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Elections / 1936 · President · ME

Alf Landon carried Maine R+14.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Maine, 1936. The state ran 38.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Maine result
304,240 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
126,333
41.5%
Landon (R)
168,823
55.5%
All others
9,084
3.0%
Margin
R+14.0
1936 presidential election
Maine, 1936
LandonR+14.0
1936 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+22.5Aroostook County, ME · R+30.8Cumberland County, ME · R+13.2Franklin County, ME · R+26.5Hancock County, ME · R+46.0Kennebec County, ME · R+13.7Knox County, ME · R+23.7Lincoln County, ME · R+47.0Oxford County, ME · R+19.1Penobscot County, ME · R+29.8Piscataquis County, ME · R+13.8Sagadahoc County, ME · R+6.1Somerset County, ME · R+17.1Waldo County, ME · R+32.2Washington County, ME · D+10.6York County, ME · D+0.5
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Alf Landon ✓Republican55.5%168,823
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic41.5%126,333
OtherAll other candidates3.0%9,084
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1936
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+22.5%
16,65710,48027,477
Aroostook CountyR
−30.8%
7,70414,70822,736
Cumberland CountyR
−13.2%
22,89530,02154,030
Franklin CountyR
−26.5%
2,8594,9577,928
Hancock CountyR
−46.0%
3,3159,15112,700
Kennebec CountyR
−13.7%
11,26814,98727,081
Knox CountyR
−23.7%
3,9916,56710,879
Lincoln CountyR
−47.0%
1,8505,2527,232
Oxford CountyR
−19.1%
5,8368,77815,366
Penobscot CountyR
−29.8%
9,73219,07731,368
Piscataquis CountyR
−13.8%
3,0514,0577,295
Sagadahoc CountyR
−6.1%
3,2733,7077,130
Somerset CountyR
−17.1%
5,2827,55813,281
Waldo CountyR
−32.2%
2,6785,3098,172
Washington CountyD
+10.6%
7,9256,38714,495
York CountyD
+0.5%
18,01717,82737,070