Election 1936 Results
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1936 presidential election in Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Alf Landon (Republican) in Ohio in 1936, 58.0% to 37.4%, a margin of 20.6 points and 619,285 votes.
Ohio voted 3.7 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 67 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 475,418 votes and went to the Democrat by 38.3 points. The closest was Jackson, where 51 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 | 1,747,140 | 58.0% |
| Alf Landon | Republican | 1,127,855 | 37.4% |
| All other candidates | 137,594 | 4.6% | |
| Total | 3,012,589 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 311,117 65.4% | 128,947 27.1% | 35,354 | 475,418 | D+38.3 |
| Hamilton | 153,117 54.6% | 108,506 38.7% | 18,813 | 280,436 | D+15.9 |
| Franklin | 90,746 57.4% | 63,830 40.4% | 3,471 | 158,047 | D+17.0 |
| Summit | 91,836 68.7% | 38,991 29.2% | 2,869 | 133,696 | D+39.5 |
| Lucas | 74,155 55.8% | 45,853 34.5% | 12,971 | 132,979 | D+21.3 |
| Montgomery | 76,430 59.8% | 44,742 35.0% | 6,606 | 127,778 | D+24.8 |
| Stark | 57,931 60.0% | 34,693 35.9% | 3,988 | 96,612 | D+24.1 |
| Mahoning | 64,886 71.4% | 24,825 27.3% | 1,147 | 90,858 | D+44.1 |
| Trumbull | 32,384 64.3% | 16,887 33.6% | 1,058 | 50,329 | D+30.8 |
| Butler | 29,892 60.0% | 17,842 35.8% | 2,098 | 49,832 | D+24.2 |
| Belmont | 30,545 67.2% | 14,511 31.9% | 425 | 45,481 | D+35.3 |
| Lorain | 24,393 57.2% | 15,906 37.3% | 2,357 | 42,656 | D+19.9 |
| Clark | 26,138 61.4% | 15,483 36.4% | 919 | 42,540 | D+25.0 |
| Jefferson | 27,472 67.1% | 13,044 31.9% | 419 | 40,935 | D+35.2 |
| Scioto | 22,243 55.1% | 17,860 44.2% | 277 | 40,380 | D+10.9 |
| Columbiana | 22,664 56.4% | 16,986 42.3% | 548 | 40,198 | D+14.1 |
| Allen | 16,500 49.1% | 15,079 44.9% | 2,013 | 33,592 | D+4.2 |
| Tuscarawas | 21,991 66.7% | 10,317 31.3% | 657 | 32,965 | D+35.4 |
| Richland | 20,070 61.3% | 11,220 34.3% | 1,468 | 32,758 | D+27.0 |
| Muskingum | 16,265 49.9% | 15,454 47.4% | 854 | 32,573 | D+2.5 |
| Licking | 17,785 58.6% | 11,958 39.4% | 629 | 30,372 | D+19.2 |
| Ashtabula | 14,468 48.2% | 14,025 46.7% | 1,517 | 30,010 | D+1.5 |
| Miami | 12,754 50.4% | 11,343 44.9% | 1,189 | 25,286 | D+5.6 |
| Wood | 11,255 45.4% | 11,716 47.3% | 1,807 | 24,778 | R+1.9 |
| Wayne | 12,666 54.1% | 10,331 44.1% | 426 | 23,423 | D+10.0 |
| Athens | 13,205 57.6% | 9,509 41.5% | 208 | 22,922 | D+16.1 |
| Portage | 13,798 61.4% | 8,035 35.8% | 630 | 22,463 | D+25.7 |
| Ross | 12,503 55.7% | 9,817 43.7% | 121 | 22,441 | D+12.0 |
| Seneca | 8,982 40.4% | 9,953 44.7% | 3,324 | 22,259 | R+4.4 |
| Lake | 11,213 51.7% | 9,386 43.2% | 1,108 | 21,707 | D+8.4 |
| Marion | 11,881 55.4% | 9,070 42.3% | 476 | 21,427 | D+13.1 |
| Washington | 10,203 47.8% | 10,826 50.7% | 325 | 21,354 | R+2.9 |
| Fairfield | 12,322 59.2% | 8,062 38.7% | 446 | 20,830 | D+20.5 |
| Hancock | 9,929 47.8% | 9,816 47.2% | 1,039 | 20,784 | D+0.5 |
| Darke | 11,114 54.8% | 8,375 41.3% | 794 | 20,283 | D+13.5 |
| Sandusky | 9,171 45.3% | 8,692 42.9% | 2,402 | 20,265 | D+2.4 |
| Guernsey | 11,404 56.8% | 8,532 42.5% | 134 | 20,070 | D+14.3 |
| Lawrence | 11,471 57.2% | 8,498 42.4% | 97 | 20,066 | D+14.8 |
