Wyoming was won by
incumbent President
Gerald Ford (
R–
Michigan), with 59.30% of the popular vote, against
Jimmy Carter (
D–
Georgia), with 39.81% of the popular vote. Carter's vote would be the highest percent received by a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson's victory
1964, and, as of 2020, remains the highest percentage a Democrat has received in the period since then (Bill Clinton came closer to winning the state in terms of margin of victory in
1992 and
1996, though with a reduced percentage due to the strong third party candidacy of Ross Perot). Despite losing in Wyoming, Carter went on to win the national election and became the
39th president of the United States.[1] With 59.3 percent of the popular vote, Wyoming would prove to be Ford's third strongest state in the 1976 election after neighboring
Utah and
Idaho.[2] This was the first time
Laramie County voted for a losing candidate since
1892. With
Teton County, Montana, simultaneously voting for its first loser since
1896, only
Crook County, Oregon, maintained a perfect winning record in the 20th century. It would maintain it until voting twice against Bill Clinton in
1992 and
1996.
Results
1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming