Elections / 1976 · President · RI
Jimmy Carter carried Rhode Island D+11.3.
Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Rhode Island, 1976. The state ran 9.2 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)
Rhode Island result
410,584 votes counted
Carter (D)
227,636
55.4%
Ford (R)
181,249
44.1%
All others
1,699
0.4%
Margin
D+11.3
1976 presidential election
Rhode Island, 1976
CarterD+11.3
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 55.4% | 227,636 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 44.1% | 181,249 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 1,699 |
D+60R+60
5 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Rhode Island's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.0% |
| 1896 | −41.9% |
| 1900 | −24.7% |
| 1904 | −24.4% |
| 1908 | −26.6% |
| 1912 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | −5.1% |
| 1920 | −31.2% |
| 1924 | −23.2% |
| 1928 | +0.6% |
| 1932 | +11.8% |
| 1936 | +12.9% |
| 1940 | +13.6% |
| 1944 | +17.3% |
| 1948 | +16.2% |
| 1952 | −1.8% |
| 1956 | −16.5% |
| 1960 | +27.3% |
| 1964 | +61.7% |
| 1968 | +32.2% |
| 1972 | −6.2% |
| 1976 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | −3.6% |
| 1988 | +11.7% |
| 1992 | +18.0% |
| 1996 | +32.9% |
| 2000 | +29.1% |
| 2004 | +20.8% |
| 2008 | +28.0% |
| 2012 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | +20.6% |
| 2024 | +13.6% |
County results — 1976
5 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol County | D | 11,228 | 10,131 | 21,425 | |
| Kent County | D | 35,855 | 34,131 | 70,213 | |
| Newport County | D | 17,768 | 15,155 | 33,107 | |
| Providence County | D | 144,805 | 103,976 | 249,817 | |
| Washington County | D | 17,980 | 17,856 | 36,022 |