1936 United States presidential election in Iowa explained

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Election Name:	1936 United States presidential election in Iowa
Country:	Iowa
Flag Image:	Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1932 United States presidential election in Iowa
Previous Year:	1932
Next Election:	1940 United States presidential election in Iowa
Next Year:	1940
Votes For Election:	All 11 Iowa votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 3, 1936^[1]
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:	11
Popular Vote1:	621,756
Percentage1:	54.41%
Nominee2:	Alf Landon
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Kansas
Running Mate2:	Frank Knox
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	487,977
Percentage2:	42.70%
Map Size:	280px
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 Iowa took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose 11^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 54.41% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 42.70% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]} As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Sioux County, Lyon County and O'Brien County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^{[5] [6]} Iowa would not vote Democratic in a presidential election again until 1948.

Results

Results by county

County^[7]	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Alfred Mossmann Landon Republican		William Frederick Lemke Union		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		3,243		47.95%		3,436		50.81%		77		1.14%		7		0.10%		-193		-2.85%		6,763
	Adams		2,249		42.69%		2,953		56.06%		61		1.16%		5		0.09%		-704		-13.36%		5,268
	Allamakee		4,327		49.38%		4,053		46.25%		370		4.22%		13		0.15%		274		3.13%		8,763
	Appanoose		6,599		54.08%		5,511		45.16%		39		0.32%		54		0.44%		1,088		8.92%		12,203
	Audubon		3,448		59.05%		2,344		40.14%		42		0.72%		5		0.09%		1,104		18.91%		5,839
	Benton		5,606		56.43%		4,144		41.72%		145		1.46%		39		0.39%		1,462		14.72%		9,934
	Black Hawk		16,793		53.01%		13,666		43.14%		1,133		3.58%		89		0.28%		3,127		9.87%		31,681
	Boone		7,080		60.88%		4,110		35.34%		354		3.04%		85		0.73%		2,970		25.54%		11,629
	Bremer		5,058		59.72%		3,220		38.02%		178		2.10%		14		0.17%		1,838		21.70%		8,470
	Buchanan		5,025		50.79%		4,734		47.85%		127		1.28%		8		0.08%		291		2.94%		9,894
	Buena Vista		5,287		60.18%		3,334		37.95%		129		1.47%		35		0.40%		1,953		22.23%		8,785
	Butler		3,786		50.14%		3,604		47.73%		149		1.97%		12		0.16%		182		2.41%		7,551
	Calhoun		4,544		59.02%		3,027		39.32%		93		1.21%		35		0.45%		1,517		19.70%		7,699
	Carroll		6,285		59.84%		3,259		31.03%		948		9.03%		11		0.10%		3,026		28.81%		10,503
	Cass		4,284		43.00%		5,622		56.43%		44		0.44%		12		0.12%		-1,338		-13.43%		9,962
	Cedar		4,385		53.25%		3,686		44.76%		153		1.86%		11		0.13%		699		8.49%		8,235
	Cerro Gordo		9,694		54.48%		7,599		42.71%		470		2.64%		31		0.17%		2,095		11.77%		17,794
	Cherokee		4,716		60.11%		2,902		36.99%		213		2.72%		14		0.18%		1,814		23.12%		7,845
	Chickasaw		4,458		56.67%		3,143		39.96%		242		3.08%		23		0.29%		1,315		16.72%		7,866
	Clarke		2,613		49.65%		2,571		48.85%		52		0.99%		27		0.51%		42		0.80%		5,263
	Clay		4,691		61.84%		2,774		36.57%		104		1.37%		17		0.22%		1,917		25.27%		7,586
	Clayton		6,731		55.01%		5,017		41.00%		475		3.88%		13		0.11%		1,714		14.01%		12,236
	Clinton		12,269		53.25%		10,016		43.47%		729		3.16%		28		0.12%		2,253		9.78%		23,042
