North Dakota — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentRooseveltD+33.0
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 59.6% | 163,148 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 26.6% | 72,751 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.8% | 37,817 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Barnes County, ND | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Billings County, ND | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Bowman County, ND | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Burke County, ND | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Cass County, ND | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Dickey County, ND | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Divide County, ND | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Dunn County, ND | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Eddy County, ND | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Emmons County, ND | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Foster County, ND | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Grant County, ND | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Griggs County, ND | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Kidder County, ND | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Logan County, ND | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| McHenry County, ND | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| McLean County, ND | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Mercer County, ND | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Morton County, ND | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Nelson County, ND | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Oliver County, ND | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Pembina County, ND | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Pierce County, ND | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Ransom County, ND | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Renville County, ND | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Richland County, ND | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Slope County, ND | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Stark County, ND | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Towner County, ND | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Traill County, ND | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Walsh County, ND | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Ward County, ND | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Wells County, ND | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Williams County, ND | Democratic | D+51.9 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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+575 | 1,32155.0% | 74631.0% | 33714.0% | 2,404 |
| Barnes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,160 | 4,48457.9% | 2,32430.0% | 93812.1% | 7,746 |
| Benson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,323 | 3,34362.3% | 1,02019.0% | 1,00018.6% | 5,363 |
| Billings County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+400 | 72959.2% | 32926.7% | 17414.1% | 1,232 |
| Bottineau County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,017 | 3,28656.9% | 1,22421.2% | 1,26922.0% | 5,779 |
| Bowman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+584 | 1,11855.6% | 53426.6% | 35817.8% | 2,010 |
| Burke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+595 | 1,82148.8% | 68418.3% | 1,22632.9% | 3,731 |
| Burleigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,867 | 6,31464.9% | 2,44725.2% | 9629.9% | 9,723 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,768 | 12,40057.2% | 7,63235.2% | 1,6387.6% | 21,670 |
| Cavalier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,876 | 3,53360.8% | 1,65728.5% | 61910.7% | 5,809 |
| Dickey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+754 | 2,28751.3% | 1,53334.4% | 63814.3% | 4,458 |
| Divide County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,473 | 2,21262.6% | 58516.5% | 73920.9% | 3,536 |
| Dunn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,525 | 2,25766.8% | 73221.7% | 39211.6% | 3,381 |
| Eddy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,150 | 1,72963.8% | 57921.4% | 40314.9% | 2,711 |
| Emmons County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,307 | 2,42457.9% | 1,11726.7% | 64215.3% | 4,183 |
| Foster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,209 | 1,89468.6% | 68524.8% | 1806.5% | 2,759 |
| Golden Valley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+410 | 99159.7% | 58135.0% | 875.2% | 1,659 |
| Grand Forks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,910 | 9,22263.4% | 4,31229.6% | 1,0157.0% | 14,549 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+836 | 1,85853.8% | 1,02229.6% | 57616.7% | 3,456 |
| Griggs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+999 | 1,66561.1% | 66624.5% | 39214.4% | 2,723 |
| Hettinger County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+394 | 1,38341.7% | 98929.8% | 94528.5% | 3,317 |
| Kidder County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+620 | 1,49250.9% | 87229.7% | 56819.4% | 2,932 |
| LaMoure County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+798 | 2,41249.5% | 1,61433.1% | 84517.3% | 4,871 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+308 | 1,29245.1% | 98434.4% | 58820.5% | 2,864 |
| McHenry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,675 | 3,29453.4% | 1,61926.2% | 1,25620.4% | 6,169 |
| McIntosh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+431 | 1,90052.4% | 1,46940.5% | 2607.2% | 3,629 |
| McKenzie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,315 | 2,88574.2% | 57014.7% | 43311.1% | 3,888 |
| McLean County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,286 | 4,01858.6% | 1,73225.2% | 1,11216.2% | 6,862 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+782 | 1,92453.2% | 1,14231.6% | 55315.3% | 3,619 |
| Morton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,755 | 5,61269.4% | 1,85723.0% | 6217.7% | 8,090 |
| Mountrail County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,481 | 2,77558.2% | 70014.7% | 1,29427.1% | 4,769 |
| Nelson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,952 | 2,95465.8% | 1,00222.3% | 53511.9% | 4,491 |
| Oliver County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+437 | 90657.6% | 46929.8% | 19812.6% | 1,573 |
| Pembina County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,099 | 4,13963.9% | 2,04031.5% | 3024.7% | 6,481 |
| Pierce County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,256 | 2,16857.6% | 91224.2% | 68418.2% | 3,764 |
| Ramsey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,775 | 4,55965.2% | 1,78425.5% | 6509.3% | 6,993 |
| Ransom County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,082 | 2,38555.5% | 1,30330.3% | 61014.2% | 4,298 |
| Renville County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,155 | 1,76661.7% | 61121.4% | 48416.9% | 2,861 |
| Richland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,406 | 3,79249.9% | 2,38631.4% | 1,41818.7% | 7,596 |
| Rolette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,329 | 3,18671.9% | 85719.3% | 3898.8% | 4,432 |
| Sargent County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,443 | 2,30664.5% | 86324.1% | 40811.4% | 3,577 |
| Sheridan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+316 | 1,15041.1% | 83429.8% | 81429.1% | 2,798 |
| Sioux County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+292 | 87752.7% | 58535.2% | 20212.1% | 1,664 |
| Slope County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+565 | 89663.1% | 33123.3% | 19413.7% | 1,421 |
| Stark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,410 | 4,01265.4% | 1,60226.1% | 5258.6% | 6,139 |
| Steele County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+720 | 1,44450.3% | 72425.2% | 70524.5% | 2,873 |
| Stutsman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,839 | 5,56459.4% | 2,72529.1% | 1,08011.5% | 9,369 |
| Towner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+994 | 1,74454.3% | 72022.4% | 75023.3% | 3,214 |
| Traill County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+973 | 2,78052.8% | 1,80734.3% | 68212.9% | 5,269 |
| Walsh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,943 | 5,75670.3% | 1,81322.2% | 6167.5% | 8,185 |
| Ward County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,730 | 8,87263.1% | 3,14222.4% | 2,04114.5% | 14,055 |
| Wells County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,851 | 3,11458.8% | 1,26323.8% | 92117.4% | 5,298 |
| Williams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,354 | 4,90365.6% | 1,02113.7% | 1,54920.7% | 7,473 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.