Elections / 1976 · President · DC
Jimmy Carter carried District of Columbia D+65.1.
Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in District of Columbia, 1976. The state ran 63.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
District of Columbia result
168,830 votes counted
Carter (D)
137,818
81.6%
Ford (R)
27,873
16.5%
All others
3,139
1.9%
Margin
D+65.1
1976 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1976
CarterD+65.1
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 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
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 81.6% | 137,818 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 16.5% | 27,873 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 3,139 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 1976
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 137,818 | 27,873 | 168,830 |