Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1936 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
L |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Landon |
Other |
1 |
NH | 4 | 218,114 | 1 | 2 |
1.75% |
3,818 |
49.73% |
47.98% |
2.30% |
2 |
KS | 9 | 865,514 | 1 | 2 |
7.72% |
66,793 |
53.67% |
45.95% |
0.38% |
3 |
MA | 17 | 1,840,357 | 1 | 2 |
9.46% |
174,103 |
51.22% |
41.76% |
7.01% |
4 |
DE | 3 | 127,603 | 1 | 2 |
9.77% |
12,466 |
54.62% |
44.85% |
0.52% |
5 |
SD | 4 | 296,452 | 1 | 2 |
11.52% |
34,160 |
54.02% |
42.49% |
3.49% |
6 |
IA | 11 | 1,142,733 | 1 | 2 |
11.71% |
133,779 |
54.41% |
42.70% |
2.89% |
7 |
RI | 4 | 311,178 | 1 | 2 |
12.92% |
40,207 |
53.10% |
40.18% |
6.72% |
8 |
VT | 3 | 143,689 | 2 | 1 |
13.15% |
18,899 |
43.24% |
56.39% |
0.38% |
9 |
ME | 5 | 304,240 | 2 | 1 |
13.97% |
42,490 |
41.52% |
55.49% |
2.99% |
10 |
IN | 14 | 1,650,897 | 1 | 2 |
14.74% |
243,404 |
56.63% |
41.89% |
1.48% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
L |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Landon |
Other |
1 |
SC | 8 | 115,437 | 1 | 2 |
97.15% |
112,145 |
98.57% |
1.43% |
0.00% |
2 |
MS | 9 | 162,142 | 1 | 2 |
94.28% |
152,866 |
97.03% |
2.75% |
0.21% |
3 |
LA | 10 | 329,778 | 1 | 2 |
77.66% |
256,103 |
88.82% |
11.16% |
0.03% |
4 |
TX | 23 | 849,736 | 1 | 2 |
74.76% |
635,291 |
87.08% |
12.32% |
0.60% |
5 |
GA | 12 | 293,178 | 1 | 2 |
74.50% |
218,422 |
87.10% |
12.60% |
0.30% |
6 |
AL | 11 | 275,744 | 1 | 2 |
73.56% |
202,838 |
86.38% |
12.82% |
0.79% |
7 |
AR | 9 | 179,423 | 1 | 2 |
63.94% |
114,726 |
81.80% |
17.86% |
0.34% |
8 |
FL | 7 | 327,432 | 1 | 2 |
52.18% |
170,869 |
76.08% |
23.90% |
0.02% |
9 |
NC | 13 | 839,464 | 1 | 2 |
46.80% |
392,858 |
73.40% |
26.60% |
0.00% |
10 |
NV | 3 | 43,848 | 1 | 2 |
45.62% |
20,002 |
72.81% |
27.19% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Landon | Lemke |
South Carolina | 98.57% | Vermont | 56.39% | North Dakota | 13.41% |
Mississippi | 97.03% | Maine | 55.49% | Minnesota | 6.58% |
Louisiana | 88.82% | New Hampshire | 47.98% | Massachusetts | 6.45% |
Georgia | 87.10% | Kansas | 45.95% | Rhode Island | 6.29% |
Texas | 87.08% | Delaware | 44.85% | Oregon | 5.27% |
Thomas | Browder | Colvin |
New York | 1.55% | New York | 0.64% | California | 0.49% |
Wisconsin | 0.84% | California | 0.41% | Arizona | 0.31% |
Connecticut | 0.82% | Vermont | 0.28% | Alabama | 0.26% |
Oregon | 0.52% | Washington | 0.28% | Georgia | 0.23% |
Washington | 0.50% | Alabama | 0.25% | Virginia | 0.18% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Roosevelt | Landon | Lemke |
Maine | 41.52% | South Carolina | 1.43% | West Virginia | 0.00% |
Vermont | 43.24% | Mississippi | 2.75% | Vermont | 0.00% |
New Hampshire | 49.73% | Louisiana | 11.16% | South Carolina | 0.00% |
Massachusetts | 51.22% | Texas | 12.32% | Oklahoma | 0.00% |
Rhode Island | 53.10% | Georgia | 12.60% | New York | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Oklahoma | 72,356 | Pennsylvania | 821,379 |
Nebraska | 58,191 | Ohio | 544,909 |
South Dakota | 50,143 | New York | 515,556 |
Iowa | 49,807 | California | 454,150 |
Missouri | 47,541 | New Jersey | 332,582 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | South Dakota | 17.70% | Utah | 24.08% |
Oklahoma | 12.45% | Pennsylvania | 21.55% |
Nebraska | 11.30% | Montana | 18.96% |
Georgia | 9.33% | New Jersey | 18.07% |
Arkansas | 9.11% | Ohio | 17.71% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Pennsylvania | 1,279,249 | Kentucky | -56,857 |
New York | 907,784 | Arkansas | -41,139 |
Illinois | 548,596 | Texas | -13,690 |
Ohio | 402,861 | | |
California | 370,916 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Pennsylvania | 44.74% | Arkansas | -18.65% |
Louisiana | 22.68% | Kentucky | -5.78% |
Maryland | 22.28% | Texas | -1.59% |
Tennessee | 21.85% | | |
New York | 19.36% | | |
State Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Landon |
1 | 46 | 2 |
2 | 2 | 46 |
County Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Landon |
1 | 2,636 | 459 |
2 | 459 | 2,624 |
Note: county data for 1936 is not yet comprehensive.
