Florida — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentCarterD+5.3
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 51.9% | 1,636,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 46.6% | 1,469,531 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 45,100 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 17 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Brevard County, FL | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Broward County, FL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Citrus County, FL | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+58.5 |
| Duval County, FL | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Flagler County, FL | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Hardee County, FL | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Hendry County, FL | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Holmes County, FL | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Marion County, FL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Nassau County, FL | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Pasco County, FL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Polk County, FL | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Putnam County, FL | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+15.1 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Volusia County, FL | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Walton County, FL | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Washington County, FL | Democratic | D+20.9 |
Florida results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Jimmy Carter+12,349 | 27,89562.6% | 15,54634.9% | 1,1372.6% | 44,578 |
| Baker County | Jimmy Carter+1,927 | 2,98571.2% | 1,05825.2% | 1523.6% | 4,195 |
| Bay County | Jimmy Carter+650 | 14,85850.4% | 14,20848.2% | 4181.4% | 29,484 |
| Bradford County | Jimmy Carter+2,188 | 3,86868.9% | 1,68029.9% | 691.2% | 5,617 |
| Brevard County | Jimmy Carter+1,951 | 46,42150.3% | 44,47048.1% | 1,4731.6% | 92,364 |
| Broward County | Jimmy Carter+15,080 | 176,49151.6% | 161,41147.1% | 4,4411.3% | 342,343 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+1,334 | 2,48767.4% | 1,15331.3% | 491.3% | 3,689 |
| Charlotte County | Gerald Ford+2,403 | 10,30044.1% | 12,70354.4% | 3301.4% | 23,333 |
| Citrus County | Jimmy Carter+1,465 | 9,43853.3% | 7,97345.0% | 2961.7% | 17,707 |
| Clay County | Gerald Ford+58 | 8,41049.0% | 8,46849.4% | 2701.6% | 17,148 |
| Collier County | Gerald Ford+5,879 | 8,76437.0% | 14,64361.8% | 3031.3% | 23,710 |
| Columbia County | Jimmy Carter+2,736 | 6,68362.1% | 3,94736.7% | 1361.3% | 10,766 |
| DeSoto County | Jimmy Carter+715 | 2,71556.3% | 2,00041.5% | 1072.2% | 4,822 |
| Dixie County | Jimmy Carter+1,611 | 2,16978.8% | 55820.3% | 250.9% | 2,752 |
| Duval County | Jimmy Carter+30,915 | 105,91258.0% | 74,99741.1% | 1,6520.9% | 182,561 |
| Escambia County | Gerald Ford+3,192 | 38,27947.4% | 41,47151.4% | 9651.2% | 80,715 |
| Flagler County | Jimmy Carter+824 | 2,08661.8% | 1,26237.4% | 250.7% | 3,373 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+805 | 1,85962.5% | 1,05435.5% | 602.0% | 2,973 |
| Gadsden County | Jimmy Carter+3,267 | 6,79865.2% | 3,53133.9% | 1021.0% | 10,431 |
| Gilchrist County | Jimmy Carter+1,279 | 1,80776.8% | 52822.4% | 190.8% | 2,354 |
| Glades County | Jimmy Carter+687 | 1,31166.7% | 62431.8% | 301.5% | 1,965 |
| Gulf County | Jimmy Carter+1,057 | 2,64161.7% | 1,58437.0% | 561.3% | 4,281 |
| Hamilton County | Jimmy Carter+1,259 | 2,05369.6% | 79426.9% | 1043.5% | 2,951 |
| Hardee County | Jimmy Carter+481 | 2,67052.3% | 2,18942.9% | 2484.9% | 5,107 |
| Hendry County | Jimmy Carter+494 | 2,33754.9% | 1,84343.3% | 741.7% | 4,254 |
