See main article: 1976 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1972 United States presidential election in Wyoming |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1980 United States presidential election in Wyoming |
| 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: | 92,717 |
| Percentage1: | 59.30% |
| Nominee2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Georgia |
| Running Mate2: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,239 |
| Percentage2: | 39.81% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| 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 Wyoming 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.
Wyoming was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.30% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 39.81% of the popular vote. Carter's vote would be the highest percent received by a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson's victory 1964, and, as of 2020, remains the highest percentage a Democrat has received in the period since then (Bill Clinton came closer to winning the state in terms of margin of victory in 1992 and 1996, though with a reduced percentage due to the strong third party candidacy of Ross Perot). Despite losing in Wyoming, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.[1] With 59.3 percent of the popular vote, Wyoming would prove to be Ford's third strongest state in the 1976 election after neighboring Utah and Idaho.[2] This was the first time Laramie County voted for a losing candidate since 1892.
| County | Gerald Ford Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | Various candidates Write-ins | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 6,734 | 57.94% | 4,663 | 40.12% | 225 | 1.94% | 2,071 | 17.82% | 11,622 | ||||||||||
| Big Horn | 3,117 | 65.66% | 1,618 | 34.08% | 12 | 0.25% | 1,499 | 31.58% | 4,747 | ||||||||||
| Campbell | 3,306 | 66.19% | 1,620 | 32.43% | 69 | 1.38% | 1,686 | 33.76% | 4,995 | ||||||||||
| Carbon | 3,556 | 54.01% | 3,010 | 45.72% | 18 | 0.27% | 546 | 8.29% | 6,584 | ||||||||||
| Converse | 2,188 | 65.37% | 1,150 | 34.36% | 9 | 0.27% | 1,038 | 31.01% | 3,347 | ||||||||||
| Crook | 1,438 | 67.23% | 653 | 30.53% | 48 | 2.24% | 785 | 36.70% | 2,139 | ||||||||||
| Fremont | 6,584 | 59.51% | 4,423 | 39.98% | 56 | 0.51% | 2,161 | 19.53% | 11,063 | ||||||||||
| Goshen | 2,764 | 54.86% | 2,262 | 44.90% | 12 | 0.24% | 502 | 9.96% | 5,038 | ||||||||||
| Hot Springs | 1,413 | 59.39% | 958 | 40.27% | 8 | 0.34% | 455 | 19.12% | 2,379 | ||||||||||
| Johnson | 2,042 | 71.25% | 797 | 27.81% | 27 | 0.94% | 1,245 | 43.44% | 2,866 | ||||||||||
| Laramie | 14,061 | 53.48% | 12,040 | 45.79% | 193 | 0.73% | 2,021 | 7.69% | 26,294 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,464 | 60.93% | 1,555 | 38.45% | 25 | 0.62% | 909 | 22.48% | 4,044 | ||||||||||
| Natrona | 13,761 | 60.83% | 8,640 | 38.19% | 220 | 0.97% | 5,121 | 22.64% | 22,621 | ||||||||||
| Niobrara | 1,042 | 70.55% | 427 | 28.91% | 8 | 0.54% | 615 | 41.64% | 1,477 | ||||||||||
| Park | 5,878 | 68.33% | 2,656 | 30.88% | 68 | 0.79% | 3,222 | 37.45% | 8,602 | ||||||||||
| Platte | 1,844 | 53.45% | 1,593 | 46.17% | 13 | 0.38% | 251 | 7.28% | 3,450 | ||||||||||
| Sheridan | 5,382 | 62.21% | 3,206 | 37.06% | 64 | 0.74% | 2,176 | 25.15% | 8,652 | ||||||||||
| Sublette | 1,284 | 70.32% | 528 | 28.92% | 14 | 0.77% | 756 | 41.40% | 1,826 | ||||||||||
| Sweetwater | 4,937 | 46.69% | 5,575 | 52.72% | 62 | 0.59% | -638 | -6.03% | 10,574 | ||||||||||
| Teton | 2,667 | 67.40% | 1,204 | 30.43% | 86 | 2.17% | 1,463 | 36.97% | 3,957 | ||||||||||
| Uinta | 2,124 | 55.73% | 1,559 | 40.91% | 128 | 3.36% | 565 | 14.82% | 3,811 | ||||||||||
| Washakie | 2,361 | 66.68% | 1,168 | 32.99% | 12 | 0.34% | 1,193 | 33.69% | 3,541 | ||||||||||
| Weston | 1,770 | 65.22% | 934 | 34.41% | 10 | 0.37% | 836 | 30.81% | 2,714 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 92,717 | 59.30% | 62,239 | 39.81% | 1,387 | 0.89% | 30,478 | 19.49% | 156,343 | ||||||||||