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Landon | Lemke |
Issaquena, MS | 100.00% | Jackson, KY | 89.05% | Burke, ND | 31.63% |
Horry, SC | 100.00% | Johnson, TN | 84.39% | Sheridan, ND | 28.88% |
Lancaster, SC | 100.00% | Owsley, KY | 83.02% | Hettinger, ND | 28.25% |
Greensville, VA | 100.00% | Leslie, KY | 81.39% | Mountrail, ND | 25.73% |
Edgefield, SC | 99.92% | Avery, NC | 77.98% | Steele, ND | 24.30% |
Barnwell, SC | 99.91% | Sevier, TN | 77.73% | Towner, ND | 23.12% |
Calhoun, SC | 99.88% | Clinton, KY | 75.39% | Bottineau, ND | 21.39% |
Panola, MS | 99.80% | Cocke, TN | 75.31% | Divide, ND | 20.67% |
Allendale, SC | 99.76% | Grant, WV | 74.51% | Putnam, OH | 20.50% |
Union, SC | 99.74% | Yates, NY | 74.32% | Logan, ND | 20.39% |
Thomas | Browder | Colvin |
Niagara, NY | 3.20% | Clay, AL | 4.26% | Talladega, AL | 3.32% |
Polk, WI | 3.18% | Dolores, CO | 3.78% | York, VA | 2.83% |
Berks, PA | 3.02% | Elmore, AL | 3.30% | Lincoln, GA | 2.55% |
Rensselaer, NY | 2.95% | Ontonagon, MI | 2.05% | Hancock, GA | 1.58% |
Genesee, NY | 2.90% | Bronx, NY | 1.73% | Graham, AZ | 1.53% |
Orleans, NY | 2.65% | Billings, ND | 1.46% | Screven, GA | 1.49% |
Livingston, NY | 2.65% | New York, NY | 1.31% | Peach, GA | 1.45% |
Schoharie, NY | 2.63% | Iron, WI | 1.29% | Venango, PA | 1.43% |
Suffolk, NY | 2.59% | Clay, TN | 1.23% | Taliaferro, GA | 1.22% |
Cayuga, NY | 2.48% | Kings, NY | 1.18% | Warren, GA | 1.17% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Landon |
Armstrong, SD | 0.00% | Greensville, VA | 0.00% |
Jackson, KY | 10.87% | Armstrong, SD | 0.00% |
Johnson, TN | 15.61% | Lancaster, SC | 0.00% |
Owsley, KY | 16.95% | Horry, SC | 0.00% |
Leslie, KY | 18.52% | Issaquena, MS | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesRoosevelt | Landon | Lemke |
Cook, IL | 1,253,164 | Cook, IL | 701,206 | Cook, IL | 48,995 |
Los Angeles, CA | 757,351 | Los Angeles, CA | 357,401 | Cuyahoga, OH | 33,128 |
Kings, NY | 738,306 | Philadelphia, PA | 329,881 | Middlesex, MA | 28,386 |
Philadelphia, PA | 539,757 | Kings, NY | 212,852 | Suffolk, MA | 27,799 |
New York, NY | 517,134 | Middlesex, MA | 199,704 | Wayne, MI | 24,928 |
Bronx, NY | 419,625 | Wayne, MI | 190,732 | Hennepin, MN | 18,468 |
Wayne, MI | 404,055 | Allegheny, PA | 176,224 | Hamilton, OH | 18,426 |
Allegheny, PA | 366,593 | New York, NY | 174,299 | Philadelphia, PA | 18,266 |
Queens, NY | 320,053 | Queens, NY | 162,797 | Essex, MA | 18,176 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 311,117 | Erie, NY | 152,312 | Providence, RI | 17,234 |
Thomas | Browder | Colvin |
Kings, NY | 11,647 | Kings, NY | 11,496 | Los Angeles, CA | 5,827 |
New York, NY | 10,529 | New York, NY | 9,291 | San Francisco, CA | 1,227 |
Queens, NY | 8,314 | Bronx, NY | 9,150 | Alameda, CA | 725 |
Bronx, NY | 6,892 | Los Angeles, CA | 5,217 | Cook, IL | 630 |
Milwaukee, WI | 6,311 | Cuyahoga, OH | 2,226 | San Diego, CA | 579 |
Erie, NY | 5,750 | Wayne, MI | 2,052 | Orange, CA | 535 |
Los Angeles, CA | 4,159 | Queens, NY | 1,845 | San Bernardino, CA | 461 |
Wayne, MI | 3,958 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,752 | Allegheny, PA | 431 |
Westchester, NY | 3,841 | San Francisco, CA | 1,366 | Venango, PA | 395 |
