Gerald Ford carried North Dakota R+5.9.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in North Dakota, 1976. The state ran 7.9 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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North Dakota result

297,090 votes counted

Carter (D)

136,078

45.8%

Ford (R)

153,470

51.7%

All others

7,542

2.5%

Margin

R+5.9

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1976 presidential election

North Dakota, 1976

FordR+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%	7,542

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

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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County results — 1976

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	D	+1.0%	959	940	1,937
Barnes County	R	−9.2%	3,321	4,011	7,462
Benson County	D	+7.6%	1,973	1,689	3,725
Billings County	R	−9.6%	285	351	684
Bottineau County	R	−13.9%	1,987	2,638	4,700
Bowman County	R	−6.1%	911	1,033	1,998
Burke County	R	−9.0%	899	1,087	2,089
Burleigh County	R	−19.1%	9,188	13,680	23,549
Cass County	R	−11.4%	17,879	22,583	41,411
Cavalier County	D	+3.1%	2,178	2,046	4,300
Dickey County	R	−11.2%	1,612	2,027	3,709
Divide County	D	+8.9%	1,057	881	1,978
Dunn County	D	+0.5%	1,051	1,041	2,157
Eddy County	D	+11.3%	1,123	890	2,054
Emmons County	D	+3.0%	1,459	1,370	2,984
Foster County	D	+1.2%	1,147	1,120	2,305
Golden Valley County	R	−12.7%	479	633	1,208
Grand Forks County	R	−8.7%	11,545	13,820	26,218
Grant County	R	−11.2%	952	1,205	2,258
Griggs County	D	+1.6%	1,122	1,086	2,262
Hettinger County	R	−1.7%	1,095	1,135	2,302
Kidder County	R	−0.9%	936	954	2,023
LaMoure County	R	−0.5%	1,718	1,735	3,538
Logan County	R	−7.2%	809	944	1,876
McHenry County	R	−1.2%	1,994	2,043	4,111
McIntosh County	R	−31.4%	912	1,785	2,776
McKenzie County	R	−8.7%	1,335	1,595	2,978
McLean County	D	+1.5%	2,815	2,729	5,665
Mercer County	R	−20.6%	1,298	1,982	3,316
Morton County	D	+3.1%	5,241	4,921	10,462
Mountrail County	D	+20.5%	2,189	1,430	3,708
Nelson County	D	+9.1%	1,610	1,336	3,015
Oliver County	R	−4.0%	529	575	1,140
Pembina County	R	−10.3%	2,274	2,810	5,209
Pierce County	D	+1.3%	1,434	1,396	2,887
Ramsey County	R	−3.0%	3,096	3,293	6,502
Ransom County	D	+0.5%	1,715	1,696	3,456
Renville County	D	+10.6%	1,008	812	1,846
Richland County	R	−4.1%	4,592	4,991	9,785
Rolette County	D	+38.9%	2,531	1,094	3,693
Sargent County	D	+9.9%	1,644	1,344	3,031
Sheridan County	R	−23.8%	569	935	1,536
Sioux County	D	+31.7%	697	354	1,081
Slope County	R	−1.1%	347	355	726
Stark County	R	−3.4%	4,076	4,374	8,760
Steele County	D	+12.0%	1,066	835	1,926
Stutsman County	R	−7.1%	4,883	5,653	10,780
Towner County	D	+10.0%	1,216	993	2,234
Traill County	R	−8.5%	2,352	2,800	5,251
Walsh County	D	+0.5%	3,555	3,518	7,309
Ward County	R	−14.4%	9,484	12,751	22,721
Wells County	R	−5.3%	1,742	1,941	3,767
Williams County	R	−0.5%	4,189	4,230	8,692