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Election 1976 Results

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1976 presidential election in Texas

Jimmy Carter (Democrat) beat Gerald Ford (Republican) in Texas in 1976, 51.1% to 48.0%, a margin of 3.2 points and 129,019 votes.

Texas voted 1.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+2.1.

Texas changed party: in 1972 it went Republican, for Richard Nixon.

Democrats led in 191 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 63. The largest, Harris, cast 685,264 votes and went to the Republican by 5.2 points. The closest was Crockett, where 2 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
Jimmy Carter won Democratic 2,082,319 51.1%
Gerald Ford Republican 1,953,300 48.0%
All other candidates 36,265 0.9%
Total4,071,884

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 321,897 47.0% 357,536 52.2% 5,831 685,264 R+5.2
Dallas 196,303 42.3% 263,081 56.7% 5,001 464,385 R+14.4
Bexar 146,581 54.0% 121,176 44.6% 3,673 271,430 D+9.4
Tarrant 122,287 49.2% 124,433 50.0% 1,911 248,631 R+0.9
Travis 78,585 51.6% 71,031 46.7% 2,597 152,213 D+5.0
El Paso 45,477 50.8% 42,697 47.7% 1,291 89,465 D+3.1
Nueces 52,755 61.1% 32,797 38.0% 773 86,325 D+23.1
Jefferson 47,581 59.1% 32,451 40.3% 514 80,546 D+18.8
Galveston 37,873 59.4% 25,251 39.6% 611 63,735 D+19.8
Lubbock 24,797 38.9% 38,478 60.4% 432 63,707 R+21.5
McLennan 30,091 53.8% 25,370 45.3% 509 55,970 D+8.4
Hidalgo 35,021 64.1% 19,199 35.2% 373 54,593 D+29.0
Cameron 25,310 60.1% 16,448 39.1% 353 42,111 D+21.0
Brazoria 21,711 52.0% 19,475 46.7% 558 41,744 D+5.4
Wichita 22,017 53.4% 19,024 46.1% 225 41,266 D+7.3
Denton 18,887 47.6% 20,440 51.5% 365 39,692 R+3.9
Smith 16,856 42.9% 22,238 56.6% 181 39,275 R+13.7
Collin 14,039 39.0% 21,608 60.0% 353 36,000 R+21.0
Taylor 14,453 41.8% 19,822 57.4% 268 34,543 R+15.5
Bell 17,499 53.2% 15,126 46.0% 287 32,912 D+7.2
Ector 10,802 35.6% 18,973 62.6% 553 30,328 R+26.9
Montgomery 13,718 46.3% 15,739 53.1% 202 29,659 R+6.8
Grayson 17,015 58.5% 11,981 41.2% 99 29,095 D+17.3
Fort Bend 11,264 39.1% 17,354 60.3% 169 28,787 R+21.2
Gregg 9,827 35.6% 17,582 63.7% 203 27,612 R+28.1
Midland 7,725 28.4% 19,178 70.5% 292 27,195 R+42.1
Brazos 10,628 39.8% 15,685 58.7% 387 26,700 R+18.9
Randall 9,074 34.2% 17,115 64.5% 335 26,524 R+30.3
Potter 11,917 45.8% 13,819 53.1% 300 26,036 R+7.3
Orange 15,177 62.0% 9,147 37.4% 160 24,484 D+24.6
Tom Green 11,064 47.0% 12,316 52.3% 174 23,554 R+5.3
Bowie 12,445 56.0% 9,590 43.2% 179 22,214 D+12.9
Johnson 10,864 59.9% 7,194 39.7% 69 18,127 D+20.2
