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Elections / 1936 · President · OR

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Oregon D+34.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Oregon, 1936. The state ran 10.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Oregon result
414,021 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
266,733
64.4%
Landon (R)
122,706
29.6%
All others
24,582
5.9%
Margin
D+34.8
1936 presidential election
Oregon, 1936
RooseveltD+34.8
1936 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · D+45.1Benton County, OR · D+2.1Clackamas County, OR · D+39.3Clatsop County, OR · D+45.4Columbia County, OR · D+48.4Coos County, OR · D+43.2Crook County, OR · D+28.4Curry County, OR · D+24.8Deschutes County, OR · D+50.6Douglas County, OR · D+6.3Gilliam County, OR · D+44.0Grant County, OR · D+29.7Harney County, OR · D+36.9Hood River County, OR · D+36.0Jackson County, OR · D+19.1Jefferson County, OR · D+32.5Josephine County, OR · D+14.2Klamath County, OR · D+43.7Lake County, OR · D+24.4Lane County, OR · D+23.2Lincoln County, OR · D+28.5Linn County, OR · D+15.6Malheur County, OR · D+28.2Marion County, OR · D+26.6Morrow County, OR · D+35.4Multnomah County, OR · D+42.8Polk County, OR · D+22.3Sherman County, OR · D+40.1Tillamook County, OR · D+30.6Umatilla County, OR · D+29.9Union County, OR · D+46.6Wallowa County, OR · D+38.0Wasco County, OR · D+44.3Washington County, OR · D+33.0Wheeler County, OR · D+13.5Yamhill County, OR · D+20.0
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic64.4%266,733
Alf LandonRepublican29.6%122,706
OtherAll other candidates5.9%24,582
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1936
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyD
+45.1%
4,9911,7687,151
Benton CountyD
+2.1%
3,5473,3907,423
Clackamas CountyD
+39.3%
14,2035,83021,303
Clatsop CountyD
+45.4%
6,2672,2618,832
Columbia CountyD
+48.4%
5,5871,8157,801
Coos CountyD
+43.2%
7,1672,57610,630
Crook CountyD
+28.4%
1,0865891,752
Curry CountyD
+24.8%
9134971,680
Deschutes CountyD
+50.6%
4,2781,2995,884
Douglas CountyD
+6.3%
4,8934,25410,110
Gilliam CountyD
+44.0%
9833621,411
Grant CountyD
+29.7%
1,4366972,489
Harney CountyD
+36.9%
1,2625461,940
Hood River CountyD
+36.0%
2,7591,2494,195
Jackson CountyD
+19.1%
7,5204,86613,914
Jefferson CountyD
+32.5%
514253803
Josephine CountyD
+14.2%
2,8401,9925,955
Klamath CountyD
+43.7%
8,5623,22512,222
Lake CountyD
+24.4%
1,2747252,253
Lane CountyD
+23.2%
13,9268,30924,215
Lincoln CountyD
+28.5%
3,0241,5855,042
Linn CountyD
+15.6%
5,8564,11011,211
Malheur CountyD
+28.2%
2,6301,3854,410
Marion CountyD
+26.6%
15,5368,59526,071
Morrow CountyD
+35.4%
1,1815181,874
Multnomah CountyD
+42.8%
106,56141,405152,319
Polk CountyD
+22.3%
3,6942,2466,498
Sherman CountyD
+40.1%
8233371,213
Tillamook CountyD
+30.6%
2,7811,3804,583
Umatilla CountyD
+29.9%
5,7532,9439,411
Union CountyD
+46.6%
4,6431,5176,712
Wallowa CountyD
+38.0%
2,0008113,132
Wasco CountyD
+44.3%
3,5731,2785,184
Washington CountyD
+33.0%
8,6414,14813,612
Wheeler CountyD
+13.5%
6635021,190
Yamhill CountyD
+20.0%
5,3663,4439,596