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The1976 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states andthe District of Columbia were part of the1976 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose twelve electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president of the United States.
Virginia had voted Republican at all but one of the previous six presidential elections, largely due to its large white Washington andRichmond suburbs that received large-scale in-migration from the Northeast,[2] alongside theShenandoah Valley,[3] being amongst the first traditionally Democratic areas of the former Confederacy to turn Republican at both the presidential level and in federal congressional elections.[4] After the collapse of theByrd Organization and the expansion of the state's formerly small electorate via theVoting Rights Act, these trends intensified except in the heavily unionised coalfields ofSouthwest Virginia, where unlike elsewhere in the Confederacy, many newly registered poor whites voted Democratic. The statewide Democratic party was severely divided into conservative, moderate and liberal factions,[5] so that in addition to voting Republican in five of six presidential elections, Virginia's Congressional delegation would gain a Republican majority as early asthe 91st Congress, although it was 1970 before significant GOP gains occurred in the state legislature.
It was generally acknowledged thatPresident Nixon offered no support to down-ballot Republican candidates,[6] but the division in the state Democrats was so bad that they did not nominate a candidate for governorin 1973 — with most of the party supporting populistHenry Howell.[7] However, the Democrats did regain a dozen seats in the state legislature in 1975.
Carter did do relatively well in many rural sections of Virginia – for instance he is the solitary Democratic presidential nominee to top forty percent in traditionally arch-RepublicanFloyd County sinceGrover Cleveland in1892. As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion a Democratic presidential nominee has carriedAmelia County,Bedford County,Botetourt County,Charlotte County,Cumberland County,Fluvanna County,Gloucester County,Goochland County,Grayson County,Halifax County,King George County,New Kent County,Nottoway County,Patrick County,Prince George County,Rappahannock County,Rockbridge County,Scott County,Spotsylvania County,Warren County,Bristol City andSalem City, whileStafford County would not vote for the Democratic nominee again until 2020.[8]
During the fall campaign, Virginia was the scene of debates between Carter and Ford in the third week of October. They would have their final debate of the whole campaign at theCollege of William and Mary.[9] The debate was moderated byBarbara Walters from ABC News and was sponsored by theLeague of Women Voters.[10]
