Iowa — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionIowa · PresidentRooseveltD+11.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 54.4% | 621,756 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 42.7% | 487,977 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 33,000 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Audubon County, IA | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Benton County, IA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Boone County, IA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Bremer County, IA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Butler County, IA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Carroll County, IA | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Cedar County, IA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Clarke County, IA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Clay County, IA | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Clayton County, IA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Clinton County, IA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Crawford County, IA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Dallas County, IA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Decatur County, IA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Emmet County, IA | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Fayette County, IA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Floyd County, IA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Franklin County, IA | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Fremont County, IA | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Greene County, IA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Grundy County, IA | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Hancock County, IA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Hardin County, IA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Harrison County, IA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Howard County, IA | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Ida County, IA | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Iowa County, IA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Jackson County, IA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Jasper County, IA | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Jones County, IA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Lee County, IA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Linn County, IA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Louisa County, IA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Lucas County, IA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Lyon County, IA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Marion County, IA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Mills County, IA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Monona County, IA | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Monroe County, IA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Osceola County, IA | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Polk County, IA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Sac County, IA | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Scott County, IA | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Shelby County, IA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Sioux County, IA | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Story County, IA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Tama County, IA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Union County, IA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Wapello County, IA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Wayne County, IA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Webster County, IA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Worth County, IA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Wright County, IA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
Iowa results by county
99 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Alf Landon+193 | 3,24348.0% | 3,43650.8% | 841.2% | 6,763 |
| Adams County | Alf Landon+704 | 2,24942.7% | 2,95356.1% | 661.3% | 5,268 |
| Allamakee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+274 | 4,32749.4% | 4,05346.3% | 3834.4% | 8,763 |
| Appanoose County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,088 | 6,59954.1% | 5,51145.2% | 930.8% | 12,203 |
| Audubon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,104 | 3,44859.1% | 2,34440.1% | 470.8% | 5,839 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,462 | 5,60656.4% | 4,14441.7% | 1841.9% | 9,934 |
| Black Hawk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,127 | 16,79353.0% | 13,66643.1% | 1,2223.9% | 31,681 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,970 | 7,08060.9% | 4,11035.3% | 4393.8% | 11,629 |
