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Elections / 1936 · President · PA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Pennsylvania D+16.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Pennsylvania, 1936. The state ran 8.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
4,138,436 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
2,353,987
56.9%
Landon (R)
1,690,200
40.8%
All others
94,249
2.3%
Margin
D+16.0
1936 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1936
RooseveltD+16.0
1936 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · TiedAllegheny County, PA · D+33.9Armstrong County, PA · D+5.8Beaver County, PA · D+29.1Bedford County, PA · TiedBerks County, PA · D+34.2Blair County, PA · D+4.4Bradford County, PA · R+34.3Bucks County, PA · D+0.6Butler County, PA · R+2.3Cambria County, PA · D+30.9Cameron County, PA · R+7.8Carbon County, PA · D+11.2Centre County, PA · D+8.5Chester County, PA · R+4.7Clarion County, PA · TiedClearfield County, PA · D+17.4Clinton County, PA · D+12.5Columbia County, PA · D+18.5Crawford County, PA · R+5.9Cumberland County, PA · D+11.6Dauphin County, PA · D+4.4Delaware County, PA · R+6.8Elk County, PA · D+22.7Erie County, PA · D+11.4Fayette County, PA · D+37.0Forest County, PA · R+20.3Franklin County, PA · D+6.9Fulton County, PA · D+7.6Greene County, PA · D+30.6Huntingdon County, PA · R+13.7Indiana County, PA · R+3.7Jefferson County, PA · R+3.7Juniata County, PA · D+2.8Lackawanna County, PA · D+22.0Lancaster County, PA · R+4.6Lawrence County, PA · D+17.2Lebanon County, PA · D+2.1Lehigh County, PA · D+15.1Luzerne County, PA · D+12.4Lycoming County, PA · D+2.8McKean County, PA · R+9.5Mercer County, PA · D+5.9Mifflin County, PA · D+16.4Monroe County, PA · D+17.3Montgomery County, PA · R+6.8Montour County, PA · D+20.0Northampton County, PA · D+23.0Northumberland County, PA · D+18.6Perry County, PA · TiedPhiladelphia County, PA · D+23.5Pike County, PA · D+1.9Potter County, PA · R+18.1Schuylkill County, PA · D+10.7Snyder County, PA · R+29.7Somerset County, PA · R+3.5Sullivan County, PA · R+9.7Susquehanna County, PA · R+19.5Tioga County, PA · R+39.3Union County, PA · R+30.7Venango County, PA · R+30.7Warren County, PA · R+5.0Washington County, PA · D+38.3Wayne County, PA · R+31.2Westmoreland County, PA · D+33.5Wyoming County, PA · R+23.6York County, PA · D+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic56.9%2,353,987
Alf LandonRepublican40.8%1,690,200
OtherAll other candidates2.3%94,249
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1936
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+0.1%
8,3368,31317,410
Allegheny CountyD
+33.9%
366,593176,224562,194
Armstrong CountyD
+5.8%
15,95514,19830,434
Beaver CountyD
+29.1%
37,20520,22358,312
Bedford CountyR
−0.4%
8,9379,01418,181
Berks CountyD
+34.2%
56,90726,69988,327
Blair CountyD
+4.4%
27,03824,71152,597
Bradford CountyR
−34.3%
8,07816,64324,936
Bucks CountyD
+0.6%
24,15923,86048,895
Butler CountyR
−2.3%
16,00816,77233,309
Cambria CountyD
+30.9%
46,68724,37872,304
Cameron CountyR
−7.8%
1,5381,8013,385
Carbon CountyD
+11.2%
14,17911,29825,811
Centre CountyD
+8.5%
11,7349,86921,814
Chester CountyR
−4.7%
26,67629,34056,629
Clarion CountyR
−0.4%
8,4128,47717,189
Clearfield CountyD
+17.4%
20,79914,53136,050
Clinton CountyD
+12.5%
8,3516,47914,969
Columbia CountyD
+18.5%
14,1419,67424,108
Crawford CountyR
−5.9%
12,78814,46328,189
Cumberland CountyD
+11.6%
18,85014,91234,021
Dauphin CountyD
+4.4%
43,25639,59883,498
Delaware CountyR
−6.8%
65,11774,899143,013
Elk CountyD
+22.7%
9,0355,48915,631
Erie CountyD
+11.4%
33,04225,60765,355
Fayette CountyD
+37.0%
48,29121,98471,144
Forest CountyR
−20.3%
1,1571,7572,953
Franklin CountyD
+6.9%
15,63213,61629,413
Fulton CountyD
+7.6%
2,4312,0854,531
Greene CountyD
+30.6%
12,0066,35918,474
Huntingdon CountyR
−13.7%
7,4299,81517,392
Indiana CountyR
−3.7%
15,35316,53032,177
Jefferson CountyR
−3.7%
11,08011,94323,306
Juniata CountyD
+2.8%
3,7823,5767,407
Lackawanna CountyD
+22.0%
80,58551,186133,801
Lancaster CountyR
−4.6%
38,45442,27282,273
Lawrence CountyD
+17.2%
21,99415,45838,090
Lebanon CountyD
+2.1%
13,80013,21327,476
Lehigh CountyD
+15.1%
35,32525,84162,621
Luzerne CountyD
+12.4%
105,00881,572188,577
Lycoming CountyD
+2.8%
19,37618,31538,290
McKean CountyR
−9.5%
9,73311,83722,181
Mercer CountyD
+5.9%
20,87918,49340,311
Mifflin CountyD
+16.4%
9,5816,86716,525
Monroe CountyD
+17.3%
8,2125,77814,079
Montgomery CountyR
−6.8%
57,87066,442126,506
Montour CountyD
+20.0%
3,5342,3505,914
Northampton CountyD
+23.0%
36,87122,82761,136
Northumberland CountyD
+18.6%
31,84921,75854,318
Perry CountyD
+0.2%
5,7805,75911,600
Philadelphia CountyD
+23.5%
539,757329,881892,948
Pike CountyD
+1.9%
2,3962,3044,741
Potter CountyR
−18.1%
3,5535,1728,926
Schuylkill CountyD
+10.7%
55,18344,353100,921
Snyder CountyR
−29.7%
2,9995,5508,598
Somerset CountyR
−3.5%
16,18417,37533,741
Sullivan CountyR
−9.7%
1,7402,1213,922
Susquehanna CountyR
−19.5%
6,5209,74516,534
Tioga CountyR
−39.3%
5,44212,56718,108
Union CountyR
−30.7%
2,9465,5898,602
Venango CountyR
−30.7%
9,21217,67627,565
Warren CountyR
−5.0%
8,4959,44018,767
Washington CountyD
+38.3%
52,87823,34277,168
Wayne CountyR
−31.2%
4,8649,34714,380
Westmoreland CountyD
+33.5%
73,57436,079111,935
Wyoming CountyR
−23.6%
3,2695,3218,687
York CountyD
+21.0%
45,14229,23375,837