This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1976 United States presidential election.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Jimmy Carter (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Eugene McCarthy (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 36% | 49% | - | — | 15% | 13 | ||
Harris [2] | Late January, 1976 | 37% | 48% | - | — | 15% | 11 | ||
Harris [3] | March, 1976 | 42% | 49% | - | — | 9% | 7 | ||
Gallup [4] | March 10–13, 1976 | 47% | 42% | - | - | 11% | 5 | ||
Gallup [5] | March 19–22, 1976 | 48% | 46% | - | - | 6% | 2 | ||
Gallup [6] | March 26–29, 1976 | 47% | 46% | - | 2% | 5% | 1 | ||
Gallup [7] | April 9–12, 1976 | 49% | 43% | - | 2% | 6% | 6 | ||
Harris [3] | April 9–15, 1976 | 47% | 43% | - | — | 10% | 4 | ||
Gallup [8] | April 30 – May 3, 1976 | 52% | 43% | - | - | 5% | 9 | ||
Harris [9] | June, 1976 | 53% | 40% | - | - | 7% | 13 | ||
Gallup [10] | June 11–14, 1976 | 55% | 37% | - | 3% | 5% | 18 | ||
Gallup [11] | June 25–28, 1976 | 53% | 36% | - | - | 11% | 17 | ||
July 12–15: Democratic National Convention | |||||||||
Harris [12] | July 16–19, 1976 | 62% | 27% | 5% | - | 6% | 35 | ||
Gallup [13] | July 16–19, 1976 | 62% | 29% | - | - | 9% | 33 | ||
Harris [14] | July 31 – August 4, 1976 | 61% | 32% | - | - | 7% | 29 | ||
Gallup [15] | August 6–9, 1976 | 57% | 32% | - | 3% | 8% | 25 | ||
54% | 32% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 22 | ||||
August 16–19: Republican National Convention | |||||||||
Harris [16] | August 18–20, 1976 | 53% | 39% | 6% | - | 2% | 14 | ||
Gallup [17] | August 20–23, 1976 | 50% | 37% | - | - | 13% | 13 | ||
Gallup [18] | August 27–30, 1976 | 54% | 36% | - | 2% | 8% | 18 | ||
Harris [19] | September 24–25, 1976 | 50% | 41% | - | - | 9% | 9 | ||
46% | 39% | 5% | 1% | 9% | 7 | ||||
Gallup [20] | September 24–27, 1976 | 51% | 40% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 11 | ||
Gallup [21] | September 27 – October 4, 1976 | 47% | 45% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 2 | ||
Harris [14] | October 7–11, 1976 | 47% | 42% | - | - | 11% | 5 | ||
44% | 40% | 6% | 1% | 9% | 4 | ||||
Gallup [22] | October 8–11, 1976 | 48% | 42% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 6 | ||
Gallup [23] | October 15–18, 1976 | 47% | 41% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 6 | ||
Harris [24] | October 19–22, 1976 | 45% | 42% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 3 | ||
Gallup [25] | October 22–25, 1976 | 49% | 44% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 5 | ||
Harris [26] | October 23–26, 1976 | 45% | 44% | 4% | - | 7% | 1 | ||
Gallup [27] | October 28–30, 1976 | 46% | 47% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1 | ||
Harris [28] | October 29–31, 1976 | 46% | 45% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 1 | ||
Election Results | Nov. 2, 1976 | 50.08% | 48.02% | 0.91% | 0.99% | - | 2.06 | ||
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Jimmy Carter (D) | Ronald Reagan (R) | Eugene McCarthy (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 33% | 50% | — | — | 17% | 17 |
Harris [2] | Late January, 1976 | 38% | 45% | — | — | 17% | 7 |
Harris [3] | March, 1976 | 42% | 49% | — | — | 9% | 7 |
Harris [29] | April 9–15, 1976 | 53% | 34% | - | — | 13% | 19 |
Harris [9] | June, 1976 | 58% | 35% | - | — | 7% | 23 |
Gallup [30] | June 11–14, 1976 | 61% | 33% | — | 1% | 5% | 28 |
Gallup [31] | June 25–28, 1976 | 64% | 28% | — | - | 8% | 36 |
Harris [12] | July 16–19, 1976 | 64% | 25% | 5% | - | 6% | 39 |
Gallup [32] | July 16–19, 1976 | 63% | 28% | — | - | 9% | 35 |
Harris [14] | July 31 – August 4, 1976 | 67% | 26% | - | - | 7% | 41 |
Gallup [33] | August 6–9, 1976 | 63% | 28% | — | 1% | 8% | 35 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Morris Udall(D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [34] | April 1–4, 1975 | 33% | 50% | — | 17% | 17 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Scoop Jackson (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [35] | December, 1973 | 41% | 43% | — | 16% | 2 |
Harris [36] | March, 1974 | 45% | 45% | — | 10% | 0 |
Gallup [37] | August 12–15, 1974 | 42% | 42% | 2% | 14% | 0 |
Harris [38] | November 1–4, 1974 | 35% | 52% | - | 13% | 17 |
Gallup [39] | November 8–11, 1974 | 42% | 47% | 1% | 10% | 5 |
Harris [40] | January 2–8, 1975 | 42% | 47% | - | 11% | 5 |
Gallup [41] | March 7–10, 1975 | 41% | 43% | 3% | 13% | 2 |
Harris [34] | April 1–4, 1975 | 44% | 44% | — | 12% | 0 |
Gallup [42] | May 30 – June 2, 1975 | 37% | 46% | 4% | 13% | 9 |
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 43% | 47% | — | 10% | 4 |
Gallup [44] | October 31 – November 3, 1975 | 44% | 44% | - | 12% | 0 |
Gallup [45] | March 10–13, 1976 | 39% | 49% | - | 12% | 10 |
Gallup [46] | March 19–22, 1976 | 41% | 52% | - | 7% | 11 |
