Kentucky — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentRooseveltD+18.6
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 58.5% | 541,944 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 39.9% | 369,702 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 14,573 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Bell County, KY | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Boyd County, KY | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+58.3 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Campbell County, KY | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Christian County, KY | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+65.1 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Garrard County, KY | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Greenup County, KY | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Hancock County, KY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+78.2 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+60.3 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Letcher County, KY | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+45.4 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+67.2 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Perry County, KY | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Rowan County, KY | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+64.8 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Washington County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+24.6 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Alf Landon+702 | 2,66944.1% | 3,37155.7% | 100.2% | 6,050 |
| Allen County | Alf Landon+648 | 2,42244.0% | 3,07055.8% | 130.2% | 5,505 |
| Anderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,094 | 2,45464.2% | 1,36035.6% | 110.3% | 3,825 |
| Ballard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,750 | 3,52381.9% | 77318.0% | 70.2% | 4,303 |
| Barren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,785 | 5,13760.3% | 3,35239.4% | 250.3% | 8,514 |
| Bath County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,070 | 2,79561.7% | 1,72538.1% | 100.2% | 4,530 |
| Bell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,280 | 5,85356.0% | 4,57343.7% | 350.3% | 10,461 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,743 | 2,78571.1% | 1,04226.6% | 882.2% | 3,915 |
| Bourbon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,401 | 3,87260.8% | 2,47138.8% | 210.3% | 6,364 |
| Boyd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,112 | 9,76259.2% | 6,65040.3% | 800.5% | 16,492 |
| Boyle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,717 | 4,14862.8% | 2,43136.8% | 270.4% | 6,606 |
| Bracken County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+520 | 1,95656.8% | 1,43641.7% | 521.5% | 3,444 |
| Breathitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,190 | 3,98068.8% | 1,79031.0% | 110.2% | 5,781 |
| Breckinridge County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+335 | 3,23351.9% | 2,89846.6% | 941.5% | 6,225 |
| Bullitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,827 | 2,47478.9% | 64720.6% | 150.5% | 3,136 |
| Butler County | Alf Landon+1,357 | 1,23732.3% | 2,59467.6% | 40.1% | 3,835 |
| Caldwell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+578 | 2,69955.7% | 2,12143.8% | 280.6% | 4,848 |
| Calloway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,584 | 5,52385.3% | 93914.5% | 100.2% | 6,472 |
| Campbell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,453 | 16,78055.6% | 10,32734.2% | 3,08910.2% | 30,196 |
| Carlisle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,730 | 2,15082.7% | 42016.2% | 301.2% | 2,600 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,924 | 2,71876.6% | 79422.4% | 351.0% | 3,547 |
| Carter County | Alf Landon+969 | 3,40343.6% | 4,37256.0% | 350.4% | 7,810 |
| Casey County | Alf Landon+1,663 | 1,92534.8% | 3,58864.8% | 210.4% | 5,534 |
| Christian County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,290 | 6,66055.4% | 5,37044.6% | 00.0% | 12,030 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,150 | 4,39666.0% | 2,24633.7% | 170.3% | 6,659 |
| Clay County | Alf Landon+2,515 | 1,57227.8% | 4,08772.2% | 00.0% | 5,659 |
| Clinton County | Alf Landon+1,446 | 70124.6% | 2,14775.4% | 00.0% | 2,848 |
| Crittenden County | Alf Landon+515 | 1,92644.0% | 2,44155.8% | 80.2% | 4,375 |
| Cumberland County | Alf Landon+1,192 | 93530.5% | 2,12769.4% | 30.1% | 3,065 |
| Daviess County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,321 | 9,95764.9% | 4,63630.2% | 7544.9% | 15,347 |
