1976 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

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Election Name:	1976 United States presidential election in Virginia
Country:	Virginia
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1972 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:	1972
Next Election:	1980 United States presidential election in Virginia
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:	12
Popular Vote1:	836,554
Percentage1:	49.29%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	813,896
Percentage2:	47.96%
Map Size:	435px
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 Virginia took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.

Virginia had voted Republican at all but one of the previous six presidential elections, largely due to its large white Washington and Richmond suburbs that received large-scale in-migration from the Northeast,^[1] alongside the Shenandoah Valley,^[2] being amongst the first traditionally Democratic areas of the former Confederacy to turn Republican at both the presidential level and in federal congressional elections.^[3] After the collapse of the Byrd Organization and the expansion of the state's formerly small electorate via the Voting Rights Act, these trends intensified except in the heavily unionised coalfields of Southwest Virginia, where unlike elsewhere in the Confederacy, many newly registered poor whites voted Democratic. The statewide Democratic party was severely divided into conservative, moderate and liberal factions,^[4] so that in addition to voting Republican in five of six presidential elections, Virginia's Congressional delegation would gain a Republican majority as early as the 91st Congress, although it was 1970 before significant GOP gains occurred in the state legislature.

It was generally acknowledged that President Nixon offered no support to down-ballot Republican candidates,^[5] but the division in the state Democrats was so bad that they did not nominate a candidate for governor in 1973 — with most of the party supporting populist Henry Howell.^[6] However, the Democrats did regain a dozen seats in the state legislature in 1975.

Carter did do relatively well in many rural sections of Virginia – for instance he is the solitary Democratic presidential nominee to top forty percent in traditionally arch-Republican Floyd County since Grover Cleveland in 1892., this is the last occasion a Democratic presidential nominee has carried Amelia County, Bedford County, Botetourt County, Charlotte County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Grayson County, Halifax County, King George County, New Kent County, Nottoway County, Patrick County, Prince George County, Rappahannock County, Rockbridge County, Scott County, Spotsylvania County, Warren County, Bristol City and Salem City, while Stafford County would not vote for the Democratic nominee again until 2020.^[7]

Campaign

During the fall campaign, Virginia was the scene of debates between Carter and Ford in the third week of October. They would have their final debate of the whole campaign at the College of William and Mary.^[8]

56% of white voters supported Ford while 40% supported Carter. Virginia was the only southern state to support Ford.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Simpson's Leader-Times^[9]		October 16, 1976
The Sentinel		October 18, 1976
Daily Press^[10]		October 24, 1976
Kansas City Times^[11]		October 24, 1976
Daily News^[12]		October 27, 1976
Austin American-Statesman^[13]		October 31, 1976
New York Times^[14]		November 1, 1976

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Virginia^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	836,554	49.29%	12
	Democratic		813,896	47.96%	0
	Socialist Workers	Peter Camejo	17,802	1.05%	0
	American	Thomas J. Anderson	16,686	0.98%	0
	U.S. Labor	Lyndon LaRouche	7,508	0.44%	0
	Libertarian	Roger MacBride	4,648	0.27%	0
Totals			1,697,094	100.00%	12

