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Elections / 1932 · President · VA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Virginia D+38.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Virginia, 1932. The state ran 20.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).

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

Virginia result
297,942 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
203,979
68.5%
Hoover (R)
89,637
30.1%
All others
4,326
1.5%
Margin
D+38.4
1932 presidential election
Virginia, 1932
RooseveltD+38.4
1932 presidential margin by county for Virginia — 1932 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Virginia — 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.Accomack County, VA · D+64.2Albemarle County, VA · D+57.8Alexandria city, VA · D+41.6Alleghany County, VA · D+21.3Amelia County, VA · D+65.5Amherst County, VA · D+79.2Appomattox County, VA · D+68.7Arlington County, VA · D+7.7Augusta County, VA · D+25.1Bath County, VA · D+21.2Bedford County, VA · D+65.4Bland County, VA · D+16.7Botetourt County, VA · D+19.6Bristol city, VA · D+59.7Brunswick County, VA · D+91.9Buchanan County, VA · D+30.7Buckingham County, VA · D+61.1Buena Vista city, VA · D+23.7Campbell County, VA · D+68.8Caroline County, VA · D+59.1Carroll County, VA · D+2.5Charles City County, VA · D+47.8Charlotte County, VA · D+76.6Charlottesville city, VA · D+51.5Chesapeake city, VA · D+28.4Chesterfield County, VA · D+43.0Clarke County, VA · D+73.7Craig County, VA · D+35.9Culpeper County, VA · D+52.3Cumberland County, VA · D+70.2Danville city, VA · D+49.4Dickenson County, VA · D+36.3Dinwiddie County, VA · D+81.1Essex County, VA · D+60.9Fairfax County, VA · D+32.4Fauquier County, VA · D+67.6Floyd County, VA · R+20.1Fluvanna County, VA · D+52.5Franklin County, VA · D+46.6Frederick County, VA · D+53.6Fredericksburg city, VA · D+37.4Giles County, VA · D+26.3Gloucester County, VA · D+52.5Goochland County, VA · D+57.2Grayson County, VA · D+17.2Greene County, VA · D+20.9Greensville County, VA · D+71.5Halifax County, VA · D+84.8Hampton city, VA · D+33.0Hanover County, VA · D+62.7Harrisonburg city, VA · D+19.5Henrico County, VA · D+30.1Henry County, VA · D+53.5Highland County, VA · D+13.0Hopewell city, VA · D+46.6Isle of Wight County, VA · D+54.7James City County, VA · D+43.8King and Queen County, VA · D+40.0King George County, VA · D+39.9King William County, VA · D+54.1Lancaster County, VA · D+39.6Lee County, VA · D+18.5Loudoun County, VA · D+59.9Louisa County, VA · D+40.0Lunenburg County, VA · D+84.1Lynchburg city, VA · D+49.8Madison County, VA · D+23.7Martinsville city, VA · D+55.0Mathews County, VA · D+14.2Mecklenburg County, VA · D+77.2Middlesex County, VA · D+63.1Montgomery County, VA · D+8.3Nelson County, VA · D+71.6New Kent County, VA · D+42.1Newport News city, VA · D+30.6Norfolk city, VA · D+35.7Northampton County, VA · D+61.3Northumberland County, VA · D+43.6Nottoway County, VA · D+64.1Orange County, VA · D+60.2Page County, VA · D+18.7Patrick County, VA · D+46.2Petersburg city, VA · D+58.6Pittsylvania County, VA · D+64.3Portsmouth city, VA · D+28.4Powhatan County, VA · D+58.6Prince Edward County, VA · D+64.7Prince George County, VA · D+67.0Prince William County, VA · D+58.4Pulaski County, VA · D+34.9Radford city, VA · D+22.1Rappahannock County, VA · D+64.7Richmond city, VA · D+43.7Richmond County, VA · D+40.8Roanoke city, VA · D+31.7Roanoke County, VA · D+18.9Rockbridge County, VA · D+36.4Rockingham County, VA · D+10.9Russell County, VA · D+40.4Scott County, VA · D+12.1Shenandoah County, VA · D+2.3Smyth County, VA · D+10.6Southampton County, VA · D+75.5Spotsylvania County, VA · D+38.2Stafford County, VA · D+23.3Staunton city, VA · D+28.1Suffolk city, VA · D+66.0Surry County, VA · D+78.8Sussex County, VA · D+68.6Tazewell County, VA · D+14.9Virginia Beach city, VA · D+53.6Warren County, VA · D+49.5Washington County, VA · D+21.8Westmoreland County, VA · D+50.1Williamsburg city, VA · D+57.0Winchester city, VA · D+25.2Wise County, VA · D+37.1Wythe County, VA · D+8.0York County, VA · D+18.4
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic68.5%203,979
Herbert HooverRepublican30.1%89,637
OtherAll other candidates1.5%4,326
D+60
R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +5.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+5.8%DR18922024
Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.5%
1896+6.6%
1900+11.5%
1904+24.8%
1908+22.2%
1912+48.9%
1916+34.7%
1920+23.5%
1924+29.7%
1928−8.0%
1932+38.4%
1936+40.8%
1940+36.5%
1944+25.0%
1948+6.8%
1952−13.0%
1956−17.0%
1960−5.4%
1964+7.1%
1968−10.9%
1972−37.7%
1976−1.3%
1980−12.7%
1984−25.2%
1988−20.5%
1992−4.4%
1996−2.0%
2000−8.1%
2004−8.2%
2008+6.3%
2012+3.9%
2016+5.3%
2020+10.1%
2024+5.8%
County results — 1932
119 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Accomack CountyD
+64.2%
2,4585273,007
Albemarle CountyD
+57.8%
1,9495082,491
Alexandria cityD
+41.6%
2,9411,1994,184
Alleghany CountyD
+21.3%
2,2101,4233,688
Amelia CountyD
+65.5%
701142854
Amherst CountyD
+79.2%
1,7641951,980
Appomattox CountyD
+68.7%
1,1232041,337
Arlington CountyD
+7.7%
3,2852,8066,234
Augusta CountyD
+25.1%
2,6061,5414,237
Bath CountyD
+21.2%
594384992
Bedford CountyD
+65.4%
2,3214692,831
Bland CountyD
+16.7%
7835561,356
Botetourt CountyD
+19.6%
1,8081,2093,058
Bristol cityD
+59.7%
1,2523071,583
Brunswick CountyD
+91.9%
1,361521,424
Buchanan CountyD
+30.7%
1,3727272,103
Buckingham CountyD
+61.1%
8702041,090
Buena Vista cityD
+23.7%
258154438
Campbell CountyD
+68.8%
1,6923012,021
Caroline CountyD
+59.1%
1,0762701,364
Carroll CountyD
+2.5%
1,5371,4613,026
Charles City CountyD
+47.8%
24585335
Charlotte CountyD
+76.6%
1,3001691,477
Charlottesville cityD
+51.5%
1,2874091,704
Chesapeake cityD
+28.4%
597329945
Chesterfield CountyD
+43.0%
1,8867262,698
Clarke CountyD
+73.7%
841124973
Craig CountyD
+35.9%
649302966
Culpeper CountyD
+52.3%
1,3494171,782
Cumberland CountyD
+70.2%
51184608
Danville cityD
+49.4%
2,2647403,084
Dickenson CountyD
+36.3%
2,6351,2283,878
Dinwiddie CountyD
+81.1%
1,0281041,140
Essex CountyD
+60.9%
420101524
Fairfax CountyD
+32.4%
2,7141,3684,154
Fauquier CountyD
+67.6%
1,9993792,396
