1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota Turnout 73.01%[ 1] County Results
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Ford
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose ten electors, or representatives to theElectoral College , who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by theDemocratic Party candidate, formerGeorgia Governor Jimmy Carter , won the state overincumbent President Gerald Ford by a landslide margin of 251,045 votes, or approximately 12.88%. Carter went on to win the election nationally, as the country's confidence in theRepublican Party had been deeply shaken following theWatergate scandal and the subsequent resignation ofRichard Nixon .
Prior to the election, Minnesota was considered as leaning-Carter. TheRepublican Party of Minnesota had been terribly weakened by theWatergate scandal . That weakened position was further eroded whenJimmy Carter choseMinnesota senatorWalter Mondale as his vice-presidential running mate, securing the state for Carter. Mondale later went on to become theDemocratic Party nominee for President in1984 , in which heonly won one state , Minnesota.[ 2]
The effect of Watergate on the political landscape in Minnesota can be clearly seen in the results of this election, as well as the landslideDFL victory in the1974 gubernatorial election. Previously Minnesota had cast its electoral votes for the Republican nominee in twenty of the twenty-nine presidential elections from1860 to1972 .
As of the2024 presidential election , Minnesota has not cast a single electoral vote in favor of a Republican since 1972, making it the state with the longest Democratic streak up to the present day.[ 3] [update] Roseau County ,Wilkin County ,Douglas County ,Wadena County , andPipestone County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[ 4]
1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota[ 5] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic (DFL) Jimmy Carter 1,070,440 54.90% 10 Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent )819,395 42.02% 0 McCarthy ‘76 Eugene McCarthy 35,490 1.82% 0 American Thomas J. Anderson 13,592 0.70% 0 Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 4,149 0.21% 0 Libertarian Roger MacBride 3,529 0.18% 0 Communist Gus Hall 1,092 0.06% 0 People's Margaret Wright 635 0.03% 0 U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 543 0.03% 0 Socialist Labor Julius Levin 370 0.02% 0 Socialist Frank Zeidler 354 0.02% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 342 0.02% 0 Invalid or blank votes — Totals 1,978,590 100.00% 10 Voter turnout 77% —
County Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Eugene McCarthy Thomas Anderson Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 4,308 61.99% 2,476 35.63% 109 1.57% 26 0.37% 30 0.43% 1,832 26.36% 6,949 Anoka 48,173 61.51% 27,863 35.58% 1,298 1.66% 472 0.60% 509 0.65% 20,310 25.93% 78,315 Becker 6,597 52.50% 5,611 44.65% 215 1.71% 104 0.83% 39 0.31% 986 7.85% 12,566 Beltrami 7,540 56.76% 5,214 39.25% 289 2.18% 175 1.32% 67 0.50% 2,326 17.51% 13,285 Benton 6,235 56.86% 4,099 37.38% 285 2.60% 271 2.47% 75 0.68% 2,136 19.48% 10,965 Big Stone 2,581 64.41% 1,332 33.24% 45 1.12% 42 1.05% 7 0.17% 1,249 31.17% 4,007 Blue Earth 12,930 50.33% 11,998 46.71% 582 2.27% 91 0.35% 87 0.34% 932 3.62% 25,688 Brown 5,792 41.26% 7,479 53.27% 330 2.35% 409 2.91% 29 0.21% -1,687 -12.01% 14,039 Carlton 9,247 66.28% 4,371 31.33% 239 1.71% 29 0.21% 66 0.47% 4,876 34.95% 13,952 Carver 7,574 46.33% 8,199 50.16% 336 2.06% 201 1.23% 37 0.23% -625 -3.83% 16,347 Cass 5,424 53.00% 4,443 