Tennessee — 1936 presidential election
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Akashicstate1936 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentRooseveltD+37.9
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 68.8% | 328,083 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 30.8% | 147,050 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 1,948 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+64.6 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Bradley County, TN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Carroll County, TN | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+75.8 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+69.8 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+96.8 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Greene County, TN | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+72.3 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Hardin County, TN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+96.6 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+74.0 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+62.2 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Knox County, TN | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+93.8 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+88.9 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+52.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| McNairy County, TN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Monroe County, TN | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Morgan County, TN | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+79.9 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Rhea County, TN | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+93.2 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+69.8 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+71.7 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+95.2 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+61.0 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+55.2 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+81.2 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+70.6 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+543 | 2,34855.7% | 1,80542.8% | 601.4% | 4,213 |
| Bedford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,914 | 2,42882.0% | 51417.4% | 190.6% | 2,961 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,101 | 1,76272.5% | 66127.2% | 60.2% | 2,429 |
| Bledsoe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+40 | 1,21850.4% | 1,17848.7% | 231.0% | 2,419 |
| Blount County | Alf Landon+1,063 | 3,05642.5% | 4,11957.2% | 240.3% | 7,199 |
| Bradley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+245 | 2,80652.2% | 2,56147.6% | 90.2% | 5,376 |
| Campbell County | Alf Landon+111 | 2,70348.9% | 2,81451.0% | 50.1% | 5,522 |
| Cannon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+668 | 1,16669.8% | 49829.8% | 60.4% | 1,670 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+707 | 2,98956.2% | 2,28242.9% | 521.0% | 5,323 |
| Carter County | Alf Landon+3,021 | 1,83727.3% | 4,85872.3% | 270.4% | 6,722 |
| Cheatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,169 | 1,35287.6% | 18311.9% | 80.5% | 1,543 |
| Chester County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+607 | 1,17267.2% | 56532.4% | 70.4% | 1,744 |
| Claiborne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+636 | 3,03655.7% | 2,40044.0% | 140.3% | 5,450 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+283 | 66162.4% | 37835.7% | 201.9% | 1,059 |
| Cocke County | Alf Landon+2,514 | 1,21724.6% | 3,73175.3% | 60.1% | 4,954 |
| Coffee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,740 | 2,14883.6% | 40815.9% | 140.5% | 2,570 |
| Crockett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,396 | 1,92178.4% | 52521.4% | 40.2% | 2,450 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17 | 1,42650.1% | 1,40949.5% | 140.5% | 2,849 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,063 | 25,53084.7% | 4,46714.8% | 1610.5% | 30,158 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+583 | 1,50262.0% | 91938.0% | 00.0% | 2,421 |
| DeKalb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+807 | 2,94757.7% | 2,14041.9% | 180.4% | 5,105 |
| Dickson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,620 | 2,02283.0% | 40216.5% | 130.5% | 2,437 |
| Dyer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,798 | 3,35583.9% | 55713.9% | 872.2% | 3,999 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,735 | 1,76498.4% | 291.6% | 00.0% | 1,793 |
| Fentress County | Alf Landon+556 | 74335.2% | 1,29961.5% | 693.3% | 2,111 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,015 | 3,53486.9% | 51912.8% | 130.3% | 4,066 |
| Gibson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,786 | 4,74482.8% | 95816.7% | 280.5% | 5,730 |
| Giles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,160 | 3,76085.9% | 60013.7% | 180.4% | 4,378 |
| Grainger County | Alf Landon+601 | 1,15339.5% | 1,75460.2% | 90.3% | 2,916 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+395 | 4,70852.0% | 4,31347.6% | 360.4% | 9,057 |
| Grundy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,250 | 1,48886.0% | 23813.8% | 40.2% | 1,730 |
| Hamblen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+177 | 2,43851.9% | 2,26148.1% | 00.0% | 4,699 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,651 | 16,56870.2% | 6,91729.3% | 1040.4% | 23,589 |
| Hancock County | Alf Landon+713 | 96036.5% | 1,67363.5% | 00.0% | 2,633 |
| Hardeman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,712 | 1,86992.1% | 1577.7% | 30.1% | 2,029 |
| Hardin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+190 | 1,53853.1% | 1,34846.6% | 90.3% | 2,895 |
