1936 United States presidential election in Kentucky explained

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Election Name:	1936 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Country:	Kentucky
Flag Image:	Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1932 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Previous Year:	1932
Next Election:	1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Next Year:	1940
Votes For Election:	All 11 Kentucky 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:	541,944
Percentage1:	58.51%
Nominee2:	Alf Landon
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Kansas
Running Mate2:	Frank Knox
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	369,702
Percentage2:	39.92%
Map Size:	380px
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 Kentucky took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 11^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 58.51 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 39.92 percent of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

In this election, Kentucky voted 5.65 percentage points to the right of the nation at-large.^[5]

Results

Results by county

1936 United States presidential election in Kentucky by county
County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Alfred Mossman Landon Republican		William Frederick Lemke^[6] Union		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[7]
	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		2,669		44.12%		3,371		55.72%		2		0.03%		8		0.13%		-702		-11.60%		6,050
	Allen		2,422		44.00%		3,070		55.77%		3		0.05%		10		0.18%		-648		-11.77%		5,505
	Anderson		2,454		64.16%		1,360		35.56%		2		0.05%		9		0.24%		1,094		28.60%		3,825
	Ballard		3,523		81.87%		773		17.96%		2		0.05%		5		0.12%		2,750		63.91%		4,303
	Barren		5,137		60.34%		3,352		39.38%		4		0.05%		20		0.23%		1,785		20.97%		8,513
	Bath		2,795		61.70%		1,725		38.08%		1		0.02%		9		0.20%		1,070		23.62%		4,530
	Bell		5,853		55.95%		4,573		43.71%		2		0.02%		33		0.32%		1,280		12.24%		10,461
	Boone		2,785		71.14%		1,042		26.62%		82		2.09%		6		0.15%		1,743		44.52%		3,915
	Bourbon		3,872		60.84%		2,471		38.83%		10		0.16%		11		0.17%		1,401		22.01%		6,364
	Boyd		9,762		59.19%		6,650		40.32%		43		0.26%		37		0.22%		3,112		18.87%		16,492
	Boyle		4,148		62.79%		2,431		36.80%		5		0.08%		22		0.33%		1,717		25.99%		6,606
	Bracken		1,956		56.79%		1,436		41.70%		38		1.10%		14		0.41%		520		15.10%		3,444
	Breathitt		3,980		68.85%		1,790		30.96%		1		0.02%		10		0.17%		2,190		37.88%		5,781
	Breckinridge		3,233		51.94%		2,898		46.55%		35		0.56%		59		0.95%		335		5.38%		6,225
	Bullitt		2,474		78.89%		647		20.63%		7		0.22%		8		0.26%		1,827		58.26%		3,136
	Butler		1,237		32.26%		2,594		67.64%		1		0.03%		3		0.08%		-1,357		-35.38%		3,835
	Caldwell		2,699		55.67%		2,121		43.75%		18		0.37%		10		0.21%		578		11.92%		4,848
	Calloway		5,523		85.34%		939		14.51%		3		0.05%		7		0.11%		4,584		70.83%		6,472
	Campbell		16,780		55.57%		10,327		34.20%		2,984		9.88%		103		0.34%		6,453		21.37%		30,194
	Carlisle		2,150		82.69%		420		16.15%		25		0.96%		5		0.19%		1,730		66.54%		2,600
