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

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.19% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 38.46% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.55% of Nebraska's popular vote and came third overall in the nation. Despite losing in Nebraska, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States. , this is the last election in which Butler County, Sherman County, and Greeley 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

With 59.19% of the popular vote, Nebraska, where Ford was born in Omaha as Leslie Lynch King Jr. in 1913, proved to be the incumbent President’s fourth strongest state in the 1976 election after Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.

Results

Results by county CountyGerald FordRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticEugene McCarthyIndependentLester MaddoxAmericanRoger MacBrideLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams7,62359.42%4,94938.58% 1601.25%620.48% 350.27%2,67420.84%12,829Antelope2,48864.01%1,32534.09% 481.23%190.49% 70.18%1,16329.92%3,887Arthur19373.66%6424.43% 41.53%10.38% 00.00%12949.23%262Banner28154.78%21040.94% 101.95%81.56% 40.78%7113.84%513Blaine28166.59%13331.52% 71.66%10.24% 00.00%14835.07%422Boone2,03559.21%1,32938.67% 571.66%110.32% 50.15%70620.54%3,437Box Butte2,95664.56%1,51633.11% 671.46%290.63% 110.24%1,44031.45%4,579Boyd1,00455.13%79243.49% 120.66%110.60% 20.11%21211.64%1,821Brown1,24167.59%55730.34% 231.25%130.71% 20.11%68437.25%1,836Buffalo8,09563.36%4,30833.72% 2081.63%1160.91% 500.39%3,78729.64%12,777Burt2,51063.27%1,37534.66% 551.39%120.30% 150.38%1,13528.61%3,967Butler1,80942.36%2,33754.72% 811.90%340.80% 100.23%-528-12.36%4,271Cass3,80753.31%3,20544.88% 901.26%330.46% 60.08%6028.43%7,141Cedar2,41550.74%2,22546.74% 731.53%300.63% 170.36%1904.00%4,760Chase1,14659.16%72537.43% 291.50%140.72% 231.19%42121.73%1,937Cherry2,19768.83%90628.38% 491.54%280.88% 120.38%1,29140.45%3,192Cheyenne2,28556.39%1,66541.09% 691.70%240.59% 90.22%62015.30%4,052Clay2,25460.87%1,36936.97% 350.95%371.00% 80.22%88523.90%3,703Colfax2,36457.34%1,66640.41% 641.55%230.56% 60.15%69816.93%4,123Cuming3,30369.19%1,37428.78% 711.49%160.34% 100.21%1,92940.41%4,774Custer3,93563.72%1,98532.15% 1051.70%1131.83% 370.60%1,95031.57%6,175Dakota2,63152.67%2,29245.89% 531.06%110.22% 80.16%3396.78%4,995Dawes2,44662.56%1,28632.89% 751.92%912.33% 120.31%1,16029.67%3,910Dawson5,41367.79%2,39529.99% 851.06%640.80% 280.35%3,01837.80%7,985Deuel77665.16%39833.42% 141.18%30.25% 00.00%37831.74%1,191Dixon1,98159.35%1,28638.53% 481.44%140.42% 90.27%69520.82%3,338Dodge8,98262.03%5,28336.48% 1701.17%280.19% 180.12%3,69925.55%14,481Douglas93,20458.69%61,87738.97% 2,8731.81%5010.32% 3420.22%31,32719.72%158,797Dundy77461.28%45736.18% 120.95%110.87% 90.71%31725.10%1,263Fillmore2,09857.15%1,48940.56% 431.17%340.93% 70.19%60916.59%3,671Franklin1,17054.09%94143.50% 291.34%170.79% 60.28%22910.59%2,163Frontier99460.80%58835.96% 191.16%291.77% 50.31%40624.84%1,635Furnas1,85160.21%1,13236.82% 341.11%321.04% 250.81%71923.39%3,074Gage5,19952.54%4,50645.54% 1221.23%560.57% 120.12%6937.00%9,895Garden92863.91%45531.34% 352.41%271.86% 70.48%47332.57%1,452Garfield72664.76%34330.60% 131.16%383.39% 10.09%38334.16%1,121Gosper65464.82%33232.90% 121.19%90.89% 20.20%32231.92%1,009Grant31470.40%11626.01% 81.79%71.57% 10.22%19844.39%446Greeley78746.05%87751.32% 311.81%100.59% 40.23%-90-5.27%1,709Hall10,93562.90%6,07934.96% 2141.23%1080.62% 500.29%4,85627.94%17,386Hamilton2,73765.46%1,33731.98% 581.39%360.86% 130.31%1,40033.48%4,181Harlan1,32558.76%87938.98% 291.29%140.62% 80.35%44619.78%2,255Hayes41159.14%26738.42% 60.86%71.01% 40.58%14420.72%695Hitchcock89851.85%78645.38% 