Virginia — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentFordR+1.3
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 49.3% | 836,554 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 48.0% | 813,896 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 46,644 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Covington city, VA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Danville city, VA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Emporia city, VA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Franklin city, VA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Galax city, VA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Grayson County, VA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Henrico County, VA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| King George County, VA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Lexington city, VA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Manassas city, VA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Norton city, VA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Prince William County, VA | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Salem city, VA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Scott County, VA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Smyth County, VA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+8.3 |
Virginia results by county
133 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Carter, Jimmy+313 | 4,49447.1% | 4,80750.4% | 2352.5% | 9,536 |
| Albemarle County | Ford, Gerald+1,774 | 9,08454.6% | 7,31044.0% | 2381.4% | 16,632 |
| Alexandria city | Carter, Jimmy+2,978 | 16,88044.5% | 19,85852.4% | 1,1723.1% | 37,910 |
| Alleghany County | Carter, Jimmy+929 | 2,52641.0% | 3,45556.1% | 1772.9% | 6,158 |
| Amelia County | Carter, Jimmy+81 | 1,63447.3% | 1,71549.6% | 1093.2% | 3,458 |
| Amherst County | Ford, Gerald+281 | 3,95650.9% | 3,67547.3% | 1451.9% | 7,776 |
| Appomattox County | Ford, Gerald+262 | 1,96450.8% | 1,70244.1% | 1975.1% | 3,863 |
| Arlington County | Carter, Jimmy+1,564 | 30,97247.9% | 32,53650.4% | 1,0911.7% | 64,599 |
| Augusta County | Ford, Gerald+2,826 | 8,45257.5% | 5,62638.3% | 6144.2% | 14,692 |
| Bath County | Carter, Jimmy+141 | 88846.0% | 1,02953.3% | 150.8% | 1,932 |
| Bedford County | Carter, Jimmy+656 | 5,23245.3% | 5,88851.0% | 4203.6% | 11,540 |
| Bland County | Ford, Gerald+86 | 1,04751.9% | 96147.6% | 90.4% | 2,017 |
| Botetourt County | Carter, Jimmy+678 | 3,34344.1% | 4,02153.1% | 2092.8% | 7,573 |
| Bristol city | Carter, Jimmy+400 | 2,94346.3% | 3,34352.6% | 751.2% | 6,361 |
| Brunswick County | Carter, Jimmy+684 | 2,38742.1% | 3,07154.2% | 2103.7% | 5,668 |
| Buchanan County | Carter, Jimmy+1,941 | 3,85035.9% | 5,79154.0% | 1,08710.1% | 10,728 |
| Buckingham County | Carter, Jimmy+692 | 1,48739.6% | 2,17958.0% | 922.4% | 3,758 |
| Buena Vista city | Carter, Jimmy+222 | 77141.6% | 99353.6% | 894.8% | 1,853 |
| Campbell County | Ford, Gerald+3,088 | 7,44260.8% | 4,35435.6% | 4493.7% | 12,245 |
| Caroline County | Carter, Jimmy+1,416 | 1,64834.4% | 3,06463.9% | 841.8% | 4,796 |
| Carroll County | Ford, Gerald+810 | 4,82053.7% | 4,01044.7% | 1381.5% | 8,968 |