Results by county or independent city

County/City^[16]	Gerald Ford Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		Peter Camejo Socialist Workers		Thomas Anderson American		Lyndon LaRouche U.S. Labor		Roger MacBride Libertarian		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"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Accomack		4,494		47.13%		4,807		50.41%		87		0.91%		90		0.94%		40		0.42%		18		0.19%		-313		-3.28%		9,536
	Albemarle		9,084		54.62%		7,310		43.95%		22		0.13%		58		0.35%		49		0.29%		109		0.66%		1,774		10.67%		16,632
	Alexandria		16,880		44.53%		19,858		52.38%		568		1.50%		371		0.98%		109		0.29%		124		0.33%		-2,978		-7.85%		37,910
	Alleghany		1,756		41.17%		2,462		57.73%		14		0.33%		19		0.45%		9		0.21%		5		0.12%		-706		-16.56%		4,265
	Amelia		1,634		47.25%		1,715		49.60%		9		0.26%		56		1.62%		36		1.04%		8		0.23%		-81		-2.35%		3,458
	Amherst		3,956		50.87%		3,675		47.26%		23		0.30%		44		0.57%		49		0.63%		29		0.37%		281		3.61%		7,776
	Appomattox		1,964		50.84%		1,702		44.06%		79		2.05%		80		2.07%		29		0.75%		9		0.23%		262		6.78%		3,863
	Arlington		30,972		47.95%		32,536		50.37%		353		0.55%		387		0.60%		121		0.19%		230		0.36%		-1,564		-2.42%		64,599
	Augusta		8,452		57.53%		5,626		38.29%		207		1.41%		315		2.14%		59		0.40%		33		0.22%		2,826		19.24%		14,692
	Bath		888		45.96%		1,029		53.26%		2		0.10%		8		0.41%		3		0.16%		2		0.10%		-141		-7.30%		1,932
	Bedford		4,189		45.31%		4,766		51.55%		121		1.31%		135		1.46%		24		0.26%		11		0.12%		-577		-6.24%		9,246
	Bedford City		1,043		45.47%		1,122		48.91%		67		2.92%		51		2.22%		6		0.26%		5		0.22%		-79		-3.44%		2,294
	Bland		1,047		51.91%		961		47.65%		1		0.05%		5		0.25%		2		0.10%		1		0.05%		86		4.26%		2,017
	Botetourt		3,343		44.14%		4,021		53.10%		83		1.10%		70		0.92%		38		0.50%		18		0.24%		-678		-8.96%		7,573
	Bristol		2,943		46.27%		3,343		52.55%		10		0.16%		23		0.36%		25		0.39%		17		0.27%		-400		-6.28%		6,361
	Brunswick		2,387		42.11%		3,071		54.18%		56		0.99%		41		0.72%		59		1.04%		54		0.95%		-684		-12.07%		5,668
	Buchanan		3,850		35.89%		5,791		53.98%		592		5.52%		367		3.42%		104		0.97%		24		0.22%		-1,941		-18.09%		10,728
	Buckingham		1,487		39.57%		2,179		57.98%		20		0.53%		27		0.72%		30		0.80%		15		0.40%		-692		-18.41%		3,758
	Buena Vista		771		41.61%		993		53.59%		61		3.22%		53		2.80%		13		0.69%		3		0.16%		-222		-11.98%		1,853
	Campbell		7,442		60.78%		4,354		35.56%		156		1.27%		199		1.63%		65		0.53%		29		0.24%		3,088		25.22%		12,245
	Caroline		1,648		34.36%		3,064		63.89%		23		0.48%		21		0.44%		27		0.56%		13		0.27%		-1,416		-29.53%		4,796
	Carroll		4,820		53.75%		4,010		44.71%		15		0.17%		48		0.54%		58		0.65%		17		0.19%		810		9.04%		8,968
	Charles City		439		22.50%		1,455		74.58%		18		0.92%		12		0.62%		19		0.97%		8		0.41%		-1,016		-52.08%		1,951
	Charlotte		2,023		46.04%		2,312		52.62%		12		0.27%		34		0.77%		10		0.23%		3		0.07%		-289		-6.58%		4,394
	Charlottesville		6,673		48.11%		6,846		49.36%		110		0.79%		105		0.76%		54		0.39%		81		0.58%		-173		-1.25%		13,869
