Indiana — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentFordR+7.6
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 53.3% | 1,183,958 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 45.7% | 1,014,714 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 21,690 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Brown County, IN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Cass County, IN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Greene County, IN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Hancock County, IN | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Jackson County, IN | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+32.4 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Owen County, IN | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Shelby County, IN | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Spencer County, IN | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Starke County, IN | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Warrick County, IN | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Wells County, IN | Republican | R+13.5 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+10.6 |
Indiana results by county
92 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 | Ford, Gerald+1,372 | 6,28055.5% | 4,90843.4% | 1181.0% | 11,306 |
| Allen County | Ford, Gerald+26,577 | 71,32160.6% | 44,74438.0% | 1,7041.4% | 117,769 |
| Bartholomew County | Ford, Gerald+3,568 | 14,77156.4% | 11,20342.8% | 2130.8% | 26,187 |
| Benton County | Ford, Gerald+1,022 | 3,09359.1% | 2,07139.6% | 701.3% | 5,234 |
| Blackford County | Carter, Jimmy+288 | 2,88647.2% | 3,17451.9% | 601.0% | 6,120 |
| Boone County | Ford, Gerald+3,528 | 9,21461.5% | 5,68637.9% | 860.6% | 14,986 |
| Brown County | Ford, Gerald+85 | 2,46650.3% | 2,38148.6% | 571.2% | 4,904 |
| Carroll County | Ford, Gerald+1,191 | 4,79756.5% | 3,60642.5% | 901.1% | 8,493 |
| Cass County | Ford, Gerald+2,732 | 10,34256.7% | 7,61041.7% | 2791.5% | 18,231 |
| Clark County | Carter, Jimmy+3,938 | 12,73242.8% | 16,67056.1% | 3291.1% | 29,731 |
| Clay County | Ford, Gerald+241 | 5,67450.4% | 5,43348.2% | 1581.4% | 11,265 |
| Clinton County | Ford, Gerald+1,537 | 8,19954.8% | 6,66244.5% | 1020.7% | 14,963 |
| Crawford County | Carter, Jimmy+540 | 2,18144.1% | 2,72155.0% | 460.9% | 4,948 |
| Daviess County | Ford, Gerald+1,877 | 6,82957.7% | 4,95241.8% | 570.5% | 11,838 |
| Dearborn County | Carter, Jimmy+172 | 6,17649.0% | 6,34850.4% | 710.6% | 12,595 |
| Decatur County | Ford, Gerald+1,190 | 5,55555.6% | 4,36543.7% | 650.7% | 9,985 |
| DeKalb County | Ford, Gerald+1,709 | 7,86055.2% | 6,15143.2% | 2351.6% | 14,246 |
| Delaware County | Ford, Gerald+1,266 | 26,41750.7% | 25,15148.3% | 5191.0% | 52,087 |
| Dubois County | Carter, Jimmy+1,002 | 6,38346.0% | 7,38553.2% | 1160.8% | 13,884 |
| Elkhart County | Ford, Gerald+9,710 | 27,29160.1% | 17,58138.7% | 5571.2% | 45,429 |
| Fayette County | Ford, Gerald+185 | 5,70450.5% | 5,51948.9% | 650.6% | 11,288 |
