1976 United States presidential election in Missouri explained

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Election Name:	1976 United States presidential election in Missouri
Country:	Missouri
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1972 United States presidential election in Missouri
Previous Year:	1972
Next Election:	1980 United States presidential election in Missouri
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:	12
Popular Vote1:	998,387
Percentage1:	51.10%
Nominee2:	Gerald Ford
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Michigan
Running Mate2:	Bob Dole
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	927,443
Percentage2:	47.47%
Map Size:	340px
President
Before Election:	Gerald Ford
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jimmy Carter
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.10% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 47.47% of the popular vote.

Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States., this is the last election in which Laclede County, McDonald County, Bollinger County, Webster County, Pettis County, and Cass County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate,^[1] and the last time a Democrat won Missouri with the majority of the vote.

Results

Results by county

County^[2]	Jimmy Carter Democratic		Gerald Ford Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Adair		3,684		40.34%		5,249		57.47%		200		2.19%		-1,565		-17.13%		9,133
	Andrew		3,042		48.96%		3,130		50.38%		41		0.66%		-88		-1.42%		6,213
	Atchison		1,926		49.01%		1,960		49.87%		44		1.12%		-34		-0.86%		3,930
	Audrain		5,600		50.76%		5,378		48.75%		54		0.49%		222		2.01%		11,032
	Barry		5,046		49.72%		5,053		49.79%		49		0.49%		-7		-0.07%		10,148
	Barton		2,326		45.81%		2,708		53.34%		43		0.85%		-382		-7.53%		5,077
	Bates		4,288		55.80%		3,350		43.60%		46		0.60%		938		12.20%		7,684
	Benton		2,684		48.04%		2,875		51.46%		28		0.50%		-191		-3.42%		5,587
	Bollinger		2,740		56.36%		2,113		43.46%		9		0.18%		627		12.90%		4,862
	Boone		17,674		50.65%		16,373		46.92%		846		2.42%		1,301		3.73%		34,893
	Buchanan		17,427		51.07%		16,446		48.19%		251		0.74%		981		2.88%		34,124
	Butler		6,759		54.14%		5,669		45.41%		57		0.46%		1,090		8.73%		12,485
	Caldwell		2,113		49.92%		2,094		49.47%		26		0.61%		19		0.45%		4,233
	Callaway		4,843		48.15%		5,115		50.85%		101		1.00%		-272		-2.70%		10,059
	Camden		3,975		46.71%		4,469		52.51%		66		0.78%		-494		-5.80%		8,510
	Cape Girardeau		10,440		45.07%		12,607		54.42%		117		0.51%		-2,167		-9.35%		23,164
	Carroll		3,114		51.24%		2,936		48.31%		27		0.44%		178		2.93%		6,077
	Carter		1,154		57.50%		842		41.95%		11		0.55%		312		15.55%		2,007
	Cass		9,008		55.16%		7,182		43.98%		140		0.86%		1,826		11.18%		16,330
	Cedar		2,192		44.15%		2,752		55.43%		21		0.42%		-560		-11.28%		4,965
	Chariton		3,055		58.70%		2,128		40.89%		21		0.40%		927		17.81%		5,204
	Christian		3,830		45.37%		4,553		53.93%		59		0.70%		-723		-8.56%		8,442
	Clark		1,679		51.28%		1,582		48.32%		13		0.40%		97		2.96%		3,274
	Clay		26,609		50.86%		24,962		47.71%		744		1.42%		1,647		3.15%		52,315
	Clinton		3,424		54.59%		2,807		44.75%		41		0.65%		617		9.84%		6,272
	Cole		7,949		35.32%		14,370		63.86%		184		0.82%		-6,421		-28.54%		22,503
	Cooper		3,087		45.34%		3,694		54.25%		28		0.41%		-607		-8.91%		6,809
	Crawford		3,565		52.17%		3,224		47.18%		44		0.64%		341		4.99%		6,833
	Dade		1,681		45.31%		2,015		54.31%		14		0.38%		-334		-9.00%		3,710
	Dallas		2,453		49.96%		2,430		49.49%		27		0.55%		23		0.47%		4,910
