1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1980 82.47%https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/voter-turnout-statistics.htm Voter Turnout Statistics Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( 1.71%) November 2, 1976 x200px Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 14 1,429,475 56.11% 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 1,030,276 40.44% 350px County results 350px| Municipality results 1 401px Carter #c8e0ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Ford #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Democratic nominee, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, over incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford of Michigan. Carter's running mate was Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota, while Ford ran with Senator Bob Dole of Kansas. Carter carried Massachusetts with 56.11% of the vote to Ford's 40.44%, a 15.67% margin of victory. In a distant third was Independent candidate Eugene McCarthy, a former Democratic Senator from Minnesota known for his anti-war activism, who took 2.58%. As Carter narrowly defeated Ford nationally to win the presidency, Massachusetts weighed in as 13% more Democratic than the national average in the 1976 election. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960, so Carter's win was not unexpected. In 1972, Massachusetts was the only state in the nation to vote for Democrat George McGovern over Republican Richard Nixon in the latter's 49-state landslide. McGovern had carried Massachusetts 54–45, despite losing every other state in the midst of a massive Republican landslide. Ford for his part performed relatively strongly in the state as a moderate Northern Republican, holding at just over 40% of the vote, while Carter gained only slightly over McGovern- even though Carter was winning nationally while McGovern was losing in a landslide. The state's capital and largest city, Boston, would be one of the few regions in the country where McGovern would actually perform more strongly than Carter in absolute terms. Suffolk County, where Boston is located, had voted for George McGovern in 1972 by a landslide of 66% versus Richard Nixon's 33%, but in 1976, Carter would only win the county with 61% versus Gerald Ford's 35%. Nevertheless, Dukes County, home to Martha's Vineyard, cast only its second-ever Democratic presidential vote, after 1964. This similarly occurred in Franklin County, and Plymouth cast only its third-ever Democratic victory. This is also the state with the most electoral votes that was decided by double digits. In the 1960s, for three elections straight beginning with John F. Kennedy in 1960, Democrats had won landslides of over 60% of the vote, with Republicans failing to break 40%. Even in the GOP landslide of 1972, Massachusetts had clocked in as a whopping 32% more Democratic than the nation. Thus overall the results of 1976 indicated a slight Republican rebound in the state that would continue into the 1980s. To date, this is the last time that the towns of Chilmark and Conway voted Republican. Results 1976 United States presidential election in Massachusettshttp://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=25&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts 2013-02-07 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Jimmy Carter 1,429,475 56.11% 14 Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 1,030,276 40.44% 0 Independent Eugene McCarthy 65,637 2.58% 0 Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 8,138 0.32% 0 American Thomas J. Anderson 7,555 0.30% 0 U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 4,922 0.19% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 1,554 0.06% 0 Totals 2,547,557 100.00% 14 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 62%/81% Results by county County1976 President General Election https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/123544/ July 8, 2024 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Elections Division: Elections Result Archive Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Barnstable 31,568 43.00% 39,295 53.52% 2,554 3.48% -7,727 -10.52% 73,417 Berkshire 39,337 57.12% 27,462 39.87% 2,072 3.01% 11,875 17.25% 68,871 Bristol 116,318 60.66% 69,957 36.48% 5,494 2.86% 46,361 24.18% 191,769 Dukes 2,513 48.94% 2,365 46.06% 257 5.00% 148 2.88% 5,135 Essex 165,710 54.97% 125,538 41.65% 10,196 3.38% 40,172 13.32% 301,444 Franklin 14,985 48.06% 14,837 47.58% 1,359 4.36% 148 0.48% 31,181 Hampden 110,028 59.38% 70,008 37.78% 5,254 2.84% 40,020 21.60% 185,298 Hampshire 34,947 58.17% 22,219 36.99% 2,909 4.84% 12,728 21.18% 60,075 Middlesex 359,919 55.77% 260,044 40.29% 25,419 3.94% 99,875 15.48% 645,382 Nantucket 1,115 42.46% 1,399 53.27% 112 4.27% -284 -10.81% 2,626 Norfolk 155,342 51.33% 136,628 45.15% 10,646 3.52% 18,714 6.18% 302,616 Plymouth 83,663 50.88% 74,684 45.42% 6,086 3.70% 8,979 5.46% 164,433 Suffolk 142,010 61.11% 80,623 34.70% 9,739 4.19% 61,387 26.41% 232,372 Worcester 172,320 60.41% 105,217 36.89% 7,707 2.70% 67,103 23.52% 285,244Totals1,429,47556.11%1,030,27640.44%87,8063.45%399,19915.67%2,547,558 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Dukes Franklin Plymouth See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts References Massachusetts 1976 Category:1976 Massachusetts elections