Indiana — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentRooseveltD+14.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 56.6% | 934,974 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 41.9% | 691,570 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 24,353 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Allen County, IN | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Benton County, IN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Boone County, IN | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Carroll County, IN | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Clay County, IN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Clinton County, IN | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Daviess County, IN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Delaware County, IN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Fayette County, IN | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Fountain County, IN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Franklin County, IN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Grant County, IN | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Greene County, IN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Henry County, IN | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Howard County, IN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Huntington County, IN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Jay County, IN | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Johnson County, IN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+8.5 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Madison County, IN | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Marion County, IN | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Marshall County, IN | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Miami County, IN | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Monroe County, IN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Noble County, IN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Owen County, IN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Parke County, IN | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Putnam County, IN | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Ripley County, IN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Rush County, IN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Spencer County, IN | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Starke County, IN | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Tipton County, IN | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Union County, IN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Warrick County, IN | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Wayne County, IN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| White County, IN | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Whitley County, IN | Democratic | D+12.6 |
Indiana results by county
92 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,573 | 5,82263.2% | 3,24935.3% | 1371.5% | 9,208 |
| Allen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,386 | 39,15159.2% | 24,76537.4% | 2,2303.4% | 66,146 |
| Bartholomew County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,052 | 8,53656.5% | 6,48442.9% | 870.6% | 15,107 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+222 | 3,21150.7% | 2,98947.2% | 1312.1% | 6,331 |
| Blackford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,372 | 4,21759.0% | 2,84539.8% | 831.2% | 7,145 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,036 | 6,77553.8% | 5,73945.6% | 790.6% | 12,593 |
| Brown County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+341 | 1,58555.7% | 1,24443.7% | 150.5% | 2,844 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+250 | 4,67651.0% | 4,42648.3% | 650.7% | 9,167 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,947 | 10,47553.9% | 8,52843.9% | 4192.2% | 19,422 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,580 | 10,11663.6% | 5,53634.8% | 2441.5% | 15,896 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,900 | 8,23556.1% | 6,33543.1% | 1130.8% | 14,683 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,075 | 8,34053.0% | 7,26546.2% | 1250.8% | 15,730 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+330 | 2,91952.9% | 2,58946.9% | 110.2% | 5,519 |
| Daviess County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+389 | 6,84850.8% | 6,45948.0% | 1631.2% | 13,470 |
| Dearborn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,697 | 6,36656.6% | 4,66941.5% | 2212.0% | 11,256 |
| Decatur County | Alf Landon+239 | 4,88748.4% | 5,12650.7% | 940.9% | 10,107 |
| DeKalb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,122 | 6,97053.5% | 5,84844.9% | 2091.6% | 13,027 |
| Delaware County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,841 | 19,04856.8% | 14,20742.4% | 2720.8% | 33,527 |
| Dubois County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,916 | 6,92766.9% | 3,01129.1% | 4214.1% | 10,359 |
| Elkhart County | Alf Landon+423 | 14,47347.7% | 14,89649.0% | 1,0023.3% | 30,371 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+689 | 5,75652.7% | 5,06746.4% | 990.9% | 10,922 |
| Floyd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,678 | 10,65458.8% | 6,97638.5% | 4912.7% | 18,121 |
| Fountain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+954 | 5,61754.4% | 4,66345.2% | 360.3% | 10,316 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+939 | 3,89154.3% | 2,95241.2% | 3214.5% | 7,164 |
| Fulton County | Alf Landon+219 | 4,32248.0% | 4,54150.4% | 1411.6% | 9,004 |
| Gibson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,314 | 9,39256.2% | 7,07842.4% | 2401.4% | 16,710 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,881 | 13,65552.0% | 11,77444.8% | 8313.2% | 26,260 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,270 | 9,73056.1% | 7,46043.0% | 1540.9% | 17,344 |
| Hamilton County | Alf Landon+1,927 | 5,39641.9% | 7,32356.9% | 1511.2% | 12,870 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,788 | 5,96258.6% | 4,17441.0% | 440.4% | 10,180 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,140 | 5,02555.9% | 3,88543.2% | 760.8% | 8,986 |