	Daviess		2,250		53.69%		1,919		45.79%		22		0.52%		331		7.90%		4,191
	DeKalb		2,023		53.53%		1,739		46.02%		17		0.45%		284		7.51%		3,779
	Dent		2,931		54.27%		2,433		45.05%		37		0.69%		498		9.22%		5,401
	Douglas		1,981		42.45%		2,652		56.82%		34		0.73%		-671		-14.37%		4,667
	Dunklin		7,107		68.06%		3,314		31.73%		22		0.21%		3,793		36.33%		10,443
	Franklin		11,695		48.04%		12,242		50.29%		405		1.66%		-547		-2.25%		24,342
	Gasconade		1,702		29.95%		3,925		69.08%		55		0.97%		-2,223		-39.13%		5,682
	Gentry		2,249		55.74%		1,772		43.92%		14		0.35%		477		11.82%		4,035
	Greene		33,824		46.84%		37,691		52.20%		690		0.96%		-3,867		-5.36%		72,205
	Grundy		2,597		49.25%		2,646		50.18%		30		0.57%		-49		-0.93%		5,273
	Harrison		2,304		47.87%		2,478		51.49%		31		0.64%		-174		-3.62%		4,813
	Henry		5,282		55.62%		4,168		43.89%		47		0.49%		1,114		11.73%		9,497
	Hickory		1,398		49.54%		1,403		49.72%		21		0.74%		-5		-0.18%		2,822
	Holt		1,529		46.08%		1,777		53.56%		12		0.36%		-248		-7.48%		3,318
	Howard		2,769		61.62%		1,690		37.61%		35		0.78%		1,079		24.01%		4,494
	Howell		5,265		52.47%		4,692		46.76%		78		0.78%		573		5.71%		10,035
	Iron		2,646		59.68%		1,765		39.81%		23		0.52%		881		19.87%		4,434
	Jackson		130,120		55.27%		101,401		43.07%		3,920		1.66%		28,719		12.20%		235,441
	Jasper		14,910		46.38%		17,086		53.15%		153		0.48%		-2,176		-6.77%		32,149
	Jefferson		25,159		57.29%		18,261		41.58%		495		1.13%		6,898		15.71%		43,915
	Johnson		5,551		49.47%		5,513		49.14%		156		1.39%		38		0.33%		11,220
	Knox		1,319		51.60%		1,216		47.57%		21		0.82%		103		4.03%		2,556
	Laclede		4,381		51.69%		4,067		47.99%		27		0.32%		314		3.70%		8,475
	Lafayette		6,410		48.18%		6,823		51.28%		72		0.54%		-413		-3.10%		13,305
	Lawrence		5,315		47.72%		5,784		51.93%		38		0.34%		-469		-4.21%		11,137
	Lewis		2,486		55.28%		1,983		44.10%		28		0.62%		503		11.18%		4,497
	Lincoln		4,473		54.95%		3,581		43.99%		86		1.06%		892		10.96%		8,140
	Linn		4,092		56.55%		3,114		43.03%		30		0.41%		978		13.52%		7,236
	Livingston		3,819		55.69%		3,010		43.90%		28		0.41%		809		11.79%		6,857
	Macon		4,296		55.88%		3,360		43.70%		32		0.42%		936		12.18%		7,688
	Madison		2,229		55.88%		1,739		43.59%		21		0.53%		490		12.29%		3,989
	Maries		1,796		54.52%		1,485		45.08%		13		0.39%		311		9.44%		3,294
	Marion		6,124		52.51%		5,501		47.17%		38		0.33%		623		5.34%		11,663
	McDonald		3,111		50.93%		2,949		48.28%		48		0.79%		162		2.65%		6,108
	Mercer		1,177		53.33%		1,025		46.44%		5		0.23%		152		6.89%		2,207
	Miller		2,739		39.89%		4,095		59.64%		32		0.47%		-1,356		-19.75%		6,866
	Mississippi		3,366		65.79%		1,733		33.87%		17		0.33%		1,633		31.92%		5,116
	Moniteau		2,462		44.32%		3,077		55.39%		16		0.29%		-615		-11.07%		5,555
	Monroe		3,039		65.35%		1,585		34.09%		26		0.56%		1,454		31.26%		4,650
	Montgomery		2,535		48.35%		2,665		50.83%		43		0.82%		-130		-2.48%		5,243
	Morgan		2,738		48.94%		2,831		50.60%		26		0.46%		-93		-1.66%		5,595
	New Madrid		5,319		65.38%		2,798		34.39%		19		0.23%		2,521		30.99%		8,136
	Newton		7,045		49.26%		7,142		49.94%		114		0.80%		-97		-0.68%		14,301
	Nodaway		4,875		51.13%		4,558		47.81%		101		1.06%		317		3.32%		9,534
	Oregon		2,564		69.07%		1,122		30.23%		26		0.70%		1,442		38.84%		3,712
	Osage		2,015		38.24%		3,224		61.19%		30		0.57%		-1,209		-22.95%		5,269
	Ozark		1,341		43.19%		1,754		56.49%		10		0.32%		-413		-13.30%		3,105
	Pemiscot		4,681		64.69%		2,541		35.12%		14		0.19%		2,140		29.57%		7,236
	Perry		2,801		40.49%		4,086		59.06%		31		0.45%		-1,285		-18.57%		6,918
	Pettis		7,887		51.56%		7,344		48.01%		65		0.42%		543		3.55%		15,296
