Who won West Virginia in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried West Virginia in 1936, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 1936?

West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did West Virginia vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

New Deal CoalitionWV · 8 EV

1936

West Virginia: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

West Virginia cast its 8 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — West Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1936 result in West Virginia

West Virginia backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1936 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. West Virginia ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which West Virginia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. West Virginia did not move alone — neighboring Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky broke the same way in 1936. Across the 41 presidential elections West Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic 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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