West Virginia 1976 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter won the West Virginia 1976 presidential election with 435,914 votes (58.1%), a margin of D+16.1. West Virginia's 4 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

58.1%

41.9%

435,914

Jimmy Carter (58.1%)

314,760

Gerald Ford (41.9%)

Total Votes: 750,674|Margin: D+16.1

County Results

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County Results (55 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Logan County	D+53.1	D+40.6	D+25.7	17,143	D+50.5%
Webster County	D+50.2	D+33.1	D+20.1	3,902	D+51.3%
Mingo County	D+48.4	D+42.3	D+32.7	11,665	D+62.9%
Fayette County	D+47.9	D+37.4	D+22.5	20,955	D+56.6%
Boone County	D+47.0	D+27.9	D+20.9	11,600	D+52.7%
McDowell County	D+44.0	D+42.7	D+33.1	14,664	D+57.5%
Braxton County	D+35.4	D+21.7	D+7.2	5,925	D+41.9%
Clay County	D+35.0	D+19.5	D+11.9	3,944	D+43.4%
Raleigh County	D+30.0	D+21.6	R+0.4	30,405	D+58.8%
Wyoming County	D+28.9	D+18.1	D+2.8	12,061	D+56.8%
Nicholas County	D+28.6	D+14.5	R+0.7	9,697	D+52.5%
Lincoln County	D+27.4	D+13.8	D+10.7	8,257	D+36.7%
Summers County	D+27.3	D+11.4	R+5.4	6,197	D+48.7%
Marion County	D+26.3	D+12.2	D+2.7	28,191	D+41.4%
Brooke County	D+26.2	D+15.3	D+15.8	12,989	D+44.4%
Calhoun County	D+25.8	D+3.2	R+8.9	3,456	D+38.9%
Tucker County	D+24.9	D+1.7	R+11.8	3,719	D+44.4%
Wayne County	D+24.7	D+6.9	R+2.5	15,967	D+46.7%
Gilmer County	D+24.2	D+11.5	R+13.3	3,616	D+44.6%
Hardy County	D+23.4	R+6.2	R+28.3	4,851	D+50.1%
Hancock County	D+22.2	D+13.2	D+8.6	17,398	D+44.7%
Randolph County	D+20.2	D+14.3	R+11.5	12,087	D+49.2%
Hampshire County	D+19.4	R+6.4	R+31.7	5,201	D+50.0%
Harrison County	D+17.2	D+13.2	R+12.9	36,639	D+43.6%
Greenbrier County	D+17.2	D+6.5	R+13.4	14,153	D+50.4%
Mercer County	D+15.5	R+1.9	R+20.5	25,552	D+54.6%
Monongalia County	D+15.5	D+3.3	R+6.1	27,990	D+37.5%
Pendleton County	D+15.0	D+1.3	R+16.6	3,658	D+42.8%
Taylor County	D+14.9	D+3.2	R+18.5	6,796	D+50.5%
Pocahontas County	D+14.5	D+3.7	R+13.1	4,070	D+33.3%
Jefferson County	D+14.4	D+2.3	R+16.5	9,030	D+41.2%
Wetzel County	D+14.1	D+5.6	R+13.1	8,835	D+43.9%
Mason County	D+13.1	R+2.9	R+7.6	11,974	D+41.1%
Putnam County	D+13.0	R+7.8	R+27.8	14,560	D+39.8%
Marshall County	D+12.6	D+3.6	R+4.0	15,346	D+39.1%
Kanawha County	D+11.9	D+0.2	R+15.3	95,815	D+38.1%
Monroe County	D+9.0	R+2.0	R+21.5	6,047	D+36.5%
Mineral County	D+7.0	R+12.9	R+31.1	11,028	D+44.2%
Wirt County	D+6.8	R+5.1	R+25.1	2,213	D+42.0%
Barbour County	D+6.0	D+2.0	R+11.0	6,882	D+38.5%
Roane County	D+4.5	R+12.1	R+20.6	6,735	D+32.6%
Lewis County	D+2.9	R+3.8	R+32.4	7,696	D+50.3%
Cabell County	D+2.9	R+4.4	R+16.8	40,455	D+37.7%
Pleasants County	D+2.8	R+10.4	R+21.4	3,307	D+28.1%
Jackson County	R+0.2	R+18.2	R+26.3	10,694	D+41.0%
Preston County	R+1.1	R+14.1	R+26.3	11,314	D+43.7%
Ohio County	R+2.7	R+1.8	R+13.9	24,293	D+24.8%
Wood County	R+3.7	R+18.2	R+37.1	35,457	D+39.3%
Berkeley County	R+4.2	R+18.2	R+35.1	17,151	D+37.4%
Morgan County	R+10.2	R+26.8	R+40.8	4,298	D+35.6%
Upshur County	R+15.4	R+23.3	R+41.1	8,302	D+41.1%
Tyler County	R+16.1	R+28.0	R+38.8	4,331	D+33.8%
Doddridge County	R+18.3	R+27.7	R+47.2	3,049	D+37.6%
Ritchie County	R+19.4	R+34.8	R+46.1	4,815	D+37.8%
Grant County	R+38.5	R+52.5	R+63.4	4,299	D+32.1%

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County Results (55 counties)

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