	Phelps		6,261		50.04%		6,153		49.18%		98		0.78%		108		0.86%		12,512
	Pike		3,770		52.64%		3,355		46.84%		37		0.52%		415		5.80%		7,162
	Platte		8,651		50.73%		8,103		47.51%		300		1.76%		548		3.22%		17,054
	Polk		3,663		48.26%		3,893		51.29%		34		0.45%		-230		-3.03%		7,590
	Pulaski		4,370		60.13%		2,865		39.42%		32		0.44%		1,505		20.71%		7,267
	Putnam		1,097		43.02%		1,444		56.63%		9		0.35%		-347		-13.61%		2,550
	Ralls		2,318		62.95%		1,334		36.23%		30		0.81%		984		26.72%		3,682
	Randolph		5,839		61.59%		3,594		37.91%		48		0.50%		2,245		23.68%		9,481
	Ray		5,535		65.42%		2,853		33.72%		73		0.86%		2,682		31.70%		8,461
	Reynolds		2,143		70.73%		879		29.01%		8		0.26%		1,264		41.72%		3,030
	Ripley		2,577		60.71%		1,640		38.63%		28		0.66%		937		22.08%		4,245
	St. Charles		22,063		45.30%		26,105		53.60%		536		1.10%		-4,042		-8.30%		48,704
	St. Clair		2,271		55.35%		1,808		44.07%		24		0.58%		463		11.28%		4,103
	St. Francois		8,852		55.63%		7,002		44.01%		57		0.36%		1,850		11.62%		15,911
	St. Louis		196,915		43.51%		246,988		54.57%		8,723		1.93%		-50,073		-11.06%		452,626
	St. Louis City		118,703		66.03%		58,367		32.47%		2,714		1.50%		60,336		33.56%		179,784
	Ste. Genevieve		3,091		57.54%		2,241		41.72%		40		0.74%		850		15.82%		5,372
	Saline		5,890		54.31%		4,883		45.03%		72		0.66%		1,007		9.28%		10,845
	Schuyler		1,417		54.08%		1,193		45.53%		10		0.38%		224		8.55%		2,620
	Scotland		1,449		52.65%		1,286		46.73%		17		0.62%		163		5.92%		2,752
	Scott		8,075		59.48%		5,473		40.31%		28		0.21%		2,602		19.17%		13,576
	Shannon		1,960		65.97%		989		33.29%		22		0.74%		971		32.68%		2,971
	Shelby		2,227		60.16%		1,453		39.25%		22		0.59%		774		20.91%		3,702
	Stoddard		6,097		60.30%		3,989		39.45%		25		0.25%		2,108		20.85%		10,111
	Stone		2,358		40.36%		3,457		59.17%		27		0.46%		-1,099		-18.81%		5,842
	Sullivan		2,313		51.58%		2,141		47.75%		30		0.67%		172		3.83%		4,484
	Taney		3,626		43.46%		4,696		56.28%		22		0.26%		-1,070		-12.82%		8,344
	Texas		4,638		57.84%		3,338		41.63%		42		0.52%		1,300		16.21%		8,018
	Vernon		4,921		56.67%		3,715		42.78%		48		0.55%		1,206		13.89%		8,684
	Warren		2,164		39.85%		3,214		59.19%		52		0.96%		-1,050		-19.34%		5,430
	Washington		3,543		58.01%		2,526		41.36%		39		0.64%		1,017		16.65%		6,108
	Wayne		2,987		60.25%		1,963		39.59%		8		0.16%		1,024		20.66%		4,958
	Webster		3,759		51.39%		3,510		47.98%		46		0.63%		249		3.41%		7,315
	Worth		969		55.40%		771		44.08%		9		0.52%		198		11.32%		1,749
	Wright		2,781		44.92%		3,397		54.87%		13		0.21%		-616		-9.95%		6,191
Totals	998,387	51.10%	927,443	47.47%	27,770	1.42%	70,944	3.63%	1,953,600

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Audrain
• Bates
• Bollinger
• Butler
• Caldwell
• Carroll
• Carter
• Cass
• Chariton
• Clark
• Clay
• Clinton
• Crawford
• Dallas
• Daviess
• DeKalb
• Dent
• Gentry
• Henry
• Howell
• Jefferson
• Johnson
• Jackson
• Knox
• Laclede
• Lewis
• Lincoln
• Linn
• Livingston
• Macon
• Madison
• Maries
• Marion
• McDonald
• Mercer
• Mississippi
• Oregon
• Nodaway
• Pettis
• Phelps
• Pike
• Platte
• Pulaski
• Randolph
• Reynolds
• Ripley
• St. Clair
• St. Francois
• Schuyler
• Scotland
• Scott
• Saline
• Shelby
• Stoddard
• Sullivan
• Texas
• Vernon
• Washington
• Webster
• Wayne
• Worth
• Boone
• Buchanan
• Dunklin
• Howard
• Iron
• New Madrid
• Pemiscot
• Ralls
• Ray
• Ste Genevieve
• Shannon

See also

• United States presidential elections in Missouri

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
2. Web site: Our Campaigns. MO US President — November 02, 1976.