1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Flag of Wyoming.svg
  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  
  Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Michigan Georgia
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale
Electoral vote30
Popular vote92,71762,239
Percentage59.30%39.81%

Wyoming Presidential Election Results 1976.svg
County Results

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Wyoming was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (RMichigan), with 59.30% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (DGeorgia), with 39.81% of the popular vote. Carter's vote would be the highest percent received by a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson's victory 1964, and, as of 2020, remains the highest percentage a Democrat has received in the period since then (Bill Clinton came closer to winning the state in terms of margin of victory in 1992 and 1996, though with a reduced percentage due to the strong third party candidacy of Ross Perot). Despite losing in Wyoming, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States. [1] With 59.3 percent of the popular vote, Wyoming would prove to be Ford's third strongest state in the 1976 election after neighboring Utah and Idaho. [2] This was the first time Laramie County voted for a losing candidate since 1892. With Teton County, Montana, simultaneously voting for its first loser since 1896, only Crook County, Oregon, maintained a perfect winning record in the 20th century. It would maintain it until voting twice against Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996.

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gerald Ford (inc.) 92,717 59.30%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 62,23939.81%
Write-in Eugene McCarthy 6240.40%
Write-inVarious3540.23%
Write-in Thomas J. Anderson 2900.19%
Write-in Roger MacBride 890.06%
Write-in Lester Maddox 300.02%
Total votes156,343 100.00%

Results by county

CountyGerald Rudolph Ford
Republican
James Earl Carter
Democratic
Various candidates
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Albany 6,73457.94%4,66340.12%2251.94%2,07117.82%11,622
Big Horn 3,11765.66%1,61834.08%120.25%1,49931.58%4,747
Campbell 3,30666.19%1,62032.43%691.38%1,68633.75%4,995
Carbon 3,55654.01%3,01045.72%180.27%5468.29%6,584
Converse 2,18865.37%1,15034.36%90.27%1,03831.01%3,347
Crook 1,43867.23%65330.53%482.24%78536.70%2,139
Fremont 6,58459.51%4,42339.98%560.51%2,16119.53%11,063
Goshen 2,76454.86%2,26244.90%120.24%5029.96%5,038
Hot Springs 1,41359.39%95840.27%80.34%45519.13%2,379
Johnson 2,04271.25%79727.81%270.94%1,24543.44%2,866
Laramie 14,06153.48%12,04045.79%1930.73%2,0217.69%26,294
Lincoln 2,46460.93%1,55538.45%250.62%90922.48%4,044
Natrona 13,76160.83%8,64038.19%2200.97%5,12122.64%22,621
Niobrara 1,04270.55%42728.91%80.54%61541.64%1,477
Park 5,87868.33%2,65630.88%680.79%3,22237.46%8,602
Platte 1,84453.45%1,59346.17%130.38%2517.28%3,450
Sheridan 5,38262.21%3,20637.06%640.74%2,17625.15%8,652
Sublette 1,28470.32%52828.92%140.77%75641.40%1,826
Sweetwater 4,93746.69%5,57552.72%620.59%-638-6.03%10,574
Teton 2,66767.40%1,20430.43%862.17%1,46336.97%3,957
Uinta 2,12455.73%1,55940.91%1283.36%56514.83%3,811
Washakie 2,36166.68%1,16832.99%120.34%1,19333.69%3,541
Weston 1,77065.22%93434.41%100.37%83630.80%2,714
Totals92,71759.30%62,23939.81%1,3870.89%30,47819.49%156,343

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References

  1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming
  2. "1976 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.