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 win
Democrat
Jimmy Carter
292
electoral votes
Republican
Gerald Ford
246
electoral votes
292
246
270

Popular Vote

81,524,884 total votes
Jimmy 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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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1976Jimmy CarterGerald Ford292-246D+2.1%DEM
1972George McGovernRichard Nixon14-524R+23.2%GOP
1968Hubert HumphreyRichard Nixon194-344R+0.7%GOP
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry Goldwater487-51D+22.9%DEM
1960John F. KennedyRichard Nixon279-256D+0.2%DEM

State-by-State Results

24 Dem27 Rep
StateEV1976
District of Columbia3D+65.1
Georgia16D+33.9
Arkansas6D+30.0
West Virginia4D+16.1
Massachusetts11D+15.7
Alabama9D+13.1
South Carolina9D+13.1
Tennessee11D+13.0
Minnesota10D+12.9
Rhode Island4D+11.3
North Carolina16D+11.1
Kentucky8D+7.2
Maryland10D+6.1
Louisiana8D+5.8
Delaware3D+5.4
Florida30D+5.3
New York28D+4.4
Missouri10D+3.6
Texas40D+3.2
Pennsylvania19D+2.7
Hawaii4D+2.5
Mississippi6D+1.9
Wisconsin10D+1.7
Ohio17D+0.3
Oregon8R+0.2
Maine4R+0.8
Iowa6R+1.0
Oklahoma7R+1.2
Virginia13R+1.3
South Dakota3R+1.5
California54R+1.8
Illinois19R+2.0
New Jersey14R+2.2
New Mexico5R+2.5
Washington12R+3.9
Nevada6R+4.4
Connecticut7R+5.2
Michigan15R+5.4
North Dakota3R+5.8
Montana4R+7.4
Kansas6R+7.5
Indiana11R+7.6
Vermont3R+11.2
New Hampshire4R+11.3
Colorado10R+11.5
Arizona11R+16.6
Wyoming3R+19.5
Nebraska5R+20.7
Alaska3R+22.3
Idaho4R+22.8
Utah6R+28.8

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
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