1976 Presidential Election Results for West Virginia

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
Barbour	65%	3,647	53.0%	3,235	47.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,882
Berkeley	60%	8,216	47.9%	8,935	52.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17,151
Boone	64%	8,528	73.5%	3,072	26.5%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	11,604
Braxton	65%	4,012	67.7%	1,913	32.3%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	5,928
Brooke	61%	8,197	63.0%	4,792	36.8%	0	0.0%	18	0.1%	13,007
Cabell	53%	20,811	51.4%	19,644	48.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	40,455
Calhoun	66%	2,173	62.9%	1,283	37.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	3,457
Clay	61%	2,662	67.5%	1,282	32.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,944
Doddridge	66%	1,245	40.8%	1,804	59.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,049
Fayette	57%	15,496	73.9%	5,459	26.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	20,955
Gilmer	64%	2,245	62.1%	1,371	37.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,616
Grant	67%	1,323	30.8%	2,976	69.2%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	4,302
Greenbrier	58%	8,291	58.6%	5,862	41.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	14,153
Hampshire	58%	3,104	59.7%	2,097	40.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,201
Hancock	63%	10,627	61.1%	6,771	38.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17,398
Hardy	73%	2,993	61.7%	1,858	38.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,851
Harrison	70%	21,467	58.5%	15,172	41.4%	0	0.0%	48	0.1%	36,687
Jackson	68%	5,334	49.9%	5,360	50.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10,694
Jefferson	50%	5,166	57.2%	3,864	42.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,030
Kanawha	59%	53,602	55.8%	42,213	44.0%	0	0.0%	176	0.2%	95,991
Lewis	60%	3,960	51.5%	3,736	48.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,696
Lincoln	60%	5,260	63.7%	2,997	36.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,257
Logan	55%	13,122	76.5%	4,021	23.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17,143
Marion	63%	17,800	63.1%	10,391	36.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	28,191
Marshall	57%	8,641	56.3%	6,705	43.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,346
Mason	68%	6,769	56.5%	5,205	43.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11,974
McDowell	47%	10,557	71.9%	4,107	28.0%	0	0.0%	24	0.2%	14,688
Mercer	54%	14,761	57.8%	10,791	42.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	25,552
Mineral	64%	5,898	53.5%	5,130	46.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11,028
Mingo	53%	8,655	74.2%	3,010	25.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	11,666
Monongalia	53%	16,163	57.7%	11,827	42.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	27,990
Monroe	73%	3,297	54.5%	2,750	45.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,047
Morgan	64%	1,929	44.9%	2,369	55.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,298
Nicholas	58%	6,235	64.3%	3,462	35.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,697
Ohio	53%	11,817	48.6%	12,476	51.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	24,293
Pendleton	70%	2,104	57.5%	1,554	42.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,658
Pleasants	63%	1,699	51.4%	1,608	48.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,307
Pocahontas	62%	2,330	57.2%	1,740	42.7%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	4,075
Preston	60%	5,595	49.5%	5,719	50.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11,314
Putnam	65%	8,226	56.5%	6,334	43.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	14,560
Raleigh	57%	19,768	65.0%	10,637	35.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	30,405
Randolph	65%	7,265	60.1%	4,822	39.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12,087
Ritchie	65%	1,941	40.3%	2,874	59.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,815
Roane	65%	3,519	52.2%	3,216	47.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	6,736
Summers	60%	3,943	63.6%	2,254	36.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,197
Taylor	65%	3,905	57.5%	2,891	42.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,796
Tucker	67%	2,323	62.5%	1,396	37.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,719
Tyler	61%	1,817	42.0%	2,514	58.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,331
Upshur	56%	3,513	42.3%	4,789	57.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,302
Wayne	57%	9,958	62.4%	6,009	37.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,967
Webster	54%	2,931	75.0%	971	24.8%	0	0.0%	6	0.2%	3,908
Wetzel	63%	5,042	57.1%	3,793	42.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,835
Wirt	73%	1,182	53.4%	1,031	46.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,213
Wood	57%	17,075	48.2%	18,382	51.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	35,457
Wyoming	57%	7,775	64.5%	4,286	35.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12,061
TOTAL	58%	435,914	58.0%	314,760	41.9%	0	0.0%	290	0.0%	750,964