| Charles City County | Carter, Jimmy+1,016 | 43922.5% | 1,45574.6% | 572.9% | 1,951 |
| Charlotte County | Carter, Jimmy+289 | 2,02346.0% | 2,31252.6% | 591.3% | 4,394 |
| Charlottesville city | Carter, Jimmy+173 | 6,67348.1% | 6,84649.4% | 3502.5% | 13,869 |
| Chesapeake city | Carter, Jimmy+4,800 | 12,85140.0% | 17,65154.9% | 1,6555.1% | 32,157 |
| Chesterfield County | Ford, Gerald+13,686 | 27,81265.5% | 14,12633.3% | 4981.2% | 42,436 |
| Clarke County | Ford, Gerald+164 | 1,44051.5% | 1,27645.7% | 782.8% | 2,794 |
| Colonial Heights city | Ford, Gerald+1,882 | 4,29161.9% | 2,40934.7% | 2343.4% | 6,934 |
| Covington city | Carter, Jimmy+647 | 1,17337.1% | 1,82057.5% | 1725.4% | 3,165 |
| Craig County | Carter, Jimmy+557 | 54632.8% | 1,10366.2% | 181.1% | 1,667 |
| Culpeper County | Ford, Gerald+767 | 3,65954.6% | 2,89243.2% | 1452.2% | 6,696 |
| Cumberland County | Carter, Jimmy+18 | 1,28446.6% | 1,30247.2% | 1716.2% | 2,757 |
| Danville city | Ford, Gerald+3,810 | 10,23559.5% | 6,42537.3% | 5523.2% | 17,212 |
| Dickenson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,112 | 3,47142.3% | 4,58355.8% | 1551.9% | 8,209 |
| Dinwiddie County | Carter, Jimmy+1,460 | 2,41337.3% | 3,87359.8% | 1872.9% | 6,473 |
| Emporia city | Ford, Gerald+156 | 1,05552.2% | 89944.5% | 663.3% | 2,020 |
| Essex County | Ford, Gerald+74 | 1,38050.5% | 1,30647.8% | 441.6% | 2,730 |
| Fairfax city | Ford, Gerald+710 | 4,17453.4% | 3,46444.3% | 1852.4% | 7,823 |
| Fairfax County | Ford, Gerald+18,387 | 110,42453.6% | 92,03744.7% | 3,4961.7% | 205,957 |
| Falls Church city | Ford, Gerald+121 | 2,32350.6% | 2,20248.0% | 631.4% | 4,588 |
| Fauquier County | Ford, Gerald+713 | 4,71551.8% | 4,00243.9% | 3944.3% | 9,111 |
| Floyd County | Ford, Gerald+343 | 2,07152.8% | 1,72844.0% | 1263.2% | 3,925 |
| Fluvanna County | Carter, Jimmy+119 | 1,29646.8% | 1,41551.1% | 592.1% | 2,770 |
| Franklin city | Ford, Gerald+11 | 1,12749.2% | 1,11648.7% | 472.1% | 2,290 |
| Franklin County | Carter, Jimmy+2,907 | 3,53234.6% | 6,43963.1% | 2282.2% | 10,199 |
| Frederick County | Ford, Gerald+1,773 | 5,16259.5% | 3,38939.1% | 1211.4% | 8,672 |
| Fredericksburg city | Carter, Jimmy+23 | 2,52749.1% | 2,55049.5% | 731.4% | 5,150 |
| Galax city | Carter, Jimmy+90 | 1,12847.6% | 1,21851.4% | 241.0% | 2,370 |
| Giles County | Carter, Jimmy+1,048 | 2,73140.5% | 3,77956.1% | 2293.4% | 6,739 |
| Gloucester County | Carter, Jimmy+131 | 3,02547.2% | 3,15649.3% | 2233.5% | 6,404 |
| Goochland County | Carter, Jimmy+155 | 2,10447.2% | 2,25950.7% | 922.1% | 4,455 |
| Grayson County | Carter, Jimmy+125 | 3,02148.3% | 3,14650.3% | 841.3% | 6,251 |
| Greene County | Ford, Gerald+200 | 1,09551.4% | 89542.0% | 1406.6% | 2,130 |
| Greensville County | Carter, Jimmy+1,276 | 1,13731.2% | 2,41366.2% | 962.6% | 3,646 |
| Halifax County | Ford, Gerald+81 | 5,43448.8% | 5,35348.1% | 3483.1% | 11,135 |
| Hampton city | Carter, Jimmy+4,181 | 15,02141.7% | 19,20253.3% | 1,8255.1% | 36,048 |
| Hanover County | Ford, Gerald+5,490 | 11,55964.7% | 6,06934.0% | 2311.3% | 17,859 |
| Harrisonburg city | Ford, Gerald+1,573 | 3,37663.0% | 1,80333.7% | 1793.3% | 5,358 |
| Henrico County | Ford, Gerald+23,676 | 45,40565.8% | 21,72931.5% | 1,8472.7% | 68,981 |
