Pennsylvania — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentRooseveltD+16.0
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 56.9% | 2,353,987 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 40.8% | 1,690,200 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 94,249 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 36 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Berks County, PA | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Blair County, PA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Bucks County, PA | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Centre County, PA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Franklin County, PA | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Fulton County, PA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Juniata County, PA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Montour County, PA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Perry County, PA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Pike County, PA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| York County, PA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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+23 | 8,33647.9% | 8,31347.7% | 7614.4% | 17,410 |
| Allegheny County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+190,369 | 366,59365.2% | 176,22431.3% | 19,3773.4% | 562,194 |
| Armstrong County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,757 | 15,95552.4% | 14,19846.7% | 2810.9% | 30,434 |
| Beaver County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,982 | 37,20563.8% | 20,22334.7% | 8841.5% | 58,312 |
| Bedford County | Alf Landon+77 | 8,93749.2% | 9,01449.6% | 2301.3% | 18,181 |
| Berks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+30,208 | 56,90764.4% | 26,69930.2% | 4,7215.3% | 88,327 |
| Blair County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,327 | 27,03851.4% | 24,71147.0% | 8481.6% | 52,597 |
| Bradford County | Alf Landon+8,565 | 8,07832.4% | 16,64366.7% | 2150.9% | 24,936 |
| Bucks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+299 | 24,15949.4% | 23,86048.8% | 8761.8% | 48,895 |
| Butler County | Alf Landon+764 | 16,00848.1% | 16,77250.4% | 5291.6% | 33,309 |
| Cambria County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+22,309 | 46,68764.6% | 24,37833.7% | 1,2391.7% | 72,304 |
| Cameron County | Alf Landon+263 | 1,53845.4% | 1,80153.2% | 461.4% | 3,385 |
| Carbon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,881 | 14,17954.9% | 11,29843.8% | 3341.3% | 25,811 |
| Centre County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,865 | 11,73453.8% | 9,86945.2% | 2111.0% | 21,814 |
| Chester County | Alf Landon+2,664 | 26,67647.1% | 29,34051.8% | 6131.1% | 56,629 |
| Clarion County | Alf Landon+65 | 8,41248.9% | 8,47749.3% | 3001.7% | 17,189 |
| Clearfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,268 | 20,79957.7% | 14,53140.3% | 7202.0% | 36,050 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,872 | 8,35155.8% | 6,47943.3% | 1390.9% | 14,969 |
| Columbia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,467 | 14,14158.7% | 9,67440.1% | 2931.2% | 24,108 |
| Crawford County | Alf Landon+1,675 | 12,78845.4% | 14,46351.3% | 9383.3% | 28,189 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,938 | 18,85055.4% | 14,91243.8% | 2590.8% | 34,021 |
| Dauphin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,658 | 43,25651.8% | 39,59847.4% | 6440.8% | 83,498 |
| Delaware County | Alf Landon+9,782 | 65,11745.5% | 74,89952.4% | 2,9972.1% | 143,013 |
| Elk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,546 | 9,03557.8% | 5,48935.1% | 1,1077.1% | 15,631 |
| Erie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,435 | 33,04250.6% | 25,60739.2% | 6,70610.3% | 65,355 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+26,307 | 48,29167.9% | 21,98430.9% | 8691.2% | 71,144 |
| Forest County | Alf Landon+600 | 1,15739.2% | 1,75759.5% | 391.3% | 2,953 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,016 | 15,63253.1% | 13,61646.3% | 1650.6% | 29,413 |
