West Virginia — 1936 presidential election
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Akashicstate1936 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentRooseveltD+21.4
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 60.6% | 502,582 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 39.2% | 325,358 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 2,005 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Lewis County, WV | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+9.7 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Mineral County, WV | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Putnam County, WV | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Taylor County, WV | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Wood County, WV | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+30.3 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,409 | 5,28457.4% | 3,87542.1% | 390.4% | 9,198 |
| Berkeley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,751 | 8,33655.7% | 6,58544.0% | 390.3% | 14,960 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,220 | 7,69768.9% | 3,47731.1% | 00.0% | 11,174 |
| Braxton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,958 | 5,66760.3% | 3,70939.5% | 160.2% | 9,392 |
| Brooke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,470 | 5,95562.7% | 3,48536.7% | 550.6% | 9,495 |
| Cabell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,316 | 27,31958.9% | 19,00340.9% | 870.2% | 46,409 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,636 | 3,36965.9% | 1,73333.9% | 130.3% | 5,115 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+874 | 3,38757.4% | 2,51342.6% | 50.1% | 5,905 |
| Doddridge County | Alf Landon+1,307 | 1,71636.2% | 3,02363.7% | 50.1% | 4,744 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,922 | 23,86472.6% | 8,94227.2% | 800.2% | 32,886 |
| Gilmer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,575 | 3,43364.9% | 1,85835.1% | 00.0% | 5,291 |
| Grant County | Alf Landon+1,928 | 99525.4% | 2,92374.5% | 50.1% | 3,923 |
| Greenbrier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,857 | 10,73864.4% | 5,88135.3% | 530.3% | 16,672 |
| Hampshire County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,280 | 3,79271.2% | 1,51228.4% | 210.4% | 5,325 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,799 | 7,75665.9% | 3,95733.6% | 580.5% | 11,771 |
| Hardy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,375 | 2,95665.1% | 1,58134.8% | 50.1% | 4,542 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,181 | 24,36163.0% | 14,18036.7% | 1370.4% | 38,678 |
| Jackson County | Alf Landon+1,258 | 3,45342.3% | 4,71157.6% | 80.1% | 8,172 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,403 | 5,44372.6% | 2,04027.2% | 180.2% | 7,501 |
| Kanawha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+15,414 | 50,80158.9% | 35,38741.0% | 1130.1% | 86,301 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+32 | 5,53149.9% | 5,49949.6% | 540.5% | 11,084 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+988 | 5,37055.1% | 4,38244.9% | 00.0% | 9,752 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,355 | 18,42472.1% | 7,06927.7% | 490.2% | 25,542 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,456 | 20,85964.3% | 11,40335.1% | 1810.6% | 32,443 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,231 | 9,19853.3% | 7,96746.2% | 760.4% | 17,241 |
| Mason County | Alf Landon+1,042 | 4,85245.0% | 5,89454.7% | 360.3% | 10,782 |
| McDowell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+15,496 | 25,47171.8% | 9,97528.1% | 350.1% | 35,481 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,629 | 18,39163.0% | 10,76236.9% | 300.1% | 29,183 |
| Mineral County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+847 | 5,33354.1% | 4,48645.5% | 400.4% | 9,859 |
| Mingo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,507 | 11,27866.1% | 5,77133.8% | 150.1% | 17,064 |
| Monongalia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,866 | 13,67760.6% | 8,81139.0% | 940.4% | 22,582 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+145 | 3,41351.0% | 3,26848.8% | 140.2% | 6,695 |
| Morgan County | Alf Landon+935 | 1,62038.7% | 2,55561.1% | 90.2% | 4,184 |
| Nicholas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,908 | 5,87259.3% | 3,96440.0% | 700.7% | 9,906 |
| Ohio County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,156 | 22,89962.3% | 13,74337.4% | 1160.3% | 36,758 |
| Pendleton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+837 | 2,63759.3% | 1,80040.4% | 130.3% | 4,450 |
| Pleasants County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+87 | 1,90751.1% | 1,82048.7% | 80.2% | 3,735 |
| Pocahontas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,268 | 4,11859.0% | 2,85040.8% | 100.1% | 6,978 |
| Preston County | Alf Landon+2,143 | 5,41041.6% | 7,55358.1% | 340.3% | 12,997 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+818 | 4,75654.5% | 3,93845.2% | 260.3% | 8,720 |
| Raleigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,839 | 22,84071.6% | 9,00128.2% | 440.1% | 31,885 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,398 | 8,10968.5% | 3,71131.3% | 220.2% | 11,842 |
| Ritchie County | Alf Landon+1,814 | 2,82537.7% | 4,63962.0% | 220.3% | 7,486 |
| Roane County | Alf Landon+235 | 5,04748.8% | 5,28251.1% | 120.1% | 10,341 |
| Summers County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,258 | 5,77962.1% | 3,52137.8% | 110.1% | 9,311 |
| Taylor County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,734 | 5,79558.5% | 4,06141.0% | 420.4% | 9,898 |
| Tucker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,466 | 3,80161.6% | 2,33537.9% | 330.5% | 6,169 |
| Tyler County | Alf Landon+1,522 | 2,50938.3% | 4,03161.5% | 190.3% | 6,559 |
| Upshur County | Alf Landon+2,582 | 3,16335.4% | 5,74564.3% | 260.3% | 8,934 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,351 | 8,95461.4% | 5,60338.4% | 310.2% | 14,588 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,626 | 4,61369.7% | 1,98730.0% | 180.3% | 6,618 |
| Wetzel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,693 | 6,46363.0% | 3,77036.7% | 290.3% | 10,262 |
| Wirt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+171 | 1,78352.2% | 1,61247.2% | 180.5% | 3,413 |
| Wood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,255 | 16,82957.2% | 12,57442.7% | 110.0% | 29,414 |
| Wyoming County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,133 | 6,73465.2% | 3,60134.8% | 00.0% | 10,335 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.