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      Home/Elections/1936/President/Iowa
      1936·President·Iowa

      Iowa Presidential Election

      Franklin Delano Roosevelt54.4%vs.Alf Landon42.7%|
      D+11.7
      |1,142,833 votes
      3 candidates1,142,833 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM✓
      		DEM621,75654.4%
      Alf LandonREP
      		REP487,97742.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH33,1002.9%

      Seat History

      President in Iowa

      2024
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+13.2
      2020
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+8.2
      2016
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+9.4
      2012
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+5.8
      2008
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+9.5
      2004
      George W. BushREP
      R+0.7
      2000
      Al GoreDEM
      D+0.3
      1996
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+10.3
      1992
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+6.0
      1988
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+10.2
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+7.4
      1980
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+12.7
      1976
      Gerald FordREP
      R+1.0
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+17.1
      1968
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+12.2
      View all President history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      Alf LandonREP
      Record2W-46L
      Avg MarginD+31.8
      Career1936-1936
      President
      Full profile →
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
      Record163W-31L
      Avg MarginD+23.0
      Career1928-1944
      President / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Iowa, 1936

      US Senate2 contests →Governor1 contest →
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