1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1936 United States presidential election 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1932 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1932 1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1940 November 3, 1936 x200px Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 june (3x4 cropped) (B&W).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John Nance Garner 36 2,353,987 56.88% LandonPortr (cropped).jpg Alf Landon Republican Party (United States) Kansas Frank Knox 0 1,690,200 40.84% 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 300px County results Roosevelt #b9d7ff 40–50%#86b6f2 50–60%#4389e3 60–70% Landon #f2b3be 40–50%#e27f90 50–60%#cc2f4a 60–70% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon, by a large margin of 16.04%. After the state voted to re-elect incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover in 1932, Roosevelt became the first Democrat to win Pennsylvania since native son James Buchanan in 1856. Roosevelt's victory marked the beginning of the state's shift from a Republican stronghold to a key swing state, and began a Democratic winning streak in the city of Philadelphia which has yet to be broken. Pennsylvania has backed the winning candidate in all but four presidential elections since (1948, 1968, 2000, and 2004). 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the only election since 1856 in which Lebanon County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Roosevelt became the first ever Democrat to win Blair County and Lawrence County, the first since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win Armstrong County, and the first since James Buchanan in 1856 to win Dauphin County and Philadelphia County. Mifflin County voted Democratic for the first time since 1884.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 287-290 0786422173Murphy Paul Political Parties In American History, Volume 3, 1890-present 1974 G. P. Putnam's Sons Results 1936 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaDavid Leip Dave Leip’s U.S Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1936&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1936 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania 2018-03-23PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) 2,353,987 56.88% 36 Republican Alf Landon 1,690,200 40.84% 0 Royal Oak William Lemke 67,468 1.63% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 14,599 0.35% 0 Prohibition D. Leigh Colvin 6,687 0.16% 0 Communist Earl Browder 4,061 0.10% 0 Industrial Labor John Aiken 1,424 0.03% 0 Totals 4,138,426 100.00% 36 Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Alf LandonRepublican William LemkeGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1936.htm 1936 Presidential Election Popular VoteRoyal Oak Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescastScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 381-382 0405077114 # % # % # % # % # % Adams 8,336 47.88% 8,313 47.75% 712 4.09% 49 0.28% 23 0.13% 17,410 Allegheny 366,593 65.21% 176,224 31.35% 16,182 2.88% 3,177 0.57% 190,369 33.86% 562,176 Armstrong 15,955 52.42% 14,198 46.65% 103 0.34% 178 0.58% 1,757 5.77% 30,434 Beaver 37,205 63.80% 20,223 34.68% 511 0.88% 373 0.64% 16,982 29.12% 58,312 Bedford 8,937 49.15% 9,014 49.58% 110 0.60% 121 0.67% -77 -0.42% 18,182 Berks 56,907 64.43% 26,699 30.23% 1,879 2.13% 2,842 3.22% 30,208 34.20% 88,327 Blair 27,038 51.41% 24,711 46.98% 612 1.16% 236 0.45% 2,327 4.42% 52,597 Bradford 8,078 32.39% 16,643 66.74% 102 0.41% 113 0.45% -8,565 -34.35% 24,936 Bucks 24,159 49.41% 23,860 48.80% 551 1.13% 325 0.66% 299 0.61% 48,895 Butler 16,008 48.06% 16,772 50.35% 288 0.86% 241 0.72% -764 -2.29% 33,309 Cambria 46,687 64.57% 24,378 33.72% 958 1.32% 281 0.39% 22,309 30.85% 72,304 Cameron 1,538 45.44% 1,801 53.21% 26 0.77% 20 0.59% -263 -7.77% 3,385 Carbon 14,179 54.93% 11,298 43.77% 234 0.91% 100 0.39% 2,881 11.16% 25,811 Centre 11,734 53.79% 9,869 45.24% 65 0.30% 146 0.67% 1,865 8.55% 21,814 Chester 26,676 47.11% 29,340 51.81% 385 0.68% 228 0.40% -2,664 -4.70% 56,629 Clarion 8,412 48.94% 8,477 49.32% 184 1.07% 116 0.67% -65 -0.38% 17,189 Clearfield 20,799 57.69% 14,531 40.31% 345 0.96% 