Wisconsin — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentCarterD+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 49.5% | 1,040,232 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 47.8% | 1,004,987 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 56,117 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Barron County, WI | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Burnett County, WI | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Clark County, WI | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Crawford County, WI | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Dunn County, WI | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Florence County, WI | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Iron County, WI | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Jackson County, WI | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Juneau County, WI | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Marathon County, WI | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Oconto County, WI | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Pierce County, WI | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Polk County, WI | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Price County, WI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Rusk County, WI | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Taylor County, WI | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Washburn County, WI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+2.4 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Carter, Jimmy+712 | 3,08955.3% | 2,37742.5% | 1222.2% | 5,588 |
| Ashland County | Carter, Jimmy+1,643 | 4,68858.9% | 3,04538.2% | 2282.9% | 7,961 |
| Barron County | Carter, Jimmy+1,285 | 8,67853.0% | 7,39345.1% | 3111.9% | 16,382 |
| Bayfield County | Carter, Jimmy+1,261 | 3,88558.0% | 2,62439.2% | 1842.7% | 6,693 |
| Brown County | Ford, Gerald+2,999 | 33,57246.5% | 36,57150.6% | 2,1002.9% | 72,243 |
| Buffalo County | Carter, Jimmy+604 | 3,44853.6% | 2,84444.3% | 1352.1% | 6,427 |
| Burnett County | Carter, Jimmy+1,147 | 3,72057.7% | 2,57339.9% | 1502.3% | 6,443 |
| Calumet County | Ford, Gerald+348 | 6,24147.5% | 6,58950.2% | 3022.3% | 13,132 |
| Chippewa County | Carter, Jimmy+3,401 | 11,53857.4% | 8,13740.5% | 4182.1% | 20,093 |
| Clark County | Carter, Jimmy+1,143 | 7,23852.7% | 6,09544.4% | 4093.0% | 13,742 |
| Columbia County | Ford, Gerald+618 | 9,45747.5% | 10,07550.6% | 3681.8% | 19,900 |
| Crawford County | Carter, Jimmy+236 | 3,62950.4% | 3,39347.1% | 1802.5% | 7,202 |
| Dane County | Carter, Jimmy+18,855 | 82,32154.0% | 63,46641.6% | 6,7654.4% | 152,552 |
| Dodge County | Ford, Gerald+3,692 | 13,64343.1% | 17,33554.8% | 6632.1% | 31,641 |
| Door County | Ford, Gerald+2,004 | 4,55339.9% | 6,55757.4% | 3072.7% | 11,417 |
| Douglas County | Carter, Jimmy+6,479 | 13,47864.3% | 6,99933.4% | 4792.3% | 20,956 |
| Dunn County | Carter, Jimmy+1,131 | 7,88252.5% | 6,75145.0% | 3712.5% | 15,004 |
| Eau Claire County | Carter, Jimmy+1,875 | 18,26351.7% | 16,38846.4% | 7022.0% | 35,353 |
| Florence County | Carter, Jimmy+43 | 96550.2% | 92248.0% | 341.8% | 1,921 |
| Fond du Lac County | Ford, Gerald+5,655 | 16,57141.6% | 22,22655.8% | 1,0442.6% | 39,841 |
| Forest County | Carter, Jimmy+970 | 2,57460.7% | 1,60437.8% | 611.4% | 4,239 |
| Grant County | Ford, Gerald+2,377 | 9,63943.4% | 12,01654.1% | 5522.5% | 22,207 |
| Green County | Ford, Gerald+1,453 | 5,63243.2% | 7,08554.3% | 3292.5% | 13,046 |
| Green Lake County | Ford, Gerald+1,609 | 3,41139.7% | 5,02058.4% | 1641.9% | 8,595 |
| Iowa County | Carter, Jimmy+57 | 4,25249.0% | 4,19548.3% | 2312.7% | 8,678 |
| Iron County | Carter, Jimmy+1,059 | 2,39963.1% | 1,34035.3% | 611.6% | 3,800 |
| Jackson County | Carter, Jimmy+329 | 3,73551.4% | 3,40646.9% | 1231.7% | 7,264 |
| Jefferson County | Ford, Gerald+2,951 | 12,57743.7% | 15,52853.9% | 7072.5% | 28,812 |
