1976 Presidential Election Results for Mississippi

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	57%	6,619	47.8%	6,431	46.4%	56	0.4%	755	5.4%	13,861
Alcorn	53%	6,995	64.9%	3,430	31.8%	59	0.5%	286	2.7%	10,770
Amite	59%	2,574	51.5%	2,256	45.1%	20	0.4%	149	3.0%	4,999
Attala	58%	4,068	54.8%	3,146	42.4%	35	0.5%	174	2.3%	7,423
Benton	65%	2,375	74.0%	790	24.6%	0	0.0%	44	1.4%	3,209
Bolivar	46%	7,561	58.7%	5,136	39.9%	31	0.2%	147	1.1%	12,875
Calhoun	48%	2,724	56.9%	1,892	39.5%	24	0.5%	148	3.1%	4,788
Carroll	52%	1,566	49.4%	1,561	49.3%	5	0.2%	35	1.1%	3,167
Chickasaw	52%	2,891	50.5%	2,581	45.1%	47	0.8%	204	3.6%	5,723
Choctaw	57%	1,520	47.9%	1,562	49.2%	17	0.5%	73	2.3%	3,172
Claiborne	52%	2,657	69.0%	1,078	28.0%	23	0.6%	94	2.4%	3,852
Clarke	58%	2,816	47.0%	2,935	49.0%	51	0.9%	193	3.2%	5,995
Clay	54%	3,514	51.4%	3,017	44.1%	61	0.9%	245	3.6%	6,837
Coahoma	49%	6,412	57.7%	4,269	38.4%	106	1.0%	326	2.9%	11,113
Copiah	52%	4,267	49.4%	4,108	47.5%	43	0.5%	228	2.6%	8,646
Covington	59%	2,862	51.4%	2,591	46.5%	23	0.4%	92	1.7%	5,568
DeSoto	51%	7,756	54.2%	6,240	43.6%	88	0.6%	228	1.6%	14,312
Forrest	45%	7,914	41.4%	10,770	56.3%	95	0.5%	341	1.8%	19,120
Franklin	64%	1,578	46.5%	1,719	50.6%	17	0.5%	81	2.4%	3,395
George	60%	3,072	58.7%	1,957	37.4%	44	0.8%	156	3.0%	5,229
Greene	66%	2,127	56.4%	1,538	40.8%	17	0.5%	88	2.3%	3,770
Grenada	54%	3,263	46.5%	3,569	50.8%	45	0.6%	143	2.0%	7,020
Hancock	57%	3,855	49.2%	3,765	48.0%	44	0.6%	178	2.3%	7,842
Harrison	38%	16,569	44.6%	19,207	51.7%	301	0.8%	1,062	2.9%	37,139
Hinds	49%	28,748	37.9%	45,803	60.5%	270	0.4%	935	1.2%	75,756
Holmes	53%	4,616	64.1%	2,438	33.8%	23	0.3%	126	1.7%	7,203
Humphreys	46%	2,172	57.6%	1,445	38.3%	40	1.1%	117	3.1%	3,774
Issaquena	63%	567	59.4%	325	34.1%	16	1.7%	46	4.8%	954
Itawamba	52%	4,480	66.8%	2,153	32.1%	23	0.3%	49	0.7%	6,705
Jackson	48%	12,533	40.3%	17,177	55.3%	248	0.8%	1,124	3.6%	31,082
Jasper	52%	3,109	56.4%	2,356	42.7%	4	0.1%	44	0.8%	5,513
Jefferson	62%	2,562	74.8%	782	22.8%	19	0.6%	63	1.8%	3,426
Jefferson Davis	57%	2,747	58.5%	1,868	39.8%	13	0.3%	70	1.5%	4,698
Jones	54%	10,139	47.0%	11,098	51.5%	63	0.3%	252	1.2%	21,552
Kemper	65%	2,436	58.6%	1,680	40.4%	4	0.1%	40	1.0%	4,160
Lafayette	41%	4,375	52.4%	3,735	44.7%	64	0.8%	177	2.1%	8,351
Lamar	58%	3,109	41.9%	4,056	54.7%	35	0.5%	214	2.9%	7,414
Lauderdale	51%	9,813	40.1%	14,273	58.4%	45	0.2%	315	1.3%	24,446
Lawrence	59%	2,242	50.5%	2,109	47.5%	16	0.4%	69	1.6%	4,436
Leake	55%	3,415	52.5%	2,952	45.4%	27	0.4%	114	1.8%	6,508
Lee	48%	8,504	52.1%	7,366	45.1%	109	0.7%	354	2.2%	16,333
