% | 601.4% | 4,181 |
| Archer County | Jimmy Carter+611 | 1,57761.6% | 96637.7% | 180.7% | 2,561 |
| Armstrong County | Jimmy Carter+7 | 51350.0% | 50649.3% | 80.8% | 1,027 |
| Atascosa County | Jimmy Carter+2,150 | 4,56564.6% | 2,41534.1% | 921.3% | 7,072 |
| Austin County | Gerald Ford+373 | 2,31346.0% | 2,68653.4% | 340.7% | 5,033 |
| Bailey County | Jimmy Carter+101 | 1,35651.6% | 1,25547.8% | 160.6% | 2,627 |
| Bandera County | Gerald Ford+371 | 1,18342.8% | 1,55456.2% | 291.0% | 2,766 |
| Bastrop County | Jimmy Carter+2,405 | 4,78866.5% | 2,38333.1% | 330.5% | 7,204 |
| Baylor County | Jimmy Carter+552 | 1,33562.7% | 78336.8% | 120.6% | 2,130 |
| Bee County | Jimmy Carter+737 | 3,69054.9% | 2,95343.9% | 791.2% | 6,722 |
| Bell County | Jimmy Carter+2,373 | 17,49953.2% | 15,12646.0% | 2870.9% | 32,912 |
| Bexar County | Jimmy Carter+25,405 | 146,58154.0% | 121,17644.6% | 3,6731.4% | 271,430 |
| Blanco County | Gerald Ford+92 | 92347.2% | 1,01551.9% | 180.9% | 1,956 |
| Borden County | Jimmy Carter+84 | 23460.0% | 15038.5% | 61.5% | 390 |
| Bosque County | Jimmy Carter+1,042 | 2,95460.5% | 1,91239.2% | 170.3% | 4,883 |
| Bowie County | Jimmy Carter+2,855 | 12,44556.0% | 9,59043.2% | 1790.8% | 22,214 |
| Brazoria County | Jimmy Carter+2,236 | 21,71152.0% | 19,47546.7% | 5581.3% | 41,744 |
| Brazos County | Gerald Ford+5,057 | 10,62839.8% | 15,68558.7% | 3871.4% | 26,700 |
| Brewster County | Gerald Ford+141 | 1,22746.8% | 1,36852.1% | 291.1% | 2,624 |
| Briscoe County | Jimmy Carter+538 | 82373.5% | 28525.5% | 111.0% | 1,119 |
| Brooks County | Jimmy Carter+2,141 | 2,78281.1% | 64118.7% | 60.2% | 3,429 |
| Brown County | Jimmy Carter+1,094 | 5,57755.2% | 4,48344.4% | 350.3% | 10,095 |
| Burleson County | Jimmy Carter+1,782 | 2,92471.6% | 1,14228.0% | 150.4% | 4,081 |
| Burnet County | Jimmy Carter+1,041 | 3,81857.5% | 2,77741.8% | 410.6% | 6,636 |
| Caldwell County | Jimmy Carter+1,412 | 3,64761.6% | 2,23537.7% | 390.7% | 5,921 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+1,265 | 3,64260.1% | 2,37739.2% | 420.7% | 6,061 |
| Callahan County | Jimmy Carter+660 | 2,24158.0% | 1,58140.9% | 421.1% | 3,864 |
| Cameron County | Jimmy Carter+8,862 | 25,31060.1% | 16,44839.1% | 3530.8% | 42,111 |
| Camp County | Jimmy Carter+1,013 | 2,14665.3% | 1,13334.5% | 60.2% | 3,285 |
| Carson County | Jimmy Carter+273 | 1,54254.6% | 1,26944.9% | 130.5% | 2,824 |
| Cass County | Jimmy Carter+1,422 | 5,13457.8% | 3,71241.8% | 290.3% | 8,875 |
| Castro County | Jimmy Carter+1,026 | 2,03366.1% | 1,00732.7% | 361.2% | 3,076 |