| Fulton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+346 | 2,43153.7% | 2,08546.0% | 150.3% | 4,531 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,647 | 12,00665.0% | 6,35934.4% | 1090.6% | 18,474 |
| Huntingdon County | Alf Landon+2,386 | 7,42942.7% | 9,81556.4% | 1480.9% | 17,392 |
| Indiana County | Alf Landon+1,177 | 15,35347.7% | 16,53051.4% | 2940.9% | 32,177 |
| Jefferson County | Alf Landon+863 | 11,08047.5% | 11,94351.2% | 2831.2% | 23,306 |
| Juniata County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+206 | 3,78251.1% | 3,57648.3% | 490.7% | 7,407 |
| Lackawanna County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+29,399 | 80,58560.2% | 51,18638.3% | 2,0301.5% | 133,801 |
| Lancaster County | Alf Landon+3,818 | 38,45446.7% | 42,27251.4% | 1,5471.9% | 82,273 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,536 | 21,99457.7% | 15,45840.6% | 6381.7% | 38,090 |
| Lebanon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+587 | 13,80050.2% | 13,21348.1% | 4631.7% | 27,476 |
| Lehigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,484 | 35,32556.4% | 25,84141.3% | 1,4552.3% | 62,621 |
| Luzerne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+23,436 | 105,00855.7% | 81,57243.3% | 1,9971.1% | 188,577 |
| Lycoming County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,061 | 19,37650.6% | 18,31547.8% | 5991.6% | 38,290 |
| McKean County | Alf Landon+2,104 | 9,73343.9% | 11,83753.4% | 6112.8% | 22,181 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,386 | 20,87951.8% | 18,49345.9% | 9392.3% | 40,311 |
| Mifflin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,714 | 9,58158.0% | 6,86741.6% | 770.5% | 16,525 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,434 | 8,21258.3% | 5,77841.0% | 890.6% | 14,079 |
| Montgomery County | Alf Landon+8,572 | 57,87045.7% | 66,44252.5% | 2,1941.7% | 126,506 |
| Montour County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,184 | 3,53459.8% | 2,35039.7% | 300.5% | 5,914 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,044 | 36,87160.3% | 22,82737.3% | 1,4382.4% | 61,136 |
| Northumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,091 | 31,84958.6% | 21,75840.1% | 7111.3% | 54,318 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21 | 5,78049.8% | 5,75949.6% | 610.5% | 11,600 |
| Philadelphia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+209,876 | 539,75760.4% | 329,88136.9% | 23,3102.6% | 892,948 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+92 | 2,39650.5% | 2,30448.6% | 410.9% | 4,741 |
| Potter County | Alf Landon+1,619 | 3,55339.8% | 5,17257.9% | 2012.3% | 8,926 |
| Schuylkill County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,830 | 55,18354.7% | 44,35343.9% | 1,3851.4% | 100,921 |
| Snyder County | Alf Landon+2,551 | 2,99934.9% | 5,55064.5% | 490.6% | 8,598 |
| Somerset County | Alf Landon+1,191 | 16,18448.0% | 17,37551.5% | 1820.5% | 33,741 |
| Sullivan County | Alf Landon+381 | 1,74044.4% | 2,12154.1% | 611.6% | 3,922 |
| Susquehanna County | Alf Landon+3,225 | 6,52039.4% | 9,74558.9% | 2691.6% | 16,534 |
| Tioga County | Alf Landon+7,125 | 5,44230.1% | 12,56769.4% | 990.5% | 18,108 |
| Union County | Alf Landon+2,643 | 2,94634.2% | 5,58965.0% | 670.8% | 8,602 |
| Venango County | Alf Landon+8,464 | 9,21233.4% | 17,67664.1% | 6772.5% | 27,565 |
| Warren County | Alf Landon+945 | 8,49545.3% | 9,44050.3% | 8324.4% | 18,767 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+29,536 | 52,87868.5% | 23,34230.2% | 9481.2% | 77,168 |
| Wayne County | Alf Landon+4,483 | 4,86433.8% | 9,34765.0% | 1691.2% | 14,380 |
| Westmoreland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+37,495 | 73,57465.7% | 36,07932.2% | 2,2822.0% | 111,935 |
| Wyoming County | Alf Landon+2,052 | 3,26937.6% | 5,32161.3% | 971.1% | 8,687 |
| York County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+15,909 | 45,14259.5% | 29,23338.5% | 1,4621.9% | 75,837 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.