Elections / 1976 · President · CT
Gerald Ford carried Connecticut R+5.2.
Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Connecticut, 1976. The state ran 7.3 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)
Connecticut result
1,376,009 votes counted
Carter (D)
647,879
47.1%
Ford (R)
719,241
52.3%
All others
8,889
0.6%
Margin
R+5.2
1976 presidential election
Connecticut, 1976
FordR+5.2
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1976 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1976 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 52.3% | 719,241 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 47.1% | 647,879 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 8,889 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1976
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 198,758 | 184,492 | 385,489 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 50,499 | 71,300 | 122,620 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 30,805 | 32,872 | 64,036 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 82,583 | 92,325 | 176,128 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 16,731 | 14,579 | 31,506 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 20,113 | 24,421 | 44,812 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 103,712 | 114,874 | 220,197 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 47,992 | 48,685 | 97,281 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 96,686 | 135,693 | 233,940 |