| Chambers County | Jimmy Carter+1,092 | 2,92760.3% | 1,83537.8% | 901.9% | 4,852 |
| Cherokee County | Jimmy Carter+2,588 | 6,50962.2% | 3,92137.5% | 350.3% | 10,465 |
| Childress County | Jimmy Carter+535 | 1,57860.1% | 1,04339.7% | 50.2% | 2,626 |
| Clay County | Jimmy Carter+1,368 | 2,56867.9% | 1,20031.7% | 150.4% | 3,783 |
| Cochran County | Jimmy Carter+330 | 1,03159.3% | 70140.3% | 70.4% | 1,739 |
| Coke County | Jimmy Carter+327 | 84461.3% | 51737.5% | 161.2% | 1,377 |
| Coleman County | Jimmy Carter+595 | 2,26457.2% | 1,66942.2% | 220.6% | 3,955 |
| Collin County | Gerald Ford+7,569 | 14,03939.0% | 21,60860.0% | 3531.0% | 36,000 |
| Collingsworth County | Jimmy Carter+540 | 1,16964.8% | 62934.9% | 60.3% | 1,804 |
| Colorado County | Jimmy Carter+37 | 3,02849.8% | 2,99149.2% | 560.9% | 6,075 |
| Comal County | Gerald Ford+2,309 | 4,06838.5% | 6,37760.4% | 1091.0% | 10,554 |
| Comanche County | Jimmy Carter+2,117 | 3,41472.2% | 1,29727.4% | 200.4% | 4,731 |
| Concho County | Jimmy Carter+241 | 71559.8% | 47439.7% | 60.5% | 1,195 |
| Cooke County | Gerald Ford+321 | 4,48348.1% | 4,80451.5% | 420.5% | 9,329 |
| Coryell County | Jimmy Carter+570 | 4,71052.7% | 4,14046.4% | 790.9% | 8,929 |
| Cottle County | Jimmy Carter+736 | 1,04776.9% | 31122.9% | 30.2% | 1,361 |
| Crane County | Gerald Ford+299 | 66439.5% | 96357.3% | 533.2% | 1,680 |
| Crockett County | Jimmy Carter+2 | 80450.0% | 80249.9% | 20.1% | 1,608 |
| Crosby County | Jimmy Carter+1,279 | 2,17670.4% | 89729.0% | 190.6% | 3,092 |
| Culberson County | Jimmy Carter+34 | 40751.7% | 37347.4% | 70.9% | 787 |
| Dallam County | Jimmy Carter+93 | 1,02951.3% | 93646.6% | 422.1% | 2,007 |
| Dallas County | Gerald Ford+66,778 | 196,30342.3% | 263,08156.7% | 5,0011.1% | 464,385 |
| Dawson County | Gerald Ford+312 | 2,16246.5% | 2,47453.2% | 170.4% | 4,653 |
| Deaf Smith County | Gerald Ford+163 | 2,61348.1% | 2,77651.1% | 460.8% | 5,435 |
| Delta County | Jimmy Carter+1,142 | 1,56378.5% | 42121.1% | 70.4% | 1,991 |
| Denton County | Gerald Ford+1,553 | 18,88747.6% | 20,44051.5% | 3650.9% | 39,692 |
| DeWitt County | Gerald Ford+214 | 2,54047.7% | 2,75451.7% | 330.6% | 5,327 |
| Dickens County | Jimmy Carter+879 | 1,22277.8% | 34321.8% | 60.4% | 1,571 |
| Dimmit County | Jimmy Carter+831 | 1,72165.6% | 89033.9% | 130.5% | 2,624 |
| Donley County | Jimmy Carter+391 | 1,09560.7% | 70439.0% | 50.3% | 1,804 |
| Duval County | Jimmy Carter+3,606 | 4,26786.4% | 66113.4% | 130.3% | 4,941 |
| Eastland County | Jimmy Carter+1,980 | 4,32064.5% | 2,34035.0% | 350.5% | 6,695 |
