Washington — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionWashington · PresidentFordR+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 50.0% | 777,732 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 46.1% | 717,323 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.9% | 60,479 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Asotin County, WA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Clallam County, WA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Clark County, WA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Ferry County, WA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Island County, WA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| King County, WA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| San Juan County, WA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Skagit County, WA | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Skamania County, WA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Whitman County, WA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+9.5 |
Washington results by county
39 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+1,005 | 2,79558.6% | 1,79037.5% | 1883.9% | 4,773 |
| Asotin County | Carter, Jimmy+146 | 2,75247.2% | 2,89849.7% | 1783.1% | 5,828 |
| Benton County | Ford, Gerald+10,829 | 22,13564.0% | 11,30632.7% | 1,1703.4% | 34,611 |
| Chelan County | Ford, Gerald+2,869 | 10,49256.1% | 7,62340.8% | 5773.1% | 18,692 |
| Clallam County | Ford, Gerald+864 | 9,13249.7% | 8,26845.0% | 9865.4% | 18,386 |
| Clark County | Carter, Jimmy+3,142 | 27,93845.6% | 31,08050.8% | 2,1833.6% | 61,201 |
| Columbia County | Ford, Gerald+324 | 1,15356.7% | 82940.8% | 522.6% | 2,034 |
| Cowlitz County | Carter, Jimmy+2,427 | 12,53144.1% | 14,95852.7% | 9173.2% | 28,406 |
| Douglas County | Ford, Gerald+738 | 4,54753.1% | 3,80944.5% | 2082.4% | 8,564 |
| Ferry County | Carter, Jimmy+38 | 77645.9% | 81448.1% | 1026.0% | 1,692 |
| Franklin County | Ford, Gerald+1,302 | 5,67154.5% | 4,36942.0% | 3633.5% | 10,403 |
| Garfield County | Ford, Gerald+276 | 89257.2% | 61639.5% | 523.3% | 1,560 |
| Grant County | Ford, Gerald+1,415 | 9,19251.9% | 7,77743.9% | 7524.2% | 17,721 |
| Grays Harbor County | Carter, Jimmy+4,014 | 9,46439.6% | 13,47856.4% | 9514.0% | 23,893 |
| Island County | Ford, Gerald+1,945 | 7,80455.3% | 5,85941.5% | 4413.1% | 14,104 |
| Jefferson County | Carter, Jimmy+119 | 2,79445.9% | 2,91347.8% | 3856.3% | 6,092 |
| King County | Ford, Gerald+30,639 | 279,38250.8% | 248,74345.2% | 21,9944.0% | 550,119 |
| Kitsap County | Carter, Jimmy+2,577 | 23,12445.6% | 25,70150.6% | 1,9253.8% | 50,750 |
| Kittitas County | Carter, Jimmy+93 | 4,76547.6% | 4,85848.5% | 3943.9% | 10,017 |
| Klickitat County | Carter, Jimmy+317 | 2,57345.0% | 2,89050.5% | 2564.5% | 5,719 |
| Lewis County | Ford, Gerald+1,907 | 10,93351.7% | 9,02642.6% | 1,2085.7% | 21,167 |
| Lincoln County | Ford, Gerald+947 | 2,92557.6% | 1,97838.9% | 1783.5% | 5,081 |
| Mason County | Carter, Jimmy+1,302 | 4,75842.1% | 6,06053.7% | 4734.2% | 11,291 |
| Okanogan County | Carter, Jimmy+88 | 5,45547.0% | 5,54347.8% | 5975.1% | 11,595 |
| Pacific County | Carter, Jimmy+1,497 | 2,78137.8% | 4,27858.2% | 2914.0% | 7,350 |
| Pend Oreille County | Carter, Jimmy+17 | 1,51647.8% | 1,53348.4% | 1213.8% | 3,170 |
| Pierce County | Carter, Jimmy+3,570 | 74,66846.9% | 78,23849.2% | 6,2423.9% | 159,148 |
| San Juan County | Ford, Gerald+531 | 1,99853.7% | 1,46739.4% | 2576.9% | 3,722 |
| Skagit County | Ford, Gerald+342 | 13,06048.7% | 12,71847.4% | 1,0593.9% | 26,837 |
| Skamania County | Carter, Jimmy+334 | 1,10241.6% | 1,43654.1% | 1144.3% | 2,652 |
| Snohomish County | Carter, Jimmy+248 | 55,37547.9% | 55,62348.2% | 4,4903.9% | 115,488 |
| Spokane County | Ford, Gerald+12,630 | 68,29053.4% | 55,66043.5% | 4,0043.1% | 127,954 |
| Stevens County | Ford, Gerald+895 | 4,71951.8% | 3,82442.0% | 5666.2% | 9,109 |
| Thurston County | Carter, Jimmy+247 | 21,00047.7% | 21,24748.2% | 1,8094.1% | 44,056 |
| Wahkiakum County | Carter, Jimmy+238 | 70441.2% | 94255.1% | 643.7% | 1,710 |
| Walla Walla County | Ford, Gerald+3,871 | 10,88359.1% | 7,01238.1% | 5052.7% | 18,400 |
| Whatcom County | Ford, Gerald+268 | 20,00748.0% | 19,73947.4% | 1,9334.6% | 41,679 |
| Whitman County | Ford, Gerald+1,971 | 8,16854.2% | 6,19741.1% | 7034.7% | 15,068 |
| Yakima County | Ford, Gerald+5,255 | 29,47853.1% | 24,22343.7% | 1,7913.2% | 55,492 |
complete certified result
Washington 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)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
Same ballot, 1976WA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.