Who won Ohio in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Ohio in 1936, winning its 26 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1936?

Ohio cast 26 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Ohio: Roosevelt carries 26 EV.

Ohio cast its 26 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Ohio in 1936

The 1936 contest saw Ohio line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 26 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Ohio did not move alone — neighboring Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania broke the same way in 1936. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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