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{{Main|1976 United States presidential election}} |
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| election_name = 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| election_name = 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa |
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| country = Iowa |
| country = Iowa |
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| popular_vote1 = '''632,863''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''632,863''' |
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| percentage1 = '''49.47%''' |
| percentage1 = '''49.47%''' |
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| image2 = Jimmy Carter cropped. |
| image2 = Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg |
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| nominee2 = [[Jimmy Carter]] |
| nominee2 = [[Jimmy Carter]] |
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| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| map_image = Iowa Presidential Election Results 1976.svg |
| map_image = Iowa Presidential Election Results 1976.svg |
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| map_caption = County Results |
| map_caption = County Results |
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The '''1976 United States presidential election in Iowa''' took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the [[1976 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
The '''1976 United States presidential election in Iowa''' took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the [[1976 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
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[[Iowa]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Gerald Ford]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Michigan]]). with 49.47 percent of the popular vote, against [[Jimmy Carter]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]), with 48.46 percent. This race was one of the tightest in the nation, with the two candidates being separated by just 1.01 percent and a mere thirteen thousand votes. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but [[Eugene McCarthy]] (NBP–[[Minnesota]]) won 1.57 percent of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation. |
[[Iowa]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Gerald Ford]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Michigan]]). with 49.47 percent of the popular vote, against [[Jimmy Carter]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]), with 48.46 percent, making Iowa about 3% more Republican than the nation-at-large. This race was one of the tightest in the nation, with the two candidates being separated by just 1.01 percent and a mere thirteen thousand votes. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but [[Eugene McCarthy]] (NBP–[[Minnesota]]) won 1.57 percent of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation. |
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Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the [[Presidency of Jimmy Carter|39th president of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1976&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title=1976 Presidential General Election Results|publisher=Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas}}</ref> This was the last |
Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the [[Presidency of Jimmy Carter|39th president of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1976&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title=1976 Presidential General Election Results|publisher=Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas}}</ref> This was the last time until [[2020 United States presidential election in Iowa|2020]] that a Democrat was elected President without carrying the state of Iowa. |
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This is the third most recent election in which Iowa voted for a different candidate than [[1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], and the first election since [[1940 United States presidential election|1940]], a phenomenon that has only been repeated twice since, in [[2004 United States presidential election in Iowa|2004]], and [[2020 United States presidential election in Iowa|2020]]. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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| candidate = [[Thomas J. Anderson]] |
| candidate = [[Thomas J. Anderson (author)|Thomas J. Anderson]] |
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| party = American Party (1969) |
| party = American Party (1969) |
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| votes = 3,040 |
| votes = 3,040 |
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===Results by county=== |
===Results by county=== |
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! rowspan="2" |County<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2332|title=IA US President Race, November 02, 1976|publisher=Our Campaigns}}</ref> |
! rowspan="2" |County<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2332|title=IA US President Race, November 02, 1976|publisher=Our Campaigns}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |Gerald |
! colspan="2" |Gerald Ford<br/>Republican |
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! colspan="2" |Jimmy Carter<br/>Democratic |
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! colspan="2" |Eugene |
! colspan="2" |Eugene McCarthy<br/>Nominated By Petition |
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! colspan="2" |Thomas |
! colspan="2" |Thomas Anderson<br/>American |
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! colspan="2" |Various candidates<br/>Other parties |
! colspan="2" |Various candidates<br/>Other parties |
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! colspan="2" |Margin |
! colspan="2" |Margin |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.29% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.29% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,080 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,080 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.14% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,303 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,303 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Boone County, Iowa|Boone]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Boone County, Iowa|Boone]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,413 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,413 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.14% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,595 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.78% |
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| {{party shading/None}}| 187 |
| {{party shading/None}}| 187 |
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| {{party shading/None}}| 1. |
| {{party shading/None}}| 1.52% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 44 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 44 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 0. |
| {{party shading/American}}| 0.36% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 24 |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 24 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0. |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.20% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| - |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1,182 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| - |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -9.64% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,263 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bremer County, Iowa|Bremer]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bremer County, Iowa|Bremer]] |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.37% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.37% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,049 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,049 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.17% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,685 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,685 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.13% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.13% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,704 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,704 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 25. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,808 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,808 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.34% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.34% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 772 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 772 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.09% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,500 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,500 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.39% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.39% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,022 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,022 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.61% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,807 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,807 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.28% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.28% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -24 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -24 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -0. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -0.31% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,948 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,948 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -795 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -795 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -19. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -19.26% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,129 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,129 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.45% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.45% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,398 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,398 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.56% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,102 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,102 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.14% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.14% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -285 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -285 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -3. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -3.10% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,178 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,178 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.18% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.18% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -283 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -283 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -4. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -4.72% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,989 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,989 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.19% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.19% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 203 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 203 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2.17% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,328 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,328 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 398 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 398 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.82% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,841 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,841 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.26% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.26% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 559 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 559 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.55% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,411 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,411 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,728 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.04% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,783 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,783 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.32% |
