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Elections / 1976 · President · FL

Jimmy Carter carried Florida D+5.3.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Florida, 1976. The state ran 3.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

Florida result
3,150,631 votes counted
Carter (D)
1,636,000
51.9%
Ford (R)
1,469,531
46.6%
All others
45,100
1.4%
Margin
D+5.3
1976 presidential election
Florida, 1976
CarterD+5.3
1976 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+27.7Baker County, FL · D+45.9Bay County, FL · D+2.2Bradford County, FL · D+39.0Brevard County, FL · D+2.1Broward County, FL · D+4.4Calhoun County, FL · D+36.2Charlotte County, FL · R+10.3Citrus County, FL · D+8.3Clay County, FL · TiedCollier County, FL · R+24.8Columbia County, FL · D+25.4DeSoto County, FL · D+14.8Dixie County, FL · D+58.5Duval County, FL · D+16.9Escambia County, FL · R+4.0Flagler County, FL · D+24.4Franklin County, FL · D+27.1Gadsden County, FL · D+31.3Gilchrist County, FL · D+54.3Glades County, FL · D+35.0Gulf County, FL · D+24.7Hamilton County, FL · D+42.7Hardee County, FL · D+9.4Hendry County, FL · D+11.6Hernando County, FL · D+14.0Highlands County, FL · R+7.0Hillsborough County, FL · D+9.2Holmes County, FL · D+27.1Indian River County, FL · R+7.0Jackson County, FL · D+22.9Jefferson County, FL · D+25.3Lafayette County, FL · D+36.2Lake County, FL · R+16.1Lee County, FL · R+10.7Leon County, FL · D+9.3Levy County, FL · D+33.4Liberty County, FL · D+29.1Madison County, FL · D+28.9Manatee County, FL · R+9.1Marion County, FL · D+2.4Martin County, FL · R+14.0Miami-Dade County, FL · D+17.6Monroe County, FL · D+14.4Nassau County, FL · D+30.2Okaloosa County, FL · R+13.2Okeechobee County, FL · D+32.9Orange County, FL · R+9.2Osceola County, FL · R+1.2Palm Beach County, FL · R+0.8Pasco County, FL · D+8.6Pinellas County, FL · R+2.7Polk County, FL · D+3.3Putnam County, FL · D+30.8Santa Rosa County, FL · R+6.3Sarasota County, FL · R+25.0Seminole County, FL · R+15.1St. Johns County, FL · D+5.2St. Lucie County, FL · D+3.7Sumter County, FL · D+35.4Suwannee County, FL · D+31.2Taylor County, FL · D+25.7Union County, FL · D+45.9Volusia County, FL · D+13.2Wakulla County, FL · D+19.0Walton County, FL · D+27.4Washington County, FL · D+20.9
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic51.9%1,636,000
Gerald FordRepublican46.6%1,469,531
OtherAll other candidates1.4%45,100
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1976
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+27.7%
27,89515,54644,578
Baker CountyD
+45.9%
2,9851,0584,195
Bay CountyD
+2.2%
14,85814,20829,484
Bradford CountyD
+39.0%
3,8681,6805,617
Brevard CountyD
+2.1%
46,42144,47092,364
Broward CountyD
+4.4%
176,491161,411342,343
Calhoun CountyD
+36.2%
2,4871,1533,689
Charlotte CountyR
−10.3%
10,30012,70323,333
Citrus CountyD
+8.3%
9,4387,97317,707
Clay CountyR
−0.3%
8,4108,46817,148
Collier CountyR
−24.8%
8,76414,64323,710
Columbia CountyD
+25.4%
6,6833,94710,766
DeSoto CountyD
+14.8%
2,7152,0004,822
Dixie CountyD
+58.5%
2,1695582,752
Duval CountyD
+16.9%
105,91274,997182,561
Escambia CountyR
−4.0%
38,27941,47180,715
Flagler CountyD
+24.4%
2,0861,2623,373
Franklin CountyD
+27.1%
1,8591,0542,973
Gadsden CountyD
+31.3%
6,7983,53110,431
Gilchrist CountyD
+54.3%
1,8075282,354
Glades CountyD
+35.0%
1,3116241,965
Gulf CountyD
+24.7%
2,6411,5844,281
Hamilton CountyD
+42.7%
2,0537942,951
Hardee CountyD
+9.4%
2,6702,1895,107
Hendry CountyD
+11.6%
2,3371,8434,254
Hernando CountyD
+14.0%
7,7175,79313,732
Highlands CountyR
−7.0%
7,2188,31715,733
Hillsborough CountyD
+9.2%
94,58978,504175,145
Holmes CountyD
+27.1%
3,2561,8505,180
Indian River CountyR
−7.0%
8,5129,81818,654
Jackson CountyD
+22.9%
7,6874,79512,652
Jefferson CountyD
+25.3%
2,3101,3613,749
Lafayette CountyD
+36.2%
1,1265231,665
Lake CountyR
−16.1%
14,36919,97634,787
Lee CountyR
−10.7%
30,56738,03869,789
Leon CountyD
+9.3%
28,72923,73953,443
Levy CountyD
+33.4%
4,0251,9656,166
Liberty CountyD
+29.1%
1,1376201,776
Madison CountyD
+28.9%
3,2181,7615,040
Manatee CountyR
−9.1%
24,34229,30054,360
Marion CountyD
+2.4%
16,96316,16333,679
Martin CountyR
−14.0%
8,78511,68220,756
Miami-Dade CountyD
+17.6%
303,047211,148521,942
Monroe CountyD
+14.4%
11,0798,23219,757
Nassau CountyD
+30.2%
5,8963,1369,140
Okaloosa CountyR
−13.2%
14,21018,59833,295
Okeechobee CountyD
+32.9%
3,1841,5984,825
Orange CountyR
−9.2%
58,44270,451130,437
Osceola CountyR
−1.2%
6,8937,06214,175
Palm Beach CountyR
−0.8%
96,70598,236198,657
Pasco CountyD
+8.6%
33,71028,30662,747
Pinellas CountyR
−2.7%
141,879150,003295,569
Polk CountyD
+3.3%
47,28644,23892,706
Putnam CountyD
+30.8%
9,5975,04014,809
Santa Rosa CountyR
−6.3%
8,0209,12217,412
Sarasota CountyR
−25.0%
26,29344,15771,478
Seminole CountyR
−15.1%
19,60926,65546,813
St. Johns CountyD
+5.2%
7,4126,66014,371
St. Lucie CountyD
+3.7%
12,38611,50224,209
Sumter CountyD
+35.4%
4,7212,2127,090
Suwannee CountyD
+31.2%
4,7182,4057,402
Taylor CountyD
+25.7%
3,3701,9835,406
Union CountyD
+45.9%
1,4805442,040
Volusia CountyD
+13.2%
49,16137,52388,225
Wakulla CountyD
+19.0%
2,3531,5804,072
Walton CountyD
+27.4%
5,1962,9278,279
Washington CountyD
+20.9%
3,5662,3135,996