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Elections / 1936 · President · MN

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Minnesota D+30.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Minnesota, 1936. The state ran 6.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Minnesota result
1,129,975 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
698,811
61.8%
Landon (R)
350,461
31.0%
All others
80,703
7.1%
Margin
D+30.8
1936 presidential election
Minnesota, 1936
RooseveltD+30.8
1936 presidential margin by county for Minnesota — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Minnesota — 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.Aitkin County, MN · D+20.3Anoka County, MN · D+24.2Becker County, MN · D+40.0Beltrami County, MN · D+48.3Benton County, MN · D+22.8Big Stone County, MN · D+38.3Blue Earth County, MN · D+18.3Brown County, MN · D+38.6Carlton County, MN · D+52.5Carver County, MN · R+3.9Cass County, MN · D+24.6Chippewa County, MN · D+27.5Chisago County, MN · D+14.8Clay County, MN · D+35.4Clearwater County, MN · D+53.3Cook County, MN · D+33.7Cottonwood County, MN · D+21.4Crow Wing County, MN · D+27.6Dakota County, MN · D+31.5Dodge County, MN · D+13.1Douglas County, MN · D+20.4Faribault County, MN · D+18.6Fillmore County, MN · R+2.8Freeborn County, MN · D+22.1Goodhue County, MN · D+17.9Grant County, MN · D+19.4Hennepin County, MN · D+25.7Houston County, MN · D+7.5Hubbard County, MN · D+17.1Isanti County, MN · D+39.1Itasca County, MN · D+41.4Jackson County, MN · D+48.8Kanabec County, MN · D+30.1Kandiyohi County, MN · D+43.0Kittson County, MN · D+48.0Koochiching County, MN · D+57.6Lac qui Parle County, MN · D+19.6Lake County, MN · D+61.9Lake of the Woods County, MN · D+57.6Le Sueur County, MN · D+25.1Lincoln County, MN · D+33.8Lyon County, MN · D+31.0Mahnomen County, MN · D+58.9Marshall County, MN · D+42.3Martin County, MN · D+34.6McLeod County, MN · D+18.7Meeker County, MN · D+23.4Mille Lacs County, MN · D+26.9Morrison County, MN · D+34.8Mower County, MN · D+25.8Murray County, MN · D+39.7Nicollet County, MN · D+25.4Nobles County, MN · D+28.7Norman County, MN · D+40.1Olmsted County, MN · D+24.4Otter Tail County, MN · R+1.4Pennington County, MN · D+48.1Pine County, MN · D+38.7Pipestone County, MN · D+22.1Polk County, MN · D+49.1Pope County, MN · D+25.4Ramsey County, MN · D+42.6Red Lake County, MN · D+59.2Redwood County, MN · D+18.7Renville County, MN · D+24.3Rice County, MN · D+8.4Rock County, MN · D+23.9Roseau County, MN · D+46.2Scott County, MN · D+35.6Sherburne County, MN · D+6.9Sibley County, MN · D+29.0St. Louis County, MN · D+50.3Stearns County, MN · D+33.2Steele County, MN · D+13.5Stevens County, MN · D+23.3Swift County, MN · D+35.6Todd County, MN · D+18.5Traverse County, MN · D+48.9Wabasha County, MN · D+19.0Wadena County, MN · D+15.2Waseca County, MN · D+16.4Washington County, MN · D+24.8Watonwan County, MN · D+30.1Wilkin County, MN · D+29.2Winona County, MN · D+25.2Wright County, MN · D+11.2Yellow Medicine County, MN · D+28.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic61.8%698,811
Alf LandonRepublican31.0%350,461
OtherAll other candidates7.1%80,703
D+60
R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Minnesota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +4.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1976+4.2%DR18922024
Minnesota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−8.3%
1896−15.7%
1900−24.5%
1904−55.1%
1908−26.2%
1912+12.6%
1916−0.1%
1920−51.2%
1924−44.4%
1928−16.9%
1932+23.6%
1936+30.8%
1940+3.8%
1944+5.5%
1948+17.3%
1952−11.2%
1956−7.6%
1960+1.4%
1964+27.8%
1968+12.5%
