1976 Presidential Election Results for North Dakota

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County	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	80%	959	49.5%	940	48.5%	23	1.2%	15	0.8%	1,937
Barnes	77%	3,321	44.5%	4,011	53.8%	72	1.0%	58	0.8%	7,462
Benson	79%	1,973	53.0%	1,689	45.3%	25	0.7%	38	1.0%	3,725
Billings	96%	285	41.7%	351	51.3%	18	2.6%	30	4.4%	684
Bottineau	75%	1,987	42.3%	2,638	56.1%	36	0.8%	39	0.8%	4,700
Bowman	78%	911	45.6%	1,033	51.7%	25	1.3%	29	1.5%	1,998
Burke	75%	899	43.0%	1,087	52.0%	21	1.0%	82	3.9%	2,089
Burleigh	74%	9,188	39.0%	13,680	58.1%	217	0.9%	464	2.0%	23,549
Cass	74%	17,879	43.2%	22,583	54.5%	598	1.4%	351	0.8%	41,411
Cavalier	84%	2,178	50.7%	2,046	47.6%	27	0.6%	49	1.1%	4,300
Dickey	80%	1,612	43.5%	2,027	54.7%	30	0.8%	40	1.1%	3,709
Divide	74%	1,057	53.4%	881	44.5%	15	0.8%	25	1.3%	1,978
Dunn	73%	1,051	48.7%	1,041	48.3%	14	0.6%	51	2.4%	2,157
Eddy	81%	1,123	54.7%	890	43.3%	14	0.7%	27	1.3%	2,054
Emmons	75%	1,459	48.9%	1,370	45.9%	14	0.5%	141	4.7%	2,984
Foster	76%	1,147	49.8%	1,120	48.6%	25	1.1%	13	0.6%	2,305
Golden Valley	77%	479	39.7%	633	52.4%	13	1.1%	83	6.9%	1,208
Grand Forks	61%	11,545	44.0%	13,820	52.7%	350	1.3%	503	1.9%	26,218
Grant	78%	952	42.2%	1,205	53.4%	18	0.8%	83	3.7%	2,258
Griggs	85%	1,122	49.6%	1,086	48.0%	21	0.9%	33	1.5%	2,262
Hettinger	77%	1,095	47.6%	1,135	49.3%	20	0.9%	52	2.3%	2,302
Kidder	79%	936	46.3%	954	47.2%	13	0.6%	120	5.9%	2,023
La Moure	81%	1,718	48.6%	1,735	49.0%	26	0.7%	59	1.7%	3,538
Logan	77%	809	43.1%	944	50.3%	16	0.9%	107	5.7%	1,876
McHenry	76%	1,994	48.5%	2,043	49.7%	43	1.0%	31	0.8%	4,111
McIntosh	77%	912	32.9%	1,785	64.3%	6	0.2%	73	2.6%	2,776
McKenzie	72%	1,335	44.8%	1,595	53.6%	12	0.4%	36	1.2%	2,978
McLean	75%	2,815	49.7%	2,729	48.2%	41	0.7%	80	1.4%	5,665
Mercer	64%	1,298	39.1%	1,982	59.8%	33	1.0%	3	0.1%	3,316
Morton	73%	5,241	50.1%	4,921	47.0%	82	0.8%	218	2.1%	10,462
Mountrail	73%	2,189	59.0%	1,430	38.6%	34	0.9%	55	1.5%	3,708
Nelson	80%	1,610	53.4%	1,336	44.3%	27	0.9%	42	1.4%	3,015
Oliver	77%	529	46.4%	575	50.4%	13	1.1%	23	2.0%	1,140
Pembina	76%	2,274	43.7%	2,810	53.9%	53	1.0%	72	1.4%	5,209
Pierce	74%	1,434	49.7%	1,396	48.4%	21	0.7%	36	1.2%	2,887
Ramsey	76%	3,096	47.6%	3,293	50.6%	53	0.8%	60	0.9%	6,502
Ransom	76%	1,715	49.6%	1,696	49.1%	23	0.7%	22	0.6%	3,456
Renville	78%	1,008	54.6%	812	44.0%	9	0.5%	17	0.9%	1,846
Richland	75%	4,592	46.9%	4,991	51.0%	94	1.0%	108	1.1%	9,785
Rolette	56%	2,531	68.5%	1,094	29.6%	37	1.0%	31	0.8%	3,693
Sargent	83%	1,644	54.2%	1,344	44.3%	22	0.7%	21	0.7%	3,031
Sheridan	77%	569	37.0%	935	60.9%	10	0.7%	22	1.4%	1,536
Sioux	59%	697	64.5%	354	32.7%	13	1.2%	17	1.6%	1,081
Slope	88%	347	47.8%	355	48.9%	12	1.7%	12	1.7%	726
Stark	63%	4,076	46.5%	4,374	49.9%	70	0.8%	240	2.7%	8,760
Steele	87%	1,066	55.3%	835	43.4%	12	0.6%	13	0.7%	1,926
Stutsman	68%	4,883	45.3%	5,653	52.4%	99	0.9%	145	1.3%	10,780
Towner	78%	1,216	54.4%	993	44.4%	10	0.4%	15	0.7%	2,234
Traill	80%	2,352	44.8%	2,800	53.3%	56	1.1%	43	0.8%	5,251
Walsh	70%	3,555	48.6%	3,518	48.1%	79	1.1%	157	2.1%	7,309
Ward	61%	9,484	41.7%	12,751	56.1%	229	1.0%	257	1.1%	22,721
Wells	78%	1,742	46.2%	1,941	51.5%	35	0.9%	49	1.3%	3,767
Williams	63%	4,189	48.2%	4,230	48.7%	73	0.8%	200	2.3%	8,692
TOTAL	70%	136,078	45.8%	153,470	51.6%	2,952	1.0%	4,688	1.6%	297,188

