Elections / 1936 · President · CT
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Connecticut D+15.0.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Connecticut, 1936. The state ran 9.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Connecticut result
690,707 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
382,119
55.3%
Landon (R)
278,680
40.3%
All others
29,908
4.3%
Margin
D+15.0
1936 presidential election
Connecticut, 1936
RooseveltD+15.0
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1936 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1936 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 55.3% | 382,119 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 40.3% | 278,680 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.3% | 29,908 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1936
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 101,736 | 66,282 | 175,137 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 29,727 | 23,095 | 55,575 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 13,224 | 11,720 | 25,353 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 55,927 | 39,048 | 99,716 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 10,268 | 9,327 | 20,290 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 10,842 | 11,112 | 22,523 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 77,294 | 50,481 | 134,818 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 26,447 | 22,749 | 50,648 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 56,654 | 44,866 | 106,647 |