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November 5, 1936

Franklin D. Roosevelt Wins 1936

Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Alf Landon with 521 electoral votes, winning 46 states.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
521 EV
270 to win
Alf Landon
7 EV
521
270
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins
521
Electoral Votes
60.8%
Popular Vote
46
States Carried
45,653,740
Total Votes Cast

Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1936 presidential election with 521 electoral votes to Alf Landon's 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt received 60.8% of the popular vote and carried 46 states. Compared to the previous election, 323 counties changed parties—204 flipped Republican and 119 flipped Democratic.

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1936 National Results

Electoral College

270 needed to win
Democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
521
electoral votes
Republican
Alf Landon
7
electoral votes
521
270

Popular Vote

45,653,740 total votes
Franklin D. Roosevelt60.8%
27,758,125 votes
Alf Landon36.5%
16,681,632 votes
D+24.3% margin
(11,076,493 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsFranklin D. Roosevelt elected president

State Results

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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1936Franklin D. RooseveltAlf Landon521-7D+24.3%DEM
1932Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert Hoover488-40D+17.8%DEM
1928Al SmithHerbert Hoover69-459R+17.5%GOP
1924John W. DavisCalvin Coolidge171-357R+25.1%GOP
1920James M. CoxWarren G. Harding161-367R+26.2%GOP

State-by-State Results

46 Dem2 Rep

Battleground States (Margin < 5%)

New Hampshire4 EV
D+1.8
StateEV1936
South Carolina9D+98.6
Mississippi6D+94.3
Louisiana8D+77.7
Texas40D+74.8
Georgia16D+74.5
Alabama9D+73.6
Arkansas6D+63.9
Florida30D+52.2
North Carolina16D+46.8
Nevada6D+45.6
Arizona11D+42.9
Montana4D+41.7
Virginia13D+40.8
Utah6D+39.5
Tennessee11D+38.0
Washington12D+36.5
California54D+35.3
Oregon8D+34.8
Oklahoma7D+34.1
Wisconsin10D+33.5
North Dakota3D+33.0
Minnesota10D+30.8
Idaho4D+29.8
New Mexico5D+26.2
Maryland10D+25.3
Colorado10D+23.3
Wyoming3D+23.1
Missouri10D+22.6
West Virginia4D+21.4
Ohio17D+20.6
New Jersey14D+20.0
New York28D+19.9
Kentucky8D+18.6
Illinois19D+18.0
Michigan15D+17.6
Nebraska5D+16.4
Pennsylvania19D+16.0
Connecticut7D+15.0
Indiana11D+14.7
Rhode Island4D+12.9
Iowa6D+11.7
South Dakota3D+11.5
Delaware3D+9.8
Massachusetts11D+9.5
Kansas6D+7.7
New Hampshire4D+1.8
Vermont3R+13.2
Maine4R+14.0

Counties That Changed Parties

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Flipped Republican

204 total
Assumption Parish, LAR+81.8%Gillespie County, TXR+75.8%Kendall County, TXR+73.9%McPherson County, SDR+72.3%Hooker County, NER+55.4%
199 more counties(Seeker)

Flipped Democratic

119 total
Lake County, MND+69.6%McDowell County, WVD+56.7%Mahoning County, OHD+52.8%Camden County, NJD+47.1%Garfield County, UTD+43.3%
114 more counties(Seeker)

1936 Elections

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