1936 United States presidential election in Florida

none June 2025 September 2023 1936 United States presidential election in Florida Florida 1900 presidential no 1932 United States presidential election in Florida 1932 November 8, 1936 1940 United States presidential election in Florida 1940 x200px Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 june (3x4 cropped) (B&W).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John Nance Garner 7 249,117 76.08% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic LandonPortr (cropped).jpg Alf Landon Republican Party (United States) Frank Knox Kansas 0 23.90% 78,248 1936 United States presidential election in Florida results map by county.svg 400px County results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% 1936 United States presidential election The 1936 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 8, 1936. Florida voters chose seven electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ever since the disfranchisement of blacks at the beginning of the 1890s, Florida had been a one-party state ruled by the Democratic Party. The disfranchisement of blacks and poor whites by poll taxes in 1889Silbey, Joel H. and Bogue, Allan G.; The History of American Electoral Behavior, p. 210 140087114X had left the Republican Party – between 1872 and 1888 dependent upon black votes – virtually extinct. With the single exception of William Howard Taft's win in Calhoun County in 1908Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 156-157 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press the Democratic Party won every county in Florida in every presidential election from 1892In the 1892 presidential election, Republican Benjamin Harrison was not on the ballot and the party backed Populist James B. Weaver. until 1916. Only twice – and never for more than one term – did any Republican serve in either house of the state legislature between 1896 and 1928. Despite this Democratic dominance and the restrictions on the franchise of the poorer classes due to the poll tax, significant socialist movements were to develop and persist in TampaFord, Edward J.; 'Life on the Campaign Trail: a Political Anthropology of Local Politics' (thesis), published 2008 by University of South Florida, pp. 114-118 and to a lesser extent over other parts of the state, especially against the powerful Ku Klux Klan.Gregory, Raymond F.; Norman Thomas: The Great Dissenter, pp. 150-151 0875866239 There was also a powerful Prohibitionist movements in older North Florida, which saw the Prohibition Party even win the governorship for one term under the notorious anti-Catholic minister Sidney J. Catts. The 1920s saw the GOP increase its vote totals above those from traditional Unionists (which Florida entirely lacked) in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama or Georgia, aided by a growing "Presidential Republican" vote in southern Florida from migrants from northern states.Phillips, Kevin; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 210-211, 261 9780691163246 In 1928, Florida, especially the western Panhandle pineywoods, turned dramatically away from the Democratic Party due to the nomination of Catholic Al Smith, with the result that Herbert Hoover became the first Republican to win a statewide election since the end of Reconstruction. However, the Depression and elimination of anti-Catholicism saw a return to normal overwhelming Democratic dominance in 1932. Despite this, Hoover's gains in newer South and Central Florida were not completely lost, as Republicans still managed 40% of the vote in Osceola, Charlotte, and Pinellas counties, all of which were beginning to see large-scale migration