Elections / 1932 · President · CT
Herbert Hoover carried Connecticut R+1.1.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Connecticut, 1932. The state ran 18.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Connecticut result
594,171 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
281,625
47.4%
Hoover (R)
288,414
48.5%
All others
24,130
4.1%
Margin
R+1.1
1932 presidential election
Connecticut, 1932
HooverR+1.1
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1932 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1932 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 48.5% | 288,414 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 47.4% | 281,625 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.1% | 24,130 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1932
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 71,440 | 72,572 | 149,263 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 21,911 | 24,590 | 49,255 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 10,014 | 11,504 | 21,894 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 41,253 | 40,481 | 85,460 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 8,776 | 7,770 | 16,721 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 8,265 | 11,109 | 19,801 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 57,210 | 52,066 | 114,742 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 20,903 | 20,776 | 42,540 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 41,853 | 47,546 | 94,495 |