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Elections / 1976 · President · NV

Gerald Ford carried Nevada R+4.4.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Nevada, 1976. The state ran 6.4 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)

Nevada result
201,876 votes counted
Carter (D)
92,479
45.8%
Ford (R)
101,273
50.2%
All others
8,124
4.0%
Margin
R+4.4
1976 presidential election
Nevada, 1976
FordR+4.4
1976 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+14.4Churchill County, NV · R+12.6Clark County, NV · D+2.9Douglas County, NV · R+22.0Elko County, NV · R+24.5Esmeralda County, NV · D+7.9Eureka County, NV · R+23.3Humboldt County, NV · R+11.8Lander County, NV · R+3.8Lincoln County, NV · R+4.1Lyon County, NV · R+4.9Mineral County, NV · D+9.9Nye County, NV · D+9.7Pershing County, NV · TiedStorey County, NV · D+5.7Washoe County, NV · R+14.2White Pine County, NV · D+12.5
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican50.2%101,273
Jimmy CarterDemocratic45.8%92,479
OtherAll other candidates4.0%8,124
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1976
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−14.4%
3,8745,2829,761
Churchill CountyR
−12.6%
1,8002,3584,446
Clark CountyD
+2.9%
51,17848,236102,812
Douglas CountyR
−22.0%
1,9343,0955,282
Elko CountyR
−24.5%
1,9553,2935,459
Esmeralda CountyD
+7.9%
214181416
Eureka CountyR
−23.3%
163272467
Humboldt CountyR
−11.8%
1,0741,3802,585
Lander CountyR
−3.8%
5185611,123
Lincoln CountyR
−4.1%
6427001,399
Lyon CountyR
−4.9%
1,8662,0684,162
Mineral CountyD
+9.9%
1,3611,1042,594
Nye CountyD
+9.7%
1,2611,0272,415
Pershing CountyR
−0.1%
6336351,353
Storey CountyD
+5.7%
310274636
Washoe CountyR
−14.2%
21,68729,26453,227
White Pine CountyD
+12.5%
2,0091,5433,739