Among white voters, 56% supported Ford while 40% supported Carter.[11][12] Virginia was the only southern state to support Ford.[13]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson's Leader-Times[14] | Tossup | October 16, 1976 |
| The Sentinel[9] | Tossup | October 18, 1976 |
| Daily Press[15] | Lean R | October 24, 1976 |
| Kansas City Times[16] | Lean R | October 24, 1976 |
| Daily News[17] | Likely R | October 27, 1976 |
| Austin American-Statesman[18] | Tossup | October 31, 1976 |
| New York Times[19] | Lean R | November 1, 1976 |
| 1976 United States presidential election in Virginia[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford(inc.) | 836,554 | 49.29% | 12 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 813,896 | 47.96% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo | 17,802 | 1.05% | 0 | |
| American | Thomas J. Anderson | 16,686 | 0.98% | 0 | |
| U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 7,508 | 0.44% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Roger MacBride | 4,648 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,697,094 | 100.00% | 12 | ||
| County/City[21] | Gerald Ford Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | Peter Camejo Socialist Workers | Thomas Anderson American | Lyndon LaRouche U.S. Labor | Roger MacBride Libertarian | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack | 4,494 | 47.13% | 4,807 | 50.41% | 87 | 0.91% | 90 | 0.94% | 40 | 0.42% | 18 | 0.19% | -313 | -3.28% | 9,536 |
| Albemarle | 9,084 | 54.62% | 7,310 | 43.95% | 22 | 0.13% | 58 | 0.35% | 49 | 0.29% | 109 | 0.66% | 1,774 | 10.67% | 16,632 |
| Alexandria | 16,880 | 44.53% | 19,858 | 52.38% | 568 | 1.50% | 371 | 0.98% | 109 | 0.29% | 124 | 0.33% | -2,978 | -7.85% | 37,910 |
| Alleghany | 1,756 | 41.17% | 2,462 | 57.73% | 14 | 0.33% | 19 | 0.45% | 9 | 0.21% | 5 | 0.12% | -706 | -16.56% | 4,265 |
| Amelia | 1,634 | 47.25% | 1,715 | 49.60% | 9 | 0.26% | 56 | 1.62% | 36 | 1.04% | 8 | 0.23% | -81 | -2.35% | 3,458 |
| Amherst | 3,956 | 50.87% | 3,675 | 47.26% | 23 | 0.30% | 44 | 0.57% | 49 | 0.63% | 29 | 0.37% | 281 | 3.61% | 7,776 |
| Appomattox | 1,964 | 50.84% | 1,702 | 44.06% | 79 | 2.05% | 80 | 2.07% | 29 | 0.75% | 9 | 0.23% | 262 | 6.78% | 3,863 |
| Arlington | 30,972 | 47.95% | 32,536 | 50.37% | 353 | 0.55% | 387 | 0.60% | 121 | 0.19% | 230 | 0.36% | -1,564 | -2.42% | 64,599 |
| Augusta | 8,452 | 57.53% | 5,626 | 38.29% | 207 | 1.41% | 315 | 2.14% | 59 | 0.40% | 33 | 0.22% | 2,826 | 19.24% | 14,692 |
| Bath | 888 | 45.96% | 1,029 | 53.26% | 2 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.41% | 3 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.10% | -141 | -7.30% | 1,932 |
| Bedford | 4,189 | 45.31% | 4,766 | 51.55% | 121 | 1.31% | 135 | 1.46% | 24 | 0.26% | 11 | 0.12% | -577 | -6.24% | 9,246 |