43.41% 173 1.69% 159 1.55% 35 0.34% 981 9.59% 10,234 Chippewa 4,648 57.77% 3,254 40.44% 75 0.93% 56 0.70% 13 0.16% 1,394 17.33% 8,046 Chisago 6,625 60.96% 3,874 35.65% 185 1.70% 142 1.31% 41 0.38% 2,751 25.31% 10,867 Clay 10,876 50.10% 10,317 47.53% 319 1.47% 62 0.29% 134 0.62% 559 2.57% 21,708 Clearwater 2,437 60.70% 1,374 34.22% 57 1.42% 115 2.86% 32 0.80% 1,063 26.48% 4,015 Cook 1,018 47.79% 1,034 48.54% 41 1.92% 27 1.27% 10 0.47% -16 -0.75% 2,130 Cottonwood 3,813 48.52% 3,906 49.70% 85 1.08% 46 0.59% 9 0.11% -93 -1.18% 7,859 Crow Wing 10,653 54.45% 8,072 41.26% 284 1.45% 447 2.28% 108 0.55% 2,581 13.19% 19,564 Dakota 44,253 52.63% 37,542 44.65% 1,500 1.78% 400 0.48% 385 0.46% 6,711 7.98% 84,080 Dodge 3,009 45.60% 3,446 52.23% 67 1.02% 64 0.97% 12 0.18% -437 -6.63% 6,598 Douglas 7,097 53.30% 5,910 44.38% 138 1.04% 143 1.07% 28 0.21% 1,187 8.92% 13,316 Faribault 5,049 46.61% 5,577 51.48% 118 1.09% 68 0.63% 21 0.19% -528 -4.87% 10,833 Fillmore 4,758 43.42% 5,984 54.61% 135 1.23% 63 0.57% 17 0.16% -1,226 -11.19% 10,957 Freeborn 9,470 52.56% 8,220 45.62% 207 1.15% 61 0.34% 60 0.33% 1,250 6.94% 18,018 Goodhue 8,926 46.20% 9,967 51.59% 271 1.40% 108 0.56% 49 0.25% -1,041 -5.39% 19,321 Grant 2,624 60.49% 1,635 37.69% 57 1.31% 14 0.32% 8 0.18% 989 22.80% 4,338 Hennepin 257,380 53.25% 211,892 43.84% 9,376 1.94% 1,716 0.36% 3,014 0.62% 45,488 9.41% 483,378 Houston 3,861 43.26% 4,853 54.37% 137 1.53% 53 0.59% 22 0.25% -992 -11.11% 8,926 Hubbard 3,196 49.25% 2,985 46.00% 134 2.07% 162 2.50% 12 0.18% 211 3.25% 6,489 Isanti 6,013 63.85% 3,159 33.55% 135 1.43% 84 0.89% 26 0.28% 2,854 30.30% 9,417 Itasca 12,979 64.00% 6,646 32.77% 378 1.86% 155 0.76% 123 0.61% 6,333 31.23% 20,281 Jackson 4,311 59.16% 2,870 39.39% 82 1.13% 13 0.18% 11 0.15% 1,441 19.77% 7,287 Kanabec 3,188 60.03% 1,943 36.58% 78 1.47% 93 1.75% 9 0.17% 1,245 23.45% 5,311 Kandiyohi 9,992 58.33% 6,664 38.90% 254 1.48% 170 0.99% 50 0.29% 3,328 19.43% 17,130 Kittson 2,008 55.33% 1,555 42.85% 41 1.13% 13 0.36% 12 0.33% 453 12.48% 3,629 Koochiching 4,846 60.52% 2,893 36.13% 167 2.09% 67 0.84% 34 0.42% 1,953 24.39% 8,007 Lac qui Parle 3,647 60.13% 2,292 37.79% 58 0.96% 60 0.99% 8 0.13% 1,355 22.34% 6,065 Lake 2,973 53.10% 2,313 41.31% 158 2.82% 132 2.36% 23 0.41% 660 11.79% 5,599 Lake of the Woods 1,105 56.23% 757 38.52% 35 1.78% 52 2.65% 16 0.81% 348 17.71% 1,965 Le Sueur 6,556 57.60% 4,565 40.11% 143 1.26% 75 0.66% 42 0.37% 1,991 17.49% 11,381 Lincoln 2,594 60.79% 1,599 37.47% 40 0.94% 31 0.73% 3 0.07% 995 23.32% 4,267 Lyon 7,122 57.17% 5,036 40.42% 178 1.43% 74 0.59% 48 0.39% 2,086 16.75% 12,458 Mahnomen 1,590 60.85% 905 34.63% 70 2.68% 37 1.42% 11 0.42% 685 26.22% 2,613 Marshall 3,744 57.70% 2,605 40.14% 78 1.20% 45 0.69% 17 0.26% 1,139 17.56% 6,489 Martin 5,672 45.42% 6,484 51.92% 160 1.28% 155 1.24% 17 0.14% -812 -6.50% 12,488 McLeod 6,249 47.21% 6,519 49.24% 198 1.50% 140 1.06% 132 1.00% -270 -2.03% 13,238 Meeker 5,295 54.25% 4,097 41.97% 255 2.61% 89 0.91% 25 0.26% 1,198 12.28% 9,761 Mille Lacs 5,172 59.65% 3,212 37.05% 145 1.67% 105 1.21% 36 0.42% 1,960 22.60% 8,670 Morrison 8,176 61.50% 4,590 34.53% 256 1.93% 195 1.47% 77 0.58% 3,586 26.97% 13,294 Mower 12,837 59.74% 8,163 37.99% 290 1.35% 81 0.38% 116 0.54% 4,674 21.75% 21,487 Murray 3,685 57.59% 2,605 40.71% 86 1.34% 17 0.27% 6 0.09% 1,080 16.88% 6,399 Nicollet 5,777 47.18% 6,071 49.58% 258 2.11% 85 0.69% 54 0.44% -294 -2.40% 12,245 Nobles 6,034 56.21% 4,503 41.95% 135 1.26% 42 0.39% 21 0.20% 1,531 14.26% 10,735 Norman 2,946 58.78% 1,983 39.57% 47 0.94% 20 0.40% 16 0.32% 963 19.21% 5,012 Olmsted 14,676 37.02% 24,060 60.69% 487 1.23% 