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Elections / 1936 · President · IN

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Indiana D+14.7.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Indiana, 1936. The state ran 9.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Indiana result
1,650,897 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
934,974
56.6%
Landon (R)
691,570
41.9%
All others
24,353
1.5%
Margin
D+14.7
1936 presidential election
Indiana, 1936
RooseveltD+14.7
1936 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 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.Adams County, IN · D+27.9Allen County, IN · D+21.7Bartholomew County, IN · D+13.6Benton County, IN · D+3.5Blackford County, IN · D+19.2Boone County, IN · D+8.2Brown County, IN · D+12.0Carroll County, IN · D+2.7Cass County, IN · D+10.0Clark County, IN · D+28.8Clay County, IN · D+12.9Clinton County, IN · D+6.8Crawford County, IN · D+6.0Daviess County, IN · D+2.9Dearborn County, IN · D+15.1Decatur County, IN · R+2.4DeKalb County, IN · D+8.6Delaware County, IN · D+14.4Dubois County, IN · D+37.8Elkhart County, IN · R+1.4Fayette County, IN · D+6.3Floyd County, IN · D+20.3Fountain County, IN · D+9.2Franklin County, IN · D+13.1Fulton County, IN · R+2.4Gibson County, IN · D+13.8Grant County, IN · D+7.2Greene County, IN · D+13.1Hamilton County, IN · R+15.0Hancock County, IN · D+17.6Harrison County, IN · D+12.7Hendricks County, IN · R+4.9Henry County, IN · D+5.5Howard County, IN · D+12.3Huntington County, IN · D+8.5Jackson County, IN · D+23.5Jasper County, IN · R+6.4Jay County, IN · D+10.9Jefferson County, IN · R+5.0Jennings County, IN · R+6.4Johnson County, IN · D+13.1Knox County, IN · D+22.7Kosciusko County, IN · R+8.5LaGrange County, IN · R+5.0Lake County, IN · D+33.6LaPorte County, IN · D+13.3Lawrence County, IN · R+10.6Madison County, IN · D+24.1Marion County, IN · D+17.2Marshall County, IN · D+4.1Martin County, IN · D+6.1Miami County, IN · D+9.4Monroe County, IN · D+2.1Montgomery County, IN · D+4.4Morgan County, IN · R+3.0Newton County, IN · R+9.4Noble County, IN · D+1.9Ohio County, IN · D+14.3Orange County, IN · R+5.7Owen County, IN · D+6.1Parke County, IN · D+1.5Perry County, IN · D+13.1Pike County, IN · D+12.0Porter County, IN · R+6.0Posey County, IN · D+28.6Pulaski County, IN · D+8.1Putnam County, IN · D+10.9Randolph County, IN · R+1.5Ripley County, IN · D+5.9Rush County, IN · D+4.7Scott County, IN · D+13.9Shelby County, IN · D+17.2Spencer County, IN · D+4.1St. Joseph County, IN · D+24.6Starke County, IN · D+4.9Steuben County, IN · R+7.9Sullivan County, IN · D+36.4Switzerland County, IN · D+12.4Tippecanoe County, IN · R+1.3Tipton County, IN · D+10.9Union County, IN · D+1.0Vanderburgh County, IN · D+46.9Vermillion County, IN · D+24.6Vigo County, IN · D+31.0Wabash County, IN · R+7.5Warren County, IN · R+10.7Warrick County, IN · D+14.6Washington County, IN · D+12.7Wayne County, IN · D+6.0Wells County, IN · D+26.2White County, IN · D+6.7Whitley County, IN · D+12.6
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic56.6%934,974
Alf LandonRepublican41.9%691,570
OtherAll other candidates1.5%24,353
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.2%
1896−2.9%
1900−3.8%
1904−13.8%
1908−1.5%
1912+20.0%
1916−0.9%
1920−14.6%
1924−16.6%
1928−20.1%
1932+11.7%
1936+14.7%
1940−1.4%
1944−5.7%
1948−0.8%
1952−17.1%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.4%
1964+12.4%
1968−12.3%
1972−32.8%
1976−7.6%
1980−18.4%
1984−24.0%
1988−20.2%
1992−6.1%
1996−5.6%
2000−15.6%
2004−20.7%
2008+1.0%
2012−10.2%
2016−19.0%
2020−16.1%
2024−18.9%
County results — 1936
