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Elections / 1936 · President · AR

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Arkansas D+63.9.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Arkansas, 1936. The state ran 39.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
179,431 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
146,765
81.8%
Landon (R)
32,049
17.9%
All others
617
0.3%
Margin
D+63.9
1936 presidential election
Arkansas, 1936
RooseveltD+63.9
1936 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+70.7Ashley County, AR · D+87.1Baxter County, AR · D+34.5Benton County, AR · D+18.1Boone County, AR · D+38.7Bradley County, AR · D+92.0Calhoun County, AR · D+91.7Carroll County, AR · D+27.3Chicot County, AR · D+87.6Clark County, AR · D+81.8Clay County, AR · D+38.1Cleburne County, AR · D+46.5Cleveland County, AR · D+91.8Columbia County, AR · D+93.3Conway County, AR · D+73.6Craighead County, AR · D+64.6Crawford County, AR · D+47.4Crittenden County, AR · D+97.7Cross County, AR · D+84.1Dallas County, AR · D+86.6Desha County, AR · D+92.4Drew County, AR · D+89.1Faulkner County, AR · D+66.0Franklin County, AR · D+68.8Fulton County, AR · D+36.7Garland County, AR · D+41.0Grant County, AR · D+73.8Greene County, AR · D+62.8Hempstead County, AR · D+85.4Hot Spring County, AR · D+55.9Howard County, AR · D+67.7Independence County, AR · D+50.7Izard County, AR · D+52.9Jackson County, AR · D+73.6Jefferson County, AR · D+87.5Johnson County, AR · D+62.9Lafayette County, AR · D+85.3Lawrence County, AR · D+65.6Lee County, AR · D+89.9Lincoln County, AR · D+91.8Little River County, AR · D+68.8Logan County, AR · D+55.0Lonoke County, AR · D+79.6Madison County, AR · D+6.2Marion County, AR · D+38.5Miller County, AR · D+78.3Mississippi County, AR · D+88.1Monroe County, AR · D+85.9Montgomery County, AR · D+37.5Nevada County, AR · D+71.7Newton County, AR · R+5.8Ouachita County, AR · D+82.9Perry County, AR · D+56.6Phillips County, AR · D+91.6Pike County, AR · D+55.6Poinsett County, AR · D+71.5Polk County, AR · D+36.5Pope County, AR · D+76.9Prairie County, AR · D+64.7Pulaski County, AR · D+79.2Randolph County, AR · D+60.6Saline County, AR · D+90.1Scott County, AR · D+51.5Searcy County, AR · R+13.7Sebastian County, AR · D+59.1Sevier County, AR · D+60.7Sharp County, AR · D+52.2St. Francis County, AR · D+61.0Stone County, AR · D+35.4Union County, AR · D+88.2Van Buren County, AR · D+44.7Washington County, AR · D+36.1White County, AR · D+64.6Woodruff County, AR · D+70.2Yell County, AR · D+76.4
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic81.8%146,765
Alf LandonRepublican17.9%32,049
OtherAll other candidates0.3%617
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1936
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+70.7%
2,0083412,357
Ashley CountyD
+87.1%
1,382951,477
Baxter CountyD
+34.5%
7733751,155
Benton CountyD
+18.1%
2,4181,6724,114
Boone CountyD
+38.7%
2,3861,0523,448
Bradley CountyD
+92.0%
1,571651,637
Calhoun CountyD
+91.7%
70430735
Carroll CountyD
+27.3%
1,6499402,595
Chicot CountyD
+87.6%
1,145751,221
Clark CountyD
+81.8%
1,9621932,163
Clay CountyD
+38.1%
1,7787952,579
Cleburne CountyD
+46.5%
9273361,271
Cleveland CountyD
+91.8%
1,088451,136
Columbia CountyD
+93.3%
1,847641,911
Conway CountyD
+73.6%
2,0133052,320
Craighead CountyD
+64.6%
3,3357104,066
Crawford CountyD
+47.4%
1,9636972,672
Crittenden CountyD
+97.7%
1,858221,880
Cross CountyD
+84.1%
1,6441331,797
Dallas CountyD
+86.6%
1,4331031,536
Desha CountyD
+92.4%
1,411551,468
Drew CountyD
+89.1%
1,229701,301
Faulkner CountyD
+66.0%
2,5215113,044
Franklin CountyD
+68.8%
1,8903452,247
Fulton CountyD
+36.7%
9464371,386
Garland CountyD
+41.0%
2,9311,2174,183
Grant CountyD
+73.8%
9781471,126
Greene CountyD
+62.8%
1,8114122,229
Hempstead CountyD
+85.4%
2,4311902,623
Hot Spring CountyD
+55.9%
1,5814442,033
Howard CountyD
+67.7%
1,4372751,717
Independence CountyD
+50.7%
2,1016852,792
Izard CountyD
+52.9%
1,3504161,766
Jackson CountyD
+73.6%
2,1513272,479
Jefferson CountyD
+87.5%
3,4142243,645
Johnson CountyD
+62.9%
1,4323181,772
Lafayette CountyD
+85.3%
1,2791001,382
Lawrence CountyD
+65.6%
2,2304572,703
Lee CountyD
+89.9%
1,257661,325
Lincoln CountyD
+91.8%
91339952
Little River CountyD
+68.8%
1,0561921,255
Logan CountyD
+55.0%
2,6637703,440
Lonoke CountyD
+79.6%
2,7353103,047
Madison CountyD
+6.2%
1,6791,4843,167
Marion CountyD
+38.5%
9894351,440
Miller CountyD
+78.3%
2,6893233,021
Mississippi CountyD
+88.1%
4,8353035,147
Monroe CountyD
+85.9%
1,102821,187
Montgomery CountyD
+37.5%
1,0344651,519
Nevada CountyD
+71.7%
1,2522041,461
Newton CountyR
−5.8%
9381,0531,991
Ouachita CountyD
+82.9%
2,8082623,070
Perry CountyD
+56.6%
8992491,148
Phillips CountyD
+91.6%
2,259942,363
Pike CountyD
+55.6%
9942831,278
Poinsett CountyD
+71.5%
3,4575634,049
Polk CountyD
+36.5%
1,1705371,735
Pope CountyD
+76.9%
2,6783483,030
Prairie CountyD
+64.7%
1,3212821,606
Pulaski CountyD
+79.2%
11,4821,32012,830
Randolph CountyD
+60.6%
1,6934142,110
Saline CountyD
+90.1%
1,938942,046
Scott CountyD
+51.5%
1,1373631,502
Searcy CountyR
−13.7%
7671,0101,778
Sebastian CountyD
+59.1%
4,5391,1615,720
Sevier CountyD
+60.7%
1,2002891,500
Sharp CountyD
+52.2%
9342891,235
St. Francis CountyD
+61.0%
1,5203591,903
Stone CountyD
+35.4%
521248772
Union CountyD
+88.2%
4,1412544,408
Van Buren CountyD
+44.7%
1,4225411,969
Washington CountyD
+36.1%
3,3781,5794,977
White CountyD
+64.6%
2,5035353,045
Woodruff CountyD
+70.2%
1,4732531,739
Yell CountyD
+76.4%
2,3823182,700