Who won Delaware in the 1936 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1936?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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Delaware: Roosevelt carries 3 EV.

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

Delaware in 1936

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

Roosevelt's win closed out Delaware's 5-election run of voting Republican. Delaware did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey broke the same way in 1936. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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