1936 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

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Election Name:1936 United States presidential election in Virginia
Country:Virginia
Flag Year:1931
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1932 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1940 United States presidential election in Virginia
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 N. Garner
Electoral Vote1:11
Popular Vote1:234,980
Percentage1:70.23%
Nominee2:Alf Landon
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Kansas
Running Mate2:Frank Knox
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:98,336
Percentage2:29.39%
Map Size:435px
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 Virginia took place on November 3, 1936. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 60.80% of the vote. Roosevelt carried Virginia with the largest percentage since 1832, and no candidate since has been able to match his performance in the state., this is the last election in which Page County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]

Results

1936 United States presidential election in Virginia[2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)234,98070.23%11
RepublicanAlf Landon98,33629.39%0
ProhibitionD. Leigh Colvin5940.18%0
SocialistNorman Thomas3130.09%0
UnionWilliam Lemke2330.07%0
CommunistEarl Browder980.03%0
Socialist LaborJohn W. Aiken360.01%0
Totals334,590100.00%11
Voter turnout (Voting age)25.7%[3]

Results by county

County or Independent City[4] Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic		Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast[5]
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Accomack County1,58370.08%67029.66%60.27%91340.42%2,259
Albemarle County1,82573.98%63525.74%70.28%1,19048.24%2,467
Alleghany County2,01360.18%1,31939.43%130.39%69420.75%3,345
Amelia County75375.53%23923.97%50.50%51451.55%997
Amherst County1,73487.75%23611.94%60.30%1,49875.81%1,976
Appomattox County1,37586.64%20412.85%80.50%1,17173.79%1,587
Arlington County4,97163.45%2,82536.06%390.50%2,14627.39%7,835
Augusta County2,87262.83%1,66836.49%310.68%1,20426.34%4,571
Bath County61454.34%51445.49%20.18%1008.85%1,130
Bedford County2,27678.32%61921.30%110.38%1,65757.02%2,906
Bland County77854.60%64245.05%50.35%1369.54%1,425
Botetourt County1,54453.22%1,34346.29%140.48%2016.93%2,901
Brunswick County1,30395.46%604.40%20.15%1,24391.06%1,365
Buchanan County1,88669.88%80829.94%50.19%1,07839.94%2,699
Buckingham County94577.46%27322.38%20.16%67255.08%1,220
Campbell County1,98784.09%37015.66%60.25%1,61768.43%2,363
Caroline County1,10480.76%25818.87%50.37%84661.89%1,367
Carroll County2,12239.53%3,24560.45%10.02%-1,123-20.92%5,368
Charles City County23374.68%7925.32%00.00%15449.36%312
Charlotte County1,72789.85%1909.89%50.26%1,53779.97%1,922
Chesterfield County2,52279.48%62119.57%300.95%1,90159.91%3,173
Clarke County94082.38%19817.35%30.26%74265.03%1,141
Craig County65362.25%39537.65%10.10%25824.59%1,049
Culpeper County1,26669.41%55130.21%70.38%71539.20%1,824
Cumberland County47677.27%13622.08%40.65%34055.19%616
Dickenson County2,68370.05%1,14629.92%10.03%1,53740.13%3,830
Dinwiddie County1,34391.05%1278.61%50.34%1,21682.44%1,475
Elizabeth City County1,92575.79%59723.50%180.71%1,32852.28%2,540
Essex County52781.71%11617.98%20.31%41163.72%645
Fairfax County2,91364.35%1,58434.99%300.66%1,32929.36%4,527
Fauquier County2,03776.24%62923.54%60.22%1,40852.69%2,672
Floyd County69930.75%1,56668.90%80.35%-867-38.14%2,273
Fluvanna County58672.52%21726.86%50.62%36945.67%808
Franklin County2,28569.83%97529.80%120.37%1,31040.04%3,272
Frederick County1,38667.35%66532.31%70.34%72135.03%2,058
Giles County1,54759.59%1,04740.33%20.08%50019.26%2,596
Gloucester County1,01278.03%28121.67%40.31%73156.36%1,297
Goochland County63873.33%22826.21%40.46%41047.13%870
Grayson County3,00547.31%3,34352.63%40.06%-338-5.32%6,352
Greene County34151.43%32148.42%10.15%203.02%663
Greensville County884100.00%00.00%00.00%884100.00%884
Halifax County4,33193.30%3026.51%90.19%4,02986.79%4,642
Hanover County1,39780.47%32718.84%120.69%1,07061.64%1,736
Henrico County3,61073.39%1,28526.12%240.49%2,32547.27%4,919
Henry County1,79079.48%45820.34%40.18%1,33259.15%2,252
Highland County51549.52%52250.19%30.29%-7-0.67%1,040
Isle of Wight County1,02583.00%20716.76%30.24%81866.23%1,235
James City County30281.18%7018.82%00.00%23262.37%372
King and Queen County37274.85%12424.95%10.20%24849.90%497
King George County46961.23%29538.51%20.26%17422.72%766
King William County69676.48%21123.19%30.33%48553.30%910
Lancaster County68967.95%32231.76%30.30%36736.19%1,014
Lee County4,12066.46%2,06633.33%130.21%2,05433.13%6,199
