1976 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Missouri 1980 November 2, 1976 x200px Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 12 998,387 51.10% Gerald Ford, second official portrait of the President of the United States, February 1976 (HQ) (cropped closer).jpg Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Michigan Bob Dole 0 927,443 47.47% File:1976 United States presidential election in Missouri results map by county.svg 300px County results Carter #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Ford #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.10% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 47.47% of the popular vote. Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Laclede, McDonald, Bollinger, Webster, Pettis, and Cass Counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 and the last time a Democrat won Missouri with the majority of the vote. Results 1976 United States presidential election in MissouriDave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 998,387 51.10% Gerald Ford (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 927,443 47.47% Eugene McCarthy Independent politician 24,029 1.23% Write-In 3,471 0.19% 1,953,600 100% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2342 MO US President — November 02, 1976Jimmy CarterDemocraticGerald FordRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Adair 3,684 40.34% 5,249 57.47% 200 2.19% -1,565 -17.13% 9,133 Andrew 3,042 48.96% 3,130 50.38% 41 0.66% -88 -1.42% 6,213 Atchison 1,926 49.01% 1,960 49.87% 44 1.12% -34 -0.86% 3,930 Audrain 5,600 50.76% 5,378 48.75% 54 0.49% 222 2.01% 11,032 Barry 5,046 49.72% 5,053 49.79% 49 0.49% -7 -0.07% 10,148 Barton 2,326 45.81% 2,708 53.34% 43 0.85% -382 -7.53% 5,077 Bates 4,288 55.80% 3,350 43.60% 46 0.60% 938 12.20% 7,684 Benton 2,684 48.04% 2,875 51.46% 28 0.50% -191 -3.42% 5,587 Bollinger 2,740 56.36% 2,113 43.46% 9 0.18% 627 12.90% 4,862 Boone 17,674 50.65% 16,373 46.92% 846 2.42% 1,301 3.73% 34,893 Buchanan 17,427 51.07% 16,446 48.19% 251 0.74% 981 2.88% 34,124 Butler 6,759 54.14% 5,669 45.41% 57 0.46% 1,090 8.73% 12,485 Caldwell 2,113 49.92% 2,094 49.47% 26 0.61% 19 0.45% 4,233 Callaway 4,843 48.15% 5,115 50.85% 101 1.00% -272 -2.70% 10,059 Camden 3,975 46.71% 4,469 52.51% 66 0.78% -494 -5.80% 8,510 Cape Girardeau 10,440 45.07% 12,607 54.42% 117 0.51% -2,167 -9.35% 23,164 Carroll 3,114 51.24% 2,936 48.31% 27 0.44% 178 2.93% 6,077 Carter 1,154 57.50% 842 41.95% 11 0.55% 312 15.55% 2,007 Cass 9,008 55.16% 7,182 43.98% 140 0.86% 1,826 11.18% 16,330 Cedar 2,192 44.15% 2,752 55.43% 21 0.42% -560 -11.28% 4,965 Chariton 3,055 58.70% 2,128 40.89% 21 0.40% 927 17.81% 5,204 Christian 3,830 45.37% 4,553 53.93% 59 0.70% -723 -8.56% 8,442 Clark 1,679 51.28% 1,582 48.32% 13 0.40% 97 2.96% 3,274 Clay 26,609 50.86% 24,962 47.71% 744 1.42% 1,647 3.15% 52,315 Clinton 3,424 54.59% 2,807 44.75% 41 0.65% 617 9.84% 6,272 Cole 7,949 35.32% 14,370 63.86% 184 0.82% -6,421 -28.54% 22,503 Cooper 3,087 45.34% 3,694 54.25% 28 0.41% -607 -8.91% 6,809 Crawford 3,565 52.17% 3,224 47.18% 44 0.64% 341 4.99% 6,833 Dade 1,681 45.31% 2,015 54.31% 14 0.38% -334 -9.00% 3,710 Dallas 2,453 49.96% 2,430 49.49% 27 0.55% 23 0.47% 4,910 Daviess 2,250 53.69% 1,919 45.79% 22 0.52% 331 7.90% 4,191 DeKalb 2,023 