1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota explained

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Election Name:	1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Country:	North Dakota
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Previous Year:	1972
Next Election:	1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Next Year:	1980
Election Date:	November 2, 1976
Image1:	Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Gerald Ford
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Michigan
Running Mate1:	Bob Dole
Electoral Vote1:	3
Popular Vote1:	153,470
Percentage1:	51.66%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic-NPL
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	136,078
Percentage2:	45.80%
President
Before Election:	Gerald Ford
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jimmy Carter
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:	300px

The 1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota 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.

North Dakota was won by the Republican candidate and incumbent President, Gerald Ford, with 51.66% of the popular vote, against the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, with 45.80% of the popular vote.^[1] American Party candidate Thomas Anderson finished highest among third parties; finishing with 1.24% of North Dakota's popular vote.

Despite losing in North Dakota, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.^[2], this is the last election in which Morton County, Walsh County, McLean County, Pierce County, Cavalier County, Emmons County, Dunn County, Foster County, Renville County, Griggs County, and Adams County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[3]

Results

Results by county

County^[4]	Gerald Ford Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic-NPL		Thomas Anderson American		Eugene McCarthy Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adams		940		48.53%		959		49.51%		11		0.57%		23		1.19%		4		0.21%		-19		-0.98%		1,937
	Barnes		4,011		53.75%		3,321		44.51%		45		0.60%		72		0.96%		13		0.17%		690		9.24%		7,462
	Benson		1,689		45.34%		1,973		52.97%		26		0.70%		25		0.67%		12		0.32%		-284		-7.63%		3,725
	Billings		351		51.32%		285		41.67%		27		3.95%		18		2.63%		3		0.44%		66		9.65%		684
	Bottineau		2,638		56.13%		1,987		42.28%		26		0.55%		36		0.77%		13		0.28%		651		13.85%		4,700
	Bowman		1,033		51.70%		911		45.60%		24		1.20%		25		1.25%		5		0.25%		122		6.10%		1,998
	Burke		1,087		52.03%		899		43.03%		77		3.69%		21		1.01%		5		0.24%		188		9.00%		2,089
	Burleigh		13,680		58.09%		9,188		39.02%		413		1.75%		217		0.92%		51		0.22%		4,492		19.07%		23,549
	Cass		22,583		54.53%		17,879		43.17%		203		0.49%		598		1.44%		148		0.36%		4,704		11.36%		41,411
	Cavalier		2,046		47.58%		2,178		50.65%		49		1.14%		27		0.63%		0		0.00%		-132		-3.07%		4,300
	Dickey		2,027		54.65%		1,612		43.46%		37		1.00%		30		0.81%		3		0.08%		415		11.19%		3,709
	Divide		881		44.54%		1,057		53.44%		14		0.71%		15		0.76%		11		0.56%		-176		-8.90%		1,978
	Dunn		1,041		48.26%		1,051		48.73%		50		2.32%		14		0.65%		1		0.05%		-10		-0.47%		2,157
	Eddy		890		43.33%		1,123		54.67%		22		1.07%		14		0.68%		5		0.24%		-233		-11.34%		2,054
	Emmons		1,370		45.91%		1,459		48.89%		134		4.49%		14		0.47%		7		0.23%		-89		-2.98%		2,984
	Foster		1,120		48.59%		1,147		49.76%		9		0.39%		25		1.08%		4		0.17%		-27		-1.17%		2,305
	Golden Valley		633		52.40%		479		39.65%		80		6.62%		13		1.08%		3		0.25%		154		12.75%		1,208
	Grand Forks		13,820		52.71%		11,545		44.03%		415		1.58%		350		1.33%		88		0.34%		2,275		8.68%		26,218
	Grant		1,205		53.37%		952		42.16%		78		3.45%		18		0.80%		5		0.22%		253		11.21%		2,258
	Griggs		1,086		48.01%		1,122		49.60%		32		1.41%		21		0.93%		1		0.04%		-36		-1.59%		2,262