| Ector County | Gerald Ford+8,171 | 10,80235.6% | 18,97362.6% | 5531.8% | 30,328 |
| Edwards County | Gerald Ford+154 | 25838.4% | 41261.3% | 20.3% | 672 |
| El Paso County | Jimmy Carter+2,780 | 45,47750.8% | 42,69747.7% | 1,2911.4% | 89,465 |
| Ellis County | Jimmy Carter+2,995 | 9,99158.6% | 6,99641.0% | 680.4% | 17,055 |
| Erath County | Jimmy Carter+1,896 | 4,82161.9% | 2,92537.5% | 440.6% | 7,790 |
| Falls County | Jimmy Carter+2,016 | 4,27765.1% | 2,26134.4% | 290.4% | 6,567 |
| Fannin County | Jimmy Carter+3,743 | 5,84573.2% | 2,10226.3% | 380.5% | 7,985 |
| Fayette County | Jimmy Carter+398 | 3,42852.8% | 3,03046.7% | 350.5% | 6,493 |
| Fisher County | Jimmy Carter+1,420 | 1,99377.4% | 57322.2% | 100.4% | 2,576 |
| Floyd County | Jimmy Carter+589 | 1,99158.3% | 1,40241.1% | 210.6% | 3,414 |
| Foard County | Jimmy Carter+466 | 70674.3% | 24025.3% | 40.4% | 950 |
| Fort Bend County | Gerald Ford+6,090 | 11,26439.1% | 17,35460.3% | 1690.6% | 28,787 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+878 | 1,63668.1% | 75831.5% | 100.4% | 2,404 |
| Freestone County | Jimmy Carter+1,005 | 2,67961.4% | 1,67438.4% | 80.2% | 4,361 |
| Frio County | Jimmy Carter+1,318 | 2,59866.5% | 1,28032.8% | 300.8% | 3,908 |
| Gaines County | Jimmy Carter+237 | 1,88053.0% | 1,64346.4% | 210.6% | 3,544 |
| Galveston County | Jimmy Carter+12,622 | 37,87359.4% | 25,25139.6% | 6111.0% | 63,735 |
| Garza County | Jimmy Carter+202 | 95755.5% | 75543.8% | 130.8% | 1,725 |
| Gillespie County | Gerald Ford+2,281 | 1,26025.8% | 3,54172.5% | 841.7% | 4,885 |
| Glasscock County | Gerald Ford+28 | 19046.0% | 21852.8% | 51.2% | 413 |
| Goliad County | Jimmy Carter+29 | 87550.5% | 84648.9% | 100.6% | 1,731 |
| Gonzales County | Jimmy Carter+1,430 | 3,21964.0% | 1,78935.6% | 180.4% | 5,026 |
| Gray County | Gerald Ford+2,138 | 3,87238.9% | 6,01060.3% | 800.8% | 9,962 |
| Grayson County | Jimmy Carter+5,034 | 17,01558.5% | 11,98141.2% | 990.3% | 29,095 |
| Gregg County | Gerald Ford+7,755 | 9,82735.6% | 17,58263.7% | 2030.7% | 27,612 |
| Grimes County | Jimmy Carter+1,183 | 2,65664.0% | 1,47335.5% | 190.5% | 4,148 |
| Guadalupe County | Gerald Ford+712 | 6,05446.8% | 6,76652.3% | 1150.9% | 12,935 |
| Hale County | Jimmy Carter+190 | 5,58050.7% | 5,39049.0% | 370.3% | 11,007 |
| Hall County | Jimmy Carter+962 | 1,63370.6% | 67129.0% | 100.4% | 2,314 |
| Hamilton County | Jimmy Carter+805 | 1,98162.1% | 1,17636.9% | 321.0% | 3,189 |
| Hansford County | Gerald Ford+418 | 98340.9% | 1,40158.2% | 220.9% | 2,406 |
