Gerald Ford carried Utah R+28.8.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Utah, 1976. The state ran 30.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

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Utah result

541,198 votes counted

Carter (D)

182,110

33.6%

Ford (R)

337,908

62.4%

All others

21,180

3.9%

Margin

R+28.8

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1976 presidential election

Utah, 1976

FordR+28.8

How it voted

Share of the 1976 vote

Gerald Ford ✓Republican	62.4%	337,908
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	33.6%	182,110
OtherAll other candidates	3.9%	21,180

D+60

R+60

29 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Utah's presidential margins

1896–2024, the 1976 contest in context

Utah's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1896	+65.4%
1900	−2.3%
1904	−28.6%
1908	−17.0%
1912	−4.9%
1916	+21.0%
1920	−17.1%
1924	−19.3%
1928	−7.7%
1932	+15.5%
1936	+39.5%
1940	+24.7%
1944	+21.0%
1948	+9.0%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−29.1%
1960	−9.6%
1964	+9.4%
1968	−19.4%
1972	−41.2%
1976	−28.8%
1980	−52.2%
1984	−49.8%
1988	−34.2%
1992	−18.7%
1996	−21.1%
2000	−40.5%
2004	−45.5%
2008	−28.2%
2012	−47.9%
2016	−17.9%
2020	−20.2%
2024	−21.6%

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County results — 1976

29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaver County	R	−6.0%	963	1,088	2,076
Box Elder County	R	−44.2%	3,353	9,319	13,501
Cache County	R	−48.3%	5,430	16,636	23,194
Carbon County	D	+20.7%	5,157	3,360	8,683
Daggett County	R	−23.6%	131	217	365
Davis County	R	−36.4%	14,084	31,216	47,097
Duchesne County	R	−37.9%	1,110	2,619	3,982
Emery County	D	+1.5%	1,771	1,717	3,643
Garfield County	R	−35.1%	539	1,163	1,776
Grand County	R	−29.8%	931	1,781	2,855
Iron County	R	−44.7%	1,700	4,757	6,833
Juab County	R	−8.0%	1,091	1,290	2,501
Kane County	R	−50.6%	330	1,094	1,509
Millard County	R	−31.8%	1,224	2,484	3,963
Morgan County	R	−30.4%	701	1,356	2,154
Piute County	R	−16.6%	265	377	675
Rich County	R	−36.4%	248	541	806
Salt Lake County	R	−24.1%	86,659	144,100	238,777
San Juan County	R	−20.9%	1,182	1,856	3,222
Sanpete County	R	−29.6%	1,925	3,683	5,935
Sevier County	R	−37.6%	1,564	3,686	5,650
Summit County	R	−27.5%	1,282	2,316	3,763
Tooele County	R	−3.1%	4,371	4,657	9,251
Uintah County	R	−46.1%	1,342	4,017	5,807
Utah County	R	−43.7%	18,327	49,328	70,993
Wasatch County	R	−26.9%	1,092	1,940	3,150
Washington County	R	−48.1%	1,893	5,944	8,414
Wayne County	R	−23.5%	334	555	939
Weber County	R	−19.6%	23,111	34,811	59,684