| Floyd County | Carter, Jimmy+1,485 | 11,25946.4% | 12,74452.5% | 2521.0% | 24,255 |
| Fountain County | Ford, Gerald+814 | 4,90354.2% | 4,08945.2% | 600.7% | 9,052 |
| Franklin County | Ford, Gerald+323 | 3,55752.0% | 3,23447.2% | 540.8% | 6,845 |
| Fulton County | Ford, Gerald+1,595 | 5,08358.4% | 3,48840.1% | 1321.5% | 8,703 |
| Gibson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,325 | 7,10545.5% | 8,43054.0% | 640.4% | 15,599 |
| Grant County | Ford, Gerald+3,379 | 16,84755.1% | 13,46844.1% | 2390.8% | 30,554 |
| Greene County | Carter, Jimmy+821 | 6,44246.5% | 7,26352.5% | 1381.0% | 13,843 |
| Hamilton County | Ford, Gerald+13,971 | 21,82872.9% | 7,85726.2% | 2730.9% | 29,958 |
| Hancock County | Ford, Gerald+3,881 | 10,07261.3% | 6,19137.7% | 1641.0% | 16,427 |
| Harrison County | Carter, Jimmy+774 | 4,91145.9% | 5,68553.1% | 1031.0% | 10,699 |
| Hendricks County | Ford, Gerald+7,659 | 16,72564.1% | 9,06634.7% | 3131.2% | 26,104 |
| Henry County | Ford, Gerald+1,483 | 11,62053.2% | 10,13746.4% | 910.4% | 21,848 |
| Howard County | Ford, Gerald+4,756 | 19,57156.5% | 14,81542.8% | 2670.8% | 34,653 |
| Huntington County | Ford, Gerald+2,667 | 9,18257.8% | 6,51541.0% | 1931.2% | 15,890 |
| Jackson County | Ford, Gerald+5 | 7,61549.6% | 7,61049.6% | 1330.9% | 15,358 |
| Jasper County | Ford, Gerald+2,112 | 5,39860.8% | 3,28637.0% | 2002.3% | 8,884 |
| Jay County | Ford, Gerald+482 | 4,60652.2% | 4,12446.8% | 871.0% | 8,817 |
| Jefferson County | Carter, Jimmy+566 | 5,57346.9% | 6,13951.7% | 1611.4% | 11,873 |
| Jennings County | Ford, Gerald+75 | 4,50550.0% | 4,43049.2% | 770.9% | 9,012 |
| Johnson County | Ford, Gerald+6,339 | 16,41461.4% | 10,07537.7% | 2601.0% | 26,749 |
| Knox County | Carter, Jimmy+512 | 9,10048.3% | 9,61251.0% | 1480.8% | 18,860 |
| Kosciusko County | Ford, Gerald+7,177 | 14,50565.6% | 7,32833.1% | 2911.3% | 22,124 |
| LaGrange County | Ford, Gerald+1,041 | 3,87657.2% | 2,83541.9% | 610.9% | 6,772 |
| Lake County | Carter, Jimmy+30,581 | 90,11942.4% | 120,70056.7% | 1,9220.9% | 212,741 |
| LaPorte County | Ford, Gerald+3,772 | 21,98954.1% | 18,21744.8% | 4491.1% | 40,655 |
| Lawrence County | Ford, Gerald+1,370 | 9,27853.2% | 7,90845.3% | 2541.5% | 17,440 |
| Madison County | Ford, Gerald+2,626 | 32,43751.6% | 29,81147.5% | 5720.9% | 62,820 |
| Marion County | Ford, Gerald+32,493 | 177,76754.6% | 145,27444.6% | 2,5350.8% | 325,576 |
| Marshall County | Ford, Gerald+3,283 | 9,70759.2% | 6,42439.2% | 2771.7% | 16,408 |
| Martin County | Carter, Jimmy+125 | 2,70248.6% | 2,82750.8% | 360.6% | 5,565 |
| Miami County | Ford, Gerald+2,006 | 8,26354.5% | 6,25741.3% | 6354.2% | 15,155 |
| Monroe County | Ford, Gerald+2,329 | 18,93853.1% | 16,60946.5% | 1480.4% | 35,695 |
| Montgomery County | Ford, Gerald+4,189 | 9,50963.0% | 5,32035.3% | 2631.7% | 15,092 |
| Morgan County | Ford, Gerald+3,802 | 10,98360.0% | 7,18139.2% | 1450.8% | 18,309 |
| Newton County | Ford, Gerald+968 | 3,20458.4% | 2,23640.8% | 430.8% | 5,483 |
| Noble County | Ford, Gerald+1,010 | 6,88552.9% | 5,87545.1% | 2531.9% | 13,013 |