	Chesapeake		12,851		39.96%		17,651		54.89%		870		2.71%		576		1.79%		143		0.44%		66		0.21%		-4,800		-14.93%		32,157
	Chesterfield		27,812		65.54%		14,126		33.29%		67		0.16%		168		0.40%		153		0.36%		110		0.26%		13,686		32.25%		42,436
	Clarke		1,440		51.54%		1,276		45.67%		14		0.50%		19		0.68%		34		1.22%		11		0.39%		164		5.87%		2,794
	Clifton Forge		770		40.68%		993		52.46%		61		3.22%		53		2.80%		13		0.69%		3		0.16%		-223		-11.78%		1,893
	Colonial Heights		4,291		61.88%		2,409		34.74%		46		0.66%		133		1.92%		39		0.56%		16		0.23%		1,882		27.14%		6,934
	Covington		1,173		37.06%		1,820		57.50%		103		3.25%		47		1.48%		18		0.57%		4		0.13%		-647		-20.44%		3,165
	Craig		546		32.75%		1,103		66.17%		11		0.66%		1		0.06%		6		0.36%		0		0.00%		-557		-33.42%		1,667
	Culpeper		3,659		54.64%		2,892		43.19%		46		0.69%		56		0.84%		22		0.33%		21		0.31%		767		11.45%		6,696
	Cumberland		1,284		46.57%		1,302		47.23%		78		2.83%		55		1.99%		16		0.58%		22		0.80%		-18		-0.66%		2,757
	Danville		10,235		59.46%		6,425		37.33%		198		1.15%		231		1.34%		95		0.55%		28		0.16%		3,810		22.13%		17,212
	Dickenson		3,471		42.28%		4,583		55.83%		21		0.26%		51		0.62%		73		0.89%		10		0.12%		-1,112		-13.55%		8,209
	Dinwiddie		2,413		37.28%		3,873		59.83%		52		0.80%		32		0.49%		76		1.17%		27		0.42%		-1,460		-22.55%		6,473
	Emporia		1,055		52.23%		899		44.50%		13		0.64%		13		0.64%		30		1.49%		10		0.50%		156		7.73%		2,020
	Essex		1,380		50.55%		1,306		47.84%		10		0.37%		19		0.70%		12		0.44%		3		0.11%		74		2.71%		2,730
	Fairfax		110,424		53.62%		92,037		44.69%		1,269		0.62%		1,258		0.61%		323		0.16%		646		0.31%		18,387		8.93%		205,957
	Fairfax City		4,174		53.36%		3,464		44.28%		68		0.87%		84		1.07%		9		0.12%		24		0.31%		710		9.08%		7,823
	Falls Church		2,323		50.63%		2,202		47.99%		9		0.20%		27		0.59%		9		0.20%		18		0.39%		121		2.64%		4,588
	Fauquier		4,715		51.75%		4,002		43.92%		179		1.96%		162		1.78%		31		0.34%		22		0.24%		713		7.83%		9,111
	Floyd		2,071		52.76%		1,728		44.03%		22		0.56%		44		1.12%		47		1.20%		13		0.33%		343		8.73%		3,925
	Fluvanna		1,296		46.79%		1,415		51.08%		11		0.40%		10		0.36%		23		0.83%		15		0.54%		-119		-4.29%		2,770
	Franklin		3,532		34.63%		6,439		63.13%		66		0.65%		5		0.05%		70		0.69%		37		0.36%		-2,907		-28.50%		10,199
	Franklin City		1,127		49.21%		1,116		48.73%		7		0.31%		10		0.44%		19		0.83%		11		0.48%		11		0.48%		2,290
	Frederick		5,162		59.52%		3,389		39.08%		15		0.17%		54		0.62%		30		0.35%		22		0.25%		1,773		20.44%		8,672
	Fredericksburg		2,527		49.07%		2,550		49.51%		10		0.19%		11		0.21%		33		0.64%		19		0.37%		-23		-0.44%		5,150
	Galax		1,128		47.59%		1,218		51.39%		5		0.21%		8		0.34%		6		0.25%		5		0.21%		-90		-3.80%		2,370
	Giles		2,731		40.53%		3,779		56.08%		81		1.20%		71		1.05%		55		0.82%		22		0.33%		-1,048		-15.55%		6,739
	Gloucester		3,025		47.24%		3,156		49.28%		104		1.62%		61		0.95%		39		0.61%		19		0.30%		-131		-2.04%		6,404
	Goochland		2,104		47.23%		2,259		50.71%		33		0.74%		20		0.45%		22		0.49%		17		0.38%		-155		-3.48%		4,455
