Who won District of Columbia in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 1976, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 1976?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 1976?

Yes. District of Columbia backed Jimmy Carter, who won the presidency that year.

Cold War RealignmentDC · 3 EV

1976

District of Columbia: Carter carries 3 EV.

District of Columbia cast its 3 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — District of Columbia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1976 result in District of Columbia

District of Columbia backed Carter (Democratic) in the 1976 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. District of Columbia ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which District of Columbia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1964. The region divided — Maryland joined District of Columbia for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 16 presidential elections District of Columbia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (16 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Jimmy Carter took 297 of the 538 electoral votes, against 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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