1972−5.5%
1976+12.9%
1980+3.9%
1984+0.2%
1988+7.0%
1992+11.6%
1996+16.1%
2000+2.4%
2004+3.5%
2008+10.2%
2012+7.7%
2016+1.5%
2020+7.1%
2024+4.2%
County results — 1936
87 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aitkin CountyD
+20.3%
3,8062,4666,611
Anoka CountyD
+24.2%
4,5012,5867,909
Becker CountyD
+40.0%
6,4732,6839,466
Beltrami CountyD
+48.3%
6,5072,1828,957
Benton CountyD
+22.8%
3,1111,7835,813
Big Stone CountyD
+38.3%
2,6481,1163,999
Blue Earth CountyD
+18.3%
8,2555,55014,769
Brown CountyD
+38.6%
6,6372,67910,267
Carlton CountyD
+52.5%
7,1362,1639,478
Carver CountyR
−3.9%
2,8143,0957,292
Cass CountyD
+24.6%
4,4402,6347,334
Chippewa CountyD
+27.5%
4,0272,2236,559
Chisago CountyD
+14.8%
3,3602,4626,080
Clay CountyD
+35.4%
6,2822,8809,621
Clearwater CountyD
+53.3%
3,2089394,258
Cook CountyD
+33.7%
7933871,204
Cottonwood CountyD
+21.4%
3,9292,5096,623
Crow Wing CountyD
+27.6%
6,5613,61110,673
Dakota CountyD
+31.5%
8,8904,04315,398
Dodge CountyD
+13.1%
2,8122,1385,138
Douglas CountyD
+20.4%
4,1862,6817,364
Faribault CountyD
+18.6%
5,6033,7739,847
Fillmore CountyR
−2.8%
4,7645,05410,404
Freeborn CountyD
+22.1%
7,3784,65312,305
Goodhue CountyD
+17.9%
8,2575,68214,361
Grant CountyD
+19.4%
2,3581,5664,075
Hennepin CountyD
+25.7%
144,28981,206245,480
Houston CountyD
+7.5%
3,1562,7016,100
Hubbard CountyD
+17.1%
2,3121,6184,062
Isanti CountyD
+39.1%
3,4421,4375,123
Itasca CountyD
+41.4%
8,8963,59412,819
Jackson CountyD
+48.8%
5,1871,6767,195
Kanabec CountyD
+30.1%
2,5791,3504,088
Kandiyohi CountyD
+43.0%
6,5952,5009,524
Kittson CountyD
+48.0%
3,1271,0804,269
Koochiching CountyD
+57.6%
5,0651,3166,513
Lac qui Parle CountyD
+19.6%
3,2432,0665,996
Lake CountyD
+61.9%
2,7176173,390
Lake of the Woods CountyD
+57.6%
1,5663852,052
Le Sueur CountyD
+25.1%
5,0772,8498,865
Lincoln CountyD
+33.8%
2,6621,1994,334
Lyon CountyD
+31.0%
5,1632,5518,424
Mahnomen CountyD
+58.9%
2,0254742,634
Marshall CountyD
+42.3%
4,8021,9046,852
Martin CountyD
+34.6%
6,4923,0909,825
McLeod CountyD
+18.7%
4,4492,9418,058
Meeker CountyD
+23.4%
4,2422,4797,542
Mille Lacs CountyD
+26.9%
3,7672,0916,220
Morrison CountyD
+34.8%
6,1122,6829,848
Mower CountyD
+25.8%
8,2284,74313,487
Murray CountyD
+39.7%
3,9261,6015,855
Nicollet CountyD
+25.4%
4,1362,3607,003
Nobles CountyD
+28.7%
4,9192,6018,072
Norman CountyD
+40.1%
3,7781,5705,502
Olmsted CountyD
+24.4%
8,9585,31614,919
Otter Tail CountyR
−1.4%
8,6428,89918,110
Pennington CountyD
+48.1%
3,7361,2585,155
Pine CountyD
+38.7%
5,7972,4528,638
Pipestone CountyD
+22.1%
3,0261,8815,170
Polk CountyD
+49.1%
11,3373,75115,437
Pope CountyD
+25.4%
3,2001,8695,242
Ramsey CountyD
+42.6%
86,28630,553130,728
Red Lake CountyD
+59.2%
2,0574872,653
Redwood CountyD
+18.7%
4,9653,2868,972
Renville CountyD
+24.3%
5,3443,0499,453
Rice CountyD
+8.4%
5,9284,88812,327
Rock CountyD
+23.9%
2,9101,7524,838
Roseau CountyD
+46.2%
3,7611,3265,266
Scott CountyD
+35.6%
3,8611,5286,559
Sherburne CountyD
+6.9%
1,8811,6233,737
Sibley CountyD
+29.0%
4,1402,1846,735
St. Louis CountyD
+50.3%
69,36522,33293,510
Stearns CountyD
+33.2%
12,7605,26222,580
Steele CountyD
+13.5%
4,4813,3738,224
Stevens CountyD
+23.3%
2,3521,4313,958
Swift CountyD
+35.6%
3,7491,6185,986
Todd CountyD
+18.5%
5,6273,78010,002
Traverse CountyD
+48.9%
2,2977613,144
Wabasha CountyD
+19.0%
4,1222,6637,697
Wadena CountyD
+15.2%
2,6051,8984,649
Waseca CountyD
+16.4%
3,5202,4826,348
Washington CountyD
+24.8%
6,7683,86311,710
Watonwan CountyD
+30.1%
3,6681,9305,772
Wilkin CountyD
+29.2%
2,4281,2783,938
Winona CountyD
+25.2%
9,2685,35315,551
Wright CountyD
+11.2%
5,3634,08711,351
Yellow Medicine CountyD
+28.3%
3,9212,0296,679