Election 1936 Results
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1936 presidential election in North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Alf Landon (Republican) in North Carolina in 1936, 73.4% to 26.6%, a margin of 46.8 points and 392,858 votes.
North Carolina voted 22.5 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 93 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Guilford, cast 35,093 votes and went to the Democrat by 45.8 points. The closest was Davie, where 26 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 | 616,141 | 73.4% |
| Alf Landon | Republican | 223,283 | 26.6% |
| All other candidates | 40 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 839,464 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford | 25,579 72.9% | 9,514 27.1% | 35,093 | D+45.8 | |
| Buncombe | 23,646 71.4% | 9,470 28.6% | 33,116 | D+42.8 | |
| Mecklenburg | 26,169 84.7% | 4,709 15.3% | 30,878 | D+69.5 | |
| Forsyth | 18,734 78.1% | 5,256 21.9% | 23,990 | D+56.2 | |
| Gaston | 17,555 78.6% | 4,772 21.4% | 22,327 | D+57.3 | |
| Wake | 19,850 89.0% | 2,456 11.0% | 22,306 | D+78.0 | |
| Davidson | 10,844 58.6% | 7,656 41.4% | 18,500 | D+17.2 | |
| Catawba | 11,017 63.3% | 6,387 36.7% | 17,404 | D+26.6 | |
| Rowan | 12,808 74.8% | 4,306 25.2% | 17,114 | D+49.7 | |
| Johnston | 11,253 72.2% | 4,339 27.8% | 15,592 | D+44.3 | |
| Iredell | 11,308 74.8% | 3,817 25.2% | 15,125 | D+49.5 | |
| Cabarrus | 12,297 81.3% | 2,825 18.7% | 15,122 | D+62.6 | |
| Randolph | 8,090 53.9% | 6,927 46.1% | 15,017 | D+7.7 | |
| Durham | 12,804 85.4% | 2,189 14.6% | 14,993 | D+70.8 | |
| Alamance | 11,025 74.1% | 3,847 25.9% | 14,872 | D+48.3 | |
| Wilkes | 6,506 43.8% | 8,358 56.2% | 14,864 | R+12.5 | |
| Rutherford | 9,911 67.2% | 4,830 32.8% | 14,741 | D+34.5 | |
| Rockingham | 11,366 81.8% | 2,522 18.2% | 13,888 | D+63.7 | |
| Surry | 8,833 65.0% | 4,766 35.0% | 13,599 | D+29.9 | |
| Cleveland | 11,393 84.3% | 2,116 15.7% | 13,509 | D+68.7 | |
| Burke | 7,454 57.5% | 5,506 42.5% | 12,960 | D+15.0 | |
| Haywood | 8,175 71.0% | 3,331 29.0% | 11,506 | D+42.1 | |
| Stanly | 6,505 59.0% | 4,523 41.0% | 11,028 | D+18.0 | |
| Robeson | 10,280 93.4% | 732 6.6% | 11,012 | D+86.7 | |
| Sampson | 5,937 54.5% | 4,948 45.5% | 10,885 | D+9.1 | |
| Henderson | 5,747 53.0% | 5,099 47.0% | 10,846 | D+6.0 | |
| Harnett | 8,018 78.0% | 2,264 22.0% | 10,282 | D+56.0 | |
| Caldwell | 6,809 66.6% | 3,421 33.4% | 10,230 | D+33.1 | |
| Ashe | 5,552 54.9% | 4,557 45.1% | 10,109 | D+9.8 | |
| Pitt | 9,539 96.7% | 325 3.3% | 9,864 | D+93.4 | |
| Nash | 8,682 94.4% | 517 5.6% | 9,199 | D+88.8 | |
| Lincoln | 5,515 61.2% | 3,501 38.8% | 9,016 | D+22.3 | |
| Wayne | 7,087 80.2% | 1,751 19.8% | 8,838 | D+60.4 | |
| New Hanover | 7,379 85.0% | 1,306 15.0% | 8,685 | D+69.9 | |
| Halifax | 8,230 96.4% | 308 3.6% | 8,538 | D+92.8 | |
| McDowell | 5,352 63.2% | 3,114 36.8% | 8,466 | D+26.4 | |
| Madison | 3,133 38.1% | 5,099 61.9% | 8,232 | R+23.9 | |
| Union | 7,480 92.6% | 601 7.4% | 8,081 | D+85.1 | |
| Wilson | 7,522 93.2% | 549 6.8% | 8,071 | D+86.4 | |
| Stokes | 4,384 57.4% | 3,259 42.6% | 7,643 | D+14.7 | |
| Jackson | 4,580 59.9% | 3,061 40.1% | 7,641 | D+19.9 | |
| Columbus | 6,359 84.0% | 1,214 16.0% | 7,573 | D+67.9 | |
| Cumberland | 6,505 86.4% | 1,024 13.6% | 7,529 | D+72.8 | |
| Duplin | 5,966 79.4% | 1,546 20.6% | 7,512 | D+58.8 | |
| Yadkin | 3,209 43.3% | 4,200 56.7% | 7,409 | R+13.4 | |
| Richmond | 6,709 91.7% | 607 8.3% | 7,316 | D+83.4 | |
| Watauga | 3,880 53.2% | 3,409 46.8% | 7,289 | D+6.5 | |
| Beaufort | 6,133 86.4% | 964 13.6% | 7,097 | D+72.8 | |
