Illinois — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentRooseveltD+18.0
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 57.7% | 2,282,999 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 39.7% | 1,570,393 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 103,130 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Champaign County, IL | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Clay County, IL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Coles County, IL | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| De Witt County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Douglas County, IL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Edgar County, IL | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Logan County, IL | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Marshall County, IL | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+12.2 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+9.9 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+25.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Monroe County, IL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Morgan County, IL | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Piatt County, IL | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Putnam County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Saline County, IL | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Wayne County, IL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Will County, IL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Williamson County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Woodford County, IL | Democratic | D+2.7 |
Illinois results by county
102 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+5,743 | 18,85756.3% | 13,11439.2% | 1,5024.5% | 33,473 |
| Alexander County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,419 | 6,97255.1% | 5,55343.9% | 1281.0% | 12,653 |
| Bond County | Alf Landon+505 | 3,54145.2% | 4,04651.6% | 2493.2% | 7,836 |
| Boone County | Alf Landon+2,992 | 2,38329.7% | 5,37567.0% | 2643.3% | 8,022 |
| Brown County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,282 | 2,87363.2% | 1,59135.0% | 851.9% | 4,549 |
| Bureau County | Alf Landon+946 | 9,51646.8% | 10,46251.5% | 3441.7% | 20,322 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+175 | 2,05850.2% | 1,88345.9% | 1613.9% | 4,102 |
| Carroll County | Alf Landon+518 | 4,36846.8% | 4,88652.4% | 740.8% | 9,328 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,577 | 5,78663.7% | 3,20935.3% | 951.0% | 9,090 |
| Champaign County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,395 | 18,20352.7% | 15,80845.8% | 5241.5% | 34,535 |
| Christian County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,255 | 11,40055.6% | 8,14539.7% | 9764.8% | 20,521 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+410 | 5,83651.6% | 5,42648.0% | 520.5% | 11,314 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 4,75250.6% | 4,52848.3% | 1041.1% | 9,384 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,702 | 5,35548.0% | 3,65332.8% | 2,13719.2% | 11,145 |
| Coles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,131 | 11,93157.2% | 8,80042.2% | 1370.7% | 20,868 |
| Cook County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+551,958 | 1,253,16462.4% | 701,20634.9% | 55,0872.7% | 2,009,457 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+341 | 6,16450.9% | 5,82348.1% | 1120.9% | 12,099 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+274 | 3,29051.8% | 3,01647.5% | 500.8% | 6,356 |
| De Witt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,132 | 5,67655.2% | 4,54444.2% | 600.6% | 10,280 |
| DeKalb County | Alf Landon+1,927 | 7,89943.2% | 9,82653.8% | 5503.0% | 18,275 |
| Douglas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+423 | 5,02951.9% | 4,60647.5% | 590.6% | 9,694 |
| DuPage County | Alf Landon+6,696 | 21,68442.0% | 28,38055.0% | 1,5683.0% | 51,632 |
| Edgar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+893 | 7,82252.5% | 6,92946.5% | 1471.0% | 14,898 |
| Edwards County | Alf Landon+602 | 2,21143.4% | 2,81355.2% | 761.5% | 5,100 |
| Effingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,737 | 6,03057.0% | 4,29340.6% | 2602.5% | 10,583 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+405 | 6,82451.0% | 6,41948.0% | 1281.0% | 13,371 |
| Ford County | Alf Landon+809 | 3,71544.2% | 4,52453.8% | 1712.0% | 8,410 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,546 | 15,25457.3% | 10,70840.2% | 6632.5% | 26,625 |
| Fulton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,734 | 12,86454.9% | 10,13043.2% | 4281.8% | 23,422 |
| Gallatin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,697 | 3,70164.1% | 2,00434.7% | 691.2% | 5,774 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,594 | 6,51061.7% | 3,91637.1% | 1181.1% | 10,544 |
| Grundy County | Alf Landon+879 | 4,48144.0% | 5,36052.6% | 3443.4% | 10,185 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+831 | 4,15255.1% | 3,32144.1% | 620.8% | 7,535 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+343 | 7,72649.8% | 7,38347.6% | 3982.6% | 15,507 |
| Hardin County | Alf Landon+24 | 1,98449.5% | 2,00850.1% | 190.5% | 4,011 |
| Henderson County | Alf Landon+167 | 2,49647.8% | 2,66351.0% | 611.2% | 5,220 |
| Henry County | Alf Landon+463 | 11,49047.7% | 11,95349.6% | 6512.7% | 24,094 |
| Iroquois County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+746 | 8,65450.4% | 7,90846.0% | 6113.6% | 17,173 |
| Jackson County | Alf Landon+392 | 9,97148.5% | 10,36350.4% | 2121.0% | 20,546 |
| Jasper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+928 | 4,14955.3% | 3,22142.9% | 1321.8% | 7,502 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,950 | 10,24058.0% | 7,29041.3% | 1380.8% | 17,668 |
| Jersey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+932 | 3,95556.0% | 3,02342.8% | 831.2% | 7,061 |
| Jo Daviess County | Alf Landon+540 | 5,07946.4% | 5,61951.3% | 2522.3% | 10,950 |
| Johnson County | Alf Landon+1,040 | 2,49741.3% | 3,53758.5% | 160.3% | 6,050 |