Leflore	49%	6,135	48.7%	5,872	46.6%	129	1.0%	453	3.6%	12,589
Lincoln	57%	4,043	38.9%	6,084	58.5%	47	0.5%	218	2.1%	10,392
Lowndes	42%	6,181	42.0%	8,003	54.4%	63	0.4%	453	3.1%	14,700
Madison	50%	6,240	55.1%	4,838	42.8%	31	0.3%	207	1.8%	11,316
Marion	69%	5,283	49.2%	5,300	49.4%	23	0.2%	131	1.2%	10,737
Marshall	56%	6,769	73.4%	2,242	24.3%	50	0.5%	165	1.8%	9,226
Monroe	50%	6,097	54.3%	4,737	42.2%	91	0.8%	309	2.8%	11,234
Montgomery	56%	2,410	49.9%	2,278	47.2%	33	0.7%	106	2.2%	4,827
Neshoba	54%	3,891	49.8%	3,859	49.4%	8	0.1%	61	0.8%	7,819
Newton	51%	2,741	41.0%	3,813	57.0%	8	0.1%	128	1.9%	6,690
Noxubee	51%	2,121	51.3%	1,860	45.0%	36	0.9%	119	2.9%	4,136
Oktibbeha	42%	4,339	44.6%	5,194	53.4%	46	0.5%	146	1.5%	9,725
Panola	54%	5,517	60.8%	3,341	36.8%	45	0.5%	164	1.8%	9,067
Pearl River	49%	5,024	52.0%	4,332	44.8%	74	0.8%	235	2.4%	9,665
Perry	64%	1,965	52.8%	1,527	41.0%	38	1.0%	195	5.2%	3,725
Pike	54%	5,749	48.9%	5,659	48.2%	54	0.5%	289	2.5%	11,751
Pontotoc	51%	4,066	62.6%	2,245	34.6%	26	0.4%	154	2.4%	6,491
Prentiss	47%	4,431	63.5%	2,362	33.9%	46	0.7%	138	2.0%	6,977
Quitman	49%	2,621	64.8%	1,287	31.8%	30	0.7%	107	2.6%	4,045
Rankin	50%	6,937	36.7%	11,507	61.0%	83	0.4%	351	1.9%	18,878
Scott	51%	3,643	48.8%	3,649	48.9%	25	0.3%	151	2.0%	7,468
Sharkey	51%	1,283	52.4%	1,024	41.8%	33	1.3%	109	4.5%	2,449
Simpson	57%	3,600	45.2%	4,291	53.9%	11	0.1%	58	0.7%	7,960
Smith	61%	2,434	42.3%	3,147	54.7%	32	0.6%	135	2.3%	5,748
Stone	55%	1,648	50.3%	1,575	48.0%	5	0.2%	50	1.5%	3,278
Sunflower	37%	4,322	53.9%	3,456	43.1%	49	0.6%	197	2.5%	8,024
Tallahatchie	49%	2,991	56.9%	2,146	40.9%	20	0.4%	95	1.8%	5,252
Tate	52%	3,747	58.2%	2,497	38.8%	40	0.6%	152	2.4%	6,436
Tippah	54%	4,260	67.9%	1,887	30.1%	25	0.4%	102	1.6%	6,274
Tishomingo	50%	3,734	63.9%	1,969	33.7%	20	0.3%	116	2.0%	5,839
Tunica	47%	1,695	61.5%	951	34.5%	33	1.2%	77	2.8%	2,756
Union	56%	5,021	65.6%	2,507	32.7%	20	0.3%	111	1.4%	7,659
Walthall	60%	2,650	53.8%	2,110	42.8%	44	0.9%	123	2.5%	4,927
Warren	51%	6,299	40.1%	8,699	55.4%	152	1.0%	555	3.5%	15,705
Washington	43%	9,650	53.2%	7,474	41.2%	222	1.2%	803	4.4%	18,149
Wayne	58%	3,306	51.5%	3,022	47.1%	10	0.2%	84	1.3%	6,422
Webster	62%	2,218	51.8%	1,943	45.4%	15	0.4%	105	2.5%	4,281
Wilkinson	58%	2,514	65.4%	1,273	33.1%	11	0.3%	47	1.2%	3,845
Winston	64%	3,956	50.8%	3,659	47.0%	37	0.5%	140	1.8%	7,792
Yalobusha	55%	2,603	57.8%	1,808	40.2%	7	0.2%	85	1.9%	4,503
Yazoo	50%	4,053	47.8%	4,255	50.2%	31	0.4%	132	1.6%	8,471
TOTAL	49%	381,309	49.6%	366,846	47.7%	4,074	0.5%	17,131	2.2%	769,360

