Who won Minnesota in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Minnesota in 1936, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1936?

Minnesota cast 11 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Minnesota: Roosevelt carries 11 EV.

Minnesota cast its 11 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Minnesota voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Minnesota, 1936

In 1936, Minnesota awarded its 11 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Minnesota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1936. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota 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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