Angelina 9,750 57.0% 7,223 42.2% 139 17,112 D+14.8
Ellis 9,991 58.6% 6,996 41.0% 68 17,055 D+17.6
Victoria 7,326 43.0% 9,594 56.3% 108 17,028 R+13.3
Williamson 9,355 55.0% 7,481 44.0% 174 17,010 D+11.0
Harrison 7,796 49.8% 7,787 49.8% 56 15,639 D+0.1
San Patricio 9,469 61.5% 5,853 38.0% 73 15,395 D+23.5
Hunt 8,543 55.8% 6,676 43.6% 95 15,314 D+12.2
Webb 10,362 70.5% 4,222 28.7% 114 14,698 D+41.8
Nacogdoches 6,697 47.4% 7,315 51.7% 129 14,141 R+4.4
Lamar 8,601 65.8% 4,443 34.0% 32 13,076 D+31.8
Parker 8,186 63.1% 4,692 36.2% 91 12,969 D+26.9
Henderson 8,245 63.7% 4,658 36.0% 34 12,937 D+27.7
Guadalupe 6,054 46.8% 6,766 52.3% 115 12,935 R+5.5
Rusk 6,063 46.9% 6,800 52.7% 52 12,915 R+5.7
Hays 7,005 54.4% 5,714 44.4% 156 12,875 D+10.0
Howard 6,984 58.3% 4,899 40.9% 89 11,972 D+17.4
Liberty 7,086 60.5% 4,552 38.9% 66 11,704 D+21.7
Jim Wells 7,961 68.9% 3,547 30.7% 42 11,550 D+38.2
Navarro 6,995 63.2% 4,012 36.2% 61 11,068 D+27.0
Hale 5,580 50.7% 5,390 49.0% 37 11,007 D+1.7
Hardin 6,558 61.4% 4,046 37.9% 84 10,688 D+23.5
Wharton 5,914 55.6% 4,682 44.0% 48 10,644 D+11.6
Comal 4,068 38.5% 6,377 60.4% 109 10,554 R+21.9
Cherokee 6,509 62.2% 3,921 37.5% 35 10,465 D+24.7
Kaufman 6,302 61.8% 3,867 37.9% 35 10,204 D+23.9
Walker 5,105 50.2% 4,974 48.9% 92 10,171 D+1.3
Brown 5,577 55.2% 4,483 44.4% 35 10,095 D+10.8
Kerr 3,767 37.8% 6,021 60.3% 190 9,978 R+22.6
Gray 3,872 38.9% 6,010 60.3% 80 9,962 R+21.5
Hutchinson 3,691 37.2% 6,137 61.8% 105 9,933 R+24.6
Van Zandt 6,449 65.2% 3,385 34.2% 64 9,898 D+31.0
Anderson 5,499 56.6% 4,172 42.9% 44 9,715 D+13.7
Kleberg 5,803 60.2% 3,771 39.1% 73 9,647 D+21.1
Cooke 4,483 48.1% 4,804 51.5% 42 9,329 R+3.4
Coryell 4,710 52.7% 4,140 46.4% 79 8,929 D+6.4
Cass 5,134 57.8% 3,712 41.8% 29 8,875 D+16.0
Matagorda 4,971 56.9% 3,679 42.1% 81 8,731 D+14.8
Jasper 5,422 63.0% 3,167 36.8% 18 8,607 D+26.2
Upshur 4,902 59.7% 3,272 39.8% 37 8,211 D+19.9
Val Verde 4,603 56.5% 3,476 42.6% 73 8,152 D+13.8
Hill 5,327 66.3% 2,680 33.4% 25 8,032 D+33.0
Wise 5,133 64.1% 2,856 35.6% 24 8,013 D+28.4
Fannin 5,845 73.2% 2,102 26.3% 38 7,985 D+46.9
Palo Pinto 5,170 65.4% 2,684 34.0% 51 7,905 D+31.4
Erath 4,821 61.9% 2,925 37.5% 44 7,790 D+24.3
Hopkins 4,992 65.8% 2,556 33.7% 44 7,592 D+32.1
Shelby 4,680 63.4% 2,695 36.5% 12 7,387 D+26.9
Milam 4,871 66.6% 2,404 32.9% 40 7,315 D+33.7
Wood 4,107 56.8% 3,076 42.6% 43 7,226 D+14.3
Bastrop 4,788 66.5% 2,383 33.1% 33 7,204 D+33.4
Hockley 3,949 55.4% 3,137 44.0% 44 7,130 D+11.4
Atascosa 4,565 64.6% 2,415 34.1% 92 7,072 D+30.4
Medina 3,681 52.7% 3,252 46.5% 55 6,988 D+6.1