| Hardeman County | Jimmy Carter+598 | 1,40363.1% | 80536.2% | 170.8% | 2,225 |
| Hardin County | Jimmy Carter+2,512 | 6,55861.4% | 4,04637.9% | 840.8% | 10,688 |
| Harris County | Gerald Ford+35,639 | 321,89747.0% | 357,53652.2% | 5,8310.9% | 685,264 |
| Harrison County | Jimmy Carter+9 | 7,79649.8% | 7,78749.8% | 560.4% | 15,639 |
| Hartley County | Gerald Ford+37 | 77448.5% | 81150.8% | 120.8% | 1,597 |
| Haskell County | Jimmy Carter+1,674 | 2,51274.8% | 83824.9% | 90.3% | 3,359 |
| Hays County | Jimmy Carter+1,291 | 7,00554.4% | 5,71444.4% | 1561.2% | 12,875 |
| Hemphill County | Gerald Ford+151 | 70744.8% | 85854.4% | 130.8% | 1,578 |
| Henderson County | Jimmy Carter+3,587 | 8,24563.7% | 4,65836.0% | 340.3% | 12,937 |
| Hidalgo County | Jimmy Carter+15,822 | 35,02164.1% | 19,19935.2% | 3730.7% | 54,593 |
| Hill County | Jimmy Carter+2,647 | 5,32766.3% | 2,68033.4% | 250.3% | 8,032 |
| Hockley County | Jimmy Carter+812 | 3,94955.4% | 3,13744.0% | 440.6% | 7,130 |
| Hood County | Jimmy Carter+1,324 | 3,18162.9% | 1,85736.7% | 230.5% | 5,061 |
| Hopkins County | Jimmy Carter+2,436 | 4,99265.8% | 2,55633.7% | 440.6% | 7,592 |
| Houston County | Jimmy Carter+950 | 3,17958.6% | 2,22941.1% | 130.2% | 5,421 |
| Howard County | Jimmy Carter+2,085 | 6,98458.3% | 4,89940.9% | 890.7% | 11,972 |
| Hudspeth County | Jimmy Carter+84 | 47954.4% | 39544.8% | 70.8% | 881 |
| Hunt County | Jimmy Carter+1,867 | 8,54355.8% | 6,67643.6% | 950.6% | 15,314 |
| Hutchinson County | Gerald Ford+2,446 | 3,69137.2% | 6,13761.8% | 1051.1% | 9,933 |
| Irion County | Gerald Ford+5 | 29749.2% | 30250.0% | 50.8% | 604 |
| Jack County | Jimmy Carter+765 | 1,81463.2% | 1,04936.5% | 80.3% | 2,871 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+640 | 2,52456.9% | 1,88442.5% | 250.6% | 4,433 |
| Jasper County | Jimmy Carter+2,255 | 5,42263.0% | 3,16736.8% | 180.2% | 8,607 |
| Jeff Davis County | Jimmy Carter+21 | 30950.9% | 28847.4% | 101.6% | 607 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+15,130 | 47,58159.1% | 32,45140.3% | 5140.6% | 80,546 |
| Jim Hogg County | Jimmy Carter+1,216 | 1,64579.3% | 42920.7% | 00.0% | 2,074 |
| Jim Wells County | Jimmy Carter+4,414 | 7,96168.9% | 3,54730.7% | 420.4% | 11,550 |
| Johnson County | Jimmy Carter+3,670 | 10,86459.9% | 7,19439.7% | 690.4% | 18,127 |
| Jones County | Jimmy Carter+1,246 | 3,31861.3% | 2,07238.3% | 260.5% | 5,416 |
| Karnes County | Jimmy Carter+1,321 | 2,99663.5% | 1,67535.5% | 471.0% | 4,718 |
| Kaufman County | Jimmy Carter+2,435 | 6,30261.8% | 3,86737.9% | 350.3% | 10,204 |
