Vermont — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionVermont · PresidentFordR+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 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Vermont cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Addison County, VT | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Bennington County, VT | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Caledonia County, VT | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Chittenden County, VT | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Essex County, VT | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Franklin County, VT | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Grand Isle County, VT | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Lamoille County, VT | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Orange County, VT | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Orleans County, VT | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Rutland County, VT | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Washington County, VT | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Windham County, VT | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Windsor County, VT | Republican | R+13.8 |
Vermont results by county
14 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison County | Gerald Ford+1,562 | 5,72656.5% | 4,16441.1% | 2412.4% | 10,131 |
| Bennington County | Gerald Ford+1,269 | 6,71254.2% | 5,44343.9% | 2321.9% | 12,387 |
| Caledonia County | Gerald Ford+1,977 | 5,48859.6% | 3,51138.2% | 2042.2% | 9,203 |
| Chittenden County | Gerald Ford+4,021 | 22,01353.2% | 17,99243.5% | 1,3513.3% | 41,356 |
| Essex County | Gerald Ford+159 | 1,16153.0% | 1,00245.8% | 261.2% | 2,189 |
| Franklin County | Gerald Ford+580 | 6,19051.6% | 5,61046.8% | 1861.6% | 11,986 |
| Grand Isle County | Gerald Ford+138 | 1,00452.6% | 86645.4% | 392.0% | 1,909 |
| Lamoille County | Gerald Ford+1,519 | 3,53561.6% | 2,01635.1% | 1913.3% | 5,742 |
| Orange County | Gerald Ford+1,597 | 4,76858.6% | 3,17139.0% | 1962.4% | 8,135 |
| Orleans County | Gerald Ford+514 | 4,07552.3% | 3,56145.7% | 1552.0% | 7,791 |
| Rutland County | Gerald Ford+1,697 | 11,56553.0% | 9,86845.2% | 3861.8% | 21,819 |
| Washington County | Gerald Ford+2,155 | 10,91953.9% | 8,76443.3% | 5762.8% | 20,259 |
| Windham County | Gerald Ford+1,134 | 7,92852.0% | 6,79444.6% | 5103.3% | 15,232 |
| Windsor County | Gerald Ford+2,719 | 11,00155.8% | 8,28242.0% | 4332.2% | 19,716 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Vermont's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| 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 | +31.5% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.