| Edgecombe | 6,684 96.2% | 266 3.8% | 6,950 | D+92.3 | |
| Moore | 4,466 64.3% | 2,481 35.7% | 6,947 | D+28.6 | |
| Cherokee | 3,473 51.9% | 3,214 48.1% | 6,687 | D+3.9 | |
| Chatham | 4,373 66.7% | 2,182 33.3% | 6,555 | D+33.4 | |
| Yancey | 3,603 57.2% | 2,691 42.8% | 6,294 | D+14.5 | |
| Lenoir | 5,854 94.3% | 351 5.7% | 6,205 | D+88.7 | |
| Craven | 5,543 92.4% | 453 7.6% | 5,996 | D+84.9 | |
| Montgomery | 3,484 58.2% | 2,506 41.8% | 5,990 | D+16.3 | |
| Macon | 3,311 56.5% | 2,554 43.5% | 5,865 | D+12.9 | |
| Alexander | 3,262 57.1% | 2,451 42.9% | 5,713 | D+14.2 | |
| Carteret | 3,780 66.7% | 1,889 33.3% | 5,669 | D+33.4 | |
| Franklin | 5,209 95.8% | 231 4.2% | 5,440 | D+91.5 | |
| Orange | 3,860 72.7% | 1,446 27.3% | 5,306 | D+45.5 | |
| Mitchell | 1,687 33.3% | 3,380 66.7% | 5,067 | R+33.4 | |
| Anson | 4,629 92.4% | 381 7.6% | 5,010 | D+84.8 | |
| Davie | 2,476 49.7% | 2,502 50.3% | 4,978 | R+0.5 | |
| Vance | 4,536 93.5% | 315 6.5% | 4,851 | D+87.0 | |
| Transylvania | 2,845 58.7% | 2,001 41.3% | 4,846 | D+17.4 | |
| Swain | 2,619 55.7% | 2,084 44.3% | 4,703 | D+11.4 | |
| Martin | 4,477 97.6% | 111 2.4% | 4,588 | D+95.2 | |
| Granville | 4,279 95.9% | 185 4.1% | 4,464 | D+91.7 | |
| Lee | 3,723 84.7% | 670 15.3% | 4,393 | D+69.5 | |
| Brunswick | 2,710 62.5% | 1,625 37.5% | 4,335 | D+25.0 | |
| Polk | 2,521 58.4% | 1,794 41.6% | 4,315 | D+16.8 | |
| Bertie | 3,828 97.1% | 115 2.9% | 3,943 | D+94.2 | |
| Bladen | 3,360 85.9% | 551 14.1% | 3,911 | D+71.8 | |
| Northampton | 3,785 97.2% | 109 2.8% | 3,894 | D+94.4 | |
| Alleghany | 2,345 61.0% | 1,498 39.0% | 3,843 | D+22.0 | |
| Avery | 839 22.0% | 2,971 78.0% | 3,810 | R+56.0 | |
| Pasquotank | 3,226 90.9% | 324 9.1% | 3,550 | D+81.7 | |
| Scotland | 3,183 91.0% | 314 9.0% | 3,497 | D+82.0 | |
| Person | 2,898 88.3% | 384 11.7% | 3,282 | D+76.6 | |
| Greene | 3,097 96.4% | 116 3.6% | 3,213 | D+92.8 | |
| Warren | 3,047 95.6% | 140 4.4% | 3,187 | D+91.2 | |
| Onslow | 2,758 92.1% | 235 7.9% | 2,993 | D+84.3 | |
| Clay | 1,340 46.8% | 1,525 53.2% | 2,865 | R+6.5 | |
| Graham | 1,473 52.6% | 1,325 47.4% | 2,798 | D+5.3 | |
| Pender | 2,379 87.7% | 333 12.3% | 2,712 | D+75.4 | |
| Caswell | 2,493 92.3% | 207 7.7% | 2,700 | D+84.7 | |
| Pamlico | 1,627 65.4% | 860 34.6% | 2,487 | D+30.8 | |
| Hertford | 2,327 96.5% | 84 3.5% | 2,411 | D+93.0 | |
| Washington | 1,875 77.8% | 535 22.2% | 2,410 | D+55.6 | |
| Hoke | 1,953 93.3% | 141 6.7% | 2,094 | D+86.5 | |
| Dare | 1,389 71.9% | 542 28.1% | 1,931 | D+43.9 | |
| Currituck | 1,625 92.7% | 128 7.3% | 1,753 | D+85.4 | |
| Jones | 1,563 89.3% | 188 10.7% | 1,751 | D+78.5 | |
| Chowan | 1,550 94.2% | 96 5.8% | 1,646 | D+88.3 | |
| Gates | 1,484 92.1% | 128 7.9% | 1,612 | D+84.1 | |
| Hyde | 1,157 79.3% | 302 20.7% | 1,459 | D+58.6 | |
| Tyrrell | 1,049 77.5% | 304 22.5% | 1,353 | D+55.1 | |
| Perquimans | 970 85.8% | 161 14.2% | 1,131 | D+71.5 | |
| Camden | 1,008 89.6% | 117 10.4% | 1,125 | D+79.2 |
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.
North Carolina in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.3 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+2.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+40.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+4.2 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+7.8 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+25.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+33.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+46.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+16.4 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+47.3 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.8 |