Election 1936 Results
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1936 presidential election in Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Alf Landon (Republican) in Kansas in 1936, 53.7% to 46.0%, a margin of 7.7 points and 66,793 votes.
Kansas voted 16.5 points more Republican 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 68 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 37. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 64,596 votes and went to the Democrat by 18.4 points. The closest was Osage, where 8 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 | 464,520 | 53.7% |
| Alf Landon | Republican | 397,727 | 46.0% |
| All other candidates | 2,767 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 865,014 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 38,101 59.0% | 26,239 40.6% | 256 | 64,596 | D+18.4 |
| Sedgwick | 39,503 64.4% | 21,654 35.3% | 197 | 61,354 | D+29.1 |
| Shawnee | 22,942 53.5% | 19,785 46.1% | 162 | 42,889 | D+7.4 |
| Montgomery | 11,535 49.8% | 11,565 49.9% | 67 | 23,167 | R+0.1 |
| Reno | 14,203 62.0% | 8,607 37.6% | 88 | 22,898 | D+24.4 |
| Crawford | 12,974 60.0% | 8,596 39.7% | 66 | 21,636 | D+20.2 |
| Cowley | 10,805 56.1% | 8,378 43.5% | 72 | 19,255 | D+12.6 |
| Leavenworth | 7,996 48.2% | 8,532 51.4% | 73 | 16,601 | R+3.2 |
| Butler | 9,283 59.8% | 6,204 40.0% | 27 | 15,514 | D+19.8 |
| Labette | 8,050 54.7% | 6,610 44.9% | 59 | 14,719 | D+9.8 |
| Johnson | 6,108 42.0% | 8,399 57.7% | 47 | 14,554 | R+15.7 |
| Saline | 7,872 56.3% | 6,061 43.3% | 50 | 13,983 | D+13.0 |
| Lyon | 7,340 54.7% | 6,005 44.7% | 80 | 13,425 | D+9.9 |
| Cherokee | 7,894 58.9% | 5,445 40.6% | 69 | 13,408 | D+18.3 |
| Douglas | 4,961 37.1% | 8,324 62.2% | 96 | 13,381 | R+25.1 |
| Sumner | 7,966 61.6% | 4,946 38.2% | 27 | 12,939 | D+23.3 |
| Neosho | 5,611 49.1% | 5,777 50.5% | 41 | 11,429 | R+1.5 |
| Dickinson | 5,313 47.1% | 5,936 52.6% | 34 | 11,283 | R+5.5 |
| Marshall | 5,238 46.8% | 5,929 53.0% | 24 | 11,191 | R+6.2 |
| Atchison | 5,817 52.1% | 5,312 47.6% | 31 | 11,160 | D+4.5 |
| Bourbon | 5,714 51.4% | 5,402 48.6% | 4 | 11,120 | D+2.8 |
| McPherson | 6,256 56.6% | 4,744 42.9% | 46 | 11,046 | D+13.7 |
| Franklin | 4,503 42.7% | 6,007 57.0% | 28 | 10,538 | R+14.3 |
| Riley | 4,104 39.9% | 6,077 59.1% | 99 | 10,280 | R+19.2 |
| Allen | 3,869 38.9% | 6,071 61.0% | 5 | 9,945 | R+22.1 |
| Harvey | 5,357 54.4% | 4,456 45.3% | 28 | 9,841 | D+9.2 |
| Barton | 5,978 62.8% | 3,534 37.1% | 5 | 9,517 | D+25.7 |
| Brown | 3,495 37.5% | 5,814 62.4% | 11 | 9,320 | R+24.9 |
| Miami | 4,601 49.5% | 4,676 50.3% | 14 | 9,291 | R+0.8 |