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| {{party shading/None}}| 226 |
| {{party shading/None}}| 226 |
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| {{party shading/None}}| 1. |
| {{party shading/None}}| 1.35% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 18 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 18 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 0. |
| {{party shading/American}}| 0.11% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 31 |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 31 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0. |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.19% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| - |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1,055 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| - |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -6.28% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,786 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Jefferson County, Iowa|Jefferson]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Jefferson County, Iowa|Jefferson]] |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.74% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.74% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -4,118 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -4,118 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -10. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -10.63% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38,710 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38,710 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -537 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -537 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -5. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -5.34% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,046 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,046 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.20% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.20% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -662 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -662 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -13. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -13.52% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,894 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,894 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.20% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.20% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -428 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -428 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7.25% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,910 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,910 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 867 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 867 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.66% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,630 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,630 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -25 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -25 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -0. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -0.46% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,370 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,370 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.40% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.40% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -779 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -779 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -19. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -19.50% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,996 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,996 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.54% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.54% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 646 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 646 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.29% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,350 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,350 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.34% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.34% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 450 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 450 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.18% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,261 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,261 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.83% |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.83% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 112 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 112 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2.75% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,084 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,084 |
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!Total!!632,863!!49.47%!!619,931!!48.46%!!20,051!!1.57%!!3,040!!0.24%!!3,421!!0.27%!!12,932!!1.01%!!1,279,306 |
!Total!!632,863!!49.47%!!619,931!!48.46%!!20,051!!1.57%!!3,040!!0.24%!!3,421!!0.27%!!12,932!!1.01%!!1,279,306 |
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====Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==== |
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*[[Adams County, Iowa|Adams]] |
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*[[Appanoose County, Iowa|Appanoose]] |
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*[[Audubon County, Iowa|Audubon]] |
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*[[Benton County, Iowa|Benton]] |
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*[[Boone County, Iowa|Boone]] |
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*[[Cerro Gordo County, Iowa|Cerro Gordo]] |
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*[[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw]] |
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*[[Clarke County, Iowa|Clarke]] |
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*[[Crawford County, Iowa|Crawford]] |
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*[[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas]] |
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*[[Davis County, Iowa|Davis]] |
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*[[Decatur County, Iowa|Decatur]] |
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*[[Des Moines County, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
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*[[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd]] |
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*[[Greene County, Iowa|Greene]] |
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*[[Guthrie County, Iowa|Guthrie]] |
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*[[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton]] |
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*[[Henry County, Iowa|Henry]] |
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*[[Howard County, Iowa|Howard]] |
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*[[Jackson County, Iowa|Jackson]] |
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*[[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]] |
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*[[Keokuk County, Iowa|Keokuk]] |
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*[[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth]] |
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*[[Lee County, Iowa|Lee]] |
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*[[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]] |
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*[[Lucas County, Iowa|Lucas]] |
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*[[Madison County, Iowa|Madison]] |
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*[[Marion County, Iowa|Marion]] |
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*[[Mitchell County, Iowa|Mitchell]] |
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*[[Monona County, Iowa|Monona]] |
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*[[Monroe County, Iowa|Monroe]] |
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*[[Palo Alto County, Iowa|Palo Alto]] |
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*[[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas]] |
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*[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]] |
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*[[Poweshiek County, Iowa|Poweshiek]] |
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*[[Ringgold County, Iowa|Ringgold]] |
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*[[Tama County, Iowa|Tama]] |
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*[[Union County, Iowa|Union]] |
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*[[Van Buren County, Iowa|Van Buren]] |
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*[[Warren County, Iowa|Warren]] |
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*[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster]] |
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*[[Wayne County, Iowa|Wayne]] |
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*[[Worth County, Iowa|Worth]] |
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*[[Wright County, Iowa|Wright]] |
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*[[Wapello County, Iowa|Wapello]] |
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==See also== |
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 49.47 percent of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 48.46 percent, making Iowa about 3% more Republican than the nation-at-large. This race was one of the tightest in the nation, with the two candidates being separated by just 1.01 percent and a mere thirteen thousand votes. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (NBP–Minnesota) won 1.57 percent of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation.
Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.[1] This was the last time until 2020 that a Democrat was elected President without carrying the state of Iowa.
This is the third most recent election in which Iowa voted for a different candidate than Wisconsin, and the first election since 1940, a phenomenon that has only been repeated twice since, in 2004, and 2020.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 632,863 | 49.47% | |
Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 619,931 | 48.46% | |
Nominated By Petition | Eugene McCarthy | 20,051 | 1.57% | |
American | Thomas J. Anderson | 3,040 | 0.24% | |
Libertarian | Roger MacBride | 1,452 | 0.11% | |
Communist | Gus Hall | 554 | 0.04% | |
Write-ins | — | 506 | 0.04% | |
Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo | 267 | 0.02% | |
U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 241 | 0.02% | |
Socialist | Frank Zeidler | 234 | 0.02% | |
Socialist Labor | Julius Levin | 167 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 1,279,306 | 100% |
Results by county
County[3] | Gerald Ford Republican |
Jimmy Carter Democratic |
Eugene McCarthy Nominated By Petition |
Thomas Anderson American |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adair | 2,326 | 49.26% | 2,294 | 48.58% | 65 | 1.38% | 20 | 0.42% | 17 | 0.36% | 32 | 0.68% | 4,722 |
Adams | 1,388 | 47.26% | 1,507 | 51.31% | 27 | 0.92% | 7 | 0.24% | 8 | 0.27% | -119 | -4.05% | 2,937 |
Allamakee | 3,648 | 57.88% | 2,568 | 40.74% | 67 | 1.06% | 2 | 0.03% | 18 | 0.29% | 1,080 | 17.14% | 6,303 |
Appanoose | 3,036 | 46.29% | 3,424 | 52.21% | 63 | 0.96% | 10 | 0.15% | 25 | 0.38% | -388 | -5.92% | 6,558 |
Audubon | 1,978 | 47.86% | 2,104 | 50.91% | 34 | 0.82% | 9 | 0.22% | 8 | 0.19% | -126 | -3.05% | 4,133 |
Benton | 5,014 | 46.85% | 5,514 | 51.52% | 137 | 1.28% | 18 | 0.17% | 20 | 0.19% | -500 | -4.67% | 10,703 |
Black Hawk | 30,994 | 50.23% | 29,508 | 47.82% | 918 | 1.49% | 92 | 0.15% | 193 | 0.31% | 1,486 | 2.41% | 61,705 |
Boone | 5,413 | 44.14% | 6,595 | 53.78% | 187 | 1.52% | 44 | 0.36% | 24 | 0.20% | -1,182 | -9.64% | 12,263 |
Bremer | 6,252 | 58.51% | 4,203 | 39.34% | 176 | 1.65% | 14 | 0.13% | 40 | 0.37% | 2,049 | 19.17% | 10,685 |
Buchanan | 4,794 | 51.98% | 4,258 | 46.17% | 127 | 1.38% | 8 | 0.09% | 36 | 0.39% | 536 | 5.81% | 9,223 |
Buena Vista | 5,126 | 53.58% | 4,227 | 44.18% | 163 | 1.70% | 15 | 0.16% | 36 | 0.38% | 899 | 9.40% | 9,567 |
Butler | 4,207 | 61.79% | 2,503 | 36.77% | 72 | 1.06% | 17 | 0.25% | 9 | 0.13% | 1,704 | 25.02% | 6,808 |
Calhoun | 3,215 | 51.03% | 3,001 | 47.63% | 67 | 1.06% | 3 | 0.05% | 14 | 0.22% | 214 | 3.40% | 6,300 |