| Edmonson County | Alf Landon+1,197 | 1,32934.4% | 2,52665.4% | 50.1% | 3,860 |
| Elliott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,059 | 1,53976.2% | 48023.8% | 00.0% | 2,019 |
| Estill County | Alf Landon+285 | 2,64647.3% | 2,93152.4% | 130.2% | 5,590 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,884 | 14,42855.1% | 11,54444.1% | 2030.8% | 26,175 |
| Fleming County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+130 | 2,87951.0% | 2,74948.7% | 210.4% | 5,649 |
| Floyd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,587 | 7,96270.2% | 3,37529.8% | 00.0% | 11,337 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,212 | 6,22275.3% | 2,01024.3% | 260.3% | 8,258 |
| Fulton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,945 | 3,72782.3% | 78217.3% | 170.4% | 4,526 |
| Gallatin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,052 | 1,45677.7% | 40421.5% | 150.8% | 1,875 |
| Garrard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+24 | 2,27650.2% | 2,25249.7% | 70.2% | 4,535 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,207 | 2,56065.0% | 1,35334.3% | 260.7% | 3,939 |
| Graves County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,539 | 9,23183.4% | 1,69215.3% | 1421.3% | 11,065 |
| Grayson County | Alf Landon+231 | 2,67647.8% | 2,90751.9% | 210.4% | 5,604 |
| Green County | Alf Landon+366 | 1,97045.7% | 2,33654.2% | 60.1% | 4,312 |
| Greenup County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+713 | 4,68654.1% | 3,97345.9% | 00.0% | 8,659 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+230 | 1,31754.4% | 1,08744.9% | 170.7% | 2,421 |
| Hardin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,196 | 4,48065.7% | 2,28433.5% | 500.7% | 6,814 |
| Harlan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,550 | 11,06059.6% | 7,51040.4% | 00.0% | 18,570 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,622 | 4,37871.2% | 1,75628.6% | 150.2% | 6,149 |
| Hart County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+194 | 3,34151.3% | 3,14748.3% | 230.4% | 6,511 |
| Henderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,024 | 6,83577.4% | 1,81120.5% | 1872.1% | 8,833 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,029 | 3,54570.0% | 1,51629.9% | 40.1% | 5,065 |
| Hickman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,163 | 2,54886.3% | 38513.0% | 190.6% | 2,952 |
| Hopkins County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,591 | 8,19369.2% | 3,60230.4% | 420.4% | 11,837 |
| Jackson County | Alf Landon+3,020 | 42010.9% | 3,44089.0% | 30.1% | 3,863 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+32,705 | 85,74860.2% | 53,04337.3% | 3,5832.5% | 142,374 |
| Jessamine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+747 | 2,81357.4% | 2,06642.1% | 230.5% | 4,902 |
| Johnson County | Alf Landon+1,199 | 3,10641.8% | 4,30557.9% | 190.3% | 7,430 |
| Kenton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,994 | 21,87963.1% | 8,88525.6% | 3,90311.3% | 34,667 |
| Knott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,623 | 3,48880.1% | 86519.9% | 00.0% | 4,353 |
| Knox County | Alf Landon+1,502 | 3,41941.0% | 4,92159.0% | 50.1% | 8,345 |
| Larue County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,154 | 2,30566.5% | 1,15133.2% | 110.3% | 3,467 |
| Laurel County | Alf Landon+2,121 | 2,67735.8% | 4,79864.1% | 120.2% | 7,487 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+231 | 3,17551.8% | 2,94448.0% | 90.1% | 6,128 |
| Lee County | Alf Landon+372 | 1,44044.3% | 1,81255.7% | 20.1% | 3,254 |
| Leslie County | Alf Landon+2,098 | 61818.5% | 2,71681.4% | 30.1% | 3,337 |
| Letcher County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,369 | 6,24061.6% | 3,87138.2% | 110.1% | 10,122 |
| Lewis County | Alf Landon+1,270 | 1,98537.8% | 3,25561.9% | 170.3% | 5,257 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+364 | 3,57552.4% | 3,21147.0% | 400.6% | 6,826 |
| Livingston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+858 | 1,89764.4% | 1,03935.3% | 110.4% | 2,947 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,100 | 4,91272.8% | 1,81226.9% | 210.3% | 6,745 |
| Lyon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+932 | 1,86166.5% | 92933.2% | 90.3% | 2,799 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+225 | 6,25950.6% | 6,03448.8% | 820.7% | 12,375 |
| Magoffin County | Alf Landon+23 | 2,55449.7% | 2,57750.2% | 60.1% | 5,137 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,959 | 3,52668.5% | 1,56730.5% | 531.0% | 5,146 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,331 | 3,47275.1% | 1,14124.7% | 110.2% | 4,624 |