| Bedford City | 1,043 | 45.47% | 1,122 | 48.91% | 67 | 2.92% | 51 | 2.22% | 6 | 0.26% | 5 | 0.22% | -79 | -3.44% | 2,294 |
| Bland | 1,047 | 51.91% | 961 | 47.65% | 1 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.25% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 86 | 4.26% | 2,017 |
| Botetourt | 3,343 | 44.14% | 4,021 | 53.10% | 83 | 1.10% | 70 | 0.92% | 38 | 0.50% | 18 | 0.24% | -678 | -8.96% | 7,573 |
| Bristol | 2,943 | 46.27% | 3,343 | 52.55% | 10 | 0.16% | 23 | 0.36% | 25 | 0.39% | 17 | 0.27% | -400 | -6.28% | 6,361 |
| Brunswick | 2,387 | 42.11% | 3,071 | 54.18% | 56 | 0.99% | 41 | 0.72% | 59 | 1.04% | 54 | 0.95% | -684 | -12.07% | 5,668 |
| Buchanan | 3,850 | 35.89% | 5,791 | 53.98% | 592 | 5.52% | 367 | 3.42% | 104 | 0.97% | 24 | 0.22% | -1,941 | -18.09% | 10,728 |
| Buckingham | 1,487 | 39.57% | 2,179 | 57.98% | 20 | 0.53% | 27 | 0.72% | 30 | 0.80% | 15 | 0.40% | -692 | -18.41% | 3,758 |
| Buena Vista | 771 | 41.61% | 993 | 53.59% | 61 | 3.22% | 53 | 2.80% | 13 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.16% | -222 | -11.98% | 1,853 |
| Campbell | 7,442 | 60.78% | 4,354 | 35.56% | 156 | 1.27% | 199 | 1.63% | 65 | 0.53% | 29 | 0.24% | 3,088 | 25.22% | 12,245 |
| Caroline | 1,648 | 34.36% | 3,064 | 63.89% | 23 | 0.48% | 21 | 0.44% | 27 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.27% | -1,416 | -29.53% | 4,796 |
| Carroll | 4,820 | 53.75% | 4,010 | 44.71% | 15 | 0.17% | 48 | 0.54% | 58 | 0.65% | 17 | 0.19% | 810 | 9.04% | 8,968 |
| Charles City | 439 | 22.50% | 1,455 | 74.58% | 18 | 0.92% | 12 | 0.62% | 19 | 0.97% | 8 | 0.41% | -1,016 | -52.08% | 1,951 |
| Charlotte | 2,023 | 46.04% | 2,312 | 52.62% | 12 | 0.27% | 34 | 0.77% | 10 | 0.23% | 3 | 0.07% | -289 | -6.58% | 4,394 |
| Charlottesville | 6,673 | 48.11% | 6,846 | 49.36% | 110 | 0.79% | 105 | 0.76% | 54 | 0.39% | 81 | 0.58% | -173 | -1.25% | 13,869 |
| Chesapeake | 12,851 | 39.96% | 17,651 | 54.89% | 870 | 2.71% | 576 | 1.79% | 143 | 0.44% | 66 | 0.21% | -4,800 | -14.93% | 32,157 |
| Chesterfield | 27,812 | 65.54% | 14,126 | 33.29% | 67 | 0.16% | 168 | 0.40% | 153 | 0.36% | 110 | 0.26% | 13,686 | 32.25% | 42,436 |
| Clarke | 1,440 | 51.54% | 1,276 | 45.67% | 14 | 0.50% | 19 | 0.68% | 34 | 1.22% | 11 | 0.39% | 164 | 5.87% | 2,794 |
| Clifton Forge | 770 | 40.68% | 993 | 52.46% | 61 | 3.22% | 53 | 2.80% | 13 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.16% | -223 | -11.78% | 1,893 |
| Colonial Heights | 4,291 | 61.88% | 2,409 | 34.74% | 46 | 0.66% | 133 | 1.92% | 39 | 0.56% | 16 | 0.23% | 1,882 | 27.14% | 6,934 |
| Covington | 1,173 | 37.06% | 1,820 | 57.50% | 103 | 3.25% | 47 | 1.48% | 18 | 0.57% | 4 | 0.13% | -647 | -20.44% | 3,165 |
| Craig | 546 | 32.75% | 1,103 | 66.17% | 11 | 0.66% | 1 | 0.06% | 6 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -557 | -33.42% | 1,667 |