Carroll | 4,094 | 42.61% | 5,333 | 55.51% | 143 | 1.49% | 13 | 0.14% | 25 | 0.26% | -1,239 | -12.90% | 9,608 |
Cass | 4,589 | 60.79% | 2,866 | 37.97% | 70 | 0.93% | 10 | 0.13% | 14 | 0.19% | 1,723 | 22.82% | 7,549 |
Cedar | 4,308 | 55.08% | 3,354 | 42.88% | 105 | 1.34% | 35 | 0.45% | 20 | 0.26% | 954 | 12.20% | 7,822 |
Cerro Gordo | 10,604 | 47.77% | 11,189 | 50.41% | 322 | 1.45% | 52 | 0.23% | 29 | 0.13% | -585 | -2.64% | 22,196 |
Cherokee | 3,993 | 53.40% | 3,358 | 44.91% | 97 | 1.30% | 11 | 0.15% | 19 | 0.25% | 635 | 8.49% | 7,478 |
Chickasaw | 3,432 | 49.11% | 3,503 | 50.13% | 46 | 0.66% | 5 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.03% | -71 | -1.02% | 6,988 |
Clarke | 1,737 | 41.87% | 2,333 | 56.23% | 43 | 1.04% | 17 | 0.41% | 19 | 0.46% | -596 | -14.36% | 4,149 |
Clay | 4,548 | 53.51% | 3,776 | 44.42% | 102 | 1.20% | 45 | 0.53% | 29 | 0.34% | 772 | 9.09% | 8,500 |
Clayton | 4,826 | 54.80% | 3,804 | 43.19% | 123 | 1.40% | 20 | 0.23% | 34 | 0.39% | 1,022 | 11.61% | 8,807 |
Clinton | 12,401 | 50.55% | 11,746 | 47.88% | 285 | 1.16% | 43 | 0.18% | 58 | 0.24% | 655 | 2.67% | 24,533 |
Crawford | 3,879 | 48.80% | 3,903 | 49.11% | 126 | 1.59% | 18 | 0.23% | 22 | 0.28% | -24 | -0.31% | 7,948 |
Dallas | 5,308 | 43.34% | 6,722 | 54.89% | 166 | 1.36% | 27 | 0.22% | 24 | 0.20% | -1,414 | -11.55% | 12,247 |
Davis | 1,631 | 39.50% | 2,426 | 58.76% | 51 | 1.24% | 11 | 0.27% | 10 | 0.24% | -795 | -19.26% | 4,129 |
Decatur | 1,932 | 41.05% | 2,698 | 57.32% | 39 | 0.83% | 21 | 0.45% | 17 | 0.36% | -766 | -16.27% | 4,707 |
Delaware | 4,161 | 55.62% | 3,168 | 42.35% | 117 | 1.56% | 13 | 0.17% | 22 | 0.29% | 993 | 13.27% | 7,481 |
Des Moines | 9,023 | 43.94% | 11,268 | 54.87% | 173 | 0.84% | 32 | 0.16% | 40 | 0.19% | -2,245 | -10.93% | 20,536 |
Dickinson | 3,795 | 54.14% | 3,074 | 43.85% | 108 | 1.54% | 23 | 0.33% | 10 | 0.14% | 721 | 10.29% | 7,010 |
Dubuque | 17,459 | 44.71% | 20,548 | 52.62% | 863 | 2.21% | 102 | 0.26% | 77 | 0.20% | -3,089 | -7.91% | 39,049 |
Emmet | 2,872 | 50.50% | 2,720 | 47.83% | 68 | 1.20% | 9 | 0.16% | 18 | 0.32% | 152 | 2.67% | 5,687 |
Fayette | 6,618 | 54.69% | 5,220 | 43.13% | 180 | 1.49% | 30 | 0.25% | 54 | 0.45% | 1,398 | 11.56% | 12,102 |
Floyd | 4,361 | 47.52% | 4,646 | 50.62% | 126 | 1.37% | 32 | 0.35% | 13 | 0.14% | -285 | -3.10% | 9,178 |
Franklin | 3,056 | 52.30% | 2,682 | 45.90% | 78 | 1.33% | 11 | 0.19% | 16 | 0.27% | 374 | 6.40% | 5,843 |
Fremont | 2,163 | 51.80% | 1,964 | 47.03% | 35 | 0.84% | 10 | 0.24% | 4 | 0.10% | 199 | 4.77% | 4,176 |
Greene | 2,811 | 46.94% | 3,094 | 51.66% | 64 | 1.07% | 9 | 0.15% | 11 | 0.18% | -283 | -4.72% | 5,989 |
