1976 Presidential Election Interactive Map
270 electoral votes to win
Change history with the 1976 presidential election interactive map.
Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.
Split electoral vote states - if any - are not interactive. Use the table below the map to make changes.
For full details, see the user guide.
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Split Electoral Votes
States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The historical split can be edited in this table. You can also use the drop down menu to split other states.
'Other' electoral votes can only be reallocated or removed.
Removing the split () will set the state to undecided and make it interactive on the map.
1976 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | Jimmy Carter | Democratic | 297 | 40,825,839 | |
| Gerald R. Ford (I) | Republican | 240 | 39,147,770 | ||
| Other: See Election Facts Below | 1 |
1976 Election Facts
- Ford won Washington; however one elector cast a vote for Ronald Reagan
- Issues of the Day: Watergate (Impeachment, pardon of Nixon)
