Was it common for Democrats to vote Ford in 1976?

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I think Ford had a strong performance when you consider what a bad climate it was to be a Republican. He won a large percentage of the black vote (17%) which a Republican has not done since. He won Connecticut, Washington, and Michigan, which were Democratic states at the time (Romney had MI ties too but didn't come close). But Republicans were vastly outnumbered in 1976.