Panola 3,731 53.5% 3,218 46.1% 28 6,977 D+7.4
Polk 4,384 62.9% 2,529 36.3% 54 6,967 D+26.6
Titus 4,205 61.6% 2,603 38.2% 14 6,822 D+23.5
Bee 3,690 54.9% 2,953 43.9% 79 6,722 D+11.0
Eastland 4,320 64.5% 2,340 35.0% 35 6,695 D+29.6
Burnet 3,818 57.5% 2,777 41.8% 41 6,636 D+15.7
Falls 4,277 65.1% 2,261 34.4% 29 6,567 D+30.7
Washington 2,635 40.5% 3,820 58.8% 45 6,500 R+18.2
Fayette 3,428 52.8% 3,030 46.7% 35 6,493 D+6.1
Montague 4,087 64.9% 2,182 34.7% 25 6,294 D+30.3
Young 3,473 56.3% 2,652 43.0% 41 6,166 D+13.3
Colorado 3,028 49.8% 2,991 49.2% 56 6,075 D+0.6
Calhoun 3,642 60.1% 2,377 39.2% 42 6,061 D+20.9
Lavaca 3,458 58.0% 2,466 41.3% 40 5,964 D+16.6
Caldwell 3,647 61.6% 2,235 37.7% 39 5,921 D+23.8
Wilson 3,973 67.3% 1,926 32.6% 3 5,902 D+34.7
Limestone 3,825 64.8% 2,045 34.7% 30 5,900 D+30.2
Lamb 3,374 58.0% 2,413 41.5% 28 5,815 D+16.5
Moore 2,767 49.6% 2,759 49.5% 49 5,575 D+0.1
Nolan 3,094 55.8% 2,431 43.8% 20 5,545 D+12.0
Red River 3,670 66.3% 1,852 33.5% 11 5,533 D+32.9
Wilbarger 3,280 59.9% 2,145 39.2% 51 5,476 D+20.7
Scurry 2,639 48.3% 2,797 51.2% 23 5,459 R+2.9
Uvalde 2,299 42.2% 3,103 56.9% 47 5,449 R+14.8
Deaf Smith 2,613 48.1% 2,776 51.1% 46 5,435 R+3.0
Houston 3,179 58.6% 2,229 41.1% 13 5,421 D+17.5
Jones 3,318 61.3% 2,072 38.3% 26 5,416 D+23.0
De Witt 2,540 47.7% 2,754 51.7% 33 5,327 R+4.0
Starr 4,646 87.2% 664 12.5% 15 5,325 D+74.8
Tyler 3,322 62.5% 1,965 36.9% 31 5,318 D+25.5
Hood 3,181 62.9% 1,857 36.7% 23 5,061 D+26.2
Austin 2,313 46.0% 2,686 53.4% 34 5,033 R+7.4
Gonzales 3,219 64.0% 1,789 35.6% 18 5,026 D+28.5
Terry 2,859 57.2% 2,113 42.3% 29 5,001 D+14.9
Robertson 3,741 74.9% 1,244 24.9% 11 4,996 D+50.0
Duval 4,267 86.4% 661 13.4% 13 4,941 D+73.0
Morris 3,071 62.3% 1,843 37.4% 17 4,931 D+24.9
Gillespie 1,260 25.8% 3,541 72.5% 84 4,885 R+46.7
Bosque 2,954 60.5% 1,912 39.2% 17 4,883 D+21.3
Waller 2,828 58.2% 1,992 41.0% 42 4,862 D+17.2
Chambers 2,927 60.3% 1,835 37.8% 90 4,852 D+22.5
Comanche 3,414 72.2% 1,297 27.4% 20 4,731 D+44.7
Karnes 2,996 63.5% 1,675 35.5% 47 4,718 D+28.0
Dawson 2,162 46.5% 2,474 53.2% 17 4,653 R+6.7
Willacy 2,984 65.5% 1,542 33.8% 31 4,557 D+31.6
Newton 3,468 77.0% 1,011 22.5% 23 4,502 D+54.6
Jackson 2,524 56.9% 1,884 42.5% 25 4,433 D+14.4
Freestone 2,679 61.4% 1,674 38.4% 8 4,361 D+23.0
Reeves 2,613 60.2% 1,711 39.4% 18 4,342 D+20.8
Llano 2,361 54.6% 1,947 45.0% 16 4,324 D+9.6
Runnels 2,068 48.3% 2,203 51.4% 11 4,282 R+3.2
Pecos 1,971 46.6% 2,234 52.8% 28 4,233 R+6.2
Ward 2,046 48.5% 2,123 50.3% 49 4,218 R+1.8
Aransas 2,136 51.1% 1,985 47.5% 60 4,181 D+3.6
Grimes 2,656 64.0% 1,473 35.5% 19 4,148 D+28.5
