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Elections / 1976 · President · OR

Gerald Ford carried Oregon R+0.2.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Oregon, 1976. The state ran 2.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

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

Oregon result
1,029,876 votes counted
Carter (D)
490,407
47.6%
Ford (R)
492,120
47.8%
All others
47,349
4.6%
Margin
R+0.2
1976 presidential election
Oregon, 1976
1976 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · TiedBenton County, OR · R+12.5Clackamas County, OR · R+5.5Clatsop County, OR · D+3.8Columbia County, OR · D+20.1Coos County, OR · D+19.0Crook County, OR · D+9.3Curry County, OR · D+4.1Deschutes County, OR · D+2.2Douglas County, OR · R+4.7Gilliam County, OR · R+8.9Grant County, OR · R+7.7Harney County, OR · R+2.5Hood River County, OR · R+1.4Jackson County, OR · R+1.7Jefferson County, OR · R+1.1Josephine County, OR · R+7.9Klamath County, OR · R+9.0Lake County, OR · R+6.3Lane County, OR · D+9.4Lincoln County, OR · D+7.0Linn County, OR · D+5.3Malheur County, OR · R+22.6Marion County, OR · R+2.4Morrow County, OR · D+3.0Multnomah County, OR · D+6.6Polk County, OR · R+2.2Sherman County, OR · R+6.9Tillamook County, OR · D+4.8Umatilla County, OR · R+7.5Union County, OR · R+8.5Wallowa County, OR · R+12.2Wasco County, OR · D+3.3Washington County, OR · R+19.3Wheeler County, OR · D+6.0Yamhill County, OR · R+5.1
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican47.8%492,120
Jimmy CarterDemocratic47.6%490,407
OtherAll other candidates4.6%47,349
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1976
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyR
−0.5%
3,3063,3406,919
Benton CountyR
−12.5%
11,88715,55529,307
Clackamas CountyR
−5.5%
42,50447,67193,959
Clatsop CountyD
+3.8%
6,6906,17813,616
Columbia CountyD
+20.1%
8,0055,22613,859
Coos CountyD
+19.0%
14,1689,48124,725
Crook CountyD
+9.3%
2,5362,0934,777
Curry CountyD
+4.1%
3,2272,9626,507
Deschutes CountyD
+2.2%
9,4809,05419,382
Douglas CountyR
−4.7%
14,96516,50032,973
Gilliam CountyR
−8.9%
5086121,166
Grant CountyR
−7.7%
1,3931,6403,206
Harney CountyR
−2.5%
1,5671,6523,407
Hood River CountyR
−1.4%
3,1143,2106,636
Jackson CountyR
−1.7%
23,38424,23750,236
Jefferson CountyR
−1.1%
1,7691,8103,777
Josephine CountyR
−7.9%
9,06110,72621,110
Klamath CountyR
−9.0%
9,65911,64922,187
Lake CountyR
−6.3%
1,3811,5753,088
Lane CountyD
+9.4%
56,47946,245108,367
Lincoln CountyD
+7.0%
6,6855,75513,199
Linn CountyD
+5.3%
15,77614,12831,241
Malheur CountyR
−22.6%
3,5075,6829,610
Marion CountyR
−2.4%
33,78135,49772,331
Morrow CountyD
+3.0%
1,1621,0912,367
Multnomah CountyD
+6.6%
129,060112,400253,159
Polk CountyR
−2.2%
8,1418,52817,530
Sherman CountyR
−6.9%
4915671,109
Tillamook CountyD
+4.8%
4,4564,0338,867
Umatilla CountyR
−7.5%
7,9859,34518,031
Union CountyR
−8.5%
4,2805,1119,829
Wallowa CountyR
−12.2%
1,3101,6933,149
Wasco CountyD
+3.3%
4,5604,2589,240
Washington CountyR
−19.3%
34,84752,37690,611
Wheeler CountyD
+6.0%
402355779
Yamhill CountyR
−5.1%
8,8819,88519,620