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in WV

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 (Mollohan-D)	n/a	n/a	?%	n/a	?%			n/a	?%	n/a
District 02 (Staggers-D)	n/a	n/a	?%	n/a	?%			n/a	?%	n/a
District 03 (Slack-D)	63%	111,688	57.8%	81,613	42.2%			0	0.0%	193,301
District 04 (Rahall-D)	54%	105,407	62.8%	62,505	37.2%			0	0.0%	167,912

1976 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,647	53.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,235	47.0%
TOTAL	6,882
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,216	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,935	52.1%
TOTAL	17,151
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,528	73.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,072	26.5%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	11,604
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -22

1976 President, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,012	67.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,913	32.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,928
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,197	63.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,792	36.8%
Other	18	0.1%
TOTAL	13,007
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	20,811	51.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	19,644	48.6%
TOTAL	40,455
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,173	62.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,283	37.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,457
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,662	67.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,282	32.5%
TOTAL	3,944
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,245	40.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,804	59.2%
TOTAL	3,049
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,496	73.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,459	26.1%
TOTAL	20,955
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -22

1976 President, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,245	62.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,371	37.9%
TOTAL	3,616
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,323	30.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,976	69.2%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,302
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,291	58.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,862	41.4%
TOTAL	14,153
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,104	59.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,097	40.3%
TOTAL	5,201
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,627	61.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,771	38.9%
TOTAL	17,398
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,993	61.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,858	38.3%
TOTAL	4,851
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	21,467	58.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	15,172	41.4%
Other	48	0.1%
TOTAL	36,687
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,334	49.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,360	50.1%
TOTAL	10,694
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,166	57.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,864	42.8%
TOTAL	9,030
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	53,602	55.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	42,213	44.0%
Other	176	0.2%
TOTAL	95,991
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,960	51.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,736	48.5%
TOTAL	7,696
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,260	63.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,997	36.3%
TOTAL	8,257
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	13,122	76.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,021	23.5%
TOTAL	17,143
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -25

1976 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,557	71.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,107	28.0%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	14,688
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -20

1976 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	17,800	63.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,391	36.9%
TOTAL	28,191
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,641	56.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,705	43.7%
TOTAL	15,346
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,769	56.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,205	43.5%
TOTAL	11,974
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,761	57.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,791	42.2%
TOTAL	25,552
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,898	53.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,130	46.5%
TOTAL	11,028
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,655	74.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,010	25.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,666
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -22

1976 President, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	16,163	57.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,827	42.3%
TOTAL	27,990
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,297	54.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,750	45.5%
TOTAL	6,047
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,929	44.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,369	55.1%
TOTAL	4,298
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,235	64.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,462	35.7%
TOTAL	9,697
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,817	48.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,476	51.4%
TOTAL	24,293
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,104	57.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,554	42.5%
TOTAL	3,658
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,699	51.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,608	48.6%
TOTAL	3,307
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,330	57.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,740	42.7%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,075
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,595	49.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,719	50.5%
TOTAL	11,314
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,226	56.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,334	43.5%
TOTAL	14,560
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	19,768	65.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,637	35.0%
TOTAL	30,405
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,265	60.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,822	39.9%
TOTAL	12,087
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,941	40.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,874	59.7%
TOTAL	4,815
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,519	52.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,216	47.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,736
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,943	63.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,254	36.4%
TOTAL	6,197
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,905	57.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,891	42.5%
TOTAL	6,796
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,323	62.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,396	37.5%
TOTAL	3,719
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,817	42.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,514	58.0%
TOTAL	4,331
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,513	42.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,789	57.7%
TOTAL	8,302
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,958	62.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,009	37.6%
TOTAL	15,967
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,931	75.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	971	24.8%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,908
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -23

1976 President, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,042	57.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,793	42.9%
TOTAL	8,835
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,182	53.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,031	46.6%
TOTAL	2,213
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	17,075	48.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,382	51.8%
TOTAL	35,457
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,775	64.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,286	35.5%
TOTAL	12,061
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -12

* incumbent