1976 United States presidential election in New York

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1976 United States presidential election in New York
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  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  
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Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Liberal Conservative
Home state Georgia Michigan
Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole
Electoral vote410
Popular vote3,389,5583,100,791
Percentage51.95%47.52%

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County results

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

President-elect Carter shakes hands with residents of the Bronx, New York City, shortly after being elected. Jimmy Carter greets residents of South Bronx, New York - NARA - 176402.jpg
President-elect Carter shakes hands with residents of the Bronx, New York City, shortly after being elected.

The 1976 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 41 electors to the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President. New York was won by Democratic Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, in a narrow victory against incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, who failed to gain the presidency through formal election that year. Carter was running with Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale, and President Ford had selected Kansas Senator Bob Dole. The presidential election of 1976 was a very partisan election in New York, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either Carter or Ford. [1]

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Carter took 51.95% of the popular vote to Ford's 47.52%, a victory margin of 4.43%. New York weighed in as being slightly more Democratic than the national average, by about 2%. The vast majority of counties in New York state were won by the Republican Ford, but the highly populated regions of New York City, Buffalo and Albany were able to tip the scales for the Democratic Carter.

Despite Ford being a Northern moderate, the Southerner Carter won commanding victories over Ford in four of the five boroughs of New York City. Carter broke 70% of the vote in Manhattan and the Bronx, and received over 60% of the vote in Brooklyn and Queens. Overall Carter took a citywide vote total of 66.37%, up to that point the third highest vote share ever received by a Democratic presidential candidate in New York City, surpassed only by the nationwide landslide victories of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, despite the fact that Carter was only winning a narrow 2-point victory nationwide. The massive raw vote margin in New York City was the vital key to Carter's narrow margin of victory in New York state. One reason for Ford's unusually weak performance in the city was likely his initial refusal to grant the nearly bankrupt city a federal bailout during the city's 1975 fiscal crisis, sparking the infamous New York Daily News headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead." [2] While Ford ultimately would extend federal loans to the city to prevent it from falling into bankruptcy, the damage to Ford's reputation in New York City likely contributed to his poor performance among voters there, and to his narrow loss in both New York state and in the nation overall, as Ford would have won the 1976 election and retained the presidency had he carried New York state.

Results

President Ford's initial refusal to grant a federal bailout to a nearly bankrupt New York City during the city's 1975 fiscal crisis sparked infamous headlines damaging Ford's reputation in the city, likely contributing to his poor performance in New York City in the 1976 election. Ford to City.PNG
President Ford’s initial refusal to grant a federal bailout to a nearly bankrupt New York City during the city's 1975 fiscal crisis sparked infamous headlines damaging Ford's reputation in the city, likely contributing to his poor performance in New York City in the 1976 election.
1976 United States presidential election in New York
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Jimmy Carter3,244,16549.65%
Liberal Jimmy Carter145,3932.23%
Total Jimmy Carter 3,389,55851.87%41
Republican Gerald Ford2,825,91343.24%
Conservative Gerald Ford274,8784.21%
Total Gerald Ford (incumbent)3,100,79147.45%0
Free Libertarian Roger MacBride 12,1970.19%0
Communist Gus Hall 10,2700.16%0
Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 6,9960.11%0
U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 5,4130.08%0
Write-ins Various candidates4,342 [a] 0.07%0
Write-ins Eugene McCarthy 4,303 [a] 0.07%0
Write-ins Thomas J. Anderson 451 [a] 0.01%0
Write-ins Lester Maddox 99 [a] 0.00%0
Totals6,534,170100.0%41

New York City results

1976 presidential election in New York City Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total
Democratic-
Liberal
Jimmy Carter 337,438238,786419,382379,90747,8671,423,38066.37%
73.22%70.77%68.34%60.54%45.45%
Republican-
Conservative
Gerald Ford 117,70296,842190,728244,39656,995706,66332.95%
25.54%28.70%31.08%38.95%54.11%
Communist Gus Hall 2,0757011,4321,034905,3320.25%
0.45%0.21%0.23%0.16%0.09%
Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 1,4684538707671023,6600.17%
0.32%0.13%0.14%0.12%0.10%
Free Libertarian Roger MacBride 6832765515771152,2020.10%
0.15%0.08%0.09%0.09%0.11%
U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 5922615486151012,1170.10%
0.13%0.08%0.09%0.10%0.10%
Write-insWrite-ins
88072132207561,3470.06%
TOTAL460,838337,391613,643627,503105,3262,144,701100.00%