| Bremer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,838 | 5,05859.7% | 3,22038.0% | 1922.3% | 8,470 |
| Buchanan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+291 | 5,02550.8% | 4,73447.8% | 1351.4% | 9,894 |
| Buena Vista County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,953 | 5,28760.2% | 3,33438.0% | 1641.9% | 8,785 |
| Butler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+182 | 3,78650.1% | 3,60447.7% | 1612.1% | 7,551 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,517 | 4,54459.0% | 3,02739.3% | 1281.7% | 7,699 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,026 | 6,28559.8% | 3,25931.0% | 9599.1% | 10,503 |
| Cass County | Alf Landon+1,338 | 4,28443.0% | 5,62256.4% | 560.6% | 9,962 |
| Cedar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+699 | 4,38553.2% | 3,68644.8% | 1642.0% | 8,235 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,095 | 9,69454.5% | 7,59942.7% | 5012.8% | 17,794 |
| Cherokee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,814 | 4,71660.1% | 2,90237.0% | 2272.9% | 7,845 |
| Chickasaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,315 | 4,45856.7% | 3,14340.0% | 2653.4% | 7,866 |
| Clarke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+42 | 2,61349.6% | 2,57148.9% | 791.5% | 5,263 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,917 | 4,69161.8% | 2,77436.6% | 1211.6% | 7,586 |
| Clayton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,714 | 6,73155.0% | 5,01741.0% | 4884.0% | 12,236 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,253 | 12,26953.2% | 10,01643.5% | 7573.3% | 23,042 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,206 | 5,72060.2% | 3,51437.0% | 2682.8% | 9,502 |
| Dallas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+899 | 6,34153.0% | 5,44245.5% | 1901.6% | 11,973 |
| Davis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+648 | 3,46354.9% | 2,81544.6% | 350.6% | 6,313 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+804 | 4,13155.1% | 3,32744.4% | 360.5% | 7,494 |
| Delaware County | Alf Landon+133 | 4,35048.1% | 4,48349.6% | 2132.4% | 9,046 |
| Des Moines County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+248 | 7,01144.6% | 6,76343.1% | 1,93112.3% | 15,705 |
| Dickinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,077 | 3,39958.7% | 2,32240.1% | 701.2% | 5,791 |
| Dubuque County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,016 | 16,29159.5% | 8,27530.2% | 2,81210.3% | 27,378 |
| Emmet County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+796 | 3,15855.9% | 2,36241.8% | 1252.2% | 5,645 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,319 | 7,21053.8% | 5,89144.0% | 2962.2% | 13,397 |
| Floyd County | Alf Landon+25 | 4,24247.0% | 4,26747.2% | 5225.8% | 9,031 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,463 | 3,99359.6% | 2,53037.7% | 1822.7% | 6,705 |
| Fremont County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,010 | 4,30156.5% | 3,29143.2% | 250.3% | 7,617 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+577 | 3,96152.4% | 3,38444.8% | 2142.8% | 7,559 |
| Grundy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,262 | 3,91858.5% | 2,65639.6% | 1291.9% | 6,703 |
| Guthrie County | Alf Landon+536 | 3,61944.8% | 4,15551.5% | 2963.7% | 8,070 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,258 | 5,43262.0% | 3,17436.2% | 1521.7% | 8,758 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,345 | 3,93059.3% | 2,58539.0% | 1141.7% | 6,629 |
| Hardin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,123 | 5,42954.7% | 4,30643.4% | 1982.0% | 9,933 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+892 | 6,20653.1% | 5,31445.5% | 1581.4% | 11,678 |
| Henry County | Alf Landon+938 | 3,54242.8% | 4,48054.2% | 2493.0% | 8,271 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+914 | 3,86154.4% | 2,94741.5% | 2904.1% | 7,098 |
| Humboldt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,158 | 3,42059.0% | 2,26239.0% | 1152.0% | 5,797 |
| Ida County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,563 | 3,39763.7% | 1,83434.4% | 1021.9% | 5,333 |
| Iowa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+803 | 4,16354.0% | 3,36043.6% | 1892.5% | 7,712 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,308 | 4,88955.4% | 3,58140.6% | 3534.0% | 8,823 |
| Jasper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,440 | 8,31557.8% | 5,87540.8% | 2051.4% | 14,395 |
| Jefferson County | Alf Landon+347 | 3,69046.5% | 4,03750.8% | 2142.7% | 7,941 |
| Johnson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,165 | 8,79459.6% | 5,62938.2% | 3202.2% | 14,743 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+911 | 5,05254.0% | 4,14144.3% | 1631.7% | 9,356 |
| Keokuk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+671 | 5,16252.3% | 4,49145.5% | 2252.3% | 9,878 |
