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Elections / 1936 · President · MD

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Maryland D+25.3.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Maryland, 1936. The state ran 1.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Maryland result
624,896 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
389,612
62.3%
Landon (R)
231,435
37.0%
All others
3,849
0.6%
Margin
D+25.3
1936 presidential election
Maryland, 1936
RooseveltD+25.3
1936 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · D+27.3Anne Arundel County, MD · D+14.7Baltimore city, MD · D+36.4Baltimore County, MD · D+19.9Calvert County, MD · R+5.3Caroline County, MD · D+15.6Carroll County, MD · R+6.4Cecil County, MD · D+15.1Charles County, MD · TiedDorchester County, MD · D+17.2Frederick County, MD · D+6.0Garrett County, MD · R+10.9Harford County, MD · D+7.3Howard County, MD · D+22.0Kent County, MD · D+7.0Montgomery County, MD · D+13.2Prince George's County, MD · D+30.0Queen Anne's County, MD · D+29.1Somerset County, MD · R+7.3St. Mary's County, MD · D+10.4Talbot County, MD · D+2.6Washington County, MD · D+13.9Wicomico County, MD · D+22.9Worcester County, MD · D+6.9
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic62.3%389,612
Alf LandonRepublican37.0%231,435
OtherAll other candidates0.6%3,849
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1936
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyD
+27.3%
19,72111,19131,203
Anne Arundel CountyD
+14.7%
11,4138,47820,033
Baltimore cityD
+36.4%
210,66897,667310,294
Baltimore CountyD
+19.9%
28,36718,89347,576
Calvert CountyR
−5.3%
1,8722,0823,979
Caroline CountyD
+15.6%
3,5792,6116,206
Carroll CountyR
−6.4%
6,4967,38313,957
Cecil CountyD
+15.1%
4,9143,6178,582
Charles CountyR
−0.5%
2,5972,6235,284
Dorchester CountyD
+17.2%
5,2933,7359,039
Frederick CountyD
+6.0%
10,7229,50020,286
Garrett CountyR
−10.9%
3,2524,0577,373
Harford CountyD
+7.3%
6,1655,32711,531
Howard CountyD
+22.0%
4,1382,6386,825
Kent CountyD
+7.0%
2,9312,5435,507
Montgomery CountyD
+13.2%
13,24610,13323,532
Prince George's CountyD
+30.0%
15,0878,10723,295
Queen Anne's CountyD
+29.1%
3,5481,9465,503
Somerset CountyR
−7.3%
4,1164,7708,958
St. Mary's CountyD
+10.4%
2,8292,2865,239
Talbot CountyD
+2.6%
3,7683,5787,365
Washington CountyD
+13.9%
14,05010,61924,718
Wicomico CountyD
+22.9%
7,2734,54511,913
Worcester CountyD
+6.9%
3,5673,1066,698