1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
The 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1936 as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to win Pennsylvania since native son James Buchanan in 1856. Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 16.04%. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the only election since 1856 in which Lebanon County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. FDR became the first Democrat since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win Armstrong County and the first since 1856 to win Blair County and Dauphin County. Philadelphia voted for Roosevelt in the 1936 election marking the first Democratic victory in the county since 1856.
selection of Pennsylvania's presidential electors
United States presidential election in Pennsylvania