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Elections / 1976 · President · WI

Jimmy Carter carried Wisconsin D+1.7.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Wisconsin, 1976. The state ran 0.4 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)

Wisconsin result
2,101,336 votes counted
Carter (D)
1,040,232
49.5%
Ford (R)
1,004,987
47.8%
All others
56,117
2.7%
Margin
D+1.7
1976 presidential election
Wisconsin, 1976
CarterD+1.7
1976 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, WI · D+12.7Ashland County, WI · D+20.6Barron County, WI · D+7.8Bayfield County, WI · D+18.8Brown County, WI · R+4.2Buffalo County, WI · D+9.4Burnett County, WI · D+17.8Calumet County, WI · R+2.7Chippewa County, WI · D+16.9Clark County, WI · D+8.3Columbia County, WI · R+3.1Crawford County, WI · D+3.3Dane County, WI · D+12.4Dodge County, WI · R+11.7Door County, WI · R+17.6Douglas County, WI · D+30.9Dunn County, WI · D+7.5Eau Claire County, WI · D+5.3Florence County, WI · D+2.2Fond du Lac County, WI · R+14.2Forest County, WI · D+22.9Grant County, WI · R+10.7Green County, WI · R+11.1Green Lake County, WI · R+18.7Iowa County, WI · D+0.7Iron County, WI · D+27.9Jackson County, WI · D+4.5Jefferson County, WI · R+10.2Juneau County, WI · D+3.0Kenosha County, WI · D+10.2Kewaunee County, WI · D+1.7La Crosse County, WI · R+18.0Lafayette County, WI · R+3.6Langlade County, WI · R+5.6Lincoln County, WI · D+1.1Manitowoc County, WI · D+10.3Marathon County, WI · D+6.3Marinette County, WI · R+0.6Marquette County, WI · R+1.7Menominee County, WI · D+39.4Milwaukee County, WI · D+12.7Monroe County, WI · R+5.6Oconto County, WI · D+2.4Oneida County, WI · R+0.9Outagamie County, WI · R+10.1Ozaukee County, WI · R+26.8Pepin County, WI · D+19.3Pierce County, WI · D+16.8Polk County, WI · D+15.6Portage County, WI · D+24.4Price County, WI · D+11.1Racine County, WI · TiedRichland County, WI · R+10.1Rock County, WI · TiedRusk County, WI · D+19.1Sauk County, WI · R+1.9Sawyer County, WI · D+5.7Shawano County, WI · R+11.3Sheboygan County, WI · D+4.0St. Croix County, WI · D+15.6Taylor County, WI · D+6.5Trempealeau County, WI · D+7.5Vernon County, WI · R+5.0Vilas County, WI · R+20.7Walworth County, WI · R+18.1Washburn County, WI · D+11.1Washington County, WI · R+12.8Waukesha County, WI · R+19.0Waupaca County, WI · R+22.1Waushara County, WI · R+11.9Winnebago County, WI · R+13.2Wood County, WI · R+2.4
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic49.5%1,040,232
Gerald FordRepublican47.8%1,004,987
OtherAll other candidates2.7%56,117
D+60
R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1976
72 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+12.7%
3,0892,3775,588
Ashland CountyD
+20.6%
4,6883,0457,961
Barron CountyD
+7.8%
8,6787,39316,382
Bayfield CountyD
+18.8%
3,8852,6246,693
Brown CountyR
−4.2%
33,57236,57172,243
Buffalo CountyD
+9.4%
3,4482,8446,427
Burnett CountyD
+17.8%
3,7202,5736,443
Calumet CountyR
−2.7%
6,2416,58913,132
Chippewa CountyD
+16.9%
11,5388,13720,093
Clark CountyD
+8.3%
7,2386,09513,742
Columbia CountyR
−3.1%
9,45710,07519,900
Crawford CountyD
+3.3%
3,6293,3937,202
Dane CountyD
+12.4%
82,32163,466152,552
Dodge CountyR
−11.7%
13,64317,33531,641
Door CountyR
−17.6%
4,5536,55711,417
Douglas CountyD
+30.9%
13,4786,99920,956
Dunn CountyD
+7.5%
7,8826,75115,004
Eau Claire CountyD
+5.3%
18,26316,38835,353
Florence CountyD
+2.2%
9659221,921
Fond du Lac CountyR
−14.2%
16,57122,22639,841
Forest CountyD
+22.9%
2,5741,6044,239
Grant CountyR
−10.7%
9,63912,01622,207
Green CountyR
−11.1%
5,6327,08513,046
Green Lake CountyR
−18.7%
3,4115,0208,595
Iowa CountyD
+0.7%
4,2524,1958,678
Iron CountyD
+27.9%
2,3991,3403,800
Jackson CountyD
+4.5%
3,7353,4067,264
Jefferson CountyR
−10.2%
12,57715,52828,812
Juneau CountyD
+3.0%
4,5124,2429,077
Kenosha CountyD
+10.2%
27,58522,34951,250
Kewaunee CountyD
+1.7%
4,6074,4479,279
La Crosse CountyR
−18.0%
16,67424,18841,659
Lafayette CountyR
−3.6%
3,8394,1318,183
Langlade CountyR
−5.6%
4,1344,6308,930
Lincoln CountyD
+1.1%
5,8005,67211,723
Manitowoc CountyD
+10.3%
19,81916,03936,771
Marathon CountyD
+6.3%
24,93421,89848,001
Marinette CountyR
−0.6%
8,4828,59117,425
Marquette CountyR
−1.7%
2,5162,6075,209
Menominee CountyD
+39.4%
7663241,122
Milwaukee CountyD
+12.7%
249,739192,008456,160
Monroe CountyR
−5.6%
6,4657,24213,968
Oconto CountyD
+2.4%
6,5416,23213,027
Oneida CountyR
−0.9%
7,2167,34714,916
Outagamie CountyR
−10.1%
23,07928,36352,507
Ozaukee CountyR
−26.8%
11,27119,81731,877
Pepin CountyD
+19.3%
1,9551,3123,334
Pierce CountyD
+16.8%
8,0395,67614,064
Polk CountyD
+15.6%
8,4856,15914,924
Portage CountyD
+24.4%
15,9129,52026,237
Price CountyD
+11.1%
4,0283,2047,399
Racine CountyR
−0.5%
36,74037,08875,686
Richland CountyR
−10.1%
3,6344,4668,251
Rock CountyR
−0.5%
28,04828,32557,762
Rusk CountyD
+19.1%
4,0502,7246,957
Sauk CountyR
−1.9%
9,2049,57719,192
Sawyer CountyD
+5.7%
3,0552,7205,905
Shawano CountyR
−11.3%
6,7518,50515,566
Sheboygan CountyD
+4.0%
24,22622,33247,383
St. Croix CountyD
+15.6%
10,6017,68518,672
Taylor CountyD
+6.5%
4,1013,5917,901
Trempealeau CountyD
+7.5%
6,2185,34111,722
Vernon CountyR
−5.0%
5,5346,13211,892
Vilas CountyR
−20.7%
3,2094,9298,312
Walworth CountyR
−18.1%
12,41818,09131,307
Washburn CountyD
+11.1%
3,5032,7876,451
Washington CountyR
−12.8%
14,42218,79834,070
Waukesha CountyR
−19.0%
47,48770,418120,953
Waupaca CountyR
−22.1%
6,85710,84918,043
Waushara CountyR
−11.9%
3,4854,4498,098
Winnebago CountyR
−13.2%
24,48532,14958,082
Wood CountyR
−2.4%
14,72815,47930,957