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1976 presidential election in Arizona

Gerald Ford (Republican) beat Jimmy Carter (Democrat) in Arizona in 1976, 56.4% to 39.8%, a margin of 16.6 points and 123,040 votes.

Arizona voted 18.6 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+2.1.

The Republican hold continued from 1972, when Richard Nixon won.

Republicans led in 9 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Maricopa, cast 418,841 votes and went to the Republican by 27.1 points. The closest was Santa Cruz, where 47 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gerald Ford won Republican 418,642 56.4%
Jimmy Carter Democratic 295,602 39.8%
All other candidates 28,475 3.8%
Total742,719

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Maricopa 144,613 34.5% 258,262 61.7% 15,966 418,841 R+27.1
Pima 71,214 45.9% 77,264 49.8% 6,583 155,061 R+3.9
Yavapai 7,685 35.6% 12,998 60.2% 917 21,600 R+24.6
Coconino 9,450 44.1% 11,036 51.5% 932 21,418 R+7.4
Pinal 10,595 51.4% 9,354 45.4% 655 20,604 D+6.0
Cochise 9,281 46.7% 9,921 49.9% 681 19,883 R+3.2
Yuma 7,998 44.7% 9,324 52.1% 558 17,880 R+7.4
Mohave 6,504 44.4% 7,601 51.9% 535 14,640 R+7.5
Navajo 7,323 50.3% 6,796 46.7% 441 14,560 D+3.6
Gila 6,440 53.8% 5,136 42.9% 386 11,962 D+10.9
Apache 6,583 63.7% 3,447 33.4% 297 10,327 D+30.4
Graham 3,050 43.8% 3,659 52.6% 249 6,958 R+8.8
Santa Cruz 2,265 47.8% 2,312 48.8% 161 4,738 R+1.0
Greenlee 2,601 61.2% 1,532 36.1% 114 4,247 D+25.2

Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arizona in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+5.5
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.3
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+3.5
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+9.1
2008 John McCain (R) R+8.5
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+10.5
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+6.3
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.2
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+2.0
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+21.2
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+33.9
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+32.4
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+16.6
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+31.3
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+19.8
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+1.0
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+11.2
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.1
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+16.7
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+10.0
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+17.9
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+27.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+42.9
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+36.5
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+15.3
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+5.8
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+11.2
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+21.8
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+30.8