Who won New Jersey in the 1976 presidential election?

Ford (Republican) carried New Jersey in 1976, winning its 17 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1976?

New Jersey cast 17 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did New Jersey vote for the national winner in 1976?

No. New Jersey backed Ford, while Jimmy Carter won the presidency nationally.

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1976

New Jersey: Ford carries 17 EV.

New Jersey cast its 17 electoral votes for Ford (Republican). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — New Jersey voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1976 result in New Jersey

New Jersey backed Ford (Republican) in the 1976 presidential election, casting 17 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) won nationally, while New Jersey had backed a different ticket.

New Jersey stayed in the Republican column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. It stood apart from its neighbors: New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware went the other way that year. Over its 60 recorded presidential cycles, New Jersey has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 31 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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