Tennessee — 1976 presidential election
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Akashicstate1976 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentCarterD+13.0
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 55.9% | 825,879 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 42.9% | 633,969 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 16,497 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Campbell County, TN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Carroll County, TN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Fentress County, TN | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Hardin County, TN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Loudon County, TN | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| McMinn County, TN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| McNairy County, TN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Monroe County, TN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+53.2 |
| Morgan County, TN | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Rhea County, TN | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Roane County, TN | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+61.0 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+38.0 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Jimmy Carter+2,961 | 13,45555.5% | 10,49443.3% | 2931.2% | 24,242 |
| Bedford County | Jimmy Carter+4,205 | 7,22869.8% | 3,02329.2% | 1061.0% | 10,357 |
| Benton County | Jimmy Carter+2,410 | 4,08870.4% | 1,67828.9% | 400.7% | 5,806 |
| Bledsoe County | Jimmy Carter+137 | 1,75751.7% | 1,62047.6% | 240.7% | 3,401 |
| Blount County | Gerald Ford+1,755 | 12,09646.1% | 13,85152.8% | 2931.1% | 26,240 |
| Bradley County | Gerald Ford+360 | 8,77648.6% | 9,13650.6% | 1390.8% | 18,051 |
| Campbell County | Jimmy Carter+929 | 5,20654.5% | 4,27744.8% | 740.8% | 9,557 |
| Cannon County | Jimmy Carter+1,555 | 2,46372.5% | 90826.7% | 280.8% | 3,399 |
| Carroll County | Jimmy Carter+1,550 | 5,58157.4% | 4,03141.5% | 1091.1% | 9,721 |
| Carter County | Gerald Ford+1,491 | 7,44345.1% | 8,93454.1% | 1330.8% | 16,510 |
| Cheatham County | Jimmy Carter+2,849 | 4,22574.6% | 1,37624.3% | 631.1% | 5,664 |
| Chester County | Jimmy Carter+583 | 2,53256.1% | 1,94943.1% | 360.8% | 4,517 |
| Claiborne County | Jimmy Carter+234 | 3,46151.3% | 3,22747.9% | 550.8% | 6,743 |
| Clay County | Jimmy Carter+689 | 1,67162.4% | 98236.7% | 250.9% | 2,678 |
| Cocke County | Gerald Ford+1,863 | 3,14138.2% | 5,00460.9% | 740.9% | 8,219 |
| Coffee County | Jimmy Carter+4,169 | 8,01766.8% | 3,84832.1% | 1401.2% | 12,005 |
| Crockett County | Jimmy Carter+1,269 | 2,96363.1% | 1,69436.1% | 400.9% | 4,697 |
| Cumberland County | Jimmy Carter+424 | 4,54351.8% | 4,11947.0% | 1011.2% | 8,763 |
| Davidson County | Jimmy Carter+38,345 | 99,00761.3% | 60,66237.5% | 1,9291.2% | 161,598 |
| Decatur County | Jimmy Carter+795 | 2,43259.1% | 1,63739.8% | 471.1% | 4,116 |
| DeKalb County | Jimmy Carter+1,779 | 3,22268.5% | 1,44330.7% | 370.8% | 4,702 |
| Dickson County | Jimmy Carter+4,266 | 6,55173.4% | 2,28525.6% | 861.0% | 8,922 |
