Gerald Ford carried Michigan R+5.4.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Michigan, 1976. The state ran 7.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

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Michigan result

3,653,749 votes counted

Carter (D)

1,696,714

46.4%

Ford (R)

1,893,742

51.8%

All others

63,293

1.7%

Margin

R+5.4

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1976 presidential election

Michigan, 1976

FordR+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

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1976

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−6.6%	2,038	2,328	4,403
Alger County	D	+15.8%	2,379	1,722	4,161
Allegan County	R	−32.4%	9,794	19,330	29,471
Alpena County	R	−0.5%	6,310	6,380	12,866
Antrim County	R	−17.8%	3,032	4,369	7,518
Arenac County	D	+0.1%	2,695	2,687	5,423
Baraga County	R	−0.3%	1,778	1,788	3,614
Barry County	R	−22.9%	6,967	11,178	18,388
Bay County	D	+5.6%	25,958	23,174	49,689
Benzie County	R	−23.7%	1,891	3,085	5,038
Berrien County	R	−23.5%	25,163	40,835	66,798
Branch County	R	−13.2%	6,301	8,251	14,802
Calhoun County	R	−9.1%	25,229	30,390	56,520
Cass County	R	−11.4%	7,843	9,893	17,939
Charlevoix County	R	−12.9%	3,953	5,145	9,258
Cheboygan County	R	−11.4%	3,880	4,894	8,878
Chippewa County	R	−7.6%	6,022	7,025	13,175
Clare County	R	−8.0%	4,153	4,879	9,126
Clinton County	R	−27.8%	7,549	13,475	21,353
Crawford County	R	−10.9%	1,889	2,359	4,303
Delta County	D	+7.2%	9,027	7,809	17,033
Dickinson County	D	+1.7%	6,134	5,922	12,177
Eaton County	R	−28.9%	12,083	22,120	34,750
Emmet County	R	−18.8%	4,013	5,910	10,104
Genesee County	D	+5.2%	88,967	80,004	171,438
Gladwin County	R	−1.0%	3,719	3,794	7,567
Gogebic County	D	+23.0%	6,341	3,953	10,392
Grand Traverse County	R	−29.5%	7,263	13,505	21,150
Gratiot County	R	−27.1%	5,429	9,526	15,118
Hillsdale County	R	−25.9%	5,427	9,307	14,955
Houghton County	R	−4.5%	7,352	8,049	15,600
Huron County	R	−23.6%	5,721	9,297	15,176
Ingham County	R	−15.8%	47,890	66,729	119,327
Ionia County	R	−26.2%	6,820	11,737	18,791
Iosco County	R	−6.0%	4,875	5,500	10,498
Iron County	D	+15.3%	4,401	3,224	7,718
Isabella County	R	−18.0%	7,281	10,577	18,345
Jackson County	R	−13.9%	24,726	32,873	58,457
Kalamazoo County	R	−20.7%	33,411	51,462	87,085
Kalkaska County	R	−7.5%	1,957	2,280	4,291
Kent County	R	−35.9%	59,000	126,805	188,633
Keweenaw County	D	+4.1%	658	606	1,271
Lake County	D	+15.3%	2,179	1,598	3,808
Lapeer County	R	−12.8%	9,503	12,349	22,215
Leelanau County	R	−26.5%	2,437	4,240	6,803
Lenawee County	R	−11.3%	14,610	18,397	33,435
Livingston County	R	−21.6%	12,415	19,437	32,486
Luce County	R	−11.2%	1,099	1,379	2,495
Mackinac County	R	−11.6%	2,452	3,107	5,627
Macomb County	R	−4.4%	121,176	132,499	258,603
Manistee County	R	−10.4%	4,479	5,532	10,134
Marquette County	R	−0.6%	12,837	12,984	26,315
Mason County	R	−19.7%	4,541	6,812	11,516
Mecosta County	R	−21.0%	4,725	7,287	12,221
Menominee County	R	−0.3%	5,596	5,633	11,357
Midland County	R	−18.8%	11,959	17,631	30,101
Missaukee County	R	−26.8%	1,688	2,943	4,681
Monroe County	D	+5.9%	23,290	20,676	44,597
Montcalm County	R	−21.7%	6,684	10,439	17,294
Montmorency County	R	−5.5%	1,684	1,882	3,617
Muskegon County	R	−13.5%	27,013	35,548	63,407
Newaygo County	R	−18.8%	5,622	8,258	14,050
Oakland County	R	−19.2%	164,266	244,271	416,205
Oceana County	R	−20.6%	3,427	5,236	8,798
Ogemaw County	D	+4.9%	3,545	3,212	6,824
Ontonagon County	D	+11.4%	3,104	2,462	5,607
Osceola County	R	−26.0%	2,603	4,467	7,178
Oscoda County	R	−16.2%	1,108	1,541	2,677
Otsego County	R	−7.2%	2,724	3,155	5,952
Ottawa County	R	−49.4%	16,381	49,196	66,370
Presque Isle County	R	−3.0%	3,334	3,545	6,948
Roscommon County	R	−10.9%	3,691	4,608	8,401
Saginaw County	R	−12.5%	36,280	46,765	84,071
Sanilac County	R	−27.0%	6,042	10,597	16,856
Schoolcraft County	D	+5.4%	2,158	1,933	4,154
Shiawassee County	R	−10.5%	12,202	15,113	27,721
St. Clair County	R	−7.2%	22,734	26,311	49,889
St. Joseph County	R	−23.2%	7,306	11,784	19,295
Tuscola County	R	−20.5%	7,932	12,059	20,144
Van Buren County	R	−13.4%	10,366	13,615	24,302
Washtenaw County	R	−5.3%	50,917	56,807	111,689
Wayne County	D	+21.9%	548,767	348,588	912,990
Wexford County	R	−11.2%	4,519	5,670	10,317