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Elections / 1976 · President · NH

Gerald Ford carried New Hampshire R+11.3.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in New Hampshire, 1976. The state ran 13.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
339,168 votes counted
Carter (D)
147,635
43.5%
Ford (R)
185,935
54.8%
All others
5,598
1.7%
Margin
R+11.3
1976 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1976
FordR+11.3
1976 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+23.0Carroll County, NH · R+42.5Cheshire County, NH · R+9.3Coos County, NH · D+2.0Grafton County, NH · R+22.7Hillsborough County, NH · R+8.0Merrimack County, NH · R+18.7Rockingham County, NH · R+9.8Strafford County, NH · TiedSullivan County, NH · R+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican54.8%185,935
Jimmy CarterDemocratic43.5%147,635
OtherAll other candidates1.7%5,598
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1976
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−23.0%
6,1439,87616,249
Carroll CountyR
−42.5%
3,3748,56112,198
Cheshire CountyR
−9.3%
10,38812,55423,305
Coos CountyD
+2.0%
7,3857,09414,638
Grafton CountyR
−22.7%
8,99614,43023,914
Hillsborough CountyR
−8.0%
45,54453,581100,880
Merrimack CountyR
−18.7%
14,86521,85337,282
Rockingham CountyR
−9.8%
30,05136,73868,130
Strafford CountyR
−0.0%
14,56614,56929,365
Sullivan CountyR
−2.7%
6,3236,67913,207