1976 United States presidential election in Missouri

1976 United States presidential election in Missouri
	November 2, 1976
Carter 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Ford 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; Gerald Ford; Republican	Elected President ; Jimmy Carter; Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.10% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 47.47% of the popular vote.

Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Laclede County, McDonald County, Bollinger County, Webster County, Pettis County, and Cass County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate, and the last time a Democrat won Missouri with the majority of the vote. This is also the last time St.Louis City was not the most Democratic County instead being Reynolds County.

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