Illinois — 1976 presidential election
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Akashicstate1976 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentFordR+2.0
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 50.1% | 2,364,269 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 48.1% | 2,271,295 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 83,269 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+9.5 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Jackson County, IL | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+22.6 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Massac County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+27.2 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+36.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Saline County, IL | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+9.5 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Williamson County, IL | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+29.3 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Gerald Ford+6,263 | 18,18959.7% | 11,92639.1% | 3701.2% | 30,485 |
| Alexander County | Jimmy Carter+897 | 2,34941.5% | 3,24657.4% | 631.1% | 5,658 |
| Bond County | Gerald Ford+34 | 3,71649.7% | 3,68249.2% | 801.1% | 7,478 |
| Boone County | Gerald Ford+2,012 | 6,47058.4% | 4,45840.2% | 1541.4% | 11,082 |
| Brown County | Jimmy Carter+14 | 1,51949.0% | 1,53349.4% | 511.6% | 3,103 |
| Bureau County | Gerald Ford+3,288 | 10,85458.2% | 7,56640.6% | 2281.2% | 18,648 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+185 | 1,36446.3% | 1,54952.6% | 301.0% | 2,943 |
| Carroll County | Gerald Ford+1,687 | 5,05959.3% | 3,37239.5% | 951.1% | 8,526 |
| Cass County | Jimmy Carter+65 | 3,52449.3% | 3,58950.2% | 310.4% | 7,144 |
| Champaign County | Gerald Ford+7,688 | 34,54654.7% | 26,85842.6% | 1,7032.7% | 63,107 |
| Christian County | Jimmy Carter+1,861 | 7,44543.9% | 9,30654.9% | 2091.2% | 16,960 |
| Clark County | Gerald Ford+435 | 4,50652.3% | 4,07147.2% | 450.5% | 8,622 |
| Clay County | Gerald Ford+23 | 3,86049.9% | 3,83749.6% | 320.4% | 7,729 |
| Clinton County | Gerald Ford+970 | 7,24553.0% | 6,27545.9% | 1511.1% | 13,671 |
| Coles County | Gerald Ford+2,382 | 11,02154.7% | 8,63942.8% | 5022.5% | 20,162 |
| Cook County | Jimmy Carter+193,316 | 987,49844.7% | 1,180,81453.4% | 41,4361.9% | 2,209,748 |
| Crawford County | Gerald Ford+515 | 5,52252.0% | 5,00747.1% | 930.9% | 10,622 |
| Cumberland County | Jimmy Carter+234 | 2,51847.1% | 2,75251.5% | 741.4% | 5,344 |
| De Witt County | Gerald Ford+660 | 4,13754.0% | 3,47745.4% | 520.7% | 7,666 |
| DeKalb County | Gerald Ford+6,658 | 18,19359.2% | 11,53537.5% | 1,0003.3% | 30,728 |
| Douglas County | Gerald Ford+809 | 4,63554.4% | 3,82644.9% | 610.7% | 8,522 |
| DuPage County | Gerald Ford+102,918 | 175,05568.8% | 72,13728.3% | 7,3552.9% | 254,547 |
| Edgar County | Gerald Ford+784 | 5,84253.0% | 5,05845.9% | 1211.1% | 11,021 |
| Edwards County | Gerald Ford+731 | 2,37958.5% | 1,64840.5% | 391.0% | 4,066 |
| Effingham County | Gerald Ford+1,242 | 7,19453.7% | 5,95244.4% | 2451.8% | 13,391 |
| Fayette County | Jimmy Carter+69 | 5,05949.3% | 5,12850.0% | 680.7% | 10,255 |
