1976 Presidential Election Results for North Carolina

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
Alamance	45%	17,371	57.4%	12,680	41.9%	0	0.0%	196	0.6%	30,247
Alexander	67%	5,287	53.0%	4,661	46.7%	0	0.0%	27	0.3%	9,975
Alleghany	66%	2,550	62.2%	1,532	37.4%	0	0.0%	17	0.4%	4,099
Anson	41%	4,796	74.6%	1,608	25.0%	0	0.0%	21	0.3%	6,425
Ashe	70%	5,193	51.1%	4,937	48.6%	0	0.0%	25	0.2%	10,155
Avery	54%	1,869	37.4%	3,085	61.8%	0	0.0%	41	0.8%	4,995
Beaufort	41%	5,728	54.7%	4,677	44.7%	0	0.0%	62	0.6%	10,467
Bertie	41%	4,117	75.3%	1,332	24.4%	0	0.0%	21	0.4%	5,470
Bladen	41%	6,009	79.2%	1,546	20.4%	0	0.0%	34	0.4%	7,589
Brunswick	55%	7,377	66.7%	3,636	32.9%	0	0.0%	53	0.5%	11,066
Buncombe	46%	26,633	53.9%	22,461	45.4%	0	0.0%	332	0.7%	49,426
Burke	54%	14,254	58.3%	10,070	41.2%	0	0.0%	116	0.5%	24,440
Cabarrus	45%	12,049	48.9%	12,455	50.5%	0	0.0%	140	0.6%	24,644
Caldwell	52%	11,894	54.4%	9,872	45.1%	0	0.0%	109	0.5%	21,875
Camden	48%	1,231	68.0%	562	31.1%	0	0.0%	16	0.9%	1,809
Carteret	50%	7,080	54.7%	5,786	44.7%	0	0.0%	73	0.6%	12,939
Caswell	42%	3,707	67.5%	1,761	32.1%	0	0.0%	21	0.4%	5,489
Catawba	54%	16,862	47.2%	18,696	52.3%	0	0.0%	160	0.4%	35,718
Chatham	49%	6,397	59.6%	4,279	39.9%	0	0.0%	54	0.5%	10,730
Cherokee	57%	3,571	52.1%	3,210	46.9%	0	0.0%	68	1.0%	6,849
Chowan	37%	1,862	64.4%	1,019	35.3%	0	0.0%	9	0.3%	2,890
Clay	72%	1,569	52.1%	1,428	47.4%	0	0.0%	15	0.5%	3,012
Cleveland	43%	14,406	63.7%	8,106	35.9%	0	0.0%	93	0.4%	22,605
Columbus	45%	11,148	77.4%	3,184	22.1%	0	0.0%	69	0.5%	14,401
Craven	30%	7,553	55.7%	5,881	43.4%	0	0.0%	115	0.8%	13,549
Cumberland	26%	24,297	62.8%	14,226	36.8%	0	0.0%	171	0.4%	38,694
Currituck	47%	1,999	67.3%	954	32.1%	0	0.0%	19	0.6%	2,972
Dare	50%	2,191	56.3%	1,680	43.2%	0	0.0%	20	0.5%	3,891
Davidson	52%	17,859	48.4%	18,813	51.0%	0	0.0%	191	0.5%	36,863
Davie	57%	3,635	43.0%	4,772	56.4%	0	0.0%	56	0.7%	8,463
Duplin	45%	7,696	65.8%	3,912	33.5%	0	0.0%	86	0.7%	11,694
Durham	41%	22,425	53.9%	18,945	45.6%	0	0.0%	205	0.5%	41,575
Edgecombe	37%	8,001	61.7%	4,850	37.4%	0	0.0%	119	0.9%	12,970