| Kendall County | Gerald Ford+1,353 | 1,19031.4% | 2,54367.0% | 601.6% | 3,793 |
| Kenedy County | Jimmy Carter+74 | 13967.8% | 6531.7% | 10.5% | 205 |
| Kent County | Jimmy Carter+303 | 47473.3% | 17126.4% | 20.3% | 647 |
| Kerr County | Gerald Ford+2,254 | 3,76737.8% | 6,02160.3% | 1901.9% | 9,978 |
| Kimble County | Gerald Ford+87 | 75946.5% | 84651.8% | 271.7% | 1,632 |
| King County | Jimmy Carter+4 | 10050.8% | 9648.7% | 10.5% | 197 |
| Kinney County | Jimmy Carter+198 | 51661.2% | 31837.7% | 91.1% | 843 |
| Kleberg County | Jimmy Carter+2,032 | 5,80360.2% | 3,77139.1% | 730.8% | 9,647 |
| Knox County | Jimmy Carter+947 | 1,49872.7% | 55126.7% | 110.5% | 2,060 |
| La Salle County | Jimmy Carter+617 | 1,29465.3% | 67734.1% | 120.6% | 1,983 |
| Lamar County | Jimmy Carter+4,158 | 8,60165.8% | 4,44334.0% | 320.2% | 13,076 |
| Lamb County | Jimmy Carter+961 | 3,37458.0% | 2,41341.5% | 280.5% | 5,815 |
| Lampasas County | Jimmy Carter+813 | 2,37659.7% | 1,56339.3% | 431.1% | 3,982 |
| Lavaca County | Jimmy Carter+992 | 3,45858.0% | 2,46641.3% | 400.7% | 5,964 |
| Lee County | Jimmy Carter+589 | 1,93758.6% | 1,34840.8% | 180.5% | 3,303 |
| Leon County | Jimmy Carter+924 | 2,08563.9% | 1,16135.6% | 150.5% | 3,261 |
| Liberty County | Jimmy Carter+2,534 | 7,08660.5% | 4,55238.9% | 660.6% | 11,704 |
| Limestone County | Jimmy Carter+1,780 | 3,82564.8% | 2,04534.7% | 300.5% | 5,900 |
| Lipscomb County | Gerald Ford+267 | 64441.0% | 91158.1% | 140.9% | 1,569 |
| Live Oak County | Jimmy Carter+369 | 1,65655.9% | 1,28743.5% | 180.6% | 2,961 |
| Llano County | Jimmy Carter+414 | 2,36154.6% | 1,94745.0% | 160.4% | 4,324 |
| Loving County | Gerald Ford+12 | 3540.7% | 4754.7% | 44.7% | 86 |
| Lubbock County | Gerald Ford+13,681 | 24,79738.9% | 38,47860.4% | 4320.7% | 63,707 |
| Lynn County | Jimmy Carter+409 | 1,57557.1% | 1,16642.3% | 160.6% | 2,757 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+823 | 1,88563.7% | 1,06235.9% | 140.5% | 2,961 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+569 | 1,86058.7% | 1,29140.8% | 160.5% | 3,167 |
| Martin County | Jimmy Carter+209 | 90756.1% | 69843.1% | 130.8% | 1,618 |
| Mason County | Jimmy Carter+9 | 81449.6% | 80549.1% | 211.3% | 1,640 |
| Matagorda County | Jimmy Carter+1,292 | 4,97156.9% | 3,67942.1% | 810.9% | 8,731 |
| Maverick County | Jimmy Carter+1,916 | 2,84074.7% | 92424.3% | 381.0% | 3,802 |
| McCulloch County | Jimmy Carter+588 | 1,88858.9% | 1,30040.5% | 190.6% | 3,207 |
| McLennan County | Jimmy Carter+4,721 | 30,09153.8% | 25,37045.3% | 5090.9% | 55,970 |
