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Elections / 1936 · President · KS

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Kansas D+7.7.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Kansas, 1936. The state ran 16.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Kansas result
865,514 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
464,520
53.7%
Landon (R)
397,727
46.0%
All others
3,267
0.4%
Margin
D+7.7
Kansas, 1936
RooseveltD+7.7
1936 presidential margin by county for Kansas — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Kansas — 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.Allen County, KS · R+22.1Anderson County, KS · R+10.8Atchison County, KS · D+4.5Barber County, KS · D+20.8Barton County, KS · D+25.7Bourbon County, KS · D+2.8Brown County, KS · R+24.9Butler County, KS · D+19.8Chase County, KS · D+2.9Chautauqua County, KS · R+9.3Cherokee County, KS · D+18.3Cheyenne County, KS · D+14.8Clark County, KS · D+23.7Clay County, KS · R+1.2Cloud County, KS · D+3.8Coffey County, KS · R+18.8Comanche County, KS · D+21.0Cowley County, KS · D+12.6Crawford County, KS · D+20.2Decatur County, KS · D+15.5Dickinson County, KS · R+5.5Doniphan County, KS · R+15.9Douglas County, KS · R+25.1Edwards County, KS · D+17.5Elk County, KS · R+6.7Ellis County, KS · D+49.7Ellsworth County, KS · D+18.4Finney County, KS · D+18.0Ford County, KS · D+22.4Franklin County, KS · R+14.3Geary County, KS · D+11.0Gove County, KS · R+0.8Graham County, KS · D+8.5Grant County, KS · D+12.8Gray County, KS · D+31.2Greeley County, KS · R+1.0Greenwood County, KS · TiedHamilton County, KS · D+10.2Harper County, KS · D+16.2Harvey County, KS · D+9.2Haskell County, KS · D+17.2Hodgeman County, KS · D+19.6Jackson County, KS · R+6.0Jefferson County, KS · R+8.9Jewell County, KS · R+16.0Johnson County, KS · R+15.7Kearny County, KS · D+9.9Kingman County, KS · D+29.5Kiowa County, KS · D+5.1Labette County, KS · D+9.8Lane County, KS · D+11.0Leavenworth County, KS · R+3.2Lincoln County, KS · D+4.9Linn County, KS · R+18.1Logan County, KS · R+2.5Lyon County, KS · D+9.9Marion County, KS · TiedMarshall County, KS · R+6.2McPherson County, KS · D+13.7Meade County, KS · D+6.7Miami County, KS · R+0.8Mitchell County, KS · D+8.3Montgomery County, KS · TiedMorris County, KS · D+1.0Morton County, KS · D+15.8Nemaha County, KS · D+3.3Neosho County, KS · R+1.5Ness County, KS · D+21.1Norton County, KS · R+10.1Osage County, KS · TiedOsborne County, KS · R+11.3Ottawa County, KS · D+11.0Pawnee County, KS · D+23.2Phillips County, KS · R+19.4Pottawatomie County, KS · R+9.4Pratt County, KS · D+33.0Rawlins County, KS · D+19.5Reno County, KS · D+24.4Republic County, KS · R+5.5Rice County, KS · D+19.2Riley County, KS · R+19.2Rooks County, KS · D+1.9Rush County, KS · D+17.8Russell County, KS · D+25.0Saline County, KS · D+13.0Scott County, KS · D+27.3Sedgwick County, KS · D+29.1Seward County, KS · D+28.6Shawnee County, KS · D+7.4Sheridan County, KS · D+17.4Sherman County, KS · D+21.6Smith County, KS · R+7.2Stafford County, KS · D+24.6Stanton County, KS · D+19.1Stevens County, KS · D+18.6Sumner County, KS · D+23.3Thomas County, KS · D+28.6Trego County, KS · D+27.4Wabaunsee County, KS · R+11.3Wallace County, KS · R+14.3Washington County, KS · R+17.7Wichita County, KS · D+17.3Wilson County, KS · R+11.7Woodson County, KS · R+11.5Wyandotte County, KS · D+18.4
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic53.7%464,520
Alf LandonRepublican46.0%397,727
OtherAll other candidates0.4%3,267
D+60
R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Kansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −16.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−16.0%DR18922024
Kansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.2%
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%
2024−16.0%
County results — 1936
105 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allen CountyR
−22.1%
3,8696,0719,945