| Culpeper | 3,659 | 54.64% | 2,892 | 43.19% | 46 | 0.69% | 56 | 0.84% | 22 | 0.33% | 21 | 0.31% | 767 | 11.45% | 6,696 |
| Cumberland | 1,284 | 46.57% | 1,302 | 47.23% | 78 | 2.83% | 55 | 1.99% | 16 | 0.58% | 22 | 0.80% | -18 | -0.66% | 2,757 |
| Danville | 10,235 | 59.46% | 6,425 | 37.33% | 198 | 1.15% | 231 | 1.34% | 95 | 0.55% | 28 | 0.16% | 3,810 | 22.13% | 17,212 |
| Dickenson | 3,471 | 42.28% | 4,583 | 55.83% | 21 | 0.26% | 51 | 0.62% | 73 | 0.89% | 10 | 0.12% | -1,112 | -13.55% | 8,209 |
| Dinwiddie | 2,413 | 37.28% | 3,873 | 59.83% | 52 | 0.80% | 32 | 0.49% | 76 | 1.17% | 27 | 0.42% | -1,460 | -22.55% | 6,473 |
| Emporia | 1,055 | 52.23% | 899 | 44.50% | 13 | 0.64% | 13 | 0.64% | 30 | 1.49% | 10 | 0.50% | 156 | 7.73% | 2,020 |
| Essex | 1,380 | 50.55% | 1,306 | 47.84% | 10 | 0.37% | 19 | 0.70% | 12 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.11% | 74 | 2.71% | 2,730 |
| Fairfax | 110,424 | 53.62% | 92,037 | 44.69% | 1,269 | 0.62% | 1,258 | 0.61% | 323 | 0.16% | 646 | 0.31% | 18,387 | 8.93% | 205,957 |
| Fairfax City | 4,174 | 53.36% | 3,464 | 44.28% | 68 | 0.87% | 84 | 1.07% | 9 | 0.12% | 24 | 0.31% | 710 | 9.08% | 7,823 |
| Falls Church | 2,323 | 50.63% | 2,202 | 47.99% | 9 | 0.20% | 27 | 0.59% | 9 | 0.20% | 18 | 0.39% | 121 | 2.64% | 4,588 |
| Fauquier | 4,715 | 51.75% | 4,002 | 43.92% | 179 | 1.96% | 162 | 1.78% | 31 | 0.34% | 22 | 0.24% | 713 | 7.83% | 9,111 |
| Floyd | 2,071 | 52.76% | 1,728 | 44.03% | 22 | 0.56% | 44 | 1.12% | 47 | 1.20% | 13 | 0.33% | 343 | 8.73% | 3,925 |
| Fluvanna | 1,296 | 46.79% | 1,415 | 51.08% | 11 | 0.40% | 10 | 0.36% | 23 | 0.83% | 15 | 0.54% | -119 | -4.29% | 2,770 |
| Franklin | 3,532 | 34.63% | 6,439 | 63.13% | 66 | 0.65% | 5 | 0.05% | 70 | 0.69% | 37 | 0.36% | -2,907 | -28.50% | 10,199 |
| Franklin City | 1,127 | 49.21% | 1,116 | 48.73% | 7 | 0.31% | 10 | 0.44% | 19 | 0.83% | 11 | 0.48% | 11 | 0.48% | 2,290 |
| Frederick | 5,162 | 59.52% | 3,389 | 39.08% | 15 | 0.17% | 54 | 0.62% | 30 | 0.35% | 22 | 0.25% | 1,773 | 20.44% | 8,672 |
| Fredericksburg | 2,527 | 49.07% | 2,550 | 49.51% | 10 | 0.19% | 11 | 0.21% | 33 | 0.64% | 19 | 0.37% | -23 | -0.44% | 5,150 |
| Galax | 1,128 | 47.59% | 1,218 | 51.39% | 5 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.21% | -90 | -3.80% | 2,370 |
| Giles | 2,731 | 40.53% | 3,779 | 56.08% | 81 | 1.20% | 71 | 1.05% | 55 | 0.82% | 22 | 0.33% | -1,048 | -15.55% | 6,739 |
| Gloucester | 3,025 | 47.24% | 3,156 | 49.28% | 104 | 1.62% | 61 | 0.95% | 39 | 0.61% | 19 | 0.30% | -131 | -2.04% | 6,404 |
| Goochland | 2,104 | 47.23% | 2,259 | 50.71% | 33 | 0.74% | 20 | 0.45% | 22 | 0.49% | 17 | 0.38% | -155 | -3.48% | 4,455 |
| Grayson | 3,021 | 48.33% | 3,146 | 50.33% | 17 | 0.27% | 5 | 0.08% | 36 | 0.58% | 6 | 0.10% | -125 | -2.00% | 6,251 |