Burleson 2,924 71.6% 1,142 28.0% 15 4,081 D+43.7
Lampasas 2,376 59.7% 1,563 39.3% 43 3,982 D+20.4
Coleman 2,264 57.2% 1,669 42.2% 22 3,955 D+15.0
Andrews 1,777 45.1% 2,127 54.0% 33 3,937 R+8.9
Rockwall 1,828 46.4% 2,087 53.0% 21 3,936 R+6.6
Frio 2,598 66.5% 1,280 32.8% 30 3,908 D+33.7
Callahan 2,241 58.0% 1,581 40.9% 42 3,864 D+17.1
Maverick 2,840 74.7% 924 24.3% 38 3,802 D+50.4
Kendall 1,190 31.4% 2,543 67.0% 60 3,793 R+35.7
Clay 2,568 67.9% 1,200 31.7% 15 3,783 D+36.2
Refugio 2,218 58.9% 1,537 40.8% 10 3,765 D+18.1
Ochiltree 1,084 30.2% 2,471 68.9% 32 3,587 R+38.7
Swisher 2,811 78.6% 753 21.1% 13 3,577 D+57.5
Gaines 1,880 53.0% 1,643 46.4% 21 3,544 D+6.7
San Jacinto 2,406 68.2% 1,094 31.0% 29 3,529 D+37.2
Brooks 2,782 81.1% 641 18.7% 6 3,429 D+62.4
Stephens 1,796 52.4% 1,621 47.3% 12 3,429 D+5.1
Parmer 1,914 56.0% 1,487 43.5% 16 3,417 D+12.5
Floyd 1,991 58.3% 1,402 41.1% 21 3,414 D+17.3
Haskell 2,512 74.8% 838 24.9% 9 3,359 D+49.8
Lee 1,937 58.6% 1,348 40.8% 18 3,303 D+17.8
Sabine 2,391 72.5% 904 27.4% 1 3,296 D+45.1
Camp 2,146 65.3% 1,133 34.5% 6 3,285 D+30.8
Winkler 1,382 42.3% 1,842 56.4% 42 3,266 R+14.1
Leon 2,085 63.9% 1,161 35.6% 15 3,261 D+28.3
McCulloch 1,888 58.9% 1,300 40.5% 19 3,207 D+18.3
Hamilton 1,981 62.1% 1,176 36.9% 32 3,189 D+25.2
Marion 1,860 58.7% 1,291 40.8% 16 3,167 D+18.0
Trinity 2,100 66.6% 1,042 33.0% 12 3,154 D+33.5
Crosby 2,176 70.4% 897 29.0% 19 3,092 D+41.4
Castro 2,033 66.1% 1,007 32.7% 36 3,076 D+33.4
Live Oak 1,656 55.9% 1,287 43.5% 18 2,961 D+12.5
Madison 1,885 63.7% 1,062 35.9% 14 2,961 D+27.8
Wheeler 1,598 55.3% 1,273 44.1% 17 2,888 D+11.3
Jack 1,814 63.2% 1,049 36.5% 8 2,871 D+26.6
San Augustine 1,817 63.3% 1,047 36.5% 6 2,870 D+26.8
Carson 1,542 54.6% 1,269 44.9% 13 2,824 D+9.7
Mitchell 1,730 61.7% 1,058 37.7% 16 2,804 D+24.0
Bandera 1,183 42.8% 1,554 56.2% 29 2,766 R+13.4
Lynn 1,575 57.1% 1,166 42.3% 16 2,757 D+14.8
Yoakum 1,181 44.1% 1,477 55.1% 22 2,680 R+11.0
Bailey 1,356 51.6% 1,255 47.8% 16 2,627 D+3.8
Childress 1,578 60.1% 1,043 39.7% 5 2,626 D+20.4
Brewster 1,227 46.8% 1,368 52.1% 29 2,624 R+5.4
Dimmit 1,721 65.6% 890 33.9% 13 2,624 D+31.7
Zavala 1,822 70.7% 735 28.5% 21 2,578 D+42.2
Fisher 1,993 77.4% 573 22.2% 10 2,576 D+55.1
Archer 1,577 61.6% 966 37.7% 18 2,561 D+23.9
Hansford 983 40.9% 1,401 58.2% 22 2,406 R+17.4
Franklin 1,636 68.1% 758 31.5% 10 2,404 D+36.5
Hall 1,633 70.6% 671 29.0% 10 2,314 D+41.6
Hardeman 1,403 63.1% 805 36.2% 17 2,225 D+26.9
Baylor 1,335 62.7% 783 36.8% 12 2,130 D+25.9
Jim Hogg 1,645 79.3% 429 20.7% 2,074 D+58.6
Knox 1,498 72.7% 551 26.7% 11 2,060 D+46.0
