In the 1976 presidential race, 6,593 Fayette County voters cast ballots, which the county's record said was 65% of registered voters. The local result followed the national trend.
Democrats Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale received 3,541 votes in the county. Republicans Gerald Ford and Robert Dole received 3,094.
Smaller totals went to other candidates. The Anderson-Shackelford American Party ticket received 15 votes. Socialist Workers candidates Peter Camejo and Pedro Vasquez received one vote. Independent Eugene McCarthy received 16.