Who won New York in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried New York in 1976, winning its 41 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1976?

New York cast 41 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

New York: Carter carries 41 EV.

New York cast its 41 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — New York voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1976 result in New York

New York backed Carter (Democratic) in the 1976 presidential election, casting 41 electoral votes for the ticket. New York ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

The result flipped New York away from the Republican it had supported in 1972. The region divided — Pennsylvania and Massachusetts joined New York for the Democratic ticket, while New Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New York has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Jimmy Carter took 297 of the 538 electoral votes, against 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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