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The 1936 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 11[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Tennessee was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 68.78% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 30.81% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election, this election constitutes the last occasion when Bradley County and Greene County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
|
Alfred Mossmann Landon Republican
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast[6][a]
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Anderson
|
2,348
|
55.73%
|
1,805
|
42.84%
|
60
|
1.42%
|
543
|
12.89%
|
4,213
|
Bedford
|
2,428
|
82.00%
|
514
|
17.36%
|
19
|
0.64%
|
1,914
|
64.64%
|
2,961
|
Benton
|
1,762
|
72.54%
|
661
|
27.21%
|
6
|
0.25%
|
1,101
|
45.33%
|
2,429
|
Bledsoe
|
1,218
|
50.35%
|
1,178
|
48.70%
|
23
|
0.95%
|
40
|
1.65%
|
2,419
|
Blount
|
3,056
|
42.45%
|
4,119
|
57.22%
|
24
|
0.33%
|
-1,063
|
-14.77%
|
7,199
|
Bradley
|
2,806
|
52.19%
|
2,561
|
47.64%
|
9
|
0.17%
|
245
|
4.56%
|
5,376
|
Campbell
|
2,703
|
48.95%
|
2,814
|
50.96%
|
5
|
0.09%
|
-111
|
-2.01%
|
5,522
|
Cannon
|
1,166
|
69.82%
|
498
|
29.82%
|
6
|
0.36%
|
668
|
40.00%
|
1,670
|
Carroll
|
2,989
|
56.15%
|
2,282
|
42.87%
|
52
|
0.98%
|
707
|
13.28%
|
5,323
|
Carter
|
1,837
|
27.33%
|
4,858
|
72.27%
|
27
|
0.40%
|
-3,021
|
-44.94%
|
6,722
|
Cheatham
|
1,352
|
87.62%
|
183
|
11.86%
|
8
|
0.52%
|
1,169
|
75.76%
|
1,543
|
Chester
|
1,172
|
67.20%
|
565
|
32.40%
|
7
|
0.40%
|
607
|
34.81%
|
1,744
|
Claiborne
|
3,036
|
55.71%
|
2,400
|
44.04%
|
14
|
0.26%
|
636
|
11.67%
|
5,450
|
Clay
|
661
|
62.42%
|
378
|
35.69%
|
20
|
1.89%
|
283
|
26.72%
|
1,059
|
Cocke
|
1,217
|
24.57%
|
3,731
|
75.31%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
-2,514
|
-50.75%
|
4,954
|
Coffee
|
2,148
|
83.58%
|
408
|
15.88%
|
14
|
0.54%
|
1,740
|
67.70%
|
2,570
|
Crockett
|
1,921
|
78.41%
|
525
|
21.43%
|
4
|
0.16%
|
1,396
|
56.98%
|
2,450
|
Cumberland
|
1,426
|
50.05%
|
1,409
|
49.46%
|
14
|
0.49%
|
17
|
0.60%
|
2,849
|
Davidson
|
25,530
|
84.65%
|
4,467
|
14.81%
|
161
|
0.53%
|
21,063
|
69.84%
|
30,158
|
Decatur
|
1,502
|
62.04%
|
919
|
37.96%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
583
|
24.08%
|
2,421
|
DeKalb
|
2,947
|
57.73%
|
2,140
|
41.92%
|
18
|
0.35%
|
807
|
15.81%
|
5,105
|
Dickson
|
2,022
|
82.97%
|
402
|
16.50%
|
13
|
0.53%
|
1,620
|
66.48%
|
2,437
|
Dyer
|
3,355
|
83.90%
|
557
|
13.93%
|
87
|
2.18%
|
2,798
|
69.97%
|
3,999
|
Fayette
|
1,764
|
98.38%
|
29
|
1.62%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,735
|
96.77%
|
1,793
|
Fentress
|
743
|
35.20%
|
1,299
|
61.53%
|
69
|
3.27%
|
-556
|
-26.34%
|
2,111
|
Franklin
|
3,534
|
86.92%
|
519
|
12.76%
|
13
|
0.32%
|
3,015
|
74.15%
|
4,066
|
Gibson
|
4,744
|
82.79%
|
958
|
16.72%
|
28
|
0.49%
|
3,786
|
66.07%
|
5,730
|
Giles
|
3,760
|
85.88%
|
600
|
13.70%
|
18
|
0.41%
|
3,160
|
72.18%