from historically Republican Northern states. In 1932, Florida would elect David Sholtz as governor who was closely allied with President Roosevelt and strongly in favor of the New Deal. He would even fashion himself politically in a manner that was similar to Roosevelt.Cox, Merlin G. (1964) "David Sholtz: New Deal Governor of Florida," Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 43 : No. 2, Article 5. Roosevelt would face an assassination attempt in Miami's Bayfront Park in February 1933. Roosevelt would visit Florida on March 23, 1936, going to Rollins College in Winter Park to do a ceremony there. The event would attract sizable crowds and it is believed the presidential election occurring in November would be a sizable motivator for his trip. It was estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 people would watch the motorcade that ended up driving for 10 miles and David Sholtz would ride alongside him.Dickinson Joy January 20, 2013 Despite bullets in Miami, FDR conquered Central Florida in open motorcade Orlando Sentinel https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-xpm-2013-01-20-os-joy-wallace-dickinson-0120-20130120-story.html June 7, 2021 A number of conservative Southern newspapers – in Florida, the Jacksonville Times-Union – were opposed to Roosevelt and despite the extreme historical hostility towards the GOP, supported Republican nominee Alf Landon in all but name.Shappard, Si; The Buying of the Presidency?: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal, and the Election of 1936 (Praeger Series on American Political Culture), p. 115 144083105X Nonetheless, a combination of powerful political funding of the Democratic Party from textile and other businesses,Webber, Michael J.; New Deal Fat Cats: Business, Labor, and Campaign Finance in the 1936 Presidential Election, pp. 100-103 082321947X and support for FDR's New Deal in the anti-Smith pineywoods,Phillips, The Emerging Republican Majority; p. 262 meant that Landon had no hope of making any gains on Herbert Hoover's performance in 1932. Incumbent President Roosevelt won by 170,869 votes or 52.18%, carrying as in 1932 every county in the state.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1936&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1936 Presidential General Election Results – Florida Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S Presidential Elections Roosevelt's 76.08% is the second-best ever Democratic performance in Florida behind only Grover Cleveland's 1892 performance and the best ever Democratic performance for a Democrat with a Republican opponent. Democratic primary Florida held a presidential primary for the Democratic Party on June 2, 1936. Roosevelt won most of the vote in every county in Florida.https://archive.org/details/TabulationofofficialvoteFloridaprimaryelections1936/page/n2/mode/1up Tabulation of official vote. Florida primary elections: Democratic and Republican (1936) Florida Secretary of State 1936 3 CandidateNumber of votes%Our Campaigns - FL US President - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1936 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=35553 2025-03-22 www.ourcampaigns.comFranklin D. Roosevelt242,98289.67%Joseph Coutremarsh27,98210.33%Total270,964100% Results Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic New York 249,117 76.08% 7 John Nance Garner Texas Alf Landon Republican Kansas 78,248 23.90% 0 Frank Knox Illinois Write-ins — — 56 0.02% 0 — — Norman Thomas Socialist New York 9 0.00% 0 George A. Nelson Wisconsin William Lemke Write-in North Dakota 1 0.00% 0 Thomas C. O'Brien Massachusetts Earl Browder Write-in — 1 0.00% 0 James W. Ford New York 327,436 