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Elections / 1936 · President · WV

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried West Virginia D+21.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in West Virginia, 1936. The state ran 2.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
829,945 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
502,582
60.6%
Landon (R)
325,358
39.2%
All others
2,005
0.2%
Margin
D+21.4
1936 presidential election
West Virginia, 1936
RooseveltD+21.4
1936 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West 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.Barbour County, WV · D+15.3Berkeley County, WV · D+11.7Boone County, WV · D+37.8Braxton County, WV · D+20.8Brooke County, WV · D+26.0Cabell County, WV · D+17.9Calhoun County, WV · D+32.0Clay County, WV · D+14.8Doddridge County, WV · R+27.6Fayette County, WV · D+45.4Gilmer County, WV · D+29.8Grant County, WV · R+49.1Greenbrier County, WV · D+29.1Hampshire County, WV · D+42.8Hancock County, WV · D+32.3Hardy County, WV · D+30.3Harrison County, WV · D+26.3Jackson County, WV · R+15.4Jefferson County, WV · D+45.4Kanawha County, WV · D+17.9Lewis County, WV · TiedLincoln County, WV · D+10.1Logan County, WV · D+44.5Marion County, WV · D+29.1Marshall County, WV · D+7.1Mason County, WV · R+9.7McDowell County, WV · D+43.7Mercer County, WV · D+26.1Mineral County, WV · D+8.6Mingo County, WV · D+32.3Monongalia County, WV · D+21.5Monroe County, WV · D+2.2Morgan County, WV · R+22.3Nicholas County, WV · D+19.3Ohio County, WV · D+24.9Pendleton County, WV · D+18.8Pleasants County, WV · D+2.3Pocahontas County, WV · D+18.2Preston County, WV · R+16.5Putnam County, WV · D+9.4Raleigh County, WV · D+43.4Randolph County, WV · D+37.1Ritchie County, WV · R+24.2Roane County, WV · R+2.3Summers County, WV · D+24.3Taylor County, WV · D+17.5Tucker County, WV · D+23.8Tyler County, WV · R+23.2Upshur County, WV · R+28.9Wayne County, WV · D+23.0Webster County, WV · D+39.7Wetzel County, WV · D+26.2Wirt County, WV · D+5.0Wood County, WV · D+14.5Wyoming County, WV · D+30.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic60.6%502,582
Alf LandonRepublican39.2%325,358
OtherAll other candidates0.2%2,005
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1936
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+15.3%
5,2843,8759,198
Berkeley CountyD
+11.7%
8,3366,58514,960
Boone CountyD
+37.8%
7,6973,47711,174
Braxton CountyD
+20.8%
5,6673,7099,392
Brooke CountyD
+26.0%
5,9553,4859,495
Cabell CountyD
+17.9%
27,31919,00346,409
Calhoun CountyD
+32.0%
3,3691,7335,115
Clay CountyD
+14.8%
3,3872,5135,905
Doddridge CountyR
−27.6%
1,7163,0234,744
Fayette CountyD
+45.4%
23,8648,94232,886
Gilmer CountyD
+29.8%
3,4331,8585,291
Grant CountyR
−49.1%
9952,9233,923
Greenbrier CountyD
+29.1%
10,7385,88116,672
Hampshire CountyD
+42.8%
3,7921,5125,325
Hancock CountyD
+32.3%
7,7563,95711,771
Hardy CountyD
+30.3%
2,9561,5814,542
Harrison CountyD
+26.3%
24,36114,18038,678
Jackson CountyR
−15.4%
3,4534,7118,172
Jefferson CountyD
+45.4%
5,4432,0407,501
Kanawha CountyD
+17.9%
50,80135,38786,301
Lewis CountyD
+0.3%
5,5315,49911,084
Lincoln CountyD
+10.1%
5,3704,3829,752
Logan CountyD
+44.5%
18,4247,06925,542
Marion CountyD
+29.1%
20,85911,40332,443
Marshall CountyD
+7.1%
9,1987,96717,241
Mason CountyR
−9.7%
4,8525,89410,782
McDowell CountyD
+43.7%
25,4719,97535,481
Mercer CountyD
+26.1%
18,39110,76229,183
Mineral CountyD
+8.6%
5,3334,4869,859
Mingo CountyD
+32.3%
11,2785,77117,064
Monongalia CountyD
+21.5%
13,6778,81122,582
Monroe CountyD
+2.2%
3,4133,2686,695
Morgan CountyR
−22.3%
1,6202,5554,184
Nicholas CountyD
+19.3%
5,8723,9649,906
Ohio CountyD
+24.9%
22,89913,74336,758
Pendleton CountyD
+18.8%
2,6371,8004,450
Pleasants CountyD
+2.3%
1,9071,8203,735
Pocahontas CountyD
+18.2%
4,1182,8506,978
Preston CountyR
−16.5%
5,4107,55312,997
Putnam CountyD
+9.4%
4,7563,9388,720
Raleigh CountyD
+43.4%
22,8409,00131,885
Randolph CountyD
+37.1%
8,1093,71111,842
Ritchie CountyR
−24.2%
2,8254,6397,486
Roane CountyR
−2.3%
5,0475,28210,341
Summers CountyD
+24.3%
5,7793,5219,311
Taylor CountyD
+17.5%
5,7954,0619,898
Tucker CountyD
+23.8%
3,8012,3356,169
Tyler CountyR
−23.2%
2,5094,0316,559
Upshur CountyR
−28.9%
3,1635,7458,934
Wayne CountyD
+23.0%
8,9545,60314,588
Webster CountyD
+39.7%
4,6131,9876,618
Wetzel CountyD
+26.2%
6,4633,77010,262
Wirt CountyD
+5.0%
1,7831,6123,413
Wood CountyD
+14.5%
16,82912,57429,414
Wyoming CountyD
+30.3%
6,7343,60110,335