Dallam 1,029 51.3% 936 46.6% 42 2,007 D+4.6
San Saba 1,408 70.2% 582 29.0% 15 2,005 D+41.2
Delta 1,563 78.5% 421 21.1% 7 1,991 D+57.4
La Salle 1,294 65.3% 677 34.1% 12 1,983 D+31.1
Blanco 923 47.2% 1,015 51.9% 18 1,956 R+4.7
Presidio 1,232 63.6% 687 35.5% 17 1,936 D+28.2
Rains 1,339 72.2% 510 27.5% 6 1,855 D+44.7
Collingsworth 1,169 64.8% 629 34.9% 6 1,804 D+29.9
Donley 1,095 60.7% 704 39.0% 5 1,804 D+21.7
Cochran 1,031 59.3% 701 40.3% 7 1,739 D+19.0
Goliad 875 50.5% 846 48.9% 10 1,731 D+1.7
Garza 957 55.5% 755 43.8% 13 1,725 D+11.7
Mills 1,012 59.2% 684 40.0% 14 1,710 D+19.2
Zapata 1,216 72.3% 462 27.5% 4 1,682 D+44.8
Crane 664 39.5% 963 57.3% 53 1,680 R+17.8
Mason 814 49.6% 805 49.1% 21 1,640 D+0.5
Kimble 759 46.5% 846 51.8% 27 1,632 R+5.3
Martin 907 56.1% 698 43.1% 13 1,618 D+12.9
Sutton 768 47.7% 831 51.6% 10 1,609 R+3.9
Crockett 804 50.0% 802 49.9% 2 1,608 D+0.1
Hartley 774 48.5% 811 50.8% 12 1,597 R+2.3
Hemphill 707 44.8% 858 54.4% 13 1,578 R+9.6
Dickens 1,222 77.8% 343 21.8% 6 1,571 D+56.0
Lipscomb 644 41.0% 911 58.1% 14 1,569 R+17.0
Upton 686 43.9% 869 55.7% 6 1,561 R+11.7
Shackelford 764 50.3% 748 49.3% 6 1,518 D+1.1
Sherman 718 50.7% 679 48.0% 19 1,416 D+2.8
Somervell 1,054 75.8% 332 23.9% 5 1,391 D+51.9
Coke 844 61.3% 517 37.5% 16 1,377 D+23.7
Cottle 1,047 76.9% 311 22.9% 3 1,361 D+54.1
Reagan 563 45.6% 666 54.0% 5 1,234 R+8.3
Concho 715 59.8% 474 39.7% 6 1,195 D+20.2
Briscoe 823 73.5% 285 25.5% 11 1,119 D+48.1
Stonewall 812 75.9% 252 23.6% 6 1,070 D+52.3
Armstrong 513 50.0% 506 49.3% 8 1,027 D+0.7
Throckmorton 658 64.8% 356 35.0% 2 1,016 D+29.7
Menard 543 54.3% 441 44.1% 16 1,000 D+10.2
Schleicher 468 47.1% 516 52.0% 9 993 R+4.8
Real 510 52.6% 448 46.2% 11 969 D+6.4
Motley 522 54.3% 428 44.5% 11 961 D+9.8
Foard 706 74.3% 240 25.3% 4 950 D+49.1
Oldham 554 60.8% 354 38.9% 3 911 D+22.0
Hudspeth 479 54.4% 395 44.8% 7 881 D+9.5
Kinney 516 61.2% 318 37.7% 9 843 D+23.5
Culberson 407 51.7% 373 47.4% 7 787 D+4.3
Edwards 258 38.4% 412 61.3% 2 672 R+22.9
Kent 474 73.3% 171 26.4% 2 647 D+46.8
Terrell 321 50.0% 317 49.4% 4 642 D+0.6
Jeff Davis 309 50.9% 288 47.4% 10 607 D+3.5
Irion 297 49.2% 302 50.0% 5 604 R+0.8
Roberts 202 35.9% 350 62.3% 10 562 R+26.3
Glasscock 190 46.0% 218 52.8% 5 413 R+6.8
McMullen 194 47.2% 217 52.8% 411 R+5.6
Borden 234 60.0% 150 38.5% 6 390 D+21.5
Sterling 174 45.7% 202 53.0% 5 381 R+7.3
Kenedy 139 67.8% 65 31.7% 1 205 D+36.1
King 100 50.8% 96 48.7% 1 197 D+2.0
Loving 35 40.7% 47 54.7% 4 86 R+14.0

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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)