United States presidential election in New York, 1976

United States presidential election in New York, 1976

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Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 41 0 Popular vote 3,389,558 3,100,791 Percentage 51.95% 47.52%
County Results   Carter—70-80%   Carter—60-70%   Carter—50-60%   Ford—50-60%   Ford—60-70%
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Gerald Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. New York voters chose forty one electors to the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

New York was won by Democratic Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, in a narrow victory against incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, who failed to gain the presidency through formal election that year. Carter was running with Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale, and President Ford had selected Kansas Congressman Bob Dole.

New York weighed in as being slightly more Democratic than the national average, by about 2%. The vast majority of counties in New York were won by the more conservative Ford, but the highly populated regions of New York City, Buffalo, and Albany were able to tip the scales for the more progressive Carter.