United States presidential election 1976 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1976-11-02 · held
Jimmy Carter was elected president.
Electoral map — 1976
538 electors; 270 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | Jimmy Carter 9 |
| Alaska | 3 | Gerald R. Ford 3 |
| Arizona | 6 | Gerald R. Ford 6 |
| Arkansas | 6 | Jimmy Carter 6 |
| California | 45 | Gerald R. Ford 45 |
| Colorado | 7 | Gerald R. Ford 7 |
| Connecticut | 8 | Gerald R. Ford 8 |
| Delaware | 3 | Jimmy Carter 3 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Jimmy Carter 3 |
| Florida | 17 | Jimmy Carter 17 |
| Georgia | 12 | Jimmy Carter 12 |
| Hawaii | 4 | Jimmy Carter 4 |
| Idaho | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| Illinois | 26 | Gerald R. Ford 26 |
| Indiana | 13 | Gerald R. Ford 13 |
| Iowa | 8 | Gerald R. Ford 8 |
| Kansas | 7 | Gerald R. Ford 7 |
| Kentucky | 9 | Jimmy Carter 9 |
| Louisiana | 10 | Jimmy Carter 10 |
| Maine | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | Jimmy Carter 10 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | Jimmy Carter 14 |
| Michigan | 21 | Gerald R. Ford 21 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Jimmy Carter 10 |
| Mississippi | 7 | Jimmy Carter 7 |
| Missouri | 12 | Jimmy Carter 12 |
| Montana | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| Nebraska | 5 | Gerald R. Ford 5 |
| Nevada | 3 | Gerald R. Ford 3 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| New Jersey | 17 | Gerald R. Ford 17 |
| New Mexico | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| New York | 41 | Jimmy Carter 41 |
| North Carolina | 13 | Jimmy Carter 13 |
| North Dakota | 3 | Gerald R. Ford 3 |
| Ohio | 25 | Jimmy Carter 25 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | Gerald R. Ford 8 |
| Oregon | 6 | Gerald R. Ford 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | Jimmy Carter 27 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Jimmy Carter 4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | Jimmy Carter 8 |
| South Dakota | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| Tennessee | 10 | Jimmy Carter 10 |
| Texas | 26 | Jimmy Carter 26 |
| Utah | 4 | Gerald R. Ford 4 |
| Vermont | 3 | Gerald R. Ford 3 |
| Virginia | 12 | Gerald R. Ford 12 |
| Washington | 9 | Gerald R. Ford 8; Ronald Reagan 1 |
| West Virginia | 6 | Jimmy Carter 6 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | Jimmy Carter 11 |
| Wyoming | 3 | Gerald R. Ford 3 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Carter | 40830763 | 50.064763563548425% | — | 297 |
| Gerald R. Ford | 39147793 | 48.00118480714495% | — | 240 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 1577333 | 1.9340516293066219% | — | 0 |
| Ronald Reagan | — | — | — | 1 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1976 electoral count and state allocations