Results by county

CountyJimmy Carter
Democratic/Liberal
Gerald Ford
Republican/Conservative
Roger MacBride [3]
Free Libertarian
Gus Hall [3]
Communist
Peter Camejo [3]
Socialist Workers
Lyndon LaRouche [3]
U.S. Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Albany 71,61650.29%69,59248.87%5190.36%1480.10%1950.14%1380.10%2,0241.42%142,409
Allegany 6,13434.06%11,76965.35%360.20%140.08%160.09%90.05%−5,635−31.29%18,010
Bronx 238,78670.77%96,84228.70%2760.08%7010.21%4530.13%2610.08%141,94442.07%337,391
Broome 39,82743.93%50,34055.53%1740.19%790.09%850.09%440.05%−10,513−11.60%90,658
Cattaraugus 13,76841.19%19,46958.25%710.21%230.07%210.06%410.12%−5,701−17.06%33,422
Cayuga 13,34840.03%19,77559.31%440.13%300.09%160.05%420.13%−6,427−19.28%33,343
Chautauqua 27,44744.68%33,73054.90%1370.22%400.07%420.07%400.07%−6,283−10.22%61,436
Chemung 17,20745.25%20,64054.28%550.14%280.07%220.06%450.12%−3,433−9.03%38,026
Chenango 7,35637.08%12,38462.43%470.24%160.08%80.04%190.10%−5,028−25.35%19,837
Clinton 11,55542.63%15,43356.94%440.16%200.07%250.09%220.08%−3,878−14.31%27,103
Columbia 10,51439.56%15,87159.72%820.31%380.14%270.10%420.16%−5,357−20.16%26,574
Cortland 6,94737.96%11,22261.32%670.37%120.07%160.09%130.07%−4,275−23.36%18,300
Delaware 7,25436.59%12,44362.76%400.20%170.09%110.06%140.07%−5,189−26.17%19,827
Dutchess 37,53141.65%51,31256.94%2640.30%760.09%880.10%620.07%−13,781−15.29%90,111
Erie 229,39750.66%220,31048.65%1,3460.30%5400.12%2520.06%5080.11%9,0872.01%452,843
Essex 6,55638.97%10,19460.59%340.20%230.14%80.05%90.05%−3,638−21.62%16,824
Franklin 7,24844.87%8,84654.77%230.14%90.06%60.04%90.06%−1,598−9.90%16,152
Fulton 9,32343.10%12,16156.23%710.33%150.07%50.02%170.08%−2,838−13.13%21,629
Genesee 10,80342.30%14,56757.04%610.24%260.10%80.03%220.09%−3,764−14.74%25,536
Greene 7,74040.18%11,37059.02%560.29%160.08%260.14%260.14%−3,630−18.84%19,264
Hamilton 1,05231.22%2,30668.43%80.24%30.09%10.03%00.00%−1,254−37.21%3,370
Herkimer 12,87545.37%15,36254.14%580.20%240.08%190.07%230.08%−2,487−8.77%28,377
Jefferson 13,50339.68%20,40159.95%320.09%290.09%140.04%270.08%−6,898−20.27%34,028
Kings 419,38268.34%190,72831.08%5510.09%1,4320.23%8700.14%5480.09%228,65437.26%613,643
Lewis 3,76439.07%5,84060.62%150.16%60.06%40.04%40.04%−2,076−21.55%9,633
Livingston 9,62940.43%14,04458.96%780.33%280.12%100.04%210.09%−4,415−18.53%23,819
Madison 8,82235.87%15,67463.74%390.16%150.06%160.07%250.10%−6,852−27.87%24,591
Monroe 134,73944.40%167,30355.14%7810.26%2430.08%1770.06%1910.06%−32,564−10.74%303,434
Montgomery 11,27145.57%13,28153.70%590.24%270.11%170.07%300.12%−2,010−8.13%24,734
Nassau 302,86947.64%329,17651.78%9550.15%7340.12%5150.08%3340.05%−26,307−4.14%635,756
New York 337,43873.22%117,70225.54%6830.15%2,0750.45%1,4680.32%5920.13%219,73647.68%460,838
Niagara 43,66748.39%46,10151.09%2320.26%520.06%460.05%790.09%−2,434−2.70%90,239
Oneida 47,77945.08%57,65554.40%2510.24%850.08%470.04%890.08%−9,876−9.32%105,988
Onondaga 76,09739.51%115,47459.96%3120.16%2140.11%1030.05%1260.07%−39,377−20.45%192,578
Ontario 14,04439.63%21,11859.59%1000.28%350.10%130.04%310.09%−7,074−19.96%35,441
Orange 40,36244.51%49,68554.80%1830.20%1130.12%610.07%600.07%−9,323−10.29%90,673
Orleans 5,92739.45%8,99459.87%480.32%110.07%100.07%70.05%−3,067−20.42%15,023
Oswego 16,33240.36%23,94959.19%830.21%420.10%180.04%270.07%−7,617−18.83%40,463
Otsego 9,78739.54%14,79659.77%510.21%250.10%100.04%290.12%−5,009−20.23%24,754
Putnam 11,96338.95%18,52360.31%650.21%380.12%340.11%250.08%−6,560−21.36%30,711
Queens 379,90760.54%244,39638.95%5770.09%1,0340.16%7670.12%6150.10%135,51121.59%627,503
Rensselaer 28,97941.60%40,22957.76%2130.31%640.09%420.06%590.08%−11,250−16.16%69,653
Richmond 47,86745.45%56,99554.11%1150.11%900.09%1020.10%1010.10%−9,128−8.66%105,326
Rockland 48,67347.93%52,08751.30%2080.21%1660.16%1100.11%460.05%−3,414−3.37%101,540
Saratoga 23,76838.04%38,29661.29%2200.35%760.12%260.04%510.08%−14,528−23.25%62,486
Schenectady 31,83842.60%40,78954.58%2420.33%1170.16%690.09%880.12%−8,951−11.98%74,732
Schoharie 5,25041.95%7,15457.16%390.31%200.16%160.13%180.14%−1,904−15.21%12,515
Schuyler 2,88540.13%4,26759.35%170.24%60.08%60.08%50.07%−1,382−19.22%7,189
Seneca 5,74542.53%7,65956.70%440.33%100.07%50.04%90.07%−1,914−14.17%13,508
St. Lawrence 17,50343.83%22,24955.71%550.14%430.11%220.06%150.04%−4,746−11.88%39,934
Steuben 14,68538.63%23,16460.93%800.21%400.11%280.07%180.05%−8,479−22.30%38,015
Suffolk 208,26345.27%248,90854.10%1,0350.23%4860.11%3910.09%3280.07%−40,645−8.83%460,048
Sullivan 14,18950.50%13,70948.79%700.25%460.16%300.11%340.12%4801.71%28,096
Tioga 6,96936.89%11,82462.58%320.17%170.09%150.08%110.06%−4,855−25.69%18,893
Tompkins 12,80844.67%15,46353.93%580.20%380.13%730.26%190.07%−2,655−9.26%28,671
Ulster 30,19045.64%35,35353.44%2070.31%1300.20%890.13%570.09%−5,163−7.80%66,153
Warren 7,26433.15%14,54866.39%410.19%170.08%120.05%130.06%−7,284−33.24%21,912
Washington 7,26234.06%13,94665.40%560.26%250.12%130.06%120.06%−6,684−31.34%21,324
Wayne 12,06138.22%19,32461.24%810.26%160.05%70.02%140.04%−7,263−23.02%31,557
Westchester 173,15345.06%208,52754.26%7060.18%7050.18%3830.10%2290.06%−35,374−9.20%384,296
Wyoming 5,73736.92%9,72662.59%450.29%150.10%40.03%120.08%−3,989−25.67%15,539
Yates 2,90333.21%5,79666.30%250.29%70.08%40.05%70.08%−2,893−33.09%8,742
Totals3,389,55851.87%3,100,79147.45%12,1970.19%10,2700.16%6,9960.11%5,4130.08%288,7674.42%6,534,420