| Dyer County | Jimmy Carter+1,546 | 5,93756.7% | 4,39141.9% | 1501.4% | 10,478 |
| Fayette County | Jimmy Carter+1,720 | 3,85363.8% | 2,13335.3% | 540.9% | 6,040 |
| Fentress County | Jimmy Carter+186 | 1,95352.0% | 1,76747.0% | 381.0% | 3,758 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+4,169 | 6,78871.3% | 2,61927.5% | 1171.2% | 9,524 |
| Gibson County | Jimmy Carter+4,793 | 10,35664.6% | 5,56334.7% | 1120.7% | 16,031 |
| Giles County | Jimmy Carter+3,273 | 5,22572.1% | 1,95226.9% | 711.0% | 7,248 |
| Grainger County | Gerald Ford+787 | 2,01841.5% | 2,80557.7% | 400.8% | 4,863 |
| Greene County | Gerald Ford+1,594 | 7,07044.5% | 8,66454.6% | 1460.9% | 15,880 |
| Grundy County | Jimmy Carter+2,000 | 2,85076.6% | 85022.8% | 210.6% | 3,721 |
| Hamblen County | Jimmy Carter+515 | 7,50451.3% | 6,98947.8% | 1350.9% | 14,628 |
| Hamilton County | Gerald Ford+2,621 | 45,34848.0% | 47,96950.8% | 1,1041.2% | 94,421 |
| Hancock County | Gerald Ford+545 | 76436.6% | 1,30962.6% | 170.8% | 2,090 |
| Hardeman County | Jimmy Carter+1,680 | 3,93462.7% | 2,25435.9% | 821.3% | 6,270 |
| Hardin County | Jimmy Carter+76 | 3,43850.2% | 3,36249.1% | 520.8% | 6,852 |
| Hawkins County | Gerald Ford+476 | 5,93147.8% | 6,40751.6% | 740.6% | 12,412 |
| Haywood County | Jimmy Carter+1,729 | 3,68165.0% | 1,95234.5% | 280.5% | 5,661 |
| Henderson County | Gerald Ford+786 | 3,36644.4% | 4,15254.7% | 680.9% | 7,586 |
| Henry County | Jimmy Carter+4,577 | 7,16272.5% | 2,58526.2% | 1341.4% | 9,881 |
| Hickman County | Jimmy Carter+2,436 | 3,59075.0% | 1,15424.1% | 430.9% | 4,787 |
| Houston County | Jimmy Carter+1,583 | 1,99082.0% | 40716.8% | 301.2% | 2,427 |
| Humphreys County | Jimmy Carter+2,683 | 4,02174.3% | 1,33824.7% | 541.0% | 5,413 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+2,368 | 2,95982.9% | 59116.6% | 190.5% | 3,569 |
| Jefferson County | Gerald Ford+1,464 | 3,99541.9% | 5,45957.2% | 840.9% | 9,538 |
| Johnson County | Gerald Ford+1,522 | 1,46432.7% | 2,98666.7% | 280.6% | 4,478 |
| Knox County | Gerald Ford+2,979 | 53,03448.0% | 56,01350.7% | 1,3621.2% | 110,409 |
| Lake County | Jimmy Carter+1,342 | 1,93375.8% | 59123.2% | 251.0% | 2,549 |
| Lauderdale County | Jimmy Carter+2,642 | 4,74769.0% | 2,10530.6% | 250.4% | 6,877 |
| Lawrence County | Jimmy Carter+2,173 | 7,14058.6% | 4,96740.7% | 830.7% | 12,190 |
| Lewis County | Jimmy Carter+1,774 | 2,39178.8% | 61720.3% | 280.9% | 3,036 |
| Lincoln County | Jimmy Carter+4,008 | 5,73276.2% | 1,72422.9% | 620.8% | 7,518 |
| Loudon County | Jimmy Carter+225 | 4,68350.7% | 4,45848.3% | 921.0% | 9,233 |
| Macon County | Gerald Ford+112 | 1,95148.2% | 2,06350.9% | 370.9% | 4,051 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+1,625 | 12,98952.7% | 11,36446.1% | 3061.2% | 24,659 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+1,650 | 4,61560.4% | 2,96538.8% | 620.8% | 7,642 |
| Marshall County | Jimmy Carter+2,783 | 4,45771.8% | 1,67427.0% | 781.3% | 6,209 |
| Maury County | Jimmy Carter+3,420 | 8,74761.3% | 5,32737.3% | 1911.3% | 14,265 |
| McMinn County | Jimmy Carter+382 | 7,02051.1% | 6,63848.3% | 740.5% | 13,732 |