	Crawford		5,720		60.20%		3,514		36.98%		231		2.43%		37		0.39%		2,206		23.22%		9,502
	Dallas		6,341		52.96%		5,442		45.45%		159		1.33%		31		0.26%		899		7.51%		11,973
	Davis		3,463		54.86%		2,815		44.59%		26		0.41%		9		0.14%		648		10.26%		6,313
	Decatur		4,131		55.12%		3,327		44.40%		26		0.35%		10		0.13%		804		10.73%		7,494
	Delaware		4,350		48.09%		4,483		49.56%		195		2.16%		18		0.20%		-133		-1.47%		9,046
	Des Moines		7,011		44.64%		6,763		43.06%		1,808		11.51%		123		0.78%		248		1.58%		15,705
	Dickinson		3,399		58.69%		2,322		40.10%		54		0.93%		16		0.28%		1,077		18.60%		5,791
	Dubuque		16,291		59.50%		8,275		30.22%		2,739		10.00%		73		0.27%		8,016		29.28%		27,378
	Emmet		3,158		55.94%		2,362		41.84%		111		1.97%		14		0.25%		796		14.10%		5,645
	Fayette		7,210		53.82%		5,891		43.97%		260		1.94%		36		0.27%		1,319		9.85%		13,397
	Floyd		4,242		46.97%		4,267		47.25%		489		5.41%		33		0.37%		-25		-0.28%		9,031
	Franklin		3,993		59.55%		2,530		37.73%		159		2.37%		23		0.34%		1,463		21.82%		6,705
	Fremont		4,301		56.47%		3,291		43.21%		13		0.17%		12		0.16%		1,010		13.26%		7,617
	Greene		3,961		52.40%		3,384		44.77%		199		2.63%		15		0.20%		577		7.63%		7,559
	Grundy		3,918		58.45%		2,656		39.62%		123		1.83%		6		0.09%		1,262		18.83%		6,703
	Guthrie		3,619		44.30%		4,155		50.86%		377		4.61%		19		0.23%		-536		-6.56%		8,170
	Hamilton		5,432		62.02%		3,174		36.24%		119		1.36%		33		0.38%		2,258		25.78%		8,758
	Hancock		3,930		59.28%		2,585		39.00%		103		1.55%		11		0.17%		1,345		20.29%		6,629
	Hardin		5,429		54.66%		4,306		43.35%		154		1.55%		44		0.44%		1,123		11.31%		9,933
	Harrison		6,206		53.14%		5,314		45.50%		151		1.29%		7		0.06%		892		7.64%		11,678
	Henry		3,542		42.82%		4,480		54.17%		223		2.70%		26		0.31%		-938		-11.34%		8,271
	Howard		3,861		54.40%		2,947		41.52%		275		3.87%		15		0.21%		914		12.88%		7,098
	Humboldt		3,420		59.00%		2,262		39.02%		98		1.69%		17		0.29%		1,158		19.98%		5,797
	Ida		3,397		63.70%		1,834		34.39%		77		1.44%		25		0.47%		1,563		29.31%		5,333
	Iowa		4,163		53.98%		3,360		43.57%		159		2.06%		30		0.39%		803		10.41%		7,712
	Jackson		4,889		55.41%		3,581		40.59%		335		3.80%		18		0.20%		1,308		14.82%		8,823
	Jasper		8,315		57.76%		5,875		40.81%		166		1.15%		39		0.27%		2,440		16.95%		14,395
	Jefferson		3,690		46.47%		4,037		50.84%		189		2.38%		25		0.31%		-347		-4.37%		7,941
	Johnson		8,794		59.65%		5,629		38.18%		262		1.78%		58		0.39%		3,165		21.47%		14,743
	Jones		5,052		54.00%		4,141		44.26%		156		1.67%		7		0.07%		911		9.74%		9,356
	Keokuk		5,162		52.26%		4,491		45.46%		203		2.06%		22		0.22%		671		6.79%		9,878
	Kossuth		8,071		68.04%		3,569		30.09%		209		1.76%		14		0.12%		4,502		37.95%		11,863
	Lee		9,630		49.85%		8,955		46.36%		687		3.56%		45		0.23%		675		3.49%		19,317
	Linn		19,724		49.55%		19,129		48.06%		867		2.18%		86		0.22%		595		1.49%		39,806
	Louisa		2,859		50.92%		2,655		47.28%		93		1.66%		8		0.14%		204		3.63%		5,615
	Lucas		3,773		51.11%		3,414		46.25%		158		2.14%		37		0.50%		359		4.86%		7,382
	Lyon		3,590		60.40%		2,264		38.09%		83		1.40%		7		0.12%		1,326		22.31%		5,944
	Madison		3,365		44.22%		4,188		55.04%		45		0.59%		11		0.14%		-823		-10.82%		7,609
	Mahaska		6,094		51.97%		5,270		44.94%		289		2.46%		73		0.62%		824		7.03%		11,726
	Marion		6,745		56.27%		4,975		41.51%		243		2.03%		23		0.19%		1,770		14.77%		11,986
	Marshall		6,297		44.95%		7,377		52.66%		283		2.02%		51		0.36%		-1,080		-7.71%		14,008
	Mills		3,610		51.02%		3,424		48.40%		30		0.42%		11		0.16%		186		2.63%		7,075
	Mitchell		3,610		54.67%		2,765		41.87%		215		3.26%		13		0.20%		845		12.80%		6,603
