Who won Georgia in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Georgia in 1976, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1976?

Georgia cast 12 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1976?

Yes. Georgia backed Jimmy Carter, who won the presidency that year.

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1976

Georgia: Carter carries 12 EV.

Georgia cast its 12 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1976 result in Georgia

Georgia backed Carter (Democratic) in the 1976 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Georgia with the eventual winner: Jimmy Carter went on to take the presidency, and Georgia was part of his column.

The result flipped Georgia away from the Republican it had supported in 1972. Georgia did not move alone — neighboring Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1976. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, Georgia has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 34 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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