| Hendricks County | Alf Landon+539 | 5,23747.2% | 5,77652.1% | 840.8% | 11,097 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,073 | 10,17252.4% | 9,09946.9% | 1490.8% | 19,420 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,754 | 12,28855.0% | 9,53442.7% | 5242.3% | 22,346 |
| Huntington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,337 | 8,36153.3% | 7,02444.7% | 3122.0% | 15,697 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,067 | 8,01861.5% | 4,95138.0% | 680.5% | 13,037 |
| Jasper County | Alf Landon+431 | 3,10946.3% | 3,54052.7% | 721.1% | 6,721 |
| Jay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,302 | 6,53554.6% | 5,23343.7% | 1991.7% | 11,967 |
| Jefferson County | Alf Landon+515 | 4,80547.1% | 5,32052.1% | 820.8% | 10,207 |
| Jennings County | Alf Landon+437 | 3,15746.3% | 3,59452.7% | 721.1% | 6,823 |
| Johnson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,619 | 6,93456.2% | 5,31543.1% | 800.6% | 12,329 |
| Knox County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,080 | 13,66961.0% | 8,58938.3% | 1420.6% | 22,400 |
| Kosciusko County | Alf Landon+1,292 | 6,89045.4% | 8,18253.9% | 1070.7% | 15,179 |
| LaGrange County | Alf Landon+304 | 2,82146.7% | 3,12551.7% | 961.6% | 6,042 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+34,862 | 68,55166.1% | 33,68932.5% | 1,5101.5% | 103,750 |
| LaPorte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,637 | 15,35956.1% | 11,72242.8% | 3111.1% | 27,392 |
| Lawrence County | Alf Landon+1,920 | 8,06244.4% | 9,98254.9% | 1340.7% | 18,178 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,703 | 27,34761.5% | 16,64437.4% | 5041.1% | 44,495 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+37,163 | 124,96157.7% | 87,79840.5% | 3,7911.8% | 216,550 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+533 | 6,65151.3% | 6,11847.2% | 2021.6% | 12,971 |
| Martin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+340 | 2,92352.7% | 2,58346.6% | 400.7% | 5,546 |
| Miami County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,426 | 8,17354.0% | 6,74744.6% | 2021.3% | 15,122 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+378 | 9,22050.9% | 8,84248.8% | 480.3% | 18,110 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+684 | 8,05351.8% | 7,36947.4% | 1270.8% | 15,549 |
| Morgan County | Alf Landon+342 | 5,45148.1% | 5,79351.1% | 840.7% | 11,328 |
| Newton County | Alf Landon+507 | 2,43044.9% | 2,93754.3% | 410.8% | 5,408 |
| Noble County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+230 | 5,99050.2% | 5,76048.3% | 1861.6% | 11,936 |
| Ohio County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+340 | 1,36257.1% | 1,02242.9% | 00.0% | 2,384 |
| Orange County | Alf Landon+557 | 4,54946.9% | 5,10652.7% | 370.4% | 9,692 |
| Owen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+407 | 3,49852.6% | 3,09146.5% | 590.9% | 6,648 |
| Parke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+146 | 4,81150.4% | 4,66548.9% | 660.7% | 9,542 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,133 | 4,75255.1% | 3,61942.0% | 2482.9% | 8,619 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,067 | 4,95255.8% | 3,88543.7% | 450.5% | 8,882 |
| Porter County | Alf Landon+718 | 5,56046.6% | 6,27852.6% | 980.8% | 11,936 |
| Posey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,542 | 5,63063.3% | 3,08834.7% | 1701.9% | 8,888 |
| Pulaski County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+494 | 3,27453.5% | 2,78045.4% | 661.1% | 6,120 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,216 | 6,17755.1% | 4,96144.3% | 690.6% | 11,207 |
| Randolph County | Alf Landon+195 | 6,48748.8% | 6,68250.3% | 1140.9% | 13,283 |
| Ripley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+627 | 5,54651.8% | 4,91946.0% | 2332.2% | 10,698 |
| Rush County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+542 | 5,99952.2% | 5,45747.5% | 440.4% | 11,500 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+662 | 2,69656.8% | 2,03442.9% | 160.3% | 4,746 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,526 | 8,55258.1% | 6,02640.9% | 1390.9% | 14,717 |
| Spencer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+399 | 4,96651.3% | 4,56747.2% | 1431.5% | 9,676 |
| St. Joseph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17,324 | 43,13161.3% | 25,80736.7% | 1,4012.0% | 70,339 |
| Starke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+297 | 3,14352.1% | 2,84647.2% | 430.7% | 6,032 |
| Steuben County | Alf Landon+596 | 3,40245.1% | 3,99853.0% | 1451.9% | 7,545 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,518 | 10,20367.3% | 4,68530.9% | 2661.8% | 15,154 |
| Switzerland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+628 | 2,84056.1% | 2,21243.7% | 140.3% | 5,066 |
| Tippecanoe County | Alf Landon+349 | 12,73248.7% | 13,08150.1% | 3091.2% | 26,122 |
| Tipton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+954 | 4,79654.9% | 3,84244.0% | 1011.2% | 8,739 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+32 | 1,66250.2% | 1,63049.2% | 210.6% | 3,313 |
| Vanderburgh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+26,765 | 41,49072.7% | 14,72525.8% | 8701.5% | 57,085 |
| Vermillion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,868 | 7,18861.8% | 4,32037.1% | 1271.1% | 11,635 |
| Vigo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+15,740 | 33,01865.1% | 17,27834.1% | 4420.9% | 50,738 |
| Wabash County | Alf Landon+1,023 | 6,20045.5% | 7,22353.0% | 2001.5% | 13,623 |
| Warren County | Alf Landon+538 | 2,24244.4% | 2,78055.1% | 230.5% | 5,045 |
| Warrick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,375 | 5,34356.7% | 3,96842.1% | 1181.3% | 9,429 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,076 | 4,76656.2% | 3,69043.5% | 260.3% | 8,482 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,570 | 13,69651.9% | 12,12646.0% | 5512.1% | 26,373 |
| Wells County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,583 | 6,18962.8% | 3,60636.6% | 590.6% | 9,854 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+618 | 4,86352.6% | 4,24545.9% | 1421.5% | 9,250 |
| Whitley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,156 | 5,11555.9% | 3,95943.3% | 760.8% | 9,150 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.