| McMullen County | Gerald Ford+23 | 19447.2% | 21752.8% | 00.0% | 411 |
| Medina County | Jimmy Carter+429 | 3,68152.7% | 3,25246.5% | 550.8% | 6,988 |
| Menard County | Jimmy Carter+102 | 54354.3% | 44144.1% | 161.6% | 1,000 |
| Midland County | Gerald Ford+11,453 | 7,72528.4% | 19,17870.5% | 2921.1% | 27,195 |
| Milam County | Jimmy Carter+2,467 | 4,87166.6% | 2,40432.9% | 400.5% | 7,315 |
| Mills County | Jimmy Carter+328 | 1,01259.2% | 68440.0% | 140.8% | 1,710 |
| Mitchell County | Jimmy Carter+672 | 1,73061.7% | 1,05837.7% | 160.6% | 2,804 |
| Montague County | Jimmy Carter+1,905 | 4,08764.9% | 2,18234.7% | 250.4% | 6,294 |
| Montgomery County | Gerald Ford+2,021 | 13,71846.3% | 15,73953.1% | 2020.7% | 29,659 |
| Moore County | Jimmy Carter+8 | 2,76749.6% | 2,75949.5% | 490.9% | 5,575 |
| Morris County | Jimmy Carter+1,228 | 3,07162.3% | 1,84337.4% | 170.3% | 4,931 |
| Motley County | Jimmy Carter+94 | 52254.3% | 42844.5% | 111.1% | 961 |
| Nacogdoches County | Gerald Ford+618 | 6,69747.4% | 7,31551.7% | 1290.9% | 14,141 |
| Navarro County | Jimmy Carter+2,983 | 6,99563.2% | 4,01236.2% | 610.6% | 11,068 |
| Newton County | Jimmy Carter+2,457 | 3,46877.0% | 1,01122.5% | 230.5% | 4,502 |
| Nolan County | Jimmy Carter+663 | 3,09455.8% | 2,43143.8% | 200.4% | 5,545 |
| Nueces County | Jimmy Carter+19,958 | 52,75561.1% | 32,79738.0% | 7730.9% | 86,325 |
| Ochiltree County | Gerald Ford+1,387 | 1,08430.2% | 2,47168.9% | 320.9% | 3,587 |
| Oldham County | Jimmy Carter+200 | 55460.8% | 35438.9% | 30.3% | 911 |
| Orange County | Jimmy Carter+6,030 | 15,17762.0% | 9,14737.4% | 1600.7% | 24,484 |
| Palo Pinto County | Jimmy Carter+2,486 | 5,17065.4% | 2,68434.0% | 510.6% | 7,905 |
| Panola County | Jimmy Carter+513 | 3,73153.5% | 3,21846.1% | 280.4% | 6,977 |
| Parker County | Jimmy Carter+3,494 | 8,18663.1% | 4,69236.2% | 910.7% | 12,969 |
| Parmer County | Jimmy Carter+427 | 1,91456.0% | 1,48743.5% | 160.5% | 3,417 |
| Pecos County | Gerald Ford+263 | 1,97146.6% | 2,23452.8% | 280.7% | 4,233 |
| Polk County | Jimmy Carter+1,855 | 4,38462.9% | 2,52936.3% | 540.8% | 6,967 |
| Potter County | Gerald Ford+1,902 | 11,91745.8% | 13,81953.1% | 3001.2% | 26,036 |
| Presidio County | Jimmy Carter+545 | 1,23263.6% | 68735.5% | 170.9% | 1,936 |
| Rains County | Jimmy Carter+829 | 1,33972.2% | 51027.5% | 60.3% | 1,855 |
| Randall County | Gerald Ford+8,041 | 9,07434.2% | 17,11564.5% | 3351.3% | 26,524 |
| Reagan County | Gerald Ford+103 | 56345.6% | 66654.0% | 50.4% | 1,234 |
| Real County | Jimmy Carter+62 | 51052.6% | 44846.2% | 111.1% | 969 |