| Juneau County | Carter, Jimmy+270 | 4,51249.7% | 4,24246.7% | 3233.6% | 9,077 |
| Kenosha County | Carter, Jimmy+5,236 | 27,58553.8% | 22,34943.6% | 1,3162.6% | 51,250 |
| Kewaunee County | Carter, Jimmy+160 | 4,60749.6% | 4,44747.9% | 2252.4% | 9,279 |
| La Crosse County | Ford, Gerald+7,514 | 16,67440.0% | 24,18858.1% | 7971.9% | 41,659 |
| Lafayette County | Ford, Gerald+292 | 3,83946.9% | 4,13150.5% | 2132.6% | 8,183 |
| Langlade County | Ford, Gerald+496 | 4,13446.3% | 4,63051.8% | 1661.9% | 8,930 |
| Lincoln County | Carter, Jimmy+128 | 5,80049.5% | 5,67248.4% | 2512.1% | 11,723 |
| Manitowoc County | Carter, Jimmy+3,780 | 19,81953.9% | 16,03943.6% | 9132.5% | 36,771 |
| Marathon County | Carter, Jimmy+3,036 | 24,93451.9% | 21,89845.6% | 1,1692.4% | 48,001 |
| Marinette County | Ford, Gerald+109 | 8,48248.7% | 8,59149.3% | 3522.0% | 17,425 |
| Marquette County | Ford, Gerald+91 | 2,51648.3% | 2,60750.0% | 861.7% | 5,209 |
| Menominee County | Carter, Jimmy+442 | 76668.3% | 32428.9% | 322.9% | 1,122 |
| Milwaukee County | Carter, Jimmy+57,731 | 249,73954.7% | 192,00842.1% | 14,4133.2% | 456,160 |
| Monroe County | Ford, Gerald+777 | 6,46546.3% | 7,24251.8% | 2611.9% | 13,968 |
| Oconto County | Carter, Jimmy+309 | 6,54150.2% | 6,23247.8% | 2541.9% | 13,027 |
| Oneida County | Ford, Gerald+131 | 7,21648.4% | 7,34749.3% | 3532.4% | 14,916 |
| Outagamie County | Ford, Gerald+5,284 | 23,07944.0% | 28,36354.0% | 1,0652.0% | 52,507 |
| Ozaukee County | Ford, Gerald+8,546 | 11,27135.4% | 19,81762.2% | 7892.5% | 31,877 |
| Pepin County | Carter, Jimmy+643 | 1,95558.6% | 1,31239.4% | 672.0% | 3,334 |
| Pierce County | Carter, Jimmy+2,363 | 8,03957.2% | 5,67640.4% | 3492.5% | 14,064 |
| Polk County | Carter, Jimmy+2,326 | 8,48556.9% | 6,15941.3% | 2801.9% | 14,924 |
| Portage County | Carter, Jimmy+6,392 | 15,91260.6% | 9,52036.3% | 8053.1% | 26,237 |
| Price County | Carter, Jimmy+824 | 4,02854.4% | 3,20443.3% | 1672.3% | 7,399 |
| Racine County | Ford, Gerald+348 | 36,74048.5% | 37,08849.0% | 1,8582.5% | 75,686 |
| Richland County | Ford, Gerald+832 | 3,63444.0% | 4,46654.1% | 1511.8% | 8,251 |
| Rock County | Ford, Gerald+277 | 28,04848.6% | 28,32549.0% | 1,3892.4% | 57,762 |
| Rusk County | Carter, Jimmy+1,326 | 4,05058.2% | 2,72439.2% | 1832.6% | 6,957 |
| Sauk County | Ford, Gerald+373 | 9,20448.0% | 9,57749.9% | 4112.1% | 19,192 |
| Sawyer County | Carter, Jimmy+335 | 3,05551.7% | 2,72046.1% | 1302.2% | 5,905 |
| Shawano County | Ford, Gerald+1,754 | 6,75143.4% | 8,50554.6% | 3102.0% | 15,566 |
| Sheboygan County | Carter, Jimmy+1,894 | 24,22651.1% | 22,33247.1% | 8251.7% | 47,383 |
| St. Croix County | Carter, Jimmy+2,916 | 10,60156.8% | 7,68541.2% | 3862.1% | 18,672 |
| Taylor County | Carter, Jimmy+510 | 4,10151.9% | 3,59145.4% | 2092.6% | 7,901 |
| Trempealeau County | Carter, Jimmy+877 | 6,21853.0% | 5,34145.6% | 1631.4% | 11,722 |
| Vernon County | Ford, Gerald+598 | 5,53446.5% | 6,13251.6% | 2261.9% | 11,892 |
| Vilas County | Ford, Gerald+1,720 | 3,20938.6% | 4,92959.3% | 1742.1% | 8,312 |
| Walworth County | Ford, Gerald+5,673 | 12,41839.7% | 18,09157.8% | 7982.5% | 31,307 |
| Washburn County | Carter, Jimmy+716 | 3,50354.3% | 2,78743.2% | 1612.5% | 6,451 |
| Washington County | Ford, Gerald+4,376 | 14,42242.3% | 18,79855.2% | 8502.5% | 34,070 |
| Waukesha County | Ford, Gerald+22,931 | 47,48739.3% | 70,41858.2% | 3,0482.5% | 120,953 |
| Waupaca County | Ford, Gerald+3,992 | 6,85738.0% | 10,84960.1% | 3371.9% | 18,043 |
| Waushara County | Ford, Gerald+964 | 3,48543.0% | 4,44954.9% | 1642.0% | 8,098 |
| Winnebago County | Ford, Gerald+7,664 | 24,48542.2% | 32,14955.4% | 1,4482.5% | 58,082 |
| Wood County | Ford, Gerald+751 | 14,72847.6% | 15,47950.0% | 7502.4% | 30,957 |
complete certified result
Wisconsin candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Same ballot, 1976WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.