Elections / 1976 · President · KS
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 |
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% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 2,746 | 3,269 | 6,141 | |
| Anderson County | D | 1,886 | 1,872 | 3,844 | |
| Atchison County | D | 4,108 | 4,030 | 8,344 | |
| Barber County | R | 1,494 | 1,568 | 3,109 | |
| Barton County | R | 5,497 | 7,311 | 13,142 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 3,237 | 3,589 | 6,929 | |
| Brown County | R | 1,745 | 3,407 | 5,245 | |
| Butler County | D | 8,540 | 8,390 | 17,316 | |
| Chase County | R | 643 | 922 | 1,601 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 866 | 1,159 | 2,078 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 5,154 | 3,957 | 9,218 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 758 | 1,008 | 1,805 | |
| Clark County | R | 680 | 761 | 1,469 | |
| Clay County | R | 1,610 | 3,085 | 4,832 | |
| Cloud County | D | 2,976 | 2,954 | 6,061 | |
| Coffey County | R | 1,549 | 2,145 | 3,783 | |
| Comanche County | R | 630 | 719 | 1,364 | |
| Cowley County | R | 7,095 | 7,513 | 14,931 | |
| Crawford County | D | 9,021 | 7,225 | 16,504 | |
| Decatur County | R | 1,011 | 1,232 | 2,336 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 3,672 | 4,759 | 8,617 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,428 | 2,469 | 3,969 | |
| Douglas County | R | 11,922 | 14,277 | 27,842 | |
| Edwards County | D | 1,304 | 1,001 | 2,357 | |
| Elk County | R | 865 | 1,087 | 1,982 | |
| Ellis County | D | 6,280 | 4,719 | 11,240 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 1,573 | 1,618 | 3,246 | |
| Finney County | D | 3,813 | 3,711 | 7,667 | |
| Ford County | D | 4,934 | 4,679 | 9,827 | |
| Franklin County | R | 3,607 | 4,760 | 8,578 | |
| Geary County | R | 2,843 | 3,230 | 6,196 | |
| Gove County | R | 848 | 860 | 1,757 | |
| Graham County | R | 936 | 1,112 | 2,088 | |
| Grant County | R | 1,151 | 1,226 | 2,422 | |
| Gray County | D | 1,111 | 837 | 1,989 | |
| Greeley County | D | 479 | 389 | 896 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 1,737 | 2,319 | 4,144 | |
| Hamilton County | D | 746 | 560 | 1,343 | |
| Harper County | R | 1,681 | 1,777 | 3,554 | |
| Harvey County | R | 6,003 | 6,624 | 12,987 | |
| Haskell County | R | 676 | 761 | 1,464 | |
| Hodgeman County | D | 697 | 576 | 1,315 | |
| Jackson County | R | 2,129 | 2,725 | 4,968 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 2,470 | 3,225 | 5,851 | |
| Jewell County | R | 1,111 | 1,592 | 2,770 | |
| Johnson County | R | 35,605 | 75,798 | 114,142 | |
| Kearny County | R | 658 | 674 | 1,377 | |
| Kingman County | D | 2,142 | 1,839 | 4,093 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 764 | 1,180 | 1,984 | |
| Labette County | D | 5,294 | 4,640 | 10,177 | |
| Lane County | R | 646 | 651 | 1,331 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 8,022 | 8,407 | 16,778 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 985 | 1,225 | 2,247 | |
| Linn County | R | 1,681 | 1,873 | 3,602 | |
| Logan County | R | 694 | 957 | 1,697 | |
| Lyon County | R | 5,634 | 7,062 | 13,428 | |
| Marion County | R | 3,004 | 3,226 | 6,360 | |
| Marshall County | R | 5,366 | 6,187 | 11,860 | |
| McPherson County | R | 2,483 | 3,519 | 6,140 | |
| Meade County | R | 983 | 1,109 | 2,152 | |
| Miami County | D | 4,000 | 3,999 | 8,216 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 1,700 | 2,095 | 3,880 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 7,157 | 8,864 | 16,391 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,337 | 1,698 | 3,102 | |
| Morton County | R | 735 | 738 | 1,509 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 2,586 | 2,759 | 5,441 | |
| Neosho County | R | 3,842 | 4,038 | 8,024 | |
| Ness County | D | 1,106 | 1,016 | 2,184 | |
| Norton County | R | 1,337 | 2,201 | 3,635 | |
| Osage County | R | 2,755 | 2,945 | 5,828 | |
| Osborne County | R | 1,190 | 1,574 | 2,840 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 1,393 | 1,629 | 3,082 | |
| Pawnee County | D | 1,959 | 1,692 | 3,751 | |
| Phillips County | R | 1,264 | 2,317 | 3,675 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 2,316 | 3,483 | 5,897 | |
| Pratt County | R | 2,307 | 2,427 | 4,850 | |
| Rawlins County | R | 903 | 1,148 | 2,131 | |
| Reno County | D | 14,620 | 11,212 | 26,512 | |
| Republic County | R | 1,617 | 2,294 | 3,994 | |
| Rice County | D | 3,056 | 2,584 | 5,765 | |
| Riley County | R | 6,540 | 9,518 | 16,568 | |
| Rooks County | R | 1,412 | 1,664 | 3,137 | |
| Rush County | D | 1,359 | 1,170 | 2,581 | |
| Russell County | R | 1,453 | 3,165 | 4,669 | |
| Saline County | R | 8,476 | 11,218 | 20,107 | |
| Scott County | R | 919 | 1,195 | 2,183 | |
| Sedgwick County | R | 63,989 | 69,828 | 137,629 | |
| Seward County | R | 1,907 | 3,604 | 5,615 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 28,578 | 37,101 | 67,370 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 793 | 838 | 1,705 | |
| Sherman County | R | 1,573 | 1,671 | 3,332 | |
| Smith County | R | 1,333 | 2,009 | 3,436 | |
| Stafford County | D | 1,659 | 1,430 | 3,162 | |
| Stanton County | R | 489 | 510 | 1,040 | |
| Stevens County | R | 901 | 1,262 | 2,205 | |
| Sumner County | D | 5,385 | 4,645 | 10,340 | |
| Thomas County | R | 1,802 | 2,246 | 4,164 | |
| Trego County | R | 1,003 | 1,025 | 2,068 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 1,354 | 1,921 | 3,336 | |
| Wallace County | R | 486 | 600 | 1,137 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,564 | 2,543 | 4,213 | |
| Wichita County | D | 614 | 593 | 1,238 | |
| Wilson County | R | 2,047 | 2,682 | 4,818 | |
| Woodson County | R | 904 | 1,104 | 2,041 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 37,478 | 23,141 | 62,555 |
Same ballot, 1976KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.