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Tennessee · 1936 presidential election

Tennessee presidential election results 1936

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Tennessee by 37.97 points (180,567 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
11
Votes counted
475,533
TN result
D+38.0
Compared with the nation
13.7 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1932
4.0 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic327,08368.80%11
Alfred M. LandonRepublican146,51630.80%—
Total votes475,533

Sources: 1936

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1936?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won Tennessee by 37.97 percentage points (180,567 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1936?

Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in 1936.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1936?

475,533 votes were counted for president.

How did Tennessee change from 1932 to 1936?

The margin moved 4.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 34.0 points to Democratic by 38.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data