Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Michigan D+17.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Michigan, 1936. The state ran 6.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

1,805,098 votes counted

Roosevelt (D)

1,016,794

56.3%

Landon (R)

699,733

38.8%

All others

88,571

4.9%

Margin

D+17.6

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1936 presidential election

Michigan, 1936

RooseveltD+17.6

How it voted

Share of the 1936 vote

Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic	56.3%	1,016,794
Alf LandonRepublican	38.8%	699,733
OtherAll other candidates	4.9%	88,571

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1936

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−14.8%	919	1,276	2,410
Alger County	D	+36.4%	2,824	1,291	4,209
Allegan County	R	−20.6%	5,922	9,247	16,106
Alpena County	R	−4.3%	3,231	3,536	7,076
Antrim County	R	−7.8%	2,032	2,391	4,608
Arenac County	D	+7.4%	1,761	1,505	3,460
Baraga County	D	+4.2%	2,218	2,035	4,335
Barry County	R	−11.6%	3,880	4,950	9,255
Bay County	D	+20.3%	13,789	8,729	24,885
Benzie County	R	−1.5%	1,686	1,742	3,658
Berrien County	D	+14.8%	20,822	15,321	37,125
Branch County	R	−0.9%	5,425	5,528	11,375
Calhoun County	D	+15.4%	20,231	14,667	36,153
Cass County	D	+5.7%	5,114	4,525	10,345
Charlevoix County	R	−2.5%	2,669	2,814	5,722
Cheboygan County	D	+7.2%	3,016	2,584	6,009
Chippewa County	D	+3.4%	5,259	4,901	10,398
Clare County	R	−13.1%	1,494	1,979	3,708
Clinton County	R	−6.3%	4,296	4,915	9,823
Crawford County	D	+19.8%	876	580	1,493
Delta County	D	+32.1%	8,954	4,527	13,791
Dickinson County	D	+26.2%	7,952	4,563	12,934
Eaton County	D	+0.9%	6,780	6,649	14,031
Emmet County	D	+2.8%	3,075	2,893	6,489
Genesee County	D	+38.9%	49,891	21,097	73,931
Gladwin County	R	−3.4%	1,533	1,645	3,343
Gogebic County	D	+28.8%	8,461	4,649	13,257
Grand Traverse County	D	+1.9%	3,827	3,676	7,980
Gratiot County	D	+1.2%	5,457	5,322	11,298
Hillsdale County	R	−13.9%	5,023	6,723	12,217
Houghton County	D	+10.8%	11,642	9,345	21,206
Huron County	R	−11.5%	3,949	5,240	11,207
Ingham County	D	+15.8%	27,086	19,434	48,313
Ionia County	D	+4.4%	7,140	6,487	14,782
Iosco County	R	−6.4%	1,547	1,768	3,475
Iron County	D	+15.1%	5,216	3,834	9,130
Isabella County	R	−2.1%	3,871	4,051	8,658
Jackson County	D	+8.1%	19,288	16,350	36,486
Kalamazoo County	D	+0.1%	17,870	17,824	37,380
Kalkaska County	D	+5.2%	952	855	1,870
Kent County	D	+9.6%	44,823	36,633	85,304
Keweenaw County	R	−0.5%	1,060	1,070	2,154
Lake County	D	+9.9%	1,337	1,091	2,493
Lapeer County	R	−13.0%	3,868	5,081	9,364
Leelanau County	R	−4.4%	1,542	1,692	3,405
Lenawee County	R	−18.0%	8,299	12,154	21,435
Livingston County	R	−10.5%	4,117	5,117	9,563
Luce County	D	+3.9%	1,297	1,199	2,515
Mackinac County	D	+6.9%	2,286	1,984	4,346
Macomb County	D	+28.0%	17,593	9,383	29,299
Manistee County	D	+12.4%	4,542	3,509	8,350
Marquette County	D	+22.1%	11,994	7,607	19,844
Mason County	D	+16.8%	4,598	3,224	8,190
Mecosta County	R	−8.8%	2,621	3,176	6,341
Menominee County	D	+27.4%	6,447	3,556	10,546
Midland County	R	−1.0%	3,751	3,829	7,957
Missaukee County	R	−10.9%	1,385	1,730	3,163
Monroe County	D	+12.9%	11,075	8,330	21,284
Montcalm County	R	−0.7%	4,950	5,031	10,925
Montmorency County	D	+9.2%	958	792	1,798
Muskegon County	D	+29.1%	17,252	9,366	27,133
Newaygo County	R	−8.4%	3,288	3,930	7,644
Oakland County	D	+13.9%	40,329	30,071	73,997
Oceana County	D	+4.1%	2,902	2,663	5,861
Ogemaw County	D	+4.0%	1,774	1,631	3,605
Ontonagon County	D	+19.3%	3,233	2,162	5,563
Osceola County	R	−20.2%	1,992	3,107	5,520
Oscoda County	D	+3.8%	492	456	956
Otsego County	D	+7.3%	1,280	1,102	2,447
Ottawa County	R	−7.1%	9,579	11,114	21,645
Presque Isle County	D	+27.9%	2,905	1,621	4,605
Roscommon County	R	−3.2%	782	836	1,684
Saginaw County	D	+17.1%	22,592	15,527	41,410
Sanilac County	R	−33.4%	3,285	6,975	11,036
Schoolcraft County	D	+23.2%	2,333	1,430	3,885
Shiawassee County	D	+4.7%	6,666	6,017	13,878
St. Clair County	R	−0.3%	12,663	12,760	27,782
St. Joseph County	R	−8.1%	6,048	7,160	13,809
Tuscola County	R	−22.2%	3,743	6,188	11,037
Van Buren County	R	−14.4%	6,720	9,110	16,655
Washtenaw County	R	−4.7%	13,589	14,986	29,510
Wayne County	D	+34.1%	404,055	190,732	626,120
Wexford County	D	+8.7%	3,771	3,153	7,109