US Election 1936 Map
Blue, blue dominates again. Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election in a landslide in 1936. The US election of 1936 map is almost entirely blue, with only Maine and Vermont voting Republican. It shows a country firmly behind FDR and his New Deal policies. The vote embraced hope and recovery during the Great Depression.
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The 1936 Presidential Election represents one of the most lopsided victories in American history, as Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) secured a second term by defeating Alf Landon (Republican). The map shows a nearly uniform political landscape, with Roosevelt carrying every state except for two in the Northeast.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Roosevelt (D) |
Landon (R) |
|
New York |
47 |
47 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
36 |
36 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
29 |
29 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
26 |
26 |
0 |
|
California |
22 |
22 |
0 |
|
Texas |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
19 |
19 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
17 |
17 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
14 |
14 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Washington |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Maine |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Florida |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Utah |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) won a historic second term with 523 electoral votes, accounting for 98.5% of the total.
- The Challenger: Alf Landon (Republican) received only 8 electoral votes, carrying only Maine and Vermont.
- Popular Vote: Roosevelt won 61% of the vote (27,751,597) to Landon’s 36.5% (16,679,583).
- New Deal Coalition: This election solidified the “New Deal Coalition,” as Roosevelt drew overwhelming support from labor unions, farmers, urban voters, and various minority groups.