| Ford County | Gerald Ford+2,111 | 4,80163.6% | 2,69035.6% | 620.8% | 7,553 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+5,398 | 7,42036.5% | 12,81863.1% | 860.4% | 20,324 |
| Fulton County | Gerald Ford+274 | 9,58850.2% | 9,31448.8% | 1881.0% | 19,090 |
| Gallatin County | Jimmy Carter+1,112 | 1,49936.4% | 2,61163.3% | 130.3% | 4,123 |
| Greene County | Jimmy Carter+351 | 3,70647.3% | 4,05751.8% | 640.8% | 7,827 |
| Grundy County | Gerald Ford+2,047 | 7,58157.4% | 5,53441.9% | 860.7% | 13,201 |
| Hamilton County | Jimmy Carter+603 | 2,43344.3% | 3,03655.2% | 290.5% | 5,498 |
| Hancock County | Gerald Ford+1,313 | 6,04355.5% | 4,73043.5% | 1081.0% | 10,881 |
| Hardin County | Jimmy Carter+209 | 1,39346.2% | 1,60253.1% | 220.7% | 3,017 |
| Henderson County | Gerald Ford+58 | 2,21050.1% | 2,15248.8% | 451.0% | 4,407 |
| Henry County | Gerald Ford+3,027 | 12,84956.0% | 9,82242.8% | 2631.1% | 22,934 |
| Iroquois County | Gerald Ford+4,962 | 10,12965.4% | 5,16733.4% | 1851.2% | 15,481 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+2,788 | 10,15242.1% | 12,94053.6% | 1,0304.3% | 24,122 |
| Jasper County | Gerald Ford+22 | 2,79449.5% | 2,77249.1% | 841.5% | 5,650 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+1,567 | 7,42244.9% | 8,98954.4% | 1090.7% | 16,520 |
| Jersey County | Jimmy Carter+352 | 4,27347.6% | 4,62551.5% | 850.9% | 8,983 |
| Jo Daviess County | Gerald Ford+1,499 | 5,47856.9% | 3,97941.3% | 1711.8% | 9,628 |
| Johnson County | Gerald Ford+235 | 2,41752.2% | 2,18247.1% | 290.6% | 4,628 |
| Kane County | Gerald Ford+25,218 | 59,27562.2% | 34,05735.7% | 2,0422.1% | 95,374 |
| Kankakee County | Gerald Ford+4,609 | 23,00354.6% | 18,39443.7% | 7111.7% | 42,108 |
| Kendall County | Gerald Ford+4,809 | 9,01167.5% | 4,20231.5% | 1361.0% | 13,349 |
| Knox County | Gerald Ford+2,598 | 14,12354.4% | 11,52544.4% | 3191.2% | 25,967 |
| Lake County | Gerald Ford+34,490 | 92,23160.3% | 57,74137.8% | 2,9221.9% | 152,894 |
| LaSalle County | Gerald Ford+2,009 | 25,11451.4% | 23,10547.3% | 6461.3% | 48,865 |
| Lawrence County | Gerald Ford+301 | 4,34551.5% | 4,04447.9% | 530.6% | 8,442 |
| Lee County | Gerald Ford+2,598 | 8,67457.5% | 6,07640.3% | 3262.2% | 15,076 |
| Livingston County | Gerald Ford+4,923 | 10,09764.6% | 5,17433.1% | 3692.4% | 15,640 |
| Logan County | Gerald Ford+2,937 | 8,62359.9% | 5,68639.5% | 770.5% | 14,386 |
| Macon County | Jimmy Carter+3,350 | 24,89346.4% | 28,24352.7% | 4630.9% | 53,599 |
| Macoupin County | Jimmy Carter+1,668 | 10,24245.5% | 11,91053.0% | 3341.5% | 22,486 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+12,274 | 44,18343.3% | 56,45755.4% | 1,3581.3% | 101,998 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+1,105 | 8,72946.6% | 9,83452.5% | 1570.8% | 18,720 |
| Marshall County | Gerald Ford+1,447 | 4,01760.3% | 2,57038.6% | 751.1% | 6,662 |
| Mason County | Jimmy Carter+100 | 3,84749.0% | 3,94750.3% | 550.7% | 7,849 |
| Massac County | Jimmy Carter+440 | 3,22646.5% | 3,66652.8% | 450.6% | 6,937 |
| McDonough County | Gerald Ford+4,219 | 9,68362.3% | 5,46435.2% | 3872.5% | 15,534 |
| McHenry County | Gerald Ford+20,316 | 37,11567.5% | 16,79930.5% | 1,0752.0% | 54,989 |
| McLean County | Gerald Ford+11,892 | 28,49362.1% | 16,60136.2% | 7851.7% | 45,879 |
