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Elections / 1976 · President · MT

Gerald Ford carried Montana R+7.4.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Montana, 1976. The state ran 9.5 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)

Montana result
328,734 votes counted
Carter (D)
149,259
45.4%
Ford (R)
173,703
52.8%
All others
5,772
1.8%
Margin
R+7.4
1976 presidential election
Montana, 1976
FordR+7.4
1976 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+40.9Big Horn County, MT · D+9.6Blaine County, MT · TiedBroadwater County, MT · R+18.9Carbon County, MT · R+6.6Carter County, MT · R+22.0Cascade County, MT · R+2.0Chouteau County, MT · R+7.1Custer County, MT · R+12.3Daniels County, MT · R+1.2Dawson County, MT · R+8.8Deer Lodge County, MT · D+26.9Fallon County, MT · R+4.8Fergus County, MT · R+17.6Flathead County, MT · R+14.2Gallatin County, MT · R+27.8Garfield County, MT · R+38.2Glacier County, MT · R+3.7Golden Valley County, MT · R+8.3Granite County, MT · R+18.6Hill County, MT · D+8.3Jefferson County, MT · R+6.7Judith Basin County, MT · R+2.3Lake County, MT · R+7.7Lewis and Clark County, MT · R+11.0Liberty County, MT · R+11.3Lincoln County, MT · D+2.1Madison County, MT · R+31.3McCone County, MT · D+1.3Meagher County, MT · R+21.4Mineral County, MT · D+9.2Missoula County, MT · R+3.9Musselshell County, MT · R+9.4Park County, MT · R+16.0Petroleum County, MT · R+30.5Phillips County, MT · R+9.3Pondera County, MT · R+8.0Powder River County, MT · R+20.6Powell County, MT · R+10.4Prairie County, MT · R+17.9Ravalli County, MT · R+16.0Richland County, MT · R+5.3Roosevelt County, MT · D+6.1Rosebud County, MT · R+4.2Sanders County, MT · TiedSheridan County, MT · D+16.4Silver Bow County, MT · D+20.3Stillwater County, MT · R+11.5Sweet Grass County, MT · R+38.2Teton County, MT · R+6.7Toole County, MT · R+14.9Treasure County, MT · R+13.5Valley County, MT · R+3.4Wheatland County, MT · R+16.7Wibaux County, MT · D+6.4Yellowstone County, MT · R+15.6
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican52.8%173,703
Jimmy CarterDemocratic45.4%149,259
OtherAll other candidates1.8%5,772
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1976
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−40.9%
1,0132,4613,543
Big Horn CountyD
+9.6%
1,9621,6153,630
Blaine CountyD
+0.3%
1,3561,3492,739
Broadwater CountyR
−18.9%
5578201,389
Carbon CountyR
−6.6%
1,8532,1214,045
Carter CountyR
−22.0%
344558972
Cascade CountyR
−2.0%
14,67815,28930,511
Chouteau CountyR
−7.1%
1,5681,8143,465
Custer CountyR
−12.3%
2,4253,1205,647
Daniels CountyR
−1.2%
7978161,639
Dawson CountyR
−8.8%
2,2012,6394,960
Deer Lodge CountyD
+26.9%
3,8592,1976,176
Fallon CountyR
−4.8%
8479341,797
Fergus CountyR
−17.6%
2,4703,5566,160
Flathead CountyR
−14.2%
7,82710,49418,845
Gallatin CountyR
−27.8%
6,21511,06217,460
Garfield CountyR
−38.2%
273625922
Glacier CountyR
−3.7%
1,7551,8923,724
Golden Valley CountyR
−8.3%
255302569
Granite CountyR
−18.6%
5097461,272
Hill CountyD
+8.3%
3,8783,2747,260
Jefferson CountyR
−6.7%
1,2101,3872,654
Judith Basin CountyR
−2.3%
7728091,614
Lake CountyR
−7.7%
3,2533,8097,210
Lewis and Clark CountyR
−11.0%
8,11810,15518,517
Liberty CountyR
−11.3%
5066381,163
Lincoln CountyD
+2.1%
3,1463,0176,283
Madison CountyR
−31.3%
8701,6882,610
McCone CountyD
+1.3%
7497301,499
Meagher CountyR
−21.4%
364565939
Mineral CountyD
+9.2%
8196791,514
Missoula CountyR
−3.9%
15,09916,35031,837
Musselshell CountyR
−9.4%
9221,1172,065
Park CountyR
−16.0%
2,3643,2815,740
Petroleum CountyR
−30.5%
110211331
Phillips CountyR
−9.3%
1,1171,3472,486
Pondera CountyR
−8.0%
1,4131,6663,150
Powder River CountyR
−20.6%
4296831,235
Powell CountyR
−10.4%
1,3021,6102,951
Prairie CountyR
−17.9%
4155971,019
Ravalli CountyR
−16.0%
3,5044,8948,694
Richland CountyR
−5.3%
1,9612,1894,263
Roosevelt CountyD
+6.1%
2,0611,8223,928
Rosebud CountyR
−4.2%
1,4131,5383,006
Sanders CountyR
−0.4%
1,7251,7383,576
Sheridan CountyD
+16.4%
1,5601,1142,714
Silver Bow CountyD
+20.3%
11,3777,50619,110
Stillwater CountyR
−11.5%
1,1431,4462,635
Sweet Grass CountyR
−38.2%
5021,1351,659
Teton CountyR
−6.7%
1,5061,7303,345
Toole CountyR
−14.9%
1,0801,4692,603
Treasure CountyR
−13.5%
239315564
Valley CountyR
−3.4%
2,3522,5204,959
Wheatland CountyR
−16.7%
5357551,320
Wibaux CountyD
+6.4%
352308691
Yellowstone CountyR
−15.6%
18,32925,20144,125