Gerald Ford carried Vermont R+11.2.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Vermont, 1976. The state ran 13.3 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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Vermont result

187,855 votes counted

Carter (D)

81,044

43.1%

Ford (R)

102,085

54.3%

All others

4,726

2.5%

Margin

R+11.2

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1976 presidential election

Vermont, 1976

FordR+11.2

How it voted

Share of the 1976 vote

Gerald Ford ✓Republican	54.3%	102,085
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	43.1%	81,044
OtherAll other candidates	2.5%	4,726

D+60

R+60

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

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Vermont's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context

Vermont's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−38.8%
1896	−63.4%
1900	−52.9%
1904	−59.1%
1908	−53.3%
1912	−12.7%
1916	−27.2%
1920	−52.6%
1924	−62.5%
1928	−34.0%
1932	−16.6%
1936	−13.2%
1940	−9.9%
1944	−14.1%
1948	−24.6%
1952	−43.2%
1956	−44.3%
1960	−17.3%
1964	+32.6%
1968	−9.2%
1972	−26.2%
1976	−11.2%
1980	−6.0%
1984	−17.1%
1988	−3.5%
1992	+15.7%
1996	+22.3%
2000	+9.9%
2004	+20.1%
2008	+37.0%
2012	+35.6%
2016	+26.4%
2020	+35.4%
2024	+31.6%

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County results — 1976

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Addison County	R	−15.4%	4,164	5,726	10,131
Bennington County	R	−10.2%	5,443	6,712	12,387
Caledonia County	R	−21.5%	3,511	5,488	9,203
Chittenden County	R	−9.7%	17,992	22,013	41,356
Essex County	R	−7.3%	1,002	1,161	2,189
Franklin County	R	−4.8%	5,610	6,190	11,986
Grand Isle County	R	−7.2%	866	1,004	1,909
Lamoille County	R	−26.5%	2,016	3,535	5,742
Orange County	R	−19.6%	3,171	4,768	8,135
Orleans County	R	−6.6%	3,561	4,075	7,791
Rutland County	R	−7.8%	9,868	11,565	21,819
Washington County	R	−10.6%	8,764	10,919	20,259
Windham County	R	−7.4%	6,794	7,928	15,232
Windsor County	R	−13.8%	8,282	11,001	19,716