| Greene | 1,095 | 51.41% | 895 | 42.02% | 55 | 2.58% | 58 | 2.72% | 13 | 0.61% | 14 | 0.66% | 200 | 9.39% | 2,130 |
| Greensville | 1,137 | 31.18% | 2,413 | 66.18% | 25 | 0.69% | 26 | 0.71% | 36 | 0.99% | 9 | 0.25% | -1,276 | -35.00% | 3,646 |
| Halifax | 4,045 | 46.51% | 4,352 | 50.04% | 108 | 1.24% | 103 | 1.18% | 70 | 0.80% | 19 | 0.22% | -307 | -3.53% | 8,697 |
| Hampton | 15,021 | 41.67% | 19,202 | 53.27% | 1,033 | 2.85% | 583 | 1.61% | 117 | 0.32% | 92 | 0.25% | -4,001 | -11.60% | 36,048 |
| Hanover | 11,559 | 64.72% | 6,069 | 33.98% | 25 | 0.14% | 92 | 0.52% | 77 | 0.43% | 37 | 0.21% | 5,490 | 30.74% | 17,859 |
| Harrisonburg | 3,376 | 63.01% | 1,803 | 33.65% | 53 | 0.99% | 86 | 1.61% | 19 | 0.35% | 21 | 0.39% | 1,573 | 29.36% | 5,358 |
| Henrico | 45,405 | 65.82% | 21,729 | 31.50% | 627 | 0.91% | 909 | 1.32% | 162 | 0.23% | 149 | 0.22% | 23,676 | 34.32% | 68,981 |
| Henry | 5,612 | 35.02% | 9,680 | 60.41% | 379 | 2.37% | 233 | 1.45% | 95 | 0.59% | 25 | 0.16% | -4,068 | -25.39% | 16,024 |
| Highland | 629 | 55.57% | 493 | 43.55% | 1 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.62% | 1 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.09% | 136 | 12.02% | 1,132 |
| Hopewell | 3,764 | 48.21% | 3,691 | 47.28% | 179 | 2.29% | 99 | 1.27% | 53 | 0.68% | 21 | 0.27% | 73 | 0.93% | 7,807 |
| Isle of Wight | 2,718 | 38.78% | 4,145 | 59.14% | 40 | 0.57% | 40 | 0.57% | 50 | 0.71% | 16 | 0.23% | -1,427 | -20.36% | 7,009 |
| James City | 3,186 | 49.36% | 3,000 | 46.48% | 159 | 2.46% | 67 | 1.04% | 23 | 0.36% | 19 | 0.29% | 186 | 2.88% | 6,454 |
| King and Queen | 778 | 39.06% | 1,111 | 55.77% | 27 | 1.36% | 19 | 0.95% | 39 | 1.96% | 18 | 0.90% | -333 | -16.71% | 1,992 |
| King George | 1,383 | 46.75% | 1,513 | 51.15% | 9 | 0.30% | 24 | 0.81% | 16 | 0.54% | 13 | 0.44% | -130 | -4.40% | 2,958 |
| King William | 1,597 | 50.60% | 1,501 | 47.56% | 6 | 0.19% | 11 | 0.35% | 22 | 0.70% | 19 | 0.60% | 96 | 3.04% | 3,156 |
| Lancaster | 2,381 | 58.44% | 1,581 | 38.81% | 40 | 0.98% | 40 | 0.98% | 26 | 0.64% | 6 | 0.15% | 800 | 19.63% | 4,074 |
| Lee | 4,679 | 45.50% | 5,415 | 52.65% | 34 | 0.33% | 38 | 0.37% | 97 | 0.94% | 21 | 0.20% | -736 | -7.15% | 10,284 |
| Lexington | 1,027 | 50.47% | 945 | 46.44% | 32 | 1.57% | 22 | 1.08% | 4 | 0.20% | 5 | 0.25% | 82 | 4.03% | 2,035 |
| Loudoun | 9,192 | 51.79% | 7,995 | 45.05% | 205 | 1.16% | 262 | 1.48% | 47 | 0.26% | 47 | 0.26% | 1,197 | 6.74% | 17,748 |
| Louisa | 2,151 | 41.89% | 2,857 | 55.64% | 19 | 0.37% | 21 | 0.41% | 69 | 1.34% | 18 | 0.35% | -706 | -13.75% | 5,135 |
| Lunenburg | 1,816 | 49.73% | 1,739 | 47.62% | 30 | 0.82% | 54 | 1.48% | 8 | 0.22% | 5 | 0.14% | 77 | 2.11% | 3,652 |
| Lynchburg | 14,564 | 61.18% | 8,227 | 34.56% | 412 | 1.73% | 455 | 1.91% | 94 | 0.39% | 52 | 0.22% | 6,337 | 26.62% | 23,804 |
