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. 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. , 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.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Results

Results by county CountyGerald FordRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocratic-NPLThomas AndersonAmericanEugene McCarthyIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams94048.53%95949.51%110.57%231.19%40.21%-19-0.98%1,937Barnes4,01153.75%3,32144.51%450.60%720.96%130.17%6909.24%7,462Benson1,68945.34%1,97352.97%260.70%250.67%120.32%-284-7.63%3,725Billings35151.32%28541.67%273.95%182.63%30.44%669.65%684Bottineau2,63856.13%1,98742.28%260.55%360.77%130.28%65113.85%4,700Bowman1,03351.70%91145.60%241.20%251.25%50.25%1226.10%1,998Burke1,08752.03%89943.03%773.69%211.01%50.24%1889.00%2,089Burleigh13,68058.09%9,18839.02%4131.75%2170.92%510.22%4,49219.07%23,549Cass22,58354.53%17,87943.17%2030.49%5981.44%1480.36%4,70411.36%41,411Cavalier2,04647.58%2,17850.65%491.14%270.63%00.00%-132-3.07%4,300Dickey2,02754.65%1,61243.46%371.00%300.81%30.08%41511.19%3,709Divide88144.54%1,05753.44%140.71%150.76%110.56%-176-8.90%1,978Dunn1,04148.26%1,05148.73%502.32%140.65%10.05%-10-0.47%2,157Eddy89043.33%1,12354.67%221.07%140.68%50.24%-233-11.34%2,054Emmons1,37045.91%1,45948.89%1344.49%140.47%70.23%-89-2.98%2,984Foster1,12048.59%1,14749.76%90.39%251.08%40.17%-27-1.17%2,305Golden Valley63352.40%47939.65%806.62%131.08%30.25%15412.75%1,208Grand Forks13,82052.71%11,54544.03%4151.58%3501.33%880.34%2,2758.68%26,218Grant1,20553.37%95242.16%783.45%180.80%50.22%25311.21%2,258Griggs1,08648.01%1,12249.60%321.41%210.93%10.04%-36-1.59%2,262Hettinger1,13549.30%1,09547.57%451.95%200.87%70.30%401.73%2,302Kidder95447.16%93646.27%1135.59%130.64%70.35%180.89%2,023LaMoure1,73549.04%1,71848.56%481.36%260.73%110.31%170.48%3,538Logan94450.32%80943.12%1015.38%160.85%60.32%1357.20%1,876McHenry2,04349.70%1,99448.50%240.58%431.05%70.17%491.20%4,111McIntosh1,78564.30%91232.85%662.38%60.22%70.25%87331.45%2,776McKenzie1,59553.56%1,33544.83%270.91%120.40%90.30%2608.73%2,978McLean2,72948.17%2,81549.69%661.17%410.72%140.25%-86-1.52%5,665Mercer1,98259.77%1,29839.14%331.00%10.03%20.06%68420.63%3,316Morton4,92147.04%5,24150.10%1981.89%820.78%200.19%-320-3.06%10,462Mountrail1,43038.57%2,18959.03%471.27%340.92%80.22%-759-20.46%3,708Nelson1,33644.31%1,61053.40%351.16%270.90%70.23%-274-9.09%3,015Oliver57550.44%52946.40%201.75%131.14%30.26%464.04%1,140Pembina2,81053.95%2,27443.66%571.09%531.02%150.29%53610.29%5,209Pierce1,39648.35%1,43449.67%321.11%210.73%40.14%-38-1.32%2,887Ramsey3,29350.65%3,09647.62%400.62%530.82%200.31%1973.03%6,502Ransom1,69649.07%1,71549.62%170.49%230.67%50.14%-19-0.55%3,456Renville81243.99%1,00854.60%140.76%90.49%30.16%-196-10.61%1,846Richland4,99151.01%4,59246.93%910.93%940.96%170.17%3994.08%9,785Rolette1,09429.62%2,53168.54%240.65%371.00%70.19%-1,437-38.92%3,693Sargent1,34444.34%1,64454.24%180.59%220.73%30.10%-300-9.90%3,031Sheridan93560.87%56937.04%191.24%100.65%30.20%36623.83%1,536Sioux35432.75%69764.48%151.39%131.20%20.19%-343-31.73%1,081Slope35548.90%34747.80%81.10%121.65%40.55%81.10%726Stark4,37449.93%4,07646.53%1932.20%700.80%470.54%2983.40%8,760Steele83543.35%1,06655.35%100.52%120.62%30.16%-231-12.00%1,926Stutsman5,65352.44%4,88345.30%1151.07%990.92%300.28%7707.14%10,780Towner99344.45%1,21654.43%120.54%100.45%30.13%-223-9.98%2,234Traill2,80053.32%2,35244.79%270.51%561.07%160.30%4488.53%5,251Walsh3,51848.13%3,55548.64%1421.94%791.08%150.21%-37-0.51%7,309Ward12,75156.12%9,48441.74%1760.77%2291.01%810.36%3,26714.38%22,721Wells1,94151.53%1,74246.24%381.01%350.93%110.29%1995.29%3,767Williams4,23048.67%4,18948.19%881.01%730.84%1121.29%410.48%8,692Totals153,47051.66%136,07845.80%3,6981.24%2,9520.99%8960.30%17,3925.86%297,094

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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

See also United States presidential elections in North Dakota

References