Kansas — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionKansas · PresidentFordR+7.6
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 52.5% | 502,752 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 44.9% | 430,421 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 24,672 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Anderson County, KS | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Atchison County, KS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Butler County, KS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Cloud County, KS | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Edwards County, KS | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Finney County, KS | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Ford County, KS | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Gray County, KS | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Greeley County, KS | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Kingman County, KS | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Labette County, KS | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+6.9 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Miami County, KS | Democratic | D+0.01 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Ness County, KS | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Reno County, KS | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Rice County, KS | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Rush County, KS | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Stafford County, KS | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Sumner County, KS | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Wichita County, KS | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+22.9 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Ford, Gerald+523 | 3,26953.2% | 2,74644.7% | 1262.1% | 6,141 |
| Anderson County | Carter, Jimmy+14 | 1,87248.7% | 1,88649.1% | 862.2% | 3,844 |
| Atchison County | Carter, Jimmy+78 | 4,03048.3% | 4,10849.2% | 2062.5% | 8,344 |
| Barber County | Ford, Gerald+74 | 1,56850.4% | 1,49448.1% | 471.5% | 3,109 |
| Barton County | Ford, Gerald+1,814 | 7,31155.6% | 5,49741.8% | 3342.5% | 13,142 |
| Bourbon County | Ford, Gerald+352 | 3,58951.8% | 3,23746.7% | 1031.5% | 6,929 |
| Brown County | Ford, Gerald+1,662 | 3,40765.0% | 1,74533.3% | 931.8% | 5,245 |
| Butler County | Carter, Jimmy+150 | 8,39048.5% | 8,54049.3% | 3862.2% | 17,316 |
| Chase County | Ford, Gerald+279 | 92257.6% | 64340.2% | 362.2% | 1,601 |
| Chautauqua County | Ford, Gerald+293 | 1,15955.8% | 86641.7% | 532.6% | 2,078 |
| Cherokee County | Carter, Jimmy+1,197 | 3,95742.9% | 5,15455.9% | 1071.2% | 9,218 |
| Cheyenne County | Ford, Gerald+250 | 1,00855.8% | 75842.0% | 392.2% | 1,805 |
| Clark County | Ford, Gerald+81 | 76151.8% | 68046.3% | 281.9% | 1,469 |
| Clay County | Ford, Gerald+1,475 | 3,08563.8% | 1,61033.3% | 1372.8% | 4,832 |
| Cloud County | Carter, Jimmy+22 | 2,95448.7% | 2,97649.1% | 1312.2% | 6,061 |
| Coffey County | Ford, Gerald+596 | 2,14556.7% | 1,54940.9% | 892.4% | 3,783 |
| Comanche County | Ford, Gerald+89 | 71952.7% | 63046.2% | 151.1% | 1,364 |
| Cowley County | Ford, Gerald+418 | 7,51350.3% | 7,09547.5% | 3232.2% | 14,931 |
| Crawford County | Carter, Jimmy+1,796 | 7,22543.8% | 9,02154.7% | 2581.6% | 16,504 |
| Decatur County | Ford, Gerald+221 | 1,23252.7% | 1,01143.3% | 934.0% | 2,336 |
| Dickinson County | Ford, Gerald+1,087 | 4,75955.2% | 3,67242.6% | 1862.2% | 8,617 |
