Election 1936 Results
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1936 presidential election in Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Alf Landon (Republican) in Arkansas in 1936, 81.8% to 17.9%, a margin of 63.9 points and 114,726 votes.
Arkansas voted 39.7 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+24.3.
The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt also won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Pulaski, cast 12,826 votes and went to the Democrat by 79.2 points. The closest was Newton, where 115 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt won | Democratic | 146,765 | 81.8% |
| Alf Landon | Republican | 32,039 | 17.9% |
| All other candidates | 619 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 179,423 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 11,482 89.5% | 1,320 10.3% | 24 | 12,826 | D+79.2 |
| Sebastian | 4,539 79.4% | 1,161 20.3% | 20 | 5,720 | D+59.1 |
| Mississippi | 4,835 93.9% | 303 5.9% | 9 | 5,147 | D+88.1 |
| Washington | 3,378 67.9% | 1,579 31.7% | 20 | 4,977 | D+36.1 |
| Union | 4,141 93.9% | 254 5.8% | 13 | 4,408 | D+88.2 |
| Garland | 2,931 70.1% | 1,217 29.1% | 35 | 4,183 | D+41.0 |
| Benton | 2,418 58.8% | 1,672 40.6% | 24 | 4,114 | D+18.1 |
| Craighead | 3,335 82.0% | 710 17.5% | 21 | 4,066 | D+64.6 |
| Poinsett | 3,457 85.4% | 563 13.9% | 29 | 4,049 | D+71.5 |
| Jefferson | 3,414 93.7% | 224 6.1% | 7 | 3,645 | D+87.5 |
| Boone | 2,386 69.2% | 1,052 30.5% | 10 | 3,448 | D+38.7 |
| Logan | 2,663 77.4% | 770 22.4% | 7 | 3,440 | D+55.0 |
| Madison | 1,679 53.0% | 1,484 46.9% | 4 | 3,167 | D+6.2 |
| Ouachita | 2,808 91.5% | 262 8.5% | 3,070 | D+82.9 | |
| Lonoke | 2,735 89.8% | 310 10.2% | 2 | 3,047 | D+79.6 |
| White | 2,503 82.2% | 535 17.6% | 7 | 3,045 | D+64.6 |
| Faulkner | 2,521 82.8% | 511 16.8% | 12 | 3,044 | D+66.0 |
| Pope | 2,678 88.4% | 348 11.5% | 4 | 3,030 | D+76.9 |
| Miller | 2,689 89.0% | 323 10.7% | 9 | 3,021 | D+78.3 |
| Independence | 2,101 75.3% | 685 24.5% | 6 | 2,792 | D+50.7 |
| Lawrence | 2,230 82.5% | 457 16.9% | 16 | 2,703 | D+65.6 |
| Yell | 2,382 88.2% | 318 11.8% | 2,700 | D+76.4 | |
| Crawford | 1,963 73.5% | 697 26.1% | 12 | 2,672 | D+47.4 |
| Hempstead | 2,431 92.7% | 190 7.2% | 2 | 2,623 | D+85.4 |
| Carroll | 1,649 63.5% | 940 36.2% | 6 | 2,595 | D+27.3 |
| Clay | 1,778 68.9% | 795 30.8% | 6 | 2,579 | D+38.1 |
| Jackson | 2,151 86.8% | 327 13.2% | 1 | 2,479 | D+73.6 |
| Phillips | 2,259 95.6% | 94 4.0% | 10 | 2,363 | D+91.6 |
| Arkansas | 2,008 85.2% | 341 14.5% | 8 | 2,357 | D+70.7 |
| Conway | 2,013 86.8% | 305 13.1% | 2 | 2,320 | D+73.6 |