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MS

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1976 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Whitten-D)	50%	91,615	61.7%	56,974	38.3%			0	0.0%	148,589
District 02 (Bowen-D)	47%	69,152	52.9%	61,511	47.1%			0	0.0%	130,663
District 03 (Montgomery-D)	52%	79,021	48.9%	82,515	51.1%			0	0.0%	161,536
District 04 (Cochran-R)	52%	70,260	45.0%	86,002	55.0%			0	0.0%	156,262
District 05 (Lott-R)	45%	71,261	47.1%	80,024	52.9%			0	0.0%	151,285

1976 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,619	47.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,431	46.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	56	0.4%
Other	755	5.4%
TOTAL	13,861
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Alcorn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,995	64.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,430	31.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	59	0.5%
Other	286	2.7%
TOTAL	10,770
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Amite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,574	51.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,256	45.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.4%
Other	149	3.0%
TOTAL	4,999
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Attala County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,068	54.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,146	42.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	0.5%
Other	174	2.3%
TOTAL	7,423
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,375	74.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	790	24.6%
Other	44	1.4%
TOTAL	3,209
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -23

1976 President, Bolivar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,561	58.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,136	39.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	0.2%
Other	147	1.1%
TOTAL	12,875
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,724	56.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,892	39.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	24	0.5%
Other	148	3.1%
TOTAL	4,788
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,566	49.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,561	49.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	5	0.2%
Other	35	1.1%
TOTAL	3,167
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,891	50.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,581	45.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	47	0.8%
Other	204	3.6%
TOTAL	5,723
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,520	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,562	49.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	17	0.5%
Other	73	2.3%
TOTAL	3,172
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,657	69.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,078	28.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.6%
Other	94	2.4%
TOTAL	3,852
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -20

1976 President, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,816	47.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,935	49.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	51	0.9%
Other	193	3.2%
TOTAL	5,995
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,514	51.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,017	44.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	61	0.9%
Other	245	3.6%
TOTAL	6,837
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Coahoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,412	57.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,269	38.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	106	1.0%
Other	326	2.9%
TOTAL	11,113
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Copiah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,267	49.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,108	47.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	43	0.5%
Other	228	2.6%
TOTAL	8,646
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,862	51.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,591	46.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.4%
Other	92	1.7%
TOTAL	5,568
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, DeSoto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,756	54.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,240	43.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	88	0.6%
Other	228	1.6%
TOTAL	14,312
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Forrest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,914	41.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,770	56.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	95	0.5%
Other	341	1.8%
TOTAL	19,120
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,578	46.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,719	50.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	17	0.5%
Other	81	2.4%
TOTAL	3,395
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,072	58.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,957	37.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	44	0.8%
Other	156	3.0%
TOTAL	5,229
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,127	56.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,538	40.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	17	0.5%
Other	88	2.3%
TOTAL	3,770
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Grenada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,263	46.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,569	50.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	45	0.6%
Other	143	2.0%
TOTAL	7,020
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,855	49.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,765	48.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	44	0.6%
Other	178	2.3%
TOTAL	7,842
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	16,569	44.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	19,207	51.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	301	0.8%
Other	1,062	2.9%
TOTAL	37,139
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Hinds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	28,748	37.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	45,803	60.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	270	0.4%
Other	935	1.2%
TOTAL	75,756
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,616	64.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,438	33.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.3%
Other	126	1.7%
TOTAL	7,203
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,172	57.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,445	38.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	1.1%
Other	117	3.1%
TOTAL	3,774
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Issaquena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	567	59.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	325	34.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	16	1.7%
Other	46	4.8%
TOTAL	954
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Itawamba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,480	66.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,153	32.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.3%
Other	49	0.7%
TOTAL	6,705
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	12,533	40.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	17,177	55.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	248	0.8%
Other	1,124	3.6%
TOTAL	31,082
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,109	56.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,356	42.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	4	0.1%
Other	44	0.8%
TOTAL	5,513
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,562	74.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	782	22.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	19	0.6%
Other	63	1.8%
TOTAL	3,426
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -25

1976 President, Jefferson Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,747	58.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,868	39.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	0.3%
Other	70	1.5%
TOTAL	4,698
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,139	47.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,098	51.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	63	0.3%
Other	252	1.2%
TOTAL	21,552
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Kemper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,436	58.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,680	40.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	4	0.1%
Other	40	1.0%
TOTAL	4,160
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,375	52.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,735	44.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	64	0.8%
Other	177	2.1%
TOTAL	8,351
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,109	41.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,056	54.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	0.5%
Other	214	2.9%
TOTAL	7,414
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,813	40.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	14,273	58.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	45	0.2%
Other	315	1.3%
TOTAL	24,446
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,242	50.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,109	47.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	16	0.4%
Other	69	1.6%
TOTAL	4,436
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Leake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,415	52.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,952	45.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.4%
Other	114	1.8%
TOTAL	6,508
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,504	52.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,366	45.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	109	0.7%
Other	354	2.2%
TOTAL	16,333
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Leflore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,135	48.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,872	46.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	129	1.0%
Other	453	3.6%
TOTAL	12,589
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,043	38.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,084	58.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	47	0.5%
Other	218	2.1%
TOTAL	10,392
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,181	42.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,003	54.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	63	0.4%
Other	453	3.1%
TOTAL	14,700
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,240	55.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,838	42.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	0.3%
Other	207	1.8%
TOTAL	11,316
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,283	49.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,300	49.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.2%
Other	131	1.2%
TOTAL	10,737
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,769	73.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,242	24.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	50	0.5%
Other	165	1.8%
TOTAL	9,226
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -24

1976 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,097	54.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,737	42.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	91	0.8%
Other	309	2.8%
TOTAL	11,234
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,410	49.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,278	47.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	33	0.7%
Other	106	2.2%
TOTAL	4,827
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Neshoba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,891	49.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,859	49.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	0.1%
Other	61	0.8%
TOTAL	7,819
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,741	41.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,813	57.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	0.1%
Other	128	1.9%
TOTAL	6,690
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Noxubee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,121	51.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,860	45.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	36	0.9%
Other	119	2.9%
TOTAL	4,136
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Oktibbeha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,339	44.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,194	53.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	0.5%
Other	146	1.5%
TOTAL	9,725
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,517	60.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,341	36.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	45	0.5%
Other	164	1.8%
TOTAL	9,067
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Pearl River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,024	52.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,332	44.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	74	0.8%
Other	235	2.4%
TOTAL	9,665
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,965	52.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,527	41.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	38	1.0%
Other	195	5.2%
TOTAL	3,725
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,749	48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,659	48.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	54	0.5%
Other	289	2.5%
TOTAL	11,751
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Pontotoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,066	62.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,245	34.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	26	0.4%
Other	154	2.4%
TOTAL	6,491
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Prentiss County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,431	63.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,362	33.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	0.7%
Other	138	2.0%
TOTAL	6,977
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Quitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,621	64.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,287	31.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	30	0.7%
Other	107	2.6%
TOTAL	4,045
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Rankin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,937	36.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,507	61.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	83	0.4%
Other	351	1.9%
TOTAL	18,878
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,643	48.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,649	48.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	0.3%
Other	151	2.0%
TOTAL	7,468
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Sharkey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,283	52.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,024	41.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	33	1.3%
Other	109	4.5%
TOTAL	2,449
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Simpson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,600	45.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,291	53.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.1%
Other	58	0.7%
TOTAL	7,960
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,434	42.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,147	54.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	32	0.6%
Other	135	2.3%
TOTAL	5,748
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,648	50.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,575	48.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	5	0.2%
Other	50	1.5%
TOTAL	3,278
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Sunflower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,322	53.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,456	43.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	49	0.6%
Other	197	2.5%
TOTAL	8,024
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Tallahatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,991	56.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,146	40.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.4%
Other	95	1.8%
TOTAL	5,252
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Tate County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,747	58.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,497	38.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	0.6%
Other	152	2.4%
TOTAL	6,436
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Tippah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,260	67.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,887	30.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	0.4%
Other	102	1.6%
TOTAL	6,274
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -18

1976 President, Tishomingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,734	63.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,969	33.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.3%
Other	116	2.0%
TOTAL	5,839
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Tunica County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,695	61.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	951	34.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	33	1.2%
Other	77	2.8%
TOTAL	2,756
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,021	65.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,507	32.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.3%
Other	111	1.4%
TOTAL	7,659
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Walthall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,650	53.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,110	42.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	44	0.9%
Other	123	2.5%
TOTAL	4,927
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,299	40.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,699	55.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	152	1.0%
Other	555	3.5%
TOTAL	15,705
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,650	53.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,474	41.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	222	1.2%
Other	803	4.4%
TOTAL	18,149
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,306	51.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,022	47.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	0.2%
Other	84	1.3%
TOTAL	6,422
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,218	51.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,943	45.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	15	0.4%
Other	105	2.5%
TOTAL	4,281
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Wilkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,514	65.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,273	33.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.3%
Other	47	1.2%
TOTAL	3,845
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,956	50.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,659	47.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	37	0.5%
Other	140	1.8%
TOTAL	7,792
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Yalobusha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,603	57.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,808	40.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	7	0.2%
Other	85	1.9%
TOTAL	4,503
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Yazoo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,053	47.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,255	50.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	0.4%
Other	132	1.6%
TOTAL	8,471
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

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