1936 United States presidential election in Colorado
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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 295,021 181,267
Percentage 60.37% 37.09%
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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.[1]

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Washington County and Hinsdale County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[2] The state would vote Republican in 15 of 18 the next Presidential Elections. Democrats would only win a majority of the vote 2 times until 2008

Results

1936 United States presidential election in Colorado[3]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes % 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

County Franklin Delano Roosevelt[4]
Democratic 		Alfred Mossman Landon[4]
Republican 		William Frederick Lemke[4]
Union 		Norman Mattoon Thomas[4]
Socialist 		Various candidates[4]
Other parties 		Margin
% # % # % # % # % # % #
Lake 76.02% 2,146 23.03% 650 0.43% 12 0.25% 7 0.28% 8 52.99% 1,496
San Juan 74.94% 622 23.61% 196 0.96% 8 0.24% 2 0.24% 2 51.33% 426
Las Animas 75.08% 10,220 24.49% 3,333 0.25% 34 0.10% 14 0.08% 11 50.60% 6,887
Teller 69.74% 2,349 27.91% 940 1.45% 49 0.77% 26 0.12% 4 41.83% 1,409
Alamosa 68.87% 2,754 29.71% 1,188 1.15% 46 0.10% 4 0.18% 7 39.16% 1,566
Gilpin 68.34% 736 29.81% 321 1.67% 18 0.19% 2 0.00% 0 38.53% 415
Mineral 68.35% 285 30.22% 126 1.44% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 38.13% 159
Chaffee 66.78% 2,447 29.18% 1,069 3.38% 124 0.49% 18 0.16% 6 37.61% 1,378
Gunnison 67.78% 2,179 30.42% 978 1.03% 33 0.59% 19 0.19% 6 37.36% 1,201
Pitkin 65.38% 659 30.26% 305 3.97% 40 0.10% 1 0.30% 3 35.12% 354
Huerfano 67.17% 4,793 32.22% 2,299 0.38% 27 0.13% 9 0.11% 8 34.95% 2,494
Mesa 63.10% 7,824 29.47% 3,654 6.86% 851 0.40% 49 0.17% 21 33.63% 4,170
Eagle 65.66% 1,541 33.06% 776 0.51% 12 0.38% 9 0.38% 9 32.59% 765
Denver 65.09% 99,263 33.28% 50,743 1.12% 1,711 0.33% 498 0.18% 277 31.82% 48,520
San Miguel 63.80% 860 32.12% 433 3.49% 47 0.45% 6 0.15% 2 31.68% 427
Clear Creek 64.55% 1,340 34.68% 720 0.63% 13 0.14% 3 0.00% 0 29.87% 620
Summit 64.50% 496 34.85% 268 0.26% 2 0.39% 3 0.00% 0 29.65% 228
Pueblo 63.85% 18,660 34.46% 10,071 1.37% 399 0.19% 56 0.13% 38 29.39% 8,589
Conejos 63.26% 2,347 35.18% 1,305 0.70% 26 0.40% 15 0.46% 17 28.09% 1,042
Park 63.32% 1,336 35.36% 746 0.95% 20 0.24% 5 0.14% 3 27.96% 590
Routt 61.57% 2,817 33.68% 1,541 3.76% 172 0.66% 30 0.33% 15 27.89% 1,276
Phillips 61.54% 1,602 36.15% 941 1.42% 37 0.81% 21 0.08% 2 25.39% 661
Costilla 60.62% 1,518 37.14% 930 1.64% 41 0.24% 6 0.36% 9 23.48% 588
Ouray 60.66% 677 38.35% 428 0.45% 5 0.45% 5 0.09% 1 22.31% 249
Adams 59.69% 4,865 38.33% 3,124 1.58% 129 0.33% 27 0.07% 6 21.36% 1,741
Arapahoe 58.09% 6,489 38.24% 4,272 2.86% 320 0.64% 71 0.17% 19 19.85% 2,217
