Kansas — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionKansas · PresidentRooseveltD+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 53.7% | 464,520 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 46.0% | 397,727 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 3,267 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Atchison County, KS | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Barber County, KS | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Barton County, KS | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Chase County, KS | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Clark County, KS | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Cloud County, KS | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Comanche County, KS | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Cowley County, KS | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Decatur County, KS | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Edwards County, KS | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Finney County, KS | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Ford County, KS | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Geary County, KS | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Graham County, KS | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Grant County, KS | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Gray County, KS | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Harper County, KS | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Harvey County, KS | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Haskell County, KS | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Kearny County, KS | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Kingman County, KS | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Labette County, KS | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Lane County, KS | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Lyon County, KS | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Marion County, KS | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+6.2 |
| McPherson County, KS | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Meade County, KS | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Morris County, KS | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Morton County, KS | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Ness County, KS | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Pratt County, KS | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Reno County, KS | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Rice County, KS | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Rooks County, KS | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Rush County, KS | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Russell County, KS | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Saline County, KS | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Scott County, KS | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Seward County, KS | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Sherman County, KS | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Stafford County, KS | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Stanton County, KS | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Stevens County, KS | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Sumner County, KS | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Thomas County, KS | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Trego County, KS | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Wichita County, KS | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+18.4 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Alf Landon+2,202 | 3,86938.9% | 6,07161.0% | 50.1% | 9,945 |
| Anderson County | Alf Landon+685 | 2,76743.8% | 3,45254.6% | 991.6% | 6,318 |
| Atchison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+505 | 5,81752.1% | 5,31247.6% | 310.3% | 11,160 |
| Barber County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+958 | 2,77460.2% | 1,81639.4% | 180.4% | 4,608 |
| Barton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,444 | 5,97862.8% | 3,53437.1% | 50.1% | 9,517 |
| Bourbon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+312 | 5,71451.4% | 5,40248.6% | 40.0% | 11,120 |
| Brown County | Alf Landon+2,319 | 3,49537.5% | 5,81462.4% | 110.1% | 9,320 |
| Butler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,079 | 9,28359.8% | 6,20440.0% | 270.2% | 15,514 |
| Chase County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+96 | 1,70651.3% | 1,61048.4% | 90.3% | 3,325 |
| Chautauqua County | Alf Landon+426 | 2,08045.2% | 2,50654.5% | 130.3% | 4,599 |
