The 1936 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican candidate Alf Landon. Roosevelt won Colorado by a margin of 23.28%, carrying every county except Elbert, Kit Carson and Rio Blanco.
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Washington County and Hinsdale County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 The state would vote Republican in 14 of the next 17 presidential elections, with Democrats achieving a majority of the vote twice in that period.
Results 1936 United States presidential election in ColoradoPartyCandidateRunning mateVotes%Electoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt John Nance Garner 295,021 60.37% 6 Republican Alf Landon Frank Knox 181,267 37.09% 0 Union William Lemke Thomas C. O'Brien 9,962 2.04% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas George A. Nelson 1,593 0.33% 0 Communist Earl Browder James W. Ford 497 0.10% 0 Socialist Labor John W. Aiken Edward A. Teichert 344 0.07% 0 Total 488,684 100.0% 6
Results by county CountyFranklin Delano RooseveltOur Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 03, 1936DemocraticAlfred Mossman LandonRepublicanWilliam Frederick LemkeUnionNorman Mattoon ThomasSocialistVarious candidatesOther partiesMargin % # % # % # % # % # % # Lake76.02%2,14623.03%6500.43%120.25%70.28%852.99%1,496 San Juan74.94%62223.61%1960.96%80.24%20.24%251.33%426 Las Animas75.08%10,22024.49%3,3330.25%340.10%140.08%1150.60%6,887 Teller69.74%2,34927.91%9401.45%490.77%260.12%441.83%1,409 Alamosa68.87%2,75429.71%1,1881.15%460.10%40.18%739.16%1,566 Gilpin68.34%73629.81%3211.67%180.19%20.00%038.53%415 Mineral68.35%28530.22%1261.44%60.00%00.00%038.13%159 Chaffee66.78%2,44729.18%1,0693.38%1240.49%180.16%637.61%1,378 Gunnison67.78%2,17930.42%9781.03%330.59%190.19%637.36%1,201 Pitkin65.38%65930.26%3053.97%400.10%10.30%335.12%354 Huerfano67.17%4,79332.22%2,2990.38%270.13%90.11%834.95%2,494 Mesa63.10%7,82429.47%3,6546.86%8510.40%490.17%2133.63%4,170 Eagle65.66%1,54133.06%7760.51%120.38%90.38%932.59%765 Denver65.09%99,26333.28%50,7431.12%1,7110.33%4980.18%27731.82%48,520 San Miguel63.80%86032.12%4333.49%470.45%60.15%231.68%427 Clear Creek64.55%1,34034.68%7200.63%130.14%30.00%029.87%620 Summit64.50%49634.85%2680.26%20.39%30.00%029.65%228 Pueblo63.85%18,66034.46%10,0711.37%3990.19%560.13%3829.39%8,589 Conejos63.26%2,34735.18%1,3050.70%260.40%150.46%1728.09%1,042 Park63.32%1,33635.36%7460.95%200.24%50.14%327.96%590 Routt61.57%2,81733.68%1,5413.76%1720.66%300.33%1527.89%1,276 Phillips61.54%1,60236.15%9411.42%370.81%210.08%225.39%661 Costilla60.62%1,51837.14%9301.64%410.24%60.36%923.48%588 Ouray60.66%67738.35%4280.45%50.45%50.09%122.31%249 Adams59.69%4,86538.33%3,1241.58%1290.33%270.07%621.36%1,741 Arapahoe58.09%6,48938.24%4,2722.86%3200.64%710.17%1919.85%2,217 Otero59.10%5,77539.49%3,8591.17%1140.16%160.08%819.61%1,916 Montezuma56.49%1,57938.89%1,0873.61%1010.72%200.29%817.60%492 El Paso56.84%15,65239.82%10,9652.92%8040.31%840.12%3217.02%4,687 Dolores55.50%32338.66%2251.72%100.17%13.95%2316.84%98 Archuleta57.09%76140.59%5411.88%250.38%50.08%116.50%220 Bent57.25%1,82140.84%1,2991.73%550.13%40.06%216.41%522 Sedgwick56.40%1,35840.57%9772.82%680.12%30.08%215.82%381 Jefferson56.79%7,28341.10%5,2711.46%1870.35%450.30%3915.69%2,012 Baca55.06%1,79739.46%1,2884.93%1610.40%130.15%515.59%509 Rio Grande56.90%2,57441.64%1,8841.19%540.20%90.07%315.25%690 Weld55.77%12,99341.23%9,6062.55%5940.31%720.13%3114.54%3,387 Boulder55.93%9,78841.39%7,2442.02%3540.59%1030.07%1214.54%2,544 Montrose54.16%2,93841.44%2,2483.47%1880.57%310.37%2012.72%690 Logan55.30%4,07042.61%3,1361.75%1290.31%230.03%212.69%934 La Plata54.49%3,04042.19%2,3542.85%1590.11%60.36%2012.30%686 Custer55.25%67443.11%5260.82%100.66%80.16%212.13%148 Crowley54.50%1,16343.11%9201.87%400.28%60.23%511.39%243 Saguache54.01%1,32143.79%1,0711.92%470.08%20.20%510.22%250 Garfield53.14%2,40642.95%1,9453.51%1590.20%90.20%910.18%461 Fremont52.84%4,47142.91%3,6313.92%3320.21%180.11%99.93%840 Washington53.29%2,07144.34%1,7232.11%820.18%70.08%38.96%348 Delta49.94%3,23041.14%2,6618.21%5310.57%370.14%98.80%569 Kiowa53.00%91844.57%7721.73%300.46%80.23%48.43%146 Grand53.95%84645.54%7140.38%60.13%20.00%08.42%132 Prowers52.28%2,89643.91%2,4323.56%1970.11%60.14%88.38%464 Cheyenne52.81%90344.85%7671.70%290.41%70.23%47.95%136 Yuma52.90%2,87845.26%2,4620.55%300.53%290.75%417.65%416 Lincoln52.48%1,66044.89%1,4202.37%750.16%50.09%37.59%240 Douglas53.05%1,04445.48%8950.10%20.30%61.07%217.57%149 Moffat48.14%1,09042.14%9549.28%2100.35%80.09%26.01%136 Hinsdale50.74%13747.78%1291.48%40.00%00.00%02.96%8 Larimer49.41%7,52147.59%7,2432.56%3900.35%530.09%141.83%278 Jackson48.87%43347.29%4193.61%320.11%10.11%11.58%14 Morgan48.54%3,14647.18%3,0583.95%2560.25%160.08%51.36%88 Elbert47.51%1,31949.50%1,3742.74%760.14%40.11%3-1.98%-55 Kit Carson44.35%1,73050.76%1,9804.56%1780.31%120.03%1-6.41%-250 Rio Blanco39.45%58755.78%8304.50%670.13%20.13%2-16.33%-243
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Elbert Kit Carson Rio Blanco
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic El Paso Larimer Morgan
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