Who won Pennsylvania in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Pennsylvania in 1976, winning its 27 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1976?

Pennsylvania cast 27 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

Pennsylvania: Carter carries 27 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 27 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Pennsylvania, 1976

In 1976, Pennsylvania awarded its 27 electoral votes to Carter of the Democratic party. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Pennsylvania away from the Republican it had supported in 1972. The region divided — Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New York joined Pennsylvania for the Democratic ticket, while New Jersey did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 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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