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Elections / 1976 · President · PA

Jimmy Carter carried Pennsylvania D+2.7.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Pennsylvania, 1976. The state ran 0.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

Pennsylvania result
4,620,787 votes counted
Carter (D)
2,328,677
50.4%
Ford (R)
2,205,604
47.7%
All others
86,506
1.9%
Margin
D+2.7
1976 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1976
CarterD+2.7
1976 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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.Adams County, PA · R+15.8Allegheny County, PA · D+3.9Armstrong County, PA · D+6.2Beaver County, PA · D+15.4Bedford County, PA · R+16.7Berks County, PA · R+3.2Blair County, PA · R+20.9Bradford County, PA · R+23.5Bucks County, PA · R+3.4Butler County, PA · R+7.5Cambria County, PA · D+8.8Cameron County, PA · R+10.0Carbon County, PA · D+9.6Centre County, PA · R+8.2Chester County, PA · R+22.3Clarion County, PA · R+11.7Clearfield County, PA · TiedClinton County, PA · D+5.4Columbia County, PA · D+2.3Crawford County, PA · R+1.9Cumberland County, PA · R+26.4Dauphin County, PA · R+15.0Delaware County, PA · R+11.6Elk County, PA · D+4.2Erie County, PA · D+5.3Fayette County, PA · D+22.9Forest County, PA · R+5.4Franklin County, PA · R+15.2Fulton County, PA · R+11.9Greene County, PA · D+24.4Huntingdon County, PA · R+18.1Indiana County, PA · R+3.7Jefferson County, PA · R+11.6Juniata County, PA · R+12.3Lackawanna County, PA · D+13.9Lancaster County, PA · R+33.3Lawrence County, PA · D+11.2Lebanon County, PA · R+27.3Lehigh County, PA · TiedLuzerne County, PA · D+10.7Lycoming County, PA · R+9.5McKean County, PA · R+22.9Mercer County, PA · D+5.3Mifflin County, PA · R+10.5Monroe County, PA · R+3.4Montgomery County, PA · R+15.7Montour County, PA · R+8.8Northampton County, PA · D+12.5Northumberland County, PA · R+0.9Perry County, PA · R+23.1Philadelphia County, PA · D+34.3Pike County, PA · R+20.5Potter County, PA · R+12.3Schuylkill County, PA · D+2.9Snyder County, PA · R+34.8Somerset County, PA · R+8.4Sullivan County, PA · R+8.0Susquehanna County, PA · R+15.4Tioga County, PA · R+18.2Union County, PA · R+29.3Venango County, PA · R+17.0Warren County, PA · R+6.8Washington County, PA · D+19.8Wayne County, PA · R+29.0Westmoreland County, PA · D+11.1Wyoming County, PA · R+22.0York County, PA · R+15.6
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic50.4%2,328,677
Gerald FordRepublican47.7%2,205,604
OtherAll other candidates1.9%86,506
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1976
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−15.8%
8,77112,13321,322
Allegheny CountyD
+3.9%
328,343303,127647,857
Armstrong CountyD
+6.2%
15,17913,37829,050
Beaver CountyD
+15.4%
46,11733,59381,150
Bedford CountyR
−16.7%
6,6529,35516,138
Berks CountyR
−3.2%
50,99454,452107,553
Blair CountyR
−20.9%
18,39728,29047,366
Bradford CountyR
−23.5%
7,91312,85121,034
Bucks CountyR
−3.4%
79,83885,628168,923
Butler CountyR
−7.5%
22,61126,36650,198
Cambria CountyD
+8.8%
38,79732,46972,128
Cameron CountyR
−10.0%
1,3191,6162,977
Carbon CountyD
+9.6%
10,7918,88319,973
Centre CountyR
−8.2%
17,86721,17740,437
Chester CountyR
−22.3%
42,71267,686112,026
Clarion CountyR
−11.7%
6,5858,36015,210
Clearfield CountyD
+0.3%
13,71413,62627,685
Clinton CountyD
+5.4%
6,5325,85812,564
Columbia CountyD
+2.3%
12,05111,50823,925
Crawford CountyR
−1.9%
14,71215,30130,610
Cumberland CountyR
−26.4%
23,00839,95064,270
Dauphin CountyR
−15.0%
34,34246,81983,122
Delaware CountyR
−11.6%
117,252148,679270,894
Elk CountyD
+4.2%
6,7136,15913,109
Erie CountyD
+5.3%
55,38549,641107,439
Fayette CountyD
+22.9%
32,23220,02153,244
Forest CountyR
−5.4%
1,0171,1352,187
Franklin CountyR
−15.2%
14,64320,00935,389
Fulton CountyR
−11.9%
1,7372,2194,052
Greene CountyD
+24.4%
8,7695,29314,219
Huntingdon CountyR
−18.1%
5,4107,84313,462
Indiana CountyR
−3.7%
14,65015,78630,949
Jefferson CountyR
−11.6%
7,4569,43717,130
Juniata CountyR
−12.3%
3,1053,9917,206
Lackawanna CountyD
+13.9%
57,68543,354102,797
Lancaster CountyR
−33.3%
35,53372,106109,676
Lawrence CountyD
+11.2%
23,33718,54642,640
Lebanon CountyR
−27.3%
11,78520,88033,330
Lehigh CountyR
−0.3%
46,62046,89595,308
Luzerne CountyD
+10.7%
74,65560,058136,009
Lycoming CountyR
−9.5%
18,63522,64842,082
McKean CountyR
−22.9%
6,42410,30516,926
Mercer CountyD
+5.3%
25,04122,46948,235
Mifflin CountyR
−10.5%
6,2107,69814,109
Monroe CountyR
−3.4%
9,54410,22820,165
Montgomery CountyR
−15.7%
112,644155,480273,169
Montour CountyR
−8.8%
2,7273,2596,075
Northampton CountyD
+12.5%
42,51432,92676,961
Northumberland CountyR
−0.9%
18,93919,28338,876
Perry CountyR
−23.1%
4,6057,45412,320
Philadelphia CountyD
+34.3%
494,579239,000746,197
Pike CountyR
−20.5%
2,7754,2417,146
Potter CountyR
−12.3%
2,9833,8286,891
Schuylkill CountyD
+2.9%
33,90531,94466,948
Snyder CountyR
−34.8%
3,0976,5579,929
Somerset CountyR
−8.4%
13,45215,96029,685
Sullivan CountyR
−8.0%
1,3471,5842,951
Susquehanna CountyR
−15.4%
6,0758,33114,682
Tioga CountyR
−18.2%
5,7958,41714,405
Union CountyR
−29.3%
3,4056,3099,902
Venango CountyR
−17.0%
8,65312,27021,311
Warren CountyR
−6.8%
7,4128,50816,170
Washington CountyD
+19.8%
49,31732,82783,251
Wayne CountyR
−29.0%
4,2447,81112,310
Westmoreland CountyD
+11.1%
74,21759,172136,134
Wyoming CountyR
−22.0%
3,6285,7059,455
York CountyR
−15.6%
41,28156,91299,944