Who won Colorado in the 1976 presidential election?

Ford (Republican) carried Colorado in 1976, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1976?

Colorado cast 7 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1976?

No. Colorado backed Ford, while Jimmy Carter won the presidency nationally.

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1976

Colorado: Ford carries 7 EV.

Colorado cast its 7 electoral votes for Ford (Republican). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Colorado voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Colorado, 1976

In 1976, Colorado awarded its 7 electoral votes to Ford of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) won nationally, while Colorado had backed a different ticket.

Colorado stayed in the Republican column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah broke the same way in 1976. Over its 37 recorded presidential cycles, Colorado has backed the Republican party more than any other — 19 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, Jimmy Carter finished with 297 of the 538 electoral votes to Gerald Ford's 240. Jimmy Carter led the national popular vote with 50.08% of the ballots cast.

The 1976 national map

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