1976 Presidential Election Results for Utah

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
Beaver	81%	963	46.4%	1,088	52.4%	6	0.3%	19	0.9%	2,076
Box Elder	76%	3,353	24.8%	9,319	69.0%	45	0.3%	784	5.8%	13,501
Cache	72%	5,430	23.4%	16,636	71.7%	246	1.1%	882	3.8%	23,194
Carbon	71%	5,157	59.4%	3,360	38.7%	34	0.4%	132	1.5%	8,683
Daggett	89%	131	35.9%	217	59.5%	3	0.8%	14	3.8%	365
Davis	66%	14,084	29.9%	31,216	66.3%	374	0.8%	1,423	3.0%	47,097
Duchesne	70%	1,110	27.9%	2,619	65.8%	0	0.0%	253	6.4%	3,982
Emery	74%	1,771	48.6%	1,717	47.1%	27	0.7%	128	3.5%	3,643
Garfield	82%	539	30.3%	1,163	65.5%	11	0.6%	63	3.5%	1,776
Grand	61%	931	32.6%	1,781	62.4%	42	1.5%	101	3.5%	2,855
Iron	75%	1,700	24.9%	4,757	69.6%	55	0.8%	321	4.7%	6,833
Juab	82%	1,091	43.6%	1,290	51.6%	15	0.6%	105	4.2%	2,501
Kane	76%	330	21.9%	1,094	72.5%	8	0.5%	77	5.1%	1,509
Millard	85%	1,224	30.9%	2,484	62.7%	17	0.4%	238	6.0%	3,963
Morgan	86%	701	32.5%	1,356	63.0%	9	0.4%	88	4.1%	2,154
Piute	88%	265	39.3%	377	55.9%	3	0.4%	30	4.4%	675
Rich	74%	248	30.8%	541	67.1%	2	0.2%	15	1.9%	806
Salt Lake	70%	86,659	36.3%	144,100	60.3%	2,122	0.9%	5,896	2.5%	238,777
San Juan	57%	1,182	36.7%	1,856	57.6%	23	0.7%	161	5.0%	3,222
Sanpete	76%	1,925	32.4%	3,683	62.1%	31	0.5%	296	5.0%	5,935
Sevier	76%	1,564	27.7%	3,686	65.2%	15	0.3%	385	6.8%	5,650
Summit	72%	1,282	34.1%	2,316	61.5%	61	1.6%	104	2.8%	3,763
Tooele	66%	4,371	47.2%	4,657	50.3%	47	0.5%	176	1.9%	9,251
Uintah	60%	1,342	23.1%	4,017	69.2%	21	0.4%	427	7.4%	5,807
Utah	64%	18,327	25.8%	49,328	69.5%	288	0.4%	3,050	4.3%	70,993
Wasatch	73%	1,092	34.7%	1,940	61.6%	26	0.8%	92	2.9%	3,150
Washington	67%	1,893	22.5%	5,944	70.6%	40	0.5%	537	6.4%	8,414
Wayne	87%	334	35.6%	555	59.1%	7	0.7%	43	4.6%	939
Weber	69%	23,111	38.7%	34,811	58.3%	329	0.6%	1,433	2.4%	59,684
TOTAL	67%	182,110	33.6%	337,908	62.4%	3,907	0.7%	17,273	3.2%	541,198

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in UT

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 (McKay-D)	60%	82,741	32.7%	170,399	67.3%			0	0.0%	253,140
District 02 (Marriott-R)	65%	99,369	37.2%	167,509	62.8%			0	0.0%	266,878

1976 President, Beaver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	963	46.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,088	52.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	6	0.3%
Other	19	0.9%
TOTAL	2,076
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Box Elder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,353	24.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,319	69.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	45	0.3%
Other	784	5.8%
TOTAL	13,501
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Cache County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,430	23.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	16,636	71.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	246	1.1%
Other	882	3.8%
TOTAL	23,194
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 24

1976 President, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,157	59.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,360	38.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	34	0.4%
Other	132	1.5%
TOTAL	8,683
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Daggett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	131	35.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	217	59.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	3	0.8%
Other	14	3.8%
TOTAL	365
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,084	29.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	31,216	66.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	374	0.8%
Other	1,423	3.0%
TOTAL	47,097
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 18

1976 President, Duchesne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,110	27.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,619	65.8%
Other	253	6.4%
TOTAL	3,982
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 18

1976 President, Emery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,771	48.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,717	47.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.7%
Other	128	3.5%
TOTAL	3,643
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	539	30.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,163	65.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.6%
Other	63	3.5%
TOTAL	1,776
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Grand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	931	32.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,781	62.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	42	1.5%
Other	101	3.5%
TOTAL	2,855
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Iron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,700	24.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,757	69.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	55	0.8%
Other	321	4.7%
TOTAL	6,833
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 22

1976 President, Juab County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,091	43.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,290	51.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	15	0.6%
Other	105	4.2%
TOTAL	2,501
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Kane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	330	21.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,094	72.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	0.5%
Other	77	5.1%
TOTAL	1,509
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 24

1976 President, Millard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,224	30.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,484	62.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	17	0.4%
Other	238	6.0%
TOTAL	3,963
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	701	32.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,356	63.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	9	0.4%
Other	88	4.1%
TOTAL	2,154
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Piute County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	265	39.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	377	55.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	3	0.4%
Other	30	4.4%
TOTAL	675
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Rich County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	248	30.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	541	67.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2	0.2%
Other	15	1.9%
TOTAL	806
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 19

1976 President, Salt Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	86,659	36.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	144,100	60.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2,122	0.9%
Other	5,896	2.5%
TOTAL	238,777
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,182	36.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,856	57.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.7%
Other	161	5.0%
TOTAL	3,222
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Sanpete County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,925	32.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,683	62.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	0.5%
Other	296	5.0%
TOTAL	5,935
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,564	27.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,686	65.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	15	0.3%
Other	385	6.8%
TOTAL	5,650
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Summit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,282	34.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,316	61.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	61	1.6%
Other	104	2.8%
TOTAL	3,763
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Tooele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,371	47.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,657	50.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	47	0.5%
Other	176	1.9%
TOTAL	9,251
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Uintah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,342	23.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,017	69.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	21	0.4%
Other	427	7.4%
TOTAL	5,807
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Utah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	18,327	25.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	49,328	69.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	288	0.4%
Other	3,050	4.3%
TOTAL	70,993
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Wasatch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,092	34.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,940	61.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	26	0.8%
Other	92	2.9%
TOTAL	3,150
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,893	22.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,944	70.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	0.5%
Other	537	6.4%
TOTAL	8,414
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 23

1976 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	334	35.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	555	59.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	7	0.7%
Other	43	4.6%
TOTAL	939
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Weber County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	23,111	38.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	34,811	58.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	329	0.6%
Other	1,433	2.4%
TOTAL	59,684
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 10

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