Forsyth	49%	39,561	50.1%	38,886	49.3%	0	0.0%	487	0.6%	78,934
Franklin	42%	5,405	66.8%	2,630	32.5%	0	0.0%	62	0.8%	8,097
Gaston	41%	22,878	53.5%	19,727	46.1%	0	0.0%	171	0.4%	42,776
Gates	52%	2,291	75.7%	722	23.8%	0	0.0%	15	0.5%	3,028
Graham	75%	1,791	52.3%	1,621	47.3%	0	0.0%	12	0.4%	3,424
Granville	37%	5,244	63.6%	2,955	35.8%	0	0.0%	52	0.6%	8,251
Greene	41%	2,740	66.4%	1,356	32.9%	0	0.0%	30	0.7%	4,126
Guilford	44%	46,826	50.5%	45,441	49.0%	0	0.0%	473	0.5%	92,740
Halifax	37%	7,892	59.5%	5,257	39.7%	0	0.0%	105	0.8%	13,254
Harnett	40%	8,992	60.0%	5,935	39.6%	0	0.0%	61	0.4%	14,988
Haywood	54%	10,692	64.2%	5,885	35.3%	0	0.0%	78	0.5%	16,655
Henderson	53%	8,155	42.6%	10,830	56.5%	0	0.0%	171	0.9%	19,156
Hertford	36%	3,986	72.3%	1,517	27.5%	0	0.0%	8	0.1%	5,511
Hoke	36%	3,186	77.3%	920	22.3%	0	0.0%	17	0.4%	4,123
Hyde	45%	1,084	63.1%	623	36.3%	0	0.0%	11	0.6%	1,718
Iredell	48%	13,295	52.9%	11,573	46.0%	0	0.0%	274	1.1%	25,142
Jackson	51%	5,223	59.4%	3,536	40.2%	0	0.0%	39	0.4%	8,798
Johnston	42%	10,301	54.6%	8,511	45.1%	0	0.0%	69	0.4%	18,881
Jones	48%	2,016	67.0%	948	31.5%	0	0.0%	47	1.6%	3,011
Lee	39%	5,104	57.8%	3,691	41.8%	0	0.0%	39	0.4%	8,834
Lenoir	41%	7,650	49.4%	7,715	49.8%	0	0.0%	119	0.8%	15,484
Lincoln	64%	9,462	58.4%	6,682	41.2%	0	0.0%	70	0.4%	16,214
Macon	62%	4,406	54.2%	3,673	45.2%	0	0.0%	44	0.5%	8,123
Madison	51%	3,433	58.2%	2,446	41.5%	0	0.0%	17	0.3%	5,896
Martin	39%	4,518	69.7%	1,931	29.8%	0	0.0%	29	0.4%	6,478
McDowell	48%	6,246	58.1%	4,450	41.4%	0	0.0%	54	0.5%	10,750
Mecklenburg	48%	63,198	50.3%	61,715	49.2%	0	0.0%	636	0.5%	125,549
Mitchell	59%	2,031	35.1%	3,728	64.5%	0	0.0%	22	0.4%	5,781
Montgomery	52%	4,308	59.7%	2,872	39.8%	0	0.0%	34	0.5%	7,214
Moore	48%	7,373	49.1%	7,577	50.4%	0	0.0%	80	0.5%	15,030
Nash	42%	8,937	50.7%	8,477	48.1%	0	0.0%	203	1.2%	17,617
New Hanover	44%	14,504	50.9%	13,687	48.0%	0	0.0%	311	1.1%	28,502
Northampton	41%	5,118	80.2%	1,238	19.4%	0	0.0%	24	0.4%	6,380
Onslow	19%	7,954	56.9%	5,953	42.6%	0	0.0%	71	0.5%	13,978
