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Elections / 1976 · President · MD

Jimmy Carter carried Maryland D+6.1.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Maryland, 1976. The state ran 4.0 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)

Maryland result
1,432,273 votes counted
Carter (D)
759,612
53.0%
Ford (R)
672,661
47.0%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+6.1
1976 presidential election
Maryland, 1976
CarterD+6.1
1976 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · D+1.7Anne Arundel County, MD · R+6.1Baltimore city, MD · D+37.2Baltimore County, MD · R+9.5Calvert County, MD · D+14.7Caroline County, MD · R+1.6Carroll County, MD · R+22.3Cecil County, MD · D+6.7Charles County, MD · D+10.0Dorchester County, MD · R+2.6Frederick County, MD · R+10.5Garrett County, MD · R+16.4Harford County, MD · R+10.0Howard County, MD · R+1.6Kent County, MD · D+6.5Montgomery County, MD · D+3.3Prince George's County, MD · D+15.9Queen Anne's County, MD · TiedSomerset County, MD · D+3.2St. Mary's County, MD · D+12.3Talbot County, MD · R+22.3Washington County, MD · R+11.9Wicomico County, MD · R+5.6Worcester County, MD · R+6.5
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic53.0%759,612
Gerald FordRepublican47.0%672,661
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1976
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyD
+1.7%
15,96715,43531,402
Anne Arundel CountyR
−6.1%
54,35161,353115,704
Baltimore cityD
+37.2%
178,59381,762260,355
Baltimore CountyR
−9.5%
118,505143,293261,798
Calvert CountyD
+14.7%
4,6263,4398,065
Caroline CountyR
−1.6%
3,0173,1146,131
Carroll CountyR
−22.3%
9,94015,66125,601
Cecil CountyD
+6.7%
8,9507,83316,783
Charles CountyD
+10.0%
9,5257,79217,317
Dorchester CountyR
−2.6%
4,5284,7689,296
Frederick CountyR
−10.5%
14,54217,94132,483
Garrett CountyR
−16.4%
3,3324,6407,972
Harford CountyR
−10.0%
19,89024,30944,199
Howard CountyR
−1.6%
20,53321,20041,733
Kent CountyD
+6.5%
3,2112,8216,032
Montgomery CountyD
+3.3%
131,098122,674253,772
Prince George's CountyD
+15.9%
111,74381,027192,770
Queen Anne's CountyR
−0.3%
3,4573,4796,936
Somerset CountyD
+3.2%
3,4723,2546,726
St. Mary's CountyD
+12.3%
7,2275,64012,867
Talbot CountyR
−22.3%
3,7155,8489,563
Washington CountyR
−11.9%
15,90220,19436,096
Wicomico CountyR
−5.6%
9,41210,53719,949
Worcester CountyR
−6.5%
4,0764,6478,723