Tuesday, November 2, 1976
1976 presidential election results
Jimmy Carter (Democratic) and running mate Walter Mondale won with 297 electoral votes and 50.1% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Wisconsin, D+1.7 (nation D+2.1). It delivered electoral vote number 269 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Carter Won | Walter Mondale | Democratic | 297 | 40,830,763 | 50.10% | 24 |
| Gerald R. Ford | Robert Dole | Republican | 240 | 39,147,793 | 48.00% | 27 |
| Total popular votes counted | 81,555,889 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Jimmy Carter | Gerald R. Ford | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 55.7% 9 | 42.6% | 13.1 | 9 | 1,182,850 |
| Alaska | 35.7% | 57.9% 3 | 22.3 | 3 | 123,574 |
| Arizona | 39.8% | 56.4% 6 | 16.6 | 6 | 742,719 |
| Arkansas | 65.0% 6 | 34.9% | 30.1 | 6 | 767,535 |
| California | 47.6% | 49.3% 45 | 1.8 | 45 | 7,867,117 |
| Colorado | 42.6% | 54.0% 7 | 11.5 | 7 | 1,081,554 |
| Connecticut | 46.9% | 52.1% 8 | 5.2 | 8 | 1,381,526 |
| Delaware | 52.0% 3 | 46.6% | 5.4 | 3 | 235,834 |
| District of Columbia | 81.6% 3 | 16.5% | 65.1 | 3 | 168,830 |
| Florida | 51.9% 17 | 46.6% | 5.3 | 17 | 3,150,631 |
| Georgia | 66.7% 12 | 33.0% | 33.8 | 12 | 1,467,458 |
| Hawaii | 50.6% 4 | 48.1% | 2.5 | 4 | 291,301 |
| Idaho | 36.8% | 59.3% 4 | 22.6 | 4 | 344,071 |
| Illinois | 48.1% | 50.1% 26 | 2.0 | 26 | 4,718,914 |
| Indiana | 45.7% | 53.3% 13 | 7.6 | 13 | 2,220,362 |
| Iowa | 48.5% | 49.5% 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 1,279,306 |
| Kansas | 44.9% | 52.5% 7 | 7.6 | 7 | 957,845 |
| Kentucky | 52.8% 9 | 45.6% | 7.2 | 9 | 1,167,142 |
| Louisiana | 51.7% 10 | 46.0% | 5.8 | 10 | 1,278,439 |
| Maine | 48.1% | 48.9% 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 483,216 |
| Maryland | 52.8% 10 | 46.7% | 6.0 | 10 | 1,439,897 |
| Massachusetts | 56.1% 14 | 40.4% | 15.7 | 14 | 2,547,558 |
| Michigan | 46.4% | 51.8% 21 | 5.4 | 21 | 3,653,749 |
| Minnesota | 54.9% 10 | 42.0% | 12.9 | 10 | 1,949,931 |
| Mississippi | 49.6% 7 | 47.7% | 1.9 | 7 | 769,361 |
| Missouri | 51.1% 12 | 47.5% | 3.6 | 12 | 1,953,600 |
| Montana | 45.4% | 52.8% 4 | 7.4 | 4 | 328,734 |
| Nebraska | 38.5% | 59.2% 5 | 20.7 | 5 | 607,668 |
| Nevada | 45.8% | 50.2% 3 | 4.4 | 3 | 201,876 |
| New Hampshire | 43.5% | 54.7% 4 | 11.3 | 4 | 339,618 |
| New Jersey | 47.9% | 50.1% 17 | 2.2 | 17 | 3,014,472 |
| New Mexico | 48.1% | 50.5% 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 418,409 |
| New York | 51.9% 41 | 47.5% | 4.4 | 41 | 6,534,170 |
| North Carolina | 55.2% 13 | 44.2% | 11.0 | 13 | 1,678,914 |
| North Dakota | 45.8% | 51.6% 3 | 5.9 | 3 | 297,188 |
| Ohio | 48.9% 25 | 48.7% | 0.3 | 25 | 4,111,873 |
| Oklahoma | 48.7% | 50.0% 8 | 1.2 | 8 | 1,092,251 |
| Oregon | 47.6% | 47.8% 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 1,029,876 |
| Pennsylvania | 50.4% 27 | 47.7% | 2.7 | 27 | 4,620,787 |
| Rhode Island | 55.4% 4 | 44.1% | 11.3 | 4 | 411,170 |
| South Carolina | 56.2% 8 | 43.1% | 13.0 | 8 | 802,583 |
| South Dakota | 48.9% | 50.4% 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 300,678 |
| Tennessee | 55.9% 10 | 42.9% | 13.0 | 10 | 1,476,345 |
| Texas | 51.1% 26 | 48.0% | 3.2 | 26 | 4,071,884 |
| Utah | 33.6% | 62.4% 4 | 28.8 | 4 | 541,198 |
| Vermont | 43.1% | 54.4% 3 | 11.3 | 3 | 187,765 |