| Hernando County | Jimmy Carter+1,924 | 7,71756.2% | 5,79342.2% | 2221.6% | 13,732 |
| Highlands County | Gerald Ford+1,099 | 7,21845.9% | 8,31752.9% | 1981.3% | 15,733 |
| Hillsborough County | Jimmy Carter+16,085 | 94,58954.0% | 78,50444.8% | 2,0521.2% | 175,145 |
| Holmes County | Jimmy Carter+1,406 | 3,25662.9% | 1,85035.7% | 741.4% | 5,180 |
| Indian River County | Gerald Ford+1,306 | 8,51245.6% | 9,81852.6% | 3241.7% | 18,654 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+2,892 | 7,68760.8% | 4,79537.9% | 1701.3% | 12,652 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+949 | 2,31061.6% | 1,36136.3% | 782.1% | 3,749 |
| Lafayette County | Jimmy Carter+603 | 1,12667.6% | 52331.4% | 161.0% | 1,665 |
| Lake County | Gerald Ford+5,607 | 14,36941.3% | 19,97657.4% | 4421.3% | 34,787 |
| Lee County | Gerald Ford+7,471 | 30,56743.8% | 38,03854.5% | 1,1841.7% | 69,789 |
| Leon County | Jimmy Carter+4,990 | 28,72953.8% | 23,73944.4% | 9751.8% | 53,443 |
| Levy County | Jimmy Carter+2,060 | 4,02565.3% | 1,96531.9% | 1762.9% | 6,166 |
| Liberty County | Jimmy Carter+517 | 1,13764.0% | 62034.9% | 191.1% | 1,776 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+1,457 | 3,21863.8% | 1,76134.9% | 611.2% | 5,040 |
| Manatee County | Gerald Ford+4,958 | 24,34244.8% | 29,30053.9% | 7181.3% | 54,360 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+800 | 16,96350.4% | 16,16348.0% | 5531.6% | 33,679 |
| Martin County | Gerald Ford+2,897 | 8,78542.3% | 11,68256.3% | 2891.4% | 20,756 |
| Miami-Dade County | Jimmy Carter+91,899 | 303,04758.1% | 211,14840.5% | 7,7471.5% | 521,942 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+2,847 | 11,07956.1% | 8,23241.7% | 4462.3% | 19,757 |
| Nassau County | Jimmy Carter+2,760 | 5,89664.5% | 3,13634.3% | 1081.2% | 9,140 |
| Okaloosa County | Gerald Ford+4,388 | 14,21042.7% | 18,59855.9% | 4871.5% | 33,295 |
| Okeechobee County | Jimmy Carter+1,586 | 3,18466.0% | 1,59833.1% | 430.9% | 4,825 |
| Orange County | Gerald Ford+12,009 | 58,44244.8% | 70,45154.0% | 1,5441.2% | 130,437 |
| Osceola County | Gerald Ford+169 | 6,89348.6% | 7,06249.8% | 2201.6% | 14,175 |
| Palm Beach County | Gerald Ford+1,531 | 96,70548.7% | 98,23649.5% | 3,7161.9% | 198,657 |
| Pasco County | Jimmy Carter+5,404 | 33,71053.7% | 28,30645.1% | 7311.2% | 62,747 |
| Pinellas County | Gerald Ford+8,124 | 141,87948.0% | 150,00350.8% | 3,6871.2% | 295,569 |
| Polk County | Jimmy Carter+3,048 | 47,28651.0% | 44,23847.7% | 1,1821.3% | 92,706 |
| Putnam County | Jimmy Carter+4,557 | 9,59764.8% | 5,04034.0% | 1721.2% | 14,809 |
| Santa Rosa County | Gerald Ford+1,102 | 8,02046.1% | 9,12252.4% | 2701.6% | 17,412 |
| Sarasota County | Gerald Ford+17,864 | 26,29336.8% | 44,15761.8% | 1,0281.4% | 71,478 |
| Seminole County | Gerald Ford+7,046 | 19,60941.9% | 26,65556.9% | 5491.2% | 46,813 |
| St. Johns County | Jimmy Carter+752 | 7,41251.6% | 6,66046.3% | 2992.1% | 14,371 |
| St. Lucie County | Jimmy Carter+884 | 12,38651.2% | 11,50247.5% | 3211.3% | 24,209 |
| Sumter County | Jimmy Carter+2,509 | 4,72166.6% | 2,21231.2% | 1572.2% | 7,090 |
| Suwannee County | Jimmy Carter+2,313 | 4,71863.7% | 2,40532.5% | 2793.8% | 7,402 |
| Taylor County | Jimmy Carter+1,387 | 3,37062.3% | 1,98336.7% | 531.0% | 5,406 |
| Union County | Jimmy Carter+936 | 1,48072.5% | 54426.7% | 160.8% | 2,040 |
| Volusia County | Jimmy Carter+11,638 | 49,16155.7% | 37,52342.5% | 1,5411.7% | 88,225 |
| Wakulla County | Jimmy Carter+773 | 2,35357.8% | 1,58038.8% | 1393.4% | 4,072 |
| Walton County | Jimmy Carter+2,269 | 5,19662.8% | 2,92735.4% | 1561.9% | 8,279 |
| Washington County | Jimmy Carter+1,253 | 3,56659.5% | 2,31338.6% | 1172.0% | 5,996 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.