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Elections / 1936 · President · TN

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Tennessee D+37.9.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Tennessee, 1936. The state ran 13.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Tennessee result
477,081 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
328,083
68.8%
Landon (R)
147,050
30.8%
All others
1,948
0.4%
Margin
D+37.9
1936 presidential election
Tennessee, 1936
RooseveltD+37.9
1936 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 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.Anderson County, TN · D+12.9Bedford County, TN · D+64.6Benton County, TN · D+45.3Bledsoe County, TN · D+1.7Blount County, TN · R+14.8Bradley County, TN · D+4.6Campbell County, TN · R+2.0Cannon County, TN · D+40.0Carroll County, TN · D+13.3Carter County, TN · R+44.9Cheatham County, TN · D+75.8Chester County, TN · D+34.8Claiborne County, TN · D+11.7Clay County, TN · D+26.7Cocke County, TN · R+50.7Coffee County, TN · D+67.7Crockett County, TN · D+57.0Cumberland County, TN · D+0.6Davidson County, TN · D+69.8Decatur County, TN · D+24.1DeKalb County, TN · D+15.8Dickson County, TN · D+66.5Dyer County, TN · D+70.0Fayette County, TN · D+96.8Fentress County, TN · R+26.3Franklin County, TN · D+74.2Gibson County, TN · D+66.1Giles County, TN · D+72.2Grainger County, TN · R+20.6Greene County, TN · D+4.4Grundy County, TN · D+72.3Hamblen County, TN · D+3.8Hamilton County, TN · D+40.9Hancock County, TN · R+27.1Hardeman County, TN · D+84.4Hardin County, TN · D+6.6Hawkins County, TN · R+18.3Haywood County, TN · D+96.6Henderson County, TN · R+2.7Henry County, TN · D+74.0Hickman County, TN · D+67.0Houston County, TN · D+61.6Humphreys County, TN · D+62.2Jackson County, TN · D+60.2Jefferson County, TN · R+37.0Johnson County, TN · R+68.8Knox County, TN · D+23.8Lake County, TN · D+93.8Lauderdale County, TN · D+88.9Lawrence County, TN · D+17.5Lewis County, TN · D+52.7Lincoln County, TN · D+77.7Loudon County, TN · R+4.4Macon County, TN · R+23.0Madison County, TN · D+66.3Marion County, TN · D+20.2Marshall County, TN · D+77.8Maury County, TN · D+76.6McMinn County, TN · R+2.8McNairy County, TN · D+3.8Meigs County, TN · D+14.5Monroe County, TN · D+8.1Montgomery County, TN · D+59.2Moore County, TN · D+74.9Morgan County, TN · D+2.6Obion County, TN · D+79.9Overton County, TN · D+26.1Perry County, TN · D+61.7Pickett County, TN · R+17.6Polk County, TN · D+13.0Putnam County, TN · D+36.8Rhea County, TN · D+5.6Roane County, TN · R+5.5Robertson County, TN · D+73.3Rutherford County, TN · D+74.8Scott County, TN · R+41.6Sequatchie County, TN · D+40.7Sevier County, TN · R+56.2Shelby County, TN · D+93.2Smith County, TN · D+53.8Stewart County, TN · D+69.8Sullivan County, TN · D+28.4Sumner County, TN · D+71.7Tipton County, TN · D+95.2Trousdale County, TN · D+82.6Unicoi County, TN · R+35.2Union County, TN · R+29.8Van Buren County, TN · D+46.7Warren County, TN · D+61.0Washington County, TN · R+3.7Wayne County, TN · R+28.0Weakley County, TN · D+55.2White County, TN · D+15.8Williamson County, TN · D+81.2Wilson County, TN · D+70.6
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic68.8%328,083
Alf LandonRepublican30.8%147,050
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,948
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+13.5%
1896+6.0%
1900+8.1%
1904+10.8%
1908+6.9%
1912+28.9%
1916+13.6%
1920−2.8%
1924+9.3%
1928−11.1%
1932+34.0%
1936+37.9%
1940+34.9%
1944+21.2%
1948+12.3%
1952−0.3%
1956−0.6%
1960−7.1%
1964+11.0%
1968−9.7%
1972−38.0%
1976+13.0%
1980−0.3%
1984−16.3%
1988−16.3%
1992+4.7%
1996+2.4%
2000−3.9%
2004−14.3%
