November 5, 1936
Democratic Wins 1936
Democratic defeats Republican with 521 electoral votes, winning 46 states.
Democratic
521 EV
270 to win
Republican
7 EV
521
270
Democratic wins
521
Electoral Votes
60.8%
Popular Vote
46
States Carried
45,653,740
Total Votes Cast
Democratic won the 1936 presidential election with 521 electoral votes to Republican's 7. Democratic received 60.8% of the popular vote and carried 46 states. Compared to the previous election, 100 counties changed parties—61 flipped Republican and 39 flipped Democratic.
State Results
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State-by-State Results
46 Dem2 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1936 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+98.6 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+94.3 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+77.7 |
| Texas | 40 | D+74.8 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+74.5 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+73.6 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+63.9 |
| Florida | 30 | D+52.2 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+46.8 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+45.6 |
| Arizona | 11 | D+42.9 |
| Montana | 4 | D+41.7 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+40.8 |
| Utah | 6 | D+39.5 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+38.0 |
| Washington | 12 | D+36.5 |
| California | 54 | D+35.3 |
| Oregon | 8 | D+34.8 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | D+34.1 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | D+33.5 |
| North Dakota | 3 | D+33.0 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+30.8 |
| Idaho | 4 | D+29.8 |
| New Mexico | 5 | D+26.2 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+25.3 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+23.3 |
| Wyoming | 3 | D+23.1 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+22.6 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+21.4 |
| Ohio | 17 | D+20.6 |
| New Jersey | 14 | D+20.0 |
| New York | 28 | D+19.9 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+18.6 |
| Illinois | 19 | D+18.0 |
| Michigan | 15 | D+17.6 |
| Nebraska | 5 | D+16.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+16.0 |
| Connecticut | 7 | D+15.0 |
| Indiana | 11 | D+14.7 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+12.9 |
| Iowa | 6 | D+11.7 |
| South Dakota | 3 | D+11.5 |
| Delaware | 3 | D+9.8 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+9.5 |
| Kansas | 6 | D+7.7 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | D+1.8 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+13.2 |
| Maine | 4 | R+14.0 |