Who won Montana in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Montana in 1936, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1936?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Montana: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

Montana cast its 4 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Montana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Montana, 1936

In 1936, Montana awarded its 4 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Montana ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Montana backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 1936. Across the 34 presidential elections Montana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 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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