| Hawkins County | Alf Landon+1,022 | 2,27840.8% | 3,30059.0% | 110.2% | 5,589 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,696 | 1,72598.2% | 291.7% | 20.1% | 1,756 |
| Henderson County | Alf Landon+73 | 1,30747.5% | 1,38050.1% | 662.4% | 2,753 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,753 | 3,22386.7% | 47012.6% | 250.7% | 3,718 |
| Hickman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,451 | 1,80483.3% | 35316.3% | 80.4% | 2,165 |
| Houston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+620 | 81380.8% | 19319.2% | 00.0% | 1,006 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+982 | 1,27981.0% | 29718.8% | 30.2% | 1,579 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,280 | 1,70280.0% | 42219.8% | 40.2% | 2,128 |
| Jefferson County | Alf Landon+1,277 | 1,07931.3% | 2,35668.3% | 130.4% | 3,448 |
| Johnson County | Alf Landon+2,349 | 53315.6% | 2,88284.4% | 00.0% | 3,415 |
| Knox County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,654 | 19,83761.8% | 12,18337.9% | 1000.3% | 32,120 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,491 | 3,60496.9% | 1133.0% | 30.1% | 3,720 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,337 | 3,54094.3% | 2035.4% | 120.3% | 3,755 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,431 | 4,77358.5% | 3,34240.9% | 490.6% | 8,164 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+737 | 1,06876.3% | 33123.7% | 00.0% | 1,399 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,021 | 3,45188.8% | 43011.1% | 70.2% | 3,888 |
| Loudon County | Alf Landon+197 | 2,14647.6% | 2,34352.0% | 180.4% | 4,507 |
| Macon County | Alf Landon+526 | 87638.3% | 1,40261.2% | 120.5% | 2,290 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,872 | 6,09582.9% | 1,22316.6% | 320.4% | 7,350 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+894 | 2,66460.1% | 1,77039.9% | 00.0% | 4,434 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,131 | 2,43188.8% | 30011.0% | 80.3% | 2,739 |
| Maury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,312 | 3,80988.1% | 49711.5% | 190.4% | 4,325 |
| McMinn County | Alf Landon+233 | 4,07748.4% | 4,31051.1% | 450.5% | 8,432 |
| McNairy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+129 | 1,74251.2% | 1,61347.4% | 481.4% | 3,403 |
| Meigs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+254 | 99456.9% | 74042.4% | 130.7% | 1,747 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+613 | 4,10654.0% | 3,49346.0% | 00.0% | 7,599 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,476 | 3,31479.3% | 83820.0% | 280.7% | 4,180 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+618 | 71987.2% | 10112.2% | 50.6% | 825 |
| Morgan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+66 | 1,29151.1% | 1,22548.5% | 90.4% | 2,525 |
| Obion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,311 | 3,72889.9% | 41710.1% | 00.0% | 4,145 |
| Overton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+666 | 1,60862.9% | 94236.9% | 60.2% | 2,556 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+686 | 89680.6% | 21018.9% | 50.5% | 1,111 |
| Pickett County | Alf Landon+197 | 45440.5% | 65158.1% | 151.3% | 1,120 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+528 | 2,28356.2% | 1,75543.2% | 240.6% | 4,062 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,412 | 2,61968.3% | 1,20731.5% | 60.2% | 3,832 |
| Rhea County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+235 | 2,19952.3% | 1,96446.8% | 380.9% | 4,201 |
| Roane County | Alf Landon+290 | 2,46747.1% | 2,75752.7% | 110.2% | 5,235 |
| Robertson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,241 | 2,62986.0% | 38812.7% | 391.3% | 3,056 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,521 | 4,10187.1% | 58012.3% | 290.6% | 4,710 |
| Scott County | Alf Landon+1,185 | 82729.0% | 2,01270.7% | 80.3% | 2,847 |
| Sequatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+487 | 84070.1% | 35329.5% | 50.4% | 1,198 |
| Sevier County | Alf Landon+2,982 | 1,14421.6% | 4,12677.7% | 380.7% | 5,308 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+59,391 | 61,50496.6% | 2,1133.3% | 810.1% | 63,698 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,466 | 2,09276.7% | 62623.0% | 80.3% | 2,726 |
| Stewart County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,415 | 1,71884.7% | 30314.9% | 70.3% | 2,028 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,777 | 6,26964.0% | 3,49235.7% | 340.3% | 9,795 |
| Sumner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,629 | 3,14685.8% | 51714.1% | 30.1% | 3,666 |
| Tipton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,567 | 4,68397.6% | 1162.4% | 00.0% | 4,799 |
| Trousdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+693 | 76591.2% | 728.6% | 20.2% | 839 |
| Unicoi County | Alf Landon+971 | 87931.9% | 1,85067.1% | 271.0% | 2,756 |
| Union County | Alf Landon+822 | 96334.9% | 1,78564.7% | 110.4% | 2,759 |
| Van Buren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+439 | 69073.3% | 25126.7% | 00.0% | 941 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,751 | 2,30480.3% | 55319.3% | 130.5% | 2,870 |
| Washington County | Alf Landon+340 | 4,44847.9% | 4,78851.5% | 580.6% | 9,294 |
| Wayne County | Alf Landon+571 | 73335.9% | 1,30463.9% | 40.2% | 2,041 |
| Weakley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,326 | 3,25477.3% | 92822.0% | 300.7% | 4,212 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+223 | 81457.6% | 59141.8% | 90.6% | 1,414 |
| Williamson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,483 | 2,76990.5% | 2869.3% | 40.1% | 3,059 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,574 | 3,10885.3% | 53414.7% | 30.1% | 3,645 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.