Colorado — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionColorado · PresidentRooseveltD+23.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 60.4% | 295,021 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 37.1% | 181,267 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 12,397 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Baca County, CO | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Bent County, CO | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Crowley County, CO | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Custer County, CO | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Delta County, CO | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Dolores County, CO | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Douglas County, CO | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| El Paso County, CO | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Fremont County, CO | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Garfield County, CO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Grand County, CO | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Jackson County, CO | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+6.4 |
| La Plata County, CO | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Larimer County, CO | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Logan County, CO | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Mesa County, CO | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Moffat County, CO | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Montrose County, CO | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Morgan County, CO | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Otero County, CO | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Ouray County, CO | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Park County, CO | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Phillips County, CO | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Prowers County, CO | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Teller County, CO | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Washington County, CO | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Weld County, CO | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Yuma County, CO | Democratic | D+7.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,741 | 4,86559.7% | 3,12438.3% | 1622.0% | 8,151 |
| Alamosa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,566 | 2,75468.9% | 1,18829.7% | 571.4% | 3,999 |
| Arapahoe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,217 | 6,48958.1% | 4,27238.2% | 4103.7% | 11,171 |
| Archuleta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+220 | 76157.1% | 54140.6% | 312.3% | 1,333 |
| Baca County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+509 | 1,79755.1% | 1,28839.5% | 1795.5% | 3,264 |
| Bent County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+522 | 1,82157.2% | 1,29940.8% | 611.9% | 3,181 |
| Boulder County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,544 | 9,78855.9% | 7,24441.4% | 4692.7% | 17,501 |
| Chaffee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,378 | 2,44766.8% | 1,06929.2% | 1484.0% | 3,664 |
| Cheyenne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+136 | 90352.8% | 76744.9% | 402.3% | 1,710 |
| Clear Creek County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+620 | 1,34064.5% | 72034.7% | 160.8% | 2,076 |
| Conejos County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,042 | 2,34763.3% | 1,30535.2% | 581.6% | 3,710 |
| Costilla County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+588 | 1,51860.6% | 93037.1% | 562.2% | 2,504 |
| Crowley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+243 | 1,16354.5% | 92043.1% | 512.4% | 2,134 |
| Custer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+148 | 67455.2% | 52643.1% | 201.6% | 1,220 |
| Delta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+569 | 3,23049.9% | 2,66141.1% | 5778.9% | 6,468 |
| Denver County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+48,520 | 99,26365.1% | 50,74333.3% | 2,4861.6% | 152,492 |
| Dolores County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+98 | 32355.5% | 22538.7% | 345.8% | 582 |
| Douglas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+149 | 1,04453.0% | 89545.5% | 291.5% | 1,968 |
| Eagle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+765 | 1,54165.7% | 77633.1% | 301.3% | 2,347 |
| El Paso County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,687 | 15,65256.8% | 10,96539.8% | 9203.3% | 27,537 |
| Elbert County | Alf Landon+55 | 1,31947.5% | 1,37449.5% | 833.0% | 2,776 |
| Fremont County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+840 | 4,47152.8% | 3,63142.9% | 3594.2% | 8,461 |
| Garfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+461 | 2,40653.1% | 1,94543.0% | 1773.9% | 4,528 |
| Gilpin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+415 | 73668.3% | 32129.8% | 201.9% | 1,077 |
| Grand County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+132 | 84654.0% | 71445.5% | 80.5% | 1,568 |
| Gunnison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,201 | 2,17967.8% | 97830.4% | 581.8% | 3,215 |
| Hinsdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8 | 13750.7% | 12947.8% | 41.5% | 270 |
| Huerfano County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,494 | 4,79367.2% | 2,29932.2% | 440.6% | 7,136 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14 | 43348.9% | 41947.3% | 343.8% | 886 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,012 | 7,28356.8% | 5,27141.1% | 2712.1% | 12,825 |
| Kiowa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+146 | 91853.0% | 77244.6% | 422.4% | 1,732 |
| Kit Carson County | Alf Landon+250 | 1,73044.3% | 1,98050.8% | 1914.9% | 3,901 |
| La Plata County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+686 | 3,04054.5% | 2,35442.2% | 1853.3% | 5,579 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,496 | 2,14676.0% | 65023.0% | 271.0% | 2,823 |
| Larimer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+278 | 7,52149.4% | 7,24347.6% | 4573.0% | 15,221 |
| Las Animas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,887 | 10,22075.1% | 3,33324.5% | 590.4% | 13,612 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+240 | 1,66052.5% | 1,42044.9% | 832.6% | 3,163 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+934 | 4,07055.3% | 3,13642.6% | 1542.1% | 7,360 |
| Mesa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,170 | 7,82463.1% | 3,65429.5% | 9217.4% | 12,399 |
| Mineral County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+159 | 28568.3% | 12630.2% | 61.4% | 417 |
| Moffat County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+136 | 1,09048.1% | 95442.1% | 2209.7% | 2,264 |
| Montezuma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+492 | 1,57956.5% | 1,08738.9% | 1294.6% | 2,795 |
| Montrose County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+690 | 2,93854.2% | 2,24841.4% | 2394.4% | 5,425 |
| Morgan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+88 | 3,14648.5% | 3,05847.2% | 2774.3% | 6,481 |
| Otero County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,916 | 5,77559.1% | 3,85939.5% | 1381.4% | 9,772 |
| Ouray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+249 | 67760.7% | 42838.4% | 111.0% | 1,116 |
| Park County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+590 | 1,33663.3% | 74635.4% | 281.3% | 2,110 |
| Phillips County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+661 | 1,60261.5% | 94136.2% | 602.3% | 2,603 |
| Pitkin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+354 | 65964.8% | 30530.0% | 535.2% | 1,017 |
| Prowers County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+464 | 2,89652.3% | 2,43243.9% | 2113.8% | 5,539 |
| Pueblo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,589 | 18,66063.9% | 10,07134.5% | 4931.7% | 29,224 |
| Rio Blanco County | Alf Landon+243 | 58739.4% | 83055.8% | 714.8% | 1,488 |
| Rio Grande County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+690 | 2,57456.9% | 1,88441.6% | 661.5% | 4,524 |
| Routt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,276 | 2,81761.6% | 1,54133.7% | 2174.7% | 4,575 |
| Saguache County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+250 | 1,32154.0% | 1,07143.8% | 542.2% | 2,446 |
| San Juan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+426 | 62274.9% | 19623.6% | 121.4% | 830 |
| San Miguel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+427 | 86063.8% | 43332.1% | 554.1% | 1,348 |
| Sedgwick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+381 | 1,35856.4% | 97740.6% | 733.0% | 2,408 |
| Summit County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+228 | 49664.5% | 26834.9% | 50.7% | 769 |
| Teller County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,409 | 2,34969.7% | 94027.9% | 792.3% | 3,368 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+348 | 2,07153.3% | 1,72344.3% | 922.4% | 3,886 |
| Weld County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,387 | 12,99355.8% | 9,60641.2% | 6973.0% | 23,296 |
| Yuma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+416 | 2,87852.9% | 2,46245.3% | 1001.8% | 5,440 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.