1976 United States presidential election in Florida explained

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Election Name:	1976 United States presidential election in Florida
Country:	Florida
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1972 United States presidential election in Florida
Previous Year:	1972
Next Election:	1980 United States presidential election in Florida
Next Year:	1980
Election Date:	November 2, 1976
Image1:	Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg
Nominee1:	Jimmy Carter
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	Georgia
Running Mate1:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote1:	17
Popular Vote1:	1,636,000
Percentage1:	51.93%
Nominee2:	Gerald Ford
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Michigan
Running Mate2:	Bob Dole
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,469,531
Percentage2:	46.64%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Gerald Ford
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jimmy Carter
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
Flag Year:	1900
Turnout:	77%

The 1976 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1976. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by a margin of 5.29%, giving him the state's 17 electoral votes.

, this is the last election in which Polk County, Brevard County, Marion County, Bay County, Holmes County, Washington County, DeSoto County, Hardee County, Nassau County, St. Johns County, and Walton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[1]

51% of white voters supported Ford while 47% supported Carter.

Results

Results by county

County	Jimmy Carter Democratic		Gerald Ford Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Alachua		27,895		62.58%		15,546		34.87%		1,137		2.55%		12,349		27.71%		44,578
	Baker		2,985		71.16%		1,058		25.22%		152		3.62%		1,927		45.94%		4,195
	Bay		14,858		50.39%		14,208		48.19%		418		1.42%		650		2.20%		29,484
	Bradford		3,868		68.86%		1,680		29.91%		69		1.23%		2,188		38.95%		5,617
	Brevard		46,421		50.26%		44,470		48.15%		1,473		1.59%		1,951		2.11%		92,364
	Broward		176,491		51.55%		161,411		47.15%		4,441		1.30%		15,080		4.40%		342,343
	Calhoun		2,487		67.42%		1,153		31.26%		49		1.33%		1,334		36.16%		3,689
	Charlotte		10,300		44.14%		12,703		54.44%		330		1.41%		-2,403		-10.30%		23,333
	Citrus		9,438		53.30%		7,973		45.03%		296		1.67%		1,465		8.27%		17,707
	Clay		8,410		49.04%		8,468		49.38%		270		1.57%		-58		-0.34%		17,148
	Collier		8,764		36.96%		14,643		61.76%		303		1.28%		-5,879		-24.80%		23,710
	Columbia		6,683		62.08%		3,947		36.66%		136		1.26%		2,736		25.42%		10,766
	DeSoto		2,715		56.30%		2,000		41.48%		107		2.22%		715		14.82%		4,822
	Dixie		2,169		78.82%		558		20.28%		25		0.91%		1,611		58.54%		2,752
	Duval		105,912		58.01%		74,997		41.08%		1,652		0.90%		30,915		16.93%		182,561
	Escambia		38,279		47.42%		41,471		51.38%		965		1.20%		-3,192		-3.96%		80,715
	Flagler		2,086		61.84%		1,262		37.41%		25		0.74%		824		24.43%		3,373
	Franklin		1,859		62.53%		1,054		35.45%		60		2.02%		805		27.08%		2,973
	Gadsden		6,798		65.17%		3,531		33.85%		102		0.98%		3,267		31.32%		10,431
	Gilchrist		1,807		76.76%		528		22.43%		19		0.81%		1,279		54.33%		2,354
	Glades		1,311		66.72%		624		31.76%		30		1.53%		687		34.96%		1,965
	Gulf		2,641		61.69%		1,584		37.00%		56		1.31%		1,057		24.69%		4,281
	Hamilton		2,053		69.57%		794		26.91%		104		3.52%		1,259		42.66%		2,951
	Hardee		2,670		52.28%		2,189		42.86%		248		4.86%		481		9.42%		5,107
	Hendry		2,337		54.94%		1,843		43.32%		74		1.74%		494		11.62%		4,254
	Hernando		7,717		56.20%		5,793		42.19%		222		1.62%		1,924		14.01%		13,732
	Highlands		7,218		45.88%		8,317		52.86%		198		1.26%		-1,099		-6.98%		15,733
	Hillsborough		94,589		54.01%		78,504		44.82%		2,052		1.17%		16,085		9.19%		175,145