| Menard County | Gerald Ford+836 | 3,13757.3% | 2,30142.0% | 410.7% | 5,479 |
| Mercer County | Gerald Ford+726 | 4,81653.6% | 4,09045.5% | 760.8% | 8,982 |
| Monroe County | Gerald Ford+1,618 | 5,60257.7% | 3,98441.0% | 1301.3% | 9,716 |
| Montgomery County | Jimmy Carter+943 | 7,37946.6% | 8,32252.5% | 1470.9% | 15,848 |
| Morgan County | Gerald Ford+1,482 | 8,88553.9% | 7,40344.9% | 2011.2% | 16,489 |
| Moultrie County | Jimmy Carter+529 | 2,80345.4% | 3,33254.0% | 340.6% | 6,169 |
| Ogle County | Gerald Ford+4,610 | 11,07362.2% | 6,46336.3% | 2611.5% | 17,797 |
| Peoria County | Gerald Ford+11,920 | 46,52656.7% | 34,60642.1% | 9911.2% | 82,123 |
| Perry County | Jimmy Carter+690 | 5,28646.4% | 5,97652.4% | 1331.2% | 11,395 |
| Piatt County | Gerald Ford+933 | 4,44255.4% | 3,50943.8% | 690.9% | 8,020 |
| Pike County | Jimmy Carter+31 | 4,97549.2% | 5,00649.5% | 1291.3% | 10,110 |
| Pope County | Gerald Ford+117 | 1,18752.2% | 1,07047.0% | 180.8% | 2,275 |
| Pulaski County | Jimmy Carter+653 | 1,83642.3% | 2,48957.3% | 200.5% | 4,345 |
| Putnam County | Gerald Ford+228 | 1,57253.1% | 1,34445.4% | 431.5% | 2,959 |
| Randolph County | Jimmy Carter+503 | 8,19048.1% | 8,69351.0% | 1550.9% | 17,038 |
| Richland County | Gerald Ford+949 | 4,43455.0% | 3,48543.3% | 1381.7% | 8,057 |
| Rock Island County | Jimmy Carter+1,987 | 34,00747.7% | 35,99450.5% | 1,2601.8% | 71,261 |
| Saline County | Jimmy Carter+1,502 | 5,97044.2% | 7,47255.4% | 510.4% | 13,493 |
| Sangamon County | Gerald Ford+5,292 | 43,30952.2% | 38,01745.9% | 1,5841.9% | 82,910 |
| Schuyler County | Gerald Ford+621 | 2,63556.4% | 2,01443.1% | 200.4% | 4,669 |
| Scott County | Gerald Ford+365 | 1,78955.4% | 1,42444.1% | 190.6% | 3,232 |
| Shelby County | Jimmy Carter+938 | 5,23445.5% | 6,17253.7% | 870.8% | 11,493 |
| St. Clair County | Jimmy Carter+18,844 | 40,33339.9% | 59,17758.6% | 1,5551.5% | 101,065 |
| Stark County | Gerald Ford+1,045 | 2,19163.3% | 1,14633.1% | 1223.5% | 3,459 |
| Stephenson County | Gerald Ford+4,486 | 11,67861.0% | 7,19237.6% | 2671.4% | 19,137 |
| Tazewell County | Gerald Ford+6,130 | 28,95155.1% | 22,82143.5% | 7311.4% | 52,503 |
| Union County | Jimmy Carter+1,472 | 3,53141.2% | 5,00358.3% | 440.5% | 8,578 |
| Vermilion County | Gerald Ford+1,313 | 19,75151.2% | 18,43847.8% | 3570.9% | 38,546 |
| Wabash County | Gerald Ford+607 | 3,38854.4% | 2,78144.7% | 580.9% | 6,227 |
| Warren County | Gerald Ford+2,014 | 5,82259.3% | 3,80838.8% | 1962.0% | 9,826 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+1,263 | 4,48557.2% | 3,22241.1% | 1371.7% | 7,844 |
| Wayne County | Gerald Ford+908 | 5,21154.4% | 4,30344.9% | 670.7% | 9,581 |
| White County | Jimmy Carter+706 | 4,60046.3% | 5,30653.4% | 270.3% | 9,933 |
| Whiteside County | Gerald Ford+3,053 | 14,30855.3% | 11,25543.5% | 2911.1% | 25,854 |
| Will County | Gerald Ford+10,681 | 61,78453.9% | 51,10344.5% | 1,8401.6% | 114,727 |
| Williamson County | Jimmy Carter+2,897 | 10,70343.6% | 13,60055.4% | 2501.0% | 24,553 |
| Winnebago County | Gerald Ford+10,337 | 52,73654.2% | 42,39943.5% | 2,2522.3% | 97,387 |
| Woodford County | Gerald Ford+4,080 | 8,89964.0% | 4,81934.7% | 1861.3% | 13,904 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Same ballot, 1976IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.