	Carroll		2,718		76.63%		794		22.39%		25		0.70%		10		0.28%		1,924		54.24%		3,547
	Carter		3,403		43.57%		4,372		55.98%		18		0.23%		17		0.22%		-969		-12.41%		7,810
	Casey		1,925		34.77%		3,588		64.81%		7		0.13%		16		0.29%		-1,663		-30.04%		5,536
	Christian		6,660		55.36%		5,370		44.64%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		1,290		10.72%		12,030
	Clark		4,396		66.02%		2,246		33.73%		6		0.09%		11		0.17%		2,150		32.29%		6,659
	Clay		1,572		27.78%		4,087		72.22%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-2,515		-44.44%		5,659
	Clinton		701		24.61%		2,147		75.39%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-1,446		-50.77%		2,848
	Crittenden		1,926		44.02%		2,441		55.79%		4		0.09%		4		0.09%		-515		-11.77%		4,375
	Cumberland		935		30.51%		2,127		69.40%		2		0.07%		1		0.03%		-1,192		-38.89%		3,065
	Daviess		9,957		64.88%		4,636		30.21%		736^[8]		4.80%		18		0.12%		5,321		34.67%		15,347
	Edmonson		1,329		34.43%		2,526		65.44%		5		0.13%		0		0.00%		-1,197		-31.01%		3,860
	Elliott		1,539		76.23%		480		23.77%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		1,059		52.45%		2,019
	Estill		2,646		47.33%		2,931		52.43%		2		0.04%		11		0.20%		-285		-5.10%		5,590
	Fayette		14,428		55.12%		11,544		44.10%		130		0.50%		73		0.28%		2,884		11.02%		26,175
	Fleming		2,879		50.96%		2,749		48.66%		12		0.21%		9		0.16%		130		2.30%		5,649
	Floyd		7,962		70.23%		3,375		29.77%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		4,587		40.46%		11,337
	Franklin		6,222		75.35%		2,010		24.34%		18		0.22%		8		0.10%		4,212		51.01%		8,258
	Fulton		3,727		82.35%		782		17.28%		6		0.13%		11		0.24%		2,945		65.07%		4,526
	Gallatin		1,456		77.65%		404		21.55%		13		0.69%		2		0.11%		1,052		56.11%		1,875
	Garrard		2,276		50.19%		2,252		49.66%		0		0.00%		7		0.15%		24		0.53%		4,535
	Grant		2,560		64.99%		1,353		34.35%		20		0.51%		6		0.15%		1,207		30.64%		3,939
	Graves		9,231		83.43%		1,692		15.29%		123		1.11%		19		0.17%		7,539		68.13%		11,065
	Grayson		2,676		47.76%		2,907		51.88%		9		0.16%		11		0.20%		-231		-4.12%		5,603
	Green		1,970		45.69%		2,336		54.17%		2		0.05%		4		0.09%		-366		-8.49%		4,312
	Greenup		4,686		54.12%		3,973		45.88%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		713		8.23%		8,659
	Hancock		1,317		54.38%		1,087		44.88%		13		0.54%		5		0.21%		230		9.50%		2,422
	Hardin		4,480		65.75%		2,284		33.52%		37		0.54%		13		0.19%		2,196		32.23%		6,814
	Harlan		11,060		59.56%		7,510		40.44%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		3,550		19.12%		18,570
	Harrison		4,378		71.20%		1,756		28.56%		2		0.03%		13		0.21%		2,622		42.64%		6,149
	Hart		3,341		51.31%		3,147		48.33%		5		0.08%		18		0.28%		194		2.98%		6,511
	Henderson		6,835		77.38%		1,811		20.50%		132		1.49%		55		0.62%		5,024		56.88%		8,833
	Henry		3,545		69.99%		1,516		29.93%		3		0.06%		1		0.02%		2,029		40.06%		5,065
	Hickman		2,548		86.31%		385		13.04%		13		0.44%		6		0.20%		2,163		73.27%		2,952
	Hopkins		8,193		69.21%		3,602		30.43%		15		0.13%		28		0.24%		4,591		38.78%		11,838
	Jackson		420		10.87%		3,440		89.05%		0		0.00%		3		0.08%		-3,020		-78.18%		3,863
	Jefferson		85,748		60.23%		53,043		37.26%		3,150		2.21%		428		0.30%		32,705		22.97%		142,369
