1976 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Michigan 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan 1980 All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College 59.4% http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics November 2, 1976 x200px 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 21 1,893,742 51.83% Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 1,696,714 46.44% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 375px 375px County results Ford #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% The 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on November2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Michigan was won by the incumbent President Gerald Ford, who won his home state with 51.83% of the vote, a victory margin of 5.39 points over Carter, thereby carrying its 21 electoral votes. This result made Michigan about 7.5% more Republican than the nation at large. However, he narrowly lost the general election to Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter. This is currently the only time since 1948 that a Democrat won the presidency without winning Michigan, although Democrats won the popular vote without the state in 2016. Carter also became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Macomb County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. The state would not vote for a losing candidate again until 2000, and for the loser of the popular vote until 2004. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the final occasion of only four where Michigan and Pennsylvania voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics.https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/blue-wall-states-harris-trump-analysis/index.html Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics CNN Brownstein Ronald September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024The other times were in 1856, 1932, and 1940. This is also the last time that Michigan voted more Republican than Texas, Oklahoma, or Florida; and that the Democratic candidate lost Michigan but won neighboring Ohio. Primary election Democratic party Democratic primary resultsMichigan Department of State Official Canvass of Votes 1976 Michigan Department of Management and Budget 3-7 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118469680&seq=5 26 May 2026 Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 307,559 43.40% Mo Udall Democratic Party (United States) 305,134 43.06% George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 49,204 6.94% Henry M. Jackson Democratic Party (United States) 10,332 1.46% Ellen McCormack Democratic Party (United States) 7,623 1.07% Sargent Shriver Democratic Party (United States) 5,738 0.81% Fred R. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 4,081 0.58% Uncommitted Democratic Party (United States) 15,853 2.24% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 3,142 0.44% 708,666 100.00% Republican party Republican primary results Gerald Ford (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 690,180 64.94% Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) 364,052 34.25% Uncommitted Republican Party (United States) 8,473 0.80% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 109 0.01% 1,062,814 100.00% General election Results 1976 United States presidential election in MichiganMichigan Department of State Official Canvass of Votes 1976 Michigan Department of Management and Budget 46-47 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118469680&seq=5 26 May 2026 Gerald Ford (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 1,893,742 51.83% Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 1,696,714 46.44% Eugene McCarthy Independent (politician) 47,905 1.31% Roger MacBride Libertarian Party (United States) 5,406 0.15% #eb342c Margaret Wright People's 3,504 0.10% Peter Camejo Socialist Workers Party (United States) 1,804 0.05% Lyndon LaRouche U.S. Labor Party 1,366 0.04% Julius Levin Socialist Labor Party of America 1,148 0.03% Scattering Write-ins 2,160 0.06% 3,653,749 100.00% Results by county County Gerald FordRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic Eugene McCarthyIndependent All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona2,32852.87%2,03846.29%310.70%60.14%2906.58%4,403Alger1,72241.38%2,37957.17%471.13%130.31%-657-15.79%4,161Allegan19,33065.59%9,79433.23%2660.90%810.27%9,53632.36%29,471Alpena6,38049.59%6,31049.04%1451.13%310.24%700.55%12,866Antrim4,36958.11%3,03240.33%921.22%250.33%1,33717.78%7,518Arenac2,68749.55%2,69549.70%280.52%130.24%-8-0.15%5,423Baraga1,78849.47%1,77849.20%330.91%150.42%100.27%3,614Barry11,17860.79%6,96737.89%1720.94%710.39%4,21122.90%18,388Bay23,17446.64%25,95852.24%4230.85%1340.27%-2,784-5.60%49,689Benzie3,08561.23%1,89137.53%531.05%90.18%1,19423.70%5,038Berrien40,83561.13%25,16337.67%5690.85%2310.35%15,67223.46%66,798Branch8,25155.74%6,30142.57%1601.08%900.61%1,95013.17%14,802Calhoun30,39053.77%25,22944.64%6831.21%2180.39%5,1619.13%56,520Cass9,89355.15%7,84343.72%1380.77%650.36%2,05011.43%17,939Charlevoix5,14555.57%3,95342.70%1171.26%430.46%1,19212.87%9,258Cheboygan4,89455.13%3,88043.70%810.91%230.26%1,01411.43%8,878Chippewa7,02553.32%6,02245.71%990.75%290.22%1,0037.61%13,175Clare4,87953.46%4,15345.51%680.75%260.28%7267.95%9,126Clinton13,47563.11%7,54935.35%2311.08%980.46%5,92627.76%21,353Crawford2,35954.82%1,88943.90%461.07%90.21%47010.92%4,303Delta7,80945.85%9,02753.00%1550.91%420.25%-1,218-7.15%17,033Dickinson5,92248.63%6,13450.37%970.80%240.20%-212-1.74%12,177Eaton22,12063.65%12,08334.77%4301.24%1170.34%10,03728.88%34,750Emmet5,91058.49%4,01339.72%1291.28%520.51%1,89718.77%10,104Genesee80,00446.67%88,96751.89%1,7901.04%6770.39%-8,963-5.22%171,438Gladwin3,79450.14%3,71949.15%340.45%200.26%750.99%7,567Gogebic3,95338.04%6,34161.02%740.71%240.23%-2,388-22.98%10,392Grand Traverse13,50563.85%7,26334.34%2951.39%870.41%6,24229.51%21,150Gratiot9,52663.01%5,42935.91%1080.71%550.36%4,09727.10%15,118Hillsdale9,30762.23%5,42736.29%1390.93%820.55%3,88025.94%14,955Houghton8,04951.60%7,35247.13%1450.93%540.35%6974.47%15,600Huron9,29761.26%5,72137.70%1180.78%400.26%3,57623.56%15,176Ingham66,72955.92%47,89040.13%3,6363.05%1,0720.90%18,83915.79%119,327Ionia11,73762.46%6,82036.29%1871.00%470.25%4,91726.17%18,791Iosco5,50052.39%4,87546.44%740.70%490.47%6255.95%10,498Iron3,22441.77%4,40157.02%680.88%250.32%-1,177-15.25%7,718Isabella10,57757.66%7,28139.69%3601.96%1270.69%3,29617.97%18,345Jackson32,87356.23%24,72642.30%6141.05%2440.42%8,14713.93%58,457Kalamazoo51,46259.09%33,41138.37%1,8582.13%3540.41%18,05120.72%87,085Kalkaska2,28053.13%1,95745.61%400.93%140.33%3237.52%4,291Kent126,80567.22%59,00031.28%2,1611.15%6670.35%67,80535.94%188,633Keweenaw60647.68%65851.77%60.47%10.08%-52-4.09%1,271Lake1,59841.96%2,17957.22%230.60%80.21%-581-15.26%3,808Lapeer12,34955.59%9,50342.78%2481.12%1150.52%2,84612.81%22,215Leelanau4,24062.33%2,43735.82%961.41%300.44%1,80326.51%6,803Lenawee18,39755.02%14,61043.70%3431.03%850.25%3,78711.32%33,435Livingston19,43759.83%12,41538.22%4791.47%1550.48%7,02221.61%32,486Luce1,37955.27%1,09944.05%120.48%50.20%28011.22%2,495Mackinac3,10755.22%2,45243.58%530.94%150.27%65511.64%5,627Macomb132,49951.24%121,17646.86%3,8981.51%1,0300.40%11,3234.38%258,603Manistee5,53254.59%4,47944.20%960.95%270.27%1,05310.39%10,134Marquette12,98449.34%12,83748.78%3931.49%1010.38%1470.56%26,315Mason6,81259.15%4,54139.43%1241.08%390.34%2,27119.72%11,516Mecosta7,28759.63%4,72538.66%1661.36%430.35%2,56220.97%12,221Menominee5,63349.60%5,59649.27%960.85%320.28%370.33%11,357Midland17,63158.57%11,95939.73%3581.19%1530.51%5,67218.84%30,101Missaukee2,94362.87%1,68836.06%300.64%200.43%1,25526.81%4,681Monroe20,67646.36%23,29052.22%4861.09%1450.33%-2,614-5.86%44,597Montcalm10,43960.36%6,68438.65%1310.76%400.23%3,75521.71%17,294Montmorency1,88252.03%1,68446.56%371.02%140.39%1985.47%3,617Muskegon35,54856.06%27,01342.60%6270.99%2190.35%8,53513.46%63,407Newaygo8,25858.78%5,62240.01%1290.92%410.29%2,63618.77%14,050Oakland244,27158.69%164,26639.47%5,9241.42%1,7440.42%80,00519.22%416,205Oceana5,23659.51%3,42738.95%931.06%420.48%1,80920.56%8,798Ogemaw3,21247.07%3,54551.95%530.78%140.21%-333-4.88%6,824Ontonagon2,46243.91%3,10455.36%310.55%100.18%-642-11.45%5,607Osceola4,46762.23%2,60336.26%590.82%490.68%1,86425.97%7,178Oscoda1,54157.56%1,10841.39%240.90%40.15%43316.17%2,677Otsego3,15553.01%2,72445.77%560.94%170.29%4317.24%5,952Ottawa49,19674.12%16,38124.68%6240.94%1690.25%32,81549.44%66,370Presque Isle3,54551.02%3,33447.99%530.76%160.23%2113.03%6,948Roscommon4,60854.85%3,69143.94%841.00%180.21%91710.91%8,401Saginaw46,76555.63%36,28043.15%7640.91%2620.31%10,48512.48%84,071Sanilac10,59762.87%6,04235.84%1650.98%520.31%4,55527.03%16,856Schoolcraft1,93346.53%2,15851.95%491.18%140.34%-225-5.42%4,154Shiawassee15,11354.52%12,20244.02%2911.05%1150.41%2,91110.50%27,721St. Clair26,31152.74%22,73445.57%6361.27%2080.42%3,5777.17%49,889St. Joseph11,78461.07%7,30637.86%1480.77%570.30%4,47823.21%19,295Tuscola12,05959.86%7,93239.38%1080.54%450.22%4,12720.48%20,144Van Buren13,61556.02%10,36642.65%2551.05%660.27%3,24913.37%24,302Washtenaw56,80750.86%50,91745.59%2,9652.65%1,0000.90%5,8905.27%111,689Wayne348,58838.18%548,76760.11%11,5941.27%4,0410.44%-200,179-21.93%912,990Wexford5,67054.96%4,51943.80%1041.01%240.23%1,15111.16%10,317Totals1,893,74251.83%1,696,71446.44%47,9051.31%15,3880.42%197,0285.39%3,653,749 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Alger Arenac Bay Dickinson Genesee Gogebic Iron Keweenaw Monroe Ogemaw Ontonagon Schoolcraft Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Washtenaw By congressional district Ford won 14 out of the state's 19 congressional districts, including 6 which elected Democrats.1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 27 May 2026 en 2 November 1976 District Ford Carter RepresentativeMichigan 1 1st 9.4% 90.6%John ConyersMichigan 2 2nd54.6%45.4%Marvin L. EschCarl PursellMichigan 3 3rd 59.9% 40.1%Garry E. BrownMichigan 4 4th59.2%40.8%J. Edward HutchinsonDavid StockmanMichigan 5 5th67.8%32.2%Richard Vander VeenHarold S. SawyerMichigan 6 6th 58.6% 41.3%Bob CarrMichigan 7 7th47.7%52.3%Donald RiegleDale KildeeMichigan 8 8th 55.5% 44.5%J. Bob Traxler Michigan 9 9th 64.1% 35.9%Guy Vander Jagt Michigan 10 10th 58.9% 41.1%Al CederbergMichigan 11 11th 51.2% 48.8%Philip Ruppe Michigan 12 12th54.3%45.7%James G. O'Hara David BoniorMichigan 13 13th 11.4% 88.6%Charles Diggs Michigan 14 14th 51.4% 48.6%Lucien NedziMichigan 15 15th 47.2% 52.8%William D. FordMichigan 16 16th 44.7% 55.3%John DingellMichigan 17 17th 50.2% 49.8%William M. BrodheadMichigan 18 18th 53.9% 46.1%James J. BlanchardMichigan 19 19th 63.2% 36.8%William Broomfield See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1976 United States presidential election Presidential election