1936 United States presidential election in Ohio explained

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Election Name:1936 United States presidential election in Ohio
Country:Ohio
Flag Year:1902
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1932 United States presidential election in Ohio
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1940 United States presidential election in Ohio
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 Vote1:26
Popular Vote1:1,747,140
Percentage1:57.99%
Nominee2:Alf Landon
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Kansas
Running Mate2:Frank Knox
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:1,127,855
Percentage2:37.44%
Map Size:250px
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 Ohio was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ohio was decisively won by Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with 57.99% of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Alf Landon, garnered a meager 37.44% of the popular vote.[1], this is the last election in which Allen County and Hancock County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]

Results

1936 United States presidential election in Ohio
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)1,747,14057.99%26
RepublicanAlf Landon1,127,85537.44%0
UnionWilliam Lemke132,2124.39%0
CommunistEarl Browder5,2510.17%0
Write-insScattered1310.01%0
Totals3,012,589100.0%26

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican
William Frederick Lemke[3]
Union
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast[4]
%%%%%
Adams5,83249.55%5,91050.21%220.19%60.05%-78-0.66%11,770
Allen16,50049.12%15,07944.89%2,0025.96%110.03%1,4214.23%33,592
Ashland8,81857.44%6,15440.09%3572.33%230.15%2,66417.35%15,352
Ashtabula14,46848.21%14,02546.73%1,4534.84%640.21%4431.48%30,010
Athens13,20557.61%9,50941.48%1910.83%170.07%3,69616.12%22,922
Auglaize7,83554.77%5,52638.63%9406.57%40.03%2,30916.14%14,305
Belmont30,54567.16%14,51131.91%3290.72%960.21%16,03435.25%45,481
Brown6,31656.96%4,51140.68%2572.32%40.04%1,80516.28%11,088
Butler29,89259.99%17,84235.80%1,9964.01%1020.20%12,05024.18%49,832
Carroll3,80145.59%4,44053.26%941.13%20.02%-639-7.66%8,337
Champaign6,48547.27%6,87250.09%3572.60%50.04%-387-2.82%13,719
Clark26,13861.44%15,48336.40%8842.08%350.08%10,65525.05%42,540
Clermont9,20453.29%7,60844.05%4442.57%140.08%1,5969.24%17,270
Clinton5,78547.70%6,26551.66%710.59%60.05%-480-3.96%12,127
Columbiana22,66456.38%16,98642.26%4951.23%530.13%5,67814.13%40,198
Coshocton9,31658.72%6,44940.65%930.59%80.05%2,86718.07%15,866
Crawford10,95559.48%6,63836.04%8104.40%160.09%4,31723.44%18,419
Cuyahoga311,11765.44%128,94727.12%33,1286.97%2,2260.47%182,17038.32%475,418
Darke11,11454.79%8,37541.29%7883.89%60.03%2,73913.50%20,283
Defiance5,60848.05%5,00042.84%1,0609.08%20.02%6085.21%11,670
Delaware7,04547.90%7,36450.06%2972.02%30.02%-319-2.17%14,709
Erie10,37655.43%6,86936.69%1,4527.76%230.12%3,50718.73%18,720
Fairfield12,32259.16%8,06238.70%4302.06%160.08%4,26020.45%20,830
Fayette5,80754.33%4,84145.29%330.31%80.07%9669.04%10,689
Franklin90,74657.42%63,83040.39%3,3252.10%1460.09%26,91617.03%158,047
Fulton3,58235.04%6,15260.17%4824.71%80.08%-2,570-25.14%10,224
Gallia4,54840.34%6,70059.42%170.15%100.09%-2,152-19.09%11,275
Geauga3,40046.49%3,62049.49%2823.86%120.16%-220-3.01%7,314
Greene8,94653.53%7,44944.57%2991.79%180.11%1,4978.96%16,712
Guernsey11,40456.82%8,53242.51%1140.57%200.10%2,87214.31%20,070
Hamilton153,11754.60%108,50638.69%18,4266.57%3870.14%44,61115.91%280,436
Hancock9,92947.77%9,81647.23%1,0304.96%90.04%1130.54%20,784
Hardin8,44151.84%7,63146.86%2061.27%50.03%8104.97%16,283
Harrison5,23152.08%4,77947.58%250.25%100.10%4524.50%10,045
