November 5, 1976
Jimmy Carter Wins 1976
Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford with 292 electoral votes, winning 24 states.
Jimmy Carter
292 EV
270 to win
Gerald Ford
246 EV
292
246
270
Jimmy Carter wins
292
Electoral Votes
50.1%
Popular Vote
24
States Carried
81,524,884
Total Votes Cast
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election with 292 electoral votes to Gerald Ford's 246. Jimmy Carter received 50.1% of the popular vote and carried 24 states. Compared to the previous election, 1584 counties changed parties—4 flipped Republican and 1580 flipped Democratic.
1976 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Jimmy Carter
292
electoral votes
Republican
Gerald Ford
246
electoral votes
292
246
270
Popular Vote
81,524,884 total votesJimmy Carter50.1%
40,831,882 votes
Gerald Ford48.0%
39,148,634 votes
D+2.1% margin
(1,683,248 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsJimmy Carter elected president
State Results
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State-by-State Results
24 Dem27 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
New York28 EV
D+4.4
Missouri10 EV
D+3.6
Texas40 EV
D+3.2
Pennsylvania19 EV
D+2.7
Hawaii4 EV
D+2.5
Mississippi6 EV
D+1.9
Wisconsin10 EV
D+1.7
Ohio17 EV
D+0.3
Oregon8 EV
R+0.2
Maine4 EV
R+0.8
Iowa6 EV
R+1.0
Oklahoma7 EV
R+1.2
Virginia13 EV
R+1.3
South Dakota3 EV
R+1.5
California54 EV
R+1.8
Illinois19 EV
R+2.0
New Jersey14 EV
R+2.2
New Mexico5 EV
R+2.5
Washington12 EV
R+3.9
Nevada6 EV
R+4.4
| State | EV | 1976 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | D+65.1 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+33.9 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+30.0 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+16.1 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+15.7 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+13.1 |
| South Carolina | 9 | D+13.1 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+13.0 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+12.9 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+11.3 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+11.1 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+7.2 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+6.1 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+5.8 |
| Delaware | 3 | D+5.4 |
| Florida | 30 | D+5.3 |
| New York | 28 | D+4.4 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+3.6 |
| Texas | 40 | D+3.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+2.7 |
| Hawaii | 4 | D+2.5 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+1.9 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | D+1.7 |
| Ohio | 17 | D+0.3 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+0.2 |
| Maine | 4 | R+0.8 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+1.0 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+1.2 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+1.3 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+1.5 |
| California | 54 | R+1.8 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+2.0 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+2.2 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+2.5 |
| Washington | 12 | R+3.9 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+4.4 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+5.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+5.4 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+5.8 |
| Montana | 4 | R+7.4 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+7.5 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+7.6 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+11.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+11.3 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+11.5 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+16.6 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+19.5 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+20.7 |
| Alaska | 3 | R+22.3 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+22.8 |
| Utah | 6 | R+28.8 |