|
4,378
|
Grainger
|
1,153
|
39.54%
|
1,754
|
60.15%
|
9
|
0.31%
|
-601
|
-20.61%
|
2,916
|
Greene
|
4,708
|
51.98%
|
4,313
|
47.62%
|
36
|
0.40%
|
395
|
4.36%
|
9,057
|
Grundy
|
1,488
|
86.01%
|
238
|
13.76%
|
4
|
0.23%
|
1,250
|
72.25%
|
1,730
|
Hamblen
|
2,438
|
51.88%
|
2,261
|
48.12%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
177
|
3.77%
|
4,699
|
Hamilton
|
16,568
|
70.24%
|
6,917
|
29.32%
|
104
|
0.44%
|
9,651
|
40.91%
|
23,589
|
Hancock
|
960
|
36.46%
|
1,673
|
63.54%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-713
|
-27.08%
|
2,633
|
Hardeman
|
1,869
|
92.11%
|
157
|
7.74%
|
3
|
0.15%
|
1,712
|
84.38%
|
2,029
|
Hardin
|
1,538
|
53.13%
|
1,348
|
46.56%
|
9
|
0.31%
|
190
|
6.56%
|
2,895
|
Hawkins
|
2,278
|
40.76%
|
3,300
|
59.04%
|
11
|
0.20%
|
-1,022
|
-18.29%
|
5,589
|
Haywood
|
1,725
|
98.23%
|
29
|
1.65%
|
2
|
0.11%
|
1,696
|
96.58%
|
1,756
|
Henderson
|
1,307
|
47.48%
|
1,380
|
50.13%
|
66
|
2.40%
|
-73
|
-2.65%
|
2,753
|
Henry
|
3,223
|
86.69%
|
470
|
12.64%
|
25
|
0.67%
|
2,753
|
74.05%
|
3,718
|
Hickman
|
1,804
|
83.33%
|
353
|
16.30%
|
8
|
0.37%
|
1,451
|
67.02%
|
2,165
|
Houston
|
813
|
80.82%
|
193
|
19.18%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
620
|
61.63%
|
1,006
|
Humphreys
|
1,279
|
81.00%
|
297
|
18.81%
|
3
|
0.19%
|
982
|
62.19%
|
1,579
|
Jackson
|
1,702
|
79.98%
|
422
|
19.83%
|
4
|
0.19%
|
1,280
|
60.15%
|
2,128
|
Jefferson
|
1,079
|
31.29%
|
2,356
|
68.33%
|
13
|
0.38%
|
-1,277
|
-37.04%
|
3,448
|
Johnson
|
533
|
15.61%
|
2,882
|
84.39%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-2,349
|
-68.78%
|
3,415
|
Knox
|
19,837
|
61.76%
|
12,183
|
37.93%
|
100
|
0.31%
|
7,654
|
23.83%
|
32,120
|
Lake
|
3,604
|
96.88%
|
113
|
3.04%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
3,491
|
93.84%
|
3,720
|
Lauderdale
|
3,540
|
94.27%
|
203
|
5.41%
|
12
|
0.32%
|
3,337
|
88.87%
|
3,755
|
Lawrence
|
4,773
|
58.46%
|
3,342
|
40.94%
|
49
|
0.60%
|
1,431
|
17.53%
|
8,164
|
Lewis
|
1,068
|
76.34%
|
331
|
23.66%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
737
|
52.68%
|
1,399
|
Lincoln
|
3,451
|
88.76%
|
430
|
11.06%
|
7
|
0.18%
|
3,021
|
77.70%
|
3,888
|
Loudon
|
2,146
|
47.61%
|
2,343
|
51.99%
|
18
|
0.40%
|
-197
|
-4.37%
|
4,507
|
Macon
|
876
|
38.25%
|
1,402
|
61.22%
|
12
|
0.52%
|
-526
|
-22.97%
|
2,290
|
Madison
|
6,095
|
82.93%
|
1,223
|
16.64%
|
32
|
0.44%
|
4,872
|
66.29%
|
7,350
|
Marion
|
2,664
|
60.08%
|
1,770
|
39.92%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
894
|
20.16%
|
4,434
|
Marshall
|
2,431
|
88.76%
|
300
|
10.95%
|
8
|
0.29%
|
2,131
|
77.80%
|
2,739
|
Maury
|
3,809
|
88.07%
|
497
|
11.49%
|
19
|
0.44%
|
3,312
|
76.58%
|
4,325
|
McMinn
|
4,077
|
48.35%
|
4,310
|
51.11%
|
45
|
0.53%
|
-233
|
-2.76%
|
8,432
|
McNairy
|
1,742
|
51.19%
|
1,613
|
47.40%
|
48
|
1.41%
|
129
|
3.79%
|
3,403
|
Meigs
|
994
|
56.90%
|
740
|
42.36%
|
13
|
0.74%
|
254
|
14.54%
|
1,747
|
Monroe
|
4,106
|
54.03%
|
3,493
|
45.97%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
