Who won Rhode Island in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Rhode Island in 1976, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1976?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

Rhode Island: Carter carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Rhode Island voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Rhode Island, 1976

In 1976, Rhode Island awarded its 4 electoral votes to Carter of the Democratic party. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1960. The region divided — Massachusetts joined Rhode Island for the Democratic ticket, while Connecticut did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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