1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 52.75 percent of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 45.57 percent of the popular vote, and did so by winning all major demographic groups in the Commonwealth. No third-party candidate amounted to 1 percent of the vote; American Party candidate Thomas Anderson came the closest with 0.71 percent.

Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States. , this is the last election in which Warren County, Hardin County, Madison County, Christian County, Taylor County, and Lincoln County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and the last in which Boone County did not support the Republican candidate, as voters in Boone County gave exactly the same number of votes to Ford as they did to Carter.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is also the last presidential election in which a Democratic presidential candidate won a majority of the vote in the state.

Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) Jimmy Carter of Georgia Walter Mondale Democratic9615,71752.75% Gerald Ford (incumbent) Robert Dole Republican0531,85245.57% Thomas J. Anderson Rufus Shackelford American08,3080.71% Eugene McCarthy — Independent06,8370.59% Lester Maddox William Dyke American Independent02,3280.20% Roger MacBride David Bergland Libertarian08140.07% Lyndon LaRouche R. Wayne Evans U.S. Labor05100.04% Gus Hall Jarvis Tyner Communist04260.04% Peter Camejo Willie Mae Reid Socialist Workers03500.03%

Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Thomas AndersonAmerican Eugene McCarthyIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adair 2,366 42.00% 3,201 56.82% 26 0.46% 10 0.18% 31 0.55% -835 -14.82% 5,634 Allen 2,231 46.69% 2,508 52.49% 11 0.23% 10 0.21% 18 0.38% -277 -5.80% 4,778 Anderson 2,388 57.79% 1,682 40.71% 34 0.82% 15 0.36% 13 0.31% 706 17.08% 4,132 Ballard 2,794 75.66% 649 17.57% 216 5.85% 16 0.43% 18 0.49% 2,145 58.09% 3,693 Barren 5,878 60.16% 3,797 38.86% 55 0.56% 22 0.23% 19 0.19% 2,081 21.30% 9,771 Bath 2,113 68.80% 938 30.54% 9 0.29% 7 0.23% 4 0.13% 1,175 38.26% 3,071 Bell 5,284 50.41% 5,035 48.03% 100 0.95% 30 0.29% 34 0.32% 249 2.38% 10,483 Boone 5,602 49.21% 5,602 49.21% 63 0.55% 75 0.66% 43 0.38% 0 0.00% 11,385 Bourbon 3,504 59.35% 2,260 38.28% 88 1.49% 30 0.51% 22 0.37% 1,244 21.07% 5,904 Boyd 11,150 54.50% 9,106 44.51% 50 0.24% 84 0.41% 69 0.34% 2,044 9.99% 20,459 Boyle 4,095 53.16% 3,511 45.58% 21 0.27% 45 0.58% 31 0.40% 584 7.58% 7,703 Bracken 1,577 63.21% 879 35.23% 19 0.76% 12 0.48% 8 0.32% 698 27.98% 2,495 Breathitt 3,544 77.45% 1,014 22.16% 5 0.11% 7 0.15% 6 0.13% 2,530 55.29% 4,576 Breckinridge 3,347 54.77% 2,698 44.15% 20 0.33% 25 0.41% 21 0.34% 649 10.62% 6,111 Bullitt 5,623 59.40% 3,639 38.44% 100 1.06% 56 0.59% 49 0.52% 1,984 20.96% 9,467 Butler 1,588 39.89% 2,363 59.36% 6 0.15% 10 0.25% 14 