Minnesota — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentCarterD+12.9
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 54.9% | 1,070,440 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 42.0% | 819,395 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 59,754 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Becker County, MN | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Benton County, MN | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Cass County, MN | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Chisago County, MN | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Clay County, MN | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Douglas County, MN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Grant County, MN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Isanti County, MN | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Jackson County, MN | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Lyon County, MN | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Marshall County, MN | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Meeker County, MN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Morrison County, MN | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Mower County, MN | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Murray County, MN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Nobles County, MN | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Pine County, MN | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Polk County, MN | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Pope County, MN | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Renville County, MN | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Rice County, MN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Roseau County, MN | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Scott County, MN | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+1.5 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Stearns County, MN | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Stevens County, MN | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Todd County, MN | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Wadena County, MN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Washington County, MN | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Winona County, MN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Wright County, MN | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Democratic | D+18.6 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Carter, Jimmy+1,832 | 4,30862.0% | 2,47635.6% | 1652.4% | 6,949 |
| Anoka County | Carter, Jimmy+20,310 | 48,17361.5% | 27,86335.6% | 2,2792.9% | 78,315 |
| Becker County | Carter, Jimmy+986 | 6,59752.5% | 5,61144.7% | 3582.8% | 12,566 |
| Beltrami County | Carter, Jimmy+2,326 | 7,54056.8% | 5,21439.2% | 5314.0% | 13,285 |
| Benton County | Carter, Jimmy+2,136 | 6,23556.9% | 4,09937.4% | 6315.8% | 10,965 |
| Big Stone County | Carter, Jimmy+1,249 | 2,58164.4% | 1,33233.2% | 942.3% | 4,007 |
| Blue Earth County | Carter, Jimmy+932 | 12,93050.3% | 11,99846.7% | 7603.0% | 25,688 |
| Brown County | Ford, Gerald+1,687 | 5,79241.3% | 7,47953.3% | 7685.5% | 14,039 |
| Carlton County | Carter, Jimmy+4,876 | 9,24766.3% | 4,37131.3% | 3342.4% | 13,952 |
| Carver County | Ford, Gerald+625 | 7,57446.3% | 8,19950.2% | 5743.5% | 16,347 |
