See main article: article and 1936 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1936 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1940 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Image1: | FDR in 1933 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | John Nance Garner |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 69,702 |
| Percentage1: | 54.62% |
| Nominee2: | Alf Landon |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Kansas |
| Running Mate2: | Frank Knox |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,236 |
| Percentage2: | 44.85% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1936 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who defeated Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 9.77%, marking the first time since 1912 that the state voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and the first time since 1888 that a Democrat carried the state with an outright majority.
While Landon lost the state, the 44.85% of the popular vote made Delaware his fifth strongest state in the 1936 election in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Kansas.[1]
This election marked Delaware's transition into a bellwether state: for the rest of the 20th century, it would vote for a losing candidate only once (in 1948). Once the century rolled around, it came to be regarded as a solidly blue state.
| County | Dem | Rep | Oth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 9,588 | 6,936 | 481 | |
| New Castle | 47,315 | 36,859 | 1,592 | |
| Sussex | 12,799 | 10,219 | 1,814 | |
| STATEWIDE | 69,702 | 54,014 | 3,887 |