	Jessamine		2,813		57.38%		2,066		42.15%		4		0.08%		19		0.39%		747		15.24%		4,902
	Johnson		3,106		41.81%		4,305		57.95%		9		0.12%		9		0.12%		-1,199		-16.14%		7,429
	Kenton		21,879		63.11%		8,885		25.63%		3,768		10.87%		134		0.39%		12,994		37.48%		34,666
	Knott		3,488		80.13%		865		19.87%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		2,623		60.26%		4,353
	Knox		3,419		40.97%		4,921		58.97%		5		0.06%		0		0.00%		-1,502		-18.00%		8,345
	Larue		2,305		66.48%		1,151		33.20%		7		0.20%		4		0.12%		1,154		33.29%		3,467
	Laurel		2,677		35.76%		4,798		64.08%		6		0.08%		6		0.08%		-2,121		-28.33%		7,487
	Lawrence		3,175		51.81%		2,944		48.04%		4		0.07%		5		0.08%		231		3.77%		6,128
	Lee		1,440		44.25%		1,812		55.69%		0		0.00%		2		0.06%		-372		-11.43%		3,254
	Leslie		618		18.52%		2,716		81.39%		0		0.00%		3		0.09%		-2,098		-62.87%		3,337
	Letcher		6,240		61.65%		3,871		38.24%		5		0.05%		6		0.06%		2,369		23.40%		10,122
	Lewis		1,985		37.76%		3,255		61.92%		9		0.17%		8		0.15%		-1,270		-24.16%		5,257
	Lincoln		3,575		52.37%		3,211		47.04%		12		0.18%		28		0.41%		364		5.33%		6,826
	Livingston		1,897		64.37%		1,039		35.26%		2		0.07%		9		0.31%		858		29.11%		2,947
	Logan		4,912		72.82%		1,812		26.86%		5		0.07%		16		0.24%		3,100		45.96%		6,745
	Lyon		1,861		66.49%		929		33.19%		5		0.18%		4		0.14%		932		33.30%		2,799
	Madison		6,259		50.57%		6,034		48.76%		7		0.06%		76		0.61%		225		1.82%		12,376
	Magoffin		2,554		49.72%		2,577		50.17%		2		0.04%		4		0.08%		-23		-0.45%		5,137
	Marion		3,526		68.52%		1,567		30.45%		39		0.76%		14		0.27%		1,959		38.07%		5,146
	Marshall		3,472		75.09%		1,141		24.68%		2		0.04%		9		0.19%		2,331		50.41%		4,624
	Martin		817		28.62%		2,037		71.35%		1		0.04%		0		0.00%		-1,220		-42.73%		2,855
	Mason		4,503		56.52%		3,317		41.63%		122		1.53%		25		0.31%		1,186		14.89%		7,967
	McCracken		10,557		76.34%		3,160		22.85%		54		0.39%		58		0.42%		7,397		53.49%		13,829
	McCreary		1,105		27.16%		2,953		72.57%		3		0.07%		8		0.20%		-1,848		-45.42%		4,069
	McLean		2,496		64.35%		1,338		34.49%		30		0.77%		15		0.39%		1,158		29.85%		3,879
	Meade		2,102		70.85%		785		26.46%		73		2.46%		7		0.24%		1,317		44.39%		2,967
	Menifee		1,123		66.61%		559		33.16%		4		0.24%		0		0.00%		564		33.45%		1,686
	Mercer		3,659		62.59%		2,161		36.97%		5		0.09%		21		0.36%		1,498		25.62%		5,846
	Metcalfe		1,748		49.52%		1,777		50.34%		2		0.06%		3		0.08%		-29		-0.82%		3,530
	Monroe		1,352		36.48%		2,345		63.28%		5		0.13%		4		0.11%		-993		-26.79%		3,706
	Montgomery		2,594		60.79%		1,649		38.65%		16		0.37%		8		0.19%		945		22.15%		4,267
	Morgan		3,256		71.86%		1,269		28.01%		5		0.11%		1		0.02%		1,987		43.85%		4,531
	Muhlenberg		6,385		60.08%		4,168		39.22%		60		0.56%		15		0.14%		2,217		20.86%		10,628
	Nelson		4,234		66.59%		1,913		30.09%		188		2.96%		23		0.36%		2,321		36.51%		6,358
	Nicholas		2,325		64.23%		1,277		35.28%		8		0.22%		10		0.28%		1,048		28.95%		3,620
	Ohio		4,030		46.92%		4,532		52.77%		9		0.10%		18		0.21%		-502		-5.84%		8,589
	Oldham		2,020		72.30%		760		27.20%		7		0.25%		7		0.25%		1,260		45.10%		2,794
	Owen		3,392		83.44%		661		16.26%		6		0.15%		6		0.15%		2,731		67.18%		4,065