| Cass County | Carter, Jimmy+981 | 5,42453.0% | 4,44343.4% | 3673.6% | 10,234 |
| Chippewa County | Carter, Jimmy+1,394 | 4,64857.8% | 3,25440.4% | 1441.8% | 8,046 |
| Chisago County | Carter, Jimmy+2,751 | 6,62561.0% | 3,87435.6% | 3683.4% | 10,867 |
| Clay County | Carter, Jimmy+559 | 10,87650.1% | 10,31747.5% | 5152.4% | 21,708 |
| Clearwater County | Carter, Jimmy+1,063 | 2,43760.7% | 1,37434.2% | 2045.1% | 4,015 |
| Cook County | Ford, Gerald+16 | 1,01847.8% | 1,03448.5% | 783.7% | 2,130 |
| Cottonwood County | Ford, Gerald+93 | 3,81348.5% | 3,90649.7% | 1401.8% | 7,859 |
| Crow Wing County | Carter, Jimmy+2,581 | 10,65354.5% | 8,07241.3% | 8394.3% | 19,564 |
| Dakota County | Carter, Jimmy+6,711 | 44,25352.6% | 37,54244.7% | 2,2852.7% | 84,080 |
| Dodge County | Ford, Gerald+437 | 3,00945.6% | 3,44652.2% | 1432.2% | 6,598 |
| Douglas County | Carter, Jimmy+1,187 | 7,09753.3% | 5,91044.4% | 3072.3% | 13,314 |
| Faribault County | Ford, Gerald+528 | 5,04946.6% | 5,57751.5% | 2071.9% | 10,833 |
| Fillmore County | Ford, Gerald+1,226 | 4,75843.4% | 5,98454.6% | 2152.0% | 10,957 |
| Freeborn County | Carter, Jimmy+1,250 | 9,47052.6% | 8,22045.6% | 3281.8% | 18,018 |
| Goodhue County | Ford, Gerald+1,041 | 8,92646.2% | 9,96751.6% | 4282.2% | 19,321 |
| Grant County | Carter, Jimmy+989 | 2,62460.5% | 1,63537.7% | 791.8% | 4,338 |
| Hennepin County | Carter, Jimmy+45,488 | 257,38053.2% | 211,89243.8% | 14,1062.9% | 483,378 |
| Houston County | Ford, Gerald+992 | 3,86143.3% | 4,85354.4% | 2122.4% | 8,926 |
| Hubbard County | Carter, Jimmy+211 | 3,19649.3% | 2,98546.0% | 3084.7% | 6,489 |
| Isanti County | Carter, Jimmy+2,854 | 6,01363.9% | 3,15933.5% | 2452.6% | 9,417 |
| Itasca County | Carter, Jimmy+6,333 | 12,97964.0% | 6,64632.8% | 6563.2% | 20,281 |
| Jackson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,441 | 4,31159.2% | 2,87039.4% | 1061.5% | 7,287 |
| Kanabec County | Carter, Jimmy+1,245 | 3,18860.0% | 1,94336.6% | 1803.4% | 5,311 |
| Kandiyohi County | Carter, Jimmy+3,328 | 9,99258.3% | 6,66438.9% | 4742.8% | 17,130 |
| Kittson County | Carter, Jimmy+453 | 2,00855.3% | 1,55542.8% | 661.8% | 3,629 |
| Koochiching County | Carter, Jimmy+1,953 | 4,84660.5% | 2,89336.1% | 2683.3% | 8,007 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Carter, Jimmy+1,355 | 3,64760.1% | 2,29237.8% | 1262.1% | 6,065 |
| Lake County | Carter, Jimmy+1,660 | 3,97360.2% | 2,31335.1% | 3134.7% | 6,599 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Carter, Jimmy+348 | 1,10556.2% | 75738.5% | 1035.2% | 1,965 |
| Le Sueur County | Carter, Jimmy+1,991 | 6,55657.6% | 4,56540.1% | 2602.3% | 11,381 |
| Lincoln County | Carter, Jimmy+995 | 2,59460.8% | 1,59937.5% | 741.7% | 4,267 |
| Lyon County | Carter, Jimmy+2,086 | 7,12257.2% | 5,03640.4% | 3002.4% | 12,458 |
| Mahnomen County | Carter, Jimmy+685 | 1,59060.8% | 90534.6% | 1184.5% | 2,613 |
| Marshall County | Carter, Jimmy+1,139 | 3,74457.7% | 2,60540.1% | 1402.2% | 6,489 |
| Martin County | Ford, Gerald+812 | 5,67245.4% | 6,48451.9% | 3322.7% | 12,488 |
| McLeod County | Ford, Gerald+270 | 6,24947.2% | 6,51949.2% | 4703.6% | 13,238 |
| Meeker County | Carter, Jimmy+1,198 | 5,29554.2% | 4,09742.0% | 3693.8% | 9,761 |
| Mille Lacs County | Carter, Jimmy+1,960 | 5,17259.7% | 3,21237.0% | 2863.3% | 8,670 |
| Morrison County | Carter, Jimmy+3,586 | 8,17661.5% | 4,59034.5% | 5284.0% | 13,294 |