| Madison | 1,710 | 52.97% | 1,466 | 45.42% | 19 | 0.59% | 21 | 0.65% | 6 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.19% | 264 | 7.55% | 3,228 |
| Manassas | 1,992 | 53.30% | 1,646 | 44.05% | 50 | 1.34% | 37 | 0.99% | 5 | 0.13% | 7 | 0.19% | 346 | 9.25% | 3,737 |
| Manassas Park | 444 | 37.34% | 709 | 59.63% | 7 | 0.59% | 19 | 1.60% | 10 | 0.84% | 0 | 0.00% | -265 | -22.29% | 1,189 |
| Martinsville | 3,147 | 45.38% | 3,491 | 50.34% | 144 | 2.08% | 101 | 1.46% | 34 | 0.49% | 18 | 0.26% | -344 | -4.96% | 6,935 |
| Mathews | 1,908 | 57.77% | 1,309 | 39.63% | 21 | 0.64% | 31 | 0.94% | 26 | 0.79% | 8 | 0.24% | 599 | 18.14% | 3,303 |
| Mecklenburg | 4,423 | 50.44% | 4,076 | 46.48% | 77 | 0.88% | 85 | 0.97% | 78 | 0.89% | 30 | 0.34% | 347 | 3.96% | 8,769 |
| Middlesex | 1,608 | 52.91% | 1,312 | 43.17% | 38 | 1.25% | 50 | 1.65% | 18 | 0.59% | 13 | 0.43% | 296 | 9.74% | 3,039 |
| Montgomery | 7,971 | 50.64% | 7,539 | 47.89% | 43 | 0.27% | 53 | 0.34% | 64 | 0.41% | 72 | 0.46% | 432 | 2.75% | 15,742 |
| Nelson | 1,516 | 37.65% | 2,426 | 60.24% | 12 | 0.30% | 20 | 0.50% | 34 | 0.84% | 19 | 0.47% | -910 | -22.59% | 4,027 |
| New Kent | 1,259 | 47.62% | 1,338 | 50.61% | 9 | 0.34% | 14 | 0.53% | 17 | 0.64% | 7 | 0.26% | -79 | -2.99% | 2,644 |
| Newport News | 20,914 | 47.01% | 23,058 | 51.83% | 76 | 0.17% | 173 | 0.39% | 186 | 0.42% | 85 | 0.19% | -2,144 | -4.82% | 44,492 |
| Norfolk | 28,099 | 39.91% | 39,295 | 55.82% | 1,543 | 2.19% | 986 | 1.40% | 308 | 0.44% | 171 | 0.24% | -11,196 | -15.91% | 70,402 |
| Northampton | 2,043 | 43.15% | 2,459 | 51.93% | 116 | 2.45% | 67 | 1.41% | 31 | 0.65% | 19 | 0.40% | -416 | -8.78% | 4,735 |
| Northumberland | 2,167 | 52.52% | 1,814 | 43.97% | 59 | 1.43% | 41 | 0.99% | 32 | 0.78% | 13 | 0.32% | 353 | 8.55% | 4,126 |
| Norton | 577 | 40.35% | 811 | 56.71% | 17 | 1.19% | 14 | 0.98% | 6 | 0.42% | 5 | 0.35% | -234 | -16.36% | 1,430 |
| Nottoway | 2,486 | 47.61% | 2,558 | 48.99% | 77 | 1.47% | 62 | 1.19% | 29 | 0.56% | 10 | 0.19% | -72 | -1.38% | 5,222 |
| Orange | 2,549 | 49.39% | 2,309 | 44.74% | 127 | 2.46% | 100 | 1.94% | 49 | 0.95% | 27 | 0.52% | 240 | 4.65% | 5,161 |
| Page | 3,780 | 51.52% | 3,401 | 46.35% | 29 | 0.40% | 49 | 0.67% | 47 | 0.64% | 31 | 0.42% | 379 | 5.17% | 7,337 |
| Patrick | 2,349 | 43.69% | 2,740 | 50.96% | 104 | 1.93% | 131 | 2.44% | 47 | 0.87% | 6 | 0.11% | -391 | -7.27% | 5,377 |
| Petersburg | 5,041 | 38.53% | 7,852 | 60.02% | 31 | 0.24% | 59 | 0.45% | 70 | 0.54% | 29 | 0.22% | -2,811 | -21.49% | 13,082 |
| Pittsylvania | 9,173 | 51.21% | 7,929 | 44.26% | 333 | 1.86% | 315 | 1.76% | 129 | 0.72% | 34 | 0.19% | 1,244 | 6.95% | 17,913 |
| Poquoson | 1,461 | 55.34% | 1,140 | 43.18% | 5 | 0.19% | 14 | 0.53% | 13 | 0.49% | 7 | 0.27% | 321 | 12.16% | 2,640 |
| Portsmouth | 12,872 | 35.51% | 22,837 | 63.01% | 80 | 0.22% | 169 | 0.47% | 216 | 0.60% | 72 | 0.20% | -9,965 | -27.50% | 36,246 |
