Oklahoma — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionOklahoma · PresidentFordR+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 50.0% | 545,708 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 48.7% | 532,442 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 14,101 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (77 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, OK | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Alfalfa County, OK | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Atoka County, OK | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Beaver County, OK | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Beckham County, OK | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Blaine County, OK | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Bryan County, OK | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Caddo County, OK | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Canadian County, OK | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Carter County, OK | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Cherokee County, OK | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Choctaw County, OK | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Cimarron County, OK | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Cleveland County, OK | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Coal County, OK | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Comanche County, OK | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Cotton County, OK | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Craig County, OK | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Creek County, OK | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Custer County, OK | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Delaware County, OK | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Dewey County, OK | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Ellis County, OK | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Garfield County, OK | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Garvin County, OK | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Grady County, OK | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Grant County, OK | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Greer County, OK | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Harmon County, OK | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Harper County, OK | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Haskell County, OK | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Hughes County, OK | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Jackson County, OK | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Jefferson County, OK | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Johnston County, OK | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Kay County, OK | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Kingfisher County, OK | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Kiowa County, OK | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Latimer County, OK | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Le Flore County, OK | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Lincoln County, OK | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Logan County, OK | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Love County, OK | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Major County, OK | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Marshall County, OK | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Mayes County, OK | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| McClain County, OK | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| McCurtain County, OK | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| McIntosh County, OK | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Murray County, OK | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Muskogee County, OK | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Noble County, OK | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Nowata County, OK | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Okmulgee