Tuesday, November 3, 1936
1936 presidential election results
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) and running mate John Garner won with 523 electoral votes and 60.8% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Ohio, D+20.6 (nation D+24.3). It delivered electoral vote number 266 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Won | John Garner | Democratic | 523 | 27,750,866 | 60.80% | 46 |
| Alfred M. Landon | Frank Knox | Republican | 8 | 16,679,683 | 36.50% | 2 |
| Total popular votes counted | 45,646,991 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Alfred M. Landon | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 86.4% 11 | 12.8% | 73.6 | 11 | 275,744 |
| Arizona | 69.8% 3 | 26.9% | 42.9 | 3 | 124,163 |
| Arkansas | 81.8% 9 | 17.9% | 63.9 | 9 | 179,431 |
| California | 67.0% 22 | 31.7% | 35.3 | 22 | 2,638,882 |
| Colorado | 60.4% 6 | 37.1% | 23.3 | 6 | 488,685 |
| Connecticut | 55.3% 8 | 40.3% | 15.0 | 8 | 690,723 |
| Delaware | 54.6% 3 | 42.3% | 12.3 | 3 | 127,603 |
| Florida | 76.1% 7 | 23.9% | 52.2 | 7 | 327,436 |
| Georgia | 87.1% 12 | 12.6% | 74.5 | 12 | 293,170 |
| Idaho | 63.0% 4 | 33.2% | 29.8 | 4 | 199,617 |
| Illinois | 57.7% 29 | 39.7% | 18.0 | 29 | 3,956,522 |
| Indiana | 56.6% 14 | 41.9% | 14.7 | 14 | 1,650,897 |
| Iowa | 54.4% 11 | 42.7% | 11.7 | 11 | 1,142,737 |
| Kansas | 53.7% 9 | 46.0% | 7.7 | 9 | 865,507 |
| Kentucky | 58.5% 11 | 39.9% | 18.6 | 11 | 926,214 |
| Louisiana | 88.8% 10 | 11.2% | 77.7 | 10 | 329,778 |
| Maine | 41.5% | 55.5% 5 | 14.0 | 5 | 304,240 |
| Maryland | 62.3% 8 | 37.0% | 25.3 | 8 | 624,896 |
| Massachusetts | 51.2% 17 | 41.8% | 9.5 | 17 | 1,840,357 |
| Michigan | 56.3% 19 | 38.8% | 17.6 | 19 | 1,805,098 |
| Minnesota | 61.8% 11 | 31.0% | 30.8 | 11 | 1,129,975 |
| Mississippi | 97.0% 9 | 2.8% | 94.3 | 9 | 162,142 |
| Missouri | 60.8% 15 | 38.2% | 22.6 | 15 | 1,828,635 |
| Montana | 69.3% 4 | 27.6% | 41.7 | 4 | 230,502 |
| Nebraska | 57.1% 7 | 40.7% | 16.4 | 7 | 608,023 |
| Nevada | 72.8% 3 | 27.2% | 45.6 | 3 | 43,848 |
| New Hampshire | 49.7% 4 | 48.0% | 1.8 | 4 | 218,114 |
| New Jersey | 59.5% 16 | 39.6% | 20.0 | 16 | 1,820,437 |
| New Mexico | 62.7% 3 | 36.5% | 26.2 | 3 | 169,135 |
| New York | 58.8% 47 | 39.0% | 19.9 | 47 | 5,596,398 |
| North Carolina | 73.4% 13 | 26.6% | 46.8 | 13 | 839,475 |
| North Dakota | 59.6% 4 | 26.6% | 33.0 | 4 | 273,716 |
| Ohio | 58.0% 26 | 37.4% | 20.6 | 26 | 3,012,660 |
| Oklahoma | 66.8% 11 | 32.7% | 34.1 | 11 | 749,740 |
| Oregon | 64.4% 5 | 29.6% | 34.8 | 5 | 414,021 |
| Pennsylvania | 56.9% 36 | 40.8% | 16.0 | 36 | 4,138,105 |
| Rhode Island | 53.0% 4 | 40.3% | 12.7 | 4 | 310,278 |
| South Carolina | 98.6% 8 | 1.4% | 97.2 | 8 | 115,437 |
| South Dakota | 54.0% 4 | 42.5% | 11.5 | 4 | 296,452 |
| Tennessee | 68.8% 11 | 30.8% | 38.0 | 11 | 475,533 |
| Texas | 87.1% 23 | 12.3% | 74.8 | 23 | 843,482 |
| Utah | 69.3% 4 | 29.8% | 39.6 | 4 | 216,679 |
| Vermont | 43.2% | 56.4% 3 | 13.2 | 3 | 143,689 |
| Virginia | 70.2% 11 | 29.4% | 40.8 | 11 | 334,590 |
| Washington | 66.4% 8 | 29.9% | 36.5 | 8 | 692,338 |
| West Virginia | 60.6% 8 | 39.2% | 21.4 | 8 | 829,945 |
| Wisconsin | 63.8% 12 | 30.3% | 33.5 | 12 | 1,258,560 |
| Wyoming | 60.6% 3 | 37.5% | 23.1 | 3 | 103,382 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1936
- New Hampshire Franklin D. Roosevelt by 3,818 votes (1.75 pts)
- Kansas Franklin D. Roosevelt by 66,793 votes (7.72 pts)
- Massachusetts Franklin D. Roosevelt by 174,103 votes (9.46 pts)
- South Dakota Franklin D. Roosevelt by 34,160 votes (11.52 pts)
- Iowa Franklin D. Roosevelt by 133,779 votes (11.71 pts)
- Delaware Franklin D. Roosevelt by 15,688 votes (12.29 pts)
- Rhode Island Franklin D. Roosevelt by 39,307 votes (12.67 pts)
- Vermont Alfred M. Landon by 18,899 votes (13.15 pts)
Flipped since 1932
- Connecticut: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Delaware: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
- New Hampshire: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Pennsylvania: Republican → Democratic (36 EV)
Source: 1936
Questions and answers
Who won the 1936 presidential election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won the 1936 election with 523 electoral votes, with John Garner as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1936?
Franklin D. Roosevelt 523; Alfred M. Landon 8 (out of 531).
Who won the popular vote in 1936?
Franklin D. Roosevelt received the most popular votes: 27,750,866 (60.8%) of 45,646,991 counted.
What was the closest state in 1936?
New Hampshire, which Franklin D. Roosevelt won by 3,818 votes (1.75 points).
Which states flipped in 1936?
Compared with 1932, 4 states changed party: Connecticut (to Democratic), Delaware (to Democratic), New Hampshire (to Democratic) and Pennsylvania (to Democratic).
What was the tipping-point state in 1936?
Ohio. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 266; it voted Democratic by 20.6 points, against Democratic by 24.3 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data