| Virginia | 48.0% | 49.3% 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 1,697,094 |
| Washington | 46.1% | 50.0% 8 | 3.9 | 8 | 1,555,534 |
| West Virginia | 58.0% 6 | 41.9% | 16.1 | 6 | 750,964 |
| Wisconsin | 49.4% 11 | 47.8% | 1.7 | 11 | 2,104,175 |
| Wyoming | 39.8% | 59.3% 3 | 19.5 | 3 | 156,343 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1976
- Oregon Gerald R. Ford by 1,713 votes (0.17 pts)
- Ohio Jimmy Carter by 11,116 votes (0.27 pts)
- Maine Gerald R. Ford by 4,041 votes (0.84 pts)
- Iowa Gerald R. Ford by 12,932 votes (1.01 pts)
- Oklahoma Gerald R. Ford by 13,266 votes (1.21 pts)
- Virginia Gerald R. Ford by 22,658 votes (1.34 pts)
- South Dakota Gerald R. Ford by 4,437 votes (1.48 pts)
- Wisconsin Jimmy Carter by 35,245 votes (1.68 pts)
Flipped since 1972
- Alabama: Republican → Democratic (9 EV)
- Arkansas: Republican → Democratic (6 EV)
- Delaware: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
- Florida: Republican → Democratic (17 EV)
- Georgia: Republican → Democratic (12 EV)
- Hawaii: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Kentucky: Republican → Democratic (9 EV)
- Louisiana: Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
- Maryland: Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
- Minnesota: Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
- Mississippi: Republican → Democratic (7 EV)
- Missouri: Republican → Democratic (12 EV)
- New York: Republican → Democratic (41 EV)
- North Carolina: Republican → Democratic (13 EV)
- Ohio: Republican → Democratic (25 EV)
- Pennsylvania: Republican → Democratic (27 EV)
- Rhode Island: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- South Carolina: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Tennessee: Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
- Texas: Republican → Democratic (26 EV)
- West Virginia: Republican → Democratic (6 EV)
- Wisconsin: Republican → Democratic (11 EV)
Source: 1976
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 presidential election?
Jimmy Carter (Democratic) won the 1976 election with 297 electoral votes, with Walter Mondale as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1976?
Jimmy Carter 297; Gerald R. Ford 240 (out of 537).
Who won the popular vote in 1976?
Jimmy Carter received the most popular votes: 40,830,763 (50.1%) of 81,555,889 counted.
What was the closest state in 1976?
Oregon, which Gerald R. Ford won by 1,713 votes (0.17 points).
Which states flipped in 1976?
Compared with 1972, 22 states changed party: Alabama (to Democratic), Arkansas (to Democratic), Delaware (to Democratic), Florida (to Democratic), Georgia (to Democratic), Hawaii (to Democratic), Kentucky (to Democratic), Louisiana (to Democratic), Maryland (to Democratic), Minnesota (to Democratic), Mississippi (to Democratic), Missouri (to Democratic), New York (to Democratic), North Carolina (to Democratic), Ohio (to Democratic), Pennsylvania (to Democratic), Rhode Island (to Democratic), South Carolina (to Democratic), Tennessee (to Democratic), Texas (to Democratic), West Virginia (to Democratic) and Wisconsin (to Democratic).
What was the tipping-point state in 1976?
Wisconsin. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 269; it voted Democratic by 1.7 points, against Democratic by 2.1 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data