Maine — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionMaine · PresidentLandonR+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Alf Landon ✓Republican | 55.5% | 168,823 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 41.5% | 126,333 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 9,084 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Franklin County, ME | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Hancock County, ME | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Knox County, ME | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Oxford County, ME | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Somerset County, ME | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Waldo County, ME | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Washington County, ME | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+0.5 |
Maine results by county
16 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,177 | 10,48038.1% | 16,65760.6% | 3401.2% | 27,477 |
| Aroostook County | Alf Landon+7,004 | 14,70864.7% | 7,70433.9% | 3241.4% | 22,736 |
| Cumberland County | Alf Landon+7,126 | 30,02155.6% | 22,89542.4% | 1,1142.1% | 54,030 |
| Franklin County | Alf Landon+2,098 | 4,95762.5% | 2,85936.1% | 1121.4% | 7,928 |
| Hancock County | Alf Landon+5,836 | 9,15172.1% | 3,31526.1% | 2341.8% | 12,700 |
| Kennebec County | Alf Landon+3,719 | 14,98755.3% | 11,26841.6% | 8263.1% | 27,081 |
| Knox County | Alf Landon+2,576 | 6,56760.4% | 3,99136.7% | 3213.0% | 10,879 |
| Lincoln County | Alf Landon+3,402 | 5,25272.6% | 1,85025.6% | 1301.8% | 7,232 |
| Oxford County | Alf Landon+2,942 | 8,77857.1% | 5,83638.0% | 7524.9% | 15,366 |
| Penobscot County | Alf Landon+9,345 | 19,07760.8% | 9,73231.0% | 2,5598.2% | 31,368 |
| Piscataquis County | Alf Landon+1,006 | 4,05755.6% | 3,05141.8% | 1872.6% | 7,295 |
| Sagadahoc County | Alf Landon+434 | 3,70752.0% | 3,27345.9% | 1502.1% | 7,130 |
| Somerset County | Alf Landon+2,276 | 7,55856.9% | 5,28239.8% | 4413.3% | 13,281 |
| Waldo County | Alf Landon+2,631 | 5,30965.0% | 2,67832.8% | 1852.3% | 8,172 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,538 | 6,38744.1% | 7,92554.7% | 1831.3% | 14,495 |
| York County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+190 | 17,82748.1% | 18,01748.6% | 1,2263.3% | 37,070 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −38.7% |
| 1900 | −26.5% |
| 1904 | −39.0% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −4.0% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −41.7% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +6.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.