1976 Presidential Election Results for South 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
Abbeville	45%	4,700	72.1%	1,791	27.5%	0	0.0%	31	0.5%	6,522
Aiken	48%	14,927	47.9%	16,011	51.4%	0	0.0%	235	0.8%	31,173
Allendale	59%	2,634	71.0%	1,064	28.7%	0	0.0%	11	0.3%	3,709
Anderson	36%	19,002	66.3%	9,496	33.1%	0	0.0%	156	0.5%	28,654
Bamberg	48%	3,330	63.8%	1,849	35.4%	0	0.0%	37	0.7%	5,216
Barnwell	58%	4,083	61.4%	2,569	38.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,652
Beaufort	30%	6,049	50.3%	5,935	49.3%	0	0.0%	45	0.4%	12,029
Berkeley	35%	9,741	58.0%	6,981	41.6%	0	0.0%	59	0.4%	16,781
Calhoun	47%	2,055	59.3%	1,382	39.9%	0	0.0%	29	0.8%	3,466
Charleston	39%	34,328	49.6%	34,010	49.2%	0	0.0%	817	1.2%	69,155
Cherokee	47%	7,765	66.2%	3,931	33.5%	0	0.0%	36	0.3%	11,732
Chester	43%	5,200	63.3%	2,982	36.3%	0	0.0%	30	0.4%	8,212
Chesterfield	45%	7,687	75.0%	2,537	24.8%	0	0.0%	20	0.2%	10,244
Clarendon	52%	5,489	64.1%	3,040	35.5%	0	0.0%	30	0.4%	8,559
Colleton	45%	5,134	60.2%	3,324	39.0%	0	0.0%	64	0.8%	8,522
Darlington	46%	10,165	60.2%	6,678	39.5%	0	0.0%	54	0.3%	16,897
Dillon	43%	5,089	66.6%	2,527	33.1%	0	0.0%	23	0.3%	7,639
Dorchester	50%	8,046	54.4%	6,695	45.3%	0	0.0%	38	0.3%	14,779
Edgefield	49%	3,216	62.6%	1,879	36.6%	0	0.0%	42	0.8%	5,137
Fairfield	47%	4,153	69.4%	1,817	30.3%	0	0.0%	18	0.3%	5,988
Florence	47%	16,294	54.5%	13,539	45.3%	0	0.0%	71	0.2%	29,904
Georgetown	48%	7,169	63.5%	4,058	36.0%	0	0.0%	56	0.5%	11,283
Greenville	42%	35,943	47.3%	39,099	51.5%	0	0.0%	939	1.2%	75,981
Greenwood	44%	9,976	62.4%	5,974	37.4%	0	0.0%	41	0.3%	15,991
Hampton	54%	3,923	68.6%	1,773	31.0%	0	0.0%	26	0.5%	5,722
Horry	44%	15,720	62.6%	9,339	37.2%	0	0.0%	58	0.2%	25,117
Jasper	51%	2,903	70.1%	1,221	29.5%	0	0.0%	16	0.4%	4,140
Kershaw	52%	6,211	50.1%	6,126	49.4%	0	0.0%	65	0.5%	12,402
Lancaster	42%	8,324	62.2%	4,997	37.3%	0	0.0%	64	0.5%	13,385
Laurens	38%	7,440	58.0%	5,300	41.3%	0	0.0%	91	0.7%	12,831
Lee	56%	3,869	61.9%	2,357	37.7%	0	0.0%	28	0.4%	6,254
Lexington	47%	14,339	39.7%	21,442	59.4%	0	0.0%	296	0.8%	36,077
Marion	45%	5,927	65.7%	3,076	34.1%	0	0.0%	13	0.1%	9,016
Marlboro	41%	5,409	73.3%	1,961	26.6%	0	0.0%	7	0.1%	7,377
McCormick	50%	1,774	73.1%	640	26.4%	0	0.0%	13	0.5%	2,427
Newberry	49%	5,034	50.3%	4,931	49.2%	0	0.0%	51	0.5%	10,016
Oconee	41%	8,447	68.6%	3,805	30.9%	0	0.0%	60	0.5%	12,312
Orangeburg	46%	13,652	60.4%	8,794	38.9%	0	0.0%	158	0.7%	22,604
Pickens	34%	8,505	51.1%	8,029	48.2%	0	0.0%	121	0.7%	16,655
Richland	40%	36,855	52.7%	32,727	46.8%	0	0.0%	380	0.5%	69,962
Saluda	49%	2,715	56.1%	2,085	43.1%	0	0.0%	39	0.8%	4,839
Spartanburg	39%	27,925	57.3%	20,456	42.0%	0	0.0%	336	0.7%	48,717
Sumter	38%	10,471	52.6%	9,332	46.9%	0	0.0%	109	0.5%	19,912
Union	49%	6,363	64.5%	3,463	35.1%	0	0.0%	37	0.4%	9,863
Williamsburg	65%	8,745	62.2%	5,275	37.5%	0	0.0%	35	0.2%	14,055
York	38%	14,099	58.7%	9,843	41.0%	0	0.0%	63	0.3%	24,005
TOTAL	41%	450,825	56.2%	346,140	43.1%	0	0.0%	5,629	0.7%	802,594