Cook, IL | 3,835 | Alameda, CA | 1,108 | York, PA | 369 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Roosevelt | Landon |
Armstrong, SD | 0 | Greensville, VA | 0 |
Alpine, CA | 85 | Armstrong, SD | 0 |
Kenedy, TX | 96 | Lancaster, SC | 0 |
Loving, TX | 118 | Horry, SC | 0 |
Daggett, UT | 128 | Issaquena, MS | 0 |
Hinsdale, CO | 137 | Edgefield, SC | 1 |
Hooker, NE | 191 | Calhoun, SC | 1 |
Aransas, TX | 206 | Lee, GA | 1 |
Chattahoochee, GA | 206 | Barnwell, SC | 2 |
Real, TX | 210 | Allendale, SC | 3 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Onondaga, NY | 13,417 | Cook, IL | 322,873 |
Albany, NY | 8,281 | Philadelphia, PA | 280,692 |
Bexar, TX | 7,469 | Los Angeles, CA | 219,212 |
Oswego, NY | 6,727 | Kings, NY | 203,818 |
Suffolk, NY | 6,444 | Cuyahoga, OH | 162,776 |
Stearns, MN | 6,296 | Allegheny, PA | 152,856 |
St. Louis, MO | 5,487 | New York, NY | 121,772 |
Adams, IL | 5,221 | Bronx, NY | 121,731 |
Rensselaer, NY | 5,195 | Wayne, MI | 115,315 |
Dubuque, IA | 4,447 | Camden, NJ | 57,457 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Assumption, LA | 81.76% | Lake, MN | 69.64% |
Gillespie, TX | 75.80% | McDowell, WV | 56.66% |
Kendall, TX | 73.88% | Mahoning, OH | 52.76% |
McPherson, SD | 72.32% | Grant, WA | 50.32% |
Forsyth, GA | 69.08% | Carlton, MN | 49.28% |
McIntosh, ND | 61.87% | Camden, NJ | 47.15% |
Lafourche, LA | 60.84% | Keweenaw, MI | 45.72% |
Dawson, GA | 60.47% | Portsmouth, VA | 44.66% |
Logan, ND | 60.08% | St. Louis, MN | 43.97% |
Hooker, NE | 55.35% | Garfield, UT | 43.30% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Cook, IL | 345,225 | Pulaski, AR | -3,610 |
Philadelphia, PA | 285,929 | Logan, KY | -3,172 |
Kings, NY | 205,293 | Hidalgo, TX | -2,731 |
Allegheny, PA | 203,191 | Hopkins, TX | -2,141 |
Los Angeles, CA | 160,821 | Hardin, KY | -2,106 |
New York, NY | 146,048 | Grayson, KY | -2,020 |
Bronx, NY | 128,899 | Lavaca, TX | -1,993 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 104,840 | Madison, AR | -1,928 |
Queens, NY | 94,868 | Williamson, TX | -1,831 |
Wayne, MI | 82,519 | Fayette, TX | -1,813 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Lexington, SC | 1,376.19% | Dodge, GA | -53.01% |
Lanier, GA | 284.79% | Butts, GA | -50.55% |
Starr, TX | 233.08% | Bleckley, GA | -47.67% |
Clinch, GA | 126.79% | Ashley, AR | -45.96% |
Grant, WA | 121.08% | Worth, GA | -45.58% |
Candler, GA | 119.39% | Stone, AR | -44.46% |
Appling, GA | 119.10% | Toombs, GA | -44.06% |
Collier, FL | 114.75% | Calhoun, AR | -43.55% |
Benton, MS | 109.84% | Lavaca, TX | -43.20% |
Burke, GA | 109.58% | Nevada, AR | -43.02% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Roosevelt | Landon |
Sheridan, ND | 41.10% | Carver, MN | 42.44% |
Hettinger, ND | 41.69% | Seneca, OH | 44.71% |
St. Croix, WI | 41.71% | St. Clair, MI | 45.93% |
Pierce, WI | 44.06% | Montcalm, MI | 46.05% |
Des Moines, IA | 44.64% | Huron, MI | 46.76% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Roosevelt | Landon |
Montgomery, MO | 49.85% | Greenwood, KS | 49.68% |
Montgomery, KS | 49.79% | Marion, KS | 49.67% |
Osage, KS | 49.78% | Garrard, KY | 49.66% |
Taylor, KY | 49.76% | Daviess, MO | 49.66% |
Davie, NC | 49.74% | Perry, PA | 49.65% |