Who won Missouri in the 1976 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1976?

Missouri cast 12 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

Missouri: Carter carries 12 EV.

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

Missouri in 1976

The 1976 contest saw Missouri line up behind Carter, delivering 12 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. That placed Missouri with the eventual winner: Jimmy Carter went on to take the presidency, and Missouri was part of his column.

The result flipped Missouri away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. The region divided — Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas joined Missouri for the Democratic ticket, while Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska did not. Over its 52 recorded presidential cycles, Missouri has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 33 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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