Gallup [47] | April 9–12, 1976 | 37% | 56% | 1% | 6% | 19 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Scoop Jackson (D) | Spiro Agnew (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [48] | September 23–25, 1973 | 55% | 25% | — | 20% | 30 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Scoop Jackson (D) | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [49] | January 2–8, 1975 | 50% | 36% | — | 14% | 14 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Jerry Brown (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 30% | 53% | — | 17% | 23 |
Harris [3] | April 9–15, 1976 | 48% | 38% | — | 14% | 10 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | George Wallace (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [50] | March 3–8, 1974 | 36% | 55% | — | 9% | 19 |
Gallup [51] | August 12–15, 1974 | 37% | 51% | 4% | 8% | 14 |
Harris [38] | November 1–4, 1974 | 30% | 61% | - | 9% | 31 |
Gallup [52] | November 8–11, 1974 | 39% | 53% | 3% | 5% | 14 |
Gallup [53] | March 7–10, 1975 | 39% | 49% | 4% | 8% | 10 |
Harris [54] | May, 1975 | 31% | 60% | — | 9% | 29 |
Harris [55] | December, 1975 | 30% | 56% | — | 14% | 26 |
Gallup [56] | April 9–12, 1976 | 26% | 66% | 4% | 4% | 40 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | George Wallace (D) | Ronald Reagan (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
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Harris [55] | December, 1975 | 27% | 57% | — | 16% | 30 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sargent Shriver (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 40% | 52% | — | 8% | 12 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [38] | November 1–4, 1974 | 24% | 57% | - | 19% | 33 |
Harris [34] | April 1–4, 1975 | 38% | 47% | — | 15% | 9 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Birch Bayh (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 31% | 52% | — | 17% | 21 |
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 36% | 49% | — | 15% | 13 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Birch Bayh (D) | Ronald Reagan (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 35% | 49% | — | 16% | 14 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Hubert Humphrey (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [34] | April 1–4, 1975 | 45% | 47% | — | 8% | 2 |
Gallup [57] | August 15–18, 1975 | 40% | 52% | 4% | 4% | 12 |
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 42% | 48% | — | 10% | 8 |
Gallup [58] | October 3–6, 1975 | 42% | 50% | 3% | 5% | 8 |
Harris [59] | November 24 – December 1, 1975 | 52% | 41% | — | 7% | 11 |
Gallup [60] | December 5–8, 1975 | 39% | 51% | 3% | 7% | 12 |
Harris [1] | December, 1975 | 48% | 40% | - | 12% | 8 |
Gallup [61] | January 2–5, 1976 | 46% | 48% | 2% | 4% | 2 |
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1975 | 49% | 45% | - | 6% | 4 |
Gallup [62] | January 23–26, 1976 | 47% | 47% | - | 6% | 0 |
Harris [3] | March, 1976 | 48% | 47% | — | 5% | 1 |
Gallup [63] | March 10–13, 1976 | 43% | 48% | - | 9% | 5 |
Gallup [64] | March 19–22, 1976 | 46% | 49% | - | 5% | 3 |
Gallup [65] | March 26–29, 1976 | 46% | 50% | 1% | 3% | 4 |
Gallup [66] | April 9–12, 1976 | 48% | 46% | 2% | 4% | 2 |
Harris [3] | April 9–15, 1976 | 47% | 46% | — | 7% | 1 |
Gallup [67] | May 21–24, 1976 | 46% | 45% | - | 9% | 1 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Hubert Humphrey (D) | Ronald Reagan (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
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Harris [59] | November 24 – December 1, 1975 | 50% | 43% | — | 7% | 7 |
Gallup [68] | December 5–8, 1975 | 41% | 50% | 3% | 6% | 9 |
Harris [1] | December, 1975 | 48% | 41% | - | 11% | 7 |
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 48% | 45% | - | 7% | 3 |
Gallup [69] | January 23–26, 1976 | 47% | 45% | - | 6% | 2 |
Gallup [70] | May 21–24, 1976 | 52% | 42% | - | 6% | 10 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Robert Byrd (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 36% | 49% | — | 15% | 13 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [35] | November, 1973 | 44% | 48% | — | 8% | 4 |
Harris [36] | March, 1974 | 49% | 45% | — | 6% | 4 |
Gallup [71] | May 10–13, 1974 | 50% | 39% | 4% | 7% | 11 |
Harris [72] | July, 1974 | 47% | 46% | — | 7% | 1 |
Gallup [73] | August 16–19, 1974 | 33% | 57% | - | 10% | 24 |
Harris [34] | April 1–4, 1975 | 50% | 43% | — | 7% | 7 |
Harris [74] | May 19–23, 1975 | 46% | 48% | — | 6% | 2 |
Gallup [75] | May 30 – June 2, 1975 | 45% | 44% | 5% | 6% | 1 |
Harris [76] | June, 1975 | 43% | 50% | — | 7% | 7 |
Gallup [77] | August 18–21, 1975 | 50% | 43% | 3% | 4% | 7 |
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 46% | 48% | — | 6% | 2 |
Gallup [78] | October 3–6, 1975 | 48% | 44% | 4% | 4% | 4 |
Harris [1] | December, 1975 | 49% | 41% | - | 10% | 8 |
