Michigan — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentFordR+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 51.8% | 1,893,742 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 46.4% | 1,696,714 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 63,293 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Arenac County, MI | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Lake County, MI | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+10.5 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+7.2 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+11.2 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Gerald Ford+290 | 2,32852.9% | 2,03846.3% | 370.8% | 4,403 |
| Alger County | Jimmy Carter+657 | 1,72241.4% | 2,37957.2% | 601.4% | 4,161 |
| Allegan County | Gerald Ford+9,536 | 19,33065.6% | 9,79433.2% | 3471.2% | 29,471 |
| Alpena County | Gerald Ford+70 | 6,38049.6% | 6,31049.0% | 1761.4% | 12,866 |
| Antrim County | Gerald Ford+1,337 | 4,36958.1% | 3,03240.3% | 1171.6% | 7,518 |
| Arenac County | Jimmy Carter+8 | 2,68749.5% | 2,69549.7% | 410.8% | 5,423 |
| Baraga County | Gerald Ford+10 | 1,78849.5% | 1,77849.2% | 481.3% | 3,614 |
| Barry County | Gerald Ford+4,211 | 11,17860.8% | 6,96737.9% | 2431.3% | 18,388 |
| Bay County | Jimmy Carter+2,784 | 23,17446.6% | 25,95852.2% | 5571.1% | 49,689 |
| Benzie County | Gerald Ford+1,194 | 3,08561.2% | 1,89137.5% | 621.2% | 5,038 |
| Berrien County | Gerald Ford+15,672 | 40,83561.1% | 25,16337.7% | 8001.2% | 66,798 |
| Branch County | Gerald Ford+1,950 | 8,25155.7% | 6,30142.6% | 2501.7% | 14,802 |
| Calhoun County | Gerald Ford+5,161 | 30,39053.8% | 25,22944.6% | 9011.6% | 56,520 |
| Cass County | Gerald Ford+2,050 | 9,89355.1% | 7,84343.7% | 2031.1% | 17,939 |
| Charlevoix County | Gerald Ford+1,192 | 5,14555.6% | 3,95342.7% | 1601.7% | 9,258 |
| Cheboygan County | Gerald Ford+1,014 | 4,89455.1% | 3,88043.7% | 1041.2% | 8,878 |
| Chippewa County | Gerald Ford+1,003 | 7,02553.3% | 6,02245.7% | 1281.0% | 13,175 |
| Clare County | Gerald Ford+726 | 4,87953.5% | 4,15345.5% | 941.0% | 9,126 |
| Clinton County | Gerald Ford+5,926 | 13,47563.1% | 7,54935.4% | 3291.5% | 21,353 |
| Crawford County | Gerald Ford+470 | 2,35954.8% | 1,88943.9% | 551.3% | 4,303 |
| Delta County | Jimmy Carter+1,218 | 7,80945.8% | 9,02753.0% | 1971.2% | 17,033 |
| Dickinson County | Jimmy Carter+212 | 5,92248.6% | 6,13450.4% | 1211.0% | 12,177 |
| Eaton County | Gerald Ford+10,037 | 22,12063.7% | 12,08334.8% | 5471.6% | 34,750 |
| Emmet County | Gerald Ford+1,897 | 5,91058.5% | 4,01339.7% | 1811.8% | 10,104 |
| Genesee County | Jimmy Carter+8,963 | 80,00446.7% | 88,96751.9% | 2,4671.4% | 171,438 |
| Gladwin County | Gerald Ford+75 | 3,79450.1% | 3,71949.1% | 540.7% | 7,567 |
| Gogebic County | Jimmy Carter+2,388 | 3,95338.0% | 6,34161.0% | 980.9% | 10,392 |
| Grand Traverse County | Gerald Ford+6,242 | 13,50563.9% | 7,26334.3% | 3821.8% | 21,150 |
| Gratiot County | Gerald Ford+4,097 | 9,52663.0% | 5,42935.9% | 1631.1% | 15,118 |
| Hillsdale County | Gerald Ford+3,880 | 9,30762.2% | 5,42736.3% | 2211.5% | 14,955 |
| Houghton County | Gerald Ford+697 | 8,04951.6% | 7,35247.1% | 1991.3% | 15,600 |
| Huron County | Gerald Ford+3,576 | 9,29761.3% | 5,72137.7% | 1581.0% | 15,176 |
| Ingham County | Gerald Ford+18,839 | 66,72955.9% | 47,89040.1% | 4,7083.9% | 119,327 |
| Ionia County | Gerald Ford+4,917 | 11,73762.5% | 6,82036.3% | 2341.2% | 18,791 |
| Iosco County | Gerald Ford+625 | 5,50052.4% | 4,87546.4% | 1231.2% | 10,498 |
| Iron County | Jimmy Carter+1,177 | 3,22441.8% | 4,40157.0% | 931.2% | 7,718 |
| Isabella County | Gerald Ford+3,296 | 10,57757.7% | 7,28139.7% | 4872.7% | 18,345 |
| Jackson County | Gerald Ford+8,147 | 32,87356.2% | 24,72642.3% | 8581.5% | 58,457 |
| Kalamazoo County | Gerald Ford+18,051 | 51,46259.1% | 33,41138.4% | 2,2122.5% | 87,085 |