| Cloud | 4,546 51.7% | 4,208 47.9% | 31 | 8,785 | D+3.8 |
| Ford | 5,335 61.1% | 3,378 38.7% | 17 | 8,730 | D+22.4 |
| Wilson | 3,816 43.9% | 4,829 55.6% | 42 | 8,687 | R+11.7 |
| Osage | 4,224 49.8% | 4,232 49.9% | 30 | 8,486 | R+0.1 |
| Marion | 4,207 49.9% | 4,185 49.7% | 34 | 8,426 | D+0.3 |
| Greenwood | 4,176 50.0% | 4,146 49.7% | 23 | 8,345 | D+0.4 |
| Rice | 4,905 59.5% | 3,318 40.2% | 22 | 8,245 | D+19.2 |
| Washington | 3,355 41.0% | 4,809 58.7% | 28 | 8,192 | R+17.7 |
| Nemaha | 4,175 51.1% | 3,903 47.8% | 94 | 8,172 | D+3.3 |
| Pottawatomie | 3,284 44.4% | 3,977 53.8% | 137 | 7,398 | R+9.4 |
| Republic | 3,427 47.1% | 3,830 52.6% | 23 | 7,280 | R+5.5 |
| Clay | 3,441 49.2% | 3,525 50.5% | 21 | 6,987 | R+1.2 |
| Jackson | 3,265 46.9% | 3,680 52.9% | 14 | 6,959 | R+6.0 |
| Jefferson | 3,105 45.4% | 3,711 54.2% | 25 | 6,841 | R+8.9 |
| Jewell | 2,780 41.7% | 3,849 57.8% | 35 | 6,664 | R+16.0 |
| Linn | 2,682 40.7% | 3,872 58.8% | 33 | 6,587 | R+18.1 |
| Coffey | 2,662 40.5% | 3,900 59.3% | 16 | 6,578 | R+18.8 |
| Doniphan | 2,749 41.9% | 3,791 57.8% | 19 | 6,559 | R+15.9 |
| Ellis | 4,834 74.7% | 1,622 25.1% | 13 | 6,469 | D+49.7 |
| Anderson | 2,767 43.8% | 3,452 54.6% | 99 | 6,318 | R+10.8 |
| Smith | 2,847 46.2% | 3,292 53.5% | 17 | 6,156 | R+7.2 |
| Mitchell | 3,289 53.8% | 2,781 45.5% | 41 | 6,111 | D+8.3 |
| Russell | 3,736 62.4% | 2,241 37.4% | 7 | 5,984 | D+25.0 |
| Harper | 3,391 57.9% | 2,441 41.7% | 22 | 5,854 | D+16.2 |
| Pratt | 3,871 66.4% | 1,946 33.4% | 10 | 5,827 | D+33.0 |
| Kingman | 3,705 64.6% | 2,014 35.1% | 13 | 5,732 | D+29.5 |
| Morris | 2,805 50.3% | 2,751 49.3% | 22 | 5,578 | D+1.0 |
| Geary | 2,973 55.4% | 2,382 44.4% | 12 | 5,367 | D+11.0 |
| Phillips | 2,154 40.2% | 3,193 59.6% | 11 | 5,358 | R+19.4 |
| Stafford | 3,212 62.1% | 1,939 37.5% | 20 | 5,171 | D+24.6 |
| Norton | 2,307 44.7% | 2,829 54.8% | 24 | 5,160 | R+10.1 |
| Wabaunsee | 2,235 44.2% | 2,809 55.5% | 15 | 5,059 | R+11.3 |
| Ellsworth | 2,990 59.1% | 2,058 40.7% | 7 | 5,055 | D+18.4 |
| Ottawa | 2,785 55.3% | 2,230 44.3% | 18 | 5,033 | D+11.0 |
| Osborne | 2,200 44.2% | 2,765 55.5% | 13 | 4,978 | R+11.3 |
| Barber | 2,774 60.2% | 1,816 39.4% | 18 | 4,608 | D+20.8 |
| Chautauqua | 2,080 45.2% | 2,506 54.5% | 13 | 4,599 | R+9.3 |
| Pawnee | 2,814 61.5% | 1,753 38.3% | 9 | 4,576 | D+23.2 |
| Finney | 2,682 58.8% | 1,863 40.9% | 13 | 4,558 | D+18.0 |
| Elk | 2,059 46.6% | 2,355 53.2% | 9 | 4,423 | R+6.7 |
| Rooks | 2,235 51.0% | 2,150 49.0% | 4,385 | D+1.9 | |
| Woodson | 1,884 44.0% | 2,374 55.5% | 20 | 4,278 | R+11.5 |
| Lincoln | 2,209 52.3% | 2,001 47.4% | 10 | 4,220 | D+4.9 |
| Rush | 2,482 58.8% | 1,733 41.1% | 4 | 4,219 | D+17.8 |
