Nationwide opinion polling for the 1936 United States presidential election
Opinion polls for presidential election in United States
This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1936 United States presidential election .
Presidential election
Polling aggregates
Candidates
Franklin Roosevelt
Alf Landon
William Lemke
Norman Thomas
Polling firm
Last day of survey
Source
Franklin RooseveltDemocratic
Alf LandonRepublican
William LemkeUnion
Norman ThomasSocialist
Lead (%)
Election Results
November 3, 1936
60.80%
36.54%
1.95%
0.41%
24.26
Gallup
November 1, 1936
[ 1]
53.8%
42.8%
2.2%
0.9%
11.0
Gallup
October 25, 1936
[ 2]
51.4%
43.8%
3.6%
1.0%
7.6
Gallup
October 4, 1936
[ 3]
50.3%
44.2%
4.3%
1.0%
6.1
Gallup
September 27, 1936
[ 4]
49.5%
44.6%
4.7%
1.1%
4.9
Gallup
September 6, 1936
[ 5]
49.3%
44.3%
5.0%
1.1%
5.0
Gallup
August 30, 1936
[ 6]
49.2%
44.5%
4.6%
1.3%
4.7
Gallup
August 9, 1936
[ 7]
49.3%
44.8%
3.4%
1.5%
4.5
Gallup
July 12, 1936
[ 8]
51.8%
48.2%
-
-
3.6
Polling for the Republican Presidential Nomination
Polling aggregates
Candidates
Alf Landon
William Borah
Herbert Hoover
Frank Knox
Arthur Vandenberg
Lester Dickinson
Poll source
Date
Leading by (points )
Gallup[ 9]
December 1, 1935
33%
26%
12%
8%
3%
1%
17%[ a]
7
Gallup[ 10]
February 23, 1936
43%
28%
17%
7%
4%
1%
-
15
Gallup[ 11]
April 5, 1936
56%
20%
14%
5%
4%
1%
-
36
Gallup[ 12]
May 3, 1936
56%
19%
14%
5%
5%
1%
-
37
Gallup[ 13]
May 31, 1936
55%
18%
14%
6%
6%
1%
-
37
References
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 38.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 37.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 36.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 35.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 34.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 33.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 31.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 28.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 4.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 13.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 16.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 20.
^ Gallup, George (1972). The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971 . Vol. I. p. 24.
^ Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (12%), Ogden Mills (5%)