| Cherokee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,449 | 7,89458.9% | 5,44540.6% | 690.5% | 13,408 |
| Cheyenne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+432 | 1,67357.2% | 1,24142.4% | 110.4% | 2,925 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+558 | 1,45761.8% | 89938.1% | 20.1% | 2,358 |
| Clay County | Alf Landon+84 | 3,44149.2% | 3,52550.5% | 210.3% | 6,987 |
| Cloud County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+338 | 4,54651.7% | 4,20847.9% | 310.4% | 8,785 |
| Coffey County | Alf Landon+1,238 | 2,66240.5% | 3,90059.3% | 160.2% | 6,578 |
| Comanche County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+496 | 1,42860.4% | 93239.4% | 30.1% | 2,363 |
| Cowley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,427 | 10,80556.1% | 8,37843.5% | 720.4% | 19,255 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,378 | 12,97460.0% | 8,59639.7% | 660.3% | 21,636 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+635 | 2,36257.6% | 1,72742.1% | 150.4% | 4,104 |
| Dickinson County | Alf Landon+623 | 5,31347.1% | 5,93652.6% | 340.3% | 11,283 |
| Doniphan County | Alf Landon+1,042 | 2,74941.9% | 3,79157.8% | 190.3% | 6,559 |
| Douglas County | Alf Landon+3,363 | 4,96137.1% | 8,32462.2% | 960.7% | 13,381 |
| Edwards County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+592 | 1,98658.7% | 1,39441.2% | 30.1% | 3,383 |
| Elk County | Alf Landon+296 | 2,05946.6% | 2,35553.2% | 90.2% | 4,423 |
| Ellis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,212 | 4,83474.7% | 1,62225.1% | 130.2% | 6,469 |
| Ellsworth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+932 | 2,99059.1% | 2,05840.7% | 70.1% | 5,055 |
| Finney County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+819 | 2,68258.8% | 1,86340.9% | 130.3% | 4,558 |
| Ford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,957 | 5,33561.1% | 3,37838.7% | 170.2% | 8,730 |
| Franklin County | Alf Landon+1,504 | 4,50342.7% | 6,00757.0% | 280.3% | 10,538 |
| Geary County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+591 | 2,97355.4% | 2,38244.4% | 120.2% | 5,367 |
| Gove County | Alf Landon+17 | 1,09049.0% | 1,10749.8% | 281.3% | 2,225 |
| Graham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+272 | 1,73454.2% | 1,46245.7% | 60.2% | 3,202 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+140 | 61656.4% | 47643.6% | 00.0% | 1,092 |
| Gray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+695 | 1,45965.6% | 76434.3% | 20.1% | 2,225 |
| Greeley County | Alf Landon+8 | 38849.4% | 39650.4% | 10.1% | 785 |
| Greenwood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+30 | 4,17650.0% | 4,14649.7% | 230.3% | 8,345 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+165 | 88554.8% | 72044.6% | 110.7% | 1,616 |
| Harper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+950 | 3,39157.9% | 2,44141.7% | 220.4% | 5,854 |
| Harvey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+901 | 5,35754.4% | 4,45645.3% | 280.3% | 9,841 |
| Haskell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+184 | 62658.6% | 44241.3% | 10.1% | 1,069 |
| Hodgeman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+381 | 1,16259.7% | 78140.1% | 30.2% | 1,946 |
| Jackson County | Alf Landon+415 | 3,26546.9% | 3,68052.9% | 140.2% | 6,959 |
| Jefferson County | Alf Landon+606 | 3,10545.4% | 3,71154.2% | 250.4% | 6,841 |
| Jewell County | Alf Landon+1,069 | 2,78041.7% | 3,84957.8% | 350.5% | 6,664 |
| Johnson County | Alf Landon+2,291 | 6,10842.0% | 8,39957.7% | 470.3% | 14,554 |
| Kearny County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+130 | 71654.5% | 58644.6% | 110.8% | 1,313 |
| Kingman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,691 | 3,70564.6% | 2,01435.1% | 130.2% | 5,732 |
| Kiowa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+137 | 1,41752.4% | 1,28047.3% | 80.3% | 2,705 |
| Labette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,440 | 8,05054.7% | 6,61044.9% | 590.4% | 14,719 |
| Lane County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+171 | 85354.7% | 68243.8% | 231.5% | 1,558 |
| Leavenworth County | Alf Landon+536 | 7,99648.2% | 8,53251.4% | 730.4% | 16,601 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+208 | 2,20952.3% | 2,00147.4% | 100.2% | 4,220 |
| Linn County | Alf Landon+1,190 | 2,68240.7% | 3,87258.8% | 330.5% | 6,587 |
| Logan County | Alf Landon+47 | 90848.6% | 95551.2% | 40.2% | 1,867 |
| Lyon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,335 | 7,34054.7% | 6,00544.7% | 800.6% | 13,425 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+22 | 4,20749.9% | 4,18549.7% | 340.4% | 8,426 |
| Marshall County | Alf Landon+691 | 5,23846.8% | 5,92953.0% | 240.2% | 11,191 |
