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Elections / 1936 · President · MS

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Mississippi D+94.3.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Mississippi, 1936. The state ran 70.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
162,142 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
157,333
97.0%
Landon (R)
4,467
2.8%
All others
342
0.2%
Margin
D+94.3
1936 presidential election
Mississippi, 1936
RooseveltD+94.3
1936 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+86.5Alcorn County, MS · D+95.4Amite County, MS · D+91.5Attala County, MS · D+95.9Benton County, MS · D+98.8Bolivar County, MS · D+91.6Calhoun County, MS · D+95.3Carroll County, MS · D+96.3Chickasaw County, MS · D+97.7Choctaw County, MS · D+93.9Claiborne County, MS · D+92.2Clarke County, MS · D+96.9Clay County, MS · D+95.1Coahoma County, MS · D+95.4Copiah County, MS · D+96.3Covington County, MS · D+93.5DeSoto County, MS · D+98.1Forrest County, MS · D+87.5Franklin County, MS · D+93.9George County, MS · D+94.6Greene County, MS · D+89.2Grenada County, MS · D+97.9Hancock County, MS · D+76.5Harrison County, MS · D+78.3Hinds County, MS · D+92.8Holmes County, MS · D+98.7Humphreys County, MS · D+98.8Issaquena County, MS · D+100.0Itawamba County, MS · D+93.8Jackson County, MS · D+86.5Jasper County, MS · D+97.8Jefferson County, MS · D+97.9Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+90.2Jones County, MS · D+91.1Kemper County, MS · D+98.9Lafayette County, MS · D+96.6Lamar County, MS · D+85.7Lauderdale County, MS · D+97.6Lawrence County, MS · D+94.8Leake County, MS · D+99.0Lee County, MS · D+97.7Leflore County, MS · D+96.7Lincoln County, MS · D+93.8Lowndes County, MS · D+94.9Madison County, MS · D+96.5Marion County, MS · D+96.2Marshall County, MS · D+96.0Monroe County, MS · D+96.5Montgomery County, MS · D+99.3Neshoba County, MS · D+96.2Newton County, MS · D+97.0Noxubee County, MS · D+96.0Oktibbeha County, MS · D+97.8Panola County, MS · D+99.6Pearl River County, MS · D+86.7Perry County, MS · D+95.8Pike County, MS · D+94.6Pontotoc County, MS · D+91.8Prentiss County, MS · D+94.4Quitman County, MS · D+98.2Rankin County, MS · D+94.3Scott County, MS · D+96.9Sharkey County, MS · D+97.6Simpson County, MS · D+96.1Smith County, MS · D+97.9Stone County, MS · D+93.1Sunflower County, MS · D+98.3Tallahatchie County, MS · D+99.4Tate County, MS · D+98.7Tippah County, MS · D+97.7Tishomingo County, MS · D+86.2Tunica County, MS · D+98.6Union County, MS · D+94.4Walthall County, MS · D+95.5Warren County, MS · D+92.6Washington County, MS · D+91.4Wayne County, MS · D+93.7Webster County, MS · D+91.8Wilkinson County, MS · D+94.4Winston County, MS · D+98.2Yalobusha County, MS · D+96.2Yazoo County, MS · D+98.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic97.0%157,333
Alf LandonRepublican2.8%4,467
OtherAll other candidates0.2%342
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
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%