613
|
8.07%
|
7,599
|
Montgomery
|
3,314
|
79.28%
|
838
|
20.05%
|
28
|
0.67%
|
2,476
|
59.23%
|
4,180
|
Moore
|
719
|
87.15%
|
101
|
12.24%
|
5
|
0.61%
|
618
|
74.91%
|
825
|
Morgan
|
1,291
|
51.13%
|
1,225
|
48.51%
|
9
|
0.36%
|
66
|
2.61%
|
2,525
|
Obion
|
3,728
|
89.94%
|
417
|
10.06%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,311
|
79.88%
|
4,145
|
Overton
|
1,608
|
62.91%
|
942
|
36.85%
|
6
|
0.23%
|
666
|
26.06%
|
2,556
|
Perry
|
896
|
80.65%
|
210
|
18.90%
|
5
|
0.45%
|
686
|
61.75%
|
1,111
|
Pickett
|
454
|
40.54%
|
651
|
58.13%
|
15
|
1.34%
|
-197
|
-17.59%
|
1,120
|
Polk
|
2,283
|
56.20%
|
1,755
|
43.21%
|
24
|
0.59%
|
528
|
13.00%
|
4,062
|
Putnam
|
2,619
|
68.35%
|
1,207
|
31.50%
|
6
|
0.16%
|
1,412
|
36.85%
|
3,832
|
Rhea
|
2,199
|
52.34%
|
1,964
|
46.75%
|
38
|
0.90%
|
235
|
5.59%
|
4,201
|
Roane
|
2,467
|
47.13%
|
2,757
|
52.66%
|
11
|
0.21%
|
-290
|
-5.54%
|
5,235
|
Robertson
|
2,629
|
86.03%
|
388
|
12.70%
|
39
|
1.28%
|
2,241
|
73.33%
|
3,056
|
Rutherford
|
4,101
|
87.07%
|
580
|
12.31%
|
29
|
0.62%
|
3,521
|
74.76%
|
4,710
|
Scott
|
827
|
29.05%
|
2,012
|
70.67%
|
8
|
0.28%
|
-1,185
|
-41.62%
|
2,847
|
Sequatchie
|
840
|
70.12%
|
353
|
29.47%
|
5
|
0.42%
|
487
|
40.65%
|
1,198
|
Sevier
|
1,144
|
21.55%
|
4,126
|
77.73%
|
38
|
0.72%
|
-2,982
|
-56.18%
|
5,308
|
Shelby
|
61,504
|
96.56%
|
2,113
|
3.32%
|
81
|
0.13%
|
59,391
|
93.24%
|
63,698
|
Smith
|
2,092
|
76.74%
|
626
|
22.96%
|
8
|
0.29%
|
1,466
|
53.78%
|
2,726
|
Stewart
|
1,718
|
84.71%
|
303
|
14.94%
|
7
|
0.35%
|
1,415
|
69.77%
|
2,028
|
Sullivan
|
6,269
|
64.00%
|
3,492
|
35.65%
|
34
|
0.35%
|
2,777
|
28.35%
|
9,795
|
Sumner
|
3,146
|
85.82%
|
517
|
14.10%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
2,629
|
71.71%
|
3,666
|
Tipton
|
4,683
|
97.58%
|
116
|
2.42%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
4,567
|
95.17%
|
4,799
|
Trousdale
|
765
|
91.18%
|
72
|
8.58%
|
2
|
0.24%
|
693
|
82.60%
|
839
|
Unicoi
|
879
|
31.89%
|
1,850
|
67.13%
|
27
|
0.98%
|
-971
|
-35.23%
|
2,756
|
Union
|
963
|
34.90%
|
1,785
|
64.70%
|
11
|
0.40%
|
-822
|
-29.79%
|
2,759
|
Van Buren
|
690
|
73.33%
|
251
|
26.67%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
439
|
46.65%
|
941
|
Warren
|
2,304
|
80.28%
|
553
|
19.27%
|
13
|
0.45%
|
1,751
|
61.01%
|
2,870
|
Washington
|
4,448
|
47.86%
|
4,788
|
51.52%
|
58
|
0.62%
|
-340
|
-3.66%
|
9,294
|
Wayne
|
733
|
35.91%
|
1,304
|
63.89%
|
4
|
0.20%
|
-571
|
-27.98%
|
2,041
|
Weakley
|
3,254
|
77.26%
|
928
|
22.03%
|
30
|
0.71%
|
2,326
|
55.22%
|
4,212
|
White
|
814
|
57.57%
|
591
|
41.80%
|
9
|
0.64%
|
223
|
15.77%
|
1,414
|
Williamson
|
2,769
|
90.52%
|
286
|
9.35%
|
4
|
0.13%
|
2,483
|
81.17%
|
3,059
|
Wilson
|
3,108
|
85.15%
|
539
|
14.77%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
2,569
|
70.38%
|
3,650
|
Totals |
328,083 |
68.77% |
147,055 |
30.82% |
1,948 |
0.41% |
181,028 |
37.94% |
477,086
|
Notes
- ^ These figures differ from those in Dave Leip’s Atlas.
References