2008−15.0%
2012−20.4%
2016−26.0%
2020−23.2%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1936
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyD
+12.9%
2,3481,8054,213
Bedford CountyD
+64.6%
2,4285142,961
Benton CountyD
+45.3%
1,7626612,429
Bledsoe CountyD
+1.7%
1,2181,1782,419
Blount CountyR
−14.8%
3,0564,1197,199
Bradley CountyD
+4.6%
2,8062,5615,376
Campbell CountyR
−2.0%
2,7032,8145,522
Cannon CountyD
+40.0%
1,1664981,670
Carroll CountyD
+13.3%
2,9892,2825,323
Carter CountyR
−44.9%
1,8374,8586,722
Cheatham CountyD
+75.8%
1,3521831,543
Chester CountyD
+34.8%
1,1725651,744
Claiborne CountyD
+11.7%
3,0362,4005,450
Clay CountyD
+26.7%
6613781,059
Cocke CountyR
−50.7%
1,2173,7314,954
Coffee CountyD
+67.7%
2,1484082,570
Crockett CountyD
+57.0%
1,9215252,450
Cumberland CountyD
+0.6%
1,4261,4092,849
Davidson CountyD
+69.8%
25,5304,46730,158
Decatur CountyD
+24.1%
1,5029192,421
DeKalb CountyD
+15.8%
2,9472,1405,105
Dickson CountyD
+66.5%
2,0224022,437
Dyer CountyD
+70.0%
3,3555573,999
Fayette CountyD
+96.8%
1,764291,793
Fentress CountyR
−26.3%
7431,2992,111
Franklin CountyD
+74.2%
3,5345194,066
Gibson CountyD
+66.1%
4,7449585,730
Giles CountyD
+72.2%
3,7606004,378
Grainger CountyR
−20.6%
1,1531,7542,916
Greene CountyD
+4.4%
4,7084,3139,057
Grundy CountyD
+72.3%
1,4882381,730
Hamblen CountyD
+3.8%
2,4382,2614,699
Hamilton CountyD
+40.9%
16,5686,91723,589
Hancock CountyR
−27.1%
9601,6732,633
Hardeman CountyD
+84.4%
1,8691572,029
Hardin CountyD
+6.6%
1,5381,3482,895
Hawkins CountyR
−18.3%
2,2783,3005,589
Haywood CountyD
+96.6%
1,725291,756
Henderson CountyR
−2.7%
1,3071,3802,753
Henry CountyD
+74.0%
3,2234703,718
Hickman CountyD
+67.0%
1,8043532,165
Houston CountyD
+61.6%
8131931,006
Humphreys CountyD
+62.2%
1,2792971,579
Jackson CountyD
+60.2%
1,7024222,128
Jefferson CountyR
−37.0%
1,0792,3563,448
Johnson CountyR
−68.8%
5332,8823,415
Knox CountyD
+23.8%
19,83712,18332,120
Lake CountyD
+93.8%
3,6041133,720
Lauderdale CountyD
+88.9%
3,5402033,755
Lawrence CountyD
+17.5%
4,7733,3428,164
Lewis CountyD
+52.7%
1,0683311,399
Lincoln CountyD
+77.7%
3,4514303,888
Loudon CountyR
−4.4%
2,1462,3434,507
Macon CountyR
−23.0%
8761,4022,290
Madison CountyD
+66.3%
6,0951,2237,350
Marion CountyD
+20.2%
2,6641,7704,434
Marshall CountyD
+77.8%
2,4313002,739
Maury CountyD
+76.6%
3,8094974,325
McMinn CountyR
−2.8%
4,0774,3108,432
McNairy CountyD
+3.8%
1,7421,6133,403
Meigs CountyD
+14.5%
9947401,747
Monroe CountyD
+8.1%
4,1063,4937,599
Montgomery CountyD
+59.2%
3,3148384,180
Moore CountyD
+74.9%
719101825
Morgan CountyD
+2.6%
1,2911,2252,525
Obion CountyD
+79.9%
3,7284174,145
Overton CountyD
+26.1%
1,6089422,556
Perry CountyD
+61.7%
8962101,111
Pickett CountyR
−17.6%
4546511,120
Polk CountyD
+13.0%
2,2831,7554,062
Putnam CountyD
+36.8%
2,6191,2073,832
Rhea CountyD
+5.6%
2,1991,9644,201
Roane CountyR
−5.5%
2,4672,7575,235
Robertson CountyD
+73.3%
2,6293883,056
Rutherford CountyD
+74.8%
4,1015804,710
Scott CountyR
−41.6%
8272,0122,847
Sequatchie CountyD
+40.7%
8403531,198
Sevier CountyR
−56.2%
1,1444,1265,308
Shelby CountyD
+93.2%
61,5042,11363,698
Smith CountyD
+53.8%
2,0926262,726
Stewart CountyD
+69.8%
1,7183032,028
Sullivan CountyD
+28.4%
6,2693,4929,795
Sumner CountyD
+71.7%
3,1465173,666
Tipton CountyD
+95.2%
4,6831164,799
Trousdale CountyD
+82.6%
76572839
Unicoi CountyR
−35.2%
8791,8502,756
Union CountyR
−29.8%
9631,7852,759
Van Buren CountyD
+46.7%
690251941
Warren CountyD
+61.0%
2,3045532,870
Washington CountyR
−3.7%
4,4484,7889,294
Wayne CountyR
−28.0%
7331,3042,041
Weakley CountyD
+55.2%
3,2549284,212
White CountyD
+15.8%
8145911,414
Williamson CountyD
+81.2%
2,7692863,059
Wilson CountyD
+70.6%
3,1085343,645