Who won Nebraska in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Nebraska in 1936, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1936?

Nebraska cast 7 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Nebraska: Roosevelt carries 7 EV.

Nebraska cast its 7 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Nebraska voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1936 result in Nebraska

Nebraska backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1936 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. Nebraska ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Nebraska backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, and Wyoming joined Nebraska for the Democratic ticket, while Kansas did not. Across the 40 presidential elections Nebraska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (31 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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