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1936 United States presidential election
1936 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1932 United States presidential election in Michigan 1932 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan 1940 All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College 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 19 1,016,794 56.33% LandonPortr (cropped).jpg Alf Landon Republican Party (United States) Kansas Frank Knox 0 699,733 38.76% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 375px 375px County results
Roosevelt
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
Landon
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
The 1936 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1929_1941.html#1936 1936 Election for the Thirty-Eighth Term (1937-1941) 2018-04-03 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by Democratic incumbents president Franklin D. Roosevelt and vice president John Nance Garner, defeating Republican candidate Alf Landon and his running mate Frank Knox by 317,061 votes, or a margin of 17.57%.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1936&fips=26&off=0&elect=0&f=0 1936 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan 2018-04-03http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1936 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936 2018-04-03
Results
1936 United States presidential election in MichiganMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Third day of November, 1936Case Leon D. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual Published by the State of Michigan 1937-1938 1937 246-248 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049842&view=1up&seq=284 26 May 2026
Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 1,016,794 56.33%
Alf Landon Republican Party (United States) 699,733 38.76%
William Lemke Union Party (United States) 75,795 4.20%
Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 8,208 0.45%
Earl Browder Communist Party USA 3,384 0.19%
John W. Aiken Socialist Labor Party of America 600 0.03%
D. Leigh Colvin Prohibition Party 579 0.03%
Scattering Write-in 5 0.00%
1,805,098 100.00%
Results by county
County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Alf LandonRepublican William LemkeUnion Norman ThomasSocialist Earl BrowderCommunist All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona91938.13%1,27652.95%2128.80%30.12%00.00%00.00% -357 -14.81%2,410Alger2,82467.09%1,29130.67%330.78%120.29%491.16%00.00%1,53336.42%4,209Allegan5,92236.77%9,24757.41%8815.47%320.20%60.04%180.11% -3,325 -20.64%16,106Alpena3,23145.66%3,53649.97%2834.00%230.33%20.03%10.01% -305 -4.31%7,076Antrim2,03244.10%2,39151.89%1673.62%130.28%20.04%30.07% -359 -7.79%4,608Arenac1,76150.90%1,50543.50%1765.09%90.26%50.14%40.12%2567.40%3,460Baraga2,21851.16%2,03546.94%481.11%340.78%00.00%00.00%1834.22%4,335Barry3,88041.92%4,95053.48%3764.06%330.36%70.08%90.10% -1,070 -11.56%9,255Bay13,78955.41%8,72935.08%2,2929.21%600.24%70.03%80.03%5,06020.33%24,885Benzie1,68646.09%1,74247.62%2035.55%210.57%30.08%30.08% -56 -1.53%3,658Berrien20,82256.09%15,32141.27%8742.35%920.25%110.03%50.01%5,50114.82%37,125Branch5,42547.69%5,52848.60%3833.37%220.19%80.07%90.08% -103 -0.91%11,375Calhoun20,23155.96%14,66740.57%1,0472.90%1660.46%250.07%170.05%5,56415.39%36,153Cass5,11449.43%4,52543.74%6836.60%160.15%30.03%40.04%5895.69%10,345Charlevoix2,66946.64%2,81449.18%1682.94%651.14%10.02%50.09% -145 -2.53%5,722Cheboygan3,01650.19%2,58443.00%3796.31%250.42%10.02%40.07%4327.19%6,009Chippewa5,25950.58%4,90147.13%1861.79%220.21%260.25%40.04%3583.44%10,398Clare1,49440.29%1,97953.37%2175.85%160.43%10.03%10.03% -485 -13.08%3,708Clinton4,29643.73%4,91550.04%5705.80%360.37%10.01%50.05% -619 -6.30%9,823Crawford87658.67%58038.85%251.67%120.80%00.00%00.00%29619.83%1,493Delta8,95464.93%4,52732.83%1921.39%820.59%320.23%40.03%4,42732.10%13,791Dickinson7,95261.48%4,56335.28%3302.55%600.46%240.19%50.04%3,38926.20%12,934Eaton6,78048.32%6,64947.39%5223.72%690.49%30.02%80.06%1310.93%14,031Emmet3,07547.39%2,89344.58%4957.63%240.37%10.02%10.02%1822.80%6,489Genesee49,89167.48%21,09728.54%2,5783.49%2730.37%750.10%170.02%28,79438.95%73,931Gladwin1,53345.86%1,64549.21%1584.73%60.18%10.03%00.00% -112 -3.35%3,343Gogebic8,46163.82%4,64935.07%160.12%500.38%790.60%20.02%3,81228.75%13,257Grand Traverse3,82747.96%3,67646.07%4535.68%180.23%20.03%40.05%1511.89%7,980Gratiot5,45748.30%5,32247.11%4323.82%390.35%10.01%470.42%1351.19%11,298Hillsdale5,02341.11%6,72355.03%4293.51%300.25%30.02%90.07% -1,700 -13.92%12,217Houghton11,64254.90%9,34544.07%1290.61%230.11%660.31%10.00%2,29710.83%21,206Huron3,94935.24%5,24046.76%1,96617.54%430.38%40.04%50.04% -1,291 -11.52%11,207Ingham27,08656.06%19,43440.23%1,5793.27%1670.35%250.05%220.05%7,65215.84%48,313Ionia7,14048.30%6,48743.88%1,1137.53%340.23%20.01%60.04%6534.42%14,782Iosco1,54744.52%1,76850.88%1434.12%120.35%40.12%10.03% -221 -6.36%3,475Iron5,21657.13%3,83441.99%160.18%170.19%430.47%40.04%1,38215.14%9,130Isabella3,87144.71%4,05146.79%6958.03%260.30%70.08%80.09% -180 -2.08%8,658Jackson19,28852.86%16,35044.81%6871.88%980.27%400.11%230.06%2,9388.05%36,486Kalamazoo17,87047.81%17,82447.68%1,3963.73%1510.40%360.10%1030.28%460.12%37,380Kalkaska95250.91%85545.72%452.41%170.91%10.05%00.00%975.19%1,870Kent44,82352.55%36,63342.94%3,2323.79%4490.53%1210.14%460.05%8,1909.60%85,304Keweenaw1,06049.21%1,07049.68%20.09%90.42%120.56%10.05% -10 -0.46%2,154Lake1,33753.63%1,09143.76%512.05%90.36%20.08%30.12%2469.87%2,493Lapeer3,86841.31%5,08154.26%3723.97%260.28%10.01%160.17% -1,213 -12.95%9,364Leelanau1,54245.29%1,69249.69%1584.64%90.26%30.09%10.03% -150 -4.41%3,405Lenawee8,29938.72%12,15456.70%8934.17%730.34%40.02%120.06% -3,855 -17.98%21,435Livingston4,11743.05%5,11753.51%3113.25%180.19%00.00%00.00% -1,000 -10.46%9,563Luce1,29751.57%1,19947.67%40.16%70.28%60.24%20.08%983.90%2,515Mackinac2,28652.60%1,98445.65%621.43%100.23%40.09%00.00%3026.95%4,346Macomb17,59360.05%9,38332.02%2,1687.40%930.32%500.17%120.04%8,21028.02%29,299Manistee4,54254.40%3,50942.02%2563.07%340.41%80.10%10.01%1,03312.37%8,350Marquette11,99460.44%7,60738.33%1380.70%410.21%590.30%50.03%4,38722.11%19,844Mason4,59856.14%3,22439.37%3193.89%280.34%160.20%50.06%1,37416.78%8,190Mecosta2,62141.33%3,17650.09%5168.14%170.27%80.13%30.05% -555 -8.75%6,341Menominee6,44761.13%3,55633.72%4834.58%450.43%100.09%50.05%2,89127.41%10,546Midland3,75147.14%3,82948.12%3344.20%320.40%60.08%50.06% -78 -0.98%7,957Missaukee1,38543.79%1,73054.69%401.26%50.16%20.06%10.03% -345 -10.91%3,163Monroe11,07552.03%8,33039.14%1,8178.54%310.15%60.03%250.12%2,74512.90%21,284Montcalm4,95045.31%5,03146.05%8517.79%640.59%10.01%280.26% -81 -0.74%10,925Montmorency95853.28%79244.05%372.06%110.61%00.00%00.00%1669.23%1,798Muskegon17,25263.58%9,36634.52%3281.21%1230.45%510.19%130.05%7,88629.06%27,133Newaygo3,28843.01%3,93051.41%3724.87%460.60%50.07%30.04% -642 -8.40%7,644Oakland40,32954.50%30,07140.64%3,1394.24%3160.43%970.13%450.06%10,25813.86%73,997Oceana2,90249.51%2,66345.44%2644.50%240.41%50.09%30.05%2394.08%5,861Ogemaw1,77449.21%1,63145.24%1794.97%190.53%20.06%00.00%1433.97%3,605Ontonagon3,23358.12%2,16238.86%370.67%150.27%1142.05%20.04%1,07119.25%5,563Osceola1,99236.09%3,10756.29%3987.21%170.31%30.05%30.05% -1,115 -20.20%5,520Oscoda49251.46%45647.70%70.73%10.10%00.00%00.00%363.77%956Otsego1,28052.31%1,10245.03%562.29%60.25%30.12%00.00%1787.27%2,447Ottawa9,57944.26%11,11451.35%8493.92%850.39%100.05%80.04% -1,535 -7.09%21,645Presque Isle2,90563.08%1,62135.20%651.41%110.24%20.04%10.02%1,28427.88%4,605Roscommon78246.44%83649.64%513.03%130.77%20.12%00.00% -54 -3.21%1,684Saginaw22,59254.56%15,52737.50%3,0597.39%1950.47%150.04%220.05%7,06517.06%41,410Sanilac3,28529.77%6,97563.20%7496.79%200.18%10.01%60.05% -3,690 -33.44%11,036Schoolcraft2,33360.05%1,43036.81%972.50%190.49%20.05%40.10%90323.24%3,885Shiawassee6,66648.03%6,01743.36%1,0727.72%460.33%80.06%690.50%6494.68%13,878St. Clair12,66345.58%12,76045.93%2,2808.21%710.26%20.01%60.02% -97 -0.35%27,782St. Joseph6,04843.80%7,16051.85%5604.06%300.22%10.01%100.07% -1,112 -8.05%13,809Tuscola3,74333.91%6,18856.07%1,0799.78%220.20%10.01%40.04% -2,445 -22.15%11,037Van Buren6,72040.35%9,11054.70%7294.38%570.34%310.19%80.05% -2,390 -14.35%16,655Washtenaw13,58946.05%14,98650.78%7272.46%1660.56%330.11%90.03% -1,397 -4.73%29,510Wayne404,05564.53%190,73230.46%24,9283.98%3,9580.63%2,0520.33%3950.06%213,32334.07%626,120Wexford3,77153.05%3,15344.35%1492.10%200.28%30.04%130.18%6188.69%7,109Totals1,016,79456.33%699,73338.76%75,7954.20%8,2420.46%3,3690.19%1,1650.06%317,06117.56%1,805,098
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Alcona
Alpena
Branch
Clare
Clinton
Gladwin
Huron
Isabella
Leelanau
Livingston
Montcalm
Roscommon
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Chippewa
Houghton
Iron
Kalamazoo
Kalkaska
Kent
Luce
Marquette
Oscoda
Schoolcraft
Wexford
See also
United States presidential elections in Michigan
References
Michigan
1936
United States presidential election