Loudoun County2,28772.33%86727.42%80.25%1,42044.91%3,162
Louisa County1,10068.84%48630.41%120.75%61438.42%1,598
Lunenburg County1,29194.23%775.62%20.15%1,21488.61%1,370
Madison County80454.81%66245.13%10.07%1429.68%1,467
Mathews County62257.65%45241.89%50.46%17015.76%1,079
Mecklenburg County2,73093.05%2026.88%20.07%2,52886.16%2,934
Middlesex County65383.61%12315.75%50.64%53067.86%781
Montgomery County1,83249.34%1,85249.88%290.78%-20-0.54%3,713
Nansemond County1,47889.36%17510.58%10.06%1,30378.78%1,654
Nelson County1,20476.35%37023.46%30.19%83452.89%1,577
New Kent County30771.90%12028.10%00.00%18743.79%427
Norfolk County3,73484.75%65214.80%200.45%3,08269.95%4,406
Northampton County97577.69%27722.07%30.24%69855.62%1,255
Northumberland County61870.39%26029.61%00.00%35840.77%878
Nottoway County1,29782.72%26016.58%110.70%1,03766.14%1,568
Orange County1,22775.00%40224.57%70.43%82550.43%1,636
Page County1,88854.77%1,55145.00%80.23%3379.78%3,447
Patrick County1,58868.45%72631.29%60.26%86237.16%2,320
Pittsylvania County3,69486.82%55613.07%50.12%3,13873.75%4,255
Powhatan County43873.49%15826.51%00.00%28046.98%596
Prince Edward County1,15381.77%25317.94%40.28%90063.83%1,410
Prince George County71384.48%12815.17%30.36%58569.31%844
Prince William County1,51276.29%45723.06%130.66%1,05553.23%1,982
Princess Anne County1,92581.29%43618.41%70.30%1,48962.88%2,368
Pulaski County2,33766.37%1,18033.51%40.11%1,15732.86%3,521
Rappahannock County68673.92%24125.97%10.11%44547.95%928
Richmond County45167.51%21732.49%00.00%23435.03%668
Roanoke County3,42261.57%2,10537.87%310.56%1,31723.70%5,558
Rockbridge County1,63564.98%86834.50%130.52%76730.48%2,516
Rockingham County2,91650.33%2,83448.91%440.76%821.42%5,794
Russell County3,14366.03%1,59933.59%180.38%1,54432.44%4,760
Scott County2,12250.91%2,04649.09%00.00%761.82%4,168
Shenandoah County2,86147.46%3,15252.29%150.25%-291-4.83%6,028
Smyth County2,33752.86%2,06746.75%170.38%2706.11%4,421
Southampton County1,67391.62%1488.11%50.27%1,52583.52%1,826
Spotsylvania County83664.61%45335.01%50.39%38329.60%1,294
Stafford County65152.08%59647.68%30.24%554.40%1,250
Surry County71588.93%8710.82%20.25%62878.11%804
Sussex County88087.48%12612.52%00.00%75474.95%1,006
Tazewell County2,99259.90%1,98139.66%220.44%1,01120.24%4,995
Warren County1,17473.19%42626.56%40.25%74846.63%1,604
Warwick County87080.93%20018.60%50.47%67062.33%1,075
Washington County2,59555.76%2,04743.98%120.26%54811.77%4,654
Westmoreland County87174.64%29625.36%00.00%57549.27%1,167
Wise County5,39972.28%2,05727.54%140.19%3,34244.74%7,470
Wythe County2,08942.82%2,78157.01%80.16%-692-14.19%4,878
York County72973.79%22823.08%313.14%50150.71%988
Alexandria City3,38172.71%1,22526.34%440.95%2,15646.37%4,650
Bristol City1,36481.09%31118.49%70.42%1,05362.60%1,682
Buena Vista City36367.22%17732.78%00.00%18634.44%540
Charlottesville City1,39379.97%33519.23%140.80%1,05860.73%1,742
Clifton Forge City1,19977.35%34322.13%80.52%85655.23%1,550
Danville City3,26684.94%54914.28%300.78%2,71770.66%3,845
Fredericksburg City94469.57%41130.29%20.15%53339.28%1,357
Hampton City97183.56%19016.35%10.09%78167.21%1,162
Harrisonburg City1,39060.51%89438.92%130.57%49621.59%2,297
Hopewell City1,30979.29%33220.11%100.61%97759.18%1,651
Lynchburg City3,69772.60%1,37326.96%220.43%2,32445.64%5,092
Martinsville City94978.56%25521.11%40.33%69457.45%1,208
Newport News City4,02181.04%91918.52%220.44%3,10262.52%4,962
Norfolk City10,56176.26%3,22923.32%590.43%7,33252.94%13,849
Petersburg City2,19282.69%44416.75%150.57%1,74865.94%2,651
Portsmouth City5,61786.30%86113.23%310.48%4,75673.07%6,509
Radford City65060.30%42139.05%70.65%22921.24%1,078
Richmond City18,78480.45%4,47819.18%860.37%14,30661.27%23,348
Roanoke City7,08767.47%3,36332.02%540.51%3,72435.45%10,504
South Norfolk City82382.14%17217.17%70.70%65164.97%1,002
Staunton City1,09165.41%56834.05%90.54%52331.35%1,668
Suffolk City1,36082.88%28117.12%00.00%1,07965.75%1,641
Williamsburg City38979.55%9619.63%40.82%29359.92%489
Winchester City1,09659.21%74340.14%120.65%35319.07%1,851
Totals234,98070.23%98,33629.39%1,2740.38%136,64440.84%334,590

Notes and References

  1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  2. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 . Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives . 38.
  3. Williamson, Hugh P.; ‘Evolution of the Franchise in England and the United States’; The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, vol. 6, no. 3 (April 1947), pp.403-419
  4. Web site: 1936 President General Election . July 8, 2024 . Virginia Department of Elections: Historical Elections Database.
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 474-476

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