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in ND

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

1976 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	959	49.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	940	48.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	1.2%
Other	15	0.8%
TOTAL	1,937
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Barnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,321	44.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,011	53.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	72	1.0%
Other	58	0.8%
TOTAL	7,462
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Benson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,973	53.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,689	45.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	0.7%
Other	38	1.0%
TOTAL	3,725
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Billings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	285	41.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	351	51.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	18	2.6%
Other	30	4.4%
TOTAL	684
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Bottineau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,987	42.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,638	56.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	36	0.8%
Other	39	0.8%
TOTAL	4,700
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Bowman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	911	45.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,033	51.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	1.3%
Other	29	1.5%
TOTAL	1,998
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	899	43.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,087	52.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	21	1.0%
Other	82	3.9%
TOTAL	2,089
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Burleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,188	39.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	13,680	58.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	217	0.9%
Other	464	2.0%
TOTAL	23,549
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	17,879	43.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	22,583	54.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	598	1.4%
Other	351	0.8%
TOTAL	41,411
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Cavalier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,178	50.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,046	47.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.6%
Other	49	1.1%
TOTAL	4,300
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Dickey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,612	43.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,027	54.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	30	0.8%
Other	40	1.1%
TOTAL	3,709
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Divide County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,057	53.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	881	44.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	15	0.8%
Other	25	1.3%
TOTAL	1,978
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,051	48.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,041	48.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	0.6%
Other	51	2.4%
TOTAL	2,157
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,123	54.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	890	43.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	0.7%
Other	27	1.3%
TOTAL	2,054
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Emmons County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,459	48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,370	45.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	0.5%
Other	141	4.7%
TOTAL	2,984
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Foster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,147	49.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,120	48.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	1.1%
Other	13	0.6%
TOTAL	2,305
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	479	39.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	633	52.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	1.1%
Other	83	6.9%
TOTAL	1,208
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Grand Forks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,545	44.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	13,820	52.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	350	1.3%
Other	503	1.9%
TOTAL	26,218
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	952	42.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,205	53.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	18	0.8%
Other	83	3.7%
TOTAL	2,258
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Griggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,122	49.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,086	48.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	21	0.9%
Other	33	1.5%
TOTAL	2,262
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Hettinger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,095	47.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,135	49.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.9%
Other	52	2.3%
TOTAL	2,302
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Kidder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	936	46.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	954	47.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	0.6%
Other	120	5.9%
TOTAL	2,023
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, La Moure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,718	48.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,735	49.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	26	0.7%
Other	59	1.7%
TOTAL	3,538
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	809	43.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	944	50.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	16	0.9%
Other	107	5.7%
TOTAL	1,876
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,994	48.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,043	49.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	43	1.0%
Other	31	0.8%
TOTAL	4,111
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	912	32.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,785	64.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	6	0.2%
Other	73	2.6%
TOTAL	2,776
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, McKenzie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,335	44.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,595	53.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	0.4%
Other	36	1.2%
TOTAL	2,978
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,815	49.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,729	48.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	41	0.7%
Other	80	1.4%
TOTAL	5,665
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,298	39.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,982	59.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	33	1.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,316
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,241	50.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,921	47.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	82	0.8%
Other	218	2.1%
TOTAL	10,462
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Mountrail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,189	59.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,430	38.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	34	0.9%
Other	55	1.5%
TOTAL	3,708
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,610	53.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,336	44.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.9%
Other	42	1.4%
TOTAL	3,015
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Oliver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	529	46.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	575	50.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	1.1%
Other	23	2.0%
TOTAL	1,140
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Pembina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,274	43.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,810	53.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	53	1.0%
Other	72	1.4%
TOTAL	5,209
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,434	49.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,396	48.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	21	0.7%
Other	36	1.2%
TOTAL	2,887
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,096	47.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,293	50.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	53	0.8%
Other	60	0.9%
TOTAL	6,502
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Ransom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,715	49.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,696	49.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.7%
Other	22	0.6%
TOTAL	3,456
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,008	54.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	812	44.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	9	0.5%
Other	17	0.9%
TOTAL	1,846
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,592	46.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,991	51.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	94	1.0%
Other	108	1.1%
TOTAL	9,785
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Rolette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,531	68.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,094	29.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	37	1.0%
Other	31	0.8%
TOTAL	3,693
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -18

1976 President, Sargent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,644	54.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,344	44.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	22	0.7%
Other	21	0.7%
TOTAL	3,031
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	569	37.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	935	60.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	0.7%
Other	22	1.4%
TOTAL	1,536
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	697	64.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	354	32.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	1.2%
Other	17	1.6%
TOTAL	1,081
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Slope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	347	47.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	355	48.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	1.7%
Other	12	1.7%
TOTAL	726
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,076	46.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,374	49.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	70	0.8%
Other	240	2.7%
TOTAL	8,760
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,066	55.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	835	43.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	0.6%
Other	13	0.7%
TOTAL	1,926
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Stutsman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,883	45.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,653	52.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	99	0.9%
Other	145	1.3%
TOTAL	10,780
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Towner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,216	54.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	993	44.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	0.4%
Other	15	0.7%
TOTAL	2,234
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Traill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,352	44.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,800	53.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	56	1.1%
Other	43	0.8%
TOTAL	5,251
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Walsh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,555	48.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,518	48.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	79	1.1%
Other	157	2.1%
TOTAL	7,309
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,484	41.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,751	56.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	229	1.0%
Other	257	1.1%
TOTAL	22,721
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,742	46.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,941	51.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	0.9%
Other	49	1.3%
TOTAL	3,767
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,189	48.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,230	48.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	73	0.8%
Other	200	2.3%
TOTAL	8,692
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

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