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The 1936 elections

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) faced Alf Landon (R); Roosevelt won the presidency. National popular vote: D+24.3.

1936 presidential election
RooseveltD+24.3
1936 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1936 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+73.6 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · D+42.9 · 3 electoral votesColorado · D+23.3 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+52.2 · 7 electoral votesGeorgia · D+74.5 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · D+14.7 · 14 electoral votesKansas · D+7.7 · 9 electoral votesMaine · R+14.0 · 5 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+9.5 · 17 electoral votesMinnesota · D+30.8 · 11 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+20.0 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+46.8 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · D+33.0 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · D+34.1 · 11 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+16.0 · 36 electoral votesSouth Dakota · D+11.5 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+74.8 · 23 electoral votesWyoming · D+23.1 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+15.0 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+22.6 · 15 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+21.4 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · D+18.0 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+26.2 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+63.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · D+35.3 · 22 electoral votesDelaware · D+9.8 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · D+11.7 · 11 electoral votesKentucky · D+18.6 · 11 electoral votesMaryland · D+25.3 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · D+17.6 · 19 electoral votesMississippi · D+94.3 · 9 electoral votesMontana · D+41.7 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+1.8 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+19.9 · 47 electoral votesOhio · D+20.6 · 26 electoral votesOregon · D+34.8 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · D+37.9 · 11 electoral votesUtah · D+39.5 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+40.8 · 11 electoral votesWashington · D+36.5 · 8 electoral votesWisconsin · D+33.5 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · D+16.4 · 7 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+98.6 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · D+29.8 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+45.6 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+13.2 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · D+77.7 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+12.9 · 4 electoral votes
1936presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1936 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+13.23 EVNHD+1.84 EVMAD+9.517 EVRID+12.94 EVCTD+15.08 EVNJD+20.016 EVDED+9.83 EVMDD+25.38 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R)
Roosevelt (D)
27,758,115
60.8%
Landon (R)
16,681,627
36.5%
All others
1,213,982
2.7%
Margin
D+24.3

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