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Elections / 1936 · President · AL

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Alabama D+73.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Alabama, 1936. The state ran 49.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)

Alabama result
275,637 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
238,190
86.4%
Landon (R)
35,411
12.8%
All others
2,036
0.7%
Margin
D+73.6
1936 presidential election
Alabama, 1936
RooseveltD+73.6
1936 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1936 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1936 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+89.2Baldwin County, AL · D+64.2Barbour County, AL · D+95.5Bibb County, AL · D+81.2Blount County, AL · D+57.4Bullock County, AL · D+99.1Butler County, AL · D+92.9Calhoun County, AL · D+75.4Chambers County, AL · D+93.9Cherokee County, AL · D+69.3Chilton County, AL · D+27.0Choctaw County, AL · D+90.6Clarke County, AL · D+95.5Clay County, AL · D+48.4Cleburne County, AL · D+37.9Coffee County, AL · D+92.8Colbert County, AL · D+85.8Conecuh County, AL · D+91.7Coosa County, AL · D+68.5Covington County, AL · D+92.2Crenshaw County, AL · D+92.1Cullman County, AL · D+37.8Dale County, AL · D+85.1Dallas County, AL · D+96.9DeKalb County, AL · D+14.0Elmore County, AL · D+88.4Escambia County, AL · D+85.8Etowah County, AL · D+64.9Fayette County, AL · D+50.4Franklin County, AL · D+23.9Geneva County, AL · D+79.9Greene County, AL · D+95.1Hale County, AL · D+97.1Henry County, AL · D+96.3Houston County, AL · D+87.4Jackson County, AL · D+57.6Jefferson County, AL · D+80.0Lamar County, AL · D+84.7Lauderdale County, AL · D+84.3Lawrence County, AL · D+66.4Lee County, AL · D+91.5Limestone County, AL · D+92.1Lowndes County, AL · D+98.2Macon County, AL · D+93.4Madison County, AL · D+82.8Marengo County, AL · D+97.1Marion County, AL · D+49.1Marshall County, AL · D+63.7Mobile County, AL · D+82.1Monroe County, AL · D+97.4Montgomery County, AL · D+96.0Morgan County, AL · D+85.3Perry County, AL · D+96.9Pickens County, AL · D+87.6Pike County, AL · D+96.5Randolph County, AL · D+55.2Russell County, AL · D+93.8Shelby County, AL · D+24.1St. Clair County, AL · D+50.1Sumter County, AL · D+96.6Talladega County, AL · D+74.3Tallapoosa County, AL · D+92.4Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+89.1Walker County, AL · D+53.4Washington County, AL · D+91.3Wilcox County, AL · D+98.3Winston County, AL · R+5.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic86.4%238,190
Alf LandonRepublican12.8%35,411
OtherAll other candidates0.7%2,036
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1936
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+89.2%
1,525841,616
Baldwin CountyD
+64.2%
2,3374332,966
Barbour CountyD
+95.5%
2,386502,447
Bibb CountyD
+81.2%
1,8681902,066
Blount CountyD
+57.4%
2,7887443,564
Bullock CountyD
+99.1%
1,18851,194
Butler CountyD
+92.9%
2,358832,448
Calhoun CountyD
+75.4%
4,3225814,961
Chambers CountyD
+93.9%
3,6261123,742
Cherokee CountyD
+69.3%
2,1133752,507
Chilton CountyD
+27.0%
2,5651,4694,055
Choctaw CountyD
+90.6%
1,507741,581
Clarke CountyD
+95.5%
2,673602,735
Clay CountyD
+48.4%
2,1386992,976
Cleburne CountyD
+37.9%
1,2125431,766
Coffee CountyD
+92.8%
3,1781103,305
Colbert CountyD
+85.8%
3,3652513,628
Conecuh CountyD
+91.7%
2,195892,296
Coosa CountyD
+68.5%
1,3462391,617
Covington CountyD
+92.2%
4,2651674,446
Crenshaw CountyD
+92.1%
2,371962,471
Cullman CountyD
+37.8%
3,7791,7035,497
Dale CountyD
+85.1%
2,4041932,599
Dallas CountyD
+96.9%
3,205493,258
DeKalb CountyD
+14.0%
6,1224,61710,762
Elmore CountyD
+88.4%
3,9671754,290
Escambia CountyD
+85.8%
2,5851932,788
Etowah CountyD
+64.9%
5,7391,2076,978
Fayette CountyD
+50.4%
2,2447322,999
Franklin CountyD
+23.9%
3,0591,8754,964
Geneva CountyD
+79.9%
2,6522952,949
Greene CountyD
+95.1%
86120884
Hale CountyD
+97.1%
1,626201,654
Henry CountyD
+96.3%
1,925351,963
Houston CountyD
+87.4%
3,5382303,783
Jackson CountyD
+57.6%
3,4509264,383
Jefferson CountyD
+80.0%
35,9803,81040,194
Lamar CountyD
+84.7%
2,3931952,594
Lauderdale CountyD
+84.3%
4,6853895,094
Lawrence CountyD
+66.4%
2,2134442,663
Lee CountyD
+91.5%
2,182932,282
Limestone CountyD
+92.1%
2,8611082,990
Lowndes CountyD
+98.2%
1,204101,216
Macon CountyD
+93.4%
1,146391,185
Madison CountyD
+82.8%
5,6625136,220
Marengo CountyD
+97.1%
2,287332,321
Marion CountyD
+49.1%
2,6558923,590
Marshall CountyD
+63.7%
4,2089255,152
Mobile CountyD
+82.1%
11,1651,07212,299
Monroe CountyD
+97.4%
2,558292,596
Montgomery CountyD
+96.0%
12,06122312,332
Morgan CountyD
+85.3%
5,5974326,058
Perry CountyD
+96.9%
1,527241,551
Pickens CountyD
+87.6%
1,6651071,779
Pike CountyD
+96.5%
3,100553,157
Randolph CountyD
+55.2%
2,7667933,574
Russell CountyD
+93.8%
2,181662,256
Shelby CountyD
+24.1%
2,3991,4653,880
St. Clair CountyD
+50.1%
2,3717773,181
Sumter CountyD
+96.6%
1,369241,393
Talladega CountyD
+74.3%
3,7514894,391
Tallapoosa CountyD
+92.4%
3,6251413,772
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+89.1%
6,0293326,393
Walker CountyD
+53.4%
5,6971,6997,484
Washington CountyD
+91.3%
1,736721,822
Wilcox CountyD
+98.3%
1,365111,377
Winston CountyR
−5.7%
1,2701,4252,703