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County Results
Ford
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1976 United States presidential election in Montana was part of the 1976 United States presidential election , which took place on November 2, 1976. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana voted for the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford , over the Democratic nominee, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter . Ford won Montana by a margin of 7.44%. As of the 2020 presidential election [update] McCone County and Wibaux County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[1]
Results Results by county
County
Gerald Rudolph Ford
James Earl Carter
Thomas Jefferson Anderson
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Beaverhead
2,461
69.46%
1,013
28.59%
69
1.95%
1,448
40.87%
3,543
Big Horn
1,615
44.49%
1,962
54.05%
53
1.46%
-347
-9.56%
3,630
Blaine
1,349
49.25%
1,356
49.51%
34
1.24%
-7
-0.26%
2,739
Broadwater
820
59.04%
557
40.10%
12
0.86%
263
18.93%
1,389
Carbon
2,121
52.44%
1,853
45.81%
71
1.76%
268
6.63%
4,045
Carter
558
57.41%
344
35.39%
70
7.20%
214
22.02%
972
Cascade
15,289
50.11%
14,678
48.11%
544
1.78%
611
2.00%
30,511
Chouteau
1,814
52.35%
1,568
45.25%
83
2.40%
246
7.10%
3,465
Custer
3,120
55.25%
2,425
42.94%
102
1.81%
695
12.31%
5,647
Daniels
816
49.79%
797
48.63%
26
1.59%
19
1.16%
1,639
Dawson
2,639
53.21%
2,201
44.38%
120
2.42%
438
8.83%
4,960
Deer Lodge
2,197
35.57%
3,859
62.48%
120
1.94%
-1,662
-26.91%
6,176
Fallon
934
51.98%
847
47.13%
16
0.89%
87
4.84%
1,797
Fergus
3,556
57.73%
2,470
40.10%
134
2.18%
1,086
17.63%
6,160
Flathead
10,494
55.69%
7,827
41.53%
524
2.78%
2,667
14.15%
18,845
Gallatin
11,062
63.36%
6,215
35.60%
183
1.05%
4,847
27.76%
17,460
Garfield
625
67.79%
273
29.61%
24
2.60%
352
38.18%
922
Glacier
1,892
50.81%
1,755
47.13%
77
2.07%
137
3.68%
3,724
Golden Valley
302
53.08%
255
44.82%
12
2.11%
47
8.26%
569
Granite
746
58.65%
509
40.02%
17
1.34%
237
18.63%
1,272
Hill
3,274
45.10%
3,878
53.42%
108
1.49%
-604
-8.32%
7,260
Jefferson
1,387
52.26%
1,210
45.59%
57
2.15%
177
6.67%
2,654
Judith Basin
809
50.12%
772
47.83%
33
2.04%
37
2.29%
1,614
Lake
3,809
52.83%
3,253
45.12%
148
2.05%
556
7.71%
7,210
Lewis and Clark
10,155
54.84%
8,118
43.84%
244
1.32%
2,037
11.00%
18,517
Liberty
638
54.86%
506
43.51%
19
1.63%
132
11.35%
1,163
Lincoln
3,017
48.02%
3,146
50.07%
120
1.91%
-129
-2.05%
6,283
McCone
730
48.70%
749
49.97%
20
1.33%
-19
-1.27%
1,499
Madison
1,688
64.67%
870
33.33%
52
1.99%
818
31.34%
2,610
Meagher
565
60.17%
364
38.76%
10
1.06%
201
21.41%
939
Mineral
679
44.85%
819
54.10%
16
1.06%
-140
-9.25%
1,514
Missoula
16,350
51.36%
15,099
47.43%
388
1.22%
1,251
3.93%
31,837
Musselshell
1,117
54.09%
922
44.65%
26
1.26%
195
9.44%
2,065
Park
3,281
57.16%
2,364
41.18%
95
1.66%
917
15.98%
5,740
Petroleum
211
63.75%
110
33.23%
10
3.02%
101
30.51%
331
Phillips
1,347
54.18%
1,117
44.93%
22
0.88%
230
9.25%
2,486
Pondera
1,666
52.89%
1,413
44.86%
71
2.25%
253
8.03%
3,150
Powder River
683
55.30%
429
34.74%
123
9.96%
254
20.57%
1,235
Powell
1,610
54.56%
1,302
44.12%
39
1.32%
308
10.44%
2,951
Prairie
597
58.59%
415
40.73%
7
0.69%
182
17.86%
1,019
Ravalli
4,894
56.29%
3,504
40.30%
296
3.40%
1,390
15.99%
8,694
Richland
2,189
51.35%
1,961
46.00%
113
2.65%
228
5.35%
4,263
Roosevelt
1,822
46.38%
2,061
52.47%
45
1.15%
-239
-6.08%
3,928
Rosebud
1,538
51.16%
1,413
47.01%
55
1.83%
125
4.16%
3,006
Sanders
1,738
48.60%
1,725
48.24%
113
3.16%
13
0.36%
3,576
Sheridan
1,114
41.05%
1,560
57.48%
40
1.47%
-446
-16.43%
2,714
Silver Bow
7,506
39.28%
11,377
59.53%
227
1.19%
-3,871
-20.26%
19,110
Stillwater
1,446
54.88%
1,143
43.38%
46
1.75%
303
11.50%
2,635
Sweet Grass
1,135
68.41%
502
30.26%
22
1.33%
633
38.16%
1,659
Teton
1,730
51.72%
1,506
45.02%
109
3.26%
224
6.70%
3,345
Toole
1,469
56.43%
1,080
41.49%
54
2.07%
389
14.94%
2,603
Treasure
315
55.85%
239
42.38%
10
1.77%
76
13.48%
564
Valley
2,520
50.82%
2,352
47.43%
87
1.75%
168
3.39%
4,959
Wheatland
755
57.20%
535
40.53%
30
2.27%
220
16.67%
1,320
Wibaux
308
44.57%
352
50.94%
31
4.49%
-44
-6.37%
691
Yellowstone
25,201
57.11%
18,329
41.54%
595
1.35%
6,872
15.57%
44,125
Totals
173,703
52.84%
149,259
45.40%
5,772
1.76%
24,444
7.44%
328,734
References
This page was last edited on 10 February 2021, at 08:14
This page was last edited on 10 February 2021, at 08:14