Who won Michigan in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Michigan in 1936, winning its 19 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1936?

Michigan cast 19 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Michigan: Roosevelt carries 19 EV.

Michigan cast its 19 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1936 result in Michigan

Michigan backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1936 presidential election, casting 19 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Michigan with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Michigan was part of his column.

Michigan stayed in the Democratic column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1932. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1936. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Michigan has backed the Republican party more than any other — 28 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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