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Analysis

Even though Ford won in 55 of New York state's 62 counties, Carter's landslide in heavily populated New York City provided Carter with a citywide vote advantage over Ford of 716,717 votes, which was more than twice Carter's statewide victory margin of 288,767 votes. Without Carter winning the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, Ford would have won New York state by 437,078 votes and a 9.7% margin. There was a significant difference between the results of Upstate New York and Downstate New York in this election. Ford won Upstate by 11% and Carter won Downstate by 16%,[ citation needed ].

Ford won 50 of the 53 counties in Upstate New York. Carter only won the following three upstate counties: Albany (Albany), Erie (Buffalo), and Sullivan (Monticello). Although Carter won only four of the nine counties in densely populated Downstate New York, he won all four of them by between 21 and 47 percentage points, whereas the five counties in Downstate New York that Ford won all went to him by much smaller margins of between 3 and 9 percentage points.

Carter’s victory in New York was a key to his winning this election. Had Ford carried the state instead, along with all the other states he won, he would have been elected instead with an Electoral College victory of 281 to 256.

The 1976 Democratic National Convention was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in August 1976. At the convention, electors and delegates met for 3 days in New York City before formally nominating Carter to run for the presidency.

This is the most recent election where Rockland County would vote for the loser of the national popular vote, the current longest streak of doing so of all counties and county-equivalents nationwide.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Although McCarthy, Anderson and Maddox were separated from other write-in candidates, none of the write-in votes were separated by county; they were given only as a state-wide total. [3]

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