Orange	49%	15,755	62.3%	9,302	36.8%	0	0.0%	240	0.9%	25,297
Pamlico	48%	2,113	65.8%	1,068	33.3%	0	0.0%	28	0.9%	3,209
Pasquotank	37%	4,302	61.5%	2,651	37.9%	0	0.0%	43	0.6%	6,996
Pender	49%	4,422	67.6%	2,063	31.6%	0	0.0%	53	0.8%	6,538
Perquimans	42%	1,666	64.5%	909	35.2%	0	0.0%	6	0.2%	2,581
Person	38%	3,977	56.5%	3,038	43.2%	0	0.0%	23	0.3%	7,038
Pitt	37%	11,636	54.6%	9,532	44.7%	0	0.0%	141	0.7%	21,309
Polk	65%	3,155	54.3%	2,605	44.8%	0	0.0%	52	0.9%	5,812
Randolph	47%	12,714	46.7%	14,337	52.7%	0	0.0%	161	0.6%	27,212
Richmond	41%	8,793	75.4%	2,848	24.4%	0	0.0%	24	0.2%	11,665
Robeson	44%	20,695	80.5%	4,907	19.1%	0	0.0%	97	0.4%	25,699
Rockingham	43%	13,413	58.6%	9,362	40.9%	0	0.0%	97	0.4%	22,872
Rowan	46%	15,363	50.8%	14,644	48.4%	0	0.0%	241	0.8%	30,248
Rutherford	50%	10,361	60.5%	6,718	39.2%	0	0.0%	45	0.3%	17,124
Sampson	51%	8,869	55.8%	6,968	43.8%	0	0.0%	65	0.4%	15,902
Scotland	34%	4,430	69.3%	1,932	30.2%	0	0.0%	29	0.5%	6,391
Stanly	58%	9,262	50.9%	8,845	48.6%	0	0.0%	83	0.5%	18,190
Stokes	66%	6,647	52.3%	6,029	47.4%	0	0.0%	35	0.3%	12,711
Surry	46%	10,024	57.3%	7,403	42.3%	0	0.0%	63	0.4%	17,490
Swain	61%	2,151	57.0%	1,608	42.6%	0	0.0%	12	0.3%	3,771
Transylvania	59%	4,636	52.7%	4,089	46.5%	0	0.0%	70	0.8%	8,795
Tyrrell	50%	900	69.0%	403	30.9%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1,305
Union	41%	10,578	62.8%	6,184	36.7%	0	0.0%	85	0.5%	16,847
Vance	42%	5,620	59.4%	3,813	40.3%	0	0.0%	28	0.3%	9,461
Wake	47%	44,005	49.5%	44,291	49.8%	0	0.0%	651	0.7%	88,947
Warren	44%	3,185	68.7%	1,427	30.8%	0	0.0%	23	0.5%	4,635
Washington	48%	2,840	65.1%	1,486	34.1%	0	0.0%	38	0.9%	4,364
Watauga	52%	5,358	49.5%	5,400	49.8%	0	0.0%	76	0.7%	10,834
Wayne	31%	9,265	48.8%	9,607	50.6%	0	0.0%	130	0.7%	19,002
Wilkes	60%	10,176	46.2%	11,768	53.4%	0	0.0%	88	0.4%	22,032
Wilson	38%	8,209	54.4%	6,795	45.0%	0	0.0%	83	0.6%	15,087
Yadkin	57%	4,497	42.9%	5,916	56.5%	0	0.0%	58	0.6%	10,471
Yancey	70%	3,932	59.1%	2,688	40.4%	0	0.0%	30	0.5%	6,650
TOTAL	44%	927,365	55.2%	741,690	44.2%	0	0.0%	9,589	0.6%	1,678,644

