California — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentRooseveltD+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 58.4% | 1,324,157 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 37.4% | 847,902 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.2% | 95,907 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 22 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Alpine County, CA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Butte County, CA | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Inyo County, CA | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Kings County, CA | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Lassen County, CA | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Madera County, CA | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Mono County, CA | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Nevada County, CA | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Orange County, CA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Placer County, CA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| San Diego County, CA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Shasta County, CA | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Sierra County, CA | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Sutter County, CA | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Tehama County, CA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Trinity County, CA | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Tulare County, CA | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Ventura County, CA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Yuba County, CA | Democratic | D+43.7 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17,085 | 106,38852.0% | 89,30343.7% | 8,7614.3% | 204,452 |
| Alpine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3 | 5650.0% | 5347.3% | 32.7% | 112 |
| Amador County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,545 | 2,36773.0% | 82225.3% | 551.7% | 3,244 |
| Butte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,323 | 9,64565.0% | 4,32229.1% | 8655.8% | 14,832 |
| Calaveras County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+990 | 1,74467.1% | 75429.0% | 1013.9% | 2,599 |
| Colusa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,657 | 2,75269.1% | 1,09527.5% | 1353.4% | 3,982 |
| Contra Costa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,311 | 17,21858.9% | 10,90737.3% | 1,0893.7% | 29,214 |
| Del Norte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+682 | 1,31964.1% | 63730.9% | 1035.0% | 2,059 |
| El Dorado County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,078 | 3,03473.4% | 95623.1% | 1453.5% | 4,135 |
| Fresno County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+20,394 | 32,52869.9% | 12,13426.1% | 1,8754.0% | 46,537 |
| Glenn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,541 | 2,97365.1% | 1,43231.3% | 1643.6% | 4,569 |
| Humboldt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,928 | 8,72354.2% | 6,79542.2% | 5773.6% | 16,095 |
| Imperial County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,989 | 8,77267.3% | 3,78329.0% | 4843.7% | 13,039 |
| Inyo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+761 | 1,45964.6% | 69830.9% | 1014.5% | 2,258 |
| Kern County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,623 | 19,63470.3% | 7,01125.1% | 1,2754.6% | 27,920 |
| Kings County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,182 | 5,19169.0% | 2,00926.7% | 3184.2% | 7,518 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,043 | 2,34462.6% | 1,30134.7% | 992.6% | 3,744 |
| Lassen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,889 | 3,05670.4% | 1,16726.9% | 1172.7% | 4,340 |
| Los Angeles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+180,738 | 554,47657.2% | 373,73838.5% | 41,3804.3% | 969,594 |
| Madera County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,214 | 3,45770.2% | 1,24325.2% | 2284.6% | 4,928 |
| Marin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,284 | 9,76457.4% | 6,48038.1% | 7524.4% | 16,996 |
| Mariposa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+826 | 1,38668.0% | 56027.5% | 924.5% | 2,038 |
| Mendocino County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,502 | 5,86761.4% | 3,36535.2% | 3193.3% | 9,551 |
| Merced County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,282 | 7,20267.1% | 2,92027.2% | 6125.7% | 10,734 |
| Modoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+988 | 1,64368.9% | 65527.5% | 883.7% | 2,386 |
| Mono County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+175 | 37464.4% | 19934.3% | 81.4% | 581 |
| Monterey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,742 | 8,94256.8% | 6,20039.4% | 6083.9% | 15,750 |
| Napa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,224 | 5,74560.3% | 3,52137.0% | 2582.7% | 9,524 |
| Nevada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,702 | 3,54463.3% | 1,84232.9% | 2103.8% | 5,596 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,212 | 23,83548.4% | 22,62345.9% | 2,8185.7% | 49,276 |
| Placer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,958 | 6,20071.4% | 2,24225.8% | 2412.8% | 8,683 |
| Plumas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,453 | 2,03575.8% | 58221.7% | 672.5% | 2,684 |
| Riverside County | Herbert Hoover+1,357 | 12,75545.4% | 14,11250.2% | 1,2454.4% | 28,112 |
| Sacramento County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,817 | 36,37069.3% | 14,55327.7% | 1,5422.9% | 52,465 |
| San Benito County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,014 | 2,28361.0% | 1,26933.9% | 1925.1% | 3,744 |
| San Bernardino County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,795 | 24,88950.2% | 22,09444.6% | 2,5655.2% | 49,548 |
| San Diego County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,317 | 45,62253.6% | 35,30541.5% | 4,2235.0% | 85,150 |
| San Francisco County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+74,084 | 144,23664.6% | 70,15231.4% | 8,8093.9% | 223,197 |
| San Joaquin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,784 | 21,92963.3% | 11,14532.2% | 1,5524.5% | 34,626 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,484 | 7,93365.8% | 3,44928.6% | 6805.6% | 12,062 |
| San Mateo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,652 | 19,09456.4% | 13,44239.7% | 1,3434.0% | 33,879 |
| Santa Barbara County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,509 | 13,37357.4% | 8,86438.1% | 1,0544.5% | 23,291 |
| Santa Clara County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+919 | 28,27249.1% | 27,35347.5% | 1,9063.3% | 57,531 |
| Santa Cruz County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,241 | 8,24655.0% | 6,00540.1% | 7394.9% | 14,990 |
| Shasta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,788 | 4,17072.1% | 1,38223.9% | 2304.0% | 5,782 |
| Sierra County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+504 | 79669.4% | 29225.5% | 595.1% | 1,147 |
| Siskiyou County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,909 | 6,36769.3% | 2,45826.8% | 3593.9% | 9,184 |
| Solano County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,330 | 9,71267.2% | 4,38230.3% | 3672.5% | 14,461 |
| Sonoma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,525 | 15,68661.1% | 9,16135.7% | 8223.2% | 25,669 |
| Stanislaus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,722 | 12,33658.6% | 7,61436.2% | 1,0925.2% | 21,042 |
| Sutter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,415 | 3,80770.4% | 1,39225.7% | 2083.8% | 5,407 |
| Tehama County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,533 | 3,53460.4% | 2,00134.2% | 3165.4% | 5,851 |
| Trinity County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+783 | 1,10173.0% | 31821.1% | 895.9% | 1,508 |
| Tulare County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,565 | 15,63162.5% | 8,06632.3% | 1,3025.2% | 24,999 |
| Tuolumne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,376 | 2,52166.4% | 1,14530.2% | 1283.4% | 3,794 |
| Ventura County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,995 | 10,90358.8% | 6,90837.3% | 7243.9% | 18,535 |
| Yolo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,265 | 5,78067.8% | 2,51529.5% | 2342.7% | 8,529 |
| Yuba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,962 | 3,13869.8% | 1,17626.2% | 1794.0% | 4,493 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.