West Virginia — 1976 presidential election
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Akashicstate1976 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentCarterD+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 58.1% | 435,914 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 41.9% | 314,760 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Lewis County, WV | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Mason County, WV | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Mineral County, WV | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Putnam County, WV | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Roane County, WV | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Taylor County, WV | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+28.9 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Jimmy Carter+412 | 3,64753.0% | 3,23547.0% | 00.0% | 6,882 |
| Berkeley County | Gerald Ford+719 | 8,21647.9% | 8,93552.1% | 00.0% | 17,151 |
| Boone County | Jimmy Carter+5,456 | 8,52873.5% | 3,07226.5% | 00.0% | 11,600 |
| Braxton County | Jimmy Carter+2,099 | 4,01267.7% | 1,91332.3% | 00.0% | 5,925 |
| Brooke County | Jimmy Carter+3,405 | 8,19763.1% | 4,79236.9% | 00.0% | 12,989 |
| Cabell County | Jimmy Carter+1,167 | 20,81151.4% | 19,64448.6% | 00.0% | 40,455 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+890 | 2,17362.9% | 1,28337.1% | 00.0% | 3,456 |
| Clay County | Jimmy Carter+1,380 | 2,66267.5% | 1,28232.5% | 00.0% | 3,944 |
| Doddridge County | Gerald Ford+559 | 1,24540.8% | 1,80459.2% | 00.0% | 3,049 |
| Fayette County | Jimmy Carter+10,037 | 15,49673.9% | 5,45926.1% | 00.0% | 20,955 |
| Gilmer County | Jimmy Carter+874 | 2,24562.1% | 1,37137.9% | 00.0% | 3,616 |
| Grant County | Gerald Ford+1,653 | 1,32330.8% | 2,97669.2% | 00.0% | 4,299 |
| Greenbrier County | Jimmy Carter+2,429 | 8,29158.6% | 5,86241.4% | 00.0% | 14,153 |
| Hampshire County | Jimmy Carter+1,007 | 3,10459.7% | 2,09740.3% | 00.0% | 5,201 |
| Hancock County | Jimmy Carter+3,856 | 10,62761.1% | 6,77138.9% | 00.0% | 17,398 |
| Hardy County | Jimmy Carter+1,135 | 2,99361.7% | 1,85838.3% | 00.0% | 4,851 |
| Harrison County | Jimmy Carter+6,295 | 21,46758.6% | 15,17241.4% | 00.0% | 36,639 |
| Jackson County | Gerald Ford+26 | 5,33449.9% | 5,36050.1% | 00.0% | 10,694 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+1,302 | 5,16657.2% | 3,86442.8% | 00.0% | 9,030 |
| Kanawha County | Jimmy Carter+11,389 | 53,60255.9% | 42,21344.1% | 00.0% | 95,815 |
| Lewis County | Jimmy Carter+224 | 3,96051.5% | 3,73648.5% | 00.0% | 7,696 |
| Lincoln County | Jimmy Carter+2,263 | 5,26063.7% | 2,99736.3% | 00.0% | 8,257 |
| Logan County | Jimmy Carter+9,101 | 13,12276.5% | 4,02123.5% | 00.0% | 17,143 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+7,409 | 17,80063.1% | 10,39136.9% | 00.0% | 28,191 |
| Marshall County | Jimmy Carter+1,936 | 8,64156.3% | 6,70543.7% | 00.0% | 15,346 |
| Mason County | Jimmy Carter+1,564 | 6,76956.5% | 5,20543.5% | 00.0% | 11,974 |
| McDowell County | Jimmy Carter+6,450 | 10,55772.0% | 4,10728.0% | 00.0% | 14,664 |
| Mercer County | Jimmy Carter+3,970 | 14,76157.8% | 10,79142.2% | 00.0% | 25,552 |
| Mineral County | Jimmy Carter+768 | 5,89853.5% | 5,13046.5% | 00.0% | 11,028 |
| Mingo County | Jimmy Carter+5,645 | 8,65574.2% | 3,01025.8% | 00.0% | 11,665 |
| Monongalia County | Jimmy Carter+4,336 | 16,16357.7% | 11,82742.3% | 00.0% | 27,990 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+547 | 3,29754.5% | 2,75045.5% | 00.0% | 6,047 |
| Morgan County | Gerald Ford+440 | 1,92944.9% | 2,36955.1% | 00.0% | 4,298 |
| Nicholas County | Jimmy Carter+2,773 | 6,23564.3% | 3,46235.7% | 00.0% | 9,697 |
| Ohio County | Gerald Ford+659 | 11,81748.6% | 12,47651.4% | 00.0% | 24,293 |
| Pendleton County | Jimmy Carter+550 | 2,10457.5% | 1,55442.5% | 00.0% | 3,658 |
| Pleasants County | Jimmy Carter+91 | 1,69951.4% | 1,60848.6% | 00.0% | 3,307 |
| Pocahontas County | Jimmy Carter+590 | 2,33057.2% | 1,74042.8% | 00.0% | 4,070 |
| Preston County | Gerald Ford+124 | 5,59549.5% | 5,71950.5% | 00.0% | 11,314 |
| Putnam County | Jimmy Carter+1,892 | 8,22656.5% | 6,33443.5% | 00.0% | 14,560 |
| Raleigh County | Jimmy Carter+9,131 | 19,76865.0% | 10,63735.0% | 00.0% | 30,405 |
| Randolph County | Jimmy Carter+2,443 | 7,26560.1% | 4,82239.9% | 00.0% | 12,087 |
| Ritchie County | Gerald Ford+933 | 1,94140.3% | 2,87459.7% | 00.0% | 4,815 |
| Roane County | Jimmy Carter+303 | 3,51952.2% | 3,21647.8% | 00.0% | 6,735 |
| Summers County | Jimmy Carter+1,689 | 3,94363.6% | 2,25436.4% | 00.0% | 6,197 |
| Taylor County | Jimmy Carter+1,014 | 3,90557.5% | 2,89142.5% | 00.0% | 6,796 |
| Tucker County | Jimmy Carter+927 | 2,32362.5% | 1,39637.5% | 00.0% | 3,719 |
| Tyler County | Gerald Ford+697 | 1,81742.0% | 2,51458.0% | 00.0% | 4,331 |
| Upshur County | Gerald Ford+1,276 | 3,51342.3% | 4,78957.7% | 00.0% | 8,302 |
| Wayne County | Jimmy Carter+3,949 | 9,95862.4% | 6,00937.6% | 00.0% | 15,967 |
| Webster County | Jimmy Carter+1,960 | 2,93175.1% | 97124.9% | 00.0% | 3,902 |
| Wetzel County | Jimmy Carter+1,249 | 5,04257.1% | 3,79342.9% | 00.0% | 8,835 |
| Wirt County | Jimmy Carter+151 | 1,18253.4% | 1,03146.6% | 00.0% | 2,213 |
| Wood County | Gerald Ford+1,307 | 17,07548.2% | 18,38251.8% | 00.0% | 35,457 |
| Wyoming County | Jimmy Carter+3,489 | 7,77564.5% | 4,28635.5% | 00.0% | 12,061 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Same ballot, 1976WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.