1932  1936 Presidential Election Returns  1940

President Franklin Roosevelt was campaigning for a second term, after winning handily over Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election. The New Deal was being established after eight years of the Great Depression. The New Deal turned out to be amazingly popular with the American public, so Roosevelt was not seriously threatened in his re-election. He was able to portray himself as the candidate for the common person. Farmers, workers, and the unemployed people were behind Roosevelt. African-Americans voted with Democrats for the first time since the Civil War. The Republicans nominated Kansas Governor Alf Landon, who hardly campaigned for the office. Landon did not oppose much of the New Deal, but did believe it was not accepting of business interests and was full of wasteful spending. He also believed that it undermined the individuality and productivity of people. He did accuse Roosevelt of corruption late in the campaign, but the deal was already sealed. Roosevelt won in a huge electoral landslide! UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Garner* 27,757,431 61 523 Landon/Knox 16,683,574 37 8 Lemke/O'Brien 892,378 2 0 Thomas/Nelson 187,910 0 0 Browder/Ford 79,315 0 0 Colvin/Watson 37,646 0 0 Aiken/Teichert 12,799 0 0 All Other Candidates 3,141 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 35,358 13 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 238,136 86 11 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 33,433 27 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 86,722 70 3 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 32,039 18 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 146,765 82 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 836,431 32 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 1,766,836 67 22 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 181,267 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 295,021 62 6 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 278,685 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 382,129 55 8 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 57,236 45 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 69,702 55 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 78,248 24 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 249,117 76 7 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 36,942 13 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 255,364 87 12 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 66,256 33 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 125,683 63 4 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 1,570,393 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 2,282,999 57 29 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 691,570 42 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 934,974 57 14 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 487,977 43 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 621,756 54 11 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 397,727 46 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 464,520 54 9 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 369,702 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 541,944 59 11 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 36,791 11 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 292,894 89 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 168,823 55 5 Roosevelt/Garner* 126,333 42 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 231,435 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 389,612 62 8 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 768,613 42 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 942,716 51 17 Lemke/O'Brien 118,639 6 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 699,733 39 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 1,016,794 56 19 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 350,461 31 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 698,811 62 11 Lemke/O'Brien 74,296 7 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 4,433 3 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 157,318 97 9 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 697,891 38 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 1,111,043 61 15 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 63,598 28 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 159,690 69 4 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 247,731 41 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 347,445 57 7 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 11,923 27 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 31,925 73 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 104,642 48 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 108,460 50 4 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 720,322 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 1,083,850 60 16 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 61,727 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 106,037 63 3 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 2,180,670 39 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 3,293,222 59 47 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 223,283 27 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 616,141 73 13 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 72,751 27 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 163,148 60 13 Lemke/O'Brien 36,708 13 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 1,127,855 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 1,747,140 58 26 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 245,122 33 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 501,069 67 11 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 122,706 30 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 266,733 64 5 Lemke/O'Brien 21,831 5 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 1,690,200 41 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 2,353,987 57 36 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 125,031 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 165,238 53 4 Lemke/O'Brien 19,569 6 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 1,646 1 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 113,791 99 8 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 125,977 42 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 160,137 54 4 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 146,520 31 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 328,083 69 11 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 103,874 12 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 734,485 87 23 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 64,555 30 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 150,246 69 4 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 81,023 56 3 Roosevelt/Garner* 62,124 43 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 98,336 29 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 234,980 70 11 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 206,892 30 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 459,579 66 8 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 325,358 39 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 502,582 61 8 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 380,828 30 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 802,984 64 12 Lemke/O'Brien 60,297 5 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Landon/Knox 38,739 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 62,624 61 3 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Other Socialist Prohibition Communist Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party