New York — 1976 presidential election
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Akashicstate1976 presidential electionNew York · PresidentCarterD+4.4
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 51.9% | 3,389,558 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 47.5% | 3,100,791 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 44,071 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 41 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Franklin County, NY | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Monroe County, NY | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Nassau County, NY | Republican | R+4.1 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Niagara County, NY | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+14.2 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+33.1 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Jimmy Carter+2,024 | 71,61650.3% | 69,59248.9% | 1,2010.8% | 142,409 |
| Allegany County | Gerald Ford+5,635 | 6,13434.1% | 11,76965.3% | 1070.6% | 18,010 |
| Bronx County | Jimmy Carter+141,944 | 238,78670.8% | 96,84228.7% | 1,7630.5% | 337,391 |
| Broome County | Gerald Ford+10,513 | 39,82743.9% | 50,34055.5% | 4910.5% | 90,658 |
| Cattaraugus County | Gerald Ford+5,701 | 13,76841.2% | 19,46958.3% | 1850.6% | 33,422 |
| Cayuga County | Gerald Ford+6,427 | 13,34840.0% | 19,77559.3% | 2200.7% | 33,343 |
| Chautauqua County | Gerald Ford+6,283 | 27,44744.7% | 33,73054.9% | 2590.4% | 61,436 |
| Chemung County | Gerald Ford+3,433 | 17,20745.3% | 20,64054.3% | 1790.5% | 38,026 |
| Chenango County | Gerald Ford+5,028 | 7,35637.1% | 12,38462.4% | 970.5% | 19,837 |
| Clinton County | Gerald Ford+3,878 | 11,55542.6% | 15,43356.9% | 1150.4% | 27,103 |
| Columbia County | Gerald Ford+5,357 | 10,51439.6% | 15,87159.7% | 1890.7% | 26,574 |
| Cortland County | Gerald Ford+4,275 | 6,94738.0% | 11,22261.3% | 1310.7% | 18,300 |
| Delaware County | Gerald Ford+5,189 | 7,25436.6% | 12,44362.8% | 1300.7% | 19,827 |
| Dutchess County | Gerald Ford+13,781 | 37,53141.6% | 51,31256.9% | 1,2681.4% | 90,111 |
| Erie County | Jimmy Carter+9,087 | 229,39750.7% | 220,31048.7% | 3,1360.7% | 452,843 |
| Essex County | Gerald Ford+3,638 | 6,55639.0% | 10,19460.6% | 740.4% | 16,824 |
| Franklin County | Gerald Ford+1,598 | 7,24844.9% | 8,84654.8% | 580.4% | 16,152 |
| Fulton County | Gerald Ford+2,838 | 9,32343.1% | 12,16156.2% | 1450.7% | 21,629 |
| Genesee County | Gerald Ford+3,764 | 10,80342.3% | 14,56757.0% | 1660.7% | 25,536 |
| Greene County | Gerald Ford+3,630 | 7,74040.2% | 11,37059.0% | 1540.8% | 19,264 |
| Hamilton County | Gerald Ford+1,254 | 1,05231.2% | 2,30668.4% | 120.4% | 3,370 |
| Herkimer County | Gerald Ford+2,487 | 12,87545.4% | 15,36254.1% | 1400.5% | 28,377 |
| Jefferson County | Gerald Ford+6,898 | 13,50339.7% | 20,40160.0% | 1240.4% | 34,028 |
| Kings County | Jimmy Carter+228,654 | 419,38268.3% | 190,72831.1% | 3,5330.6% | 613,643 |
| Lewis County | Gerald Ford+2,076 | 3,76439.1% | 5,84060.6% | 290.3% | 9,633 |
| Livingston County | Gerald Ford+4,415 | 9,62940.4% | 14,04459.0% | 1460.6% | 23,819 |