County, OK | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Osage County, OK | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Ottawa County, OK | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Pawnee County, OK | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Payne County, OK | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Pittsburg County, OK | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Pontotoc County, OK | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Pottawatomie County, OK | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Rogers County, OK | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Seminole County, OK | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Sequoyah County, OK | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Stephens County, OK | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Texas County, OK | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Tillman County, OK | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Tulsa County, OK | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Wagoner County, OK | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Washington County, OK | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Washita County, OK | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Woods County, OK | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Woodward County, OK | Republican | R+14.6 |
Oklahoma results by county
77 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Carter, Jimmy+170 | 3,01348.1% | 3,18350.9% | 631.0% | 6,259 |
| Alfalfa County | Ford, Gerald+388 | 2,11354.2% | 1,72544.3% | 591.5% | 3,897 |
| Atoka County | Carter, Jimmy+2,178 | 1,09824.9% | 3,27674.4% | 280.6% | 4,402 |
| Beaver County | Ford, Gerald+588 | 1,80158.8% | 1,21339.6% | 471.5% | 3,061 |
| Beckham County | Carter, Jimmy+2,179 | 2,35133.9% | 4,53065.3% | 540.8% | 6,935 |
| Blaine County | Ford, Gerald+385 | 2,68253.0% | 2,29745.4% | 771.5% | 5,056 |
| Bryan County | Carter, Jimmy+4,562 | 2,84827.7% | 7,41072.0% | 350.3% | 10,293 |
| Caddo County | Carter, Jimmy+3,528 | 3,85434.0% | 7,38265.2% | 910.8% | 11,327 |
| Canadian County | Ford, Gerald+2,478 | 9,76656.3% | 7,28842.0% | 2851.6% | 17,339 |
| Carter County | Carter, Jimmy+1,651 | 6,66844.2% | 8,31955.2% | 830.6% | 15,070 |
| Cherokee County | Carter, Jimmy+1,563 | 4,44342.1% | 6,00656.9% | 1151.1% | 10,564 |
| Choctaw County | Carter, Jimmy+2,448 | 1,82129.7% | 4,26969.5% | 500.8% | 6,140 |
| Cimarron County | Carter, Jimmy+90 | 87246.4% | 96251.2% | 452.4% | 1,879 |
| Cleveland County | Ford, Gerald+2,044 | 22,09851.1% | 20,05446.3% | 1,1292.6% | 43,281 |
| Coal County | Carter, Jimmy+1,005 | 76930.0% | 1,77469.1% | 230.9% | 2,566 |
| Comanche County | Ford, Gerald+253 | 13,16350.0% | 12,91049.1% | 2300.9% | 26,303 |
| Cotton County | Carter, Jimmy+784 | 1,12736.8% | 1,91162.4% | 260.8% | 3,064 |
| Craig County | Carter, Jimmy+1,037 | 2,54041.1% | 3,57757.9% | 611.0% | 6,178 |
| Creek County | Carter, Jimmy+506 | 8,45848.1% | 8,96451.0% | 1691.0% | 17,591 |
| Custer County | Ford, Gerald+250 | 4,84750.8% | 4,59748.2% | 1021.1% | 9,546 |
| Delaware County | Carter, Jimmy+1,282 | 3,64242.1% | 4,92456.9% | 911.1% | 8,657 |
| Dewey County | Carter, Jimmy+310 | 1,23043.5% | 1,54054.5% | 551.9% | 2,825 |
| Ellis County | Ford, Gerald+173 | 1,42952.0% | 1,25645.7% | 612.2% | 2,746 |
| Garfield County | Ford, Gerald+5,233 | 14,20260.5% | 8,96938.2% | 3031.3% | 23,474 |
| Garvin County | Carter, Jimmy+2,892 | 3,90536.2% | 6,79763.0% | 830.8% | 10,785 |
| Grady County | Carter, Jimmy+2,469 | 4,68639.2% | 7,15559.8% | 1141.0% | 11,955 |
| Grant County | Carter, Jimmy+168 | 1,68547.0% | 1,85351.6% | 501.4% | 3,588 |
| Greer County | Carter, Jimmy+949 | 1,16435.2% | 2,11363.9% | 310.9% | 3,308 |
| Harmon County | Carter, Jimmy+705 | 66632.6% | 1,37167.0% | 80.4% | 2,045 |
| Harper County | Ford, Gerald+325 | 1,30356.2% | 97842.2% | 391.7% | 2,320 |
| Haskell County | Carter, Jimmy+1,987 | 1,40129.1% | 3,38870.3% | 290.6% | 4,818 |
| Hughes County | Carter, Jimmy+2,470 | 1,71528.8% | 4,18570.3% | 560.9% | 5,956 |
| Jackson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,725 | 3,18939.1% | 4,91460.2% | 600.7% | 8,163 |
