Michigan 1976 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford won the Michigan 1976 presidential election with 1,893,742 votes (51.8%), a margin of R+5.4. Michigan's 15 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

46.4%

51.8%

1,696,714

Jimmy Carter (46.4%)

1,893,742

Gerald Ford (51.8%)

Total Votes: 3,653,749|Margin: R+5.4

County Results

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County Results (83 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Gogebic County	D+23.0	D+8.4	D+16.2	10,392	D+29.0%
Wayne County	D+21.9	D+23.2	D+14.9	912,990	D+13.8%
Alger County	D+15.8	D+3.9	R+3.7	4,161	D+21.8%
Lake County	D+15.3	D+7.8	R+7.0	3,808	D+14.7%
Iron County	D+15.3	D+3.0	D+1.3	7,718	D+16.9%
Ontonagon County	D+11.4	R+3.7	R+2.4	5,607	D+28.5%
Delta County	D+7.2	D+1.9	R+6.0	17,033	D+4.9%
Monroe County	D+5.9	R+10.1	R+19.9	44,597	D+18.9%
Bay County	D+5.6	R+1.5	R+7.3	49,689	D+8.6%
Schoolcraft County	D+5.4	R+3.0	R+5.4	4,154	D+18.8%
Genesee County	D+5.2	D+6.4	R+1.9	171,438	D+12.5%
Ogemaw County	D+4.9	R+9.1	R+21.9	6,824	D+28.5%
Keweenaw County	D+4.1	R+1.0	D+2.4	1,271	D+26.0%
Dickinson County	D+1.7	R+7.0	R+10.1	12,177	D+7.3%
Arenac County	D+0.1	R+13.8	R+17.6	5,423	D+17.0%
Baraga County	R+0.3	R+11.1	R+3.9	3,614	D+10.9%
Menominee County	R+0.3	R+10.3	R+19.8	11,357	D+12.5%
Alpena County	R+0.5	R+7.7	R+23.0	12,866	D+11.4%
Marquette County	R+0.6	D+0.4	R+0.4	26,315	D+6.2%
Gladwin County	R+1.0	R+8.8	R+23.0	7,567	D+25.1%
Presque Isle County	R+3.0	R+7.7	R+25.7	6,948	D+12.5%
Macomb County	R+4.4	R+11.5	R+32.9	258,603	D+23.4%
Houghton County	R+4.5	R+6.5	R+14.6	15,600	D+12.5%
Washtenaw County	R+5.3	D+2.0	R+3.2	111,689	R+9.8%
Montmorency County	R+5.5	R+17.3	R+35.4	3,617	D+26.2%
Iosco County	R+6.0	R+20.5	R+34.4	10,498	D+24.0%
Alcona County	R+6.6	R+20.7	R+33.1	4,403	D+27.0%
St. Clair County	R+7.2	R+19.0	R+35.8	49,889	D+21.1%
Otsego County	R+7.2	R+15.7	R+37.1	5,952	D+12.2%
Kalkaska County	R+7.5	R+20.0	R+38.7	4,291	D+24.8%
Chippewa County	R+7.6	R+13.3	R+27.9	13,175	D+11.6%
Clare County	R+8.0	R+14.5	R+27.1	9,126	D+20.2%
Calhoun County	R+9.1	R+13.3	R+25.7	56,520	D+9.5%
Manistee County	R+10.4	R+14.0	R+23.4	10,134	D+5.9%
Shiawassee County	R+10.5	R+12.4	R+32.5	27,721	D+15.6%
Roscommon County	R+10.9	R+15.7	R+31.2	8,401	D+19.3%
Crawford County	R+10.9	R+16.6	R+35.6	4,303	D+14.8%
Wexford County	R+11.2	R+16.6	R+36.2	10,317	D+14.4%
