Mississippi — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentRooseveltD+94.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 97.0% | 157,333 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 2.8% | 4,467 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 342 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+86.5 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+95.4 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+95.9 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+98.8 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+91.6 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+95.3 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+96.3 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+97.7 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+95.1 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+95.4 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+96.3 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+93.5 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+98.1 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+87.5 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+94.6 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+89.2 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+76.5 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+98.7 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+98.8 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+100.0 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+93.8 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+86.5 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+97.8 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+90.2 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+91.1 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+98.9 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+96.6 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+97.6 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+94.8 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+99.0 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+97.7 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+96.7 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+93.8 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+94.9 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+96.5 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+96.2 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+96.5 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+99.3 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+96.2 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+97.0 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+97.8 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+99.6 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+95.8 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+94.6 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+91.8 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+94.4 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+98.2 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+94.3 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+97.6 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+96.1 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+93.1 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+98.3 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+99.4 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+98.7 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+97.7 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+86.2 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+98.6 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+94.4 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+95.5 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+92.6 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+91.4 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+91.8 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+94.4 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+98.2 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+96.2 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+98.3 |
Mississippi results by county
82 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,608 | 1,73293.1% | 1246.7% | 40.2% | 1,860 |
| Alcorn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,343 | 2,39697.5% | 532.2% | 80.3% | 2,457 |
| Amite County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,365 | 1,42195.2% | 563.8% | 151.0% | 1,492 |
| Attala County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,819 | 1,85597.8% | 361.9% | 60.3% | 1,897 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,707 | 1,71799.4% | 100.6% | 00.0% | 1,727 |
| Bolivar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,195 | 2,29695.8% | 1014.2% | 00.0% | 2,397 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,651 | 1,69197.6% | 402.3% | 20.1% | 1,733 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,011 | 1,03098.1% | 191.8% | 10.1% | 1,050 |
| Chickasaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,541 | 1,55998.8% | 181.1% | 10.1% | 1,578 |
| Choctaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,301 | 1,34296.8% | 413.0% | 30.2% | 1,386 |
| Claiborne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+743 | 77496.0% | 313.8% | 10.1% | 806 |
| Clarke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,058 | 2,08998.4% | 311.5% | 30.1% | 2,123 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,239 | 1,27197.5% | 322.5% | 00.0% | 1,303 |
| Coahoma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,010 | 2,05997.7% | 492.3% | 00.0% | 2,108 |
| Copiah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,352 | 2,39798.1% | 451.8% | 10.0% | 2,443 |
| Covington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,537 | 1,58996.7% | 523.2% | 30.2% | 1,644 |
| DeSoto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,330 | 1,34399.0% | 131.0% | 00.0% | 1,356 |
| Forrest County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,362 | 3,59693.6% | 2346.1% | 110.3% | 3,841 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,065 | 1,09896.8% | 332.9% | 30.3% | 1,134 |
| George County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+868 | 89297.2% | 242.6% | 20.2% | 918 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+784 | 83094.4% | 465.2% | 30.3% | 879 |
