California 1976 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford won the California 1976 presidential election with 3,882,244 votes (49.3%), a margin of R+1.8. California's 54 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

47.6%

49.3%

3,742,284

Jimmy Carter (47.6%)

3,882,244

Gerald Ford (49.3%)

Total Votes: 7,867,117|Margin: R+1.8

County Results

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County Results (58 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Alameda County	D+19.8	D+10.3	D+18.6	407,681	D+7.6%
Humboldt County	D+12.6	R+14.2	R+4.9	43,372	D+15.3%
Solano County	D+12.2	R+12.4	R+10.2	61,644	D+23.5%
Yolo County	D+11.9	D+3.9	D+3.0	43,317	R+1.5%
San Francisco County	D+11.7	D+20.6	D+35.9	256,888	R+2.5%
Lassen County	D+11.3	R+18.6	R+23.9	6,998	D+18.1%
Sierra County	D+10.2	R+11.9	R+15.7	1,576	D+8.0%
Plumas County	D+8.3	R+15.6	R+15.0	6,563	D+6.7%
Santa Cruz County	D+8.0	R+5.8	D+8.1	73,969	D+11.5%
Yuba County	D+7.8	R+21.6	R+28.8	12,285	D+26.6%
Sacramento County	D+7.6	R+7.4	R+12.4	275,876	D+9.0%
Stanislaus County	D+7.5	R+9.4	R+19.4	73,465	D+13.4%
Lake County	D+7.4	R+17.7	R+11.2	12,285	D+22.4%
Placer County	D+7.1	R+21.1	R+27.7	40,311	D+11.7%
Tehama County	D+6.5	R+27.9	R+27.4	13,635	D+13.5%
Del Norte County	D+5.6	R+24.0	R+19.0	5,478	D+19.3%
Merced County	D+5.6	R+5.8	R+18.8	32,208	D+17.3%
Madera County	D+5.2	R+14.2	R+21.3	14,892	D+13.7%
Shasta County	D+5.1	R+25.7	R+25.9	37,854	D+3.4%
Amador County	D+4.2	R+22.9	R+24.6	8,018	D+16.7%
Trinity County	D+4.2	R+23.7	R+22.3	4,356	D+10.9%
Mendocino County	D+4.0	R+5.8	R+6.2	21,509	D+11.8%
Tuolumne County	D+3.0	R+20.9	R+17.7	13,003	D+14.9%
Los Angeles County	D+1.9	R+10.0	R+10.2	2,459,077	D+14.6%
Mariposa County	D+1.9	R+21.3	R+24.4	4,317	D+18.7%
Fresno County	D+1.6	R+10.7	R+9.6	150,805	D+5.7%
El Dorado County	D+1.1	R+28.7	R+31.2	26,154	D+13.9%
Siskiyou County	R+0.1	R+21.9	R+18.9	14,615	D+7.6%
Sonoma County	R+0.2	R+12.0	R+3.4	105,952	D+13.0%
Riverside County	R+0.8	R+28.4	R+28.0	198,558	D+18.8%
Contra Costa County	R+1.1	R+12.8	R+9.9	256,534	D+9.5%
Calaveras County	R+1.2	R+29.0	R+29.9	7,528	D+26.1%
Kings County	R+1.2	R+17.0	R+29.0	16,642	D+16.2%
Nevada County	R+1.4	R+28.9	R+27.1	16,881	D+14.3%
San Joaquin County	R+1.5	R+19.8	R+20.4	101,361	D+14.3%
San Bernardino County	R+1.6	R+28.0	R+30.8	228,885	D+22.6%
Imperial County	R+1.8	R+19.0	R+25.1	21,262	D+25.4%
Santa Clara County	R+2.5	R+13.0	R+11.2	443,138	D+3.8%
San Benito County	R+4.1	R+17.2	R+22.8	6,680	D+15.9%
Modoc County	R+4.9	R+38.3	R+41.2	3,744	D+17.9%
Santa Barbara County	R+4.9	R+22.5	R+26.8	119,844	D+8.6%
Monterey County	R+5.0	R+21.2	R+15.4	80,153	D+12.5%
San Luis Obispo County	R+5.3	R+26.1	R+28.7	54,298	D+10.0%
San Mateo County	R+6.2	R+12.2	R+5.0	231,741	D+3.8%
Kern County	R+6.7	R+26.0	R+31.0	110,961	D+18.2%
Napa County	R+6.9	R+19.8	R+17.0	40,205	D+15.7%
Colusa County	R+7.6	R+25.9	R+32.1	5,182	D+11.6%
Glenn County	R+7.6	R+38.0	R+40.9	7,773	D+16.8%
Butte County	R+7.7	R+28.3	R+27.7	54,854	D+13.2%
Alpine County	R+8.1	R+26.2	R+15.0	447	D+21.6%
Ventura County	R+9.1	R+30.7	R+38.5	155,400	D+21.4%
Marin County	R+9.7	R+9.6	D+0.6	101,715	R+3.2%
Tulare County	R+10.8	R+22.8	R+28.8	58,442	D+12.9%
Sutter County	R+11.0	R+36.0	R+44.0	16,131	D+18.4%
San Diego County	R+14.1	R+33.5	R+31.9	633,795	D+13.3%
Inyo County	R+18.9	R+38.9	R+42.0	6,706	D+21.1%
Mono County	R+21.1	R+37.0	R+46.2	2,721	D+16.2%
Orange County	R+26.8	R+45.3	R+50.4	657,433	D+14.5%

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County Results (58 counties)

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