	Grayson		3,021		48.33%		3,146		50.33%		17		0.27%		5		0.08%		36		0.58%		6		0.10%		-125		-2.00%		6,251
	Greene		1,095		51.41%		895		42.02%		55		2.58%		58		2.72%		13		0.61%		14		0.66%		200		9.39%		2,130
	Greensville		1,137		31.18%		2,413		66.18%		25		0.69%		26		0.71%		36		0.99%		9		0.25%		-1,276		-35.00%		3,646
	Halifax		4,045		46.51%		4,352		50.04%		108		1.24%		103		1.18%		70		0.80%		19		0.22%		-307		-3.53%		8,697
	Hampton		15,021		41.67%		19,202		53.27%		1,033		2.85%		583		1.61%		117		0.32%		92		0.25%		-4,001		-11.60%		36,048
	Hanover		11,559		64.72%		6,069		33.98%		25		0.14%		92		0.52%		77		0.43%		37		0.21%		5,490		30.74%		17,859
	Harrisonburg		3,376		63.01%		1,803		33.65%		53		0.99%		86		1.61%		19		0.35%		21		0.39%		1,573		29.36%		5,358
	Henrico		45,405		65.82%		21,729		31.50%		627		0.91%		909		1.32%		162		0.23%		149		0.22%		23,676		34.32%		68,981
	Henry		5,612		35.02%		9,680		60.41%		379		2.37%		233		1.45%		95		0.59%		25		0.16%		-4,068		-25.39%		16,024
	Highland		629		55.57%		493		43.55%		1		0.09%		7		0.62%		1		0.09%		1		0.09%		136		12.02%		1,132
	Hopewell		3,764		48.21%		3,691		47.28%		179		2.29%		99		1.27%		53		0.68%		21		0.27%		73		0.93%		7,807
	Isle of Wight		2,718		38.78%		4,145		59.14%		40		0.57%		40		0.57%		50		0.71%		16		0.23%		-1,427		-20.36%		7,009
	James City		3,186		49.36%		3,000		46.48%		159		2.46%		67		1.04%		23		0.36%		19		0.29%		186		2.88%		6,454
	King and Queen		778		39.06%		1,111		55.77%		27		1.36%		19		0.95%		39		1.96%		18		0.90%		-333		-16.71%		1,992
	King George		1,383		46.75%		1,513		51.15%		9		0.30%		24		0.81%		16		0.54%		13		0.44%		-130		-4.40%		2,958
	King William		1,597		50.60%		1,501		47.56%		6		0.19%		11		0.35%		22		0.70%		19		0.60%		96		3.04%		3,156
	Lancaster		2,381		58.44%		1,581		38.81%		40		0.98%		40		0.98%		26		0.64%		6		0.15%		800		19.63%		4,074
	Lee		4,679		45.50%		5,415		52.65%		34		0.33%		38		0.37%		97		0.94%		21		0.20%		-736		-7.15%		10,284
	Lexington		1,027		50.47%		945		46.44%		32		1.57%		22		1.08%		4		0.20%		5		0.25%		82		4.03%		2,035
	Loudoun		9,192		51.79%		7,995		45.05%		205		1.16%		262		1.48%		47		0.26%		47		0.26%		1,197		6.74%		17,748
	Louisa		2,151		41.89%		2,857		55.64%		19		0.37%		21		0.41%		69		1.34%		18		0.35%		-706		-13.75%		5,135
	Lunenburg		1,816		49.73%		1,739		47.62%		30		0.82%		54		1.48%		8		0.22%		5		0.14%		77		2.11%		3,652
	Lynchburg		14,564		61.18%		8,227		34.56%		412		1.73%		455		1.91%		94		0.39%		52		0.22%		6,337		26.62%		23,804
	Madison		1,710		52.97%		1,466		45.42%		19		0.59%		21		0.65%		6		0.19%		6		0.19%		264		7.55%		3,228
	Manassas		1,992		53.30%		1,646		44.05%		50		1.34%		37		0.99%		5		0.13%		7		0.19%		346		9.25%		3,737
	Manassas Park		444		37.34%		709		59.63%		7		0.59%		19		1.60%		10		0.84%		0		0.00%		-265		-22.29%		1,189
	Martinsville		3,147		45.38%		3,491		50.34%		144		2.08%		101		1.46%		34		0.49%		18		0.26%		-344		-4.96%		6,935
	Mathews		1,908		57.77%		1,309		39.63%		21		0.64%		31		0.94%		26		0.79%		8		0.24%		599		18.14%		3,303
