Gerald Ford carried Arizona R+16.6.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Arizona, 1976. The state ran 18.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

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Arizona result

742,719 votes counted

Carter (D)

295,602

39.8%

Ford (R)

418,642

56.4%

All others

28,475

3.8%

Margin

R+16.6

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1976 presidential election

Arizona, 1976

FordR+16.6

How it voted

Share of the 1976 vote

Gerald Ford ✓Republican	56.4%	418,642
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	39.8%	295,602
OtherAll other candidates	3.8%	28,475

D+60

R+60

14 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Arizona's presidential margins

1912–2024, the 1976 contest in context

Arizona's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1912	+30.8%
1916	+21.8%
1920	−11.2%
1924	−5.8%
1928	−15.3%
1932	+36.5%
1936	+42.9%
1940	+27.5%
1944	+17.9%
1948	+10.0%
1952	−16.7%
1956	−22.1%
1960	−11.1%
1964	−0.8%
1968	−19.8%
1972	−31.3%
1976	−16.6%
1980	−32.4%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−21.2%
1992	−2.0%
1996	+2.2%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−10.5%
2008	−8.5%
2012	−9.0%
2016	−3.5%
2020	+0.3%
2024	−5.5%

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County results — 1976

14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Apache County	D	+30.4%	6,583	3,447	10,327
Cochise County	R	−3.2%	9,281	9,921	19,883
Coconino County	R	−7.4%	9,450	11,036	21,418
Gila County	D	+10.9%	6,440	5,136	11,962
Graham County	R	−8.8%	3,050	3,659	6,958
Greenlee County	D	+25.2%	2,601	1,532	4,247
Maricopa County	R	−27.1%	144,613	258,262	418,841
Mohave County	R	−7.5%	6,504	7,601	14,640
Navajo County	D	+3.6%	7,323	6,796	14,560
Pima County	R	−3.9%	71,214	77,264	155,061
Pinal County	D	+6.0%	10,595	9,354	20,604
Santa Cruz County	R	−1.0%	2,265	2,312	4,738
Yavapai County	R	−24.6%	7,685	12,998	21,600
Yuma County	R	−7.4%	7,998	9,324	17,880