The 1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election . The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . Connecticut voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who won the state by a margin of 14.97%.
1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut
County Results Municipality Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Landon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
As of 2020 , this remains the last election in which Connecticut voted to the left of neighboring Rhode Island or to the right of Nebraska . Roosevelt was the first Democrat to carry the state since 1912 , the first to carry it with a majority of the popular vote since Grover Cleveland in 1892 , and the first to carry Tolland County since 1852 .
1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [ 2]
County
Roosevelt %
Roosevelt #
Landon %
Landon #
Others %
Others #
Total #
Fairfield
54.7%
87,329
42.5%
67,846
2.8%
4,446
159,621
Hartford
59.1%
103,450
37.5%
65,652
3.3%
5,812
174,914
Litchfield
47.2%
17,468
50.9%
18,850
1.9%
688
37,006
Middlesex
52.4%
12,294
46.6%
10,925
1.0%
236
23,455
New Haven
57.9%
117,308
37.8%
76,614
4.2%
8,524
202,446
New London
52.8%
24,999
45.1%
21,367
2.1%
992
47,358
Tolland
51.2%
6,676
45.8%
5,965
3.0%
390
13,031
Windham
50.9%
12,605
46.3%
11,466
2.9%
717
24,788
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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