County results — 1936
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+86.5%
1,7321241,860
Alcorn CountyD
+95.4%
2,396532,457
Amite CountyD
+91.5%
1,421561,492
Attala CountyD
+95.9%
1,855361,897
Benton CountyD
+98.8%
1,717101,727
Bolivar CountyD
+91.6%
2,2961012,397
Calhoun CountyD
+95.3%
1,691401,733
Carroll CountyD
+96.3%
1,030191,050
Chickasaw CountyD
+97.7%
1,559181,578
Choctaw CountyD
+93.9%
1,342411,386
Claiborne CountyD
+92.2%
77431806
Clarke CountyD
+96.9%
2,089312,123
Clay CountyD
+95.1%
1,271321,303
Coahoma CountyD
+95.4%
2,059492,108
Copiah CountyD
+96.3%
2,397452,443
Covington CountyD
+93.5%
1,589521,644
DeSoto CountyD
+98.1%
1,343131,356
Forrest CountyD
+87.5%
3,5962343,841
Franklin CountyD
+93.9%
1,098331,134
George CountyD
+94.6%
89224918
Greene CountyD
+89.2%
83046879
Grenada CountyD
+97.9%
1,245131,258
Hancock CountyD
+76.5%
1,2841641,464
Harrison CountyD
+78.3%
4,2084954,740
Hinds CountyD
+92.8%
8,6473138,976
Holmes CountyD
+98.7%
1,885121,897
Humphreys CountyD
+98.8%
1,16471,171
Issaquena CountyD
+100.0%
2140214
Itawamba CountyD
+93.8%
1,465471,512
Jackson CountyD
+86.5%
1,7041201,831
Jasper CountyD
+97.8%
2,004212,027
Jefferson CountyD
+97.9%
8849894
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+90.2%
1,325671,394
Jones CountyD
+91.1%
4,4611854,695
Kemper CountyD
+98.9%
1,47781,485
Lafayette CountyD
+96.6%
1,652261,683
Lamar CountyD
+85.7%
1,210911,306
Lauderdale CountyD
+97.6%
6,075676,154
Lawrence CountyD
+94.8%
1,286341,321
Leake CountyD
+99.0%
2,56682,584
Lee CountyD
+97.7%
3,585423,627
Leflore CountyD
+96.7%
2,137352,173
Lincoln CountyD
+93.8%
2,465742,549
Lowndes CountyD
+94.9%
2,328562,394
Madison CountyD
+96.5%
1,838321,871
Marion CountyD
+96.2%
1,932371,970
Marshall CountyD
+96.0%
1,111221,134
Monroe CountyD
+96.5%
3,199553,257
Montgomery CountyD
+99.3%
1,38351,388
Neshoba CountyD
+96.2%
3,495673,565
Newton CountyD
+97.0%
2,624392,666
Noxubee CountyD
+96.0%
1,332271,360
Oktibbeha CountyD
+97.8%
1,714191,734
Panola CountyD
+99.6%
1,48131,484
Pearl River CountyD
+86.7%
1,156811,240
Perry CountyD
+95.8%
73716753
Pike CountyD
+94.6%
3,170863,261
Pontotoc CountyD
+91.8%
2,286932,388
Prentiss CountyD
+94.4%
1,809501,863
Quitman CountyD
+98.2%
1,02591,035
Rankin CountyD
+94.3%
1,884541,941
Scott CountyD
+96.9%
2,097332,131
Sharkey CountyD
+97.6%
5677574
Simpson CountyD
+96.1%
2,445482,494
Smith CountyD
+97.9%
1,676171,694
Stone CountyD
+93.1%
67523700
Sunflower CountyD
+98.3%
2,508212,529
Tallahatchie CountyD
+99.4%
1,56741,572
Tate CountyD
+98.7%
1,08871,095
Tippah CountyD
+97.7%
1,625191,644
Tishomingo CountyD
+86.2%
1,6191151,744
Tunica CountyD
+98.6%
7015706
Union CountyD
+94.4%
2,249632,316
Walthall CountyD
+95.5%
1,234281,263
Warren CountyD
+92.6%
3,2331223,361
Washington CountyD
+91.4%
2,143942,241
Wayne CountyD
+93.7%
1,367441,412
Webster CountyD
+91.8%
1,439561,507
Wilkinson CountyD
+94.4%
76721790
Winston CountyD
+98.2%
2,418212,440
Yalobusha CountyD
+96.2%
1,350251,377
Yazoo CountyD
+98.3%
2,141172,161