53.53% 1,739 46.02% 17 0.45% 284 7.51% 3,779 Dent 2,931 54.27% 2,433 45.05% 37 0.69% 498 9.22% 5,401 Douglas 1,981 42.45% 2,652 56.82% 34 0.73% -671 -14.37% 4,667 Dunklin 7,107 68.06% 3,314 31.73% 22 0.21% 3,793 36.33% 10,443 Franklin 11,695 48.04% 12,242 50.29% 405 1.66% -547 -2.25% 24,342 Gasconade 1,702 29.95% 3,925 69.08% 55 0.97% -2,223 -39.13% 5,682 Gentry 2,249 55.74% 1,772 43.92% 14 0.35% 477 11.82% 4,035 Greene 33,824 46.84% 37,691 52.20% 690 0.96% -3,867 -5.36% 72,205 Grundy 2,597 49.25% 2,646 50.18% 30 0.57% -49 -0.93% 5,273 Harrison 2,304 47.87% 2,478 51.49% 31 0.64% -174 -3.62% 4,813 Henry 5,282 55.62% 4,168 43.89% 47 0.49% 1,114 11.73% 9,497 Hickory 1,398 49.54% 1,403 49.72% 21 0.74% -5 -0.18% 2,822 Holt 1,529 46.08% 1,777 53.56% 12 0.36% -248 -7.48% 3,318 Howard 2,769 61.62% 1,690 37.61% 35 0.78% 1,079 24.01% 4,494 Howell 5,265 52.47% 4,692 46.76% 78 0.78% 573 5.71% 10,035 Iron 2,646 59.68% 1,765 39.81% 23 0.52% 881 19.87% 4,434 Jackson 130,120 55.27% 101,401 43.07% 3,920 1.66% 28,719 12.20% 235,441 Jasper 14,910 46.38% 17,086 53.15% 153 0.48% -2,176 -6.77% 32,149 Jefferson 25,159 57.29% 18,261 41.58% 495 1.13% 6,898 15.71% 43,915 Johnson 5,551 49.47% 5,513 49.14% 156 1.39% 38 0.33% 11,220 Knox 1,319 51.60% 1,216 47.57% 21 0.82% 103 4.03% 2,556 Laclede 4,381 51.69% 4,067 47.99% 27 0.32% 314 3.70% 8,475 Lafayette 6,410 48.18% 6,823 51.28% 72 0.54% -413 -3.10% 13,305 Lawrence 5,315 47.72% 5,784 51.93% 38 0.34% -469 -4.21% 11,137 Lewis 2,486 55.28% 1,983 44.10% 28 0.62% 503 11.18% 4,497 Lincoln 4,473 54.95% 3,581 43.99% 86 1.06% 892 10.96% 8,140 Linn 4,092 56.55% 3,114 43.03% 30 0.41% 978 13.52% 7,236 Livingston 3,819 55.69% 3,010 43.90% 28 0.41% 809 11.79% 6,857 Macon 4,296 55.88% 3,360 43.70% 32 0.42% 936 12.18% 7,688 Madison 2,229 55.88% 1,739 43.59% 21 0.53% 490 12.29% 3,989 Maries 1,796 54.52% 1,485 45.08% 13 0.39% 311 9.44% 3,294 Marion 6,124 52.51% 5,501 47.17% 38 0.33% 623 5.34% 11,663 McDonald 3,111 50.93% 2,949 48.28% 48 0.79% 162 2.65% 6,108 Mercer 1,177 53.33% 1,025 46.44% 5 0.23% 152 6.89% 2,207 Miller 2,739 39.89% 4,095 59.64% 32 0.47% -1,356 -19.75% 6,866 Mississippi 3,366 65.79% 1,733 33.87% 17 0.33% 1,633 31.92% 5,116 Moniteau 2,462 44.32% 3,077 55.39% 16 0.29% -615 -11.07% 5,555 Monroe 3,039 65.35% 1,585 34.09% 26 0.56% 1,454 31.26% 4,650 Montgomery 2,535 48.35% 2,665 50.83% 43 0.82% -130 -2.48% 5,243 Morgan 2,738 48.94% 2,831 50.60% 26 0.46% -93 -1.66% 5,595 New Madrid 5,319 65.38% 2,798 34.39% 19 0.23% 2,521 30.99% 8,136 Newton 7,045 49.26% 7,142 49.94% 114 0.80% -97 -0.68% 14,301 Nodaway 4,875 51.13% 4,558 47.81% 101 1.06% 317 3.32% 9,534 Oregon 2,564 69.07% 1,122 30.23% 26 0.70% 1,442 38.84% 3,712 Osage 2,015 38.24% 3,224 61.19% 30 0.57% -1,209 -22.95% 5,269 Ozark 1,341 43.19% 1,754 56.49% 10 0.32% -413 -13.30% 3,105 Pemiscot 4,681 64.69% 2,541 35.12% 14 0.19% 2,140 29.57% 7,236 Perry 2,801 40.49% 4,086 59.06% 31 0.45% -1,285 -18.57% 6,918 Pettis 7,887 51.56% 7,344 48.01% 65 0.42% 543 3.55% 15,296 Phelps 6,261 50.04% 6,153 49.18% 98 0.78% 108 0.86% 12,512 Pike 3,770 52.64% 3,355 46.84% 37 0.52% 415 5.80% 7,162 Platte 8,651 50.73% 8,103 47.51% 300 1.76% 548 3.22% 17,054 Polk 3,663 48.26% 3,893 51.29% 34 0.45% -230 -3.03% 7,590 Pulaski 4,370 60.13% 2,865 39.42% 32 0.44% 1,505 20.71% 7,267 Putnam 1,097 43.02% 