| Ohio County | Carter, Jimmy+273 | 1,02743.9% | 1,30055.6% | 100.4% | 2,337 |
| Orange County | Ford, Gerald+368 | 4,39951.9% | 4,03147.6% | 460.5% | 8,476 |
| Owen County | Carter, Jimmy+207 | 2,89647.8% | 3,10351.2% | 560.9% | 6,055 |
| Parke County | Ford, Gerald+771 | 3,92955.0% | 3,15844.2% | 570.8% | 7,144 |
| Perry County | Carter, Jimmy+1,532 | 4,08841.9% | 5,62057.7% | 380.4% | 9,746 |
| Pike County | Carter, Jimmy+800 | 3,13844.2% | 3,93855.5% | 250.4% | 7,101 |
| Porter County | Ford, Gerald+9,021 | 25,48959.8% | 16,46838.6% | 7011.6% | 42,658 |
| Posey County | Carter, Jimmy+162 | 5,13649.0% | 5,29850.5% | 540.5% | 10,488 |
| Pulaski County | Ford, Gerald+773 | 3,58654.2% | 2,81342.5% | 2163.3% | 6,615 |
| Putnam County | Ford, Gerald+947 | 6,06353.7% | 5,11645.3% | 1181.0% | 11,297 |
| Randolph County | Ford, Gerald+1,561 | 6,89155.9% | 5,33043.3% | 990.8% | 12,320 |
| Ripley County | Ford, Gerald+501 | 5,29352.1% | 4,79247.2% | 720.7% | 10,157 |
| Rush County | Ford, Gerald+1,671 | 4,72360.3% | 3,05239.0% | 550.7% | 7,830 |
| Scott County | Carter, Jimmy+1,572 | 2,65738.1% | 4,22960.7% | 801.1% | 6,966 |
| Shelby County | Ford, Gerald+1,820 | 8,91855.2% | 7,09844.0% | 1340.8% | 16,150 |
| Spencer County | Carter, Jimmy+630 | 4,16646.3% | 4,79653.3% | 280.3% | 8,990 |
| St. Joseph County | Ford, Gerald+1,202 | 50,35850.2% | 49,15649.0% | 8100.8% | 100,324 |
| Starke County | Carter, Jimmy+399 | 4,35447.1% | 4,75351.4% | 1341.5% | 9,241 |
| Steuben County | Ford, Gerald+1,756 | 5,07959.2% | 3,32338.8% | 1732.0% | 8,575 |
| Sullivan County | Carter, Jimmy+1,451 | 3,74741.6% | 5,19857.7% | 610.7% | 9,006 |
| Switzerland County | Carter, Jimmy+821 | 1,32938.1% | 2,15061.6% | 120.3% | 3,491 |
| Tippecanoe County | Ford, Gerald+11,336 | 29,18661.3% | 17,85037.5% | 5511.2% | 47,587 |
| Tipton County | Ford, Gerald+1,348 | 4,77657.3% | 3,42841.2% | 1241.5% | 8,328 |
| Union County | Ford, Gerald+471 | 1,63158.3% | 1,16041.4% | 90.3% | 2,800 |
| Vanderburgh County | Ford, Gerald+3,064 | 37,97551.9% | 34,91147.7% | 3250.4% | 73,211 |
| Vermillion County | Carter, Jimmy+1,117 | 3,67443.0% | 4,79156.1% | 730.9% | 8,538 |
| Vigo County | Carter, Jimmy+1,129 | 23,55548.5% | 24,68450.8% | 3710.8% | 48,610 |
| Wabash County | Ford, Gerald+2,830 | 8,53459.5% | 5,70439.8% | 1020.7% | 14,340 |
| Warren County | Ford, Gerald+471 | 2,37755.1% | 1,90644.2% | 290.7% | 4,312 |
| Warrick County | Carter, Jimmy+604 | 7,20047.7% | 7,80451.7% | 920.6% | 15,096 |
| Washington County | Carter, Jimmy+615 | 3,79445.6% | 4,40953.0% | 1151.4% | 8,318 |
| Wayne County | Ford, Gerald+4,391 | 16,69757.2% | 12,30642.2% | 1880.6% | 29,191 |
| Wells County | Ford, Gerald+1,346 | 5,59656.3% | 4,25042.8% | 880.9% | 9,934 |
| White County | Ford, Gerald+2,324 | 6,28760.6% | 3,96338.2% | 1191.1% | 10,369 |
| Whitley County | Ford, Gerald+1,316 | 6,76154.3% | 5,44543.8% | 2351.9% | 12,441 |
complete certified result
Indiana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Same ballot, 1976IN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.