Grundy | 4,173 | 62.66% | 2,410 | 36.19% | 59 | 0.89% | 10 | 0.15% | 8 | 0.12% | 1,763 | 26.47% | 6,660 |
Guthrie | 2,644 | 46.87% | 2,873 | 50.93% | 92 | 1.63% | 18 | 0.32% | 14 | 0.25% | -229 | -4.06% | 5,641 |
Hamilton | 3,932 | 49.00% | 3,953 | 49.26% | 105 | 1.31% | 11 | 0.14% | 24 | 0.30% | -21 | -0.26% | 8,025 |
Hancock | 3,127 | 50.54% | 2,975 | 48.08% | 68 | 1.10% | 11 | 0.18% | 6 | 0.10% | 152 | 2.46% | 6,187 |
Hardin | 4,682 | 50.19% | 4,479 | 48.02% | 128 | 1.37% | 21 | 0.23% | 18 | 0.19% | 203 | 2.17% | 9,328 |
Harrison | 3,489 | 51.38% | 3,228 | 47.54% | 38 | 0.56% | 12 | 0.18% | 23 | 0.34% | 261 | 3.84% | 6,790 |
Henry | 3,848 | 48.79% | 3,882 | 49.22% | 114 | 1.45% | 25 | 0.32% | 18 | 0.23% | -34 | -0.43% | 7,887 |
Howard | 2,618 | 46.62% | 2,917 | 51.94% | 55 | 0.98% | 14 | 0.25% | 12 | 0.21% | -299 | -5.32% | 5,616 |
Humboldt | 3,075 | 52.65% | 2,677 | 45.83% | 65 | 1.11% | 10 | 0.17% | 14 | 0.24% | 398 | 6.82% | 5,841 |
Ida | 2,590 | 56.86% | 1,868 | 41.01% | 70 | 1.54% | 13 | 0.29% | 14 | 0.31% | 722 | 15.85% | 4,555 |
Iowa | 3,926 | 52.98% | 3,367 | 45.43% | 81 | 1.09% | 18 | 0.24% | 19 | 0.26% | 559 | 7.55% | 7,411 |
Jackson | 4,221 | 47.50% | 4,467 | 50.27% | 152 | 1.71% | 14 | 0.16% | 32 | 0.36% | -246 | -2.77% | 8,886 |
Jasper | 7,728 | 46.04% | 8,783 | 52.32% | 226 | 1.35% | 18 | 0.11% | 31 | 0.19% | -1,055 | -6.28% | 16,786 |
Jefferson | 3,746 | 51.71% | 3,377 | 46.62% | 73 | 1.01% | 28 | 0.39% | 20 | 0.28% | 369 | 5.09% | 7,244 |
Johnson | 16,090 | 41.57% | 20,208 | 52.20% | 2,082 | 5.38% | 43 | 0.11% | 287 | 0.74% | -4,118 | -10.63% | 38,710 |
Jones | 4,463 | 50.54% | 4,245 | 48.07% | 91 | 1.03% | 20 | 0.23% | 12 | 0.14% | 218 | 2.47% | 8,831 |
Keokuk | 2,920 | 44.90% | 3,482 | 53.54% | 84 | 1.29% | 10 | 0.15% | 8 | 0.12% | -562 | -8.64% | 6,504 |
Kossuth | 4,653 | 46.32% | 5,190 | 51.66% | 154 | 1.53% | 28 | 0.28% | 21 | 0.21% | -537 | -5.34% | 10,046 |
Lee | 8,195 | 46.92% | 9,017 | 51.63% | 186 | 1.06% | 34 | 0.19% | 33 | 0.19% | -822 | -4.71% | 17,465 |
Linn | 36,513 | 47.79% | 38,252 | 50.07% | 1,256 | 1.64% | 128 | 0.17% | 248 | 0.32% | -1,739 | -2.28% | 76,397 |
Louisa | 2,284 | 51.43% | 2,089 | 47.04% | 47 | 1.06% | 11 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.23% | 195 | 4.39% | 4,441 |
Lucas | 2,071 | 42.32% | 2,733 | 55.84% | 68 | 1.39% | 12 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.20% | -662 | -13.52% | 4,894 |
Lyon | 3,558 | 64.06% | 1,870 | 33.67% | 56 | 1.01% | 63 | 1.13% | 7 | 0.13% | 1,688 | 30.39% | 5,554 |
Madison | 2,681 | 45.36% | 3,109 | 52.61% | 83 | 1.40% | 25 | 0.42% | 12 | 0.20% | -428 | -7.25% | 5,910 |