	Hettinger		1,135		49.30%		1,095		47.57%		45		1.95%		20		0.87%		7		0.30%		40		1.73%		2,302
	Kidder		954		47.16%		936		46.27%		113		5.59%		13		0.64%		7		0.35%		18		0.89%		2,023
	LaMoure		1,735		49.04%		1,718		48.56%		48		1.36%		26		0.73%		11		0.31%		17		0.48%		3,538
	Logan		944		50.32%		809		43.12%		101		5.38%		16		0.85%		6		0.32%		135		7.20%		1,876
	McHenry		2,043		49.70%		1,994		48.50%		24		0.58%		43		1.05%		7		0.17%		49		1.20%		4,111
	McIntosh		1,785		64.30%		912		32.85%		66		2.38%		6		0.22%		7		0.25%		873		31.45%		2,776
	McKenzie		1,595		53.56%		1,335		44.83%		27		0.91%		12		0.40%		9		0.30%		260		8.73%		2,978
	McLean		2,729		48.17%		2,815		49.69%		66		1.17%		41		0.72%		14		0.25%		-86		-1.52%		5,665
	Mercer		1,982		59.77%		1,298		39.14%		33		1.00%		1		0.03%		2		0.06%		684		20.63%		3,316
	Morton		4,921		47.04%		5,241		50.10%		198		1.89%		82		0.78%		20		0.19%		-320		-3.06%		10,462
	Mountrail		1,430		38.57%		2,189		59.03%		47		1.27%		34		0.92%		8		0.22%		-759		-20.46%		3,708
	Nelson		1,336		44.31%		1,610		53.40%		35		1.16%		27		0.90%		7		0.23%		-274		-9.09%		3,015
	Oliver		575		50.44%		529		46.40%		20		1.75%		13		1.14%		3		0.26%		46		4.04%		1,140
	Pembina		2,810		53.95%		2,274		43.66%		57		1.09%		53		1.02%		15		0.29%		536		10.29%		5,209
	Pierce		1,396		48.35%		1,434		49.67%		32		1.11%		21		0.73%		4		0.14%		-38		-1.32%		2,887
	Ramsey		3,293		50.65%		3,096		47.62%		40		0.62%		53		0.82%		20		0.31%		197		3.03%		6,502
	Ransom		1,696		49.07%		1,715		49.62%		17		0.49%		23		0.67%		5		0.14%		-19		-0.55%		3,456
	Renville		812		43.99%		1,008		54.60%		14		0.76%		9		0.49%		3		0.16%		-196		-10.61%		1,846
	Richland		4,991		51.01%		4,592		46.93%		91		0.93%		94		0.96%		17		0.17%		399		4.08%		9,785
	Rolette		1,094		29.62%		2,531		68.54%		24		0.65%		37		1.00%		7		0.19%		-1,437		-38.92%		3,693
	Sargent		1,344		44.34%		1,644		54.24%		18		0.59%		22		0.73%		3		0.10%		-300		-9.90%		3,031
	Sheridan		935		60.87%		569		37.04%		19		1.24%		10		0.65%		3		0.20%		366		23.83%		1,536
	Sioux		354		32.75%		697		64.48%		15		1.39%		13		1.20%		2		0.19%		-343		-31.73%		1,081
	Slope		355		48.90%		347		47.80%		8		1.10%		12		1.65%		4		0.55%		8		1.10%		726
	Stark		4,374		49.93%		4,076		46.53%		193		2.20%		70		0.80%		47		0.54%		298		3.40%		8,760
	Steele		835		43.35%		1,066		55.35%		10		0.52%		12		0.62%		3		0.16%		-231		-12.00%		1,926
	Stutsman		5,653		52.44%		4,883		45.30%		115		1.07%		99		0.92%		30		0.28%		770		7.14%		10,780
	Towner		993		44.45%		1,216		54.43%		12		0.54%		10		0.45%		3		0.13%		-223		-9.98%		2,234
	Traill		2,800		53.32%		2,352		44.79%		27		0.51%		56		1.07%		16		0.30%		448		8.53%		5,251
	Walsh		3,518		48.13%		3,555		48.64%		142		1.94%		79		1.08%		15		0.21%		-37		-0.51%		7,309
	Ward		12,751		56.12%		9,484		41.74%		176		0.77%		229		1.01%		81		0.36%		3,267		14.38%		22,721
	Wells		1,941		51.53%		1,742		46.24%		38		1.01%		35		0.93%		11		0.29%		199		5.29%		3,767
	Williams		4,230		48.67%		4,189		48.19%		88		1.01%		73		0.84%		112		1.29%		41		0.48%		8,692
Totals	153,470	51.66%	136,078	45.80%	3,698	1.24%	2,952	0.99%	896	0.30%	17,392	5.86%	297,094

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• • • • • Adams Cavalier Divide Dunn Emmons
          • • • • • • • • • • Foster Griggs McLean Morton Pierce Sioux Benson Eddy Mountrail Nelson Ransom Renville Sargent Steele Towner
• Walsh

See also

• United States presidential elections in North Dakota

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1976 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. January 7, 2017.
2. Web site: 1976 Presidential General Election Results. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Dave Leip.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
4. Web site: ND US President Race, November 02, 1976. Our Campaigns.