352.02%80.46% 50.29%1126.47%1,732Holt3,38964.21%1,75133.18% 731.38%571.08% 80.15%1,63831.03%5,278Hooker32676.35%9822.95% 20.47%10.23% 00.00%22853.40%427Howard1,36249.78%1,31648.10% 240.88%281.02% 60.22%461.68%2,736Jefferson2,62854.88%2,06843.18% 571.19%270.56% 90.19%56011.70%4,789Johnson1,29852.87%1,11545.42% 291.18%80.33% 50.20%1837.45%2,455Kearney1,83058.58%1,21939.02% 381.22%220.70% 150.48%61119.56%3,124Keith2,48566.09%1,13930.29% 772.05%421.12% 170.45%1,34635.80%3,760Keya Paha40560.72%24536.73% 71.05%50.75% 50.75%16023.99%667Kimball1,25762.82%69634.78% 311.55%110.55% 60.30%56128.04%2,001Knox2,61056.08%1,92241.30% 791.70%220.47% 210.45%68814.78%4,654Lancaster39,04156.47%28,30140.94% 1,5052.18%1490.22% 1350.20%10,74015.53%69,131Lincoln7,07655.55%5,35542.04% 1611.26%1130.89% 340.27%1,72113.51%12,739Logan28357.29%19639.68% 91.82%61.21% 00.00%8717.61%494Loup29965.57%14030.70% 51.10%122.63% 00.00%15934.87%456Madison7,84668.49%3,43329.97% 1141.00%500.44% 120.10%4,41338.52%11,455McPherson22166.37%10431.23% 20.60%20.60% 41.20%11735.14%333Merrick2,22960.21%1,36036.74% 671.81%260.70% 200.54%86923.47%3,702Morrill1,35156.79%97140.82% 371.56%160.67% 40.17%38015.97%2,379Nance1,12153.05%93644.30% 361.70%130.62% 70.33%1858.75%2,113Nemaha2,09359.06%1,40639.67% 270.76%100.28% 80.23%68719.39%3,544Nuckolls1,75354.37%1,42444.17% 320.99%90.28% 60.19%32910.20%3,224Otoe3,71559.56%2,43639.06% 631.01%150.24% 80.13%1,27920.50%6,237Pawnee99052.86%84545.11% 261.39%60.32% 60.32%1457.75%1,873Perkins98159.49%62237.72% 201.21%251.52% 10.06%35921.77%1,649Phelps3,21071.19%1,16825.90% 551.22%541.20% 220.49%2,04245.29%4,509Pierce2,17266.95%1,00430.95% 411.26%180.55% 90.28%1,16836.00%3,244Platte7,21764.56%3,69333.04% 1721.54%660.59% 310.28%3,52431.52%11,179Polk1,79758.86%1,19038.98% 431.41%160.52% 70.23%60719.88%3,053Red Willow2,97861.91%1,72235.80% 711.48%240.50% 150.31%1,25626.11%4,810Richardson3,11955.43%2,41642.94% 460.82%280.50% 180.32%70312.49%5,627Rock73272.55%25525.27% 141.39%70.69% 10.10%47747.28%1,009Saline2,33041.15%3,20556.61% 591.04%611.08% 70.12%-875-15.46%5,662Sarpy11,91760.44%7,38537.46% 2881.46%820.42% 440.22%4,53222.98%19,716Saunders3,84451.24%3,50746.75% 1061.41%330.44% 120.16%3374.49%7,502Scotts Bluff6,88760.05%4,29837.48% 1711.49%850.74% 270.24%2,58922.57%11,468Seward3,22054.12%2,61043.87% 701.18%360.61% 140.24%61010.25%5,950Sheridan2,00367.83%81027.43% 732.47%612.07% 60.20%1,19340.40%2,953Sherman93544.67%1,07851.51% 311.48%432.05% 60.29%-143-6.84%2,093Sioux53260.25%32937.26% 161.81%60.68% 00.00%20322.99%883Stanton1,46964.26%76433.42% 341.49%110.48% 80.35%70530.84%2,286Thayer1,99459.35%1,31539.14% 401.19%70.21% 40.12%67920.21%3,360Thomas34373.29%10322.01% 132.78%71.50% 20.43%24051.28%468Thurston1,29053.91%1,02142.67% 461.92%251.04% 110.46%26911.24%2,393Valley1,58757.31%1,04237.63% 361.30%953.43% 90.33%54519.68%2,769Washington3,79962.17%2,23336.54% 540.88%100.16% 150.25%1,56625.63%6,111Wayne2,52167.99%1,08929.37% 681.83%200.54% 100.27%1,43238.62%3,708Webster1,26751.90%1,13046.29% 251.02%80.33% 110.45%1375.61%2,441Wheeler27462.84%14633.49% 61.38%92.06% 10.23%12829.35%436York4,22369.62%1,66527.45% 721.19%1001.65% 60.10%2,55842.17%6,066Totals359,70559.19%233,69238.46%9,4091.55%3,3800.56%1,4820.24%126,01320.73%607,668

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Butler Greeley Saline Sherman

By congressional district Ford won all 3 congressional districts, including one which elected a Democrat. district Ford Carter Representative 58.7% 41.3%Charles Thone60.2%39.8%John Y. McCollisterJohn J. Cavanaugh III 62.8% 37.2%Virginia D. Smith

See also United States presidential elections in Nebraska

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