Mahaska | 5,267 | 51.38% | 4,838 | 47.20% | 109 | 1.06% | 24 | 0.23% | 13 | 0.13% | 429 | 4.18% | 10,251 |
Marion | 5,429 | 45.79% | 6,226 | 52.51% | 149 | 1.26% | 36 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.14% | -797 | -6.72% | 11,857 |
Marshall | 9,562 | 51.33% | 8,695 | 46.67% | 285 | 1.53% | 49 | 0.26% | 39 | 0.21% | 867 | 4.66% | 18,630 |
Mills | 2,722 | 57.79% | 1,908 | 40.51% | 31 | 0.66% | 44 | 0.93% | 5 | 0.11% | 814 | 17.28% | 4,710 |
Mitchell | 2,887 | 49.00% | 2,906 | 49.32% | 78 | 1.32% | 8 | 0.14% | 13 | 0.22% | -19 | -0.32% | 5,892 |
Monona | 2,636 | 49.09% | 2,661 | 49.55% | 49 | 0.91% | 11 | 0.20% | 13 | 0.24% | -25 | -0.46% | 5,370 |
Monroe | 1,581 | 39.56% | 2,360 | 59.06% | 35 | 0.88% | 4 | 0.10% | 16 | 0.40% | -779 | -19.50% | 3,996 |
Montgomery | 3,673 | 61.48% | 2,229 | 37.31% | 37 | 0.62% | 30 | 0.50% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,444 | 24.17% | 5,974 |
Muscatine | 7,697 | 53.10% | 6,567 | 45.30% | 183 | 1.26% | 19 | 0.13% | 30 | 0.21% | 1,130 | 7.80% | 14,496 |
O'Brien | 4,643 | 61.86% | 2,732 | 36.40% | 82 | 1.09% | 35 | 0.47% | 14 | 0.19% | 1,911 | 25.46% | 7,506 |
Osceola | 1,955 | 58.36% | 1,309 | 39.07% | 53 | 1.58% | 15 | 0.45% | 18 | 0.54% | 646 | 19.29% | 3,350 |
Page | 5,343 | 64.10% | 2,865 | 34.37% | 66 | 0.79% | 29 | 0.35% | 32 | 0.38% | 2,478 | 29.73% | 8,335 |
Palo Alto | 2,623 | 44.43% | 3,182 | 53.90% | 76 | 1.29% | 18 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.08% | -559 | -9.47% | 5,904 |
Plymouth | 5,590 | 55.81% | 4,284 | 42.77% | 89 | 0.89% | 33 | 0.33% | 20 | 0.20% | 1,306 | 13.04% | 10,016 |
Pocahontas | 2,700 | 45.85% | 3,055 | 51.88% | 96 | 1.63% | 11 | 0.19% | 27 | 0.46% | -355 | -6.03% | 5,889 |
Polk | 62,316 | 45.23% | 71,917 | 52.20% | 2,822 | 2.05% | 343 | 0.25% | 365 | 0.26% | -9,601 | -6.97% | 137,763 |
Pottawattamie | 17,264 | 53.09% | 14,754 | 45.37% | 291 | 0.89% | 123 | 0.38% | 87 | 0.27% | 2,510 | 7.72% | 32,519 |
Poweshiek | 4,194 | 48.01% | 4,360 | 49.91% | 139 | 1.59% | 13 | 0.15% | 29 | 0.33% | -166 | -1.90% | 8,735 |
Ringgold | 1,543 | 46.25% | 1,739 | 52.13% | 37 | 1.11% | 6 | 0.18% | 11 | 0.33% | -196 | -5.88% | 3,336 |
Sac | 3,347 | 51.55% | 2,996 | 46.14% | 107 | 1.65% | 14 | 0.22% | 29 | 0.45% | 351 | 5.41% | 6,493 |
Scott | 35,021 | 53.11% | 29,771 | 45.15% | 822 | 1.25% | 147 | 0.22% | 179 | 0.27% | 5,250 | 7.96% | 65,940 |
Shelby | 3,301 | 52.72% | 2,851 | 45.54% | 76 | 1.21% | 12 | 0.19% | 21 | 0.34% | 450 | 7.18% | 6,261 |
Sioux | 9,448 | 73.04% | 3,322 | 25.68% | 90 | 0.70% | 57 | 0.44% | 18 | 0.14% | 6,126 | 47.36% | 12,935 |