| Kalkaska County | Gerald Ford+323 | 2,28053.1% | 1,95745.6% | 541.3% | 4,291 |
| Kent County | Gerald Ford+67,805 | 126,80567.2% | 59,00031.3% | 2,8281.5% | 188,633 |
| Keweenaw County | Jimmy Carter+52 | 60647.7% | 65851.8% | 70.6% | 1,271 |
| Lake County | Jimmy Carter+581 | 1,59842.0% | 2,17957.2% | 310.8% | 3,808 |
| Lapeer County | Gerald Ford+2,846 | 12,34955.6% | 9,50342.8% | 3631.6% | 22,215 |
| Leelanau County | Gerald Ford+1,803 | 4,24062.3% | 2,43735.8% | 1261.9% | 6,803 |
| Lenawee County | Gerald Ford+3,787 | 18,39755.0% | 14,61043.7% | 4281.3% | 33,435 |
| Livingston County | Gerald Ford+7,022 | 19,43759.8% | 12,41538.2% | 6342.0% | 32,486 |
| Luce County | Gerald Ford+280 | 1,37955.3% | 1,09944.0% | 170.7% | 2,495 |
| Mackinac County | Gerald Ford+655 | 3,10755.2% | 2,45243.6% | 681.2% | 5,627 |
| Macomb County | Gerald Ford+11,323 | 132,49951.2% | 121,17646.9% | 4,9281.9% | 258,603 |
| Manistee County | Gerald Ford+1,053 | 5,53254.6% | 4,47944.2% | 1231.2% | 10,134 |
| Marquette County | Gerald Ford+147 | 12,98449.3% | 12,83748.8% | 4941.9% | 26,315 |
| Mason County | Gerald Ford+2,271 | 6,81259.2% | 4,54139.4% | 1631.4% | 11,516 |
| Mecosta County | Gerald Ford+2,562 | 7,28759.6% | 4,72538.7% | 2091.7% | 12,221 |
| Menominee County | Gerald Ford+37 | 5,63349.6% | 5,59649.3% | 1281.1% | 11,357 |
| Midland County | Gerald Ford+5,672 | 17,63158.6% | 11,95939.7% | 5111.7% | 30,101 |
| Missaukee County | Gerald Ford+1,255 | 2,94362.9% | 1,68836.1% | 501.1% | 4,681 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+2,614 | 20,67646.4% | 23,29052.2% | 6311.4% | 44,597 |
| Montcalm County | Gerald Ford+3,755 | 10,43960.4% | 6,68438.6% | 1711.0% | 17,294 |
| Montmorency County | Gerald Ford+198 | 1,88252.0% | 1,68446.6% | 511.4% | 3,617 |
| Muskegon County | Gerald Ford+8,535 | 35,54856.1% | 27,01342.6% | 8461.3% | 63,407 |
| Newaygo County | Gerald Ford+2,636 | 8,25858.8% | 5,62240.0% | 1701.2% | 14,050 |
| Oakland County | Gerald Ford+80,005 | 244,27158.7% | 164,26639.5% | 7,6681.8% | 416,205 |
| Oceana County | Gerald Ford+1,809 | 5,23659.5% | 3,42739.0% | 1351.5% | 8,798 |
| Ogemaw County | Jimmy Carter+333 | 3,21247.1% | 3,54551.9% | 671.0% | 6,824 |
| Ontonagon County | Jimmy Carter+642 | 2,46243.9% | 3,10455.4% | 410.7% | 5,607 |
| Osceola County | Gerald Ford+1,864 | 4,46762.2% | 2,60336.3% | 1081.5% | 7,178 |
| Oscoda County | Gerald Ford+433 | 1,54157.6% | 1,10841.4% | 281.0% | 2,677 |
| Otsego County | Gerald Ford+431 | 3,15553.0% | 2,72445.8% | 731.2% | 5,952 |
| Ottawa County | Gerald Ford+32,815 | 49,19674.1% | 16,38124.7% | 7931.2% | 66,370 |
| Presque Isle County | Gerald Ford+211 | 3,54551.0% | 3,33448.0% | 691.0% | 6,948 |
| Roscommon County | Gerald Ford+917 | 4,60854.9% | 3,69143.9% | 1021.2% | 8,401 |
| Saginaw County | Gerald Ford+10,485 | 46,76555.6% | 36,28043.2% | 1,0261.2% | 84,071 |
| Sanilac County | Gerald Ford+4,555 | 10,59762.9% | 6,04235.8% | 2171.3% | 16,856 |
| Schoolcraft County | Jimmy Carter+225 | 1,93346.5% | 2,15851.9% | 631.5% | 4,154 |
| Shiawassee County | Gerald Ford+2,911 | 15,11354.5% | 12,20244.0% | 4061.5% | 27,721 |
| St. Clair County | Gerald Ford+3,577 | 26,31152.7% | 22,73445.6% | 8441.7% | 49,889 |
| St. Joseph County | Gerald Ford+4,478 | 11,78461.1% | 7,30637.9% | 2051.1% | 19,295 |
| Tuscola County | Gerald Ford+4,127 | 12,05959.9% | 7,93239.4% | 1530.8% | 20,144 |
| Van Buren County | Gerald Ford+3,249 | 13,61556.0% | 10,36642.7% | 3211.3% | 24,302 |
| Washtenaw County | Gerald Ford+5,890 | 56,80750.9% | 50,91745.6% | 3,9653.6% | 111,689 |
| Wayne County | Jimmy Carter+200,179 | 348,58838.2% | 548,76760.1% | 15,6351.7% | 912,990 |
| Wexford County | Gerald Ford+1,151 | 5,67055.0% | 4,51943.8% | 1281.2% | 10,317 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Same ballot, 1976MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.