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NC

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 (Jones-D)	41%	79,503	60.1%	52,752	39.9%			0	0.0%	132,255
District 02 (Fountain-D)	42%	81,050	61.1%	51,543	38.9%			0	0.0%	132,593
District 03 (Whitley-D)	36%	68,612	58.7%	48,186	41.3%			0	0.0%	116,798
District 04 (Andrews-D)	45%	85,541	51.1%	81,852	48.9%			0	0.0%	167,393
District 05 (Neal-D)	53%	92,010	50.7%	89,368	49.3%			0	0.0%	181,378
District 06 (Preyer-D)	45%	77,610	53.5%	67,483	46.5%			0	0.0%	145,093
District 07 (Rose-D)	36%	81,207	66.7%	40,560	33.3%			0	0.0%	121,767
District 08 (Hefner-D)	46%	85,084	55.0%	69,653	45.0%			0	0.0%	154,737
District 09 (Martin-R)	50%	85,955	51.8%	79,970	48.2%			0	0.0%	165,925
District 10 (Broyhill-R)	48%	90,939	54.3%	76,532	45.7%			0	0.0%	167,471
District 11 (Gudger-D)	52%	99,854	54.3%	84,061	45.7%			0	0.0%	183,915

1976 President, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	17,371	57.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,680	41.9%
Other	196	0.6%
TOTAL	30,247
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,287	53.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,661	46.7%
Other	27	0.3%
TOTAL	9,975
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,550	62.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,532	37.4%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,099
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,796	74.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,608	25.0%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,425
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -23

1976 President, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,193	51.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,937	48.6%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	10,155
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,869	37.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,085	61.8%
Other	41	0.8%
TOTAL	4,995
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,728	54.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,677	44.7%
Other	62	0.6%
TOTAL	10,467
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,117	75.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,332	24.4%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,470
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -24

1976 President, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,009	79.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,546	20.4%
Other	34	0.4%
TOTAL	7,589
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -28

1976 President, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,377	66.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,636	32.9%
Other	53	0.5%
TOTAL	11,066
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	26,633	53.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	22,461	45.4%
Other	332	0.7%
TOTAL	49,426
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,254	58.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,070	41.2%
Other	116	0.5%
TOTAL	24,440
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	12,049	48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,455	50.5%
Other	140	0.6%
TOTAL	24,644
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,894	54.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,872	45.1%
Other	109	0.5%
TOTAL	21,875
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,231	68.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	562	31.1%
Other	16	0.9%
TOTAL	1,809
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,080	54.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,786	44.7%
Other	73	0.6%
TOTAL	12,939
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,707	67.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,761	32.1%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,489
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	16,862	47.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,696	52.3%
Other	160	0.4%
TOTAL	35,718
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,397	59.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,279	39.9%
Other	54	0.5%
TOTAL	10,730
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,571	52.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,210	46.9%
Other	68	1.0%
TOTAL	6,849
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,862	64.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,019	35.3%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,890
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,569	52.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,428	47.4%
Other	15	0.5%
TOTAL	3,012
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,406	63.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,106	35.9%
Other	93	0.4%
TOTAL	22,605
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,148	77.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,184	22.1%
Other	69	0.5%
TOTAL	14,401
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -26

1976 President, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,553	55.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,881	43.4%
Other	115	0.8%
TOTAL	13,549
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	24,297	62.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	14,226	36.8%
Other	171	0.4%
TOTAL	38,694
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,999	67.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	954	32.1%
Other	19	0.6%
TOTAL	2,972
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,191	56.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,680	43.2%
Other	20	0.5%
TOTAL	3,891
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	17,859	48.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,813	51.0%
Other	191	0.5%
TOTAL	36,863
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,635	43.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,772	56.4%
Other	56	0.7%
TOTAL	8,463
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,696	65.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,912	33.5%
Other	86	0.7%
TOTAL	11,694
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	22,425	53.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,945	45.6%
Other	205	0.5%
TOTAL	41,575
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,001	61.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,850	37.4%
Other	119	0.9%
TOTAL	12,970
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	39,561	50.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	38,886	49.3%
Other	487	0.6%
TOTAL	78,934
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,405	66.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,630	32.5%
Other	62	0.8%
TOTAL	8,097
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	22,878	53.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	19,727	46.1%
Other	171	0.4%
TOTAL	42,776
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,291	75.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	722	23.8%
Other	15	0.5%
TOTAL	3,028
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -24

1976 President, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,791	52.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,621	47.3%
Other	12	0.4%
TOTAL	3,424
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,244	63.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,955	35.8%
Other	52	0.6%
TOTAL	8,251
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,740	66.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,356	32.9%
Other	30	0.7%
TOTAL	4,126
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	46,826	50.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	45,441	49.0%
Other	473	0.5%
TOTAL	92,740
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,892	59.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,257	39.7%
Other	105	0.8%
TOTAL	13,254
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,992	60.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,935	39.6%
Other	61	0.4%
TOTAL	14,988
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,692	64.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,885	35.3%
Other	78	0.5%
TOTAL	16,655
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,155	42.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,830	56.5%
Other	171	0.9%
TOTAL	19,156
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,986	72.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,517	27.5%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,511
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -20

1976 President, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,186	77.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	920	22.3%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,123
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -26

