Who won Virginia in the 1936 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1936?

Virginia cast 11 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

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1936

Virginia: Roosevelt carries 11 EV.

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

What happened in Virginia, 1936

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

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Virginia did not move alone — neighboring North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland broke the same way in 1936. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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