	Owsley		464		16.95%		2,273		83.02%		1		0.04%		0		0.00%		-1,809		-66.07%		2,738
	Pendleton		2,432		56.41%		1,837		42.61%		21		0.49%		21		0.49%		595		13.80%		4,311
	Perry		6,753		59.45%		4,595		40.45%		6		0.05%		5		0.04%		2,158		19.00%		11,359
	Pike		11,382		58.06%		8,210		41.88%		1		0.01%		10		0.05%		3,172		16.18%		19,603
	Powell		1,185		53.94%		998		45.43%		0		0.00%		14		0.64%		187		8.51%		2,197
	Pulaski		4,711		38.29%		7,570		61.52%		5		0.04%		19		0.15%		-2,859		-23.23%		12,305
	Robertson		897		63.93%		498		35.50%		1		0.07%		7		0.50%		399		28.44%		1,403
	Rockcastle		1,568		28.81%		3,875		71.19%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-2,307		-42.38%		5,443
	Rowan		1,989		53.99%		1,687		45.79%		3		0.08%		5		0.14%		302		8.20%		3,684
	Russell		1,235		31.33%		2,688		68.19%		3		0.08%		16		0.41%		-1,453		-36.86%		3,942
	Scott		3,966		67.93%		1,861		31.88%		4		0.07%		7		0.12%		2,105		36.06%		5,838
	Shelby		4,384		69.40%		1,898		30.05%		12		0.19%		23		0.36%		2,486		39.35%		6,317
	Simpson		3,027		70.72%		1,240		28.97%		1		0.02%		12		0.28%		1,787		41.75%		4,280
	Spencer		1,647		71.80%		638		27.81%		7		0.31%		2		0.09%		1,009		43.98%		2,294
	Taylor		2,732		49.75%		2,738		49.86%		0		0.00%		21		0.38%		-6		-0.11%		5,491
	Todd		2,987		71.53%		1,178		28.21%		1		0.02%		10		0.24%		1,809		43.32%		4,176
	Trigg		2,928		65.53%		1,521		34.04%		15		0.34%		4		0.09%		1,407		31.49%		4,468
	Trimble		1,659		85.16%		271		13.91%		4		0.21%		14		0.72%		1,388		71.25%		1,948
	Union		4,713		81.47%		965		16.68%		104		1.80%		3		0.05%		3,748		64.79%		5,785
	Warren		8,113		64.83%		4,347		34.74%		16		0.13%		38		0.30%		3,766		30.09%		12,514
	Washington		2,516		50.90%		2,391		48.37%		23		0.47%		13		0.26%		125		2.53%		4,943
	Wayne		2,546		46.46%		2,924		53.36%		4		0.07%		6		0.11%		-378		-6.90%		5,480
	Webster		4,788		70.49%		1,983		29.20%		5		0.07%		16		0.24%		2,805		41.30%		6,792
	Whitley		3,175		35.59%		5,733		64.27%		4		0.04%		8		0.09%		-2,558		-28.68%		8,920
	Wolfe		1,577		61.87%		972		38.13%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		605		23.73%		2,549
	Woodford		2,574		62.20%		1,558		37.65%		3		0.07%		3		0.07%		1,016		24.55%		4,138
Totals	541,944	58.51%	369,702	39.92%	12,501	1.35%	2,059	0.22%	172,242	18.60%	926,214

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1936 – Encyclopædia Britannica. January 15, 2019.
2. Web site: 1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41). January 15, 2019.
3. Web site: 1936 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky. January 15, 2019.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936. January 15, 2019.
5. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . 2023-04-15 . uselectionatlas.org.
6. Géoelections; 1936 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15 with data on request)
7. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 178-179
8. Totals for Lemke and “other” candidates in this county are different from those in Géoelections, whose Lemke figure is greater than the total non-major-party vote from America at the Polls. They have been adjusted to match the totals found in Dave Leip’s Atlas.