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| Election Name: | 1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 165,238 |
| Percentage1: | 53.10% |
| Nominee2: | Alf Landon |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Kansas |
| Running Mate2: | Frank Knox |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 125,031 |
| Percentage2: | 40.18% |
| Image3: | WilliamLemke22.jpg |
| Nominee3: | William Lemke |
| Party3: | Union Party (United States) |
| Home State3: | North Dakota |
| Running Mate3: | Thomas C. O'Brien |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 19,569 |
| Percentage3: | 6.29% |
| 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 Rhode Island was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the state by a margin of 12.92%. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to ever win Newport County.
| 1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | Alf LandonRepublican | Other candidatesVarious parties | Total | ||||
| % | % | % | ||||||
| Bristol | 49.96% | 5,327 | 45.6% | 4,867 | 4.4% | 468 | 10,662 | |
| Kent | 47.2% | 13,238 | 48.4% | 13,550 | 4.4% | 1,231 | 28,019 | |
| Newport | 49.1% | 9,499 | 48.3% | 9,358 | 2.6% | 504 | 19,361 | |
| Providence | 55.1% | 131,218 | 37.2% | 88,492 | 7.7% | 18,370 | 238,080 | |
| Washington | 39.6% | 5,956 | 58.2% | 8,764 | 2.2% | 336 | 15,056 | |