1936 Presidential Election Interactive Map

266 electoral votes to win

Change history with the 1936 presidential election interactive map.

Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.

Split electoral vote states - if any - are not interactive. Use the table below the map to make changes.

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Split Electoral Votes

States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The historical split can be edited in this table. You can also use the drop down menu to split other states.

Removing the split () will set the state to undecided and make it interactive on the map.

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1936 Actual Election Results

Candidate Party Electoral Votes Popular Votes
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (I) Democratic 523 27,751,597
Alfred M. Landon Republican 8 16,679,583

1936 Election Facts

  • 20th Amendment ratified in this cycle: Inauguration day moves from March 4th to January 20th
  • Issues of the Day: Great Depression (New Deal), Repeal of Prohibition
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