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Elections / 1936 · President · NE

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Nebraska D+16.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Nebraska, 1936. The state ran 7.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
608,023 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
347,445
57.1%
Landon (R)
247,731
40.7%
All others
12,847
2.1%
Margin
D+16.4
1936 presidential election
Nebraska, 1936
RooseveltD+16.4
1936 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 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, NE · D+19.1Antelope County, NE · R+2.1Arthur County, NE · R+14.0Banner County, NE · D+13.8Blaine County, NE · D+3.2Boone County, NE · D+6.1Box Butte County, NE · D+25.5Boyd County, NE · D+9.1Brown County, NE · R+8.8Buffalo County, NE · D+12.8Burt County, NE · D+6.9Butler County, NE · D+27.7Cass County, NE · D+14.5Cedar County, NE · D+20.4Chase County, NE · D+17.9Cherry County, NE · D+3.5Cheyenne County, NE · D+35.5Clay County, NE · D+1.3Colfax County, NE · D+30.9Cuming County, NE · D+14.4Custer County, NE · D+5.7Dakota County, NE · D+34.5Dawes County, NE · D+13.7Dawson County, NE · D+5.8Deuel County, NE · D+15.1Dixon County, NE · D+10.9Dodge County, NE · D+15.5Douglas County, NE · D+32.6Dundy County, NE · D+11.4Fillmore County, NE · D+4.9Franklin County, NE · D+16.0Frontier County, NE · D+8.7Furnas County, NE · R+6.6Gage County, NE · D+15.2Garden County, NE · TiedGarfield County, NE · R+3.2Gosper County, NE · D+26.4Grant County, NE · D+9.2Greeley County, NE · D+25.0Hall County, NE · D+9.7Hamilton County, NE · R+1.7Harlan County, NE · D+10.3Hayes County, NE · D+11.1Hitchcock County, NE · D+14.9Holt County, NE · D+2.4Hooker County, NE · R+20.1Howard County, NE · D+42.8Jefferson County, NE · D+19.4Johnson County, NE · D+5.1Kearney County, NE · D+33.2Keith County, NE · D+28.7Keya Paha County, NE · R+19.7Kimball County, NE · D+14.5Knox County, NE · D+19.8Lancaster County, NE · D+3.3Lincoln County, NE · D+26.7Logan County, NE · D+5.3Loup County, NE · R+13.1Madison County, NE · D+7.9McPherson County, NE · R+13.0Merrick County, NE · D+0.7Morrill County, NE · D+18.9Nance County, NE · D+6.3Nemaha County, NE · D+11.9Nuckolls County, NE · D+8.9Otoe County, NE · R+2.6Pawnee County, NE · D+5.1Perkins County, NE · D+29.4Phelps County, NE · D+15.7Pierce County, NE · D+7.6Platte County, NE · D+35.7Polk County, NE · D+5.5Red Willow County, NE · D+24.0Richardson County, NE · D+19.5Rock County, NE · R+14.0Saline County, NE · D+34.6Sarpy County, NE · D+31.4Saunders County, NE · D+18.2Scotts Bluff County, NE · D+17.2Seward County, NE · D+10.6Sheridan County, NE · D+11.6Sherman County, NE · D+34.8Sioux County, NE · D+17.0Stanton County, NE · D+23.4Thayer County, NE · D+12.9Thomas County, NE · D+1.1Thurston County, NE · D+36.5Valley County, NE · R+1.8Washington County, NE · D+20.3Wayne County, NE · D+3.8Webster County, NE · D+11.4Wheeler County, NE · D+13.7York County, NE · R+9.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic57.1%347,445
Alf LandonRepublican40.7%247,731
OtherAll other candidates2.1%12,847
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
County results — 1936
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+19.1%
6,1264,09410,621
Antelope CountyR
−2.1%
3,1653,3046,672
Arthur CountyR
−14.0%
