California — 1936 presidential election
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Akashicstate1936 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentRooseveltD+35.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 67.0% | 1,766,836 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 31.7% | 836,431 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 35,615 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 22 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Alpine County, CA | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| Butte County, CA | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Inyo County, CA | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Kings County, CA | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Lassen County, CA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Madera County, CA | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Mono County, CA | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Nevada County, CA | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Orange County, CA | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Placer County, CA | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Riverside County, CA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| San Diego County, CA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Shasta County, CA | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Sierra County, CA | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+57.2 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Sutter County, CA | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Tehama County, CA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Trinity County, CA | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Tulare County, CA | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Ventura County, CA | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Yuba County, CA | Democratic | D+50.2 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+66,971 | 149,32363.6% | 82,35235.1% | 3,0111.3% | 234,686 |
| Alpine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11 | 8553.5% | 7446.5% | 00.0% | 159 |
| Amador County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,729 | 2,50675.4% | 77723.4% | 401.2% | 3,323 |
| Butte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,387 | 10,49065.9% | 5,10332.0% | 3352.1% | 15,928 |
| Calaveras County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,560 | 2,52071.3% | 96027.2% | 541.5% | 3,534 |
| Colusa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,779 | 2,96570.4% | 1,18628.2% | 621.5% | 4,213 |
| Contra Costa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,403 | 26,00772.3% | 9,60426.7% | 3641.0% | 35,975 |
| Del Norte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+439 | 1,29259.4% | 85339.2% | 291.3% | 2,174 |
| El Dorado County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,791 | 4,01975.7% | 1,22823.1% | 651.2% | 5,312 |
| Fresno County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+31,314 | 42,85977.7% | 11,54520.9% | 7221.3% | 55,126 |
| Glenn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,668 | 3,28866.0% | 1,62032.5% | 761.5% | 4,984 |
| Humboldt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,101 | 11,90962.9% | 6,80836.0% | 2081.1% | 18,925 |
| Imperial County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,789 | 7,56060.8% | 4,77138.3% | 1130.9% | 12,444 |
| Inyo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+648 | 1,56062.4% | 91236.5% | 291.2% | 2,501 |
| Kern County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17,381 | 25,72674.6% | 8,34524.2% | 4081.2% | 34,479 |
| Kings County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,836 | 7,06275.1% | 2,22623.7% | 1161.2% | 9,404 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+40 | 1,83749.8% | 1,79748.7% | 531.4% | 3,687 |
| Lassen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,158 | 4,19379.5% | 1,03519.6% | 480.9% | 5,276 |
| Los Angeles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+399,950 | 757,35167.0% | 357,40131.6% | 15,6631.4% | 1,130,415 |
| Madera County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,259 | 4,64675.7% | 1,38722.6% | 1011.6% | 6,134 |
| Marin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,941 | 12,15265.4% | 6,21133.4% | 2091.1% | 18,572 |
| Mariposa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,286 | 1,90774.4% | 62124.2% | 351.4% | 2,563 |
| Mendocino County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,762 | 6,43262.7% | 3,67035.7% | 1641.6% | 10,266 |
| Merced County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,978 | 9,20872.7% | 3,23025.5% | 2301.8% | 12,668 |
| Modoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+860 | 1,82864.6% | 96834.2% | 351.2% | 2,831 |
| Mono County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+217 | 45864.8% | 24134.1% | 81.1% | 707 |
| Monterey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,702 | 12,26761.1% | 7,56537.7% | 2351.2% | 20,067 |
| Napa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,297 | 6,27060.3% | 3,97338.2% | 1471.4% | 10,390 |
| Nevada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,215 | 5,12871.9% | 1,91326.8% | 901.3% | 7,131 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,342 | 29,83655.0% | 23,49443.3% | 9211.7% | 54,251 |
| Placer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,638 | 7,95976.6% | 2,32122.3% | 1081.0% | 10,388 |
| Plumas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,027 | 2,70778.8% | 68019.8% | 481.4% | 3,435 |
| Riverside County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+337 | 17,01149.9% | 16,67448.9% | 4221.2% | 34,107 |
| Sacramento County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+35,146 | 47,26578.5% | 12,11920.1% | 8001.3% | 60,184 |
| San Benito County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,050 | 2,56561.9% | 1,51536.6% | 621.5% | 4,142 |
| San Bernardino County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,736 | 33,95559.6% | 22,21939.0% | 8421.5% | 57,016 |
| San Diego County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+28,942 | 64,62863.5% | 35,68635.0% | 1,5401.5% | 101,854 |
| San Francisco County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+130,761 | 196,19774.0% | 65,43624.7% | 3,3681.3% | 265,001 |
| San Joaquin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,906 | 29,07873.2% | 10,17225.6% | 4731.2% | 39,723 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,077 | 7,88961.1% | 4,81237.3% | 2051.6% | 12,906 |
| San Mateo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,437 | 27,08765.7% | 13,65033.1% | 5111.2% | 41,248 |
| Santa Barbara County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,195 | 15,92361.1% | 9,72837.4% | 3941.5% | 26,045 |
| Santa Clara County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,848 | 38,34658.5% | 26,49840.4% | 7321.1% | 65,576 |
| Santa Cruz County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,066 | 9,32652.1% | 8,26046.1% | 3221.8% | 17,908 |
| Shasta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,077 | 5,23669.7% | 2,15928.7% | 1151.5% | 7,510 |
| Sierra County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+812 | 1,15276.4% | 34022.6% | 151.0% | 1,507 |
| Siskiyou County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,946 | 6,86569.3% | 2,91929.5% | 1251.3% | 9,909 |
| Solano County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,856 | 13,45978.1% | 3,60320.9% | 1821.1% | 17,244 |
| Sonoma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,088 | 17,27360.2% | 11,18539.0% | 2480.9% | 28,706 |
| Stanislaus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,728 | 15,34163.1% | 8,61335.4% | 3481.4% | 24,302 |
| Sutter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,406 | 4,01970.0% | 1,61328.1% | 1061.8% | 5,738 |
| Tehama County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,311 | 3,68759.7% | 2,37638.5% | 1151.9% | 6,178 |
| Trinity County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+769 | 1,42467.1% | 65530.9% | 432.0% | 2,122 |
| Tulare County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,332 | 18,95667.7% | 8,62430.8% | 4351.6% | 28,015 |
| Tuolumne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,104 | 3,30372.7% | 1,19926.4% | 400.9% | 4,542 |
| Ventura County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,805 | 13,38463.1% | 7,57935.8% | 2351.1% | 21,198 |
| Yolo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,398 | 5,99268.9% | 2,59429.8% | 1061.2% | 8,692 |
| Yuba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,793 | 4,12574.2% | 1,33224.0% | 1041.9% | 5,561 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.