| McPherson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,512 | 6,25656.6% | 4,74442.9% | 460.4% | 11,046 |
| Meade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+176 | 1,39453.3% | 1,21846.6% | 30.1% | 2,615 |
| Miami County | Alf Landon+75 | 4,60149.5% | 4,67650.3% | 140.2% | 9,291 |
| Mitchell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+508 | 3,28953.8% | 2,78145.5% | 410.7% | 6,111 |
| Montgomery County | Alf Landon+30 | 11,53549.8% | 11,56549.9% | 670.3% | 23,167 |
| Morris County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+54 | 2,80550.3% | 2,75149.3% | 220.4% | 5,578 |
| Morton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+240 | 87657.6% | 63641.8% | 90.6% | 1,521 |
| Nemaha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+272 | 4,17551.1% | 3,90347.8% | 941.2% | 8,172 |
| Neosho County | Alf Landon+166 | 5,61149.1% | 5,77750.5% | 410.4% | 11,429 |
| Ness County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+700 | 2,00260.3% | 1,30239.2% | 180.5% | 3,322 |
| Norton County | Alf Landon+522 | 2,30744.7% | 2,82954.8% | 240.5% | 5,160 |
| Osage County | Alf Landon+8 | 4,22449.8% | 4,23249.9% | 300.4% | 8,486 |
| Osborne County | Alf Landon+565 | 2,20044.2% | 2,76555.5% | 130.3% | 4,978 |
| Ottawa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+555 | 2,78555.3% | 2,23044.3% | 180.4% | 5,033 |
| Pawnee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,061 | 2,81461.5% | 1,75338.3% | 90.2% | 4,576 |
| Phillips County | Alf Landon+1,039 | 2,15440.2% | 3,19359.6% | 110.2% | 5,358 |
| Pottawatomie County | Alf Landon+693 | 3,28444.4% | 3,97753.8% | 1371.9% | 7,398 |
| Pratt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,925 | 3,87166.4% | 1,94633.4% | 100.2% | 5,827 |
| Rawlins County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+665 | 2,02959.6% | 1,36440.1% | 110.3% | 3,404 |
| Reno County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,596 | 14,20362.0% | 8,60737.6% | 880.4% | 22,898 |
| Republic County | Alf Landon+403 | 3,42747.1% | 3,83052.6% | 230.3% | 7,280 |
| Rice County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,587 | 4,90559.5% | 3,31840.2% | 220.3% | 8,245 |
| Riley County | Alf Landon+1,973 | 4,10439.9% | 6,07759.1% | 991.0% | 10,280 |
| Rooks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+85 | 2,23551.0% | 2,15049.0% | 00.0% | 4,385 |
| Rush County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+749 | 2,48258.8% | 1,73341.1% | 40.1% | 4,219 |
| Russell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,495 | 3,73662.4% | 2,24137.4% | 70.1% | 5,984 |
| Saline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,811 | 7,87256.3% | 6,06143.3% | 500.4% | 13,983 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+471 | 1,09663.6% | 62536.3% | 30.2% | 1,724 |
| Sedgwick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17,849 | 39,50364.4% | 21,65435.3% | 1970.3% | 61,354 |
| Seward County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+889 | 1,99764.2% | 1,10835.6% | 40.1% | 3,109 |
| Shawnee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,157 | 22,94253.5% | 19,78546.1% | 1620.4% | 42,889 |
| Sheridan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+435 | 1,44257.7% | 1,00740.3% | 522.1% | 2,501 |
| Sherman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+655 | 1,81459.9% | 1,15938.3% | 561.8% | 3,029 |
| Smith County | Alf Landon+445 | 2,84746.2% | 3,29253.5% | 170.3% | 6,156 |
| Stafford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,273 | 3,21262.1% | 1,93937.5% | 200.4% | 5,171 |
| Stanton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+147 | 45859.5% | 31140.4% | 10.1% | 770 |
| Stevens County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+322 | 1,02359.1% | 70140.5% | 60.3% | 1,730 |
| Sumner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,020 | 7,96661.6% | 4,94638.2% | 270.2% | 12,939 |
| Thomas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+968 | 2,16864.0% | 1,20035.4% | 200.6% | 3,388 |
| Trego County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+771 | 1,78363.4% | 1,01236.0% | 160.6% | 2,811 |
| Wabaunsee County | Alf Landon+574 | 2,23544.2% | 2,80955.5% | 150.3% | 5,059 |
| Wallace County | Alf Landon+166 | 49242.4% | 65856.7% | 110.9% | 1,161 |
| Washington County | Alf Landon+1,454 | 3,35541.0% | 4,80958.7% | 280.3% | 8,192 |
| Wichita County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+189 | 63758.4% | 44841.1% | 60.5% | 1,091 |
| Wilson County | Alf Landon+1,013 | 3,81643.9% | 4,82955.6% | 420.5% | 8,687 |
| Woodson County | Alf Landon+490 | 1,88444.0% | 2,37455.5% | 200.5% | 4,278 |
| Wyandotte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,862 | 38,10159.0% | 26,23940.6% | 2560.4% | 64,596 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.