Franklin D. Roosevelt carried North Carolina D+40.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in North Carolina, 1932. The state ran 22.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).

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

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North Carolina result

711,498 votes counted

Roosevelt (D)

497,566

69.9%

Hoover (R)

208,344

29.3%

All others

5,588

0.8%

Margin

D+40.6

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1932 presidential election

North Carolina, 1932

RooseveltD+40.6

How it voted

Share of the 1932 vote

Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic	69.9%	497,566
Herbert HooverRepublican	29.3%	208,344
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	5,588

D+60

R+60

100 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.6%
1896	+5.8%
1900	+8.5%
1904	+20.1%
1908	+8.7%
1912	+47.3%
1916	+16.4%
1920	+13.5%
1924	+19.4%
1928	−9.9%
1932	+40.6%
1936	+46.8%
1940	+48.1%
1944	+33.4%
1948	+25.3%
1952	+7.8%
1956	+1.3%
1960	+4.2%
1964	+12.3%
1968	−10.3%
1972	−40.6%
1976	+11.0%
1980	−2.1%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−16.3%
1992	−0.8%
1996	−4.7%
2000	+12.8%
2004	−12.4%
2008	+0.3%
2012	−2.0%
2016	−3.7%
2020	−1.3%
2024	−3.2%

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County results — 1932

100 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	D	+29.2%	8,240	4,478	12,882
Alexander County	D	+20.3%	2,953	1,952	4,933
Alleghany County	D	+41.1%	1,951	810	2,776
Anson County	D	+89.9%	4,252	223	4,480
Ashe County	D	+10.2%	4,751	3,871	8,660
Avery County	R	−45.8%	1,045	2,833	3,900
Beaufort County	D	+73.3%	5,552	839	6,431
Bertie County	D	+95.8%	3,154	65	3,224
Bladen County	D	+52.7%	2,651	808	3,495
Brunswick County	D	+11.0%	2,245	1,798	4,060
Buncombe County	D	+34.7%	18,241	8,745	27,353
Burke County	D	+9.7%	5,866	4,823	10,736
Cabarrus County	D	+41.9%	8,465	3,444	11,977
Caldwell County	D	+18.6%	5,479	3,750	9,275
Camden County	D	+84.2%	915	78	994
Carteret County	D	+32.0%	3,455	1,765	5,275
Caswell County	D	+83.1%	1,858	169	2,033
Catawba County	D	+18.3%	8,446	5,817	14,340
Chatham County	D	+24.2%	4,263	2,590	6,912
Cherokee County	D	+3.3%	3,348	3,131	6,504
Chowan County	D	+92.2%	1,639	64	1,708
Clay County	D	+2.9%	1,341	1,265	2,614
Cleveland County	D	+61.5%	8,016	1,904	9,945
Columbus County	D	+74.0%	5,098	739	5,890
Craven County	D	+80.4%	4,375	466	4,860
Cumberland County	D	+68.2%	5,012	931	5,983
Currituck County	D	+92.2%	1,759	69	1,832
Dare County	D	+42.7%	1,241	497	1,744
Davidson County	D	+20.9%	9,292	6,051	15,500
Davie County	R	−1.9%	2,381	2,473	4,895
Duplin County	D	+59.5%	4,674	1,173	5,882
Durham County	D	+44.8%	7,559	2,770	10,680
Edgecombe County	D	+91.6%	5,872	248	6,141
Forsyth County	D	+41.2%	14,016	5,727	20,100
Franklin County	D	+90.9%	4,294	199	4,504
Gaston County	D	+42.4%	12,890	5,164	18,211
Gates County	D	+86.1%	1,198	89	1,288
Graham County	D	+7.1%	1,364	1,183	2,558
Granville County	D	+89.3%	3,808	212	4,029
Greene County	D	+92.7%	2,510	94	2,607
Guilford County	D	+34.5%	19,301	9,263	29,059
Halifax County	D	+90.4%	6,413	306	6,752
Harnett County	D	+41.4%	6,346	2,617	9,012
Haywood County	D	+37.4%	6,790	3,082	9,906
Henderson County	D	+11.4%	5,255	4,172	9,490
Hertford County	D	+90.5%	1,835	88	1,930
Hoke County	D	+92.7%	1,780	65	1,850
Hyde County	D	+75.2%	1,050	147	1,201
Iredell County	D	+39.9%	8,367	3,583	12,005
Jackson County	D	+21.5%	4,360	2,813	7,208
Johnston County	D	+42.1%	9,574	3,887	13,511
Jones County	D	+83.1%	1,449	132	1,585
Lee County	D	+63.4%	3,058	681	3,752
Lenoir County	D	+85.7%	4,677	350	5,051
Lincoln County	D	+10.5%	4,399	3,563	7,996
Macon County	D	+16.5%	3,223	2,307	5,560
Madison County	R	−24.2%	2,769	4,552	7,370
Martin County	D	+95.0%	3,781	94	3,883
McDowell County	D	+31.8%	4,810	2,478	7,323
Mecklenburg County	D	+56.6%	18,167	4,973	23,321
Mitchell County	R	−36.3%	1,773	3,798	5,580
Montgomery County	D	+15.2%	2,927	2,153	5,098
Moore County	D	+26.9%	4,287	2,459	6,793
Nash County	D	+86.2%	7,472	532	8,053
New Hanover County	D	+60.5%	6,030	1,430	7,601
Northampton County	D	+91.1%	3,243	147	3,397
Onslow County	D	+82.1%	2,615	253	2,877
Orange County	D	+43.1%	2,924	1,114	4,203
Pamlico County	D	+38.0%	1,526	665	2,266
Pasquotank County	D	+79.5%	2,946	328	3,292
Pender County	D	+75.8%	1,993	270	2,274
Perquimans County	D	+70.0%	1,280	225	1,507
Person County	D	+56.1%	2,372	660	3,049
Pitt County	D	+93.4%	7,724	255	8,000
Polk County	D	+25.5%	2,401	1,421	3,843
Randolph County	D	+9.4%	7,345	6,072	13,492
Richmond County	D	+74.6%	4,862	693	5,591
Robeson County	D	+81.5%	7,860	783	8,687
Rockingham County	D	+45.5%	7,795	2,896	10,771
Rowan County	D	+36.9%	9,782	4,464	14,426
Rutherford County	D	+30.3%	8,336	4,448	12,838
Sampson County	D	+8.6%	4,911	4,127	9,152
Scotland County	D	+85.0%	2,608	208	2,822
Stanly County	D	+18.2%	5,785	3,992	9,826
Stokes County	D	+18.1%	3,721	2,577	6,333
Surry County	D	+24.7%	7,490	4,511	12,070
Swain County	D	+12.0%	2,412	1,893	4,324
Transylvania County	D	+20.2%	2,523	1,671	4,216
Tyrrell County	D	+54.1%	873	258	1,137
Union County	D	+78.5%	6,103	710	6,870
Vance County	D	+84.4%	3,833	318	4,165
Wake County	D	+73.5%	14,863	2,170	17,279
Warren County	D	+91.9%	2,661	110	2,777
Washington County	D	+45.9%	1,681	619	2,312
Watauga County	D	+3.8%	3,419	3,166	6,606
Wayne County	D	+58.8%	6,365	1,631	8,056
Wilkes County	R	−7.6%	5,598	6,522	12,159
Wilson County	D	+83.9%	6,153	517	6,721
Yadkin County	R	−10.1%	2,789	3,422	6,242
Yancey County	D	+17.5%	3,412	2,396	5,817