0.35% -775 -19.47% 3,981 Caldwell 3,016 61.56% 1,808 36.91% 46 0.94% 15 0.31% 14 0.29% 1,208 24.65% 4,899 Calloway 8,141 70.75% 3,171 27.56% 55 0.48% 90 0.78% 50 0.43% 4,970 43.19% 11,507 Campbell 12,423 43.10% 15,798 54.81% 100 0.35% 379 1.32% 121 0.42% -3,375 -11.71% 28,821 Carlisle 1,985 80.82% 435 17.71% 22 0.90% 8 0.33% 6 0.24% 1,550 63.11% 2,456 Carroll 2,251 72.64% 815 26.30% 11 0.35% 11 0.35% 11 0.35% 1,436 46.34% 3,099 Carter 3,915 54.89% 3,185 44.65% 6 0.08% 11 0.15% 16 0.22% 730 10.24% 7,133 Casey 1,602 31.84% 3,379 67.15% 27 0.54% 17 0.34% 7 0.14% -1,777 -35.31% 5,032 Christian 7,845 60.75% 4,964 38.44% 38 0.29% 32 0.25% 35 0.27% 2,881 22.31% 12,914 Clark 4,575 58.90% 3,114 40.09% 19 0.24% 39 0.50% 21 0.27% 1,461 18.81% 7,768 Clay 1,674 31.37% 3,652 68.44% 2 0.04% 6 0.11% 2 0.04% -1,978 -37.07% 5,336 Clinton 987 29.12% 2,354 69.46% 11 0.32% 7 0.21% 30 0.89% -1,367 -40.34% 3,389 Crittenden 1,715 51.16% 1,596 47.61% 21 0.63% 13 0.39% 7 0.21% 119 3.55% 3,352 Cumberland 853 33.76% 1,653 65.41% 7 0.28% 7 0.28% 7 0.28% -800 -31.65% 2,527 Daviess 14,114 51.41% 12,826 46.72% 266 0.97% 175 0.64% 73 0.27% 1,288 4.69% 27,454 Edmonson 1,418 41.57% 1,976 57.93% 7 0.21% 4 0.12% 6 0.18% -558 -16.36% 3,411 Elliott 1,987 80.74% 455 18.49% 5 0.20% 8 0.33% 6 0.24% 1,532 62.25% 2,461 Estill 2,034 47.15% 2,250 52.16% 6 0.14% 16 0.37% 8 0.19% -216 -5.01% 4,314 Fayette 28,012 43.10% 35,170 54.12% 628 0.97% 897 1.38% 282 0.43% -7,158 -11.02% 64,989 Fleming 2,317 58.17% 1,647 41.35% 8 0.20% 10 0.25% 1 0.03% 670 16.82% 3,983 Floyd 10,151 76.13% 3,108 23.31% 21 0.16% 24 0.18% 29 0.22% 7,043 52.82% 13,333 Franklin 10,475 63.71% 5,536 33.67% 240 1.46% 124 0.75% 66 0.40% 4,939 30.04% 16,441 Fulton 2,370 68.30% 1,060 30.55% 27 0.78% 9 0.26% 4 0.12% 1,310 37.75% 3,470 Gallatin 1,164 71.72% 436 26.86% 7 0.43% 6 0.37% 10 0.62% 728 44.86% 1,623 Garrard 1,887 47.32% 2,045 51.28% 42 1.05% 7 0.18% 7 0.18% -158 -3.96% 3,988 Grant 2,336 64.28% 1,212 33.35% 70 1.93% 6 0.17% 10 0.28% 1,124 30.93% 3,634 Graves 8,982 72.32% 3,195 25.72% 172 1.38% 33 0.27% 38 0.31% 5,787 46.60% 12,420 Grayson 3,064 45.13% 3,658 53.87% 36 0.53% 12 0.18% 20 0.29% -594 -8.74% 6,790 Green 2,085 46.14% 2,397 53.04% 5 0.11% 10 0.22% 22 0.49% -312 -6.90% 4,519 Greenup 6,880 57.27% 5,062 42.14% 21 0.17% 27 0.22% 23 0.19% 1,818 15.13% 12,013 Hancock 1,562 56.86% 1,124 40.92% 41 1.49% 14 0.51% 6 0.22% 438 15.94% 2,747 Hardin 7,977 52.53% 6,965 45.87% 113 0.74% 81 0.53% 49 0.32% 1,012 6.66% 15,185 Harlan 7,300 60.80% 4,624 38.51% 16 0.13% 38 0.32% 28 0.23% 2,676 22.29% 12,006 Harrison 3,582 64.53% 1,911 34.43% 21 0.38% 24 0.43% 13 0.23% 1,671 30.10% 5,551 Hart 3,189 60.81% 2,013 38.39% 7 0.13% 15 0.29% 20 0.38% 1,176 22.42% 5,244 Henderson 7,916 65.32% 4,053 33.45% 56 0.46% 59 0.49% 34 0.28% 3,863 31.87% 12,118 Henry 2,985 70.73% 1,192 28.25% 7 0.17% 22 0.52% 14 0.33% 1,793 