	Mecklenburg		4,423		50.44%		4,076		46.48%		77		0.88%		85		0.97%		78		0.89%		30		0.34%		347		3.96%		8,769
	Middlesex		1,608		52.91%		1,312		43.17%		38		1.25%		50		1.65%		18		0.59%		13		0.43%		296		9.74%		3,039
	Montgomery		7,971		50.64%		7,539		47.89%		43		0.27%		53		0.34%		64		0.41%		72		0.46%		432		2.75%		15,742
	Nelson		1,516		37.65%		2,426		60.24%		12		0.30%		20		0.50%		34		0.84%		19		0.47%		-910		-22.59%		4,027
	New Kent		1,259		47.62%		1,338		50.61%		9		0.34%		14		0.53%		17		0.64%		7		0.26%		-79		-2.99%		2,644
	Newport News		20,914		47.01%		23,058		51.83%		76		0.17%		173		0.39%		186		0.42%		85		0.19%		-2,144		-4.82%		44,492
	Norfolk		28,099		39.91%		39,295		55.82%		1,543		2.19%		986		1.40%		308		0.44%		171		0.24%		-11,196		-15.91%		70,402
	Northampton		2,043		43.15%		2,459		51.93%		116		2.45%		67		1.41%		31		0.65%		19		0.40%		-416		-8.78%		4,735
	Northumberland		2,167		52.52%		1,814		43.97%		59		1.43%		41		0.99%		32		0.78%		13		0.32%		353		8.55%		4,126
	Norton		577		40.35%		811		56.71%		17		1.19%		14		0.98%		6		0.42%		5		0.35%		-234		-16.36%		1,430
	Nottoway		2,486		47.61%		2,558		48.99%		77		1.47%		62		1.19%		29		0.56%		10		0.19%		-72		-1.38%		5,222
	Orange		2,549		49.39%		2,309		44.74%		127		2.46%		100		1.94%		49		0.95%		27		0.52%		240		4.65%		5,161
	Page		3,780		51.52%		3,401		46.35%		29		0.40%		49		0.67%		47		0.64%		31		0.42%		379		5.17%		7,337
	Patrick		2,349		43.69%		2,740		50.96%		104		1.93%		131		2.44%		47		0.87%		6		0.11%		-391		-7.27%		5,377
	Petersburg		5,041		38.53%		7,852		60.02%		31		0.24%		59		0.45%		70		0.54%		29		0.22%		-2,811		-21.49%		13,082
	Pittsylvania		9,173		51.21%		7,929		44.26%		333		1.86%		315		1.76%		129		0.72%		34		0.19%		1,244		6.95%		17,913
	Poquoson		1,461		55.34%		1,140		43.18%		5		0.19%		14		0.53%		13		0.49%		7		0.27%		321		12.16%		2,640
	Portsmouth		12,872		35.51%		22,837		63.01%		80		0.22%		169		0.47%		216		0.60%		72		0.20%		-9,965		-27.50%		36,246
	Powhatan		2,010		55.28%		1,528		42.02%		9		0.25%		46		1.27%		31		0.85%		12		0.33%		482		13.26%		3,636
	Prince Edward		2,734		50.36%		2,448		45.09%		86		1.58%		71		1.31%		62		1.14%		28		0.52%		286		5.27%		5,429
	Prince George		2,254		45.44%		2,630		53.02%		19		0.38%		18		0.36%		27		0.54%		12		0.24%		-376		-7.58%		4,960
	Prince William		15,446		49.00%		15,215		48.26%		323		1.02%		405		1.28%		54		0.17%		81		0.26%		231		0.74%		31,524
	Pulaski		4,764		44.84%		5,546		52.20%		87		0.82%		106		1.00%		96		0.90%		25		0.24%		-782		-7.36%		10,624
	Radford		1,844		44.74%		2,240		54.34%		12		0.29%		6		0.15%		14		0.34%		6		0.15%		-396		-9.60%		4,122
	Rappahannock		881		44.47%		1,071		54.06%		8		0.40%		11		0.56%		5		0.25%		5		0.25%		-190		-9.59%		1,981
	Richmond		1,391		60.80%		864		37.76%		8		0.35%		11		0.48%		11		0.48%		3		0.13%		527		23.04%		2,288
	Richmond City		37,176		44.73%		44,687		53.77%		253		0.30%		255		0.31%		430		0.52%		309		0.37%		-7,511		-9.04%		83,110
	Roanoke		13,587		50.42%		13,120		48.69%		25		0.09%		100		0.37%		57		0.21%		59		0.22%		467		1.73%		26,948