| Doniphan County | Ford, Gerald+1,041 | 2,46962.2% | 1,42836.0% | 721.8% | 3,969 |
| Douglas County | Ford, Gerald+2,355 | 14,27751.3% | 11,92242.8% | 1,6435.9% | 27,842 |
| Edwards County | Carter, Jimmy+303 | 1,00142.5% | 1,30455.3% | 522.2% | 2,357 |
| Elk County | Ford, Gerald+222 | 1,08754.8% | 86543.6% | 301.5% | 1,982 |
| Ellis County | Carter, Jimmy+1,561 | 4,71942.0% | 6,28055.9% | 2412.1% | 11,240 |
| Ellsworth County | Ford, Gerald+45 | 1,61849.8% | 1,57348.5% | 551.7% | 3,246 |
| Finney County | Carter, Jimmy+102 | 3,71148.4% | 3,81349.7% | 1431.9% | 7,667 |
| Ford County | Carter, Jimmy+255 | 4,67947.6% | 4,93450.2% | 2142.2% | 9,827 |
| Franklin County | Ford, Gerald+1,153 | 4,76055.5% | 3,60742.0% | 2112.5% | 8,578 |
| Geary County | Ford, Gerald+387 | 3,23052.1% | 2,84345.9% | 1232.0% | 6,196 |
| Gove County | Ford, Gerald+12 | 86048.9% | 84848.3% | 492.8% | 1,757 |
| Graham County | Ford, Gerald+176 | 1,11253.3% | 93644.8% | 401.9% | 2,088 |
| Grant County | Ford, Gerald+75 | 1,22650.6% | 1,15147.5% | 451.9% | 2,422 |
| Gray County | Carter, Jimmy+274 | 83742.1% | 1,11155.9% | 412.1% | 1,989 |
| Greeley County | Carter, Jimmy+90 | 38943.4% | 47953.5% | 283.1% | 896 |
| Greenwood County | Ford, Gerald+582 | 2,31956.0% | 1,73741.9% | 882.1% | 4,144 |
| Hamilton County | Carter, Jimmy+186 | 56041.7% | 74655.5% | 372.8% | 1,343 |
| Harper County | Ford, Gerald+96 | 1,77750.0% | 1,68147.3% | 962.7% | 3,554 |
| Harvey County | Ford, Gerald+621 | 6,62451.0% | 6,00346.2% | 3602.8% | 12,987 |
| Haskell County | Ford, Gerald+85 | 76152.0% | 67646.2% | 271.8% | 1,464 |
| Hodgeman County | Carter, Jimmy+121 | 57643.8% | 69753.0% | 423.2% | 1,315 |
| Jackson County | Ford, Gerald+596 | 2,72554.9% | 2,12942.9% | 1142.3% | 4,968 |
| Jefferson County | Ford, Gerald+755 | 3,22555.1% | 2,47042.2% | 1562.7% | 5,851 |
| Jewell County | Ford, Gerald+481 | 1,59257.5% | 1,11140.1% | 672.4% | 2,770 |
| Johnson County | Ford, Gerald+40,193 | 75,79866.4% | 35,60531.2% | 2,7392.4% | 114,142 |
| Kearny County | Ford, Gerald+16 | 67448.9% | 65847.8% | 453.3% | 1,377 |
| Kingman County | Carter, Jimmy+303 | 1,83944.9% | 2,14252.3% | 1122.7% | 4,093 |
| Kiowa County | Ford, Gerald+416 | 1,18059.5% | 76438.5% | 402.0% | 1,984 |
| Labette County | Carter, Jimmy+654 | 4,64045.6% | 5,29452.0% | 2432.4% | 10,177 |
| Lane County | Ford, Gerald+5 | 65148.9% | 64648.5% | 342.6% | 1,331 |
| Leavenworth County | Ford, Gerald+385 | 8,40750.1% | 8,02247.8% | 3492.1% | 16,778 |
| Lincoln County | Ford, Gerald+240 | 1,22554.5% | 98543.8% | 371.6% | 2,247 |
| Linn County | Ford, Gerald+192 | 1,87352.0% | 1,68146.7% | 481.3% | 3,602 |
| Logan County | Ford, Gerald+263 | 95756.4% | 69440.9% | 462.7% | 1,697 |
| Lyon County | Ford, Gerald+1,428 | 7,06252.6% | 5,63442.0% | 7325.5% | 13,428 |
| Marion County | Ford, Gerald+222 | 3,22650.7% | 3,00447.2% | 1302.0% | 6,360 |
| Marshall County | Ford, Gerald+821 | 6,18752.2% | 5,36645.2% | 3072.6% | 11,860 |
| McPherson County | Ford, Gerald+1,036 | 3,51957.3% | 2,48340.4% | 1382.2% | 6,140 |
| Meade County | Ford, Gerald+126 | 1,10951.5% | 98345.7% | 602.8% | 2,152 |
| Miami County | Carter, Jimmy+1 | 3,99948.7% | 4,00048.7% | 2172.6% | 8,216 |
| Mitchell County | Ford, Gerald+395 | 2,09554.0% | 1,70043.8% | 852.2% | 3,880 |
| Montgomery County | Ford, Gerald+1,707 | 8,86454.1% | 7,15743.7% | 3702.3% | 16,391 |
| Morris County | Ford, Gerald+361 | 1,69854.7% | 1,33743.1% | 672.2% | 3,102 |