Story | 18,394 | 51.85% | 15,717 | 44.30% | 1,153 | 3.25% | 74 | 0.21% | 138 | 0.39% | 2,677 | 7.55% | 35,476 |
Tama | 4,379 | 48.08% | 4,580 | 50.29% | 108 | 1.19% | 21 | 0.23% | 20 | 0.22% | -201 | -2.21% | 9,108 |
Taylor | 2,059 | 50.42% | 1,947 | 47.67% | 31 | 0.76% | 13 | 0.32% | 34 | 0.83% | 112 | 2.75% | 4,084 |
Union | 2,873 | 48.30% | 2,955 | 49.68% | 79 | 1.33% | 31 | 0.52% | 10 | 0.17% | -82 | -1.38% | 5,948 |
Van Buren | 1,804 | 49.14% | 1,807 | 49.22% | 36 | 0.98% | 13 | 0.35% | 11 | 0.30% | -3 | -0.08% | 3,671 |
Wapello | 6,786 | 39.30% | 10,249 | 59.35% | 152 | 0.88% | 41 | 0.24% | 40 | 0.23% | -3,463 | -20.05% | 17,268 |
Warren | 6,099 | 43.23% | 7,653 | 54.25% | 272 | 1.93% | 65 | 0.46% | 19 | 0.13% | -1,554 | -11.02% | 14,108 |
Washington | 4,218 | 54.03% | 3,448 | 44.17% | 91 | 1.17% | 30 | 0.38% | 20 | 0.26% | 770 | 9.86% | 7,807 |
Wayne | 1,781 | 44.58% | 2,145 | 53.69% | 54 | 1.35% | 9 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.15% | -364 | -9.11% | 3,995 |
Webster | 9,068 | 45.35% | 10,543 | 52.73% | 298 | 1.49% | 35 | 0.18% | 51 | 0.26% | -1,475 | -7.38% | 19,995 |
Winnebago | 3,315 | 52.24% | 2,950 | 46.49% | 63 | 0.99% | 14 | 0.22% | 4 | 0.06% | 365 | 5.75% | 6,346 |
Winneshiek | 4,765 | 52.08% | 4,158 | 45.45% | 162 | 1.77% | 34 | 0.37% | 30 | 0.33% | 607 | 6.63% | 9,149 |
Woodbury | 22,853 | 52.79% | 19,664 | 45.43% | 555 | 1.28% | 111 | 0.26% | 104 | 0.24% | 3,189 | 7.37% | 43,287 |
Worth | 1,964 | 44.38% | 2,399 | 54.21% | 51 | 1.15% | 11 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | -435 | -9.83% | 4,425 |
Wright | 3,544 | 48.67% | 3,637 | 49.95% | 78 | 1.07% | 23 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | -93 | -1.28% | 7,282 |
Total | 632,863 | 49.47% | 619,931 | 48.46% | 20,051 | 1.57% | 3,040 | 0.24% | 3,421 | 0.27% | 12,932 | 1.01% | 1,279,306 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Adams
- Appanoose
- Audubon
- Benton
- Boone
- Cerro Gordo
- Chickasaw
- Clarke
- Crawford
- Dallas
- Davis
- Decatur
- Des Moines
- Floyd
- Greene
- Guthrie
- Hamilton
- Henry
- Howard
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Keokuk
- Kossuth
- Lee
- Linn
- Lucas
- Madison
- Marion
- Mitchell
- Monona
- Monroe
- Palo Alto
- Pocahontas
- Polk
- Poweshiek
- Ringgold
- Tama
- Union
- Van Buren
- Warren
- Webster
- Wayne
- Worth
- Wright
- Wapello
See also
References
- ^ "1976 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ "1976 Presidential General Election Results – Iowa". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ "IA US President Race, November 02, 1976". Our Campaigns.