	Roanoke City		14,738		41.00%		20,696		57.57%		141		0.39%		162		0.45%		137		0.38%		75		0.21%		-5,958		-16.57%		35,949
	Rockbridge		2,157		43.66%		2,525		51.11%		116		2.35%		100		2.02%		31		0.63%		11		0.22%		-368		-7.45%		4,940
	Rockingham		9,768		61.87%		5,349		33.88%		195		1.24%		344		2.18%		77		0.49%		56		0.35%		4,419		27.99%		15,789
	Russell		4,287		40.19%		6,014		56.38%		185		1.73%		124		1.16%		48		0.45%		9		0.08%		-1,727		-16.19%		10,667
	Salem		4,196		48.29%		4,404		50.68%		11		0.13%		47		0.54%		19		0.22%		13		0.15%		-208		-2.39%		8,690
	Scott		4,313		45.43%		4,496		47.36%		319		3.36%		279		2.94%		74		0.78%		13		0.14%		-183		-1.93%		9,494
	Shenandoah		6,296		64.05%		3,364		34.22%		27		0.27%		62		0.63%		54		0.55%		27		0.27%		2,932		29.83%		9,830
	Smyth		5,032		47.29%		5,246		49.30%		144		1.35%		164		1.54%		39		0.37%		16		0.15%		-214		-2.01%		10,641
	South Boston		1,389		56.97%		1,001		41.06%		4		0.16%		10		0.41%		22		0.90%		12		0.49%		388		15.91%		2,438
	Southampton		2,366		40.18%		3,399		57.72%		17		0.29%		33		0.56%		61		1.04%		13		0.22%		-1,033		-17.54%		5,889
	Spotsylvania		3,210		42.46%		4,210		55.69%		16		0.21%		38		0.50%		73		0.97%		13		0.17%		-1,000		-13.23%		7,560
	Stafford		4,451		46.84%		4,900		51.57%		19		0.20%		54		0.57%		55		0.58%		23		0.24%		-449		-4.73%		9,502
	Staunton		4,681		59.53%		2,951		37.53%		89		1.13%		95		1.21%		28		0.36%		19		0.24%		1,730		22.00%		7,863
	Suffolk		6,066		38.86%		9,246		59.24%		49		0.31%		68		0.44%		147		0.94%		33		0.21%		-3,180		-20.38%		15,609
	Surry		929		32.79%		1,829		64.56%		26		0.92%		14		0.49%		19		0.67%		16		0.56%		-900		-31.77%		2,833
	Sussex		1,360		33.22%		2,497		60.99%		112		2.74%		73		1.78%		45		1.10%		7		0.17%		-1,137		-27.77%		4,094
	Tazewell		5,565		41.41%		7,565		56.29%		94		0.70%		105		0.78%		92		0.68%		18		0.13%		-2,000		-14.88%		13,439
	Virginia Beach		34,593		54.46%		25,824		40.66%		1,607		2.53%		1,143		1.80%		175		0.28%		176		0.28%		8,769		13.80%		63,518
	Warren		2,985		45.80%		3,221		49.42%		139		2.13%		109		1.67%		45		0.69%		18		0.28%		-236		-3.62%		6,517
	Washington		6,865		48.98%		6,547		46.71%		287		2.05%		199		1.42%		95		0.68%		22		0.16%		318		2.27%		14,015
	Waynesboro		3,528		59.64%		2,209		37.35%		75		1.27%		80		1.35%		14		0.24%		9		0.15%		1,319		22.29%		5,915
	Westmoreland		1,909		41.79%		2,355		51.55%		152		3.33%		111		2.43%		32		0.70%		9		0.20%		-446		-9.76%		4,568
	Williamsburg		1,654		51.77%		1,468		45.95%		20		0.63%		27		0.85%		7		0.22%		19		0.59%		186		5.82%		3,195
	Winchester		4,075		62.85%		2,346		36.18%		9		0.14%		28		0.43%		17		0.26%		9		0.14%		1,729		26.67%		6,484
	Wise		5,691		42.63%		7,134		53.43%		233		1.75%		181		1.36%		90		0.67%		22		0.16%		-1,443		-10.80%		13,351
	Wythe		4,231		51.34%		3,578		43.42%		185		2.24%		159		1.93%		79		0.96%		9		0.11%		653		7.92%		8,241
	York		5,603		53.61%		4,736		45.32%		16		0.15%		37		0.35%		33		0.32%		26		0.25%		867		8.29%		10,451
Totals	836,554	49.29%	813,896	47.96%	17,802	1.05%	16,686	0.98%	7,508	0.44%	4,648	0.27%	22,658	1.33%	1,697,094

