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Elections / 1976 · President · MA

Jimmy Carter carried Massachusetts D+15.7.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Massachusetts, 1976. The state ran 13.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

Massachusetts result
2,547,558 votes counted
Carter (D)
1,429,475
56.1%
Ford (R)
1,030,276
40.4%
All others
87,807
3.4%
Margin
D+15.7
1976 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1976
CarterD+15.7
1976 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · R+11.0Berkshire County, MA · D+17.2Bristol County, MA · D+24.2Dukes County, MA · D+2.9Essex County, MA · D+13.3Franklin County, MA · TiedHampden County, MA · D+21.6Hampshire County, MA · D+21.2Middlesex County, MA · D+15.5Nantucket County, MA · R+10.8Norfolk County, MA · D+6.2Plymouth County, MA · D+5.5Suffolk County, MA · D+26.4Worcester County, MA · D+23.5
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic56.1%1,429,475
Gerald FordRepublican40.4%1,030,276
OtherAll other candidates3.4%87,807
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1976
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−11.0%
31,26839,29573,117
Berkshire CountyD
+17.2%
39,33727,46268,871
Bristol CountyD
+24.2%
116,31869,957191,771
Dukes CountyD
+2.9%
2,5132,3655,135
Essex CountyD
+13.3%
165,710125,538301,444
Franklin CountyD
+0.5%
14,98514,83731,181
Hampden CountyD
+21.6%
110,02870,008185,290
Hampshire CountyD
+21.2%
34,94722,21960,075
Middlesex CountyD
+15.5%
359,919260,044643,382
Nantucket CountyR
−10.8%
1,1151,3992,626
Norfolk CountyD
+6.2%
155,342136,628302,616
Plymouth CountyD
+5.5%
83,66374,684164,433
Suffolk CountyD
+26.4%
142,01080,623232,372
Worcester CountyD
+23.5%
172,320105,217285,245