1976 President, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,084	63.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	623	36.3%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,718
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	13,295	52.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,573	46.0%
Other	274	1.1%
TOTAL	25,142
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,223	59.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,536	40.2%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	8,798
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,301	54.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,511	45.1%
Other	69	0.4%
TOTAL	18,881
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,016	67.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	948	31.5%
Other	47	1.6%
TOTAL	3,011
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,104	57.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,691	41.8%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	8,834
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,650	49.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,715	49.8%
Other	119	0.8%
TOTAL	15,484
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,462	58.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,682	41.2%
Other	70	0.4%
TOTAL	16,214
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,246	58.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,450	41.4%
Other	54	0.5%
TOTAL	10,750
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,406	54.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,673	45.2%
Other	44	0.5%
TOTAL	8,123
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,433	58.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,446	41.5%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,896
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,518	69.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,931	29.8%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,478
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -18

1976 President, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	63,198	50.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	61,715	49.2%
Other	636	0.5%
TOTAL	125,549
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,031	35.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,728	64.5%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,781
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,308	59.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,872	39.8%
Other	34	0.5%
TOTAL	7,214
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,373	49.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,577	50.4%
Other	80	0.5%
TOTAL	15,030
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,937	50.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,477	48.1%
Other	203	1.2%
TOTAL	17,617
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,504	50.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	13,687	48.0%
Other	311	1.1%
TOTAL	28,502
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,118	80.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,238	19.4%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,380
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -29

1976 President, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,954	56.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,953	42.6%
Other	71	0.5%
TOTAL	13,978
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,755	62.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,302	36.8%
Other	240	0.9%
TOTAL	25,297
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,113	65.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,068	33.3%
Other	28	0.9%
TOTAL	3,209
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,302	61.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,651	37.9%
Other	43	0.6%
TOTAL	6,996
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,422	67.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,063	31.6%
Other	53	0.8%
TOTAL	6,538
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,666	64.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	909	35.2%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,581
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,977	56.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,038	43.2%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,038
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,636	54.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,532	44.7%
Other	141	0.7%
TOTAL	21,309
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,155	54.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,605	44.8%
Other	52	0.9%
TOTAL	5,812
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	12,714	46.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	14,337	52.7%
Other	161	0.6%
TOTAL	27,212
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,793	75.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,848	24.4%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	11,665
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -24

1976 President, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	20,695	80.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,907	19.1%
Other	97	0.4%
TOTAL	25,699
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -29

1976 President, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	13,413	58.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,362	40.9%
Other	97	0.4%
TOTAL	22,872
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,363	50.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	14,644	48.4%
Other	241	0.8%
TOTAL	30,248
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,361	60.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,718	39.2%
Other	45	0.3%
TOTAL	17,124
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,869	55.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,968	43.8%
Other	65	0.4%
TOTAL	15,902
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,430	69.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,932	30.2%
Other	29	0.5%
TOTAL	6,391
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -18

1976 President, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,262	50.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,845	48.6%
Other	83	0.5%
TOTAL	18,190
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,647	52.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,029	47.4%
Other	35	0.3%
TOTAL	12,711
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,024	57.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,403	42.3%
Other	63	0.4%
TOTAL	17,490
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,151	57.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,608	42.6%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,771
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,636	52.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,089	46.5%
Other	70	0.8%
TOTAL	8,795
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	900	69.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	403	30.9%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,305
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,578	62.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,184	36.7%
Other	85	0.5%
TOTAL	16,847
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,620	59.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,813	40.3%
Other	28	0.3%
TOTAL	9,461
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	44,005	49.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	44,291	49.8%
Other	651	0.7%
TOTAL	88,947
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,185	68.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,427	30.8%
Other	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,635
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,840	65.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,486	34.1%
Other	38	0.9%
TOTAL	4,364
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,358	49.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,400	49.8%
Other	76	0.7%
TOTAL	10,834
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,265	48.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,607	50.6%
Other	130	0.7%
TOTAL	19,002
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,176	46.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,768	53.4%
Other	88	0.4%
TOTAL	22,032
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,209	54.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,795	45.0%
Other	83	0.6%
TOTAL	15,087
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,497	42.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,916	56.5%
Other	58	0.6%
TOTAL	10,471
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,932	59.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,688	40.4%
Other	30	0.5%
TOTAL	6,650
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

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