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Elections / 1976 · President · AL

Jimmy Carter carried Alabama D+13.1.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Alabama, 1976. The state ran 11.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

Alabama result
1,182,542 votes counted
Carter (D)
659,170
55.7%
Ford (R)
504,070
42.6%
All others
19,302
1.6%
Margin
D+13.1
1976 presidential election
Alabama, 1976
CarterD+13.1
1976 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+1.4Baldwin County, AL · R+17.7Barbour County, AL · D+11.2Bibb County, AL · D+28.1Blount County, AL · D+22.0Bullock County, AL · D+40.3Butler County, AL · D+18.9Calhoun County, AL · D+26.6Chambers County, AL · D+5.7Cherokee County, AL · D+50.8Chilton County, AL · D+7.9Choctaw County, AL · D+12.6Clarke County, AL · D+6.8Clay County, AL · D+21.9Cleburne County, AL · D+26.5Coffee County, AL · D+25.0Colbert County, AL · D+44.7Conecuh County, AL · D+25.6Coosa County, AL · D+35.5Covington County, AL · D+17.2Crenshaw County, AL · D+29.8Cullman County, AL · D+30.2Dale County, AL · D+11.7Dallas County, AL · D+10.5DeKalb County, AL · D+19.2Elmore County, AL · D+0.7Escambia County, AL · D+9.2Etowah County, AL · D+41.1Fayette County, AL · D+30.4Franklin County, AL · D+30.2Geneva County, AL · D+38.0Greene County, AL · D+52.3Hale County, AL · D+22.3Henry County, AL · D+20.9Houston County, AL · R+9.6Jackson County, AL · D+46.2Jefferson County, AL · R+6.5Lamar County, AL · D+37.1Lauderdale County, AL · D+35.9Lawrence County, AL · D+65.1Lee County, AL · R+7.8Limestone County, AL · D+48.4Lowndes County, AL · D+38.6Macon County, AL · D+60.8Madison County, AL · D+25.4Marengo County, AL · D+10.2Marion County, AL · D+34.5Marshall County, AL · D+38.3Mobile County, AL · R+3.4Monroe County, AL · D+2.7Montgomery County, AL · R+8.6Morgan County, AL · D+28.8Perry County, AL · D+34.7Pickens County, AL · D+11.9Pike County, AL · D+10.4Randolph County, AL · D+20.7Russell County, AL · D+31.2Shelby County, AL · R+11.1St. Clair County, AL · D+7.1Sumter County, AL · D+22.3Talladega County, AL · D+23.6Tallapoosa County, AL · D+18.1Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+11.5Walker County, AL · D+37.3Washington County, AL · D+22.9Wilcox County, AL · D+34.1Winston County, AL · D+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic55.7%659,170
Gerald FordRepublican42.6%504,070
OtherAll other candidates1.6%19,302
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1976
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+1.4%
4,6404,5129,338
Baldwin CountyR
−17.7%
9,19113,25622,967
Barbour CountyD
+11.2%
4,7303,7588,690
Bibb CountyD
+28.1%
2,8501,5914,474
Blount CountyD
+22.0%
6,6454,23310,978
Bullock CountyD
+40.3%
3,5361,4825,092
Butler CountyD
+18.9%
4,2712,9097,208
Calhoun CountyD
+26.6%
20,46611,76332,700
Chambers CountyD
+5.7%
6,1645,48811,848
Cherokee CountyD
+50.8%
4,6681,4926,256
Chilton CountyD
+7.9%
5,5504,72510,385
Choctaw CountyD
+12.6%
3,9113,0336,972
Clarke CountyD
+6.8%
4,7374,1269,006
Clay CountyD
+21.9%
2,9461,8834,858
Cleburne CountyD
+26.5%
2,4901,4363,981
Coffee CountyD
+25.0%
7,8444,68312,651
Colbert CountyD
+44.7%
11,9964,47116,842
Conecuh CountyD
+25.6%
3,0861,8124,980
Coosa CountyD
+35.5%
2,5331,1963,766
Covington CountyD
+17.2%
7,0814,97712,224
Crenshaw CountyD
+29.8%
3,3721,8015,266
Cullman CountyD
+30.2%
12,9616,89920,055
Dale CountyD
+11.7%
6,3464,99611,531
Dallas CountyD
+10.5%
8,8667,14416,361
DeKalb CountyD
+19.2%
9,7596,59716,437
Elmore CountyD
+0.7%
6,6466,55113,508
Escambia CountyD
+9.2%
5,9574,93411,157
Etowah CountyD
+41.1%
25,02010,33335,750
Fayette CountyD
+30.4%
4,0762,1656,287
Franklin CountyD
+30.2%
6,2793,3459,721
Geneva CountyD
+38.0%
5,9832,6638,739
Greene CountyD
+52.3%
2,9009033,818
Hale CountyD
+22.3%
3,2362,0345,394
Henry CountyD
+20.9%
3,1442,0525,234
Houston CountyR
−9.6%
8,78710,67219,738
Jackson CountyD
+46.2%
10,9893,91315,325
Jefferson CountyR
−6.5%
99,531113,590217,090
Lamar CountyD
+37.1%
3,8601,7395,724
Lauderdale CountyD
+35.9%
15,5497,22623,185
Lawrence CountyD
+65.1%
6,8101,4158,284
Lee CountyR
−7.8%
8,4279,88418,737
Limestone CountyD
+48.4%
8,8032,99712,000
Lowndes CountyD
+38.6%
3,7321,6215,462
Macon CountyD
+60.8%
5,9151,3877,449
Madison CountyD
+25.4%
35,49720,95957,287
Marengo CountyD
+10.2%
4,7313,8418,755
Marion CountyD
+34.5%
6,2443,0369,303
Marshall CountyD
+38.3%
13,6966,00620,100
Mobile CountyR
−3.4%
50,26453,835105,876
Monroe CountyD
+2.7%
3,6693,4767,263
Montgomery CountyR
−8.6%
24,64129,36054,733
Morgan CountyD
+28.8%
16,5479,05825,986
Perry CountyD
+34.7%
4,4862,1646,683
Pickens CountyD
+11.9%
3,7762,9696,786
Pike CountyD
+10.4%
5,3874,3639,889
Randolph CountyD
+20.7%
3,5392,2866,044
Russell CountyD
+31.2%
8,0774,15012,592
Shelby CountyR
−11.1%
7,1979,03516,629
St. Clair CountyD
+7.1%
5,6534,87710,869
Sumter CountyD
+22.3%
3,4572,1915,689
Talladega CountyD
+23.6%
10,5776,42517,608
Tallapoosa CountyD
+18.1%
7,6145,23713,163
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+11.5%
20,27516,02137,006
Walker CountyD
+37.3%
16,2327,38923,710
Washington CountyD
+22.9%
3,4712,1715,670
Wilcox CountyD
+34.1%
3,7231,8245,565
Winston CountyD
+5.4%
4,1343,7107,868