375 1.04% 6,268 17.39% 36,050 Clinton 8,351 55.79% 6,479 43.28% 59 0.39% 80 0.53% 1,872 12.51% 14,969 Columbia 14,141 58.66% 9,674 40.13% 87 0.36% 206 0.85% 4,467 18.53% 24,108 Crawford 12,788 45.37% 14,463 51.31% 700 2.48% 238 0.84% -1,675 -5.94% 28,189 Cumberland 18,850 55.41% 14,912 43.83% 67 0.20% 192 0.56% 3,938 11.58% 34,021 Dauphin 43,256 51.80% 39,598 47.42% 281 0.34% 365 0.44% 3,658 4.38% 83,500 Delaware 65,117 45.53% 74,899 52.37% 2,140 1.50% 857 0.60% -9,782 -6.84% 143,013 Elk 9,035 57.80% 5,489 35.12% 1,039 6.65% 68 0.44% 3,546 22.69% 15,631 Erie 33,042 50.57% 25,607 39.19% 6,144 9.40% 552 0.84% 7,435 11.38% 65,345 Fayette 48,291 67.88% 21,984 30.90% 376 0.53% 493 0.69% 26,307 36.98% 71,144 Forest 1,157 39.18% 1,757 59.50% 23 0.78% 16 0.54% -600 -20.32% 2,953 Franklin 15,632 53.15% 13,616 46.29% 61 0.21% 104 0.35% 2,016 6.85% 29,413 Fulton 2,431 53.65% 2,085 46.02% 0 0.00% 15 0.33% 346 7.64% 4,531 Greene 12,006 64.99% 6,359 34.42% 43 0.23% 66 0.36% 5,647 30.57% 18,474 Huntingdon 7,429 42.72% 9,815 56.43% 46 0.26% 102 0.59% -2,386 -13.72% 17,392 Indiana 15,353 47.71% 16,530 51.37% 75 0.23% 219 0.68% -1,177 -3.66% 32,177 Jefferson 11,080 47.54% 11,943 51.24% 102 0.44% 181 0.78% -863 -3.70% 23,306 Juniata 3,782 51.06% 3,576 48.28% 7 0.09% 42 0.57% 206 2.78% 7,407 Lackawanna 80,585 60.23% 51,186 38.26% 1,358 1.01% 672 0.50% 29,399 21.97% 133,801 Lancaster 38,454 46.74% 42,272 51.38% 1,054 1.28% 493 0.60% -3,818 -4.64% 82,273 Lawrence 21,994 57.74% 15,458 40.58% 310 0.81% 328 0.86% 6,536 17.16% 38,090 Lebanon 13,800 50.23% 13,213 48.09% 160 0.58% 303 1.10% 587 2.14% 27,476 Lehigh 35,325 56.41% 25,841 41.27% 931 1.49% 524 0.84% 9,484 15.15% 62,621 Luzerne 104,809 55.61% 81,672 43.33% 1,136 0.60% 862 0.46% 23,137 12.28% 188,479 Lycoming 19,376 50.62% 18,315 47.84% 246 0.64% 343 0.90% 1,061 2.77% 38,280 McKean 9,733 43.88% 11,837 53.37% 445 2.01% 166 0.75% -2,104 -9.49% 22,181 Mercer 20,879 51.79% 18,493 45.88% 552 1.37% 387 0.96% 2,386 5.92% 40,311 Mifflin 9,581 57.98% 6,867 41.56% 26 0.16% 51 0.31% 2,714 16.42% 16,525 Monroe 8,212 58.33% 5,778 41.04% 47 0.33% 42 0.30% 2,434 17.29% 14,079 Montgomery 57,870 45.74% 66,442 52.52% 1,565 1.24% 629 0.50% -8,572 -6.78% 126,506 Montour 3,534 59.76% 2,350 39.74% 20 0.34% 10 0.17% 1,184 20.02% 5,914 Northampton 36,871 60.31% 22,827 37.34% 1,020 1.67% 418 0.68% 14,044 22.97% 61,136 Northumberland 31,849 58.63% 21,758 40.06% 459 0.85% 252 0.46% 10,091 18.58% 54,318 Perry 5,780 49.83% 5,759 49.65% 9 0.08% 52 0.45% 21 0.18% 11,600 Philadelphia 539,757 60.46% 329,881 36.95% 18,266 2.05% 4,846 0.54% 209,876 23.51% 892,750 Pike 2,396 50.54% 2,304 48.60% 17 0.36% 24 0.51% 92 1.94% 4,741 Potter 3,553 39.81% 5,172 57.94% 106 1.19% 95 1.06% -1,619 -18.14% 8,926 Schuylkill 55,183 54.68% 44,353 43.95% 999 0.99% 386 0.38% 10,830 10.73% 100,921 Snyder 2,999 34.88% 5,550 64.55% 21 0.24% 28 0.33% -2,551 -29.67% 8,598 Somerset 16,184 47.97% 17,375 51.50% 72 0.21% 110 0.33% -1,191 -3.53% 33,741 Sullivan 1,740 44.37% 2,121 54.08% 28 0.71% 33 0.84% -381 -9.71% 3,922 Susquehanna 6,520 39.43% 9,745 58.94% 196 1.19% 73 0.44% -3,225 -19.51% 16,534 Tioga 5,442 30.05% 12,567 69.40% 34 0.19% 65 0.36% -7,125 -39.35% 18,108 Union 2,946 34.25% 5,589 64.97% 17 0.20% 50 0.58% -2,643 -30.73% 8,602 Venango 9,212 33.42% 17,676 64.13% 233 0.85% 442 1.60% -8,464 -30.71% 27,563 Warren 8,495 45.27% 9,440 50.30% 564 3.01% 268 1.43% -945 -5.04% 18,767 Washington 52,878 68.52% 23,342 30.25% 603 0.78% 345 0.45% 29,536 38.27% 77,168 Wayne 4,864 33.82% 9,347 65.00% 100 0.70% 69 0.48% -4,483 -31.18% 14,380 Westmoreland 73,574 65.73% 36,079 32.23% 1,436 1.28% 848 0.76% 37,495 33.50% 111,937 Wyoming 3,269 37.63% 5,321 61.25% 36 0.41% 61 0.70% -2,052 -23.62% 8,687 York 45,142 59.53% 29,233 38.55% 915 1.21% 547 0.72% 15,909 20.98% 75,837Totals2,353,78856.88%1,690,30040.85%67,4781.63%26,5390.64%663,48816.03%4,138,105 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Armstrong Blair Bucks Carbon Centre Clinton Cumberland Dauphin Franklin Lawrence Lebanon Lycoming Mercer Mifflin Perry Philadelphia Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clarion Sullivan See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania References Pennsylvania 1936 Category:1936 Pennsylvania elections