| Madison County | Gerald Ford+6,852 | 8,82235.9% | 15,67463.7% | 950.4% | 24,591 |
| Monroe County | Gerald Ford+32,564 | 134,73944.4% | 167,30355.1% | 1,3920.5% | 303,434 |
| Montgomery County | Gerald Ford+2,010 | 11,27145.6% | 13,28153.7% | 1820.7% | 24,734 |
| Nassau County | Gerald Ford+26,307 | 302,86947.6% | 329,17651.8% | 3,7110.6% | 635,756 |
| New York County | Jimmy Carter+219,736 | 337,43873.2% | 117,70225.5% | 5,6981.2% | 460,838 |
| Niagara County | Gerald Ford+2,434 | 43,66748.4% | 46,10151.1% | 4710.5% | 90,239 |
| Oneida County | Gerald Ford+9,876 | 47,77945.1% | 57,65554.4% | 5540.5% | 105,988 |
| Onondaga County | Gerald Ford+39,377 | 76,09739.5% | 115,47460.0% | 1,0070.5% | 192,578 |
| Ontario County | Gerald Ford+7,074 | 14,04439.6% | 21,11859.6% | 2790.8% | 35,441 |
| Orange County | Gerald Ford+9,323 | 40,36244.5% | 49,68554.8% | 6260.7% | 90,673 |
| Orleans County | Gerald Ford+3,067 | 5,92739.5% | 8,99459.9% | 1020.7% | 15,023 |
| Oswego County | Gerald Ford+7,617 | 16,33240.4% | 23,94959.2% | 1820.4% | 40,463 |
| Otsego County | Gerald Ford+5,009 | 9,78739.5% | 14,79659.8% | 1710.7% | 24,754 |
| Putnam County | Gerald Ford+6,560 | 11,96339.0% | 18,52360.3% | 2250.7% | 30,711 |
| Queens County | Jimmy Carter+135,511 | 379,90760.5% | 244,39638.9% | 3,2000.5% | 627,503 |
| Rensselaer County | Gerald Ford+11,250 | 28,97941.6% | 40,22957.8% | 4450.6% | 69,653 |
| Richmond County | Gerald Ford+9,128 | 47,86745.4% | 56,99554.1% | 4640.4% | 105,326 |
| Rockland County | Gerald Ford+3,414 | 48,67347.9% | 52,08751.3% | 7800.8% | 101,540 |
| Saratoga County | Gerald Ford+14,528 | 23,76838.0% | 38,29661.3% | 4220.7% | 62,486 |
| Schenectady County | Gerald Ford+8,951 | 31,83842.6% | 40,78954.6% | 2,1052.8% | 74,732 |
| Schoharie County | Gerald Ford+1,904 | 5,25041.9% | 7,15457.2% | 1110.9% | 12,515 |
| Schuyler County | Gerald Ford+1,382 | 2,88540.1% | 4,26759.4% | 370.5% | 7,189 |
| Seneca County | Gerald Ford+1,914 | 5,74542.5% | 7,65956.7% | 1040.8% | 13,508 |
| St. Lawrence County | Gerald Ford+4,746 | 17,50343.8% | 22,24955.7% | 1820.5% | 39,934 |
| Steuben County | Gerald Ford+8,479 | 14,68538.6% | 23,16460.9% | 1660.4% | 38,015 |
| Suffolk County | Gerald Ford+40,645 | 208,26345.3% | 248,90854.1% | 2,8770.6% | 460,048 |
| Sullivan County | Jimmy Carter+480 | 14,18950.5% | 13,70948.8% | 1980.7% | 28,096 |
| Tioga County | Gerald Ford+4,855 | 6,96936.9% | 11,82462.6% | 1000.5% | 18,893 |
| Tompkins County | Gerald Ford+2,655 | 12,80844.7% | 15,46353.9% | 4001.4% | 28,671 |
| Ulster County | Gerald Ford+5,163 | 30,19045.6% | 35,35353.4% | 6100.9% | 66,153 |
| Warren County | Gerald Ford+7,284 | 7,26433.2% | 14,54866.4% | 1000.5% | 21,912 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+6,684 | 7,26234.1% | 13,94665.4% | 1160.5% | 21,324 |
| Wayne County | Gerald Ford+7,263 | 12,06138.2% | 19,32461.2% | 1720.5% | 31,557 |
| Westchester County | Gerald Ford+35,374 | 173,15345.1% | 208,52754.3% | 2,6160.7% | 384,296 |
| Wyoming County | Gerald Ford+3,989 | 5,73736.9% | 9,72662.6% | 760.5% | 15,539 |
| Yates County | Gerald Ford+2,893 | 2,90333.2% | 5,79666.3% | 430.5% | 8,742 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.