42.48% 4,220 Hickman 2,035 74.93% 585 21.54% 87 3.20% 5 0.18% 4 0.15% 1,450 53.39% 2,716 Hopkins 7,749 59.65% 5,115 39.38% 37 0.28% 48 0.37% 41 0.32% 2,634 20.27% 12,990 Jackson 680 19.62% 2,766 79.80% 8 0.23% 5 0.14% 7 0.20% -2,086 -60.18% 3,466 Jefferson 122,731 47.31% 130,262 50.21% 2,831 1.09% 2,272 0.88% 1,349 0.52% -7,531 -2.90% 259,445 Jessamine 2,795 46.55% 3,081 51.32% 74 1.23% 33 0.55% 21 0.35% -286 -4.77% 6,004 Johnson 3,683 42.65% 4,891 56.64% 16 0.19% 21 0.24% 24 0.28% -1,208 -13.99% 8,635 Kenton 18,833 45.18% 22,087 52.99% 176 0.42% 429 1.03% 155 0.37% -3,254 -7.81% 41,680 Knott 4,762 82.40% 962 16.65% 5 0.09% 14 0.24% 36 0.62% 3,800 65.75% 5,779 Knox 3,642 42.05% 4,931 56.93% 13 0.15% 24 0.28% 51 0.59% -1,289 -14.88% 8,661 LaRue 2,207 60.38% 1,409 38.55% 14 0.38% 11 0.30% 14 0.38% 798 21.83% 3,655 Laurel 3,813 37.85% 6,186 61.41% 28 0.28% 18 0.18% 28 0.28% -2,373 -23.56% 10,073 Lawrence 2,402 56.08% 1,838 42.91% 13 0.30% 11 0.26% 19 0.44% 564 13.17% 4,283 Lee 1,091 42.57% 1,449 56.54% 3 0.12% 7 0.27% 13 0.51% -358 -13.97% 2,563 Leslie 1,478 28.04% 3,770 71.52% 8 0.15% 8 0.15% 7 0.13% -2,292 -43.48% 5,271 Letcher 4,590 59.24% 3,122 40.29% 9 0.12% 10 0.13% 17 0.22% 1,468 18.95% 7,748 Lewis 1,929 44.53% 2,383 55.01% 6 0.14% 6 0.14% 8 0.18% -454 -10.48% 4,332 Lincoln 3,198 53.97% 2,694 45.47% 14 0.24% 5 0.08% 14 0.24% 504 8.50% 5,925 Livingston 2,497 73.12% 878 25.71% 25 0.73% 4 0.12% 11 0.32% 1,619 47.41% 3,415 Logan 4,850 65.64% 2,430 32.89% 67 0.91% 16 0.22% 26 0.35% 2,420 32.75% 7,389 Lyon 1,606 72.31% 585 26.34% 22 0.99% 3 0.14% 5 0.23% 1,021 45.97% 2,221 Madison 7,299 51.71% 6,581 46.63% 106 0.75% 88 0.62% 40 0.28% 718 5.08% 14,114 Magoffin 2,451 57.49% 1,793 42.06% 3 0.07% 3 0.07% 13 0.30% 658 15.43% 4,263 Marion 3,520 66.14% 1,723 32.38% 27 0.51% 30 0.56% 22 0.41% 1,797 33.76% 5,322 Marshall 6,906 71.83% 2,578 26.82% 63 0.66% 23 0.24% 44 0.46% 4,328 45.01% 9,614 Martin 1,267 37.12% 2,120 62.12% 4 0.12% 7 0.21% 15 0.44% -853 -25.00% 3,413 Mason 3,397 56.58% 2,529 42.12% 26 0.43% 36 0.60% 16 0.27% 868 14.46% 6,004 McCracken 14,956 65.92% 6,997 30.84% 535 2.36% 125 0.55% 74 0.33% 7,959 35.08% 22,687 McCreary 1,827 35.53% 3,272 63.63% 22 0.43% 10 0.19% 11 0.21% -1,445 -28.10% 5,142 McLean 2,346 65.29% 1,212 33.73% 3 0.08% 12 0.33% 20 0.56% 1,134 31.56% 3,593 Meade 3,030 62.24% 1,755 36.05% 20 0.41% 41 0.84% 22 0.45% 1,275 26.19% 4,868 Menifee 1,041 76.77% 304 22.42% 5 0.37% 1 0.07% 5 0.37% 737 54.35% 1,356 Mercer 3,411 56.94% 2,451 40.91% 85 1.42% 21 0.35% 23 0.38% 960 16.03% 5,991 Metcalfe 1,877 57.47% 1,356 41.52% 14 0.43% 4 0.12% 15 0.46% 521 15.95% 3,266 Monroe 1,412 29.45% 3,352 69.91% 6 0.13% 14 0.29% 11 0.23% -1,940 -40.46% 4,795 Montgomery 3,141 60.01% 2,032 38.82% 17 0.32% 22 0.42% 22 0.42% 1,109 21.19% 5,234 Morgan 2,897 74.34% 973 24.97% 8 0.21% 8 0.21% 11 0.28% 1,924 49.37% 3,897 Muhlenberg 7,058 