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Arlington
• Accomack
• Amelia
• Alleghany
• Bath
• Bedford
• Botetourt
• Brunswick
• Buchanan
• Buckingham
• Caroline
• Charlotte
• Craig
• Cumberland
• Dickenson
• Diwiddie
• Fluvanna
• Franklin
• Giles
• Gloucester
• Goochland
• Grayson
• Greensville
• Halifax
• Henry
• Isle of Wight
• King and Queen
• King George
• Lee
• Louisa
• Nelson
• New Kent
• Northampton
• Nottoway
• Patrick
• Prince George
• Pulaski
• Rappahannock
• Rockbridge
• Russell
• Scott
• Smyth
• Southampton
• Spotsylvania
• Stafford
• Surry
• Sussex
• Tazewell
• Westmoreland
• Warren County
• Wise
• Alexandria
• Bristol
• Bedford
• Buena Vista
• Charlottesville
• Chesapeake
• Clifton Forge
• Covington
• Fredericksburg
• Galax
• Hampton
• Martinsville
• Newport News
• Norfolk
• Norton
• Petersburg
• Portsmouth
• Radford
• Richmond
• Roanoke
• Salem
• Suffolk

Results by congressional district

Ford won 6 of 10 congressional districts. Ford and Carter each won four districts won by the other party.^[17]

District	Ford	Carter	Representative
	47%	50%		Thomas N. Downing
				Paul Trible
		47%	49%		G. William Whitehurst
		56%	42%		David E. Satterfield III
		40%	57%		Robert Daniel
		51%	46%		Dan Daniel
		49%	48%		M. Caldwell Butler
		54%	44%		J. Kenneth Robinson
		51%	47%		Herbert Harris
		45%	51%		William C. Wampler Jr.
		51%	47%		Joseph L. Fisher

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. Book: Heinemann, Ronald L.. Old Dominion, New Commonwealth: A History of Virginia, 1607-2007. 357. 2008. Charlottesville. University of Virginia Press. 0813927692.
2. Book: [[Kevin Phillips (political commentator)|Phillips]], Kevin P.. The Emerging Republican Majority. 260–266. 0870000586. 1969.
3. Book: Atkinson, Frank B.. The Dynamic Dominion: Realignment and the Rise of Two-party Competition in Virginia, 1945-1980. 2006. 9780742552098. Rowman & Littlefield.
4. Book: Bass. Jack. De Vries. Walter. The Transformation of Southern Politics: Social Change and Political Consequence Since 1945. 1995. 347–353.
5. News: Evans. Rowland. Novak. Robert. October 16, 1972. Consider Virginia: McGovern, Nixon Creating a No-Party System in South. 7-A. The Miami Herald.
6. Bass; De Vries. The Transformation of Southern Politics, p. 360
7. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
8. News: Scene of Final Debate: In Virginia, Ford and Carter Even. The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1976. 5.
9. News: Lambert. Robert. Opinion Divided on Result of Old Dominion Balloting. October 16, 1976. 4. Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
10. News: Ford Pads Lead in Virginia Poll. Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. 1. October 24, 1976.
11. News: Lastelic. Joseph A.. Mid-South Favours Carter. Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. 10. October 26, 1976.
12. News: Convention Wounds Remain. Daily News. New York City. October 27, 1976. C 23.
13. News: October 31, 1976 . Electoral Votes: A Photo Finish — Polls. A1, A6. Austin American-Statesman.
14. News: R.W. . Apple Jr.. November 1, 1976 . Presidential Race Called Very Close On Eve Of The Vote. The New York Times. .
15. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 . Clerk of the House of Representatives . 49.
16. Web site: Our Campaigns. VA US President Race, November 02, 1976.
17. 1981. Politics in America. Congressional Quarterly, inc. 1234–1251.