Gerald Ford carried Idaho R+22.8.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Idaho, 1976. The state ran 24.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

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

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Idaho result

340,932 votes counted

Carter (D)

126,549

37.1%

Ford (R)

204,151

59.9%

All others

10,232

3.0%

Margin

R+22.8

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1976 presidential election

Idaho, 1976

FordR+22.8

How it voted

Share of the 1976 vote

Gerald Ford ✓Republican	59.9%	204,151
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	37.1%	126,549
OtherAll other candidates	3.0%	10,232

D+60

R+60

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

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Idaho's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context

Idaho's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−44.2%
1896	+56.8%
1900	+3.8%
1904	−40.4%
1908	−16.9%
1912	+1.1%
1916	+10.9%
1920	−31.3%
1924	−30.8%
1928	−29.3%
1932	+20.4%
1936	+29.8%
1940	+9.1%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+2.7%
1952	−31.0%
1956	−22.4%
1960	−7.6%
1964	+1.8%
1968	−26.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−22.8%
1980	−41.3%
1984	−46.0%
1988	−26.1%
1992	−13.6%
1996	−18.5%
2000	−39.5%
2004	−38.1%
2008	−25.4%
2012	−31.9%
2016	−31.8%
2020	−30.8%
2024	−36.5%

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County results — 1976

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Ada County	R	−31.3%	21,125	41,135	63,889
Adams County	R	−11.5%	639	809	1,478
Bannock County	R	−11.9%	10,261	13,172	24,550
Bear Lake County	R	−36.1%	960	2,094	3,144
Benewah County	D	+3.0%	1,549	1,458	3,064
Bingham County	R	−24.7%	4,347	7,327	12,045
Blaine County	R	−14.8%	1,604	2,176	3,877
Boise County	R	−21.5%	433	684	1,167
Bonner County	R	−5.5%	4,065	4,549	8,855
Bonneville County	R	−36.0%	7,230	15,793	23,772
Boundary County	R	−8.6%	1,217	1,458	2,796
Butte County	R	−6.0%	663	751	1,468
Camas County	R	−27.6%	160	288	463
Canyon County	R	−28.4%	9,460	17,263	27,441
Caribou County	R	−32.9%	1,110	2,253	3,475
Cassia County	R	−39.1%	1,881	4,575	6,892
Clark County	R	−31.9%	169	334	518
Clearwater County	D	+8.5%	1,752	1,469	3,338
Custer County	R	−23.7%	516	850	1,409
Elmore County	R	−12.7%	2,164	2,808	5,063
Franklin County	R	−39.0%	1,157	2,720	4,012
Fremont County	R	−27.3%	1,445	2,581	4,167
Gem County	R	−9.3%	1,978	2,401	4,552
Gooding County	R	−19.8%	1,923	2,909	4,969
Idaho County	R	−15.1%	2,323	3,185	5,692
Jefferson County	R	−33.6%	1,745	3,599	5,525
Jerome County	R	−26.9%	1,800	3,188	5,158
Kootenai County	R	−18.0%	7,225	10,493	18,159
Latah County	R	−12.3%	5,314	6,846	12,470
Lemhi County	R	−17.6%	1,159	1,685	2,989
Lewis County	D	+4.2%	898	824	1,768
Lincoln County	R	−18.7%	615	909	1,574
Madison County	R	−49.6%	1,320	4,190	5,789
Minidoka County	R	−18.2%	2,441	3,600	6,378
Nez Perce County	D	+1.4%	6,324	6,151	12,755
Oneida County	R	−24.6%	637	1,065	1,742
Owyhee County	R	−17.6%	1,054	1,519	2,641
Payette County	R	−17.0%	2,195	3,115	5,423
Power County	R	−3.2%	1,286	1,374	2,750
Shoshone County	R	−5.1%	3,216	3,570	6,909
Teton County	R	−27.2%	514	904	1,434
Twin Falls County	R	−34.2%	6,085	12,659	19,233
Valley County	R	−20.6%	897	1,374	2,316
Washington County	R	−9.2%	1,693	2,044	3,823