Anderson CountyR
−10.8%
2,7673,4526,318
Atchison CountyD
+4.5%
5,8175,31211,160
Barber CountyD
+20.8%
2,7741,8164,608
Barton CountyD
+25.7%
5,9783,5349,517
Bourbon CountyD
+2.8%
5,7145,40211,120
Brown CountyR
−24.9%
3,4955,8149,320
Butler CountyD
+19.8%
9,2836,20415,514
Chase CountyD
+2.9%
1,7061,6103,325
Chautauqua CountyR
−9.3%
2,0802,5064,599
Cherokee CountyD
+18.3%
7,8945,44513,408
Cheyenne CountyD
+14.8%
1,6731,2412,925
Clark CountyD
+23.7%
1,4578992,358
Clay CountyR
−1.2%
3,4413,5256,987
Cloud CountyD
+3.8%
4,5464,2088,785
Coffey CountyR
−18.8%
2,6623,9006,578
Comanche CountyD
+21.0%
1,4289322,363
Cowley CountyD
+12.6%
10,8058,37819,255
Crawford CountyD
+20.2%
12,9748,59621,636
Decatur CountyD
+15.5%
2,3621,7274,104
Dickinson CountyR
−5.5%
5,3135,93611,283
Doniphan CountyR
−15.9%
2,7493,7916,559
Douglas CountyR
−25.1%
4,9618,32413,381
Edwards CountyD
+17.5%
1,9861,3943,383
Elk CountyR
−6.7%
2,0592,3554,423
Ellis CountyD
+49.7%
4,8341,6226,469
Ellsworth CountyD
+18.4%
2,9902,0585,055
Finney CountyD
+18.0%
2,6821,8634,558
Ford CountyD
+22.4%
5,3353,3788,730
Franklin CountyR
−14.3%
4,5036,00710,538
Geary CountyD
+11.0%
2,9732,3825,367
Gove CountyR
−0.8%
1,0901,1072,225
Graham CountyD
+8.5%
1,7341,4623,202
Grant CountyD
+12.8%
6164761,092
Gray CountyD
+31.2%
1,4597642,225
Greeley CountyR
−1.0%
388396785
Greenwood CountyD
+0.4%
4,1764,1468,345
Hamilton CountyD
+10.2%
8857201,616
Harper CountyD
+16.2%
3,3912,4415,854
Harvey CountyD
+9.2%
5,3574,4569,841
Haskell CountyD
+17.2%
6264421,069
Hodgeman CountyD
+19.6%
1,1627811,946
Jackson CountyR
−6.0%
3,2653,6806,959
Jefferson CountyR
−8.9%
3,1053,7116,841
Jewell CountyR
−16.0%
2,7803,8496,664
Johnson CountyR
−15.7%
6,1088,39914,554
Kearny CountyD
+9.9%
7165861,313
Kingman CountyD
+29.5%
3,7052,0145,732
Kiowa CountyD
+5.1%
1,4171,2802,705
Labette CountyD
+9.8%
8,0506,61014,719
Lane CountyD
+11.0%
8536821,558
Leavenworth CountyR
−3.2%
7,9968,53216,601
Lincoln CountyD
+4.9%
2,2092,0014,220
Linn CountyR
−18.1%
2,6823,8726,587
Logan CountyR
−2.5%
9089551,867
Lyon CountyD
+9.9%
7,3406,00513,425
Marion CountyD
+0.3%
4,2074,1858,426
Marshall CountyR
−6.2%
5,2385,92911,191
McPherson CountyD
+13.7%
6,2564,74411,046
Meade CountyD
+6.7%
1,3941,2182,615
Miami CountyR
−0.8%
4,6014,6769,291
Mitchell CountyD
+8.3%
3,2892,7816,111
Montgomery CountyR
−0.1%
11,53511,56523,167
Morris CountyD
+1.0%
2,8052,7515,578
Morton CountyD
+15.8%
8766361,521
Nemaha CountyD
+3.3%
4,1753,9038,172
Neosho CountyR
−1.5%
5,6115,77711,429
Ness CountyD
+21.1%
2,0021,3023,322
Norton CountyR
−10.1%
2,3072,8295,160
Osage CountyR
−0.1%
4,2244,2328,486
Osborne CountyR
−11.3%
2,2002,7654,978
Ottawa CountyD
+11.0%
2,7852,2305,033
Pawnee CountyD
+23.2%
2,8141,7534,576
Phillips CountyR
−19.4%
2,1543,1935,358
Pottawatomie CountyR
−9.4%
3,2843,9777,398
Pratt CountyD
+33.0%
3,8711,9465,827
Rawlins CountyD
+19.5%
2,0291,3643,404
Reno CountyD
+24.4%
14,2038,60722,898
Republic CountyR
−5.5%
3,4273,8307,280
Rice CountyD
+19.2%
4,9053,3188,245
Riley CountyR
−19.2%
4,1046,07710,280
Rooks CountyD
+1.9%
2,2352,1504,385
Rush CountyD
+17.8%
2,4821,7334,219
Russell CountyD
+25.0%
3,7362,2415,984
Saline CountyD
+13.0%
7,8726,06113,983
Scott CountyD
+27.3%
1,0966251,724
Sedgwick CountyD
+29.1%
39,50321,65461,354
Seward CountyD
+28.6%
1,9971,1083,109
Shawnee CountyD
+7.4%
22,94219,78542,889
Sheridan CountyD
+17.4%
1,4421,0072,501
Sherman CountyD
+21.6%
1,8141,1593,029
Smith CountyR
−7.2%
2,8473,2926,156
Stafford CountyD
+24.6%
3,2121,9395,171
Stanton CountyD
+19.1%
458311770
Stevens CountyD
+18.6%
1,0237011,730
Sumner CountyD
+23.3%
7,9664,94612,939
Thomas CountyD
+28.6%
2,1681,2003,388
Trego CountyD
+27.4%
1,7831,0122,811
Wabaunsee CountyR
−11.3%
2,2352,8095,059
Wallace CountyR
−14.3%
4926581,161
Washington CountyR
−17.7%
3,3554,8098,192
Wichita CountyD
+17.3%
6374481,091
Wilson CountyR
−11.7%
3,8164,8298,687
Woodson CountyR
−11.5%
1,8842,3744,278
Wyandotte CountyD
+18.4%
38,10126,23964,596