United States · Election results history · 1936 president · Kentucky

Election 1936 Results

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1936 presidential election in Kentucky

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Alf Landon (Republican) in Kentucky in 1936, 58.5% to 39.9%, a margin of 18.6 points and 172,242 votes.

Kentucky voted 5.7 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 87 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Jefferson, cast 142,374 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.0 points. The closest was Taylor, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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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	541,944	58.5%
Alf Landon	Republican	369,702	39.9%
All other candidates		14,557	1.6%
Total		926,203

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	85,748 60.2%	53,043 37.3%	3,583	142,374	D+23.0
Kenton	21,879 63.1%	8,885 25.6%	3,904	34,668	D+37.5
Campbell	16,780 55.6%	10,327 34.2%	3,093	30,200	D+21.4
Fayette	14,428 55.1%	11,544 44.1%	205	26,177	D+11.0
Pike	11,382 58.1%	8,210 41.9%	13	19,605	D+16.2
Harlan	11,060 59.6%	7,510 40.4%		18,570	D+19.1
Boyd	9,762 59.2%	6,650 40.3%	82	16,494	D+18.9
Daviess	9,957 64.8%	4,636 30.2%	761	15,354	D+34.7
McCracken	10,557 76.3%	3,160 22.8%	113	13,830	D+53.5
Warren	8,113 64.8%	4,347 34.7%	54	12,514	D+30.1
Madison	6,259 50.6%	6,034 48.8%	83	12,376	D+1.8
Pulaski	4,711 38.3%	7,570 61.5%	25	12,306	R+23.2
Christian	6,660 55.4%	5,370 44.6%		12,030	D+10.7
Hopkins	8,193 69.2%	3,602 30.4%	43	11,838	D+38.8
Perry	6,753 59.5%	4,595 40.5%	11	11,359	D+19.0
Floyd	7,962 70.2%	3,375 29.8%		11,337	D+40.5
Graves	9,231 83.4%	1,692 15.3%	143	11,066	D+68.1
Muhlenberg	6,385 60.1%	4,168 39.2%	75	10,628	D+20.9
Bell	5,853 56.0%	4,573 43.7%	35	10,461	D+12.2
Letcher	6,240 61.6%	3,871 38.2%	15	10,126	D+23.4
Whitley	3,175 35.6%	5,733 64.3%	12	8,920	R+28.7
Henderson	6,835 77.4%	1,811 20.5%	188	8,834	D+56.9
Greenup	4,686 54.1%	3,973 45.9%		8,659	D+8.2
Ohio	4,030 46.9%	4,532 52.8%	27	8,589	R+5.8
Barren	5,137 60.3%	3,352 39.4%	24	8,513	D+21.0
Knox	3,419 41.0%	4,921 59.0%	7	8,347	R+18.0
Franklin	6,222 75.3%	2,010 24.3%	27	8,259	D+51.0
Mason	4,503 56.5%	3,317 41.6%	147	7,967	D+14.9
Carter	3,403 43.6%	4,372 56.0%	37	7,812	R+12.4
Laurel	2,677 35.8%	4,798 64.1%	12	7,487	R+28.3
Johnson	3,106 41.8%	4,305 57.9%	20	7,431	R+16.1
Lincoln	3,575 52.4%	3,211 47.0%	40	6,826	D+5.3
Hardin	4,480 65.7%	2,284 33.5%	51	6,815	D+32.2
Webster	4,788 70.5%	1,983 29.2%	25	6,796	D+41.3
Logan	4,912 72.8%	1,812 26.9%	21	6,745	D+46.0
Clark	4,396 66.0%	2,246 33.7%	17	6,659	D+32.3
Boyle	4,148 62.8%	2,431 36.8%	28	6,607	D+26.0
Hart	3,341 51.3%	3,147 48.3%	23	6,511	D+3.0
Calloway	5,523 85.3%	939 14.5%	12	6,474	D+70.8
Bourbon	3,872 60.8%	2,471 38.8%	21	6,364	D+22.0
Nelson	4,234 66.6%	1,913 30.1%	212	6,359	D+36.5
Shelby	4,384 69.4%	1,898 30.0%	35	6,317	D+39.4
Breckinridge	3,233 51.9%	2,898 46.5%	95	6,226	D+5.4
Harrison	4,378 71.2%	1,756 28.6%	15	6,149	D+42.6
Lawrence	3,175 51.8%	2,944 48.0%	9	6,128	D+3.8
Adair	2,669 44.1%	3,371 55.7%	10	6,050	R+11.6
Mercer	3,659 62.6%	2,161 37.0%	26	5,846	D+25.6
Scott	3,966 67.9%	1,861 31.9%	11	5,838	D+36.1
Union	4,713 81.5%	965 16.7%	107	5,785	D+64.8
Breathitt	3,980 68.8%	1,790 31.0%	11	5,781	D+37.9
Clay	1,572 27.8%	4,087 72.2%		5,659	R+44.4