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 50% | 46% | - | 4% | 4 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Ronald Reagan (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [79] | June, 1973 | 50% | 44% | — | 6% | 6 |
Gallup [80] | October 5–8, 1973 | 50% | 43% | 2% | 5% | 7 |
Harris [74] | March, 1974 | 51% | 43% | — | 6% | 8 |
Harris [79] | May, 1974 | 52% | 38% | — | 10% | 14 |
Harris [74] | May 19–23, 1975 | 53% | 40% | — | 7% | 13 |
Harris [1] | December, 1975 | 49% | 41% | - | 10% | 8 |
Harris [1] | January 5–14, 1976 | 50% | 44% | - | 6% | 6 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Charles Percy (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [81] | June, 1973 | 44% | 46% | — | 10% | 2 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Howard Baker (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [82] | July 18–22, 1973 | 44% | 45% | — | 11% | 1 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Spiro Agnew (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [83] | October, 1972 | 51% | 43% | — | 6% | 8 |
Gallup [84] | October 1–21, 1972 | 51% | 29% | 8% | 12% | 22 |
Harris [48] | May, 1973 | 51% | 43% | — | 6% | 8 |
Harris [83] | June, 1973 | 50% | 42% | — | 8% | 8 |
Harris [48] | September 23–25, 1973 | 57% | 31% | — | 12% | 26 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | John Connally (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [83] | June, 1973 | 49% | 45% | — | 6% | 4 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [79] | June, 1973 | 51% | 41% | — | 8% | 10 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edmund Muskie (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [38] | November 1–4, 1974 | 42% | 49% | - | 9% | 7 |
Gallup [85] | November 8–11, 1974 | 45% | 48% | 1% | 6% | 3 |
Harris [40] | January 2–8, 1975 | 45% | 46% | - | 9% | 1 |
Gallup [86] | March 7–10, 1975 | 41% | 47% | 4% | 8% | 6 |
Harris [87] | April 1–4, 1975 | 45% | 45% | - | 10% | 0 |
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 44% | 49% | — | 7% | 5 |
Gallup [88] | December 5–8, 1975 | 34% | 54% | 3% | 9% | 20 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edmund Muskie (D) | Ronald Reagan (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [89] | December 5–8, 1975 | 34% | 56% | 2% | 8% | 22 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edmund Muskie (D) | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [49] | January 2–8, 1975 | 50% | 38% | — | 12% | 12 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Walter Mondale (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [38] | November 1–4, 1974 | 31% | 53% | - | 16% | 22 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Walter Mondale (D) | Spiro Agnew (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [48] | May, 1973 | 37% | 44% | — | 19% | 7 |
Harris [48] | September 23–25, 1973 | 51% | 27% | — | 22% | 24 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | William Proxmire (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [43] | September, 1975 | 31% | 52% | — | 17% | 21 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Scoop Jackson (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | George Wallace (A) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [90] | October 31 – November 3, 1975 | 32% | 37% | 21% | - | 10% | 5 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | George Wallace (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Fred Harris (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [55] | December, 1975 | 27% | 39% | 23% | - | 11% | 12 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Hubert Humphrey (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | George Wallace (A) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [91] | August 15–18, 1975 | 32% | 41% | 20% | 2% | 5% | 9 |
Gallup [92] | October 3–6, 1975 | 33% | 39% | 24% | 2% | 5% | 6 |
Gallup [93] | January 2–5, 1976 | 37% | 36% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 1 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | George Wallace (A) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [94] | May 30 – June 2, 1975 | 39% | 34% | 19% | 2% | 6% | 5 |
Gallup [95] | August 17–21, 1975 | 40% | 34% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 6 |
Harris [96] | November, 1975 | 37.5% | 37.5% | 20% | - | 4% | 0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edward Kennedy (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Ronald Reagan (C) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [97] | April, 1975 | 38% [a] | 30% [b] | 23% [c] | - | 9% | 8 |
Harris [96] | November, 1975 | 41% | 34% | 21% | - | 4% | 7 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Edmund Muskie (D) | Gerald Ford (R) | Ronald Reagan (C) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
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Harris [87] | April 1–4, 1974 | 39% | 29% | 21% | - | 11% | 10 |
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