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Elections / 1976 · President · WV

Jimmy Carter carried West Virginia D+16.1.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in West Virginia, 1976. The state ran 14.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

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

West Virginia result
750,674 votes counted
Carter (D)
435,914
58.1%
Ford (R)
314,760
41.9%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+16.1
1976 presidential election
West Virginia, 1976
CarterD+16.1
1976 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+6.0Berkeley County, WV · R+4.2Boone County, WV · D+47.0Braxton County, WV · D+35.4Brooke County, WV · D+26.2Cabell County, WV · D+2.9Calhoun County, WV · D+25.8Clay County, WV · D+35.0Doddridge County, WV · R+18.3Fayette County, WV · D+47.9Gilmer County, WV · D+24.2Grant County, WV · R+38.5Greenbrier County, WV · D+17.2Hampshire County, WV · D+19.4Hancock County, WV · D+22.2Hardy County, WV · D+23.4Harrison County, WV · D+17.2Jackson County, WV · TiedJefferson County, WV · D+14.4Kanawha County, WV · D+11.9Lewis County, WV · D+2.9Lincoln County, WV · D+27.4Logan County, WV · D+53.1Marion County, WV · D+26.3Marshall County, WV · D+12.6Mason County, WV · D+13.1McDowell County, WV · D+44.0Mercer County, WV · D+15.5Mineral County, WV · D+7.0Mingo County, WV · D+48.4Monongalia County, WV · D+15.5Monroe County, WV · D+9.0Morgan County, WV · R+10.2Nicholas County, WV · D+28.6Ohio County, WV · R+2.7Pendleton County, WV · D+15.0Pleasants County, WV · D+2.8Pocahontas County, WV · D+14.5Preston County, WV · R+1.1Putnam County, WV · D+13.0Raleigh County, WV · D+30.0Randolph County, WV · D+20.2Ritchie County, WV · R+19.4Roane County, WV · D+4.5Summers County, WV · D+27.3Taylor County, WV · D+14.9Tucker County, WV · D+24.9Tyler County, WV · R+16.1Upshur County, WV · R+15.4Wayne County, WV · D+24.7Webster County, WV · D+50.2Wetzel County, WV · D+14.1Wirt County, WV · D+6.8Wood County, WV · R+3.7Wyoming County, WV · D+28.9
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic58.1%435,914
Gerald FordRepublican41.9%314,760
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1976
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+6.0%
3,6473,2356,882
Berkeley CountyR
−4.2%
8,2168,93517,151
Boone CountyD
+47.0%
8,5283,07211,600
Braxton CountyD
+35.4%
4,0121,9135,925
Brooke CountyD
+26.2%
8,1974,79212,989
Cabell CountyD
+2.9%
20,81119,64440,455
Calhoun CountyD
+25.8%
2,1731,2833,456
Clay CountyD
+35.0%
2,6621,2823,944
Doddridge CountyR
−18.3%
1,2451,8043,049
Fayette CountyD
+47.9%
15,4965,45920,955
Gilmer CountyD
+24.2%
2,2451,3713,616
Grant CountyR
−38.5%
1,3232,9764,299
Greenbrier CountyD
+17.2%
8,2915,86214,153
Hampshire CountyD
+19.4%
3,1042,0975,201
Hancock CountyD
+22.2%
10,6276,77117,398
Hardy CountyD
+23.4%
2,9931,8584,851
Harrison CountyD
+17.2%
21,46715,17236,639
Jackson CountyR
−0.2%
5,3345,36010,694
Jefferson CountyD
+14.4%
5,1663,8649,030
Kanawha CountyD
+11.9%
53,60242,21395,815
Lewis CountyD
+2.9%
3,9603,7367,696
Lincoln CountyD
+27.4%
5,2602,9978,257
Logan CountyD
+53.1%
13,1224,02117,143
Marion CountyD
+26.3%
17,80010,39128,191
Marshall CountyD
+12.6%
8,6416,70515,346
Mason CountyD
+13.1%
6,7695,20511,974
McDowell CountyD
+44.0%
10,5574,10714,664
Mercer CountyD
+15.5%
14,76110,79125,552
Mineral CountyD
+7.0%
5,8985,13011,028
Mingo CountyD
+48.4%
8,6553,01011,665
Monongalia CountyD
+15.5%
16,16311,82727,990
Monroe CountyD
+9.0%
3,2972,7506,047
Morgan CountyR
−10.2%
1,9292,3694,298
Nicholas CountyD
+28.6%
6,2353,4629,697
Ohio CountyR
−2.7%
11,81712,47624,293
Pendleton CountyD
+15.0%
2,1041,5543,658
Pleasants CountyD
+2.8%
1,6991,6083,307
Pocahontas CountyD
+14.5%
2,3301,7404,070
Preston CountyR
−1.1%
5,5955,71911,314
Putnam CountyD
+13.0%
8,2266,33414,560
Raleigh CountyD
+30.0%
19,76810,63730,405
Randolph CountyD
+20.2%
7,2654,82212,087
Ritchie CountyR
−19.4%
1,9412,8744,815
Roane CountyD
+4.5%
3,5193,2166,735
Summers CountyD
+27.3%
3,9432,2546,197
Taylor CountyD
+14.9%
3,9052,8916,796
Tucker CountyD
+24.9%
2,3231,3963,719
Tyler CountyR
−16.1%
1,8172,5144,331
Upshur CountyR
−15.4%
3,5134,7898,302
Wayne CountyD
+24.7%
9,9586,00915,967
Webster CountyD
+50.2%
2,9319713,902
Wetzel CountyD
+14.1%
5,0423,7938,835
Wirt CountyD
+6.8%
1,1821,0312,213
Wood CountyR
−3.7%
17,07518,38235,457
Wyoming CountyD
+28.9%
7,7754,28612,061