| Mower County | Carter, Jimmy+4,674 | 12,83759.7% | 8,16338.0% | 4872.3% | 21,487 |
| Murray County | Carter, Jimmy+1,080 | 3,68557.6% | 2,60540.7% | 1091.7% | 6,399 |
| Nicollet County | Ford, Gerald+294 | 5,77747.2% | 6,07149.6% | 3973.2% | 12,245 |
| Nobles County | Carter, Jimmy+1,531 | 6,03456.2% | 4,50341.9% | 1981.8% | 10,735 |
| Norman County | Carter, Jimmy+963 | 2,94658.8% | 1,98339.6% | 831.7% | 5,012 |
| Olmsted County | Ford, Gerald+9,354 | 14,67637.0% | 24,03060.7% | 9112.3% | 39,617 |
| Otter Tail County | Ford, Gerald+232 | 11,88148.5% | 12,11349.4% | 5162.1% | 24,510 |
| Pennington County | Carter, Jimmy+764 | 3,78754.5% | 3,02343.5% | 1382.0% | 6,948 |
| Pine County | Carter, Jimmy+2,385 | 5,44261.2% | 3,05734.4% | 3884.4% | 8,887 |
| Pipestone County | Carter, Jimmy+254 | 3,27251.1% | 3,01847.1% | 1111.7% | 6,401 |
| Polk County | Carter, Jimmy+2,526 | 9,07856.6% | 6,55240.9% | 4042.5% | 16,034 |
| Pope County | Carter, Jimmy+1,495 | 3,74661.1% | 2,25136.7% | 1302.1% | 6,127 |
| Ramsey County | Carter, Jimmy+47,202 | 133,68258.6% | 86,48037.9% | 7,9053.5% | 228,067 |
| Red Lake County | Carter, Jimmy+1,011 | 1,74867.2% | 73728.3% | 1154.4% | 2,600 |
| Redwood County | Ford, Gerald+401 | 4,52546.1% | 4,92650.2% | 3713.8% | 9,822 |
| Renville County | Carter, Jimmy+1,280 | 5,76254.6% | 4,48242.5% | 3012.9% | 10,545 |
| Rice County | Carter, Jimmy+2,279 | 10,59054.0% | 8,31142.4% | 7063.6% | 19,607 |
| Rock County | Ford, Gerald+123 | 2,76948.2% | 2,89250.4% | 781.4% | 5,739 |
| Roseau County | Carter, Jimmy+833 | 3,21555.9% | 2,38241.4% | 1552.7% | 5,752 |
| Scott County | Carter, Jimmy+2,758 | 9,91256.3% | 7,15440.7% | 5273.0% | 17,593 |
| Sherburne County | Carter, Jimmy+2,317 | 6,67858.4% | 4,36138.1% | 4033.5% | 11,442 |
| Sibley County | Ford, Gerald+119 | 3,75247.7% | 3,87149.2% | 2373.0% | 7,860 |
| St. Louis County | Carter, Jimmy+39,709 | 75,04065.8% | 35,33131.0% | 3,7043.2% | 114,075 |
| Stearns County | Carter, Jimmy+5,453 | 25,02752.3% | 19,57440.9% | 3,2206.7% | 47,821 |
| Steele County | Ford, Gerald+790 | 6,26345.9% | 7,05351.7% | 3312.4% | 13,647 |
| Stevens County | Carter, Jimmy+687 | 3,17154.8% | 2,48442.9% | 1342.3% | 5,789 |
| Swift County | Carter, Jimmy+2,238 | 4,42865.5% | 2,19032.4% | 1442.1% | 6,762 |
| Todd County | Carter, Jimmy+2,252 | 6,53058.1% | 4,27838.0% | 4403.9% | 11,248 |
| Traverse County | Carter, Jimmy+890 | 2,02063.0% | 1,13035.2% | 571.8% | 3,207 |
| Wabasha County | Ford, Gerald+198 | 4,28647.4% | 4,48449.6% | 2793.1% | 9,049 |
| Wadena County | Carter, Jimmy+116 | 3,16449.3% | 3,04847.4% | 2123.3% | 6,424 |
| Waseca County | Ford, Gerald+580 | 4,00245.5% | 4,58252.0% | 2212.5% | 8,805 |
| Washington County | Carter, Jimmy+5,738 | 26,45454.5% | 20,71642.6% | 1,4132.9% | 48,583 |
| Watonwan County | Ford, Gerald+174 | 3,17747.7% | 3,35150.3% | 1342.0% | 6,662 |
| Wilkin County | Carter, Jimmy+221 | 2,10351.2% | 1,88245.8% | 1253.0% | 4,110 |
| Winona County | Carter, Jimmy+503 | 10,93949.9% | 10,43647.6% | 5392.5% | 21,914 |
| Wright County | Carter, Jimmy+4,065 | 13,37957.0% | 9,31439.7% | 7713.3% | 23,464 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Carter, Jimmy+1,391 | 4,33758.1% | 2,94639.5% | 1792.4% | 7,462 |
complete certified result
Minnesota 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)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Same ballot, 1976MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.