Election in Rhode Island
1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Turnout 76.4%[1] County results Municipality results Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Ford
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Rhode Island was won by Jimmy Carter (D –Georgia ), with 55.36% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R –Michigan ), who finished with 44.08% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate received any votes.
Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States .[2]
Results [ edit ] By county [ edit ] 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [3] County Carter % Carter # Ford % Ford # Others % Others # Total # Providence 58.0% 144,805 41.6% 103,976 0.4% 1,036 249,817 Newport 53.7% 17,768 45.8% 15,155 0.6% 184 33,107 Bristol 52.4% 11,228 47.3% 10,131 0.3% 66 21,425 Kent 51.1% 35,855 48.6% 34,131 0.3% 227 70,213 Washington 49.9% 17,980 49.6% 17,856 0.5% 186 36,022
Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]