	Monona		5,346		62.89%		3,008		35.39%		134		1.58%		12		0.14%		2,338		27.51%		8,500
	Monroe		4,205		56.36%		3,001		40.22%		213		2.85%		42		0.56%		1,204		16.14%		7,461
	Montgomery		3,920		46.77%		4,395		52.43%		48		0.57%		19		0.23%		-475		-5.67%		8,382
	Muscatine		6,593		49.52%		6,332		47.56%		328		2.46%		60		0.45%		261		1.96%		13,313
	O'Brien		5,139		59.67%		3,350		38.90%		112		1.30%		11		0.13%		1,789		20.77%		8,612
	Osceola		2,812		63.15%		1,539		34.56%		90		2.02%		12		0.27%		1,273		28.59%		4,453
	Page		4,646		41.03%		6,624		58.50%		22		0.19%		31		0.27%		-1,978		-17.47%		11,323
	Palo Alto		4,515		61.57%		2,613		35.63%		189		2.58%		16		0.22%		1,902		25.94%		7,333
	Plymouth		5,994		52.37%		4,133		36.11%		1,297		11.33%		21		0.18%		1,861		16.26%		11,445
	Pocahontas		4,357		63.89%		2,277		33.39%		171		2.51%		14		0.21%		2,080		30.50%		6,819
	Polk		44,274		55.72%		33,819		42.56%		1,010		1.27%		357		0.45%		10,455		13.16%		79,460
	Pottawattamie		16,259		56.23%		12,223		42.28%		371		1.28%		60		0.21%		4,036		13.96%		28,913
	Poweshiek		4,745		52.75%		4,037		44.88%		178		1.98%		36		0.40%		708		7.87%		8,996
	Ringgold		2,615		43.62%		3,316		55.31%		51		0.85%		13		0.22%		-701		-11.69%		5,995
	Sac		4,472		55.74%		3,437		42.84%		102		1.27%		12		0.15%		1,035		12.90%		8,023
	Scott		20,737		60.73%		12,691		37.17%		616		1.80%		101		0.30%		8,046		23.56%		34,145
	Shelby		4,264		51.80%		3,490		42.40%		469		5.70%		8		0.10%		774		9.40%		8,231
	Sioux		5,553		52.05%		4,543		42.58%		564		5.29%		9		0.08%		1,010		9.47%		10,669
	Story		6,933		51.02%		6,358		46.79%		186		1.37%		111		0.82%		575		4.23%		13,588
	Tama		6,625		57.50%		4,737		41.11%		141		1.22%		19		0.16%		1,888		16.39%		11,522
	Taylor		3,337		44.23%		4,145		54.94%		44		0.58%		19		0.25%		-808		-10.71%		7,545
	Union		3,938		45.27%		4,647		53.42%		100		1.15%		14		0.16%		-709		-8.15%		8,699
	Van Buren		2,804		43.66%		3,535		55.05%		55		0.86%		28		0.44%		-731		-11.38%		6,422
	Wapello		10,578		57.14%		7,647		41.31%		217		1.17%		70		0.38%		2,931		15.83%		18,512
	Warren		4,011		45.55%		4,642		52.72%		109		1.24%		43		0.49%		-631		-7.17%		8,805
	Washington		4,379		48.03%		4,619		50.66%		103		1.13%		17		0.19%		-240		-2.63%		9,118
	Wayne		3,778		50.70%		3,609		48.43%		39		0.52%		26		0.35%		169		2.27%		7,452
	Webster		9,885		57.56%		6,494		37.81%		738		4.30%		57		0.33%		3,391		19.74%		17,174
	Winnebago		3,133		52.86%		2,592		43.73%		182		3.07%		20		0.34%		541		9.13%		5,927
	Winneshiek		5,980		53.48%		4,489		40.15%		682		6.10%		30		0.27%		1,491		13.34%		11,181
	Woodbury		26,847		62.43%		14,157		32.92%		1,814		4.22%		184		0.43%		12,690		29.51%		43,002
	Worth		2,976		59.71%		1,964		39.41%		37		0.74%		7		0.14%		1,012		20.30%		4,984
	Wright		5,177		59.44%		3,311		38.01%		207		2.38%		15		0.17%		1,866		21.42%		8,710
Totals	621,756	54.41%	487,977	42.70%	29,687	2.60%	3,293	0.29%	133,779	11.71%	1,142,713

See also

• United States presidential elections in Iowa

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica. December 31, 2018.
2. Web site: 1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41). December 31, 2018.
3. Web site: 1936 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa. December 31, 2018.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936. December 31, 2018.
5. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 196-199
6. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
7. Web site: IA US President Race, November 03, 1936. Our Campaigns.