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Elections / 1936 · President · MA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts D+9.5.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Massachusetts, 1936. The state ran 14.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
1,840,357 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
942,716
51.2%
Landon (R)
768,613
41.8%
All others
129,028
7.0%
Margin
D+9.5
1936 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1936
RooseveltD+9.5
1936 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+40.0Berkshire County, MA · D+12.1Bristol County, MA · D+22.0Dukes County, MA · R+27.7Essex County, MA · D+3.9Franklin County, MA · R+18.7Hampden County, MA · D+20.6Hampshire County, MA · D+4.5Middlesex County, MA · R+2.4Nantucket County, MA · R+27.3Norfolk County, MA · R+16.6Plymouth County, MA · R+14.7Suffolk County, MA · D+36.4Worcester County, MA · D+13.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic51.2%942,716
Alf LandonRepublican41.8%768,613
OtherAll other candidates7.0%129,028
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1936
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−40.0%
4,75111,33716,485
Berkshire CountyD
+12.1%
29,08722,60753,568
Bristol CountyD
+22.0%
80,80549,754141,145
Dukes CountyR
−27.7%
9311,6552,615
Essex CountyD
+3.9%
106,07897,310222,999
Franklin CountyR
−18.7%
9,32413,75623,721
Hampden CountyD
+20.6%
80,16451,288140,180
Hampshire CountyD
+4.5%
15,41214,01230,906
Middlesex CountyR
−2.4%
189,512199,704419,520
Nantucket CountyR
−27.3%
5489691,544
Norfolk CountyR
−16.6%
57,77082,545148,890
Plymouth CountyR
−14.7%
30,46641,94278,010
Suffolk CountyD
+36.4%
223,73296,418350,010
Worcester CountyD
+13.7%
114,13685,316210,764