1976 Presidential Election Results for Montana

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
Beaverhead	65%	1,013	28.6%	2,461	69.5%	0	0.0%	69	1.9%	3,543
Big Horn	57%	1,962	54.0%	1,615	44.5%	0	0.0%	53	1.5%	3,630
Blaine	65%	1,356	49.5%	1,349	49.3%	0	0.0%	34	1.2%	2,739
Broadwater	73%	557	40.1%	820	59.0%	0	0.0%	12	0.9%	1,389
Carbon	78%	1,853	45.8%	2,121	52.4%	0	0.0%	71	1.8%	4,045
Carter	77%	344	35.4%	558	57.4%	0	0.0%	70	7.2%	972
Cascade	57%	14,678	48.1%	15,289	50.1%	0	0.0%	544	1.8%	30,511
Chouteau	84%	1,568	45.3%	1,814	52.4%	0	0.0%	83	2.4%	3,465
Custer	68%	2,425	42.9%	3,120	55.3%	0	0.0%	102	1.8%	5,647
Daniels	84%	797	48.6%	816	49.8%	0	0.0%	26	1.6%	1,639
Dawson	66%	2,201	44.4%	2,639	53.2%	0	0.0%	120	2.4%	4,960
Deer Lodge	68%	3,859	62.5%	2,197	35.6%	0	0.0%	120	1.9%	6,176
Fallon	73%	847	47.1%	934	52.0%	0	0.0%	16	0.9%	1,797
Fergus	72%	2,470	40.1%	3,556	57.7%	0	0.0%	134	2.2%	6,160
Flathead	62%	7,827	41.5%	10,494	55.7%	0	0.0%	524	2.8%	18,845
Gallatin	63%	6,215	35.6%	11,062	63.4%	0	0.0%	183	1.0%	17,460
Garfield	88%	273	29.6%	625	67.8%	0	0.0%	24	2.6%	922
Glacier	57%	1,755	47.1%	1,892	50.8%	0	0.0%	77	2.1%	3,724
Golden Valley	96%	255	44.8%	302	53.1%	0	0.0%	12	2.1%	569
Granite	70%	509	40.0%	746	58.6%	0	0.0%	17	1.3%	1,272
Hill	63%	3,878	53.4%	3,274	45.1%	0	0.0%	108	1.5%	7,260
Jefferson	67%	1,210	45.6%	1,387	52.3%	0	0.0%	57	2.1%	2,654
Judith Basin	93%	772	47.8%	809	50.1%	0	0.0%	33	2.0%	1,614
Lake	66%	3,253	45.1%	3,809	52.8%	0	0.0%	148	2.1%	7,210
Lewis & Clark	71%	8,118	43.8%	10,155	54.8%	0	0.0%	244	1.3%	18,517
Liberty	78%	506	43.5%	638	54.9%	0	0.0%	19	1.6%	1,163
Lincoln	57%	3,146	50.1%	3,017	48.0%	0	0.0%	120	1.9%	6,283
Madison	73%	870	33.3%	1,688	64.7%	0	0.0%	52	2.0%	2,610
McCone	88%	749	50.0%	730	48.7%	0	0.0%	20	1.3%	1,499
Meagher	67%	364	38.8%	565	60.2%	0	0.0%	10	1.1%	939
Mineral	69%	819	54.1%	679	44.8%	0	0.0%	16	1.1%	1,514
Missoula	67%	15,099	47.4%	16,350	51.4%	0	0.0%	388	1.2%	31,837
Musselshell	76%	922	44.6%	1,117	54.1%	0	0.0%	26	1.3%	2,065
Park	70%	2,364	41.2%	3,281	57.2%	0	0.0%	95	1.7%	5,740
Petroleum	81%	110	33.2%	211	63.7%	0	0.0%	10	3.0%	331
Phillips	71%	1,117	44.9%	1,347	54.2%	0	0.0%	22	0.9%	2,486
Pondera	74%	1,413	44.9%	1,666	52.9%	0	0.0%	71	2.3%	3,150
Powder River	71%	429	34.7%	683	55.3%	0	0.0%	123	10.0%	1,235
Powell	64%	1,302	44.1%	1,610	54.6%	0	0.0%	39	1.3%	2,951
Prairie	85%	415	40.7%	597	58.6%	0	0.0%	7	0.7%	1,019
Ravalli	70%	3,504	40.3%	4,894	56.3%	0	0.0%	296	3.4%	8,694
Richland	59%	1,961	46.0%	2,189	51.3%	0	0.0%	113	2.7%	4,263
Roosevelt	62%	2,061	52.5%	1,822	46.4%	0	0.0%	45	1.1%	3,928
Rosebud	61%	1,413	47.0%	1,538	51.2%	0	0.0%	55	1.8%	3,006
Sanders	69%	1,725	48.2%	1,738	48.6%	0	0.0%	113	3.2%	3,576
Sheridan	72%	1,560	57.5%	1,114	41.0%	0	0.0%	40	1.5%	2,714
Silver Bow	72%	11,377	59.5%	7,506	39.3%	0	0.0%	227	1.2%	19,110
Stillwater	76%	1,143	43.4%	1,446	54.9%	0	0.0%	46	1.7%	2,635
Sweet Grass	78%	502	30.3%	1,135	68.4%	0	0.0%	22	1.3%	1,659
Teton	81%	1,506	45.0%	1,730	51.7%	0	0.0%	109	3.3%	3,345
Toole	71%	1,080	41.5%	1,469	56.4%	0	0.0%	54	2.1%	2,603
Treasure	89%	239	42.4%	315	55.9%	0	0.0%	10	1.8%	564
Valley	73%	2,352	47.4%	2,520	50.8%	0	0.0%	87	1.8%	4,959
Wheatland	83%	535	40.5%	755	57.2%	0	0.0%	30	2.3%	1,320
Wibaux	74%	352	50.9%	308	44.6%	0	0.0%	31	4.5%	691
Yellowstone	67%	18,329	41.5%	25,201	57.1%	0	0.0%	595	1.3%	44,125
TOTAL	65%	149,259	45.4%	173,703	52.8%	0	0.0%	5,772	1.8%	328,734

