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Elections / 1936 · President · VA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Virginia D+40.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in Virginia, 1936. The state ran 16.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

Virginia result
334,590 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
234,980
70.2%
Landon (R)
98,336
29.4%
All others
1,274
0.4%
Margin
D+40.8
1936 presidential election
Virginia, 1936
RooseveltD+40.8
1936 presidential margin by county for Virginia — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Virginia — 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.Accomack County, VA · D+40.4Albemarle County, VA · D+48.2Alexandria city, VA · D+46.4Alleghany County, VA · D+31.7Amelia County, VA · D+51.6Amherst County, VA · D+75.8Appomattox County, VA · D+73.8Arlington County, VA · D+27.4Augusta County, VA · D+26.3Bath County, VA · D+8.8Bedford County, VA · D+57.0Bland County, VA · D+9.5Botetourt County, VA · D+6.9Bristol city, VA · D+62.6Brunswick County, VA · D+91.1Buchanan County, VA · D+39.9Buckingham County, VA · D+55.1Buena Vista city, VA · D+34.4Campbell County, VA · D+68.4Caroline County, VA · D+61.9Carroll County, VA · R+20.9Charles City County, VA · D+49.4Charlotte County, VA · D+80.0Charlottesville city, VA · D+60.7Chesapeake city, VA · D+65.0Chesterfield County, VA · D+59.9Clarke County, VA · D+65.0Craig County, VA · D+24.6Culpeper County, VA · D+39.2Cumberland County, VA · D+55.2Danville city, VA · D+70.7Dickenson County, VA · D+40.1Dinwiddie County, VA · D+82.4Essex County, VA · D+63.7Fairfax County, VA · D+29.4Fauquier County, VA · D+52.7Floyd County, VA · R+38.1Fluvanna County, VA · D+45.7Franklin County, VA · D+40.0Frederick County, VA · D+35.0Fredericksburg city, VA · D+39.3Giles County, VA · D+19.3Gloucester County, VA · D+56.4Goochland County, VA · D+47.1Grayson County, VA · R+5.3Greene County, VA · D+3.0Greensville County, VA · D+100.0Halifax County, VA · D+86.8Hampton city, VA · D+57.0Hanover County, VA · D+61.6Harrisonburg city, VA · D+21.6Henrico County, VA · D+47.3Henry County, VA · D+59.1Highland County, VA · R+0.7Hopewell city, VA · D+59.2Isle of Wight County, VA · D+66.2James City County, VA · D+62.4King and Queen County, VA · D+49.9King George County, VA · D+22.7King William County, VA · D+53.3Lancaster County, VA · D+36.2Lee County, VA · D+33.1Loudoun County, VA · D+44.9Louisa County, VA · D+38.4Lunenburg County, VA · D+88.6Lynchburg city, VA · D+45.6Madison County, VA · D+9.7Martinsville city, VA · D+57.5Mathews County, VA · D+15.8Mecklenburg County, VA · D+86.2Middlesex County, VA · D+67.9Montgomery County, VA · R+0.5Nelson County, VA · D+52.9New Kent County, VA · D+43.8Newport News city, VA · D+62.5Norfolk city, VA · D+57.0Northampton County, VA · D+55.6Northumberland County, VA · D+40.8Nottoway County, VA · D+66.1Orange County, VA · D+50.4Page County, VA · D+9.8Patrick County, VA · D+37.2Petersburg city, VA · D+65.9Pittsylvania County, VA · D+73.7Portsmouth city, VA · D+73.1Powhatan County, VA · D+47.0Prince Edward County, VA · D+63.8Prince George County, VA · D+69.3Prince William County, VA · D+53.2Pulaski County, VA · D+32.9Radford city, VA · D+21.2Rappahannock County, VA · D+48.0Richmond city, VA · D+61.3Richmond County, VA · D+35.0Roanoke city, VA · D+35.5Roanoke County, VA · D+23.7Rockbridge County, VA · D+30.5Rockingham County, VA · D+1.4Russell County, VA · D+32.4Scott County, VA · D+1.8Shenandoah County, VA · R+4.8Smyth County, VA · D+6.1Southampton County, VA · D+83.5Spotsylvania County, VA · D+29.6Stafford County, VA · D+4.4Staunton city, VA · D+31.4Suffolk city, VA · D+72.3Surry County, VA · D+78.1Sussex County, VA · D+75.0Tazewell County, VA · D+20.2Virginia Beach city, VA · D+62.9Warren County, VA · D+46.6Washington County, VA · D+11.8Westmoreland County, VA · D+49.3Williamsburg city, VA · D+59.9Winchester city, VA · D+19.1Wise County, VA · D+44.7Wythe County, VA · R+14.2York County, VA · D+50.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic70.2%234,980
Alf LandonRepublican29.4%98,336
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,274
D+60
R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +5.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+5.8%DR18922024
Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.5%
1896+6.6%
1900+11.5%
1904+24.8%
1908+22.2%
1912+48.9%
1916+34.7%
1920+23.5%
1924+29.7%
1928−8.0%
1932+38.4%
1936+40.8%
1940+36.5%
1944+25.0%
1948+6.8%
1952−13.0%
1956−17.0%
1960−5.4%
1964+7.1%
1968−10.9%
1972−37.7%
1976−1.3%
1980−12.7%
1984−25.2%
1988−20.5%
1992−4.4%
1996−2.0%
2000−8.1%
2004−8.2%
2008+6.3%
2012+3.9%
2016+5.3%
2020+10.1%
2024+5.8%
County results — 1936
119 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Accomack CountyD
+40.4%
1,5836702,259
Albemarle CountyD
+48.2%
1,8256352,467
Alexandria cityD
+46.4%
3,3811,2254,650
Alleghany CountyD
+31.7%
3,2121,6624,895
Amelia CountyD
+51.6%
753239997
Amherst CountyD
+75.8%
1,7342361,976
Appomattox CountyD
+73.8%
1,3752041,587
Arlington CountyD
+27.4%
4,9712,8257,835
Augusta CountyD
+26.3%
2,8721,6684,571
Bath CountyD
+8.8%
6145141,130
Bedford CountyD
+57.0%
2,2766192,906
Bland CountyD
+9.5%
7786421,425
Botetourt CountyD
+6.9%
1,5441,3432,901
Bristol cityD
+62.6%
1,3643111,682
Brunswick CountyD
+91.1%
1,303601,365
Buchanan CountyD
+39.9%
1,8868082,699
Buckingham CountyD
+55.1%
9452731,220
Buena Vista cityD
+34.4%
363177540
Campbell CountyD
+68.4%
1,9873702,363
Caroline CountyD
+61.9%
1,1042581,367
Carroll CountyR
−20.9%
2,1223,2455,368
Charles City CountyD
+49.4%
23379312
Charlotte CountyD
+80.0%
1,7271901,922
Charlottesville cityD
+60.7%
1,3933351,742
Chesapeake cityD
+65.0%
8231721,002
Chesterfield CountyD
+59.9%
2,5226213,173
Clarke CountyD
+65.0%
9401981,141
Craig CountyD
+24.6%
6533951,049
Culpeper CountyD
+39.2%
1,2665511,824
Cumberland CountyD
+55.2%
476136616
Danville cityD
+70.7%
3,2665493,845
Dickenson CountyD
+40.1%
2,6831,1463,830
Dinwiddie CountyD
+82.4%
1,3431271,475
Essex CountyD
+63.7%
527116645
Fairfax CountyD
+29.4%
2,9131,5844,527
Fauquier CountyD
+52.7%
2,0376292,672
Floyd CountyR
−38.1%
6991,5662,273