| Red River County | Jimmy Carter+1,818 | 3,67066.3% | 1,85233.5% | 110.2% | 5,533 |
| Reeves County | Jimmy Carter+902 | 2,61360.2% | 1,71139.4% | 180.4% | 4,342 |
| Refugio County | Jimmy Carter+681 | 2,21858.9% | 1,53740.8% | 100.3% | 3,765 |
| Roberts County | Gerald Ford+148 | 20235.9% | 35062.3% | 101.8% | 562 |
| Robertson County | Jimmy Carter+2,497 | 3,74174.9% | 1,24424.9% | 110.2% | 4,996 |
| Rockwall County | Gerald Ford+259 | 1,82846.4% | 2,08753.0% | 210.5% | 3,936 |
| Runnels County | Gerald Ford+135 | 2,06848.3% | 2,20351.4% | 110.3% | 4,282 |
| Rusk County | Gerald Ford+737 | 6,06346.9% | 6,80052.7% | 520.4% | 12,915 |
| Sabine County | Jimmy Carter+1,487 | 2,39172.5% | 90427.4% | 10.0% | 3,296 |
| San Augustine County | Jimmy Carter+770 | 1,81763.3% | 1,04736.5% | 60.2% | 2,870 |
| San Jacinto County | Jimmy Carter+1,312 | 2,40668.2% | 1,09431.0% | 290.8% | 3,529 |
| San Patricio County | Jimmy Carter+3,616 | 9,46961.5% | 5,85338.0% | 730.5% | 15,395 |
| San Saba County | Jimmy Carter+826 | 1,40870.2% | 58229.0% | 150.7% | 2,005 |
| Schleicher County | Gerald Ford+48 | 46847.1% | 51652.0% | 90.9% | 993 |
| Scurry County | Gerald Ford+158 | 2,63948.3% | 2,79751.2% | 230.4% | 5,459 |
| Shackelford County | Jimmy Carter+16 | 76450.3% | 74849.3% | 60.4% | 1,518 |
| Shelby County | Jimmy Carter+1,985 | 4,68063.4% | 2,69536.5% | 120.2% | 7,387 |
| Sherman County | Jimmy Carter+39 | 71850.7% | 67948.0% | 191.3% | 1,416 |
| Smith County | Gerald Ford+5,382 | 16,85642.9% | 22,23856.6% | 1810.5% | 39,275 |
| Somervell County | Jimmy Carter+722 | 1,05475.8% | 33223.9% | 50.4% | 1,391 |
| Starr County | Jimmy Carter+3,982 | 4,64687.2% | 66412.5% | 150.3% | 5,325 |
| Stephens County | Jimmy Carter+175 | 1,79652.4% | 1,62147.3% | 120.3% | 3,429 |
| Sterling County | Gerald Ford+28 | 17445.7% | 20253.0% | 51.3% | 381 |
| Stonewall County | Jimmy Carter+560 | 81275.9% | 25223.6% | 60.6% | 1,070 |
| Sutton County | Gerald Ford+63 | 76847.7% | 83151.6% | 100.6% | 1,609 |
| Swisher County | Jimmy Carter+2,058 | 2,81178.6% | 75321.1% | 130.4% | 3,577 |
| Tarrant County | Gerald Ford+2,146 | 122,28749.2% | 124,43350.0% | 1,9110.8% | 248,631 |
| Taylor County | Gerald Ford+5,369 | 14,45341.8% | 19,82257.4% | 2680.8% | 34,543 |
| Terrell County | Jimmy Carter+4 | 32150.0% | 31749.4% | 40.6% | 642 |
| Terry County | Jimmy Carter+746 | 2,85957.2% | 2,11342.3% | 290.6% | 5,001 |
| Throckmorton County | Jimmy Carter+302 | 65864.8% | 35635.0% | 20.2% | 1,016 |
| Titus County | Jimmy Carter+1,602 | 4,20561.6% | 2,60338.2% | 140.2% | 6,822 |
