Who won West Virginia in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried West Virginia in 1976, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 1976?

West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did West Virginia vote for the national winner in 1976?

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

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1976

West Virginia: Carter carries 6 EV.

West Virginia cast its 6 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — West Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

West Virginia in 1976

The 1976 contest saw West Virginia line up behind Carter, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. West Virginia ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which West Virginia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Kentucky joined West Virginia for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 41 presidential elections West Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (22 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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