| Kane County | Alf Landon+5,304 | 28,18744.2% | 33,49152.6% | 2,0513.2% | 63,729 |
| Kankakee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,227 | 13,16249.6% | 10,93541.2% | 2,4419.2% | 26,538 |
| Kendall County | Alf Landon+764 | 2,37441.5% | 3,13854.9% | 2083.6% | 5,720 |
| Knox County | Alf Landon+1,015 | 13,69747.0% | 14,71250.5% | 7152.5% | 29,124 |
| Lake County | Alf Landon+3,024 | 24,52445.7% | 27,54851.3% | 1,6033.0% | 53,675 |
| LaSalle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,686 | 26,92652.6% | 22,24043.4% | 2,0354.0% | 51,201 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,108 | 6,16854.1% | 5,06044.4% | 1701.5% | 11,398 |
| Lee County | Alf Landon+2,069 | 6,84542.2% | 8,91454.9% | 4732.9% | 16,232 |
| Livingston County | Alf Landon+1,611 | 9,19045.2% | 10,80153.1% | 3431.7% | 20,334 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+867 | 7,88652.3% | 7,01946.5% | 1821.2% | 15,087 |
| Macon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,775 | 27,36062.9% | 15,58535.8% | 5411.2% | 43,486 |
| Macoupin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,394 | 14,89657.6% | 9,50236.8% | 1,4535.6% | 25,851 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+20,099 | 42,17264.2% | 22,07333.6% | 1,4412.2% | 65,686 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,499 | 10,82055.6% | 8,32142.8% | 3051.6% | 19,446 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+605 | 4,14953.5% | 3,54445.7% | 670.9% | 7,760 |
| Mason County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,883 | 5,27860.5% | 3,39538.9% | 580.7% | 8,731 |
| Massac County | Alf Landon+855 | 3,03943.5% | 3,89455.8% | 500.7% | 6,983 |
| McDonough County | Alf Landon+1,585 | 7,13844.6% | 8,72354.5% | 1510.9% | 16,012 |
| McHenry County | Alf Landon+5,138 | 6,89334.7% | 12,03160.6% | 9424.7% | 19,866 |
| McLean County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,682 | 21,50855.0% | 16,82643.0% | 7982.0% | 39,132 |
| Menard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+85 | 3,15250.2% | 3,06748.9% | 580.9% | 6,277 |
| Mercer County | Alf Landon+277 | 4,75148.1% | 5,02850.9% | 1051.1% | 9,884 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+251 | 3,47750.8% | 3,22647.1% | 1472.1% | 6,850 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,992 | 10,13253.4% | 8,14042.9% | 6923.6% | 18,964 |
| Morgan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+956 | 9,80052.1% | 8,84447.0% | 1670.9% | 18,811 |
| Moultrie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,036 | 4,11056.7% | 3,07442.4% | 650.9% | 7,249 |
| Ogle County | Alf Landon+3,800 | 5,77637.2% | 9,57661.6% | 1941.2% | 15,546 |
| Peoria County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+22,638 | 48,06364.2% | 25,42534.0% | 1,3771.8% | 74,865 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,561 | 7,04355.2% | 5,48242.9% | 2431.9% | 12,768 |
| Piatt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+153 | 4,08450.7% | 3,93148.8% | 460.6% | 8,061 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,598 | 8,18758.6% | 5,58940.0% | 1981.4% | 13,974 |
| Pope County | Alf Landon+1,059 | 1,72838.0% | 2,78761.3% | 330.7% | 4,548 |
| Pulaski County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+30 | 3,80449.8% | 3,77449.4% | 670.9% | 7,645 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2 | 1,43749.5% | 1,43549.5% | 291.0% | 2,901 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,190 | 8,24752.5% | 7,05744.9% | 3972.5% | 15,701 |
| Richland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+228 | 4,26850.3% | 4,04047.6% | 1842.2% | 8,492 |
| Rock Island County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,254 | 32,74161.7% | 19,48736.7% | 7991.5% | 53,027 |
| Saline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,198 | 10,25352.3% | 9,05546.2% | 3081.6% | 19,616 |
| Sangamon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,719 | 32,28150.7% | 29,56246.4% | 1,8272.9% | 63,670 |
| Schuyler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+856 | 3,88555.8% | 3,02943.5% | 430.6% | 6,957 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+780 | 2,94557.3% | 2,16542.1% | 280.5% | 5,138 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,391 | 8,18657.6% | 5,79540.8% | 2201.5% | 14,201 |
| St. Clair County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+27,554 | 54,23864.8% | 26,68431.9% | 2,8403.4% | 83,762 |
| Stark County | Alf Landon+476 | 2,22044.8% | 2,69654.4% | 420.8% | 4,958 |
| Stephenson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+624 | 10,56749.5% | 9,94346.6% | 8323.9% | 21,342 |
| Tazewell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,541 | 16,48766.5% | 7,94632.1% | 3411.4% | 24,774 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,095 | 6,26059.8% | 4,16539.8% | 360.3% | 10,461 |
| Vermilion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,666 | 25,01656.7% | 18,35041.6% | 7901.8% | 44,156 |
| Wabash County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,354 | 4,21458.3% | 2,86039.6% | 1502.1% | 7,224 |
| Warren County | Alf Landon+1,510 | 5,40943.4% | 6,91955.5% | 1371.1% | 12,465 |
| Washington County | Alf Landon+421 | 4,11946.4% | 4,54051.2% | 2092.4% | 8,868 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 5,75250.8% | 5,52848.8% | 500.4% | 11,330 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,189 | 6,51159.7% | 4,32239.6% | 760.7% | 10,909 |
| Whiteside County | Alf Landon+4,684 | 7,98237.6% | 12,66659.6% | 5952.8% | 21,243 |
| Will County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,107 | 28,13550.9% | 25,02845.2% | 2,1513.9% | 55,314 |
| Williamson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,344 | 14,66353.6% | 12,31945.1% | 3521.3% | 27,334 |
| Winnebago County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,203 | 27,20050.4% | 24,99746.3% | 1,7923.3% | 53,989 |
| Woodford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+277 | 5,12250.7% | 4,84548.0% | 1261.2% | 10,093 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.