| Franklin | 1,890 84.1% | 345 15.4% | 12 | 2,247 | D+68.8 |
| Greene | 1,811 81.2% | 412 18.5% | 6 | 2,229 | D+62.8 |
| Clark | 1,962 90.7% | 193 8.9% | 8 | 2,163 | D+81.8 |
| Randolph | 1,693 80.2% | 414 19.6% | 3 | 2,110 | D+60.6 |
| St. Francis | 1,938 94.7% | 94 4.6% | 14 | 2,046 | D+90.1 |
| Hot Spring | 1,581 77.8% | 444 21.8% | 8 | 2,033 | D+55.9 |
| Newton | 938 47.1% | 1,053 52.9% | 1,991 | R+5.8 | |
| Van Buren | 1,422 72.2% | 541 27.5% | 6 | 1,969 | D+44.7 |
| Columbia | 1,847 96.7% | 64 3.3% | 1,911 | D+93.3 | |
| Saline | 1,520 79.9% | 359 18.9% | 24 | 1,903 | D+61.0 |
| Crittenden | 1,858 98.8% | 22 1.2% | 1,880 | D+97.7 | |
| Cross | 1,644 91.5% | 133 7.4% | 20 | 1,797 | D+84.1 |
| Searcy | 767 43.1% | 1,010 56.8% | 1 | 1,778 | R+13.7 |
| Johnson | 1,432 80.8% | 318 17.9% | 22 | 1,772 | D+62.9 |
| Izard | 1,350 76.4% | 416 23.6% | 1,766 | D+52.9 | |
| Woodruff | 1,473 84.7% | 253 14.5% | 13 | 1,739 | D+70.2 |
| Polk | 1,170 67.4% | 537 31.0% | 28 | 1,735 | D+36.5 |
| Howard | 1,437 83.7% | 275 16.0% | 5 | 1,717 | D+67.7 |
| Bradley | 1,571 96.0% | 65 4.0% | 1 | 1,637 | D+92.0 |
| Prairie | 1,321 82.3% | 282 17.6% | 3 | 1,606 | D+64.7 |
| Dallas | 1,433 93.3% | 103 6.7% | 1,536 | D+86.6 | |
| Montgomery | 1,034 68.1% | 465 30.6% | 20 | 1,519 | D+37.5 |
| Scott | 1,137 75.7% | 363 24.2% | 2 | 1,502 | D+51.5 |
| Sevier | 1,200 80.0% | 289 19.3% | 11 | 1,500 | D+60.7 |
| Ashley | 1,382 93.6% | 95 6.4% | 1,477 | D+87.1 | |
| Desha | 1,411 96.1% | 55 3.7% | 2 | 1,468 | D+92.4 |
| Nevada | 1,252 85.7% | 204 14.0% | 5 | 1,461 | D+71.7 |
| Marion | 989 68.7% | 435 30.2% | 16 | 1,440 | D+38.5 |
| Fulton | 946 68.3% | 437 31.5% | 3 | 1,386 | D+36.7 |
| Lafayette | 1,270 92.5% | 100 7.3% | 3 | 1,373 | D+85.2 |
| Lee | 1,257 94.9% | 66 5.0% | 2 | 1,325 | D+89.9 |
| Drew | 1,229 94.5% | 70 5.4% | 2 | 1,301 | D+89.1 |
| Pike | 994 77.8% | 283 22.1% | 1 | 1,278 | D+55.6 |
| Cleburne | 927 72.9% | 336 26.4% | 8 | 1,271 | D+46.5 |
| Little River | 1,056 84.1% | 192 15.3% | 7 | 1,255 | D+68.8 |
| Sharp | 934 75.6% | 289 23.4% | 12 | 1,235 | D+52.2 |
| Chicot | 1,145 93.8% | 75 6.1% | 1 | 1,221 | D+87.6 |
| Monroe | 1,102 92.8% | 82 6.9% | 3 | 1,187 | D+85.9 |
| Baxter | 773 66.9% | 375 32.5% | 7 | 1,155 | D+34.5 |
| Perry | 899 78.3% | 249 21.7% | 1,148 | D+56.6 | |
| Cleveland | 1,088 95.8% | 45 4.0% | 3 | 1,136 | D+91.8 |
| Grant | 978 86.9% | 147 13.1% | 1 | 1,126 | D+73.8 |
| Lincoln | 913 95.9% | 39 4.1% | 952 | D+91.8 | |
| Stone | 521 67.5% | 248 32.1% | 3 | 772 | D+35.4 |
| Calhoun | 704 95.8% | 30 4.1% | 1 | 735 | D+91.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1936; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |