North Dakota — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentFordR+5.9
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 51.7% | 153,470 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 45.8% | 136,078 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 7,546 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Divide County, ND | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Dunn County, ND | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Eddy County, ND | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Emmons County, ND | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Foster County, ND | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Griggs County, ND | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+0.9 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+7.2 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+1.2 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+31.4 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+8.7 |
| McLean County, ND | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Morton County, ND | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Nelson County, ND | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Pierce County, ND | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Ransom County, ND | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Renville County, ND | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Towner County, ND | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Walsh County, ND | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+0.5 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Jimmy Carter+19 | 94048.5% | 95949.5% | 382.0% | 1,937 |
| Barnes County | Gerald Ford+690 | 4,01153.8% | 3,32144.5% | 1301.7% | 7,462 |
| Benson County | Jimmy Carter+284 | 1,68945.3% | 1,97353.0% | 631.7% | 3,725 |
| Billings County | Gerald Ford+66 | 35151.3% | 28541.7% | 487.0% | 684 |
| Bottineau County | Gerald Ford+651 | 2,63856.1% | 1,98742.3% | 751.6% | 4,700 |
| Bowman County | Gerald Ford+122 | 1,03351.7% | 91145.6% | 542.7% | 1,998 |
| Burke County | Gerald Ford+188 | 1,08752.0% | 89943.0% | 1034.9% | 2,089 |
| Burleigh County | Gerald Ford+4,492 | 13,68058.1% | 9,18839.0% | 6812.9% | 23,549 |
| Cass County | Gerald Ford+4,704 | 22,58354.5% | 17,87943.2% | 9492.3% | 41,411 |
| Cavalier County | Jimmy Carter+132 | 2,04647.6% | 2,17850.7% | 761.8% | 4,300 |
| Dickey County | Gerald Ford+415 | 2,02754.7% | 1,61243.5% | 701.9% | 3,709 |
| Divide County | Jimmy Carter+176 | 88144.5% | 1,05753.4% | 402.0% | 1,978 |
| Dunn County | Jimmy Carter+10 | 1,04148.3% | 1,05148.7% | 653.0% | 2,157 |
| Eddy County | Jimmy Carter+233 | 89043.3% | 1,12354.7% | 412.0% | 2,054 |
| Emmons County | Jimmy Carter+89 | 1,37045.9% | 1,45948.9% | 1555.2% | 2,984 |
| Foster County | Jimmy Carter+27 | 1,12048.6% | 1,14749.8% | 381.6% | 2,305 |
| Golden Valley County | Gerald Ford+154 | 63352.4% | 47939.7% | 967.9% | 1,208 |
| Grand Forks County | Gerald Ford+2,275 | 13,82052.7% | 11,54544.0% | 8533.3% | 26,218 |
| Grant County | Gerald Ford+253 | 1,20553.4% | 95242.2% | 1014.5% | 2,258 |
| Griggs County | Jimmy Carter+36 | 1,08648.0% | 1,12249.6% | 542.4% | 2,262 |
| Hettinger County | Gerald Ford+40 | 1,13549.3% | 1,09547.6% | 723.1% | 2,302 |
| Kidder County | Gerald Ford+18 | 95447.2% | 93646.3% | 1336.6% | 2,023 |
| LaMoure County | Gerald Ford+17 | 1,73549.0% | 1,71848.6% | 852.4% | 3,538 |
| Logan County | Gerald Ford+135 | 94450.3% | 80943.1% | 1236.6% | 1,876 |
| McHenry County | Gerald Ford+49 | 2,04349.7% | 1,99448.5% | 741.8% | 4,111 |
| McIntosh County | Gerald Ford+873 | 1,78564.3% | 91232.9% | 792.8% | 2,776 |
| McKenzie County | Gerald Ford+260 | 1,59553.6% | 1,33544.8% | 481.6% | 2,978 |
| McLean County | Jimmy Carter+86 | 2,72948.2% | 2,81549.7% | 1212.1% | 5,665 |
| Mercer County | Gerald Ford+684 | 1,98259.8% | 1,29839.1% | 361.1% | 3,316 |
| Morton County | Jimmy Carter+320 | 4,92147.0% | 5,24150.1% | 3002.9% | 10,462 |
| Mountrail County | Jimmy Carter+759 | 1,43038.6% | 2,18959.0% | 892.4% | 3,708 |
| Nelson County | Jimmy Carter+274 | 1,33644.3% | 1,61053.4% | 692.3% | 3,015 |
| Oliver County | Gerald Ford+46 | 57550.4% | 52946.4% | 363.2% | 1,140 |
| Pembina County | Gerald Ford+536 | 2,81053.9% | 2,27443.7% | 1252.4% | 5,209 |
| Pierce County | Jimmy Carter+38 | 1,39648.4% | 1,43449.7% | 572.0% | 2,887 |
| Ramsey County | Gerald Ford+197 | 3,29350.6% | 3,09647.6% | 1131.7% | 6,502 |
| Ransom County | Jimmy Carter+19 | 1,69649.1% | 1,71549.6% | 451.3% | 3,456 |
| Renville County | Jimmy Carter+196 | 81244.0% | 1,00854.6% | 261.4% | 1,846 |
| Richland County | Gerald Ford+399 | 4,99151.0% | 4,59246.9% | 2022.1% | 9,785 |
| Rolette County | Jimmy Carter+1,437 | 1,09429.6% | 2,53168.5% | 681.8% | 3,693 |
| Sargent County | Jimmy Carter+300 | 1,34444.3% | 1,64454.2% | 431.4% | 3,031 |
| Sheridan County | Gerald Ford+366 | 93560.9% | 56937.0% | 322.1% | 1,536 |
| Sioux County | Jimmy Carter+343 | 35432.7% | 69764.5% | 302.8% | 1,081 |
| Slope County | Gerald Ford+8 | 35548.9% | 34747.8% | 243.3% | 726 |
| Stark County | Gerald Ford+298 | 4,37449.9% | 4,07646.5% | 3103.5% | 8,760 |
| Steele County | Jimmy Carter+231 | 83543.4% | 1,06655.3% | 251.3% | 1,926 |
| Stutsman County | Gerald Ford+770 | 5,65352.4% | 4,88345.3% | 2442.3% | 10,780 |
| Towner County | Jimmy Carter+223 | 99344.4% | 1,21654.4% | 251.1% | 2,234 |
| Traill County | Gerald Ford+448 | 2,80053.3% | 2,35244.8% | 991.9% | 5,251 |
| Walsh County | Jimmy Carter+37 | 3,51848.1% | 3,55548.6% | 2363.2% | 7,309 |
| Ward County | Gerald Ford+3,267 | 12,75156.1% | 9,48441.7% | 4862.1% | 22,721 |
| Wells County | Gerald Ford+199 | 1,94151.5% | 1,74246.2% | 842.2% | 3,767 |
| Williams County | Gerald Ford+41 | 4,23048.7% | 4,18948.2% | 2733.1% | 8,692 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.