1936 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 January 2025 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 1932 United States presidential election in Illinois 1932 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois 1940 All 29 Illinois votes to the Electoral College November 3, 1936https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1936 United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica December 27, 2018 x200px Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 june (3x4 cropped) (B&W).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John Nance Garner 29 2,282,999 57.70% LandonPortr (cropped).jpg Alf Landon Republican Party (United States) Kansas Frank Knox 0 1,570,393 39.69% 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 180px 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) 1915 The 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1929_1941.html#1936 1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41) December 27, 2018 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 57.70% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 39.69% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1936&off=0&elect=0&fips=17&f=0 1936 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois December 27, 2018http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1936 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936 December 27, 2018 In this election, Cook County became the first county in American history to give over a million votes to a presidential candidate. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Iroquois County and Woodford County 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, 2016Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 181-186 0786422173 Primaries The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House), as well as those for state offices.OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 3, 1936 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 14, 1936 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14 1936 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1936/PE%20and%20GE%201936.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 5 August 2020February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Turnout The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 2,331,597. The total vote in the general election was 3,956,522. Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 14. Democratic 1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary no 1932 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1932 1940 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1940 presidential Illinois 1936 04 14 150x150px Franklin D. Roosevelt New York 00308F 1,416,411 99.97% 280px The 1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 14, 1936, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1936 presidential election. The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates. 1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotes% Franklin D. Roosevelt 1,416,411 99.97 Scattering 411 0.03 Total 1,416,822 100 Republican 1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary Illinois presidential no 1932 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1932 1940 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1940 1936 04 14 150x150px Frank Knox Illinois 5d73e5 491,575 53.74% 150x150px William Borah Idaho a59400 419,220 45.83% 100px The 1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 14, 1936, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1936 presidential election. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. 1936 Illinois Republican presidential primaryCandidateVotes%Frank Knox 491,575 53.74 William E. Borah 419,220 45.83 Alf M. Landon (write-in) 3,775 0.41 Scattering 205 0.02 Total 914,775 100 Results 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 2,282,999 57.70% Alf Landon Republican Party (United States) 1,570,393 39.69% William Lemke Union Party (United States) 89,439 2.26% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 7,530 0.19% D. Leigh Colvin Prohibition Party 3,439 0.09% John W. Aiken Socialist Labor Party of America 1,921 0.05% Write-ins n/a 801 0.02% 3,956,522 100% Results by county CountyFranklin Delano RooseveltDemocraticAlfred Mossman LandonRepublicanWilliam Frederick LemkeUnionNorman Mattoon ThomasSocialistDavid Leigh ColvinProhibitionJohn W. AikenSocialist LaborMarginTotal votes castOur Campaigns; IL US President 1936 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 18,857 56.33% 13,114 39.18% 1,406 4.20% 42 0.13% 38 0.11% 16 0.05% 5,743 17.16% 33,473 Alexander 6,972 55.10% 5,553 43.89% 62 0.49% 18 0.14% 26 0.21% 22 0.17% 1,419 11.21% 12,653 Bond 3,541 45.19% 4,046 51.63% 136 1.74% 23 0.29% 89 1.14% 1 0.01% -505 -6.44% 7,836 Boone 2,383 29.71% 5,375 67.00% 241 3.00% 10 0.12% 7 0.09% 6 0.07% -2,992 -37.30% 8,022 Brown 2,873 63.16% 1,591 34.97% 72 1.58% 13 0.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,282 28.18% 4,549 Bureau 9,516 46.83% 10,462 51.48% 280 1.38% 19 0.09% 28 0.14% 17 0.08% -946 -4.66% 20,322 Calhoun 2,058 50.17% 1,883 45.90% 153 3.73% 1 0.02% 3 0.07% 4 0.10% 175 4.27% 4,102 Carroll 4,368 46.83% 4,886 52.38% 50 0.54% 11 0.12% 12 0.13% 1 0.01% -518 -5.55% 9,328 Cass 5,786 63.65% 3,209 35.30% 78 0.86% 8 0.09% 9 0.10% 0 0.00% 2,577 28.35% 9,090 Champaign 18,203 52.71% 15,808 45.77% 400 1.16% 77 0.22% 37 0.11% 10 0.03% 2,395 6.93% 34,535 Christian 11,400 55.55% 8,145 39.69% 870 4.24% 61 0.30% 32 0.16% 13 0.06% 3,255 15.86% 20,521Clark5,83651.58%5,42647.96% 20 0.18% 4 0.04% 28 0.25%00.00% 410 3.62% 11,314 Clay 4,752 50.64% 4,528 48.25% 65 0.69% 9 0.10% 28 0.30% 2 0.02% 224 2.39% 9,384 Clinton 5,355 48.05% 3,653 32.78% 2,082 18.68% 31 0.28% 17 0.15% 7 0.06% 1,702 15.27% 11,145 Coles 11,931 57.17% 8,800 42.17% 97 0.46% 13 0.06% 21 0.10% 6 0.03% 3,131 15.00% 20,868 Cook 1,253,164 62.36% 701,206 34.90% 48,995 2.44% 3,835 0.19% 630 0.03% 839 0.04% 551,958 27.47% 2,009,457788 write-in votes were recorded from this county. Crawford 6,164 50.95% 5,823 48.13% 67 0.55% 7 0.06% 35 0.29% 3 0.02% 341 2.82% 12,099 Cumberland 3,290 51.76% 3,016 47.45% 39 0.61% 2 0.03% 6 0.09% 3 0.05% 274 4.31% 6,356 DeKalb 7,899 43.22% 9,826 53.77% 490 2.68% 20 0.11% 33 0.18% 7 0.04% -1,927 -10.54% 18,275 DeWitt 5,676 55.21% 4,544 44.20% 36 0.35% 7 0.07% 16 0.16% 1 0.01% 1,132 11.01% 10,280 Douglas 5,029 51.88% 4,606 47.51% 40 0.41% 2 0.02% 14 0.14% 3 0.03% 423 4.36% 9,694 DuPage 21,684 42.00% 28,380 54.97% 1,330 2.58% 177 0.34% 46 0.09% 15 0.03% -6,696 -12.97% 51,632 Edgar 7,822 52.50% 6,929 46.51% 115 0.77% 6 0.04% 25 0.17% 1 0.01% 893 5.99% 14,898 Edwards 2,211 43.35% 2,813 55.16% 43 0.84% 3 0.06% 30 0.59% 0 0.00% -602 -11.80% 5,100 Effingham 6,030 56.98% 4,293 40.57% 224 2.12% 7 0.07% 25 0.24% 4 0.04% 1,737 16.41% 10,583 Fayette 6,824 51.04% 6,419 48.01% 69 0.52% 11 0.08% 44 0.33% 4 0.03% 405 3.03% 13,371 Ford 3,715 44.17% 4,524 53.79% 159 1.89% 4 0.05% 6 0.07% 2 0.02% -809 -9.62% 8,410 Franklin 15,254 57.29% 10,708 40.22% 483 1.81% 97 0.36% 33 0.12% 50 0.19% 4,546 17.07% 26,625 Fulton 12,864 54.92% 10,130 43.25% 239 1.02% 61 0.26% 64 0.27% 64 0.27% 2,734 