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Elections / 1932 · President · MA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts D+4.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Massachusetts, 1932. The state ran 13.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
1,580,114 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
800,148
50.6%
Hoover (R)
736,959
46.6%
All others
43,007
2.7%
Margin
D+4.0
1932 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1932
RooseveltD+4.0
1932 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1932 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 1932 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1932 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · R+41.7Berkshire County, MA · TiedBristol County, MA · D+10.0Dukes County, MA · R+38.6Essex County, MA · R+1.8Franklin County, MA · R+34.4Hampden County, MA · D+6.6Hampshire County, MA · R+3.4Middlesex County, MA · R+2.8Nantucket County, MA · R+18.2Norfolk County, MA · R+20.5Plymouth County, MA · R+17.6Suffolk County, MA · D+37.2Worcester County, MA · R+0.5
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic50.6%800,148
Herbert HooverRepublican46.6%736,959
OtherAll other candidates2.7%43,007
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1932
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−41.7%
3,8299,47613,527
Berkshire CountyD
+0.1%
23,25223,18648,220
Bristol CountyD
+10.0%
62,47450,846116,675
Dukes CountyR
−38.6%
5831,3301,933
Essex CountyR
−1.8%
91,78795,277193,018
Franklin CountyR
−34.4%
6,24813,04019,748
Hampden CountyD
+6.6%
63,18955,032123,629
Hampshire CountyR
−3.4%
12,33213,24126,869
Middlesex CountyR
−2.8%
174,257184,486365,751
Nantucket CountyR
−18.2%
5618121,380
Norfolk CountyR
−20.5%
49,12175,232127,146
Plymouth CountyR
−17.6%
26,13737,72965,744
Suffolk CountyD
+37.2%
198,79288,737296,072
Worcester CountyR
−0.5%
87,58688,535180,402