Fleming	2,879 51.0%	2,749 48.7%	21	5,649	D+2.3
Grayson	2,676 47.7%	2,907 51.9%	22	5,605	R+4.1
Estill	2,646 47.3%	2,931 52.4%	13	5,590	R+5.1
Casey	1,925 34.8%	3,588 64.8%	23	5,536	R+30.0
Allen	2,422 44.0%	3,070 55.8%	14	5,506	R+11.8
Taylor	2,732 49.8%	2,738 49.9%	21	5,491	R+0.1
Wayne	2,546 46.4%	2,924 53.3%	12	5,482	R+6.9
Rockcastle	1,568 28.8%	3,875 71.2%		5,443	R+42.4
Lewis	1,985 37.8%	3,255 61.9%	17	5,257	R+24.2
Marion	3,526 68.5%	1,567 30.4%	55	5,148	D+38.1
Magoffin	2,554 49.7%	2,577 50.2%	6	5,137	R+0.4
Henry	3,545 70.0%	1,516 29.9%	6	5,067	D+40.0
Washington	2,516 50.9%	2,391 48.4%	36	4,943	D+2.5
Jessamine	2,813 57.4%	2,066 42.1%	24	4,903	D+15.2
Caldwell	2,699 55.6%	2,121 43.7%	30	4,850	D+11.9
Marshall	3,472 75.1%	1,141 24.7%	11	4,624	D+50.4
Garrard	2,276 50.2%	2,252 49.7%	7	4,535	D+0.5
Bath	2,795 61.7%	1,725 38.1%	11	4,531	D+23.6
Morgan	3,256 71.9%	1,269 28.0%	6	4,531	D+43.9
Fulton	3,727 82.3%	782 17.3%	17	4,526	D+65.1
Trigg	2,928 65.5%	1,521 34.0%	19	4,468	D+31.5
Crittenden	1,926 44.0%	2,441 55.8%	8	4,375	R+11.8
Knott	3,488 80.1%	865 19.9%		4,353	D+60.3
Green	1,970 45.7%	2,336 54.2%	7	4,313	R+8.5
Pendleton	2,432 56.4%	1,837 42.6%	43	4,312	D+13.8
Ballard	3,523 81.9%	773 18.0%	8	4,304	D+63.9
Simpson	3,027 70.7%	1,240 29.0%	13	4,280	D+41.8
Montgomery	2,594 60.8%	1,649 38.6%	25	4,268	D+22.1
Todd	2,987 71.5%	1,178 28.2%	11	4,176	D+43.3
Woodford	2,574 62.2%	1,558 37.7%	6	4,138	D+24.6
McCreary	1,105 27.2%	2,953 72.6%	11	4,069	R+45.4
Owen	3,392 83.4%	661 16.3%	13	4,066	D+67.2
Russell	1,235 31.3%	2,688 68.2%	20	3,943	R+36.9
Grant	2,560 65.0%	1,353 34.3%	26	3,939	D+30.6
Boone	2,785 71.1%	1,042 26.6%	89	3,916	D+44.5
McLean	2,496 64.3%	1,338 34.5%	47	3,881	D+29.8
Jackson	420 10.9%	3,440 89.0%	4	3,864	R+78.2
Edmonson	1,329 34.4%	2,526 65.4%	5	3,860	R+31.0
Butler	1,237 32.3%	2,594 67.6%	4	3,835	R+35.4
Anderson	2,454 64.1%	1,360 35.5%	14	3,828	D+28.6
Monroe	1,352 36.5%	2,345 63.3%	9	3,706	R+26.8
Rowan	1,989 54.0%	1,687 45.8%	8	3,684	D+8.2
Nicholas	2,325 64.2%	1,277 35.3%	18	3,620	D+29.0
Carroll	2,718 76.6%	794 22.4%	35	3,547	D+54.2
Metcalfe	1,748 49.5%	1,777 50.3%	5	3,530	R+0.8
Larue	2,305 66.5%	1,151 33.2%	11	3,467	D+33.3
Bracken	1,956 56.8%	1,436 41.7%	52	3,444	D+15.1
Leslie	618 18.5%	2,716 81.4%	3	3,337	R+62.9
Lee	1,440 44.3%	1,812 55.7%	2	3,254	R+11.4
Bullitt	2,474 78.8%	647 20.6%	17	3,138	D+58.2
Cumberland	935 30.5%	2,127 69.4%	5	3,067	R+38.9
Meade	2,102 70.9%	785 26.5%	79	2,966	D+44.4
Hickman	2,548 86.3%	385 13.0%	19	2,952	D+73.3
Livingston	1,897 64.4%	1,039 35.3%	11	2,947	D+29.1
Martin	817 28.6%	2,037 71.3%	2	2,856	R+42.7
Clinton	701 24.6%	2,147 75.4%		2,848	R+50.8
Lyon	1,861 66.5%	929 33.2%	9	2,799	D+33.3
Oldham	2,020 72.3%	760 27.2%	15	2,795	D+45.1
Owsley	464 16.9%	2,273 83.0%	1	2,738	R+66.1
Carlisle	2,150 82.6%	420 16.1%	32	2,602	D+66.5
Wolfe	1,577 61.9%	972 38.1%		2,549	D+23.7
Hancock	1,317 54.4%	1,087 44.9%	19	2,423	D+9.5
Spencer	1,647 71.8%	638 27.8%	9	2,294	D+44.0
Powell	1,185 53.9%	998 45.4%	14	2,197	D+8.5
Elliott	1,539 76.2%	480 23.8%		2,019	D+52.5
Trimble	1,659 85.2%	271 13.9%	18	1,948	D+71.3
Gallatin	1,456 77.7%	404 21.5%	15	1,875	D+56.1
Menifee	1,123 66.6%	559 33.2%	4	1,686	D+33.5
Robertson	897 63.9%	498 35.5%	8	1,403	D+28.4

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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