Who won Wyoming in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Wyoming in 1936, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 1936?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

New Deal CoalitionWY · 3 EV

1936

Wyoming: Roosevelt carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Wyoming voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1936 result in Wyoming

Wyoming backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1936 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Wyoming with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Wyoming was part of his column.

Wyoming stayed in the Democratic column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1932. Wyoming did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho broke the same way in 1936. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Wyoming has backed the Republican party more than any other — 24 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Franklin D. Roosevelt finished with 523 of the 531 electoral votes to Alf Landon's 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 60.8% of the ballots cast.

The 1936 national map

Wyoming full history →