Who won Arizona in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Arizona in 1936, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 1936?

Arizona cast 3 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Arizona vote for the national winner in 1936?

Yes. Arizona backed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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1936

Arizona: Roosevelt carries 3 EV.

Arizona cast its 3 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Arizona voted with the national winner this cycle.

Arizona in 1936

The 1936 contest saw Arizona line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Arizona ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Arizona backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1912. Arizona did not move alone — neighboring California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico broke the same way in 1936. Across the 29 presidential elections Arizona has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (18 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 523 of the 531 electoral votes, against Alf Landon's 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 60.8% of the ballots cast.

The 1936 national map

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