| McNairy County | Jimmy Carter+905 | 4,29355.5% | 3,38843.8% | 550.7% | 7,736 |
| Meigs County | Jimmy Carter+279 | 1,25455.9% | 97543.5% | 130.6% | 2,242 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+33 | 5,36849.9% | 5,33549.6% | 530.5% | 10,756 |
| Montgomery County | Jimmy Carter+6,387 | 12,31066.7% | 5,92332.1% | 2151.2% | 18,448 |
| Moore County | Jimmy Carter+770 | 1,10176.0% | 33122.9% | 161.1% | 1,448 |
| Morgan County | Jimmy Carter+1,004 | 2,95359.8% | 1,94939.5% | 370.7% | 4,939 |
| Obion County | Jimmy Carter+4,218 | 7,20469.8% | 2,98628.9% | 1301.3% | 10,320 |
| Overton County | Jimmy Carter+2,782 | 3,89777.2% | 1,11522.1% | 350.7% | 5,047 |
| Perry County | Jimmy Carter+1,140 | 1,66075.4% | 52023.6% | 211.0% | 2,201 |
| Pickett County | Gerald Ford+38 | 94848.8% | 98650.7% | 100.5% | 1,944 |
| Polk County | Jimmy Carter+1,449 | 3,28463.7% | 1,83535.6% | 360.7% | 5,155 |
| Putnam County | Jimmy Carter+4,406 | 8,48566.8% | 4,07932.1% | 1441.1% | 12,708 |
| Rhea County | Jimmy Carter+286 | 3,73551.6% | 3,44947.6% | 570.8% | 7,241 |
| Roane County | Jimmy Carter+2,095 | 9,21655.9% | 7,12143.2% | 1540.9% | 16,491 |
| Robertson County | Jimmy Carter+5,042 | 7,54774.6% | 2,50524.8% | 620.6% | 10,114 |
| Rutherford County | Jimmy Carter+6,933 | 14,85464.4% | 7,92134.3% | 3071.3% | 23,082 |
| Scott County | Gerald Ford+172 | 2,26047.8% | 2,43251.4% | 380.8% | 4,730 |
| Sequatchie County | Jimmy Carter+668 | 1,73361.0% | 1,06537.5% | 441.5% | 2,842 |
| Sevier County | Gerald Ford+3,615 | 3,99333.8% | 7,60864.4% | 2131.8% | 11,814 |
| Shelby County | Jimmy Carter+19,247 | 147,89352.9% | 128,64646.0% | 3,0621.1% | 279,601 |
| Smith County | Jimmy Carter+2,421 | 3,75373.1% | 1,33225.9% | 511.0% | 5,136 |
| Stewart County | Jimmy Carter+1,932 | 2,44282.2% | 51017.2% | 200.7% | 2,972 |
| Sullivan County | Jimmy Carter+1,266 | 23,35349.9% | 22,08747.2% | 1,3222.8% | 46,762 |
| Sumner County | Jimmy Carter+5,902 | 13,84862.9% | 7,94636.1% | 2131.0% | 22,007 |
| Tipton County | Jimmy Carter+2,338 | 5,66762.5% | 3,32936.7% | 760.8% | 9,072 |
| Trousdale County | Jimmy Carter+1,053 | 1,38580.2% | 33219.2% | 90.5% | 1,726 |
| Unicoi County | Gerald Ford+685 | 2,52643.7% | 3,21155.5% | 450.8% | 5,782 |
| Union County | Gerald Ford+170 | 1,63147.2% | 1,80152.1% | 250.7% | 3,457 |
| Van Buren County | Jimmy Carter+739 | 1,08575.2% | 34624.0% | 110.8% | 1,442 |
| Warren County | Jimmy Carter+4,302 | 6,66673.1% | 2,36425.9% | 850.9% | 9,115 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+819 | 13,95148.1% | 14,77050.9% | 3111.1% | 29,032 |
| Wayne County | Gerald Ford+706 | 1,89141.9% | 2,59757.6% | 230.5% | 4,511 |
| Weakley County | Jimmy Carter+3,730 | 6,60568.1% | 2,87529.7% | 2162.2% | 9,696 |
| White County | Jimmy Carter+2,492 | 3,87472.9% | 1,38226.0% | 581.1% | 5,314 |
| Williamson County | Jimmy Carter+303 | 8,18350.3% | 7,88048.4% | 2031.2% | 16,266 |
| Wilson County | Jimmy Carter+5,841 | 10,53768.6% | 4,69630.6% | 1290.8% | 15,362 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Same ballot, 1976TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.