11.67% 23,422 Gallatin 3,701 64.10% 2,004 34.71% 31 0.54% 11 0.19% 20 0.35% 7 0.12% 1,697 29.39% 5,774 Greene 6,510 61.74% 3,916 37.14% 95 0.90% 4 0.04% 10 0.09% 9 0.09% 2,594 24.60% 10,544 Grundy 4,481 44.00% 5,360 52.63% 330 3.24% 7 0.07% 5 0.05% 2 0.02% -879 -8.63% 10,185 Hamilton 4,152 55.10% 3,321 44.07% 40 0.53% 6 0.08% 10 0.13% 6 0.08% 831 11.03% 7,535 Hancock 7,726 49.82% 7,383 47.61% 337 2.17% 11 0.07% 43 0.28% 7 0.05% 343 2.21% 15,507 Hardin 1,984 49.46% 2,008 50.06% 5 0.12% 4 0.10% 8 0.20% 2 0.05% -24 -0.60% 4,011 Henderson 2,496 47.82% 2,663 51.02% 47 0.90% 3 0.06% 9 0.17% 2 0.04% -167 -3.20% 5,220 Henry 11,490 47.69% 11,953 49.61% 497 2.06% 116 0.48% 26 0.11% 12 0.05% -463 -1.92% 24,094 Iroquois 8,654 50.39% 7,908 46.05% 570 3.32% 16 0.09% 20 0.12% 5 0.03% 746 4.34% 17,173 Jackson 9,971 48.53% 10,363 50.44% 124 0.60% 36 0.18% 45 0.22% 7 0.03% -392 -1.91% 20,546 Jasper 4,149 55.31% 3,221 42.94% 114 1.52% 2 0.03% 15 0.20% 1 0.01% 928 12.37% 7,502 Jefferson 10,240 57.96% 7,290 41.26% 65 0.37% 15 0.08% 54 0.31% 4 0.02% 2,950 16.70% 17,668 Jersey 3,955 56.01% 3,023 42.81% 57 0.81% 14 0.20% 7 0.10% 5 0.07% 932 13.20% 7,061 Jo Daviess 5,079 46.38% 5,619 51.32% 229 2.09% 9 0.08% 13 0.12% 1 0.01% -540 -4.93% 10,950 Johnson 2,497 41.27% 3,537 58.46% 5 0.08% 4 0.07% 6 0.10% 1 0.02% -1,040 -17.19% 6,050 Kane 28,187 44.23% 33,491 52.55% 1,884 2.96% 114 0.18% 34 0.05% 19 0.03% -5,304 -8.32% 63,729 Kankakee 13,162 49.60% 10,935 41.21% 2,377 8.96% 12 0.05% 23 0.09% 29 0.11% 2,227 8.39% 26,538 Kendall 2,374 41.50% 3,138 54.86% 205 3.58% 1 0.02% 2 0.03% 0 0.00% -764 -13.36% 5,720 Knox 13,697 47.03% 14,712 50.52% 644 2.21% 38 0.13% 26 0.09% 7 0.02% -1,015 -3.49% 29,124 Lake 24,524 45.69% 27,548 51.32% 1,380 2.57% 167 0.31% 19 0.04% 34 0.06% -3,024 -5.63% 53,675Three write-in votes were recorded from this county. LaSalle 26,926 52.59% 22,240 43.44% 1,846 3.61% 141 0.28% 25 0.05% 23 0.04% 4,686 9.15% 51,201 Lawrence 6,168 54.11% 5,060 44.39% 87 0.76% 4 0.04% 76 0.67% 3 0.03% 1,108 9.72% 11,398 Lee 6,845 42.16% 8,914 54.91% 456 2.81% 9 0.06% 5 0.03% 6 0.04% -2,069 -12.74% 16,235 Livingston 9,190 45.20% 10,801 53.12% 309 1.52% 12 0.06% 20 0.10% 2 0.01% -1,611 -7.92% 20,334 Logan 7,886 52.27% 7,019 46.52% 149 0.99% 18 0.12% 10 0.07% 5 0.03% 867 5.75% 15,087 Macon 27,360 62.92% 15,585 35.84% 366 0.84% 77 0.18% 77 0.18% 20 0.05% 11,775 27.08% 43,486One write-in vote was recorded from this county. Macoupin 14,896 57.62% 9,502 36.76% 950 3.67% 406 1.57% 61 0.24% 36 0.14% 5,394 20.87% 25,851 Madison 42,172 64.20% 22,073 33.60% 1,085 1.65% 242 0.37% 51 0.08% 63 0.10% 20,099 30.60% 65,686 Marion 10,820 55.64% 8,321 42.79% 186 0.96% 36 0.19% 67 0.34% 16 0.08% 2,499 12.85% 19,446 Marshall 4,149 53.47% 3,544 45.67% 63 0.81% 3 0.04% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% 605 7.80% 7,760 Mason 5,278 60.45% 3,395 38.88% 44 0.50% 1 0.01% 13 0.15% 0 0.00% 1,883 21.57% 8,731 Massac 3,039 43.52% 3,894 55.76% 30 0.43% 10 0.14% 7 0.10% 3 0.04% -855 -12.24% 6,983 McDonough 7,138 44.58% 8,723 54.48% 106 0.66% 12 0.07% 29 0.18% 4 0.02% -1,585 -9.90% 16,012 McHenry 6,893 34.70% 12,031 60.56% 898 4.52% 19 0.10% 6 0.03% 19 0.10% -5,138 -25.86% 19,866 McLean 21,508 54.96% 16,826 43.00% 663 1.69% 58 0.15% 65 0.17% 12 0.03% 4,682 11.96% 39,132 Menard 3,152 50.22% 3,067 48.86% 38 0.61% 6 0.10% 11 0.18% 3 0.05% 85 1.35% 6,277 Mercer 4,751 48.07% 5,028 50.87% 84 0.85% 4 0.04% 16 0.16% 1 0.01% -277 -2.80% 9,884 Monroe 3,477 50.76% 3,226 47.09% 140 2.04% 4 0.06% 1 0.01% 2 0.03% 251 3.66% 6,850 Montgomery 10,132 53.43% 8,140 42.92% 536 2.83% 72 0.38% 63 0.33% 12 0.06% 