| Kossuth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,502 | 8,07168.0% | 3,56930.1% | 2231.9% | 11,863 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+675 | 9,63049.9% | 8,95546.4% | 7323.8% | 19,317 |
| Linn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+595 | 19,72449.6% | 19,12948.1% | 9532.4% | 39,806 |
| Louisa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+204 | 2,85950.9% | 2,65547.3% | 1011.8% | 5,615 |
| Lucas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+359 | 3,77351.1% | 3,41446.2% | 1952.6% | 7,382 |
| Lyon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,326 | 3,59060.4% | 2,26438.1% | 901.5% | 5,944 |
| Madison County | Alf Landon+823 | 3,36544.2% | 4,18855.0% | 560.7% | 7,609 |
| Mahaska County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+824 | 6,09452.0% | 5,27044.9% | 3623.1% | 11,726 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,770 | 6,74556.3% | 4,97541.5% | 2662.2% | 11,986 |
| Marshall County | Alf Landon+1,080 | 6,29745.0% | 7,37752.7% | 3342.4% | 14,008 |
| Mills County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+186 | 3,61051.0% | 3,42448.4% | 410.6% | 7,075 |
| Mitchell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+845 | 3,61054.7% | 2,76541.9% | 2283.5% | 6,603 |
| Monona County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,338 | 5,34662.9% | 3,00835.4% | 1461.7% | 8,500 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,204 | 4,20556.4% | 3,00140.2% | 2553.4% | 7,461 |
| Montgomery County | Alf Landon+475 | 3,92046.8% | 4,39552.4% | 670.8% | 8,382 |
| Muscatine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+261 | 6,59349.5% | 6,33247.6% | 3882.9% | 13,313 |
| O'Brien County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,789 | 5,13959.7% | 3,35038.9% | 1231.4% | 8,612 |
| Osceola County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,273 | 2,81263.1% | 1,53934.6% | 1022.3% | 4,453 |
| Page County | Alf Landon+1,978 | 4,64641.0% | 6,62458.5% | 530.5% | 11,323 |
| Palo Alto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,902 | 4,51561.6% | 2,61335.6% | 2052.8% | 7,333 |
| Plymouth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,861 | 5,99452.4% | 4,13336.1% | 1,31811.5% | 11,445 |
| Pocahontas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,080 | 4,35763.9% | 2,27733.4% | 1852.7% | 6,819 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,455 | 44,27455.7% | 33,81942.6% | 1,3671.7% | 79,460 |
| Pottawattamie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,036 | 16,25956.2% | 12,22342.3% | 4311.5% | 28,913 |
| Poweshiek County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+708 | 4,74552.7% | 4,03744.9% | 2142.4% | 8,996 |
| Ringgold County | Alf Landon+701 | 2,61543.6% | 3,31655.3% | 641.1% | 5,995 |
| Sac County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,035 | 4,47255.7% | 3,43742.8% | 1141.4% | 8,023 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,046 | 20,73760.7% | 12,69137.2% | 7172.1% | 34,145 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+774 | 4,26451.8% | 3,49042.4% | 4775.8% | 8,231 |
| Sioux County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,010 | 5,55352.0% | 4,54342.6% | 5735.4% | 10,669 |
| Story County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+575 | 6,93351.0% | 6,35846.8% | 2972.2% | 13,588 |
| Tama County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,888 | 6,62557.5% | 4,73741.1% | 1601.4% | 11,522 |
| Taylor County | Alf Landon+808 | 3,33744.2% | 4,14554.9% | 630.8% | 7,545 |
| Union County | Alf Landon+709 | 3,93845.3% | 4,64753.4% | 1141.3% | 8,699 |
| Van Buren County | Alf Landon+731 | 2,80443.7% | 3,53555.0% | 831.3% | 6,422 |
| Wapello County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,931 | 10,57857.1% | 7,64741.3% | 2871.6% | 18,512 |
| Warren County | Alf Landon+631 | 4,01145.6% | 4,64252.7% | 1521.7% | 8,805 |
| Washington County | Alf Landon+240 | 4,37948.0% | 4,61950.7% | 1201.3% | 9,118 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+169 | 3,77850.7% | 3,60948.4% | 650.9% | 7,452 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,391 | 9,88557.6% | 6,49437.8% | 7954.6% | 17,174 |
| Winnebago County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+541 | 3,13352.9% | 2,59243.7% | 2023.4% | 5,927 |
| Winneshiek County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,491 | 5,98053.5% | 4,48940.1% | 7126.4% | 11,181 |
| Woodbury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,690 | 26,84762.4% | 14,15732.9% | 1,9984.6% | 43,002 |
| Worth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,012 | 2,97659.7% | 1,96439.4% | 440.9% | 4,984 |
| Wright County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,866 | 5,17759.4% | 3,31138.0% | 2222.5% | 8,710 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.