| Grenada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,232 | 1,24599.0% | 131.0% | 00.0% | 1,258 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,120 | 1,28487.7% | 16411.2% | 161.1% | 1,464 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,713 | 4,20888.8% | 49510.4% | 370.8% | 4,740 |
| Hinds County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,334 | 8,64796.3% | 3133.5% | 160.2% | 8,976 |
| Holmes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,873 | 1,88599.4% | 120.6% | 00.0% | 1,897 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,157 | 1,16499.4% | 70.6% | 00.0% | 1,171 |
| Issaquena County | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 214100.0% | 00.0% | 00.0% | 214 |
| Itawamba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,418 | 1,46596.9% | 473.1% | 00.0% | 1,512 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,584 | 1,70493.1% | 1206.6% | 70.4% | 1,831 |
| Jasper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,983 | 2,00498.9% | 211.0% | 20.1% | 2,027 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+875 | 88498.9% | 91.0% | 10.1% | 894 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,258 | 1,32595.1% | 674.8% | 20.1% | 1,394 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,276 | 4,46195.0% | 1853.9% | 491.0% | 4,695 |
| Kemper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,469 | 1,47799.5% | 80.5% | 00.0% | 1,485 |
| Lafayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,626 | 1,65298.2% | 261.5% | 50.3% | 1,683 |
| Lamar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,119 | 1,21092.6% | 917.0% | 50.4% | 1,306 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,008 | 6,07598.7% | 671.1% | 120.2% | 6,154 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,252 | 1,28697.4% | 342.6% | 10.1% | 1,321 |
| Leake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,556 | 2,56699.3% | 80.3% | 100.4% | 2,584 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,543 | 3,58598.8% | 421.2% | 00.0% | 3,627 |
| Leflore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,102 | 2,13798.3% | 351.6% | 10.0% | 2,173 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,391 | 2,46596.7% | 742.9% | 100.4% | 2,549 |
| Lowndes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,272 | 2,32897.2% | 562.3% | 100.4% | 2,394 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,806 | 1,83898.2% | 321.7% | 10.1% | 1,871 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,895 | 1,93298.1% | 371.9% | 10.1% | 1,970 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,089 | 1,11198.0% | 221.9% | 10.1% | 1,134 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,144 | 3,19998.2% | 551.7% | 30.1% | 3,257 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,378 | 1,38399.6% | 50.4% | 00.0% | 1,388 |
| Neshoba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,428 | 3,49598.0% | 671.9% | 30.1% | 3,565 |
| Newton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,585 | 2,62498.4% | 391.5% | 30.1% | 2,666 |
| Noxubee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,305 | 1,33297.9% | 272.0% | 10.1% | 1,360 |
| Oktibbeha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,695 | 1,71498.8% | 191.1% | 10.1% | 1,734 |
| Panola County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,478 | 1,48199.8% | 30.2% | 00.0% | 1,484 |
| Pearl River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,075 | 1,15693.2% | 816.5% | 30.2% | 1,240 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+721 | 73797.9% | 162.1% | 00.0% | 753 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,084 | 3,17097.2% | 862.6% | 50.2% | 3,261 |
| Pontotoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,193 | 2,28695.7% | 933.9% | 90.4% | 2,388 |
| Prentiss County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,759 | 1,80997.1% | 502.7% | 40.2% | 1,863 |
| Quitman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,016 | 1,02599.0% | 90.9% | 10.1% | 1,035 |
| Rankin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,830 | 1,88497.1% | 542.8% | 30.2% | 1,941 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,064 | 2,09798.4% | 331.5% | 10.0% | 2,131 |
| Sharkey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+560 | 56798.8% | 71.2% | 00.0% | 574 |
| Simpson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,397 | 2,44598.0% | 481.9% | 10.0% | 2,494 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,659 | 1,67698.9% | 171.0% | 10.1% | 1,694 |
| Stone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+652 | 67596.4% | 233.3% | 20.3% | 700 |
| Sunflower County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,487 | 2,50899.2% | 210.8% | 00.0% | 2,529 |
| Tallahatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,563 | 1,56799.7% | 40.3% | 10.1% | 1,572 |
| Tate County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,081 | 1,08899.4% | 70.6% | 00.0% | 1,095 |
| Tippah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,606 | 1,62598.8% | 191.2% | 00.0% | 1,644 |
| Tishomingo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,504 | 1,61992.8% | 1156.6% | 100.6% | 1,744 |
| Tunica County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+696 | 70199.3% | 50.7% | 00.0% | 706 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,186 | 2,24997.1% | 632.7% | 40.2% | 2,316 |
| Walthall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,206 | 1,23497.7% | 282.2% | 10.1% | 1,263 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,111 | 3,23396.2% | 1223.6% | 60.2% | 3,361 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,049 | 2,14395.6% | 944.2% | 40.2% | 2,241 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,323 | 1,36796.8% | 443.1% | 10.1% | 1,412 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,383 | 1,43995.5% | 563.7% | 120.8% | 1,507 |
| Wilkinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+746 | 76797.1% | 212.7% | 20.3% | 790 |
| Winston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,397 | 2,41899.1% | 210.9% | 10.0% | 2,440 |
| Yalobusha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,325 | 1,35098.0% | 251.8% | 20.1% | 1,377 |
| Yazoo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,124 | 2,14199.1% | 170.8% | 30.1% | 2,161 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.