1,992 10.50% 18,9649 write-in votes were recorded from this county. Morgan 9,800 52.10% 8,844 47.02% 111 0.59% 32 0.17% 19 0.10% 5 0.03% 956 5.08% 18,811 Moultrie 4,110 56.70% 3,074 42.41% 40 0.55% 4 0.06% 20 0.28% 1 0.01% 1,036 14.29% 7,249 Ogle 5,776 37.15% 9,576 61.60% 158 1.02% 9 0.06% 21 0.14% 6 0.04% -3,800 -24.44% 15,546 Peoria 48,063 64.20% 25,425 33.96% 1,223 1.63% 75 0.10% 34 0.05% 45 0.06% 22,638 30.24% 74,865 Perry 7,043 55.16% 5,482 42.94% 172 1.35% 40 0.31% 27 0.21% 4 0.03% 1,561 12.23% 12,768 Piatt 4,084 50.66% 3,931 48.77% 29 0.36% 6 0.07% 11 0.14% 0 0.00% 153 1.90% 8,061 Pike 8,187 58.59% 5,589 40.00% 140 1.00% 28 0.20% 23 0.16% 7 0.05% 2,598 18.59% 13,974 Pope 1,728 37.99% 2,787 61.28% 22 0.48% 5 0.11% 4 0.09% 2 0.04% -1,059 -23.28% 4,548 Pulaski 3,804 49.76% 3,774 49.37% 38 0.50% 17 0.22% 12 0.16% 0 0.00% 30 0.39% 7,645 Putnam 1,437 49.53% 1,435 49.47% 24 0.83% 3 0.10% 2 0.07% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 2,901 Randolph 8,247 52.53% 7,057 44.95% 355 2.26% 23 0.15% 17 0.11% 2 0.01% 1,190 7.58% 15,701 Richland 4,268 50.26% 4,040 47.58% 136 1.60% 3 0.04% 42 0.49% 2 0.02% 228 2.69% 8,491 Rock Island 32,741 61.74% 19,487 36.75% 680 1.28% 70 0.13% 32 0.06% 17 0.03% 13,254 24.99% 53,027 Saline 10,253 52.27% 9,055 46.16% 204 1.04% 42 0.21% 38 0.19% 24 0.12% 1,198 6.11% 19,616 Sangamon 32,281 50.70% 29,562 46.43% 1,630 2.56% 106 0.17% 56 0.09% 35 0.05% 2,719 4.27% 63,670 Schuyler 3,885 55.84% 3,029 43.54% 20 0.29% 1 0.01% 21 0.30% 1 0.01% 856 12.30% 6,957 Scott 2,945 57.32% 2,165 42.14% 23 0.45% 1 0.02% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% 780 15.18% 5,138 Shelby 8,186 57.64% 5,795 40.81% 135 0.95% 8 0.06% 74 0.52% 3 0.02% 2,391 16.84% 14,201 St. Clair 54,238 64.75% 26,684 31.86% 2,388 2.85% 251 0.30% 71 0.08% 130 0.16% 27,554 32.90% 83,762 Stark 2,220 44.78% 2,696 54.38% 41 0.83% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -476 -9.60% 4,958 Stephenson 10,567 49.51% 9,943 46.59% 729 3.42% 43 0.20% 53 0.25% 7 0.03% 624 2.92% 21,342 Tazewell 16,487 66.55% 7,946 32.07% 297 1.20% 20 0.08% 20 0.08% 4 0.02% 8,541 34.48% 24,774 Union6,26059.84%4,16539.81% 15 0.14% 10 0.10% 7 0.07% 4 0.04% 2,095 20.03% 10,461 Vermilion 25,016 56.65% 18,350 41.56% 616 1.40% 53 0.12% 104 0.24% 17 0.04% 6,666 15.10% 44,156 Wabash 4,214 58.33% 2,860 39.59% 61 0.84% 4 0.06% 82 1.14% 3 0.04% 1,354 18.74% 7,224 Warren 5,409 43.39% 6,919 55.51% 98 0.79% 12 0.10% 22 0.18% 5 0.04% -1,510 -12.11% 12,465 Washington 4,119 46.45% 4,540 51.20% 181 2.04% 13 0.15% 15 0.17% 0 0.00% -421 -4.75% 8,868 Wayne 5,752 50.77% 5,528 48.79% 25 0.22% 4 0.04% 19 0.17% 2 0.02% 224 1.98% 11,330 White 6,511 59.68% 4,322 39.62% 48 0.44% 5 0.05% 17 0.16% 6 0.06% 2,189 20.07% 10,909 Whiteside 7,982 37.57% 12,666 59.62% 558 2.63% 12 0.06% 20 0.09% 5 0.02% -4,684 -22.05% 21,243 Will 28,135 50.86% 25,028 45.25% 2,041 3.69% 71 0.13% 19 0.03% 20 0.04% 3,107 5.62% 55,314 Williamson 14,663 53.64% 12,319 45.07% 230 0.84% 52 0.19% 57 0.21% 13 0.05% 2,344 8.58% 27,334 Winnebago 27,200 50.38% 24,997 46.30% 1,468 2.72% 212 0.39% 57 0.11% 55 0.10% 2,203 4.08% 53,989Woodford 5,122 50.75% 4,845 48.00% 93 0.92% 5 0.05% 25 0.25% 3 0.03% 277 2.74% 10,093Totals2,282,99957.70%1,570,39339.69%89,4392.26%7,5300.19%3,4390.09%1,9210.05%712,60618.01%3,956,522 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Bond Bureau Ford Grundy Hardin Henderson Jackson Jo Daviess Knox Livingston McDonough Stark Warren Washington Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Winnebago See also United States presidential elections in Illinois Notes References Illinois 1936