Floyd CountyR
−20.1%
6991,0511,752
Fluvanna CountyD
+52.5%
579176768
Franklin CountyD
+46.6%
2,2458123,077
Frederick CountyD
+53.6%
1,5364562,016
Fredericksburg cityD
+37.4%
8123661,191
Giles CountyD
+26.3%
1,7541,0162,802
Gloucester CountyD
+52.5%
9162801,211
Goochland CountyD
+57.2%
629166810
Grayson CountyD
+17.2%
2,3061,6243,958
Greene CountyD
+20.9%
394258652
Greensville CountyD
+71.5%
692112811
Halifax CountyD
+84.8%
3,5832753,901
Hampton cityD
+33.0%
1,9989943,043
Hanover CountyD
+62.7%
1,0732381,332
Harrisonburg cityD
+19.5%
9956651,692
Henrico CountyD
+30.1%
2,4581,2913,875
Henry CountyD
+53.5%
1,1463421,503
Highland CountyD
+13.0%
464355838
Hopewell cityD
+46.6%
9573421,320
Isle of Wight CountyD
+54.7%
9822841,275
James City CountyD
+43.8%
302116425
King and Queen CountyD
+40.0%
368154535
King George CountyD
+39.9%
475203682
King William CountyD
+54.1%
612177804
Lancaster CountyD
+39.6%
639272927
Lee CountyD
+18.5%
2,8921,9854,915
Loudoun CountyD
+59.9%
2,4406003,071
Louisa CountyD
+40.0%
8793661,281
Lunenburg CountyD
+84.1%
1,141921,247
Lynchburg cityD
+49.8%
3,6561,2004,936
Madison CountyD
+23.7%
8495221,380
Martinsville cityD
+55.0%
739212958
Mathews CountyD
+14.2%
6524881,154
Mecklenburg CountyD
+77.2%
2,1882752,478
Middlesex CountyD
+63.1%
595127742
Montgomery CountyD
+8.3%
1,8051,5223,405
Nelson CountyD
+71.6%
1,4572381,702
New Kent CountyD
+42.1%
286115406
Newport News cityD
+30.6%
3,3481,7575,204
Norfolk cityD
+35.7%
11,7405,47517,526
Northampton CountyD
+61.3%
1,2642981,577
Northumberland CountyD
+43.6%
630245884
Nottoway CountyD
+64.1%
1,3482771,671
Orange CountyD
+60.2%
1,2533091,567
Page CountyD
+18.7%
1,8511,2613,158
Patrick CountyD
+46.2%
1,3424861,853
Petersburg cityD
+58.6%
1,9204902,440
Pittsylvania CountyD
+64.3%
3,1246563,840
Portsmouth cityD
+28.4%
3,3441,8405,294
Powhatan CountyD
+58.6%
433108555
Prince Edward CountyD
+64.7%
9701961,197
Prince George CountyD
+67.0%
597115719
Prince William CountyD
+58.4%
1,4993861,907
Pulaski CountyD
+34.9%
2,3141,1093,454
Radford cityD
+22.1%
542341909
Rappahannock CountyD
+64.7%
590124720
Richmond cityD
+43.7%
14,6315,60220,681
Richmond CountyD
+40.8%
461192659
Roanoke cityD
+31.7%
6,2153,1959,540
Roanoke CountyD
+18.9%
2,5091,7044,268
Rockbridge CountyD
+36.4%
1,7648112,619
Rockingham CountyD
+10.9%
2,7502,1945,107
Russell CountyD
+40.4%
3,2741,3864,671
Scott CountyD
+12.1%
2,1371,6733,841
Shenandoah CountyD
+2.3%
2,6352,5145,217
Smyth CountyD
+10.6%
2,2871,8434,196
Southampton CountyD
+75.5%
1,3571821,557
Spotsylvania CountyD
+38.2%
7843461,147
Stafford CountyD
+23.3%
7314541,191
Staunton cityD
+28.1%
9885511,555
Suffolk cityD
+66.0%
2,2774612,753
Surry CountyD
+78.8%
65373736
Sussex CountyD
+68.6%
688122825
Tazewell CountyD
+14.9%
2,7132,0054,762
Virginia Beach cityD
+53.6%
1,4514321,902
Warren CountyD
+49.5%
1,0963671,472
Washington CountyD
+21.8%
2,7841,7744,627
Westmoreland CountyD
+50.1%
641212857
Williamsburg cityD
+57.0%
38799505
Winchester cityD
+25.2%
1,1796981,910
Wise CountyD
+37.1%
5,2762,4057,744
Wythe CountyD
+8.0%
1,8661,5893,484
York CountyD
+18.4%
457309804