What about 1976 ? I'd imagine Ford to do relatively well among certain urban voters.
Yes Ford was competitive in several present day democratic area's across the country. Ford won then swing state California. Certain California counties that are now overwhelmingly democratic actually voted for Ford over Carter. This despite Carter winning black and latino voters nationwide. Carter won evangelicals and union households. Ford won a fair number of urban-suburbanite voters who would now be " latte or suv liberals". Ford would have been the last republican I could have voted for due to his social moderate nature. There was also no apparent gender gap in this election.
