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Elections / 1976 · President · AR

Jimmy Carter carried Arkansas D+30.0.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Arkansas, 1976. The state ran 27.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
769,396 votes counted
Carter (D)
499,614
64.9%
Ford (R)
268,753
34.9%
All others
1,029
0.1%
Margin
D+30.0
1976 presidential election
Arkansas, 1976
CarterD+30.0
1976 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+38.9Ashley County, AR · D+25.9Baxter County, AR · R+1.0Benton County, AR · R+5.7Boone County, AR · D+15.3Bradley County, AR · D+51.8Calhoun County, AR · D+60.4Carroll County, AR · D+14.8Chicot County, AR · D+40.9Clark County, AR · D+56.9Clay County, AR · D+49.9Cleburne County, AR · D+48.3Cleveland County, AR · D+56.4Columbia County, AR · D+4.7Conway County, AR · D+49.4Craighead County, AR · D+38.0Crawford County, AR · D+11.0Crittenden County, AR · D+22.6Cross County, AR · D+37.3Dallas County, AR · D+52.6Desha County, AR · D+51.0Drew County, AR · D+36.9Faulkner County, AR · D+49.0Franklin County, AR · D+30.5Fulton County, AR · D+43.9Garland County, AR · D+20.3Grant County, AR · D+56.8Greene County, AR · D+47.1Hempstead County, AR · D+30.7Hot Spring County, AR · D+56.2Howard County, AR · D+34.1Independence County, AR · D+42.4Izard County, AR · D+41.0Jackson County, AR · D+56.7Jefferson County, AR · D+44.7Johnson County, AR · D+39.8Lafayette County, AR · D+23.0Lawrence County, AR · D+50.3Lee County, AR · D+37.5Lincoln County, AR · D+62.7Little River County, AR · D+37.4Logan County, AR · D+29.0Lonoke County, AR · D+50.9Madison County, AR · D+7.8Marion County, AR · D+18.6Miller County, AR · D+17.3Mississippi County, AR · D+26.2Monroe County, AR · D+46.8Montgomery County, AR · D+44.7Nevada County, AR · D+45.4Newton County, AR · D+6.6Ouachita County, AR · D+52.9Perry County, AR · D+47.0Phillips County, AR · D+39.9Pike County, AR · D+39.1Poinsett County, AR · D+43.0Polk County, AR · D+18.0Pope County, AR · D+31.5Prairie County, AR · D+55.4Pulaski County, AR · D+25.5Randolph County, AR · D+48.7Saline County, AR · D+48.9Scott County, AR · D+33.7Searcy County, AR · D+8.2Sebastian County, AR · R+5.7Sevier County, AR · D+39.4Sharp County, AR · D+24.3St. Francis County, AR · D+30.5Stone County, AR · D+45.5Union County, AR · D+2.1Van Buren County, AR · D+42.3Washington County, AR · D+5.0White County, AR · D+41.2Woodruff County, AR · D+56.3Yell County, AR · D+49.9
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic64.9%499,614
Gerald FordRepublican34.9%268,753
OtherAll other candidates0.1%1,029
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1976
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+38.9%
5,6402,4808,120
Ashley CountyD
+25.9%
5,2533,0928,354
Baxter CountyR
−1.0%
5,7665,88511,651
Benton CountyR
−5.7%
11,28912,67024,020
Boone CountyD
+15.3%
5,3883,9599,347
Bradley CountyD
+51.8%
3,5671,1344,701
Calhoun CountyD
+60.4%
2,0144952,514
Carroll CountyD
+14.8%
3,7912,8046,650
Chicot CountyD
+40.9%
3,8681,6215,495
Clark CountyD
+56.9%
6,6411,8168,479
Clay CountyD
+49.9%
5,6641,8937,557
Cleburne CountyD
+48.3%
5,7261,9927,731
Cleveland CountyD
+56.4%
2,3206462,966
Columbia CountyD
+4.7%
4,7084,2879,001
Conway CountyD
+49.4%
6,4432,1778,629
Craighead CountyD
+38.0%
13,8406,21320,053
Crawford CountyD
+11.0%
5,9464,76410,710
Crittenden CountyD
+22.6%
8,2495,20213,465
Cross CountyD
+37.3%
4,1981,9096,137
Dallas CountyD
+52.6%
3,2661,0124,286
Desha CountyD
+51.0%
4,2281,3725,600
Drew CountyD
+36.9%
3,7501,7305,480
Faulkner CountyD
+49.0%
11,4233,90415,343
Franklin CountyD
+30.5%
3,7031,9735,676
Fulton CountyD
+43.9%
2,6701,0383,715
Garland CountyD
+20.3%
15,70710,39426,170
Grant CountyD
+56.8%
3,7971,0474,844
Greene CountyD
+47.1%
7,4952,69010,192
Hempstead CountyD
+30.7%
5,3972,8598,256
Hot Spring CountyD
+56.2%
7,8092,1879,996
Howard CountyD
+34.1%
3,2071,5754,782
Independence CountyD
+42.4%
7,1162,8789,998
Izard CountyD
+41.0%
3,3281,3944,722
Jackson CountyD
+56.7%
6,4561,7838,239
Jefferson CountyD
+44.7%
21,0018,03429,035
Johnson CountyD
+39.8%
5,0442,1737,217
Lafayette CountyD
+23.0%
2,3421,4673,809
Lawrence CountyD
+50.3%
5,1671,7086,882
Lee CountyD
+37.5%
3,4631,5745,038
Lincoln CountyD
+62.7%
3,0456993,744
Little River CountyD
+37.4%
3,1421,4314,573
Logan CountyD
+29.0%
5,3132,9098,294
Lonoke CountyD
+50.9%
7,7612,52210,299
Madison CountyD
+7.8%
2,9262,5025,428
Marion CountyD
+18.6%
2,9792,0455,024
Miller CountyD
+17.3%
6,6484,67911,349
Mississippi CountyD
+26.2%
10,2926,00916,328
Monroe CountyD
+46.8%
3,5561,2854,848
Montgomery CountyD
+44.7%
2,4209243,344
Nevada CountyD
+45.4%
3,1011,1634,269
Newton CountyD
+6.6%
1,8401,6113,451
Ouachita CountyD
+52.9%
8,9462,75311,699
Perry CountyD
+47.0%
2,3108323,142
Phillips CountyD
+39.9%
7,7743,34211,117
Pike CountyD
+39.1%
2,8221,2344,066
Poinsett CountyD
+43.0%
6,8352,7269,566
Polk CountyD
+18.0%
3,5052,4325,966
Pope CountyD
+31.5%
8,3554,34812,732
Prairie CountyD
+55.4%
2,8368133,649
Pulaski CountyD
+25.5%
63,54137,690101,475
Randolph CountyD
+48.7%
4,5511,5716,122
Saline CountyD
+48.9%
12,0084,12316,138
Scott CountyD
+33.7%
2,8801,4274,312
Searcy CountyD
+8.2%
3,1802,6995,879
Sebastian CountyR
−5.7%
15,76817,67133,473
Sevier CountyD
+39.4%
3,3911,4684,877
Sharp CountyD
+24.3%
3,5322,1515,683
St. Francis CountyD
+30.5%
6,8513,63910,520
Stone CountyD
+45.5%
2,7181,0143,747
Union CountyD
+2.1%
8,2577,91816,182
Van Buren CountyD
+42.3%
4,0041,6245,628
Washington CountyD
+5.0%
15,61014,13229,834
White CountyD
+41.2%
11,4124,75616,168
Woodruff CountyD
+56.3%
3,0408483,893
Yell CountyD
+49.9%
5,7851,9327,717