| Morton County | Ford, Gerald+3 | 73848.9% | 73548.7% | 362.4% | 1,509 |
| Nemaha County | Ford, Gerald+173 | 2,75950.7% | 2,58647.5% | 961.8% | 5,441 |
| Neosho County | Ford, Gerald+196 | 4,03850.3% | 3,84247.9% | 1441.8% | 8,024 |
| Ness County | Carter, Jimmy+90 | 1,01646.5% | 1,10650.6% | 622.8% | 2,184 |
| Norton County | Ford, Gerald+864 | 2,20160.6% | 1,33736.8% | 972.7% | 3,635 |
| Osage County | Ford, Gerald+190 | 2,94550.5% | 2,75547.3% | 1282.2% | 5,828 |
| Osborne County | Ford, Gerald+384 | 1,57455.4% | 1,19041.9% | 762.7% | 2,840 |
| Ottawa County | Ford, Gerald+236 | 1,62952.9% | 1,39345.2% | 601.9% | 3,082 |
| Pawnee County | Carter, Jimmy+267 | 1,69245.1% | 1,95952.2% | 1002.7% | 3,751 |
| Phillips County | Ford, Gerald+1,053 | 2,31763.0% | 1,26434.4% | 942.6% | 3,675 |
| Pottawatomie County | Ford, Gerald+1,167 | 3,48359.1% | 2,31639.3% | 981.7% | 5,897 |
| Pratt County | Ford, Gerald+120 | 2,42750.0% | 2,30747.6% | 1162.4% | 4,850 |
| Rawlins County | Ford, Gerald+245 | 1,14853.9% | 90342.4% | 803.8% | 2,131 |
| Reno County | Carter, Jimmy+3,408 | 11,21242.3% | 14,62055.1% | 6802.6% | 26,512 |
| Republic County | Ford, Gerald+677 | 2,29457.4% | 1,61740.5% | 832.1% | 3,994 |
| Rice County | Carter, Jimmy+472 | 2,58444.8% | 3,05653.0% | 1252.2% | 5,765 |
| Riley County | Ford, Gerald+2,978 | 9,51857.4% | 6,54039.5% | 5103.1% | 16,568 |
| Rooks County | Ford, Gerald+252 | 1,66453.0% | 1,41245.0% | 611.9% | 3,137 |
| Rush County | Carter, Jimmy+189 | 1,17045.3% | 1,35952.7% | 522.0% | 2,581 |
| Russell County | Ford, Gerald+1,712 | 3,16567.8% | 1,45331.1% | 511.1% | 4,669 |
| Saline County | Ford, Gerald+2,742 | 11,21855.8% | 8,47642.2% | 4132.1% | 20,107 |
| Scott County | Ford, Gerald+276 | 1,19554.7% | 91942.1% | 693.2% | 2,183 |
| Sedgwick County | Ford, Gerald+5,839 | 69,82850.7% | 63,98946.5% | 3,8122.8% | 137,629 |
| Seward County | Ford, Gerald+1,697 | 3,60464.2% | 1,90734.0% | 1041.9% | 5,615 |
| Shawnee County | Ford, Gerald+8,523 | 37,10155.1% | 28,57842.4% | 1,6912.5% | 67,370 |
| Sheridan County | Ford, Gerald+45 | 83849.1% | 79346.5% | 744.3% | 1,705 |
| Sherman County | Ford, Gerald+98 | 1,67150.2% | 1,57347.2% | 882.6% | 3,332 |
| Smith County | Ford, Gerald+676 | 2,00958.5% | 1,33338.8% | 942.7% | 3,436 |
| Stafford County | Carter, Jimmy+229 | 1,43045.2% | 1,65952.5% | 732.3% | 3,162 |
| Stanton County | Ford, Gerald+21 | 51049.0% | 48947.0% | 413.9% | 1,040 |
| Stevens County | Ford, Gerald+361 | 1,26257.2% | 90140.9% | 421.9% | 2,205 |
| Sumner County | Carter, Jimmy+740 | 4,64544.9% | 5,38552.1% | 3103.0% | 10,340 |
| Thomas County | Ford, Gerald+444 | 2,24653.9% | 1,80243.3% | 1162.8% | 4,164 |
| Trego County | Ford, Gerald+22 | 1,02549.6% | 1,00348.5% | 401.9% | 2,068 |
| Wabaunsee County | Ford, Gerald+567 | 1,92157.6% | 1,35440.6% | 611.8% | 3,336 |
| Wallace County | Ford, Gerald+114 | 60052.8% | 48642.7% | 514.5% | 1,137 |
| Washington County | Ford, Gerald+979 | 2,54360.4% | 1,56437.1% | 1062.5% | 4,213 |
| Wichita County | Carter, Jimmy+21 | 59347.9% | 61449.6% | 312.5% | 1,238 |
| Wilson County | Ford, Gerald+635 | 2,68255.7% | 2,04742.5% | 891.8% | 4,818 |
| Woodson County | Ford, Gerald+200 | 1,10454.1% | 90444.3% | 331.6% | 2,041 |
| Wyandotte County | Carter, Jimmy+14,337 | 23,14137.0% | 37,47859.9% | 1,9363.1% | 62,555 |
complete certified result
Kansas 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)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Same ballot, 1976KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.