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SC

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 (Davis-D)	39%	70,124	53.9%	59,939	46.1%			0	0.0%	130,063
District 02 (Spence-R)	43%	76,948	52.4%	69,827	47.6%			0	0.0%	146,775
District 03 (Derrick-D)	41%	78,296	58.9%	54,640	41.1%			0	0.0%	132,936
District 04 (Mann-D)	40%	63,848	51.7%	59,555	48.3%			0	0.0%	123,403
District 05 (Holland-D)	42%	77,715	60.7%	50,328	39.3%			0	0.0%	128,043
District 06 (Jenrette-D)	47%	83,876	61.8%	51,860	38.2%			0	0.0%	135,736

1976 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,700	72.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,791	27.5%
Other	31	0.5%
TOTAL	6,522
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -21

1976 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,927	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	16,011	51.4%
Other	235	0.8%
TOTAL	31,173
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,634	71.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,064	28.7%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,709
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -19

1976 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	19,002	66.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,496	33.1%
Other	156	0.5%
TOTAL	28,654
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,330	63.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,849	35.4%
Other	37	0.7%
TOTAL	5,216
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,083	61.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,569	38.6%
TOTAL	6,652
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,049	50.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,935	49.3%
Other	45	0.4%
TOTAL	12,029
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,741	58.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,981	41.6%
Other	59	0.4%
TOTAL	16,781
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,055	59.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,382	39.9%
Other	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,466
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	34,328	49.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	34,010	49.2%
Other	817	1.2%
TOTAL	69,155
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,765	66.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,931	33.5%
Other	36	0.3%
TOTAL	11,732
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,200	63.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,982	36.3%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,212
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,687	75.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,537	24.8%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	10,244
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -23

1976 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,489	64.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,040	35.5%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,559
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,134	60.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,324	39.0%
Other	64	0.8%
TOTAL	8,522
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,165	60.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,678	39.5%
Other	54	0.3%
TOTAL	16,897
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,089	66.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,527	33.1%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,639
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,046	54.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,695	45.3%
Other	38	0.3%
TOTAL	14,779
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,216	62.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,879	36.6%
Other	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,137
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,153	69.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,817	30.3%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	5,988
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -18

1976 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	16,294	54.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	13,539	45.3%
Other	71	0.2%
TOTAL	29,904
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,169	63.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,058	36.0%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	11,283
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	35,943	47.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	39,099	51.5%
Other	939	1.2%
TOTAL	75,981
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,976	62.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,974	37.4%
Other	41	0.3%
TOTAL	15,991
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,923	68.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,773	31.0%
Other	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,722
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,720	62.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,339	37.2%
Other	58	0.2%
TOTAL	25,117
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,903	70.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,221	29.5%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,140
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -19

1976 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,211	50.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,126	49.4%
Other	65	0.5%
TOTAL	12,402
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,324	62.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,997	37.3%
Other	64	0.5%
TOTAL	13,385
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,440	58.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,300	41.3%
Other	91	0.7%
TOTAL	12,831
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,869	61.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,357	37.7%
Other	28	0.4%
TOTAL	6,254
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,339	39.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	21,442	59.4%
Other	296	0.8%
TOTAL	36,077
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,774	73.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	640	26.4%
Other	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,427
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -22

1976 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,927	65.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,076	34.1%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,016
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,409	73.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,961	26.6%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,377
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -21

1976 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,034	50.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,931	49.2%
Other	51	0.5%
TOTAL	10,016
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,447	68.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,805	30.9%
Other	60	0.5%
TOTAL	12,312
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	13,652	60.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,794	38.9%
Other	158	0.7%
TOTAL	22,604
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,505	51.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,029	48.2%
Other	121	0.7%
TOTAL	16,655
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	36,855	52.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	32,727	46.8%
Other	380	0.5%
TOTAL	69,962
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,715	56.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,085	43.1%
Other	39	0.8%
TOTAL	4,839
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	27,925	57.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	20,456	42.0%
Other	336	0.7%
TOTAL	48,717
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,471	52.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,332	46.9%
Other	109	0.5%
TOTAL	19,912
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,363	64.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,463	35.1%
Other	37	0.4%
TOTAL	9,863
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,745	62.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,275	37.5%
Other	35	0.2%
TOTAL	14,055
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,099	58.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,843	41.0%
Other	63	0.3%
TOTAL	24,005
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -7

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