Luce County	R+11.2	R+23.1	R+34.4	2,495	D+17.6%
Lenawee County	R+11.3	R+20.6	R+33.9	33,435	D+15.1%
Cheboygan County	R+11.4	R+12.9	R+28.5	8,878	D+8.7%
Cass County	R+11.4	R+21.0	R+27.3	17,939	D+23.1%
Mackinac County	R+11.6	R+13.1	R+30.0	5,627	D+11.1%
Saginaw County	R+12.5	R+3.8	R+14.5	84,071	D+11.1%
Lapeer County	R+12.8	R+22.5	R+42.0	22,215	D+21.8%
Charlevoix County	R+12.9	R+13.4	R+33.1	9,258	D+9.2%
Branch County	R+13.2	R+34.4	R+47.8	14,802	D+12.7%
Van Buren County	R+13.4	R+20.1	R+29.8	24,302	D+18.0%
Muskegon County	R+13.5	R+14.5	R+21.8	63,407	D+8.8%
Jackson County	R+13.9	R+16.1	R+37.1	58,457	D+13.1%
Ingham County	R+15.8	R+6.8	R+19.2	119,327	R+7.4%
Oscoda County	R+16.2	R+17.0	R+40.1	2,677	D+22.1%
Antrim County	R+17.8	R+21.5	R+38.9	7,518	D+15.1%
Isabella County	R+18.0	R+15.0	R+30.8	18,345	R+5.2%
Newaygo County	R+18.8	R+24.2	R+40.4	14,050	D+15.2%
Emmet County	R+18.8	R+20.0	R+40.7	10,104	D+7.1%
Midland County	R+18.8	R+17.3	R+33.0	30,101	D+7.1%
Oakland County	R+19.2	R+19.1	R+34.0	416,205	D+10.4%
Mason County	R+19.7	R+24.5	R+36.4	11,516	D+9.3%
Tuscola County	R+20.5	R+25.2	R+40.4	20,144	D+17.1%
Oceana County	R+20.6	R+21.7	R+38.0	8,798	D+11.2%
Kalamazoo County	R+20.7	R+14.8	R+28.3	87,085	R+0.8%
Mecosta County	R+21.0	R+17.4	R+37.9	12,221	D+9.2%
Livingston County	R+21.6	R+29.8	R+49.3	32,486	D+15.0%
Montcalm County	R+21.7	R+21.5	R+40.8	17,294	D+4.1%
Barry County	R+22.9	R+24.9	R+41.2	18,388	D+7.3%
St. Joseph County	R+23.2	R+33.9	R+45.1	19,295	D+17.5%
Berrien County	R+23.5	R+28.4	R+33.8	66,798	D+15.3%
Huron County	R+23.6	R+37.8	R+47.1	15,176	D+13.3%
Benzie County	R+23.7	R+22.0	R+31.3	5,038	D+10.2%
Hillsdale County	R+25.9	R+39.9	R+53.6	14,955	D+13.5%
Osceola County	R+26.0	R+27.6	R+46.9	7,178	D+17.1%
Ionia County	R+26.2	R+23.8	R+42.1	18,791	D+0.6%
Leelanau County	R+26.5	R+28.2	R+36.1	6,803	D+7.3%
Missaukee County	R+26.8	R+32.7	R+51.6	4,681	D+19.9%
Sanilac County	R+27.0	R+40.1	R+50.6	16,856	D+20.9%
Gratiot County	R+27.1	R+27.9	R+44.5	15,118	D+11.1%
Clinton County	R+27.8	R+30.1	R+47.0	21,353	D+10.8%
Eaton County	R+28.9	R+25.5	R+45.6	34,750	D+9.4%
Grand Traverse County	R+29.5	R+29.7	R+42.3	21,150	D+2.3%
Allegan County	R+32.4	R+32.3	R+47.5	29,471	D+6.8%
Kent County	R+35.9	R+19.3	R+34.7	188,633	R+15.2%
Ottawa County	R+49.4	R+43.4	R+59.8	66,370	R+3.3%

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