1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1980 November 2, 1976 x200px Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 27 2,328,677 50.40% 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 2,205,604 47.73% 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 300px County results Carter #b9d7ff 40–50%#86b6f2 50–60%#4389e3 60–70% Ford #f2b3be 40–50%#e27f90 50–60%#cc2f4a 60–70% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic The 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1976, and was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford. Carter won Pennsylvania by a margin of 2.67%, which made Pennsylvania roughly 0.6% more Democratic than the nation at large. While Ford won more counties by running up victories in the central region of the state and the Philadelphia suburbs, Carter swept Southwestern Pennsylvania where Pittsburgh is located, Erie County (Erie), Lackawanna County (Scranton), and Philadelphia. 2020 11 As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last presidential election where the Democratic candidate won Pennsylvania without carrying any of Philadelphia's suburban counties. This is also the final occasion of only four where Pennsylvania and Michigan 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. Campaign The first presidential debate for the general election was held in Philadelphia at the Walnut Street Theatre on September 23 with President Ford and Jimmy Carter attending the debate. The debate was moderated by Edwin Newman of NBC News and sponsored by the League of Women Voters with 69.7 million people watching1976 Debates https://www.debates.org/debate-history/1976-debates/ The Commission on Presidential Debates Results 1976 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaDavid Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania 2018-03-24PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Jimmy Carter 2,328,677 50.40% 27 Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 2,205,604 47.73% 0 McCarthy '76 Eugene McCarthy 50,584 1.09% 0 Constitutional Lester Maddox 25,344 0.55% 0 Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 3,009"notcompletelyseparated" Although these candidates are included in the “other” total from Dave Leip’s Atlas, they are not separated by county in any available data set. 0.07% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 2,934"notcompletelyseparated" 0.06% 0 Labor Lyndon LaRouche 2,744"notcompletelyseparated" 0.06% 0 Communist Gus Hall 1,891"notcompletelyseparated" 0.04% 0 Totals 4,620,787 100.00% 27 Results by county Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2355 PA US President Race, November 02, 1976 Our Campaigns Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Eugene McCarthyMcCarthy ‘76 Lester MaddoxConstitutional Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 8,771 41.14% 12,133 56.90% 276 1.29% 73 0.34% 69 0.32% -3,362 -15.76% 21,322 Allegheny 328,343 50.68% 303,127 46.79% 8,625 1.33% 5,205 0.80% 2,557 0.39% 25,216 3.89% 647,857 Armstrong 15,179 52.25% 13,378 46.05% 290 1.00% 190 0.65% 13 0.04% 1,801 6.20% 29,050 Beaver 46,117 56.83% 33,593 41.40% 925 1.14% 291 0.36% 224 0.28% 12,524 15.43% 81,150 Bedford 6,652 41.22% 9,355 57.97% 78 0.48% 42 0.26% 11 0.07% -2,703 -16.75% 16,138 Berks 50,994 47.41% 54,452 50.63% 1,176 1.09% 771 0.72% 160 0.15% -3,458 -3.22% 107,553 Blair 18,397 38.84% 28,290 59.73% 395 0.83% 154 0.33% 130 0.27% -9,893 -20.89% 47,366 Bradford 7,913 37.62% 12,851 61.10% 186 0.88% 71 0.34% 13 0.06% -4,938 -23.48% 21,034 Bucks 79,838 47.26% 85,628 50.69% 2,125 1.26% 1,091 0.65% 241 0.14% -5,790 -3.43% 168,923 Butler 22,611 45.04% 26,366 52.52% 666 1.33% 421 0.84% 134 0.27% -3,755 -7.48% 50,198 Cambria 38,797 53.79% 32,469 45.02% 624 0.87% 133 0.18% 105 0.15% 6,328 8.77% 72,128 Cameron 1,319 44.31% 1,616 54.28% 25 0.84% 5 0.17% 12 0.40% -297 -9.97% 2,977 Carbon 10,791 54.03% 8,883 44.48% 160 0.80% 108 0.54% 