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+27.9%
5,8223,2499,208
Allen CountyD
+21.7%
39,15124,76566,146
Bartholomew CountyD
+13.6%
8,5366,48415,107
Benton CountyD
+3.5%
3,2112,9896,331
Blackford CountyD
+19.2%
4,2172,8457,145
Boone CountyD
+8.2%
6,7755,73912,593
Brown CountyD
+12.0%
1,5851,2442,844
Carroll CountyD
+2.7%
4,6764,4269,167
Cass CountyD
+10.0%
10,4758,52819,422
Clark CountyD
+28.8%
10,1165,53615,896
Clay CountyD
+12.9%
8,2356,33514,683
Clinton CountyD
+6.8%
8,3407,26515,730
Crawford CountyD
+6.0%
2,9192,5895,519
Daviess CountyD
+2.9%
6,8486,45913,470
Dearborn CountyD
+15.1%
6,3664,66911,256
Decatur CountyR
−2.4%
4,8875,12610,107
DeKalb CountyD
+8.6%
6,9705,84813,027
Delaware CountyD
+14.4%
19,04814,20733,527
Dubois CountyD
+37.8%
6,9273,01110,359
Elkhart CountyR
−1.4%
14,47314,89630,371
Fayette CountyD
+6.3%
5,7565,06710,922
Floyd CountyD
+20.3%
10,6546,97618,121
Fountain CountyD
+9.2%
5,6174,66310,316
Franklin CountyD
+13.1%
3,8912,9527,164
Fulton CountyR
−2.4%
4,3224,5419,004
Gibson CountyD
+13.8%
9,3927,07816,710
Grant CountyD
+7.2%
13,65511,77426,260
Greene CountyD
+13.1%
9,7307,46017,344
Hamilton CountyR
−15.0%
5,3967,32312,870
Hancock CountyD
+17.6%
5,9624,17410,180
Harrison CountyD
+12.7%
5,0253,8858,986
Hendricks CountyR
−4.9%
5,2375,77611,097
Henry CountyD
+5.5%
10,1729,09919,420
Howard CountyD
+12.3%
12,2889,53422,346
Huntington CountyD
+8.5%
8,3617,02415,697
Jackson CountyD
+23.5%
8,0184,95113,037
Jasper CountyR
−6.4%
3,1093,5406,721
Jay CountyD
+10.9%
6,5355,23311,967
Jefferson CountyR
−5.0%
4,8055,32010,207
Jennings CountyR
−6.4%
3,1573,5946,823
Johnson CountyD
+13.1%
6,9345,31512,329
Knox CountyD
+22.7%
13,6698,58922,400
Kosciusko CountyR
−8.5%
6,8908,18215,179
LaGrange CountyR
−5.0%
2,8213,1256,042
Lake CountyD
+33.6%
68,55133,689103,750
LaPorte CountyD
+13.3%
15,35911,72227,392
Lawrence CountyR
−10.6%
8,0629,98218,178
Madison CountyD
+24.1%
27,34716,64444,495
Marion CountyD
+17.2%
124,96187,798216,550
Marshall CountyD
+4.1%
6,6516,11812,971
Martin CountyD
+6.1%
2,9232,5835,546
Miami CountyD
+9.4%
8,1736,74715,122
Monroe CountyD
+2.1%
9,2208,84218,110
Montgomery CountyD
+4.4%
8,0537,36915,549
Morgan CountyR
−3.0%
5,4515,79311,328
Newton CountyR
−9.4%
2,4302,9375,408
Noble CountyD
+1.9%
5,9905,76011,936
Ohio CountyD
+14.3%
1,3621,0222,384
Orange CountyR
−5.7%
4,5495,1069,692
Owen CountyD
+6.1%
3,4983,0916,648
Parke CountyD
+1.5%
4,8114,6659,542
Perry CountyD
+13.1%
4,7523,6198,619
Pike CountyD
+12.0%
4,9523,8858,882
Porter CountyR
−6.0%
5,5606,27811,936
Posey CountyD
+28.6%
5,6303,0888,888
Pulaski CountyD
+8.1%
3,2742,7806,120
Putnam CountyD
+10.9%
6,1774,96111,207
Randolph CountyR
−1.5%
6,4876,68213,283
Ripley CountyD
+5.9%
5,5464,91910,698
Rush CountyD
+4.7%
5,9995,45711,500
Scott CountyD
+13.9%
2,6962,0344,746
Shelby CountyD
+17.2%
8,5526,02614,717
Spencer CountyD
+4.1%
4,9664,5679,676
St. Joseph CountyD
+24.6%
43,13125,80770,339
Starke CountyD
+4.9%
3,1432,8466,032
Steuben CountyR
−7.9%
3,4023,9987,545
Sullivan CountyD
+36.4%
10,2034,68515,154
Switzerland CountyD
+12.4%
2,8402,2125,066
Tippecanoe CountyR
−1.3%
12,73213,08126,122
Tipton CountyD
+10.9%
4,7963,8428,739
Union CountyD
+1.0%
1,6621,6303,313
Vanderburgh CountyD
+46.9%
41,49014,72557,085
Vermillion CountyD
+24.6%
7,1884,32011,635
Vigo CountyD
+31.0%
33,01817,27850,738
Wabash CountyR
−7.5%
6,2007,22313,623
Warren CountyR
−10.7%
2,2422,7805,045
Warrick CountyD
+14.6%
5,3433,9689,429
Washington CountyD
+12.7%
4,7663,6908,482
Wayne CountyD
+6.0%
13,69612,12626,373
Wells CountyD
+26.2%
6,1893,6069,854
White CountyD
+6.7%
4,8634,2459,250
Whitley CountyD
+12.6%
5,1153,9599,150