| Tom Green County | Gerald Ford+1,252 | 11,06447.0% | 12,31652.3% | 1740.7% | 23,554 |
| Travis County | Jimmy Carter+7,554 | 78,58551.6% | 71,03146.7% | 2,5971.7% | 152,213 |
| Trinity County | Jimmy Carter+1,058 | 2,10066.6% | 1,04233.0% | 120.4% | 3,154 |
| Tyler County | Jimmy Carter+1,357 | 3,32262.5% | 1,96536.9% | 310.6% | 5,318 |
| Upshur County | Jimmy Carter+1,630 | 4,90259.7% | 3,27239.8% | 370.5% | 8,211 |
| Upton County | Gerald Ford+183 | 68643.9% | 86955.7% | 60.4% | 1,561 |
| Uvalde County | Gerald Ford+804 | 2,29942.2% | 3,10356.9% | 470.9% | 5,449 |
| Val Verde County | Jimmy Carter+1,127 | 4,60356.5% | 3,47642.6% | 730.9% | 8,152 |
| Van Zandt County | Jimmy Carter+3,064 | 6,44965.2% | 3,38534.2% | 640.6% | 9,898 |
| Victoria County | Gerald Ford+2,268 | 7,32643.0% | 9,59456.3% | 1080.6% | 17,028 |
| Walker County | Jimmy Carter+131 | 5,10550.2% | 4,97448.9% | 920.9% | 10,171 |
| Waller County | Jimmy Carter+836 | 2,82858.2% | 1,99241.0% | 420.9% | 4,862 |
| Ward County | Gerald Ford+77 | 2,04648.5% | 2,12350.3% | 491.2% | 4,218 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+1,185 | 2,63540.5% | 3,82058.8% | 450.7% | 6,500 |
| Webb County | Jimmy Carter+6,140 | 10,36270.5% | 4,22228.7% | 1140.8% | 14,698 |
| Wharton County | Jimmy Carter+1,232 | 5,91455.6% | 4,68244.0% | 480.5% | 10,644 |
| Wheeler County | Jimmy Carter+325 | 1,59855.3% | 1,27344.1% | 170.6% | 2,888 |
| Wichita County | Jimmy Carter+2,993 | 22,01753.4% | 19,02446.1% | 2250.5% | 41,266 |
| Wilbarger County | Jimmy Carter+1,135 | 3,28059.9% | 2,14539.2% | 510.9% | 5,476 |
| Willacy County | Jimmy Carter+1,442 | 2,98465.5% | 1,54233.8% | 310.7% | 4,557 |
| Williamson County | Jimmy Carter+1,874 | 9,35555.0% | 7,48144.0% | 1741.0% | 17,010 |
| Wilson County | Jimmy Carter+2,047 | 3,97367.3% | 1,92632.6% | 30.1% | 5,902 |
| Winkler County | Gerald Ford+460 | 1,38242.3% | 1,84256.4% | 421.3% | 3,266 |
| Wise County | Jimmy Carter+2,277 | 5,13364.1% | 2,85635.6% | 240.3% | 8,013 |
| Wood County | Jimmy Carter+1,031 | 4,10756.8% | 3,07642.6% | 430.6% | 7,226 |
| Yoakum County | Gerald Ford+296 | 1,18144.1% | 1,47755.1% | 220.8% | 2,680 |
| Young County | Jimmy Carter+821 | 3,47356.3% | 2,65243.0% | 410.7% | 6,166 |
| Zapata County | Jimmy Carter+754 | 1,21672.3% | 46227.5% | 40.2% | 1,682 |
| Zavala County | Jimmy Carter+1,087 | 1,82270.7% | 73528.5% | 210.8% | 2,578 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
Same ballot, 1976TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.