| Jefferson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,347 | 95629.1% | 2,30370.1% | 260.8% | 3,285 |
| Johnston County | Carter, Jimmy+1,638 | 1,12728.6% | 2,76570.3% | 421.1% | 3,934 |
| Kay County | Ford, Gerald+3,070 | 12,44156.3% | 9,37142.4% | 2741.2% | 22,086 |
| Kingfisher County | Ford, Gerald+1,071 | 3,44358.4% | 2,37240.2% | 821.4% | 5,897 |
| Kiowa County | Carter, Jimmy+1,432 | 1,97136.4% | 3,40362.8% | 460.8% | 5,420 |
| Latimer County | Carter, Jimmy+1,349 | 1,31232.6% | 2,66166.1% | 551.4% | 4,028 |
| Le Flore County | Carter, Jimmy+3,126 | 4,90737.5% | 8,03361.4% | 1451.1% | 13,085 |
| Lincoln County | Carter, Jimmy+559 | 4,42946.4% | 4,98852.2% | 1331.4% | 9,550 |
| Logan County | Carter, Jimmy+212 | 4,38248.0% | 4,59450.3% | 1601.8% | 9,136 |
| Love County | Carter, Jimmy+1,077 | 84630.5% | 1,92369.2% | 90.3% | 2,778 |
| Major County | Ford, Gerald+925 | 2,28261.7% | 1,35736.7% | 581.6% | 3,697 |
| Marshall County | Carter, Jimmy+1,581 | 1,35831.4% | 2,93968.0% | 270.6% | 4,324 |
| Mayes County | Carter, Jimmy+1,258 | 5,04044.1% | 6,29855.2% | 810.7% | 11,419 |
| McClain County | Carter, Jimmy+1,604 | 2,44437.2% | 4,04861.6% | 801.2% | 6,572 |
| McCurtain County | Carter, Jimmy+4,137 | 3,42330.9% | 7,56068.2% | 970.9% | 11,080 |
| McIntosh County | Carter, Jimmy+2,323 | 1,82230.3% | 4,14568.9% | 480.8% | 6,015 |
| Murray County | Carter, Jimmy+1,369 | 1,56334.5% | 2,93264.6% | 410.9% | 4,536 |
| Muskogee County | Carter, Jimmy+4,391 | 10,28740.9% | 14,67858.4% | 1900.8% | 25,155 |
| Noble County | Ford, Gerald+356 | 2,63453.1% | 2,27845.9% | 531.1% | 4,965 |
| Nowata County | Carter, Jimmy+118 | 2,07748.2% | 2,19550.9% | 390.9% | 4,311 |
| Okfuskee County | Carter, Jimmy+1,033 | 1,63037.7% | 2,66361.6% | 320.7% | 4,325 |
| Oklahoma County | Ford, Gerald+31,935 | 119,12056.7% | 87,18541.5% | 3,8081.8% | 210,113 |
| Okmulgee County | Carter, Jimmy+3,166 | 5,33338.2% | 8,49960.9% | 1310.9% | 13,963 |
| Osage County | Carter, Jimmy+434 | 6,39847.9% | 6,83251.2% | 1180.9% | 13,348 |
| Ottawa County | Carter, Jimmy+2,461 | 4,98539.8% | 7,44659.5% | 840.7% | 12,515 |
| Pawnee County | Ford, Gerald+80 | 3,11150.2% | 3,03148.9% | 591.0% | 6,201 |
| Payne County | Ford, Gerald+3,494 | 13,48156.4% | 9,98741.8% | 4201.8% | 23,888 |
| Pittsburg County | Carter, Jimmy+5,936 | 4,80730.6% | 10,74368.5% | 1420.9% | 15,692 |
| Pontotoc County | Carter, Jimmy+2,571 | 4,89539.2% | 7,46659.8% | 1251.0% | 12,486 |
| Pottawatomie County | Carter, Jimmy+2,165 | 9,09044.2% | 11,25554.7% | 2261.1% | 20,571 |
| Pushmataha County | Carter, Jimmy+1,627 | 1,36031.1% | 2,98768.3% | 290.7% | 4,376 |
| Roger Mills County | Carter, Jimmy+473 | 87338.9% | 1,34660.0% | 241.1% | 2,243 |
| Rogers County | Carter, Jimmy+50 | 7,31849.4% | 7,36849.7% | 1290.9% | 14,815 |
| Seminole County | Carter, Jimmy+1,637 | 4,23741.5% | 5,87457.6% | 910.9% | 10,202 |
| Sequoyah County | Carter, Jimmy+1,935 | 3,93839.8% | 5,87359.4% | 730.7% | 9,884 |
| Stephens County | Carter, Jimmy+2,696 | 7,09941.7% | 9,79557.5% | 1260.7% | 17,020 |
| Texas County | Ford, Gerald+1,328 | 3,91959.6% | 2,59139.4% | 701.1% | 6,580 |
| Tillman County | Carter, Jimmy+1,050 | 1,80238.4% | 2,85260.7% | 410.9% | 4,695 |
| Tulsa County | Ford, Gerald+43,355 | 108,65361.6% | 65,29837.0% | 2,3491.3% | 176,300 |
| Wagoner County | Carter, Jimmy+808 | 5,07145.9% | 5,87953.2% | 1071.0% | 11,057 |
| Washington County | Ford, Gerald+7,662 | 14,56067.2% | 6,89831.8% | 2121.0% | 21,670 |
| Washita County | Carter, Jimmy+1,139 | 2,16539.1% | 3,30459.7% | 621.1% | 5,531 |
| Woods County | Ford, Gerald+258 | 2,78851.4% | 2,53046.7% | 1031.9% | 5,421 |
| Woodward County | Ford, Gerald+975 | 3,78256.5% | 2,80742.0% | 1021.5% | 6,691 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.7% |
| 1924 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | −9.2% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −16.6% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −7.8% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −31.1% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
Same ballot, 1976OK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.