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Elections / 1932 · President · ME

Herbert Hoover carried Maine R+12.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Maine, 1932. The state ran 30.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).

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

Maine result
298,444 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
128,907
43.2%
Hoover (R)
166,631
55.8%
All others
2,906
1.0%
Margin
R+12.6
1932 presidential election
Maine, 1932
HooverR+12.6
1932 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1932 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+18.7Aroostook County, ME · R+19.7Cumberland County, ME · R+22.6Franklin County, ME · R+17.5Hancock County, ME · R+28.8Kennebec County, ME · R+8.7Knox County, ME · R+12.6Lincoln County, ME · R+28.2Oxford County, ME · R+6.9Penobscot County, ME · R+18.3Piscataquis County, ME · R+19.0Sagadahoc County, ME · R+20.7Somerset County, ME · R+8.2Waldo County, ME · R+7.1Washington County, ME · R+4.7York County, ME · R+7.9
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
Herbert Hoover ✓Republican55.8%166,631
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic43.2%128,907
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,906
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1932
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+18.7%
14,4419,83824,562
Aroostook CountyR
−19.7%
9,40914,05423,631
Cumberland CountyR
−22.6%
20,65532,86454,033
Franklin CountyR
−17.5%
3,1714,5217,733
Hancock CountyR
−28.8%
4,3697,94212,396
Kennebec CountyR
−8.7%
12,11014,45126,797
Knox CountyR
−12.6%
4,7656,16911,159
Lincoln CountyR
−28.2%
2,6024,6667,309
Oxford CountyR
−6.9%
7,1798,26415,673
Penobscot CountyR
−18.3%
13,05818,98732,317
Piscataquis CountyR
−19.0%
2,8494,1987,099
Sagadahoc CountyR
−20.7%
2,7634,2207,037
Somerset CountyR
−8.2%
6,0407,14413,461
Waldo CountyR
−7.1%
3,9074,5058,467
Washington CountyR
−4.7%
6,8297,50714,451
York CountyR
−7.9%
14,76017,30132,319