	Holmes		3,256		62.86%		1,850		35.71%		74		1.43%		1,406		27.15%		5,180
	Indian River		8,512		45.63%		9,818		52.63%		324		1.74%		-1,306		-7.00%		18,654
	Jackson		7,687		60.76%		4,795		37.90%		170		1.34%		2,892		22.86%		12,652
	Jefferson		2,310		61.62%		1,361		36.30%		78		2.08%		949		25.32%		3,749
	Lafayette		1,126		67.63%		523		31.41%		16		0.96%		603		36.22%		1,665
	Lake		14,369		41.31%		19,976		57.42%		442		1.27%		-5,607		-16.11%		34,787
	Lee		30,567		43.80%		38,038		54.50%		1,184		1.70%		-7,471		-10.70%		69,789
	Leon		28,729		53.76%		23,739		44.42%		975		1.82%		4,990		9.34%		53,443
	Levy		4,025		65.28%		1,965		31.87%		176		2.85%		2,060		33.41%		6,166
	Liberty		1,137		64.02%		620		34.91%		19		1.07%		517		29.11%		1,776
	Madison		3,218		63.85%		1,761		34.94%		61		1.21%		1,457		28.91%		5,040
	Manatee		24,342		44.78%		29,300		53.90%		718		1.32%		-4,958		-9.12%		54,360
	Marion		16,963		50.37%		16,163		47.99%		553		1.64%		800		2.38%		33,679
	Martin		8,785		42.33%		11,682		56.28%		289		1.39%		-2,897		-13.95%		20,756
	Miami-Dade		303,047		58.06%		211,148		40.45%		7,747		1.48%		91,899		17.61%		521,942
	Monroe		11,079		56.08%		8,232		41.67%		446		2.26%		2,847		14.41%		19,757
	Nassau		5,896		64.51%		3,136		34.31%		108		1.18%		2,760		30.20%		9,140
	Okaloosa		14,210		42.68%		18,598		55.86%		487		1.46%		-4,388		-13.18%		33,295
	Okeechobee		3,184		65.99%		1,598		33.12%		43		0.89%		1,586		32.87%		4,825
	Orange		58,442		44.80%		70,451		54.01%		1,544		1.18%		-12,009		-9.21%		130,437
	Osceola		6,893		48.63%		7,062		49.82%		220		1.55%		-169		-1.19%		14,175
	Palm Beach		96,705		48.68%		98,236		49.45%		3,716		1.87%		-1,531		-0.77%		198,657
	Pasco		33,710		53.72%		28,306		45.11%		731		1.16%		5,404		8.61%		62,747
	Pinellas		141,879		48.00%		150,003		50.75%		3,687		1.25%		-8,124		-2.75%		295,569
	Polk		47,286		51.01%		44,238		47.72%		1,182		1.27%		3,048		3.29%		92,706
	Putnam		9,597		64.81%		5,040		34.03%		172		1.16%		4,557		30.78%		14,809
	St. Johns		7,412		51.58%		6,660		46.34%		299		2.08%		752		5.24%		14,371
	St. Lucie		12,386		51.16%		11,502		47.51%		321		1.33%		884		3.65%		24,209
	Santa Rosa		8,020		46.06%		9,122		52.39%		270		1.55%		-1,102		-6.33%		17,412
	Sarasota		26,293		36.78%		44,157		61.78%		1,028		1.44%		-17,864		-25.00%		71,478
	Seminole		19,609		41.89%		26,655		56.94%		549		1.17%		-7,046		-15.05%		46,813
	Sumter		4,721		66.59%		2,212		31.20%		157		2.21%		2,509		35.39%		7,090
	Suwannee		4,718		63.74%		2,405		32.49%		279		3.77%		2,313		31.25%		7,402
	Taylor		3,370		62.34%		1,983		36.68%		53		0.98%		1,387		25.66%		5,406
	Union		1,480		72.55%		544		26.67%		16		0.78%		936		45.88%		2,040
	Volusia		49,161		55.72%		37,523		42.53%		1,541		1.75%		11,638		13.19%		88,225
	Wakulla		2,353		57.78%		1,580		38.80%		139		3.41%		773		18.98%		4,072
	Walton		5,196		62.76%		2,927		35.35%		156		1.88%		2,269		27.41%		8,279
	Washington		3,566		59.47%		2,313		38.58%		117		1.95%		1,253		20.89%		5,996
Totals	1,636,000	51.93%	1,469,531	46.64%	45,100	1.43%	166,469	5.29%	3,150,631

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Bay
• Brevard
• Broward
• Citrus
• Dade
• Desoto
• Duval
• Flagler
• Hendry
• Hernando
• Hardee
• Hillsborough
• Holmes
• Marion
• Monroe
• Nassau
• Pasco
• Polk
• St. Johns
• St. Lucie
• Volusia
• Walton
• Washington
• Alachua
• Baker
• Bradford
• Calhoun
• Columbia
• Dixie
• Franklin
• Gilchrist
• Glades
• Gulf
• Hamilton
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Lafayette
• Leon
• Levy
• Liberty
• Madison
• Okeechobee
• Putnam
• Sumter
• Suwannee
• Taylor
• Union
• Wakulla
• Gadsden

Works cited

• Book: Black . Earl . Earl Black (political scientist) . Black . Merle . Merle Black . The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected . . 1992 . 0674941306.

Notes and References

1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016