Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1976 presidential election
The 1976 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1976 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican incumbent, Gerald Ford, over the Democratic challenger, Jimmy Carter.
Results
| United States presidential election in California, 1976[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Republican |
Gerald Ford (incumbent) |
3,882,244 |
49.35% |
45 |
|
Democratic |
Jimmy Carter |
3,742,284 |
47.57% |
0 |
|
No party |
Eugene McCarthy (write-in) |
58,412 |
0.74% |
0 |
|
Independent |
Roger MacBride |
56,388 |
0.72% |
0 |
|
American Independent |
Lester Maddox |
51,098 |
0.65% |
0 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Margaret Wright |
41,731 |
0.53% |
0 |
|
Independent |
Peter Camejo |
17,259 |
0.22% |
0 |
|
Independent |
Gus Hall |
12,766 |
0.16% |
0 |
|
No party |
Thomas J. Anderson (write-in) |
4,565 |
0.06% |
0 |
|
No party |
Jules Levin (write-in) |
222 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
74 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Ben Bubar (write-in) |
34 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Ernest Miller (write-in) |
26 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Frank Taylor (write-in) |
14 |
0.00% |
0 |
| Invalid or blank votes |
|
|
— |
| Totals |
7,867,117 |
100.00% |
45 |
| Voter turnout |
|
— |
Results by county
| County |
Ford |
Votes |
Carter |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| Orange |
62.16% |
408,632 |
35.33% |
232,246 |
2.52% |
16,555 |
| Mono |
58.80% |
1,600 |
37.67% |
1,025 |
3.53% |
96 |
| Inyo |
58.23% |
3,905 |
39.29% |
2,635 |
2.48% |
166 |
| San Diego |
55.74% |
353,302 |
41.60% |
263,654 |
2.66% |
16,839 |
| Tulare |
54.52% |
31,864 |
43.72% |
25,551 |
1.76% |
1,027 |
| Sutter |
54.21% |
8,745 |
43.18% |
6,966 |
2.60% |
420 |
| Ventura |
53.20% |
82,670 |
44.10% |
68,529 |
2.70% |
4,201 |
| Colusa |
52.74% |
2,733 |
45.16% |
2,340 |
2.10% |
109 |
| Glenn |
52.67% |
4,094 |
45.04% |
3,501 |
2.29% |
178 |
| Marin |
52.52% |
53,425 |
42.86% |
43,590 |
4.62% |
4,700 |
| Kern |
52.29% |
58,023 |
45.57% |
50,567 |
2.14% |
2,371 |
| Napa |
51.83% |
20,839 |
44.89% |
18,048 |
3.28% |
1,318 |
| Butte |
51.77% |
28,400 |
44.12% |
24,203 |
4.10% |
2,251 |
| Modoc |
51.20% |
1,917 |
46.29% |
1,733 |
2.51% |
94 |
| San Luis Obispo |
51.17% |
27,785 |
45.91% |
24,926 |
2.92% |
1,587 |
| Monterey |
51.02% |
40,896 |
45.97% |
36,849 |
3.00% |
2,408 |
| San Benito |
50.87% |
3,398 |
46.74% |
3,122 |
2.40% |
160 |
| Santa Barbara |
50.83% |
60,922 |
45.91% |
55,018 |
3.26% |
3,904 |
| San Mateo |
50.63% |
117,338 |
44.40% |
102,896 |
4.97% |
11,507 |
| Alpine |
50.34% |
225 |
42.28% |
189 |
7.38% |
33 |
| Imperial |
49.94% |
10,618 |
48.18% |
10,244 |
1.88% |
400 |
| Kings |
49.65% |
8,263 |
48.44% |
8,061 |
1.91% |
318 |
| San Joaquin |
49.60% |
50,277 |
48.08% |
48,733 |
2.32% |
2,351 |
| San Bernardino |
49.49% |
113,265 |
47.90% |
109,636 |
2.61% |
5,984 |
| Santa Clara |
49.46% |
219,188 |
46.94% |
208,023 |
3.59% |
15,927 |
| Contra Costa |
49.35% |
126,598 |
48.24% |
123,742 |
2.41% |
6,194 |
| Riverside |
49.24% |
97,774 |
48.46% |
96,228 |
2.29% |
4,556 |
| Calaveras |
49.08% |
3,695 |
47.91% |
3,607 |
3.00% |
226 |
| Nevada |
48.40% |
8,170 |
46.95% |
7,926 |
4.65% |
785 |
| Siskiyou |
48.37% |
7,070 |
48.31% |
7,060 |
3.32% |
485 |
| Fresno |
48.10% |
72,533 |
49.71% |
74,958 |
2.20% |
3,314 |
| Los Angeles |
47.78% |
1,174,926 |
49.69% |
1,221,893 |
2.53% |
62,258 |
| Sonoma |
47.72% |
50,555 |
47.52% |
50,353 |
4.76% |
5,044 |
| El Dorado |
47.69% |
12,472 |
48.80% |
12,763 |
3.51% |
919 |
| Tuolumne |
46.94% |
6,104 |
49.93% |
6,492 |
3.13% |
407 |
| Mariposa |
46.61% |
2,012 |
48.48% |
2,093 |
4.91% |
212 |
| Amador |
46.13% |
3,699 |
50.35% |
4,037 |
3.52% |
282 |
| Merced |
46.08% |
14,842 |
51.65% |
16,637 |
2.26% |
729 |
| Madera |
45.96% |
6,844 |
51.20% |
7,625 |
2.84% |
423 |
| Trinity |
45.66% |
1,989 |
49.86% |
2,172 |
4.48% |
195 |
| Shasta |
45.63% |
17,273 |
50.72% |
19,200 |
3.65% |
1,381 |
| Mendocino |
45.49% |
9,784 |
49.53% |
10,653 |
4.98% |
1,072 |
| Del Norte |
45.29% |
2,481 |
50.91% |
2,789 |
3.80% |
208 |
| Placer |
45.03% |
18,154 |
52.16% |
21,026 |
2.81% |
1,131 |
| Stanislaus |
44.83% |
32,937 |
52.34% |
38,448 |
2.83% |
2,080 |
| Tehama |
44.81% |
6,110 |
51.27% |
6,990 |
3.92% |
535 |
| Yuba |
44.74% |
5,496 |
52.51% |
6,451 |
2.75% |
338 |
| Sacramento |
44.63% |
123,110 |
52.27% |
144,203 |
3.10% |
8,563 |
| Lake |
44.46% |
5,462 |
51.88% |
6,374 |
3.65% |
449 |
| Plumas |
43.94% |
2,884 |
52.25% |
3,429 |
3.81% |
250 |
| Sierra |
43.15% |
680 |
53.36% |
841 |
3.49% |
55 |
| Santa Cruz |
43.09% |
31,872 |
51.06% |
37,772 |
5.85% |
4,325 |
| Lassen |
42.97% |
3,007 |
54.32% |
3,801 |
2.72% |
190 |
| Yolo |
42.42% |
18,376 |
54.33% |
23,533 |
3.25% |
1,408 |
| Solano |
42.40% |
26,136 |
54.64% |
33,682 |
2.96% |
1,826 |
| Humboldt |
41.58% |
18,034 |
54.18% |
23,500 |
4.24% |
1,838 |
| San Francisco |
40.31% |
103,561 |
52.06% |
133,733 |
7.63% |
19,594 |
| Alameda |
38.09% |
155,280 |
57.89% |
235,988 |
4.03% |
16,413 |
References
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