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
1936 presidential election
Kansas, 1936
RooseveltD+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 |
D+60R+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
| Year | Margin (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.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 3,869 | 6,071 | 9,945 | |
| Anderson County | R | 2,767 | 3,452 | 6,318 | |
| Atchison County | D | 5,817 | 5,312 | 11,160 | |
| Barber County | D | 2,774 | 1,816 | 4,608 | |
| Barton County | D | 5,978 | 3,534 | 9,517 | |
| Bourbon County | D | 5,714 | 5,402 | 11,120 | |
| Brown County | R | 3,495 | 5,814 | 9,320 | |
| Butler County | D | 9,283 | 6,204 | 15,514 | |
| Chase County | D | 1,706 | 1,610 | 3,325 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 2,080 | 2,506 | 4,599 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 7,894 | 5,445 | 13,408 | |
| Cheyenne County | D | 1,673 | 1,241 | 2,925 | |
| Clark County | D | 1,457 | 899 | 2,358 | |
| Clay County | R | 3,441 | 3,525 | 6,987 | |
| Cloud County | D | 4,546 | 4,208 | 8,785 | |
| Coffey County | R | 2,662 | 3,900 | 6,578 | |
| Comanche County | D | 1,428 | 932 | 2,363 | |
| Cowley County | D | 10,805 | 8,378 | 19,255 | |
| Crawford County | D | 12,974 | 8,596 | 21,636 | |
| Decatur County | D | 2,362 | 1,727 | 4,104 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 5,313 | 5,936 | 11,283 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 2,749 | 3,791 | 6,559 | |
| Douglas County | R | 4,961 | 8,324 | 13,381 | |
| Edwards County | D | 1,986 | 1,394 | 3,383 | |
| Elk County | R | 2,059 | 2,355 | 4,423 | |
| Ellis County | D | 4,834 | 1,622 | 6,469 | |
| Ellsworth County | D | 2,990 | 2,058 | 5,055 | |
| Finney County | D | 2,682 | 1,863 | 4,558 | |
| Ford County | D | 5,335 | 3,378 | 8,730 | |
| Franklin County | R | 4,503 | 6,007 | 10,538 | |
| Geary County | D | 2,973 | 2,382 | 5,367 | |
| Gove County | R | 1,090 | 1,107 | 2,225 | |
| Graham County | D | 1,734 | 1,462 | 3,202 | |
| Grant County | D | 616 | 476 | 1,092 | |
| Gray County | D | 1,459 | 764 | 2,225 | |
| Greeley County | R | 388 | 396 | 785 | |
| Greenwood County | D | 4,176 | 4,146 | 8,345 | |
| Hamilton County | D | 885 | 720 | 1,616 | |
| Harper County | D | 3,391 | 2,441 | 5,854 | |
| Harvey County | D | 5,357 | 4,456 | 9,841 | |
| Haskell County | D | 626 | 442 | 1,069 | |
| Hodgeman County | D | 1,162 | 781 | 1,946 | |
| Jackson County | R | 3,265 | 3,680 | 6,959 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 3,105 | 3,711 | 6,841 | |
| Jewell County | R | 2,780 | 3,849 | 6,664 | |
| Johnson County | R | 6,108 | 8,399 | 14,554 | |
| Kearny County | D | 716 | 586 | 1,313 | |
| Kingman County | D | 3,705 | 2,014 | 5,732 | |
| Kiowa County | D | 1,417 | 1,280 | 2,705 | |
| Labette County | D | 8,050 | 6,610 | 14,719 | |
| Lane County | D | 853 | 682 | 1,558 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 7,996 | 8,532 | 16,601 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 2,209 | 2,001 | 4,220 | |
| Linn County | R | 2,682 | 3,872 | 6,587 | |
| Logan County | R | 908 | 955 | 1,867 | |
| Lyon County | D | 7,340 | 6,005 | 13,425 | |
| Marion County | D | 4,207 | 4,185 | 8,426 | |
| Marshall County | R | 5,238 | 5,929 | 11,191 | |
| McPherson County | D | 6,256 | 4,744 | 11,046 | |
| Meade County | D | 1,394 | 1,218 | 2,615 | |
| Miami County | R | 4,601 | 4,676 | 9,291 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 3,289 | 2,781 | 6,111 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 11,535 | 11,565 | 23,167 | |
| Morris County | D | 2,805 | 2,751 | 5,578 | |
| Morton County | D | 876 | 636 | 1,521 | |
| Nemaha County | D | 4,175 | 3,903 | 8,172 | |
| Neosho County | R | 5,611 | 5,777 | 11,429 | |
| Ness County | D | 2,002 | 1,302 | 3,322 | |
| Norton County | R | 2,307 | 2,829 | 5,160 | |
| Osage County | R | 4,224 | 4,232 | 8,486 | |
| Osborne County | R | 2,200 | 2,765 | 4,978 | |
| Ottawa County | D | 2,785 | 2,230 | 5,033 | |
| Pawnee County | D | 2,814 | 1,753 | 4,576 | |
| Phillips County | R | 2,154 | 3,193 | 5,358 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 3,284 | 3,977 | 7,398 | |
| Pratt County | D | 3,871 | 1,946 | 5,827 | |
| Rawlins County | D | 2,029 | 1,364 | 3,404 | |
| Reno County | D | 14,203 | 8,607 | 22,898 | |
| Republic County | R | 3,427 | 3,830 | 7,280 | |
| Rice County | D | 4,905 | 3,318 | 8,245 | |
| Riley County | R | 4,104 | 6,077 | 10,280 | |
| Rooks County | D | 2,235 | 2,150 | 4,385 | |
| Rush County | D | 2,482 | 1,733 | 4,219 | |
| Russell County | D | 3,736 | 2,241 | 5,984 | |
| Saline County | D | 7,872 | 6,061 | 13,983 | |
| Scott County | D | 1,096 | 625 | 1,724 | |
| Sedgwick County | D | 39,503 | 21,654 | 61,354 | |
| Seward County | D | 1,997 | 1,108 | 3,109 | |
| Shawnee County | D | 22,942 | 19,785 | 42,889 | |
| Sheridan County | D | 1,442 | 1,007 | 2,501 | |
| Sherman County | D | 1,814 | 1,159 | 3,029 | |
| Smith County | R | 2,847 | 3,292 | 6,156 | |
| Stafford County | D | 3,212 | 1,939 | 5,171 | |
| Stanton County | D | 458 | 311 | 770 | |
| Stevens County | D | 1,023 | 701 | 1,730 | |
| Sumner County | D | 7,966 | 4,946 | 12,939 | |
| Thomas County | D | 2,168 | 1,200 | 3,388 | |
| Trego County | D | 1,783 | 1,012 | 2,811 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 2,235 | 2,809 | 5,059 | |
| Wallace County | R | 492 | 658 | 1,161 | |
| Washington County | R | 3,355 | 4,809 | 8,192 | |
| Wichita County | D | 637 | 448 | 1,091 | |
| Wilson County | R | 3,816 | 4,829 | 8,687 | |
| Woodson County | R | 1,884 | 2,374 | 4,278 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 38,101 | 26,239 | 64,596 |