1936 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election political event

The 1936 United States presidential election was the landslide re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt amid the Great Depression, solidifying public support for his New Deal policies.

Aliases (1)

United States presidential election, 1936 ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election → political event →
associatedWith	New Deal coalition →
campaignSloganOfLoser	Let’s make a change →
campaignSloganOfWinner	We are turning the corner →
contributedTo	realignment of American party system →
country	United States →
electoralVoteLoser	Alf Landon →
electoralVotesLoser	8 →
electoralVotesWinner	523 →
electoralVoteWinner	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
followedBy	1940 United States presidential election →
follows	1932 United States presidential election →
hasEndDate	1936-11-03 →
hasStartDate	1936-11-03 →
historicalSignificance	one of the largest electoral vote margins in U.S. history → solidified public support for New Deal policies →
incumbentPresident	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
incumbentVicePresident	John Nance Garner →
isLandslide	true →
legislativeContext	First New Deal → Second New Deal →
loser	Alf Landon →
losingParty	Republican Party →
mainIssue	New Deal → economic recovery → role of federal government → unemployment →
occursDuring	Great Depression →
officeContested	President of the United States → Vice President of the United States →
popularVoteLoser	Alf Landon →
popularVotePercentageLoser	36.5% →
popularVotePercentageWinner	60.8% →
popularVoteWinner	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
resultedIn	re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt →
runningMateOfLoser	Frank Knox →
runningMateOfWinner	John Nance Garner →
statesCarriedByLoser	2 → Maine → Vermont →
statesCarriedByWinner	46 →
strengthenedPolicyAgendaOf	New Deal →
tookPlaceIn	District of Columbia (no electoral votes at the time) → all 48 U.S. states →
totalElectoralVotes	531 →
typeOfElection	presidential →
voterTurnoutChangeFromPrevious	+4.0 percentage points →
voterTurnoutPercentage	61.0% →
winner	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
winningParty	Democratic Party →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alf Landon →	candidate in
Norman Thomas →	candidateInElection
Frank Knox →	electionParticipatedIn
1940 United States presidential election →	follows
75th United States Congress →	meetsFollowing
1932 United States presidential election →	nextElection
Fifth Party System in United States politics ("United States presidential election, 1936") →	notableElection
New Deal coalition →	significantEvent