Michigan — 1936 presidential election
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Akashicstate1936 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentRooseveltD+17.6
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 56.3% | 1,016,794 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 38.8% | 699,733 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.9% | 88,571 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 19 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Arenac County, MI | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Baraga County, MI | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Berrien County, MI | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Cass County, MI | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Crawford County, MI | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Eaton County, MI | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Emmet County, MI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Houghton County, MI | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Ingham County, MI | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Ionia County, MI | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Jackson County, MI | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Kent County, MI | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Lake County, MI | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Luce County, MI | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Manistee County, MI | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Mason County, MI | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Menominee County, MI | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Oakland County, MI | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Oceana County, MI | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Otsego County, MI | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+0.3 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Wexford County, MI | Democratic | D+8.7 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Alf Landon+357 | 91938.1% | 1,27652.9% | 2158.9% | 2,410 |
| Alger County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,533 | 2,82467.1% | 1,29130.7% | 942.2% | 4,209 |
| Allegan County | Alf Landon+3,325 | 5,92236.8% | 9,24757.4% | 9375.8% | 16,106 |
| Alpena County | Alf Landon+305 | 3,23145.7% | 3,53650.0% | 3094.4% | 7,076 |
| Antrim County | Alf Landon+359 | 2,03244.1% | 2,39151.9% | 1854.0% | 4,608 |
| Arenac County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+256 | 1,76150.9% | 1,50543.5% | 1945.6% | 3,460 |
| Baraga County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+183 | 2,21851.2% | 2,03546.9% | 821.9% | 4,335 |
| Barry County | Alf Landon+1,070 | 3,88041.9% | 4,95053.5% | 4254.6% | 9,255 |
| Bay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,060 | 13,78955.4% | 8,72935.1% | 2,3679.5% | 24,885 |
| Benzie County | Alf Landon+56 | 1,68646.1% | 1,74247.6% | 2306.3% | 3,658 |
| Berrien County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,501 | 20,82256.1% | 15,32141.3% | 9822.6% | 37,125 |
| Branch County | Alf Landon+103 | 5,42547.7% | 5,52848.6% | 4223.7% | 11,375 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,564 | 20,23156.0% | 14,66740.6% | 1,2553.5% | 36,153 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+589 | 5,11449.4% | 4,52543.7% | 7066.8% | 10,345 |
| Charlevoix County | Alf Landon+145 | 2,66946.6% | 2,81449.2% | 2394.2% | 5,722 |
| Cheboygan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+432 | 3,01650.2% | 2,58443.0% | 4096.8% | 6,009 |
| Chippewa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+358 | 5,25950.6% | 4,90147.1% | 2382.3% | 10,398 |
| Clare County | Alf Landon+485 | 1,49440.3% | 1,97953.4% | 2356.3% | 3,708 |
| Clinton County | Alf Landon+619 | 4,29643.7% | 4,91550.0% | 6126.2% | 9,823 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+296 | 87658.7% | 58038.8% | 372.5% | 1,493 |
| Delta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,427 | 8,95464.9% | 4,52732.8% | 3102.2% | 13,791 |
| Dickinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,389 | 7,95261.5% | 4,56335.3% | 4193.2% | 12,934 |
| Eaton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+131 | 6,78048.3% | 6,64947.4% | 6024.3% | 14,031 |
| Emmet County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+182 | 3,07547.4% | 2,89344.6% | 5218.0% | 6,489 |
| Genesee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+28,794 | 49,89167.5% | 21,09728.5% | 2,9434.0% | 73,931 |
| Gladwin County | Alf Landon+112 | 1,53345.9% | 1,64549.2% | 1654.9% | 3,343 |
| Gogebic County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,812 | 8,46163.8% | 4,64935.1% | 1471.1% | 13,257 |
| Grand Traverse County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+151 | 3,82748.0% | 3,67646.1% | 4776.0% | 7,980 |
| Gratiot County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+135 | 5,45748.3% | 5,32247.1% | 5194.6% | 11,298 |
| Hillsdale County | Alf Landon+1,700 | 5,02341.1% | 6,72355.0% | 4713.9% | 12,217 |
| Houghton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,297 | 11,64254.9% | 9,34544.1% | 2191.0% | 21,206 |
| Huron County | Alf Landon+1,291 | 3,94935.2% | 5,24046.8% | 2,01818.0% | 11,207 |
| Ingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,652 | 27,08656.1% | 19,43440.2% | 1,7933.7% | 48,313 |
| Ionia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+653 | 7,14048.3% | 6,48743.9% | 1,1557.8% | 14,782 |
| Iosco County | Alf Landon+221 | 1,54744.5% | 1,76850.9% | 1604.6% | 3,475 |
| Iron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,382 | 5,21657.1% | 3,83442.0% | 800.9% | 9,130 |
| Isabella County | Alf Landon+180 | 3,87144.7% | 4,05146.8% | 7368.5% | 8,658 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,938 | 19,28852.9% | 16,35044.8% | 8482.3% | 36,486 |
| Kalamazoo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+46 | 17,87047.8% | 17,82447.7% | 1,6864.5% | 37,380 |
| Kalkaska County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+97 | 95250.9% | 85545.7% | 633.4% | 1,870 |
| Kent County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,190 | 44,82352.5% | 36,63342.9% | 3,8484.5% | 85,304 |
| Keweenaw County | Alf Landon+10 | 1,06049.2% | 1,07049.7% | 241.1% | 2,154 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+246 | 1,33753.6% | 1,09143.8% | 652.6% | 2,493 |
| Lapeer County | Alf Landon+1,213 | 3,86841.3% | 5,08154.3% | 4154.4% | 9,364 |
| Leelanau County | Alf Landon+150 | 1,54245.3% | 1,69249.7% | 1715.0% | 3,405 |
| Lenawee County | Alf Landon+3,855 | 8,29938.7% | 12,15456.7% | 9824.6% | 21,435 |
| Livingston County | Alf Landon+1,000 | 4,11743.1% | 5,11753.5% | 3293.4% | 9,563 |
| Luce County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+98 | 1,29751.6% | 1,19947.7% | 190.8% | 2,515 |
| Mackinac County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+302 | 2,28652.6% | 1,98445.7% | 761.7% | 4,346 |
| Macomb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,210 | 17,59360.0% | 9,38332.0% | 2,3237.9% | 29,299 |
| Manistee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,033 | 4,54254.4% | 3,50942.0% | 2993.6% | 8,350 |
| Marquette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,387 | 11,99460.4% | 7,60738.3% | 2431.2% | 19,844 |
| Mason County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,374 | 4,59856.1% | 3,22439.4% | 3684.5% | 8,190 |
| Mecosta County | Alf Landon+555 | 2,62141.3% | 3,17650.1% | 5448.6% | 6,341 |
| Menominee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,891 | 6,44761.1% | 3,55633.7% | 5435.1% | 10,546 |
| Midland County | Alf Landon+78 | 3,75147.1% | 3,82948.1% | 3774.7% | 7,957 |
| Missaukee County | Alf Landon+345 | 1,38543.8% | 1,73054.7% | 481.5% | 3,163 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,745 | 11,07552.0% | 8,33039.1% | 1,8798.8% | 21,284 |
| Montcalm County | Alf Landon+81 | 4,95045.3% | 5,03146.1% | 9448.6% | 10,925 |
| Montmorency County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+166 | 95853.3% | 79244.0% | 482.7% | 1,798 |
| Muskegon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,886 | 17,25263.6% | 9,36634.5% | 5151.9% | 27,133 |
| Newaygo County | Alf Landon+642 | 3,28843.0% | 3,93051.4% | 4265.6% | 7,644 |
| Oakland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,258 | 40,32954.5% | 30,07140.6% | 3,5974.9% | 73,997 |
| Oceana County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+239 | 2,90249.5% | 2,66345.4% | 2965.1% | 5,861 |
| Ogemaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+143 | 1,77449.2% | 1,63145.2% | 2005.5% | 3,605 |
| Ontonagon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,071 | 3,23358.1% | 2,16238.9% | 1683.0% | 5,563 |
| Osceola County | Alf Landon+1,115 | 1,99236.1% | 3,10756.3% | 4217.6% | 5,520 |
| Oscoda County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+36 | 49251.5% | 45647.7% | 80.8% | 956 |
| Otsego County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+178 | 1,28052.3% | 1,10245.0% | 652.7% | 2,447 |
| Ottawa County | Alf Landon+1,535 | 9,57944.3% | 11,11451.3% | 9524.4% | 21,645 |
| Presque Isle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,284 | 2,90563.1% | 1,62135.2% | 791.7% | 4,605 |
| Roscommon County | Alf Landon+54 | 78246.4% | 83649.6% | 663.9% | 1,684 |
| Saginaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,065 | 22,59254.6% | 15,52737.5% | 3,2917.9% | 41,410 |
| Sanilac County | Alf Landon+3,690 | 3,28529.8% | 6,97563.2% | 7767.0% | 11,036 |
| Schoolcraft County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+903 | 2,33360.1% | 1,43036.8% | 1223.1% | 3,885 |
| Shiawassee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+649 | 6,66648.0% | 6,01743.4% | 1,1958.6% | 13,878 |
| St. Clair County | Alf Landon+97 | 12,66345.6% | 12,76045.9% | 2,3598.5% | 27,782 |
| St. Joseph County | Alf Landon+1,112 | 6,04843.8% | 7,16051.9% | 6014.4% | 13,809 |
| Tuscola County | Alf Landon+2,445 | 3,74333.9% | 6,18856.1% | 1,10610.0% | 11,037 |
| Van Buren County | Alf Landon+2,390 | 6,72040.3% | 9,11054.7% | 8255.0% | 16,655 |
| Washtenaw County | Alf Landon+1,397 | 13,58946.0% | 14,98650.8% | 9353.2% | 29,510 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+213,323 | 404,05564.5% | 190,73230.5% | 31,3335.0% | 626,120 |
| Wexford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+618 | 3,77153.0% | 3,15344.4% | 1852.6% | 7,109 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.