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MT

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 (Baucus-D)	66%	77,885	46.4%	90,124	53.6%			0	0.0%	168,009
District 02 (Marlenee-R)	67%	71,374	46.1%	83,579	53.9%			0	0.0%	154,953

1976 President, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,013	28.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,461	69.5%
Other	69	1.9%
TOTAL	3,543
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,962	54.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,615	44.5%
Other	53	1.5%
TOTAL	3,630
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,356	49.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,349	49.3%
Other	34	1.2%
TOTAL	2,739
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	557	40.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	820	59.0%
Other	12	0.9%
TOTAL	1,389
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,853	45.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,121	52.4%
Other	71	1.8%
TOTAL	4,045
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	344	35.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	558	57.4%
Other	70	7.2%
TOTAL	972
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,678	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	15,289	50.1%
Other	544	1.8%
TOTAL	30,511
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,568	45.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,814	52.4%
Other	83	2.4%
TOTAL	3,465
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,425	42.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,120	55.3%
Other	102	1.8%
TOTAL	5,647
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	797	48.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	816	49.8%
Other	26	1.6%
TOTAL	1,639
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,201	44.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,639	53.2%
Other	120	2.4%
TOTAL	4,960
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,859	62.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,197	35.6%
Other	120	1.9%
TOTAL	6,176
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	847	47.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	934	52.0%
Other	16	0.9%
TOTAL	1,797
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,470	40.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,556	57.7%
Other	134	2.2%
TOTAL	6,160
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,827	41.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,494	55.7%
Other	524	2.8%
TOTAL	18,845
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,215	35.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,062	63.4%
Other	183	1.0%
TOTAL	17,460
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	273	29.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	625	67.8%
Other	24	2.6%
TOTAL	922
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,755	47.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,892	50.8%
Other	77	2.1%
TOTAL	3,724
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	255	44.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	302	53.1%
Other	12	2.1%
TOTAL	569
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	509	40.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	746	58.6%
Other	17	1.3%
TOTAL	1,272
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,878	53.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,274	45.1%
Other	108	1.5%
TOTAL	7,260
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,210	45.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,387	52.3%
Other	57	2.1%
TOTAL	2,654
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	772	47.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	809	50.1%
Other	33	2.0%
TOTAL	1,614
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,253	45.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,809	52.8%
Other	148	2.1%
TOTAL	7,210
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,118	43.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,155	54.8%
Other	244	1.3%
TOTAL	18,517
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	506	43.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	638	54.9%
Other	19	1.6%
TOTAL	1,163
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,146	50.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,017	48.0%
Other	120	1.9%
TOTAL	6,283
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	749	50.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	730	48.7%
Other	20	1.3%
TOTAL	1,499
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	870	33.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,688	64.7%
Other	52	2.0%
TOTAL	2,610
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	364	38.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	565	60.2%
Other	10	1.1%
TOTAL	939
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	819	54.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	679	44.8%
Other	16	1.1%
TOTAL	1,514
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,099	47.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	16,350	51.4%
Other	388	1.2%
TOTAL	31,837
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	922	44.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,117	54.1%
Other	26	1.3%
TOTAL	2,065
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,364	41.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,281	57.2%
Other	95	1.7%
TOTAL	5,740
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	110	33.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	211	63.7%
Other	10	3.0%
TOTAL	331
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,117	44.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,347	54.2%
Other	22	0.9%
TOTAL	2,486
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,413	44.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,666	52.9%
Other	71	2.3%
TOTAL	3,150
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	429	34.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	683	55.3%
Other	123	10.0%
TOTAL	1,235
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,302	44.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,610	54.6%
Other	39	1.3%
TOTAL	2,951
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	415	40.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	597	58.6%
Other	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,019
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,504	40.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,894	56.3%
Other	296	3.4%
TOTAL	8,694
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,961	46.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,189	51.3%
Other	113	2.7%
TOTAL	4,263
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,061	52.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,822	46.4%
Other	45	1.1%
TOTAL	3,928
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,413	47.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,538	51.2%
Other	55	1.8%
TOTAL	3,006
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,725	48.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,738	48.6%
Other	113	3.2%
TOTAL	3,576
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,560	57.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,114	41.0%
Other	40	1.5%
TOTAL	2,714
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,377	59.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,506	39.3%
Other	227	1.2%
TOTAL	19,110
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,143	43.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,446	54.9%
Other	46	1.7%
TOTAL	2,635
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	502	30.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,135	68.4%
Other	22	1.3%
TOTAL	1,659
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,506	45.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,730	51.7%
Other	109	3.3%
TOTAL	3,345
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,080	41.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,469	56.4%
Other	54	2.1%
TOTAL	2,603
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	239	42.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	315	55.9%
Other	10	1.8%
TOTAL	564
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,352	47.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,520	50.8%
Other	87	1.8%
TOTAL	4,959
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	535	40.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	755	57.2%
Other	30	2.3%
TOTAL	1,320
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	352	50.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	308	44.6%
Other	31	4.5%
TOTAL	691
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	18,329	41.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	25,201	57.1%
Other	595	1.3%
TOTAL	44,125
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

* incumbent