| Henry County | Carter, Jimmy+4,068 | 5,61235.0% | 9,68060.4% | 7324.6% | 16,024 |
| Highland County | Ford, Gerald+136 | 62955.6% | 49343.6% | 100.9% | 1,132 |
| Hopewell city | Ford, Gerald+73 | 3,76448.2% | 3,69147.3% | 3524.5% | 7,807 |
| Isle of Wight County | Carter, Jimmy+1,427 | 2,71838.8% | 4,14559.1% | 1462.1% | 7,009 |
| James City County | Ford, Gerald+186 | 3,18649.4% | 3,00046.5% | 2684.2% | 6,454 |
| King and Queen County | Carter, Jimmy+333 | 77839.1% | 1,11155.8% | 1035.2% | 1,992 |
| King George County | Carter, Jimmy+130 | 1,38346.8% | 1,51351.1% | 622.1% | 2,958 |
| King William County | Ford, Gerald+96 | 1,59750.6% | 1,50147.6% | 581.8% | 3,156 |
| Lancaster County | Ford, Gerald+800 | 2,38158.4% | 1,58138.8% | 1122.7% | 4,074 |
| Lee County | Carter, Jimmy+736 | 4,67945.5% | 5,41552.7% | 1901.8% | 10,284 |
| Lexington city | Ford, Gerald+82 | 1,02750.5% | 94546.4% | 633.1% | 2,035 |
| Loudoun County | Ford, Gerald+1,197 | 9,19251.8% | 7,99545.0% | 5613.2% | 17,748 |
| Louisa County | Carter, Jimmy+706 | 2,15141.9% | 2,85755.6% | 1272.5% | 5,135 |
| Lunenburg County | Ford, Gerald+77 | 1,81649.7% | 1,73947.6% | 972.7% | 3,652 |
| Lynchburg city | Ford, Gerald+6,337 | 14,56461.2% | 8,22734.6% | 1,0134.3% | 23,804 |
| Madison County | Ford, Gerald+244 | 1,71053.0% | 1,46645.4% | 521.6% | 3,228 |
| Manassas city | Ford, Gerald+346 | 1,99253.3% | 1,64644.0% | 992.6% | 3,737 |
| Manassas Park city | Carter, Jimmy+265 | 44437.3% | 70959.6% | 363.0% | 1,189 |
| Martinsville city | Carter, Jimmy+344 | 3,14745.4% | 3,49150.3% | 2974.3% | 6,935 |
| Mathews County | Ford, Gerald+599 | 1,90857.8% | 1,30939.6% | 862.6% | 3,303 |
| Mecklenburg County | Ford, Gerald+347 | 4,42350.4% | 4,07646.5% | 2703.1% | 8,769 |
| Middlesex County | Ford, Gerald+296 | 1,60852.9% | 1,31243.2% | 1193.9% | 3,039 |
| Montgomery County | Ford, Gerald+432 | 7,97150.6% | 7,53947.9% | 2321.5% | 15,742 |
| Nelson County | Carter, Jimmy+910 | 1,51637.6% | 2,42660.2% | 852.1% | 4,027 |
| New Kent County | Carter, Jimmy+79 | 1,25947.6% | 1,33850.6% | 471.8% | 2,644 |
| Newport News city | Carter, Jimmy+2,144 | 20,91447.0% | 23,05851.8% | 5201.2% | 44,492 |
| Norfolk city | Carter, Jimmy+11,196 | 28,09939.9% | 39,29555.8% | 3,0084.3% | 70,402 |
| Northampton County | Carter, Jimmy+416 | 2,04343.1% | 2,45951.9% | 2334.9% | 4,735 |
| Northumberland County | Ford, Gerald+353 | 2,16752.5% | 1,81444.0% | 1453.5% | 4,126 |
| Norton city | Carter, Jimmy+234 | 57740.3% | 81156.7% | 422.9% | 1,430 |
| Nottoway County | Carter, Jimmy+72 | 2,48647.6% | 2,55849.0% | 1783.4% | 5,222 |
| Orange County | Ford, Gerald+240 | 2,54949.4% | 2,30944.7% | 3035.9% | 5,161 |
| Page County | Ford, Gerald+379 | 3,78051.5% | 3,40146.4% | 1562.1% | 7,337 |
| Patrick County | Carter, Jimmy+391 | 2,34943.7% | 2,74051.0% | 2885.4% | 5,377 |
| Petersburg city | Carter, Jimmy+2,811 | 5,04138.5% | 7,85260.0% | 1891.4% | 13,082 |
| Pittsylvania County | Ford, Gerald+1,244 | 9,17351.2% | 7,92944.3% | 8114.5% | 17,913 |
| Poquoson city | Ford, Gerald+321 | 1,46155.3% | 1,14043.2% | 391.5% | 2,640 |
| Portsmouth city | Carter, Jimmy+9,965 | 12,87235.5% | 22,83763.0% | 5371.5% | 36,246 |
