Who won Mississippi in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1976, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1976?

Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

Mississippi: Carter carries 7 EV.

Mississippi cast its 7 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Mississippi voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Mississippi, 1976

In 1976, Mississippi awarded its 7 electoral votes to Carter of the Democratic party. That placed Mississippi with the eventual winner: Jimmy Carter went on to take the presidency, and Mississippi was part of his column.

The result flipped Mississippi away from the Republican it had supported in 1972. Mississippi did not move alone — neighboring Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama broke the same way in 1976. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 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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