Who won Maryland in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Maryland in 1936, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1936?

Maryland cast 8 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Maryland: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

Maryland cast its 8 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

Maryland in 1936

The 1936 contest saw Maryland line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Maryland did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1936. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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