Who won Kansas in the 1936 presidential election?

Landon (Republican) carried Kansas in 1936, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1936?

Kansas cast 9 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1936?

No. Kansas backed Landon, while Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidency nationally.

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1936

Kansas: Landon carries 9 EV.

Kansas cast its 9 electoral votes for Landon (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Kansas voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Kansas, 1936

In 1936, Kansas awarded its 9 electoral votes to Landon of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while Kansas had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Kansas away from the Democratic it had supported in 1932. It stood apart from its neighbors: Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado went the other way that year. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Franklin D. Roosevelt finished with 523 of the 531 electoral votes to 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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