| Erie | 10,376 55.4% | 6,869 36.7% | 1,475 | 18,720 | D+18.7 |
| Crawford | 10,955 59.5% | 6,638 36.0% | 826 | 18,419 | D+23.4 |
| Huron | 8,500 47.2% | 8,318 46.2% | 1,204 | 18,022 | D+1.0 |
| Clermont | 9,204 53.3% | 7,608 44.1% | 458 | 17,270 | D+9.2 |
| Greene | 8,946 53.5% | 7,449 44.6% | 317 | 16,712 | D+9.0 |
| Knox | 8,315 50.0% | 7,956 47.8% | 370 | 16,641 | D+2.2 |
| Hardin | 8,441 51.8% | 7,631 46.9% | 211 | 16,283 | D+5.0 |
| Logan | 7,353 46.2% | 8,363 52.6% | 189 | 15,905 | R+6.4 |
| Coshocton | 9,316 58.7% | 6,449 40.6% | 101 | 15,866 | D+18.1 |
| Perry | 8,508 53.9% | 6,826 43.2% | 451 | 15,785 | D+10.7 |
| Highland | 8,011 51.8% | 7,392 47.8% | 48 | 15,451 | D+4.0 |
| Ashland | 8,818 57.4% | 6,154 40.1% | 380 | 15,352 | D+17.4 |
| Medina | 7,400 49.1% | 7,283 48.4% | 375 | 15,058 | D+0.8 |
| Van Wert | 7,744 52.6% | 6,275 42.6% | 714 | 14,733 | D+10.0 |
| Delaware | 7,045 47.9% | 7,364 50.1% | 300 | 14,709 | R+2.2 |
| Warren | 7,209 49.0% | 7,359 50.0% | 139 | 14,707 | R+1.0 |
| Auglaize | 7,835 54.8% | 5,526 38.6% | 944 | 14,305 | D+16.1 |
| Champaign | 6,485 47.3% | 6,872 50.1% | 362 | 13,719 | R+2.8 |
| Jackson | 6,802 49.7% | 6,853 50.0% | 39 | 13,694 | R+0.4 |
| Shelby | 7,110 53.4% | 4,482 33.7% | 1,715 | 13,307 | D+19.7 |
| Williams | 5,628 42.3% | 7,050 53.0% | 624 | 13,302 | R+10.7 |
| Mercer | 7,217 54.7% | 3,602 27.3% | 2,385 | 13,204 | D+27.4 |
| Pickaway | 7,813 61.2% | 4,920 38.5% | 30 | 12,763 | D+22.7 |
| Meigs | 6,085 48.5% | 6,464 51.5% | 12,549 | R+3.0 | |
| Putnam | 5,786 46.2% | 4,151 33.2% | 2,580 | 12,517 | D+13.1 |
| Preble | 6,366 51.8% | 5,593 45.5% | 331 | 12,290 | D+6.3 |
| Clinton | 5,785 47.7% | 6,265 51.7% | 77 | 12,127 | R+4.0 |
| Adams | 5,832 49.5% | 5,910 50.2% | 28 | 11,770 | R+0.7 |
| Defiance | 5,608 48.1% | 5,000 42.8% | 1,062 | 11,670 | D+5.2 |
| Gallia | 4,548 40.3% | 6,700 59.4% | 27 | 11,275 | R+19.1 |
| Ottawa | 6,335 56.9% | 4,006 36.0% | 798 | 11,139 | D+20.9 |
| Brown | 6,316 57.0% | 4,511 40.7% | 261 | 11,088 | D+16.3 |
| Union | 5,157 47.1% | 5,673 51.8% | 120 | 10,950 | R+4.7 |
| Fayette | 5,807 54.3% | 4,841 45.3% | 41 | 10,689 | D+9.0 |
| Hocking | 6,580 61.6% | 3,960 37.1% | 138 | 10,678 | D+24.5 |
| Henry | 5,472 51.3% | 4,108 38.5% | 1,088 | 10,668 | D+12.8 |
| Wyandot | 5,597 54.4% | 4,260 41.4% | 429 | 10,286 | D+13.0 |
| Fulton | 3,582 35.0% | 6,152 60.2% | 490 | 10,224 | R+25.1 |
| Madison | 5,184 51.2% | 4,843 47.8% | 103 | 10,130 | D+3.4 |
| Harrison | 5,231 52.1% | 4,779 47.6% | 35 | 10,045 | D+4.5 |
| Monroe | 5,368 61.6% | 3,211 36.9% | 130 | 8,709 | D+24.8 |
| Carroll | 3,801 45.6% | 4,440 53.3% | 96 | 8,337 | R+7.7 |
| Noble | 3,865 46.5% | 4,384 52.7% | 70 | 8,319 | R+6.2 |
| Morrow | 3,947 47.8% | 4,086 49.5% | 219 | 8,252 | R+1.7 |
| Paulding | 4,179 50.6% | 3,853 46.7% | 219 | 8,251 | D+4.0 |
| Pike | 5,287 64.1% | 2,953 35.8% | 4 | 8,244 | D+28.3 |
| Morgan | 3,093 39.6% | 4,630 59.4% | 78 | 7,801 | R+19.7 |
| Geauga | 3,400 46.5% | 3,620 49.5% | 294 | 7,314 | R+3.0 |
| Holmes | 4,097 63.7% | 2,247 34.9% | 88 | 6,432 | D+28.8 |
| Vinton | 2,902 48.6% | 3,056 51.2% | 16 | 5,974 | R+2.6 |
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.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |