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Elections / 1932 · President

Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)

1932 presidential election
RooseveltD+17.8
1932 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1932 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+70.6 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · D+36.5 · 3 electoral votesColorado · D+13.4 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+49.8 · 7 electoral votesGeorgia · D+83.8 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · D+11.7 · 14 electoral votesKansas · D+9.4 · 9 electoral votesMaine · R+12.6 · 5 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+4.0 · 17 electoral votesMinnesota · D+23.6 · 11 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+1.9 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+40.6 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · D+41.6 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · D+46.6 · 11 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+5.5 · 36 electoral votesSouth Dakota · D+29.2 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+77.0 · 23 electoral votesWyoming · D+15.3 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+1.1 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+28.6 · 15 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+10.0 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · D+13.2 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+27.0 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+73.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · D+21.0 · 22 electoral votesDelaware · R+2.4 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · D+17.7 · 11 electoral votesKentucky · D+18.9 · 11 electoral votesMaryland · D+25.5 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · D+7.9 · 19 electoral votesMississippi · D+92.4 · 9 electoral votesMontana · D+22.7 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+1.4 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+12.7 · 47 electoral votesOhio · D+2.8 · 26 electoral votesOregon · D+21.1 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · D+34.0 · 11 electoral votesUtah · D+15.5 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+38.4 · 11 electoral votesWashington · D+23.5 · 8 electoral votesWisconsin · D+32.3 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · D+27.7 · 7 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+98.0 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · D+20.4 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+38.8 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+16.6 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · D+85.8 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+11.8 · 4 electoral votes
1932presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1932 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+16.63 EVNHR+1.44 EVMAD+4.017 EVRID+11.84 EVCTR+1.18 EVNJD+1.916 EVDER+2.43 EVMDD+25.58 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
531 electors · 266 for a majority

Roosevelt won 472 of 531 electoral votes.

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National popular vote
39,759,916 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
22,831,484
57.4%
Hoover (R)
15,758,448
39.6%
All others
1,169,982
2.9%
Margin
D+17.8
The county map
3,089 county-level results on record for 1932

Democrats carried 2,717 counties, Republicans 372. 1,829 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Scurry County, TX (D+142.7 swing) · Hockley County, TX (D+141.1 swing) · Hall County, TX (D+139.4 swing) · Forsyth County, GA (D+139.3 swing) · Dawson County, TX (D+137.5 swing) · Kimble County, TX (D+137.1 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlabamaD
+70.6%
207,47234,650244,862
ArkansasD
+73.9%
189,52927,465219,269
ArizonaD
+36.5%
79,26436,104118,251
CaliforniaD
+21.0%
1,324,157847,9022,267,966
ColoradoD
+13.4%
250,877189,617457,696
ConnecticutR
−1.1%
281,625288,414594,171
DelawareR
−2.4%
54,31957,073112,901
FloridaD
+49.8%
206,30769,170275,477
GeorgiaD
+83.8%
234,11819,863255,590
IowaD
+17.7%
598,019414,4331,036,687
IdahoD
+20.4%
109,47971,417186,625
IllinoisD
+13.2%
1,882,3041,432,7563,407,926
IndianaD
+11.7%
862,054677,1841,576,897
KansasD
+9.4%
424,204349,498791,978
KentuckyD
+18.9%
580,574394,716983,063
LouisianaD
+85.8%
249,41818,853268,804
MassachusettsD
+4.0%
800,148736,9591,580,114
MarylandD
+25.5%
314,314184,184511,054
MaineR
−12.6%
128,907166,631298,444
MichiganD
+7.9%
871,701739,8941,664,766
MinnesotaD
+23.6%
600,806363,9591,002,843
MissouriD
+28.6%
1,025,406564,7131,609,894
MississippiD
+92.4%
140,1685,180146,034
MontanaD
+22.7%
127,28678,078216,479
North CarolinaD
+40.6%
497,566208,344711,498
North DakotaD
+41.6%
178,35071,718256,236
NebraskaD
+27.7%
359,082201,177570,135
New HampshireR
−1.4%
100,680103,629205,520
New JerseyD
+1.9%
806,394775,4061,629,500
New MexicoD
+27.0%
95,08954,217151,606
NevadaD
+38.8%
28,75612,67441,430
New YorkD
+12.7%
2,534,9591,937,9634,688,614
OhioD
+2.8%
1,301,6951,227,3192,609,728
OklahomaD
+46.6%
516,468188,165704,633
OregonD
+21.1%
213,871136,019368,808
PennsylvaniaR
−5.5%
1,295,9481,453,5402,859,124
Rhode IslandD
+11.8%
146,604115,266266,170
South CarolinaD
+98.0%
102,3470104,407
South DakotaD
+29.2%
183,51599,212288,438
TennesseeD
+34.0%
259,463126,752390,263
TexasD
+77.0%
771,10998,218874,191
UtahD
+15.5%
116,75084,795206,578
VirginiaD
+38.4%
203,97989,637297,942
VermontR
−16.6%
56,26678,984136,980
WashingtonD
+23.5%
353,260208,645614,814
WisconsinD
+32.3%
707,410347,7411,114,801
West VirginiaD
+10.0%
405,097330,731743,747
WyomingD
+15.3%
54,37039,58396,962