1976 United States presidential election in Montana

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Montana 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Montana 1980 1976 11 02 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 4 173,703 52.84% Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 149,259 45.40% 350px 350px County results Ford #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% Carter #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Montana was part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which took place on November 2, 1976. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford, over the Democratic nominee, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. Ford won Montana by a margin of 7.44%. 2016 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which McCone County and Wibaux County 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 Carter became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Daniels, Judith Basin, Pondera, Teton, or Toole Counties, as well as the first to do so without carrying Cascade County since Grover Cleveland in 1892, and the first to do so without carrying Chouteau or Valley Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Results 1976 United States presidential election in Montanahttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=30&f=0&off=0&elect=0 David Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 1976 Presidential General Election Results – MontanaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 173,703 52.84% 4 Democratic Jimmy Carter 149,259 45.40% 0 Americanist Thomas J. Anderson 5,772 1.76% 0 Totals 328,734 100.00% 4 Results by county County Gerald FordRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic Thomas AndersonAmericanist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 2,461 69.46% 1,013 28.59% 69 1.95% 1,448 40.87% 3,543 Big Horn 1,615 44.49% 1,962 54.05% 53 1.46% -347 -9.56% 3,630 Blaine 1,349 49.25% 1,356 49.51% 34 1.24% -7 -0.26% 2,739 Broadwater 820 59.04% 557 40.10% 12 0.86% 263 18.94% 1,389 Carbon 2,121 52.44% 1,853 45.81% 71 1.76% 268 6.63% 4,045 Carter 558 57.41% 344 35.39% 70 7.20% 214 22.02% 972 Cascade 15,289 50.11% 14,678 48.11% 544 1.78% 611 2.00% 30,511 Chouteau 1,814 52.35% 1,568 45.25% 83 2.40% 246 7.10% 3,465 Custer 3,120 55.25% 2,425 42.94% 102 1.81% 695 12.31% 5,647 Daniels 816 49.79% 797 48.63% 26 1.59% 19 1.16% 1,639 Dawson 2,639 53.21% 2,201 44.38% 120 2.42% 438 8.83% 4,960 Deer Lodge 2,197 35.57% 3,859 62.48% 120 1.94% -1,662 -26.91% 6,176 Fallon 934 51.98% 847 47.13% 16 0.89% 87 4.85% 1,797 Fergus 3,556 57.73% 2,470 40.10% 134 2.18% 1,086 17.63% 6,160 Flathead 10,494 55.69% 7,827 41.53% 524 2.78% 2,667 14.16% 18,845 Gallatin 11,062 63.36% 6,215 35.60% 183 1.05% 4,847 27.76% 17,460 Garfield 625 67.79% 273 29.61% 24 2.60% 352 38.18% 922 Glacier 1,892 50.81% 1,755 47.13% 77 2.07% 137 3.68% 3,724 Golden Valley 302 53.08% 255 44.82% 12 2.11% 47 8.26% 569 Granite 746 58.65% 509 40.02% 17 1.34% 237 18.63% 1,272 Hill 3,274 45.10% 3,878 53.42% 108 1.49% -604 -8.32% 7,260 Jefferson 1,387 52.26% 1,210 45.59% 57 2.15% 177 6.67% 2,654 Judith Basin 809 50.12% 772 47.83% 33 2.04% 37 2.29% 1,614 Lake 3,809 52.83% 3,253 45.12% 148 2.05% 556 7.71% 7,210 Lewis and Clark 10,155 54.84% 8,118 43.84% 244 1.32% 2,037 11.00% 18,517 Liberty 638 54.86% 506 43.51% 19 1.63% 132 11.35% 1,163 Lincoln 3,017 48.02% 3,146 50.07% 120 1.91% -129 -2.05% 6,283 McCone 730 48.70% 749 49.97% 20 1.33% -19 -1.27% 1,499 Madison 1,688 64.67% 870 33.33% 52 1.99% 818 31.34% 2,610 Meagher 565 60.17% 364 38.76% 10 1.06% 201 21.41% 939 Mineral 679 44.85% 819 54.10% 16 1.06% -140 -9.25% 1,514 Missoula 16,350 51.36% 15,099 47.43% 388 1.22% 1,251 3.93% 31,837 Musselshell 1,117 54.09% 922 44.65% 26 1.26% 195 9.44% 2,065 Park 3,281 57.16% 2,364 41.18% 95 1.66% 917 15.98% 5,740 Petroleum 211 63.75% 110 33.23% 10 3.02% 101 30.52% 331 Phillips 1,347 54.18% 1,117 44.93% 22 0.88% 230 9.25% 2,486 Pondera 1,666 52.89% 1,413 44.86% 71 2.25% 253 8.03% 3,150 Powder River 683 55.30% 429 34.74% 123 9.96% 254 20.56% 1,235 Powell 1,610 54.56% 1,302 44.12% 39 1.32% 308 10.44% 2,951 Prairie 597 58.59% 415 40.73% 7 0.69% 182 17.86% 1,019 Ravalli 4,894 56.29% 3,504 40.30% 296 3.40% 1,390 15.99% 8,694 Richland 2,189 51.35% 1,961 46.00% 113 2.65% 228 5.35% 4,263 Roosevelt 1,822 46.38% 2,061 52.47% 45 1.15% -239 -6.09% 3,928 Rosebud 1,538 51.16% 1,413 47.01% 55 1.83% 125 4.15% 3,006 Sanders 1,738 48.60% 1,725 48.24% 113 3.16% 13 0.36% 3,576 Sheridan 1,114 41.05% 1,560 57.48% 40 1.47% -446 -16.43% 2,714 Silver Bow 7,506 39.28% 11,377 59.53% 227 1.19% -3,871 -20.25% 19,110 Stillwater 1,446 54.88% 1,143 43.38% 46 1.75% 303 11.50% 2,635 Sweet Grass 1,135 68.41% 502 30.26% 22 1.33% 633 38.15% 1,659 Teton 1,730 51.72% 1,506 45.02% 109 3.26% 224 6.70% 3,345 Toole 1,469 56.43% 1,080 41.49% 54 2.07% 389 14.94% 2,603 Treasure 315 55.85% 239 42.38% 10 1.77% 76 13.47% 564 Valley 2,520 50.82% 2,352 47.43% 87 1.75% 168 3.39% 4,959 Wheatland 755 57.20% 535 40.53% 30 2.27% 220 16.67% 1,320 Wibaux 308 44.57% 352 50.94% 31 4.49% -44 -6.37% 691 Yellowstone 25,201 57.11% 18,329 41.54% 595 1.35% 6,872 15.57% 44,125Totals173,70352.84%149,25945.40%5,7721.76%24,4447.44%328,734 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Big Horn Blaine Hill Lincoln McCone Mineral Roosevelt Sheridan Wibaux See also United States presidential elections in Montana References expanded Montana 1976 Category:1976 Montana elections