Fluvanna CountyD
+45.7%
586217808
Franklin CountyD
+40.0%
2,2859753,272
Frederick CountyD
+35.0%
1,3866652,058
Fredericksburg cityD
+39.3%
9444111,357
Giles CountyD
+19.3%
1,5471,0472,596
Gloucester CountyD
+56.4%
1,0122811,297
Goochland CountyD
+47.1%
638228870
Grayson CountyR
−5.3%
3,0053,3436,352
Greene CountyD
+3.0%
341321663
Greensville CountyD
+100.0%
8840884
Halifax CountyD
+86.8%
4,3313024,642
Hampton cityD
+57.0%
2,8967873,702
Hanover CountyD
+61.6%
1,3973271,736
Harrisonburg cityD
+21.6%
1,3908942,297
Henrico CountyD
+47.3%
3,6101,2854,919
Henry CountyD
+59.1%
1,7904582,252
Highland CountyR
−0.7%
5155221,040
Hopewell cityD
+59.2%
1,3093321,651
Isle of Wight CountyD
+66.2%
1,0252071,235
James City CountyD
+62.4%
30270372
King and Queen CountyD
+49.9%
372124497
King George CountyD
+22.7%
469295766
King William CountyD
+53.3%
696211910
Lancaster CountyD
+36.2%
6893221,014
Lee CountyD
+33.1%
4,1202,0666,199
Loudoun CountyD
+44.9%
2,2878673,162
Louisa CountyD
+38.4%
1,1004861,598
Lunenburg CountyD
+88.6%
1,291771,370
Lynchburg cityD
+45.6%
3,6971,3735,092
Madison CountyD
+9.7%
8046621,467
Martinsville cityD
+57.5%
9492551,208
Mathews CountyD
+15.8%
6224521,079
Mecklenburg CountyD
+86.2%
2,7302022,934
Middlesex CountyD
+67.9%
653123781
Montgomery CountyR
−0.5%
1,8321,8523,713
Nelson CountyD
+52.9%
1,2043701,577
New Kent CountyD
+43.8%
307120427
Newport News cityD
+62.5%
4,8911,1196,037
Norfolk cityD
+57.0%
14,2953,88118,255
Northampton CountyD
+55.6%
9752771,255
Northumberland CountyD
+40.8%
618260878
Nottoway CountyD
+66.1%
1,2972601,568
Orange CountyD
+50.4%
1,2274021,636
Page CountyD
+9.8%
1,8881,5513,447
Patrick CountyD
+37.2%
1,5887262,320
Petersburg cityD
+65.9%
2,1924442,651
Pittsylvania CountyD
+73.7%
3,6945564,255
Portsmouth cityD
+73.1%
5,6178616,509
Powhatan CountyD
+47.0%
438158596
Prince Edward CountyD
+63.8%
1,1532531,410
Prince George CountyD
+69.3%
713128844
Prince William CountyD
+53.2%
1,5124571,982
Pulaski CountyD
+32.9%
2,3371,1803,521
Radford cityD
+21.2%
6504211,078
Rappahannock CountyD
+48.0%
686241928
Richmond cityD
+61.3%
18,7844,47823,348
Richmond CountyD
+35.0%
451217668
Roanoke cityD
+35.5%
7,0873,36310,504
Roanoke CountyD
+23.7%
3,4222,1055,558
Rockbridge CountyD
+30.5%
1,6358682,516
Rockingham CountyD
+1.4%
2,9162,8345,794
Russell CountyD
+32.4%
3,1431,5994,760
Scott CountyD
+1.8%
2,1222,0464,168
Shenandoah CountyR
−4.8%
2,8613,1526,028
Smyth CountyD
+6.1%
2,3372,0674,421
Southampton CountyD
+83.5%
1,6731481,826
Spotsylvania CountyD
+29.6%
8364531,294
Stafford CountyD
+4.4%
6515961,250
Staunton cityD
+31.4%
1,0915681,668
Suffolk cityD
+72.3%
2,8384563,295
Surry CountyD
+78.1%
71587804
Sussex CountyD
+75.0%
8801261,006
Tazewell CountyD
+20.2%
2,9921,9814,995
Virginia Beach cityD
+62.9%
1,9254362,368
Warren CountyD
+46.6%
1,1744261,604
Washington CountyD
+11.8%
2,5952,0474,654
Westmoreland CountyD
+49.3%
8712961,167
Williamsburg cityD
+59.9%
38996489
Winchester cityD
+19.1%
1,0967431,851
Wise CountyD
+44.7%
5,3992,0577,470
Wythe CountyR
−14.2%
2,0892,7814,878
York CountyD
+50.7%
729228988