329 0.83% 95 0.24% -9,384 -23.67% 39,647 Otter Tail 11,881 48.47% 12,113 49.42% 312 1.27% 117 0.48% 87 0.35% -232 -0.95% 24,510 Pennington 3,787 54.50% 3,023 43.51% 58 0.83% 62 0.89% 18 0.26% 764 10.99% 6,948 Pine 5,442 61.24% 3,057 34.40% 170 1.91% 182 2.05% 36 0.41% 2,385 26.84% 8,887 Pipestone 3,272 51.12% 3,018 47.15% 87 1.36% 19 0.30% 5 0.08% 254 3.97% 6,401 Polk 9,078 56.62% 6,552 40.86% 190 1.18% 163 1.02% 51 0.32% 2,526 15.76% 16,034 Pope 3,746 61.14% 2,251 36.74% 58 0.95% 61 1.00% 11 0.18% 1,495 24.40% 6,127 Ramsey 133,682 58.62% 86,480 37.92% 4,908 2.15% 970 0.43% 2,027 0.89% 47,202 20.70% 228,067 Red Lake 1,748 67.23% 737 28.35% 42 1.62% 59 2.27% 14 0.54% 1,011 38.88% 2,600 Redwood 4,525 46.07% 4,926 50.15% 151 1.54% 200 2.04% 20 0.20% -401 -4.08% 9,822 Renville 5,762 54.64% 4,482 42.50% 166 1.57% 116 1.10% 19 0.18% 1,280 12.14% 10,545 Rice 10,590 54.01% 8,311 42.39% 419 2.14% 112 0.57% 175 0.89% 2,279 11.62% 19,607 Rock 2,769 48.25% 2,892 50.39% 47 0.82% 15 0.26% 16 0.28% -123 -2.14% 5,739 Roseau 3,215 55.90% 2,382 41.42% 50 0.87% 87 1.51% 17 0.30% 833 14.48% 5,751 St. Louis 75,040 65.78% 35,331 30.97% 2,256 1.98% 364 0.32% 1,084 0.95% 39,709 34.81% 114,075 Scott 9,912 56.34% 7,154 40.66% 336 1.91% 148 0.84% 43 0.24% 2,758 15.68% 17,593 Sherburne 6,678 58.36% 4,361 38.11% 234 2.05% 119 1.04% 50 0.44% 2,317 20.25% 11,442 Sibley 3,752 47.74% 3,871 49.25% 138 1.76% 84 1.07% 15 0.19% -119 -1.51% 7,860 Stearns 25,027 52.33% 19,574 40.93% 1,612 3.37% 1,290 2.70% 318 0.66% 5,453 11.40% 47,821 Steele 6,263 45.89% 7,053 51.68% 174 1.28% 92 0.67% 65 0.48% -790 -5.79% 13,647 Stevens 3,171 54.78% 2,484 42.91% 99 1.71% 17 0.29% 18 0.31% 687 11.87% 5,789 Swift 4,428 65.48% 2,190 32.39% 77 1.14% 51 0.75% 16 0.24% 2,238 33.09% 6,762 Todd 6,530 58.05% 4,278 38.03% 186 1.65% 200 1.78% 54 0.48% 2,252 20.02% 11,248 Traverse 2,020 62.99% 1,130 35.24% 41 1.28% 13 0.41% 3 0.09% 890 27.75% 3,207 Wabasha 4,286 47.36% 4,484 49.55% 174 1.92% 71 0.78% 34 0.38% -198 -2.19% 9,049 Wadena 3,164 49.25% 3,048 47.45% 80 1.25% 110 1.71% 22 0.34% 116 1.80% 6,424 Waseca 4,002 45.45% 4,582 52.04% 141 1.60% 49 0.56% 31 0.35% -580 -6.59% 8,805 Washington 26,454 54.45% 20,716 42.64% 892 1.84% 237 0.49% 284 0.58% 5,738 11.81% 48,583 Watonwan 3,177 47.69% 3,351 50.30% 79 1.19% 47 0.71% 8 0.12% -174 -2.61% 6,662 Wilkin 2,103 51.17% 1,882 45.79% 88 2.14% 28 0.68% 9 0.22% 221 5.38% 4,110 Winona 10,939 49.92% 10,436 47.62% 420 1.92% 66 0.30% 53 0.24% 503 2.30% 21,914 Wright 13,379 57.02% 9,314 39.69% 410 1.75% 291 1.24% 70 0.30% 4,065 17.33% 23,464 Yellow Medicine 4,337 58.12% 2,946 39.48% 96 1.29% 67 0.90% 16 0.21% 1,391 18.64% 7,462 Totals 1,070,440 54.90% 819,395 42.02% 35,490 1.82% 13,592 0.70% 11,014 0.56% 251,045 12.88% 1,949,931
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ "Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State" .www.sos.state.mn.us .Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. RetrievedJuly 22, 2017 .^ "Presidential Election of 1984" .270towin Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. RetrievedJuly 7, 2018 .^ "Minnesota Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin" .270towin Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. RetrievedNovember 28, 2024 .^ Sullivan, Robert David (June 29, 2016)."How the red and blue map evolved over the past century" .America Magazine .Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. RetrievedNovember 30, 2024 . ^ "1976 Presidential Election Results, 1976" . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2014 .
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