235312550
Banner CountyD
+13.8%
367277650
Blaine CountyD
+3.2%
365342716
Boone CountyD
+6.1%
3,0952,7286,025
Box Butte CountyD
+25.5%
2,9001,7114,663
Boyd CountyD
+9.1%
1,5551,2902,900
Brown CountyR
−8.8%
1,1881,4192,638
Buffalo CountyD
+12.8%
6,0024,59510,972
Burt CountyD
+6.9%
3,1202,7105,901
Butler CountyD
+27.7%
4,3602,4426,926
Cass CountyD
+14.5%
4,9223,6698,645
Cedar CountyD
+20.4%
3,7812,3946,793
Chase CountyD
+17.9%
1,4931,0312,587
Cherry CountyD
+3.5%
2,0101,8743,939
Cheyenne CountyD
+35.5%
2,9501,3744,442
Clay CountyD
+1.3%
2,9322,8565,918
Colfax CountyD
+30.9%
3,2101,6445,075
Cuming CountyD
+14.4%
3,1142,2755,840
Custer CountyD
+5.7%
5,9075,25011,495
Dakota CountyD
+34.5%
2,7411,2644,282
Dawes CountyD
+13.7%
2,7842,0835,122
Dawson CountyD
+5.8%
4,0213,5737,702
Deuel CountyD
+15.1%
1,0207471,808
Dixon CountyD
+10.9%
2,6402,1084,870
Dodge CountyD
+15.5%
6,3174,56111,339
Douglas CountyD
+32.6%
70,24535,349107,076
Dundy CountyD
+11.4%
1,3281,0542,408
Fillmore CountyD
+4.9%
3,1542,8586,062
Franklin CountyD
+16.0%
2,3501,6854,165
Frontier CountyD
+8.7%
1,8831,5763,509
Furnas CountyR
−6.6%
2,4822,8425,424
Gage CountyD
+15.2%
7,2275,29112,745
Garden CountyR
−0.5%
9869962,007
Garfield CountyR
−3.2%
6977441,476
Gosper CountyD
+26.4%
1,1186471,783
Grant CountyD
+9.2%
321267590
Greeley CountyD
+25.0%
1,9881,1073,525
Hall CountyD
+9.7%
6,2955,14611,810
Hamilton CountyR
−1.7%
2,6532,7485,449
Harlan CountyD
+10.3%
2,0841,6923,814
Hayes CountyD
+11.1%
8186541,482
Hitchcock CountyD
+14.9%
1,7381,2853,045
Holt CountyD
+2.4%
3,9023,7147,764
Hooker CountyR
−20.1%
191288482
Howard CountyD
+42.8%
3,1481,2234,494
Jefferson CountyD
+19.4%
4,5263,0487,624
Johnson CountyD
+5.1%
2,3592,1264,525
Kearney CountyD
+33.2%
2,4451,2143,711
Keith CountyD
+28.7%
2,0001,0943,152
Keya Paha CountyR
−19.7%
5568301,393
Kimball CountyD
+14.5%
1,1378422,032
Knox CountyD
+19.8%
4,4492,9497,583
Lancaster CountyD
+3.3%
22,36620,90244,106
Lincoln CountyD
+26.7%
6,7423,85710,796
Logan CountyD
+5.3%
456410874
Loup CountyR
−13.1%
335438787
Madison CountyD
+7.9%
6,0445,14911,340
McPherson CountyR
−13.0%
250326584
Merrick CountyD
+0.7%
2,4012,3674,887
Morrill CountyD
+18.9%
1,9991,3543,404
Nance CountyD
+6.3%
2,0121,7703,831
Nemaha CountyD
+11.9%
3,4592,7206,202
Nuckolls CountyD
+8.9%
2,7782,3175,171
Otoe CountyR
−2.6%
4,1734,3998,634
Pawnee CountyD
+5.1%
2,2972,0744,404
Perkins CountyD
+29.4%
1,5848612,460
Phelps CountyD
+15.7%
2,5871,8844,490
Pierce CountyD
+7.6%
2,3572,0164,495
Platte CountyD
+35.7%
6,2492,8509,512
Polk CountyD
+5.5%
2,5192,2564,823
Red Willow CountyD
+24.0%
3,4452,0785,692
Richardson CountyD
+19.5%
5,8133,9089,758
Rock CountyR
−14.0%
7109441,672
Saline CountyD
+34.6%
5,4802,6378,206
Sarpy CountyD
+31.4%
3,0301,5694,649
Saunders CountyD
+18.2%
5,5143,7739,587
Scotts Bluff CountyD
+17.2%
5,7684,0519,996
Seward CountyD
+10.6%
3,8663,1237,039
Sheridan CountyD
+11.6%
2,4281,9074,485
Sherman CountyD
+34.8%
2,7011,2944,043
Sioux CountyD
+17.0%
9566741,658
Stanton CountyD
+23.4%
1,9171,1693,198
Thayer CountyD
+12.9%
3,4182,6286,125
Thomas CountyD
+1.1%
374366753
Thurston CountyD
+36.5%
2,6761,1954,062
Valley CountyR
−1.8%
1,9602,0334,095
Washington CountyD
+20.3%
3,4262,2635,734
Wayne CountyD
+3.8%
2,3222,1494,547
Webster CountyD
+11.4%
2,4081,9124,368
Wheeler CountyD
+13.7%
484358920
York CountyR
−9.7%
3,7414,5548,415