Who won Kentucky in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Kentucky in 1976, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1976?

Kentucky cast 9 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

Kentucky: Carter carries 9 EV.

Kentucky cast its 9 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1976 result in Kentucky

Kentucky backed Carter (Democratic) in the 1976 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Kentucky with the eventual winner: Jimmy Carter went on to take the presidency, and Kentucky was part of his column.

The result flipped Kentucky away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. The region divided — Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri joined Kentucky for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana, Virginia, and Illinois did not. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, Kentucky has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 28 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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