| Decatur | 2,362 57.6% | 1,727 42.1% | 15 | 4,104 | D+15.5 |
| Rawlins | 2,029 59.6% | 1,364 40.1% | 11 | 3,404 | D+19.5 |
| Thomas | 2,168 64.0% | 1,200 35.4% | 20 | 3,388 | D+28.6 |
| Edwards | 1,986 58.7% | 1,394 41.2% | 3 | 3,383 | D+17.5 |
| Chase | 1,706 51.3% | 1,610 48.4% | 9 | 3,325 | D+2.9 |
| Ness | 2,002 60.3% | 1,302 39.2% | 18 | 3,322 | D+21.1 |
| Graham | 1,734 54.2% | 1,462 45.7% | 6 | 3,202 | D+8.5 |
| Seward | 1,997 64.2% | 1,108 35.6% | 4 | 3,109 | D+28.6 |
| Sherman | 1,814 59.9% | 1,159 38.3% | 56 | 3,029 | D+21.6 |
| Cheyenne | 1,673 57.2% | 1,241 42.4% | 11 | 2,925 | D+14.8 |
| Trego | 1,783 63.4% | 1,012 36.0% | 16 | 2,811 | D+27.4 |
| Kiowa | 1,417 52.4% | 1,280 47.3% | 8 | 2,705 | D+5.1 |
| Meade | 1,394 53.3% | 1,218 46.6% | 3 | 2,615 | D+6.7 |
| Sheridan | 1,442 57.7% | 1,007 40.3% | 52 | 2,501 | D+17.4 |
| Comanche | 1,428 60.4% | 932 39.4% | 3 | 2,363 | D+21.0 |
| Clark | 1,457 61.8% | 899 38.1% | 2 | 2,358 | D+23.7 |
| Gove | 1,090 49.0% | 1,107 49.8% | 28 | 2,225 | R+0.8 |
| Gray | 1,459 65.6% | 764 34.3% | 2 | 2,225 | D+31.2 |
| Hodgeman | 1,162 59.7% | 781 40.1% | 3 | 1,946 | D+19.6 |
| Logan | 908 48.6% | 955 51.2% | 4 | 1,867 | R+2.5 |
| Stevens | 1,023 59.1% | 701 40.5% | 6 | 1,730 | D+18.6 |
| Scott | 1,096 63.6% | 625 36.3% | 3 | 1,724 | D+27.3 |
| Hamilton | 885 54.8% | 720 44.6% | 11 | 1,616 | D+10.2 |
| Lane | 853 54.7% | 682 43.8% | 23 | 1,558 | D+11.0 |
| Morton | 876 57.6% | 636 41.8% | 9 | 1,521 | D+15.8 |
| Kearny | 716 54.5% | 586 44.6% | 11 | 1,313 | D+9.9 |
| Wallace | 492 42.4% | 658 56.7% | 11 | 1,161 | R+14.3 |
| Grant | 616 56.4% | 476 43.6% | 1,092 | D+12.8 | |
| Wichita | 637 58.4% | 448 41.1% | 6 | 1,091 | D+17.3 |
| Haskell | 626 58.6% | 442 41.3% | 1 | 1,069 | D+17.2 |
| Greeley | 388 49.4% | 396 50.4% | 1 | 785 | R+1.0 |
| Stanton | 458 59.5% | 311 40.4% | 1 | 770 | D+19.1 |
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.
Kansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+21.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+18.2 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.2 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+31.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+38.3 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+9.0 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+45.0 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+32.2 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+5.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+18.8 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+38.7 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+37.7 |