| Powhatan | 2,010 | 55.28% | 1,528 | 42.02% | 9 | 0.25% | 46 | 1.27% | 31 | 0.85% | 12 | 0.33% | 482 | 13.26% | 3,636 |
| Prince Edward | 2,734 | 50.36% | 2,448 | 45.09% | 86 | 1.58% | 71 | 1.31% | 62 | 1.14% | 28 | 0.52% | 286 | 5.27% | 5,429 |
| Prince George | 2,254 | 45.44% | 2,630 | 53.02% | 19 | 0.38% | 18 | 0.36% | 27 | 0.54% | 12 | 0.24% | -376 | -7.58% | 4,960 |
| Prince William | 15,446 | 49.00% | 15,215 | 48.26% | 323 | 1.02% | 405 | 1.28% | 54 | 0.17% | 81 | 0.26% | 231 | 0.74% | 31,524 |
| Pulaski | 4,764 | 44.84% | 5,546 | 52.20% | 87 | 0.82% | 106 | 1.00% | 96 | 0.90% | 25 | 0.24% | -782 | -7.36% | 10,624 |
| Radford | 1,844 | 44.74% | 2,240 | 54.34% | 12 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.15% | 14 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.15% | -396 | -9.60% | 4,122 |
| Rappahannock | 881 | 44.47% | 1,071 | 54.06% | 8 | 0.40% | 11 | 0.56% | 5 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.25% | -190 | -9.59% | 1,981 |
| Richmond | 1,391 | 60.80% | 864 | 37.76% | 8 | 0.35% | 11 | 0.48% | 11 | 0.48% | 3 | 0.13% | 527 | 23.04% | 2,288 |
| Richmond City | 37,176 | 44.73% | 44,687 | 53.77% | 253 | 0.30% | 255 | 0.31% | 430 | 0.52% | 309 | 0.37% | -7,511 | -9.04% | 83,110 |
| Roanoke | 13,587 | 50.42% | 13,120 | 48.69% | 25 | 0.09% | 100 | 0.37% | 57 | 0.21% | 59 | 0.22% | 467 | 1.73% | 26,948 |
| Roanoke City | 14,738 | 41.00% | 20,696 | 57.57% | 141 | 0.39% | 162 | 0.45% | 137 | 0.38% | 75 | 0.21% | -5,958 | -16.57% | 35,949 |
| Rockbridge | 2,157 | 43.66% | 2,525 | 51.11% | 116 | 2.35% | 100 | 2.02% | 31 | 0.63% | 11 | 0.22% | -368 | -7.45% | 4,940 |
| Rockingham | 9,768 | 61.87% | 5,349 | 33.88% | 195 | 1.24% | 344 | 2.18% | 77 | 0.49% | 56 | 0.35% | 4,419 | 27.99% | 15,789 |
| Russell | 4,287 | 40.19% | 6,014 | 56.38% | 185 | 1.73% | 124 | 1.16% | 48 | 0.45% | 9 | 0.08% | -1,727 | -16.19% | 10,667 |
| Salem | 4,196 | 48.29% | 4,404 | 50.68% | 11 | 0.13% | 47 | 0.54% | 19 | 0.22% | 13 | 0.15% | -208 | -2.39% | 8,690 |
| Scott | 4,313 | 45.43% | 4,496 | 47.36% | 319 | 3.36% | 279 | 2.94% | 74 | 0.78% | 13 | 0.14% | -183 | -1.93% | 9,494 |
| Shenandoah | 6,296 | 64.05% | 3,364 | 34.22% | 27 | 0.27% | 62 | 0.63% | 54 | 0.55% | 27 | 0.27% | 2,932 | 29.83% | 9,830 |
| Smyth | 5,032 | 47.29% | 5,246 | 49.30% | 144 | 1.35% | 164 | 1.54% | 39 | 0.37% | 16 | 0.15% | -214 | -2.01% | 10,641 |
| South Boston | 1,389 | 56.97% | 1,001 | 41.06% | 4 | 0.16% | 10 | 0.41% | 22 | 0.90% | 12 | 0.49% | 388 | 15.91% | 2,438 |
| Southampton | 2,366 | 40.18% | 3,399 | 57.72% | 17 | 0.29% | 33 | 0.56% | 61 | 1.04% | 13 | 0.22% | -1,033 | -17.54% | 5,889 |
| Spotsylvania | 3,210 | 42.46% | 4,210 | 55.69% | 16 | 0.21% | 38 | 0.50% | 73 | 0.97% | 13 | 0.17% | -1,000 | -13.23% | 7,560 |
| Stafford | 4,451 | 46.84% | 4,900 | 51.57% | 19 | 0.20% | 54 | 0.57% | 55 | 0.58% | 23 | 0.24% | -449 | -4.73% | 9,502 |
