Utah — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionUtah · PresidentFordR+28.8
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 62.4% | 337,908 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 33.6% | 182,110 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.9% | 21,200 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Carbon County, UT | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Emery County, UT | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Grand County, UT | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Republican | R+24.1 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Summit County, UT | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Tooele County, UT | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+19.6 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | Gerald Ford+125 | 1,08852.4% | 96346.4% | 251.2% | 2,076 |
| Box Elder County | Gerald Ford+5,966 | 9,31969.0% | 3,35324.8% | 8296.1% | 13,501 |
| Cache County | Gerald Ford+11,206 | 16,63671.7% | 5,43023.4% | 1,1284.9% | 23,194 |
| Carbon County | Jimmy Carter+1,797 | 3,36038.7% | 5,15759.4% | 1661.9% | 8,683 |
| Daggett County | Gerald Ford+86 | 21759.5% | 13135.9% | 174.7% | 365 |
| Davis County | Gerald Ford+17,132 | 31,21666.3% | 14,08429.9% | 1,7973.8% | 47,097 |
| Duchesne County | Gerald Ford+1,509 | 2,61965.8% | 1,11027.9% | 2536.4% | 3,982 |
| Emery County | Jimmy Carter+54 | 1,71747.1% | 1,77148.6% | 1554.3% | 3,643 |
| Garfield County | Gerald Ford+624 | 1,16365.5% | 53930.3% | 744.2% | 1,776 |
| Grand County | Gerald Ford+850 | 1,78162.4% | 93132.6% | 1435.0% | 2,855 |
| Iron County | Gerald Ford+3,057 | 4,75769.6% | 1,70024.9% | 3765.5% | 6,833 |
| Juab County | Gerald Ford+199 | 1,29051.6% | 1,09143.6% | 1204.8% | 2,501 |
| Kane County | Gerald Ford+764 | 1,09472.5% | 33021.9% | 855.6% | 1,509 |
| Millard County | Gerald Ford+1,260 | 2,48462.7% | 1,22430.9% | 2556.4% | 3,963 |
| Morgan County | Gerald Ford+655 | 1,35663.0% | 70132.5% | 974.5% | 2,154 |
| Piute County | Gerald Ford+112 | 37755.9% | 26539.3% | 334.9% | 675 |
| Rich County | Gerald Ford+293 | 54167.1% | 24830.8% | 172.1% | 806 |
| Salt Lake County | Gerald Ford+57,441 | 144,10060.3% | 86,65936.3% | 8,0183.4% | 238,777 |
| San Juan County | Gerald Ford+674 | 1,85657.6% | 1,18236.7% | 1845.7% | 3,222 |
| Sanpete County | Gerald Ford+1,758 | 3,68362.1% | 1,92532.4% | 3275.5% | 5,935 |
| Sevier County | Gerald Ford+2,122 | 3,68665.2% | 1,56427.7% | 4007.1% | 5,650 |
| Summit County | Gerald Ford+1,034 | 2,31661.5% | 1,28234.1% | 1654.4% | 3,763 |
| Tooele County | Gerald Ford+286 | 4,65750.3% | 4,37147.2% | 2232.4% | 9,251 |
| Uintah County | Gerald Ford+2,675 | 4,01769.2% | 1,34223.1% | 4487.7% | 5,807 |
| Utah County | Gerald Ford+31,001 | 49,32869.5% | 18,32725.8% | 3,3384.7% | 70,993 |
| Wasatch County | Gerald Ford+848 | 1,94061.6% | 1,09234.7% | 1183.7% | 3,150 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+4,051 | 5,94470.6% | 1,89322.5% | 5776.9% | 8,414 |
| Wayne County | Gerald Ford+221 | 55559.1% | 33435.6% | 505.3% | 939 |
| Weber County | Gerald Ford+11,700 | 34,81158.3% | 23,11138.7% | 1,7623.0% | 59,684 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
Same ballot, 1976UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.