61.65% 4,292 37.49% 28 0.24% 31 0.27% 40 0.35% 2,766 24.16% 11,449 Nelson 4,454 59.36% 2,804 37.37% 138 1.84% 65 0.87% 43 0.57% 1,650 21.99% 7,504 Nicholas 1,582 66.53% 738 31.03% 45 1.89% 3 0.13% 10 0.42% 844 35.50% 2,378 Ohio 3,508 47.81% 3,764 51.30% 22 0.30% 25 0.34% 18 0.25% -256 -3.49% 7,337 Oldham 2,819 42.51% 3,695 55.72% 27 0.41% 52 0.78% 38 0.57% -876 -13.21% 6,631 Owen 2,332 76.43% 676 22.16% 15 0.49% 14 0.46% 14 0.46% 1,656 54.27% 3,051 Owsley 305 22.31% 1,053 77.03% 3 0.22% 5 0.37% 1 0.07% -748 -54.72% 1,367 Pendleton 2,147 62.65% 1,230 35.89% 19 0.55% 20 0.58% 11 0.32% 917 26.76% 3,427 Perry 5,633 55.68% 4,434 43.83% 10 0.10% 15 0.15% 24 0.24% 1,199 11.85% 10,116 Pike 14,320 60.44% 9,178 38.74% 47 0.20% 46 0.19% 100 0.42% 5,142 21.70% 23,691 Powell 1,859 61.37% 1,148 37.90% 6 0.20% 10 0.33% 6 0.20% 711 23.47% 3,029 Pulaski 5,752 38.14% 9,226 61.17% 29 0.19% 36 0.24% 40 0.27% -3,474 -23.03% 15,083 Robertson 546 65.94% 275 33.21% 3 0.36% 3 0.36% 1 0.12% 271 32.73% 828 Rockcastle 1,408 35.09% 2,583 64.37% 4 0.10% 11 0.27% 7 0.17% -1,175 -29.28% 4,013 Rowan 3,541 60.34% 2,244 38.24% 13 0.22% 42 0.72% 28 0.48% 1,297 22.10% 5,868 Russell 1,803 38.10% 2,882 60.90% 14 0.30% 12 0.25% 21 0.44% -1,079 -22.80% 4,732 Scott 3,118 55.30% 2,408 42.71% 62 1.10% 37 0.66% 13 0.23% 710 12.59% 5,638 Shelby 3,841 56.10% 2,916 42.59% 30 0.44% 32 0.47% 28 0.41% 925 13.51% 6,847 Simpson 2,782 64.71% 1,481 34.45% 14 0.33% 9 0.21% 13 0.30% 1,301 30.26% 4,299 Spencer 1,209 60.97% 742 37.42% 18 0.91% 10 0.50% 4 0.20% 467 23.55% 1,983 Taylor 3,456 50.33% 3,337 48.60% 20 0.29% 25 0.36% 28 0.41% 119 1.73% 6,866 Todd 2,436 67.72% 1,095 30.44% 42 1.17% 11 0.31% 13 0.36% 1,341 37.28% 3,597 Trigg 2,727 72.82% 991 26.46% 11 0.29% 8 0.21% 8 0.21% 1,736 46.36% 3,745 Trimble 1,568 74.21% 517 24.47% 10 0.47% 11 0.52% 7 0.33% 1,051 49.74% 2,113 Union 3,540 66.64% 1,716 32.30% 10 0.19% 21 0.40% 25 0.47% 1,824 34.34% 5,312 Warren 9,657 50.06% 9,439 48.93% 39 0.20% 96 0.50% 60 0.31% 218 1.13% 19,291 Washington 2,376 56.10% 1,765 41.68% 66 1.56% 16 0.38% 12 0.28% 611 14.42% 4,235 Wayne 2,537 43.61% 3,243 55.75% 14 0.24% 12 0.21% 11 0.19% -706 -12.14% 5,817 Webster 3,523 70.89% 1,402 28.21% 17 0.34% 9 0.18% 19 0.38% 2,121 42.68% 4,970 Whitley 4,212 40.53% 6,100 58.70% 22 0.21% 16 0.15% 42 0.40% -1,888 -18.17% 10,392 Wolfe 1,777 72.29% 659 26.81% 14 0.57% 2 0.08% 6 0.24% 1,118 45.48% 2,458 Woodford 2,689 49.20% 2,646 48.42% 85 1.56% 32 0.59% 13 0.24% 43 0.78% 5,465Totals615,71752.75%531,85245.57%8,3080.71%6,8370.59%4,4280.38%83,8657.18%1,167,142

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Ballard Barren Boone (became tied) Breckinridge Bullitt Carter Christian Crittenden Caldwell Calloway Clark Daviess Fulton Franklin Fleming Hardin Hart Harlan Lawrence Letcher Livingston Lyon Madison Magoffin Marshall Metcalfe Muhlenberg Perry Pike Taylor