| Martin County | Alf Landon+1,220 | 81728.6% | 2,03771.3% | 10.0% | 2,855 |
| Mason County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,186 | 4,50356.5% | 3,31741.6% | 1471.8% | 7,967 |
| McCracken County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,397 | 10,55776.3% | 3,16022.8% | 1130.8% | 13,830 |
| McCreary County | Alf Landon+1,848 | 1,10527.2% | 2,95372.6% | 110.3% | 4,069 |
| McLean County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,158 | 2,49664.3% | 1,33834.5% | 451.2% | 3,879 |
| Meade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,317 | 2,10270.9% | 78526.5% | 792.7% | 2,966 |
| Menifee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+564 | 1,12366.6% | 55933.2% | 40.2% | 1,686 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,498 | 3,65962.6% | 2,16137.0% | 260.4% | 5,846 |
| Metcalfe County | Alf Landon+29 | 1,74849.5% | 1,77750.3% | 50.1% | 3,530 |
| Monroe County | Alf Landon+993 | 1,35236.5% | 2,34563.3% | 90.2% | 3,706 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+945 | 2,59460.8% | 1,64938.6% | 240.6% | 4,267 |
| Morgan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,987 | 3,25671.9% | 1,26928.0% | 60.1% | 4,531 |
| Muhlenberg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,217 | 6,38560.1% | 4,16839.2% | 750.7% | 10,628 |
| Nelson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,321 | 4,23466.6% | 1,91330.1% | 2113.3% | 6,358 |
| Nicholas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,048 | 2,32564.2% | 1,27735.3% | 180.5% | 3,620 |
| Ohio County | Alf Landon+502 | 4,03046.9% | 4,53252.8% | 270.3% | 8,589 |
| Oldham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,260 | 2,02072.3% | 76027.2% | 140.5% | 2,794 |
| Owen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,731 | 3,39283.4% | 66116.3% | 120.3% | 4,065 |
| Owsley County | Alf Landon+1,809 | 46416.9% | 2,27383.0% | 10.0% | 2,738 |
| Pendleton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+595 | 2,43256.4% | 1,83742.6% | 421.0% | 4,311 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,158 | 6,75359.5% | 4,59540.5% | 110.1% | 11,359 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,172 | 11,38258.1% | 8,21041.9% | 110.1% | 19,603 |
| Powell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+187 | 1,18553.9% | 99845.4% | 140.6% | 2,197 |
| Pulaski County | Alf Landon+2,859 | 4,71138.3% | 7,57061.5% | 250.2% | 12,306 |
| Robertson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+399 | 89763.9% | 49835.5% | 80.6% | 1,403 |
| Rockcastle County | Alf Landon+2,307 | 1,56828.8% | 3,87571.2% | 00.0% | 5,443 |
| Rowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+302 | 1,98954.0% | 1,68745.8% | 80.2% | 3,684 |
| Russell County | Alf Landon+1,453 | 1,23531.3% | 2,68868.2% | 180.5% | 3,941 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,105 | 3,96667.9% | 1,86131.9% | 110.2% | 5,838 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,486 | 4,38469.4% | 1,89830.0% | 350.6% | 6,317 |
| Simpson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,787 | 3,02770.7% | 1,24029.0% | 130.3% | 4,280 |
| Spencer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,009 | 1,64771.8% | 63827.8% | 90.4% | 2,294 |
| Taylor County | Alf Landon+6 | 2,73249.8% | 2,73849.9% | 200.4% | 5,490 |
| Todd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,809 | 2,98771.5% | 1,17828.2% | 110.3% | 4,176 |
| Trigg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,407 | 2,92865.5% | 1,52134.0% | 190.4% | 4,468 |
| Trimble County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,388 | 1,65985.2% | 27113.9% | 180.9% | 1,948 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,748 | 4,71381.5% | 96516.7% | 1071.8% | 5,785 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,766 | 8,11364.8% | 4,34734.7% | 540.4% | 12,514 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+125 | 2,51650.9% | 2,39148.4% | 360.7% | 4,943 |
| Wayne County | Alf Landon+378 | 2,54646.5% | 2,92453.4% | 100.2% | 5,480 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,805 | 4,78870.5% | 1,98329.2% | 210.3% | 6,792 |
| Whitley County | Alf Landon+2,558 | 3,17535.6% | 5,73364.3% | 120.1% | 8,920 |
| Wolfe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+605 | 1,57761.9% | 97238.1% | 00.0% | 2,549 |
| Woodford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,016 | 2,57462.2% | 1,55837.7% | 60.1% | 4,138 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.