1,444 56.63% 9 0.35% -347 -13.61% 2,550 Ralls 2,318 62.95% 1,334 36.23% 30 0.81% 984 26.72% 3,682 Randolph 5,839 61.59% 3,594 37.91% 48 0.50% 2,245 23.68% 9,481 Ray 5,535 65.42% 2,853 33.72% 73 0.86% 2,682 31.70% 8,461 Reynolds 2,143 70.73% 879 29.01% 8 0.26% 1,264 41.72% 3,030 Ripley 2,577 60.71% 1,640 38.63% 28 0.66% 937 22.08% 4,245 St. Charles 22,063 45.30% 26,105 53.60% 536 1.10% -4,042 -8.30% 48,704 St. Clair 2,271 55.35% 1,808 44.07% 24 0.58% 463 11.28% 4,103 St. Francois 8,852 55.63% 7,002 44.01% 57 0.36% 1,850 11.62% 15,911 St. Louis 196,915 43.51% 246,988 54.57% 8,723 1.93% -50,073 -11.06% 452,626 St. Louis City 118,703 66.03% 58,367 32.47% 2,714 1.50% 60,336 33.56% 179,784 Ste. Genevieve 3,091 57.54% 2,241 41.72% 40 0.74% 850 15.82% 5,372 Saline 5,890 54.31% 4,883 45.03% 72 0.66% 1,007 9.28% 10,845 Schuyler 1,417 54.08% 1,193 45.53% 10 0.38% 224 8.55% 2,620 Scotland 1,449 52.65% 1,286 46.73% 17 0.62% 163 5.92% 2,752 Scott 8,075 59.48% 5,473 40.31% 28 0.21% 2,602 19.17% 13,576 Shannon 1,960 65.97% 989 33.29% 22 0.74% 971 32.68% 2,971 Shelby 2,227 60.16% 1,453 39.25% 22 0.59% 774 20.91% 3,702 Stoddard 6,097 60.30% 3,989 39.45% 25 0.25% 2,108 20.85% 10,111 Stone 2,358 40.36% 3,457 59.17% 27 0.46% -1,099 -18.81% 5,842 Sullivan 2,313 51.58% 2,141 47.75% 30 0.67% 172 3.83% 4,484 Taney 3,626 43.46% 4,696 56.28% 22 0.26% -1,070 -12.82% 8,344 Texas 4,638 57.84% 3,338 41.63% 42 0.52% 1,300 16.21% 8,018 Vernon 4,921 56.67% 3,715 42.78% 48 0.55% 1,206 13.89% 8,684 Warren 2,164 39.85% 3,214 59.19% 52 0.96% -1,050 -19.34% 5,430 Washington 3,543 58.01% 2,526 41.36% 39 0.64% 1,017 16.65% 6,108 Wayne 2,987 60.25% 1,963 39.59% 8 0.16% 1,024 20.66% 4,958 Webster 3,759 51.39% 3,510 47.98% 46 0.63% 249 3.41% 7,315 Worth 969 55.40% 771 44.08% 9 0.52% 198 11.32% 1,749 Wright 2,781 44.92% 3,397 54.87% 13 0.21% -616 -9.95% 6,191Totals998,38751.10%927,44347.47%27,7701.42%70,9443.63%1,953,600 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Audrain Bates Bollinger Butler Caldwell Carroll Carter Cass Chariton Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Dallas Daviess DeKalb Dent Gentry Henry Howell Jefferson Johnson Jackson Knox Laclede Lewis Lincoln Linn Livingston Macon Madison Maries Marion McDonald Mercer Mississippi Oregon Nodaway Pettis Phelps Pike Platte Pulaski Randolph Reynolds Ripley St. Clair St. Francois Schuyler Scotland Scott Saline Shelby Stoddard Sullivan Texas Vernon Washington Webster Wayne Worth Boone Buchanan Dunklin Howard Iron New Madrid Pemiscot Ralls Ray Ste Genevieve Shannon By congressional district Carter and Ford each won five of ten congressional districts. Ford won four districts that elected Democrats, while Carter won one that elected a Republican.https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District District Carter Ford RepresentativeMissouri 1 1st 71% 29%Bill ClayMissouri 2 2nd 43% 57%Robert A. YoungMissouri 3 3rd 49% 51%Dick GephardtMissouri 4 4th 52% 48%Ike SkeltonMissouri 5 5th 59% 41%Richard BollingMissouri 6 6th 52% 48%Tom ColemanMissouri 7 7th 47% 53%Gene TaylorMissouri 8 8th 47% 53%Richard Howard Ichord Jr.Missouri 9 9th 50% 50%Harold VolkmerMissouri 10 10th 57% 43%Bill Burlison See also United States presidential elections in Missouri References Missouri 1976 Category:1976 Missouri elections