100.00% 7 266 Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Alf LandonRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 87-88 0405077114 # % # % # % # % Alachua 4,788 84.33% 890 15.67% 3,898 68.65% 5,678 Baker 1,555 93.06% 116 6.94% 1,439 86.12% 1,671 Bay 3,202 85.55% 541 14.45% 2,661 71.09% 3,743 Bradford 1,494 83.60% 293 16.40% 1,201 67.21% 1,787 Brevard 2,300 66.72% 1,147 33.28% 1,153 33.45% 3,447 Broward 4,385 69.70% 1,906 30.30% 2,479 39.41% 6,291 Calhoun 1,043 85.21% 181 14.79% 862 70.42% 1,224 Charlotte 782 58.80% 548 41.20% 234 17.59% 1,330 Citrus 1,366 89.57% 159 10.43% 1,207 79.15% 1,525 Clay 1,251 69.00% 562 31.00% 689 38.00% 1,813 Collier 902 91.11% 88 8.89% 814 82.22% 990 Columbia 2,783 93.42% 196 6.58% 2,587 86.84% 2,979 Dade 28,007 73.08% 10,295 26.86% 21 0.05% 17,712 46.22% 38,323 DeSoto 1,594 74.00% 560 26.00% 1,034 48.00% 2,154 Dixie 1,170 94.81% 64 5.19% 1,106 89.63% 1,234 Duval 25,989 82.88% 5,368 17.12% 20,621 65.76% 31,357 Escambia 9,138 85.36% 1,567 14.64% 7,571 70.72% 10,705 Flagler 507 82.71% 106 17.29% 401 65.42% 613 Franklin 1,413 91.87% 125 8.13% 1,288 83.75% 1,538 Gadsden 2,572 92.85% 198 7.15% 2,374 85.70% 2,770 Gilchrist 836 93.72% 56 6.28% 780 87.44% 892 Glades 523 69.00% 235 31.00% 288 37.99% 758 Gulf 844 92.24% 71 7.76% 773 84.48% 915 Hamilton 1,554 95.51% 73 4.49% 1,481 91.03% 1,627 Hardee 2,142 71.73% 844 28.27% 1,298 43.47% 2,986 Hendry 741 76.00% 234 24.00% 507 52.00% 975 Hernando 1,115 78.08% 313 21.92% 802 56.16% 1,428 Highlands 1,898 68.97% 842 30.60% 12 0.44% 1,056 38.37% 2,752 Hillsborough 20,202 79.03% 5,361 20.97% 14,841 58.06% 25,563 Holmes 3,213 80.63% 772 19.37% 2,441 61.25% 3,985 Indian River 1,270 70.48% 532 29.52% 738 40.95% 1,802 Jackson 3,757 91.46% 351 8.54% 3,406 82.91% 4,108 Jefferson 1,243 90.73% 127 9.27% 1,116 81.46% 1,370 Lafayette 1,084 93.13% 80 6.87% 1,004 86.25% 1,164 Lake 4,045 66.53% 2,034 33.45% 1 0.02% 2,011 33.08% 6,080 Lee 2,549 69.12% 1,137 30.83% 2 0.05% 1,412 38.29% 3,688 Leon 3,770 93.16% 277 6.84% 3,493 86.31% 4,047 Levy 2,003 91.63% 183 8.37% 1,820 83.26% 2,186 Liberty 800 92.59% 64 7.41% 736 85.19% 864 Madison 2,278 92.53% 184 7.47% 2,094 85.05% 2,462 Manatee 3,487 70.56% 1,455 29.44% 2,032 41.12% 4,942 Marion 4,664 85.99% 760 14.01% 3,904 71.98% 5,424 Martin 778 70.41% 327 29.59% 451 40.81% 1,105 Monroe 2,605 90.23% 282 9.77% 2,323 80.46% 2,887 Nassau 1,095 81.90% 242 18.10% 853 63.80% 1,337 Okaloosa 2,433 84.19% 457 15.81% 1,976 68.37% 2,890 Okeechobee 655 77.88% 186 22.12% 469 55.77% 841 Orange 7,314 62.42% 4,394 37.50% 9 0.08% 2,920 24.92% 11,717 Osceola 1,622 59.57% 1,101 40.43% 521 19.13% 2,723 Palm Beach 9,635 68.25% 4,478 31.72% 4 0.03% 5,157 36.53% 14,117 Pasco 2,229 65.79% 1,159 34.21% 1,070 31.58% 3,388 Pinellas 12,072 59.57% 8,183 40.38% 10 0.05% 3,889 19.19% 20,265 Polk 10,441 71.45% 4,164 28.49% 9 0.06% 6,277 42.95% 14,614 Putnam 2,709 73.53% 975 26.47% 1,734 47.07% 3,684 St. John's 3,411 75.87% 1,085 24.13% 2,326 51.73% 4,496 St. Lucie 1,946 79.66% 497 20.34% 1,449 59.31% 2,443 Santa Rosa 2,934 79.77% 744 20.23% 2,190 59.54% 3,678 Sarasota 2,418 69.62% 1,055 30.38% 1,363 39.25% 3,473 Seminole 2,580 74.20% 897 25.80% 1,683 48.40% 3,477 Sumter 1,724 70.14% 734 29.86% 990 40.28% 2,458 Suwannee 2,863 93.41% 202 6.59% 2,661 86.82% 3,065 Taylor 1,897 93.73% 127 6.27% 1,770 87.45% 2,024 Union 1,089 92.44% 89 7.56% 1,000 84.89% 1,178 Volusia 7,924 61.63% 4,934 38.37% 2,990 23.25% 12,858 Wakulla 1,417 96.92% 45 3.08% 1,372 93.84% 1,462 Walton 2,778 84.49% 510 15.51% 2,268 68.98% 3,288 Washington 2,289 82.40% 486 17.49% 3 0.11% 1,803 64.90% 2,778Totals249,11776.08%78,24823.90%710.02%170,86952.18%327,436 Notes References 2 1936 Florida Category:1936 Florida elections