Otero 59.10% 5,775 39.49% 3,859 1.17% 114 0.16% 16 0.08% 8 19.61% 1,916
Montezuma 56.49% 1,579 38.89% 1,087 3.61% 101 0.72% 20 0.29% 8 17.60% 492
El Paso 56.84% 15,652 39.82% 10,965 2.92% 804 0.31% 84 0.12% 32 17.02% 4,687
Dolores 55.50% 323 38.66% 225 1.72% 10 0.17% 1 3.95% 23 16.84% 98
Archuleta 57.09% 761 40.59% 541 1.88% 25 0.38% 5 0.08% 1 16.50% 220
Bent 57.25% 1,821 40.84% 1,299 1.73% 55 0.13% 4 0.06% 2 16.41% 522
Sedgwick 56.40% 1,358 40.57% 977 2.82% 68 0.12% 3 0.08% 2 15.82% 381
Jefferson 56.79% 7,283 41.10% 5,271 1.46% 187 0.35% 45 0.30% 39 15.69% 2,012
Baca 55.06% 1,797 39.46% 1,288 4.93% 161 0.40% 13 0.15% 5 15.59% 509
Rio Grande 56.90% 2,574 41.64% 1,884 1.19% 54 0.20% 9 0.07% 3 15.25% 690
Weld 55.77% 12,993 41.23% 9,606 2.55% 594 0.31% 72 0.13% 31 14.54% 3,387
Boulder 55.93% 9,788 41.39% 7,244 2.02% 354 0.59% 103 0.07% 12 14.54% 2,544
Montrose 54.16% 2,938 41.44% 2,248 3.47% 188 0.57% 31 0.37% 20 12.72% 690
Logan 55.30% 4,070 42.61% 3,136 1.75% 129 0.31% 23 0.03% 2 12.69% 934
La Plata 54.49% 3,040 42.19% 2,354 2.85% 159 0.11% 6 0.36% 20 12.30% 686
Custer 55.25% 674 43.11% 526 0.82% 10 0.66% 8 0.16% 2 12.13% 148
Crowley 54.50% 1,163 43.11% 920 1.87% 40 0.28% 6 0.23% 5 11.39% 243
Saguache 54.01% 1,321 43.79% 1,071 1.92% 47 0.08% 2 0.20% 5 10.22% 250
Garfield 53.14% 2,406 42.95% 1,945 3.51% 159 0.20% 9 0.20% 9 10.18% 461
Fremont 52.84% 4,471 42.91% 3,631 3.92% 332 0.21% 18 0.11% 9 9.93% 840
Washington 53.29% 2,071 44.34% 1,723 2.11% 82 0.18% 7 0.08% 3 8.96% 348
Delta 49.94% 3,230 41.14% 2,661 8.21% 531 0.57% 37 0.14% 9 8.80% 569
Kiowa 53.00% 918 44.57% 772 1.73% 30 0.46% 8 0.23% 4 8.43% 146
Grand 53.95% 846 45.54% 714 0.38% 6 0.13% 2 0.00% 0 8.42% 132
Prowers 52.28% 2,896 43.91% 2,432 3.56% 197 0.11% 6 0.14% 8 8.38% 464
Cheyenne 52.81% 903 44.85% 767 1.70% 29 0.41% 7 0.23% 4 7.95% 136
Yuma 52.90% 2,878 45.26% 2,462 0.55% 30 0.53% 29 0.75% 41 7.65% 416
Lincoln 52.48% 1,660 44.89% 1,420 2.37% 75 0.16% 5 0.09% 3 7.59% 240
Douglas 53.05% 1,044 45.48% 895 0.10% 2 0.30% 6 1.07% 21 7.57% 149
Moffat 48.14% 1,090 42.14% 954 9.28% 210 0.35% 8 0.09% 2 6.01% 136
Hinsdale 50.74% 137 47.78% 129 1.48% 4 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 2.96% 8
Larimer 49.41% 7,521 47.59% 7,243 2.56% 390 0.35% 53 0.09% 14 1.83% 278
Jackson 48.87% 433 47.29% 419 3.61% 32 0.11% 1 0.11% 1 1.58% 14
Morgan 48.54% 3,146 47.18% 3,058 3.95% 256 0.25% 16 0.08% 5 1.36% 88
Elbert 47.51% 1,319 49.50% 1,374 2.74% 76 0.14% 4 0.11% 3 -1.98% -55
Kit Carson 44.35% 1,730 50.76% 1,980 4.56% 178 0.31% 12 0.03% 1 -6.41% -250
Rio Blanco 39.45% 587 55.78% 830 4.50% 67 0.13% 2 0.13% 2 -16.33% -243

References

  1. ^ "Colorado counties: plurality winners, 1936". Political Graveyard. Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e Our Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 03, 1936
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