Henry5,47251.29%4,10838.51%1,07610.09%120.11%1,36412.79%10,668
Highland8,01151.85%7,39247.84%390.25%90.06%6194.01%15,451
Hocking6,58061.62%3,96037.09%1321.24%60.06%2,62024.54%10,678
Holmes4,09763.70%2,24734.93%831.29%50.08%1,85028.76%6,432
Huron8,50047.16%8,31846.15%1,1946.63%100.06%1821.01%18,022
Jackson6,80249.67%6,85350.04%330.24%60.04%-51-0.37%13,694
Jefferson27,47267.11%13,04431.87%3630.89%560.14%14,42835.25%40,935
Knox8,31549.97%7,95647.81%3692.22%10.01%3592.16%16,641
Lake11,21351.66%9,38643.24%1,0704.93%380.18%1,8278.42%21,707
Lawrence11,47157.17%8,49842.35%850.42%120.06%2,97314.82%20,066
Licking17,78558.56%11,95839.37%6062.00%230.08%5,82719.19%30,372
Logan7,35346.23%8,36352.58%1801.13%90.06%-1,010-6.35%15,905
Lorain24,39357.19%15,90637.29%2,2805.35%770.18%8,48719.90%42,656
Lucas74,15555.76%45,85334.48%12,6169.49%3550.27%28,30221.28%132,979
Madison5,18451.17%4,84347.81%940.93%90.09%3413.37%10,130
Mahoning64,88671.41%24,82527.32%9731.07%1740.19%40,06144.09%90,858
Marion11,88155.45%9,07042.33%4592.14%170.08%2,81113.12%21,427
Medina7,40049.14%7,28348.37%3642.42%110.07%1170.78%15,058
Meigs6,08548.49%6,46451.51%00.00%00.00%-379-3.02%12,549
Mercer7,21754.66%3,60227.28%2,38118.03%40.03%3,61527.38%13,204
Miami12,75450.44%11,34344.86%1,1774.65%120.05%1,4115.58%25,286
Monroe5,36861.64%3,21136.87%1251.44%50.06%2,15724.77%8,709
Montgomery76,43059.81%44,74235.02%6,4695.06%1370.11%31,68824.80%127,778
Morgan3,09339.65%4,63059.35%750.96%30.04%-1,537-19.70%7,801
Morrow3,94747.83%4,08649.52%2152.61%40.05%-139-1.68%8,252
Muskingum16,26549.93%15,45447.44%8222.52%320.10%8112.49%32,573
Noble3,86546.46%4,38452.70%700.84%00.00%-519-6.24%8,319
Ottawa6,33556.87%4,00635.96%7967.15%20.02%2,32920.91%11,139
Paulding4,17950.65%3,85346.70%2162.62%30.04%3263.95%8,251
Perry8,50853.90%6,82643.24%4342.75%170.11%1,68210.66%15,785
Pickaway7,81361.22%4,92038.55%240.19%60.05%2,89322.67%12,763
Pike5,28764.13%2,95335.82%30.04%10.01%2,33428.31%8,244
Portage13,79861.43%8,03535.77%6022.68%280.12%5,76325.66%22,463
Preble6,36651.80%5,59345.51%3252.64%60.05%7736.29%12,290
Putnam5,78646.23%4,15133.16%2,56620.50%140.11%1,63513.06%12,517
Richland20,07061.27%11,22034.25%1,4164.32%520.16%8,85027.02%32,758
Ross12,50355.71%9,81743.75%950.42%260.12%2,68611.97%22,441
Sandusky9,17145.26%8,69242.89%2,38211.75%200.10%4792.36%20,265
Scioto22,24355.08%17,86044.23%2550.63%220.05%4,38310.85%40,380
Seneca8,98240.35%9,95344.71%3,30714.86%170.08%-971-4.36%22,259
Shelby7,11053.43%4,48233.68%1,70612.82%90.07%2,62819.75%13,307
Stark57,93159.96%34,69335.91%3,8353.97%1530.16%23,23824.05%96,612
Summit91,83668.69%38,99129.16%2,5811.93%2880.22%52,84539.53%133,696
Trumbull32,38464.34%16,88733.55%9661.92%920.18%15,49730.79%50,329
Tuscarawas21,99166.71%10,31731.30%6221.89%350.11%11,67435.41%32,965
Union5,15747.10%5,67351.81%1151.05%50.05%-516-4.71%10,950
Van Wert7,74452.56%6,27542.59%7044.78%100.07%1,4699.97%14,733
Vinton2,90248.58%3,05651.16%140.23%20.03%-154-2.58%5,974
Warren7,20949.02%7,35950.04%1340.91%50.03%-150-1.02%14,707
Washington10,20347.78%10,82650.70%3111.46%140.07%-623-2.92%21,354
Wayne12,66654.08%10,33144.11%4181.78%80.03%2,3359.97%23,423
Williams5,62842.31%7,05053.00%6194.65%50.04%-1,422-10.69%13,302
Wood11,25545.42%11,71647.28%1,7987.26%90.04%-461-1.86%24,778
Wyandot5,59754.41%4,26041.42%4294.17%00.00%1,33713.00%10,286
Totals1,747,14058.00%1,127,85537.44%132,2124.39%5,2510.17%619,28520.56%3,012,458

See also

Notes and References

  1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1936 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. Géoelections; 1936 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15 on request)
  4. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 348-349