31 0.16% 1,908 9.55% 19,973 Centre 17,867 44.18% 21,177 52.37% 1,158 2.86% 137 0.34% 98 0.24% -3,310 -8.19% 40,437 Chester 42,712 38.13% 67,686 60.42% 1,166 1.04% 317 0.28% 145 0.13% -24,974 -22.29% 112,026 Clarion 6,585 43.29% 8,360 54.96% 177 1.16% 53 0.35% 35 0.23% -1,775 -11.67% 15,210 Clearfield 13,714 49.54% 13,626 49.22% 190 0.69% 109 0.39% 46 0.17% 88 0.32% 27,685 Clinton 6,532 51.99% 5,858 46.63% 87 0.69% 69 0.55% 18 0.14% 674 5.36% 12,564 Columbia 12,051 50.37% 11,508 48.10% 196 0.82% 112 0.47% 58 0.24% 543 2.27% 23,925 Crawford 14,712 48.06% 15,301 49.99% 305 1.00% 232 0.76% 60 0.20% -589 -1.93% 30,610 Cumberland 23,008 35.80% 39,950 62.16% 793 1.23% 460 0.72% 59 0.09% -16,942 -26.36% 64,270 Dauphin 34,342 41.32% 46,819 56.33% 1,074 1.29% 785 0.94% 102 0.12% -12,477 -15.01% 83,122 Delaware 117,252 43.28% 148,679 54.88% 2,995 1.11% 1,581 0.58% 387 0.14% -31,427 -11.60% 270,894 Elk 6,713 51.21% 6,159 46.98% 178 1.36% 49 0.37% 10 0.08% 554 4.23% 13,109 Erie 55,385 51.55% 49,641 46.20% 1,303 1.21% 943 0.88% 167 0.16% 5,744 5.35% 107,439 Fayette 32,232 60.54% 20,021 37.60% 410 0.77% 523 0.98% 58 0.11% 12,211 22.94% 53,244 Forest 1,017 46.50% 1,135 51.90% 27 1.23% 5 0.23% 3 0.14% -118 -5.40% 2,187 Franklin 14,643 41.38% 20,009 56.54% 311 0.88% 406 1.15% 20 0.06% -5,366 -15.16% 35,389 Fulton 1,737 42.87% 2,219 54.76% 32 0.79% 36 0.89% 28 0.69% -482 -11.89% 4,052 Greene 8,769 61.67% 5,293 37.22% 118 0.83% 30 0.21% 9 0.06% 3,476 24.45% 14,219 Huntingdon 5,410 40.19% 7,843 58.26% 129 0.96% 70 0.52% 10 0.07% -2,433 -18.07% 13,462 Indiana 14,650 47.34% 15,786 51.01% 345 1.11% 74 0.24% 94 0.30% -1,136 -3.67% 30,949 Jefferson 7,456 43.53% 9,437 55.09% 165 0.96% 56 0.33% 16 0.09% -1,981 -11.56% 17,130 Juniata 3,105 43.09% 3,991 55.38% 55 0.76% 27 0.37% 28 0.39% -886 -12.29% 7,206 Lackawanna 57,685 56.12% 43,354 42.17% 821 0.80% 861 0.84% 76 0.07% 14,331 13.95% 102,797 Lancaster 35,533 32.40% 72,106 65.74% 1,055 0.96% 642 0.59% 340 0.31% -36,573 -33.34% 109,676 Lawrence 23,337 54.73% 18,546 43.49% 453 1.06% 172 0.40% 132 0.31% 4,791 11.24% 42,640 Lebanon 11,785 35.36% 20,880 62.65% 359 1.08% 237 0.71% 69 0.21% -9,095 -27.29% 33,330 Lehigh 46,620 48.92% 46,895 49.20% 1,066 1.12% 581 0.61% 146 0.15% -275 -0.28% 95,308 Luzerne 74,655 54.89% 60,058 44.16% 907 0.67% 251 0.18% 138 0.10% 14,597 10.73% 136,009 Lycoming 18,635 44.28% 22,648 53.82% 358 0.85% 351 0.83% 90 0.21% -4,013 -9.54% 42,082 McKean 6,424 37.95% 10,305 60.88% 110 0.65% 72 0.43% 15 0.09% -3,881 -22.93% 16,926 Mercer 25,041 51.91% 22,469 46.58% 413 0.86% 252 0.52% 60 0.12% 2,572 5.33% 48,235 Mifflin 6,210 44.01% 7,698 54.56% 102 0.72% 75 0.53% 24 0.17% -1,488 -10.55% 14,109 Monroe 9,544 47.33% 10,228 50.72% 221 1.10% 141 0.70% 31 0.15% -684 -3.39% 20,165 Montgomery 112,644 41.24% 155,480 56.92% 3,358 1.23% 1,233 0.45% 454 0.17% -42,836 -15.68% 273,169 Montour 2,727 44.89% 3,259 53.65% 59 0.97% 26 0.43% 4 0.07% -532 -8.76% 6,075 Northampton 42,514 55.24% 32,926 42.78% 751 0.98% 669 0.87% 101 0.13% 9,588 12.46% 76,961 Northumberland 18,939 48.72% 19,283 49.60% 306 0.79% 297 0.76% 51 0.13% -344 -0.88% 38,876 Perry 4,605 37.38% 7,454 60.50% 156 1.27% 90 0.73% 15 0.12% -2,849 -23.12% 12,320 Philadelphia 494,579 66.28% 239,000 32.03% 7,864 1.05% 2,178 0.29% 2,576 0.35% 255,579 34.25% 746,197 Pike 2,775 38.83% 4,241 59.35% 74 1.04% 48 0.67% 8 0.11% -1,466 -20.52% 7,146 Potter 2,983 43.29% 3,828 55.55% 61 0.89% 11 0.16% 8 0.12% -845 -12.26% 6,891 Schuylkill 33,905 50.64% 31,944 47.71% 678 1.01% 319 0.48% 102 0.15% 1,961 2.93% 66,948 Snyder 3,097 31.19% 6,557 66.04% 134 1.35% 67 0.67% 74 0.75% -3,460 -34.85% 9,929 Somerset 13,452 45.32% 15,960 53.76% 180 0.61% 68 0.23% 25 0.08% -2,508 -8.44% 29,685 Sullivan 1,347 45.65% 1,584 53.68% 18 0.61% 2 0.07% 0 0.00% -237 -8.03% 2,951 Susquehanna 6,075 41.38% 8,331 56.74% 116 0.79% 127 0.87% 33 0.22% -2,256 -15.36% 14,682 Tioga 5,795 40.23% 8,417 58.43% 142 0.99% 30 0.21% 21 0.15% -2,622 -18.20% 14,405 Union 3,405 34.39% 6,309 63.71% 136 1.37% 41 0.41% 11 0.11% -2,904 -29.32% 9,902 Venango 8,653 40.60% 12,270 57.58% 238 1.12% 76 0.36% 74 0.35% -3,617 -16.98% 21,311 Warren 7,412 45.84% 8,508 52.62% 157 0.97% 82 0.51% 11 0.07% -1,096 -6.78% 16,170 Washington 49,317 59.24% 32,827 39.43% 780 0.94% 235 0.28% 92 0.11% 16,490 19.81% 83,251 Wayne 4,244 34.48% 7,811 63.45% 121 0.98% 120 0.97% 14 0.11% -3,567 -28.97% 12,310 Westmoreland 74,217 54.52% 59,172 43.47% 1,661 1.22% 743 0.55% 341 0.25% 15,045 11.05% 136,134 Wyoming 3,628 38.37% 5,705 60.34% 83 0.88% 34 0.36% 5 0.05% -2,077 -21.97% 9,455 York 41,281 41.30% 56,912 56.94% 881 0.86% 665 0.65% 205 0.20% -15,631 -15.64% 99,944Totals2,328,67750.40%2,205,60447.73%50,5841.09%25,3440.55%10,5780.23%123,0732.67%4,620,787 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Cambria Carbon Clearfield Clinton Columbia Elk Erie Fayette Greene Lackawanna Lawrence Luzerne Mercer Northampton Schuylkill Washington Westmoreland By congressional district Carter won 14 of 25 congressional districts, including 2 which elected Republicans, while Ford won the remaining 11 districts, including 4 which elected Democrats.1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 25 May 2026 en 2 November 1976 District Carter Ford RepresentativePennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district 722757153 1st70.7%29.3%William A. BarrettOzzie MyersPennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district 745006501 2nd 80.5% 19.5%Robert N.C. Nix Sr.Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district 747385296 3rd68.2%31.8%William J. Green IIIRaymond LedererPennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district 728766040 4th 57.2% 42.8%Joshua EilbergPennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district 748389423 5th 38.9% 61.1%Dick SchulzePennsylvania%27s_6th_congressional_district 740413915 6th 50.3% 49.7%Gus YatronPennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district 747385330 7th 46% 54%Bob EdgarPennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district 744061726 8th46.9%53.1%Ed BiesterPeter KostmayerPennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district 747385384 9th 40.7% 59.3%Bud ShusterPennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district 748387484 10th 49.2% 50.8%Joseph M. McDadePennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district 747384102 11th 54.4% 45.6%Dan FloodPennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district 747384280 12th 50.8% 49.2%John MurthaPennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district 741779178 13th 42.7% 57.3%Lawrence CoughlinPennsylvania%27s_14th_congressional_district 747062146 14th 59.2% 40.8%William S. MoorheadPennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district 747384321 15th 52.8% 47.2%Fred B. RooneyPennsylvania%27s_16th_congressional_district 747384360 16th35.9%64.1%Edwin D. EshlemanBob WalkerPennsylvania%27s_17th_congressional_district 747384754 17th42.5%57.5%Herman T. SchneebeliAllen E. ErtelPennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district 747384803 18th45.5%54.5%John HeinzDoug WalgrenPennsylvania%27s_19th_congressional_district 747384803 19th 40%60%Bill GoodlingPennsylvania%27s_20th_congressional_district 747384803 20th 55.1% 44.9%Joseph M. GaydosPennsylvania%27s_21st_congressional_district 747384803 21st 53.9% 46.1%John H. DentPennsylvania%27s_22nd_congressional_district 747384803 22nd57.8%42.2%Thomas E. MorganAustin MurphyPennsylvania%27s_23rd_congressional_district 747384803 23rd45.9%54.1%Albert W. JohnsonJoseph S. AmmermanPennsylvania%27s_24th_congressional_district 747384803 24th52.1%47.9%Joseph P. VigoritoMarc L. MarksPennsylvania%27s_25th_congressional_district 747384803 25th 53.7% 46.9%Gary A. Myers See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania Notes References expanded Pennsylvania 1976 Category:1976 Pennsylvania elections