| Staunton | 4,681 | 59.53% | 2,951 | 37.53% | 89 | 1.13% | 95 | 1.21% | 28 | 0.36% | 19 | 0.24% | 1,730 | 22.00% | 7,863 |
| Suffolk | 6,066 | 38.86% | 9,246 | 59.24% | 49 | 0.31% | 68 | 0.44% | 147 | 0.94% | 33 | 0.21% | -3,180 | -20.38% | 15,609 |
| Surry | 929 | 32.79% | 1,829 | 64.56% | 26 | 0.92% | 14 | 0.49% | 19 | 0.67% | 16 | 0.56% | -900 | -31.77% | 2,833 |
| Sussex | 1,360 | 33.22% | 2,497 | 60.99% | 112 | 2.74% | 73 | 1.78% | 45 | 1.10% | 7 | 0.17% | -1,137 | -27.77% | 4,094 |
| Tazewell | 5,565 | 41.41% | 7,565 | 56.29% | 94 | 0.70% | 105 | 0.78% | 92 | 0.68% | 18 | 0.13% | -2,000 | -14.88% | 13,439 |
| Virginia Beach | 34,593 | 54.46% | 25,824 | 40.66% | 1,607 | 2.53% | 1,143 | 1.80% | 175 | 0.28% | 176 | 0.28% | 8,769 | 13.80% | 63,518 |
| Warren | 2,985 | 45.80% | 3,221 | 49.42% | 139 | 2.13% | 109 | 1.67% | 45 | 0.69% | 18 | 0.28% | -236 | -3.62% | 6,517 |
| Washington | 6,865 | 48.98% | 6,547 | 46.71% | 287 | 2.05% | 199 | 1.42% | 95 | 0.68% | 22 | 0.16% | 318 | 2.27% | 14,015 |
| Waynesboro | 3,528 | 59.64% | 2,209 | 37.35% | 75 | 1.27% | 80 | 1.35% | 14 | 0.24% | 9 | 0.15% | 1,319 | 22.29% | 5,915 |
| Westmoreland | 1,909 | 41.79% | 2,355 | 51.55% | 152 | 3.33% | 111 | 2.43% | 32 | 0.70% | 9 | 0.20% | -446 | -9.76% | 4,568 |
| Williamsburg | 1,654 | 51.77% | 1,468 | 45.95% | 20 | 0.63% | 27 | 0.85% | 7 | 0.22% | 19 | 0.59% | 186 | 5.82% | 3,195 |
| Winchester | 4,075 | 62.85% | 2,346 | 36.18% | 9 | 0.14% | 28 | 0.43% | 17 | 0.26% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,729 | 26.67% | 6,484 |
| Wise | 5,691 | 42.63% | 7,134 | 53.43% | 233 | 1.75% | 181 | 1.36% | 90 | 0.67% | 22 | 0.16% | -1,443 | -10.80% | 13,351 |
| Wythe | 4,231 | 51.34% | 3,578 | 43.42% | 185 | 2.24% | 159 | 1.93% | 79 | 0.96% | 9 | 0.11% | 653 | 7.92% | 8,241 |
| York | 5,603 | 53.61% | 4,736 | 45.32% | 16 | 0.15% | 37 | 0.35% | 33 | 0.32% | 26 | 0.25% | 867 | 8.29% | 10,451 |
| Totals | 836,554 | 49.29% | 813,896 | 47.96% | 17,802 | 1.05% | 16,686 | 0.98% | 7,508 | 0.44% | 4,648 | 0.27% | 22,658 | 1.33% | 1,697,094 |
Ford won 6 of 10 congressional districts. Ford and Carter each won four districts won by the other party.[22]
| District | Ford | Carter | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 47% | 50% | Thomas N. Downing |
| Paul Trible | |||
| 2nd | 47% | 49% | G. William Whitehurst |
| 3rd | 56% | 42% | David E. Satterfield III |
| 4th | 40% | 57% | Robert Daniel |
| 5th | 51% | 46% | Dan Daniel |
| 6th | 49% | 48% | M. Caldwell Butler |
| 7th | 54% | 44% | J. Kenneth Robinson |
| 8th | 51% | 47% | Herbert Harris |
| 9th | 45% | 51% | William C. Wampler Sr. |
| 10th | 51% | 47% | Joseph L. Fisher |
State and district results of the1976 United States presidential election | ||
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