| Powhatan County | Ford, Gerald+482 | 2,01055.3% | 1,52842.0% | 982.7% | 3,636 |
| Prince Edward County | Ford, Gerald+286 | 2,73450.4% | 2,44845.1% | 2474.5% | 5,429 |
| Prince George County | Carter, Jimmy+376 | 2,25445.4% | 2,63053.0% | 761.5% | 4,960 |
| Prince William County | Ford, Gerald+231 | 15,44649.0% | 15,21548.3% | 8632.7% | 31,524 |
| Pulaski County | Carter, Jimmy+782 | 4,76444.8% | 5,54652.2% | 3143.0% | 10,624 |
| Radford city | Carter, Jimmy+396 | 1,84444.7% | 2,24054.3% | 380.9% | 4,122 |
| Rappahannock County | Carter, Jimmy+190 | 88144.5% | 1,07154.1% | 291.5% | 1,981 |
| Richmond city | Carter, Jimmy+7,511 | 37,17644.7% | 44,68753.8% | 1,2471.5% | 83,110 |
| Richmond County | Ford, Gerald+527 | 1,39160.8% | 86437.8% | 331.4% | 2,288 |
| Roanoke city | Carter, Jimmy+5,958 | 14,73841.0% | 20,69657.6% | 5151.4% | 35,949 |
| Roanoke County | Ford, Gerald+467 | 13,58750.4% | 13,12048.7% | 2410.9% | 26,948 |
| Rockbridge County | Carter, Jimmy+368 | 2,15743.7% | 2,52551.1% | 2585.2% | 4,940 |
| Rockingham County | Ford, Gerald+4,419 | 9,76861.9% | 5,34933.9% | 6724.3% | 15,789 |
| Russell County | Carter, Jimmy+1,727 | 4,28740.2% | 6,01456.4% | 3663.4% | 10,667 |
| Salem city | Carter, Jimmy+208 | 4,19648.3% | 4,40450.7% | 901.0% | 8,690 |
| Scott County | Carter, Jimmy+183 | 4,31345.4% | 4,49647.4% | 6857.2% | 9,494 |
| Shenandoah County | Ford, Gerald+2,932 | 6,29664.0% | 3,36434.2% | 1701.7% | 9,830 |
| Smyth County | Carter, Jimmy+214 | 5,03247.3% | 5,24649.3% | 3633.4% | 10,641 |
| Southampton County | Carter, Jimmy+1,033 | 2,36640.2% | 3,39957.7% | 1242.1% | 5,889 |
| Spotsylvania County | Carter, Jimmy+1,000 | 3,21042.5% | 4,21055.7% | 1401.9% | 7,560 |
| Stafford County | Carter, Jimmy+449 | 4,45146.8% | 4,90051.6% | 1511.6% | 9,502 |
| Staunton city | Ford, Gerald+1,730 | 4,68159.5% | 2,95137.5% | 2312.9% | 7,863 |
| Suffolk city | Carter, Jimmy+3,180 | 6,06638.9% | 9,24659.2% | 2971.9% | 15,609 |
| Surry County | Carter, Jimmy+900 | 92932.8% | 1,82964.6% | 752.6% | 2,833 |
| Sussex County | Carter, Jimmy+1,137 | 1,36033.2% | 2,49761.0% | 2375.8% | 4,094 |
| Tazewell County | Carter, Jimmy+2,000 | 5,56541.4% | 7,56556.3% | 3092.3% | 13,439 |
| Virginia Beach city | Ford, Gerald+8,769 | 34,59354.5% | 25,82440.7% | 3,1014.9% | 63,518 |
| Warren County | Carter, Jimmy+236 | 2,98545.8% | 3,22149.4% | 3114.8% | 6,517 |
| Washington County | Ford, Gerald+318 | 6,86549.0% | 6,54746.7% | 6034.3% | 14,015 |
| Waynesboro city | Ford, Gerald+1,319 | 3,52859.6% | 2,20937.3% | 1783.0% | 5,915 |
| Westmoreland County | Carter, Jimmy+446 | 1,90941.8% | 2,35551.6% | 3046.7% | 4,568 |
| Williamsburg city | Ford, Gerald+186 | 1,65451.8% | 1,46845.9% | 732.3% | 3,195 |
| Winchester city | Ford, Gerald+1,729 | 4,07562.8% | 2,34636.2% | 631.0% | 6,484 |
| Wise County | Carter, Jimmy+1,443 | 5,69142.6% | 7,13453.4% | 5263.9% | 13,351 |
| Wythe County | Ford, Gerald+653 | 4,23151.3% | 3,57843.4% | 4325.2% | 8,241 |
| York County | Ford, Gerald+867 | 5,60353.6% | 4,73645.3% | 1121.1% | 10,451 |
complete certified result
Virginia 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)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Same ballot, 1976VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.