Virginia — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentRooseveltD+38.4
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 68.5% | 203,979 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 30.1% | 89,637 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 4,326 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (119 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+57.8 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+65.5 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+79.2 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Augusta County, VA | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+65.4 |
| Bland County, VA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+59.7 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+91.9 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Carroll County, VA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+81.1 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+67.6 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+57.2 |
| Grayson County, VA | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Greene County, VA | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+71.5 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Highland County, VA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| King George County, VA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| King William County, VA | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Madison County, VA | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+55.0 |
| Mathews County, VA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Page County, VA | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+64.3 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Richmond County, VA | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Scott County, VA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Smyth County, VA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+78.8 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+68.6 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Washington County, VA | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Wythe County, VA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+18.4 |
Virginia results by county
119 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,931 | 2,45881.7% | 52717.5% | 220.7% | 3,007 |
| Albemarle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,441 | 1,94978.2% | 50820.4% | 341.4% | 2,491 |
| Alexandria city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,742 | 2,94170.3% | 1,19928.7% | 441.1% | 4,184 |
| Alleghany County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+787 | 2,21059.9% | 1,42338.6% | 551.5% | 3,688 |
| Amelia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+559 | 70182.1% | 14216.6% | 111.3% | 854 |
| Amherst County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,569 | 1,76489.1% | 1959.8% | 211.1% | 1,980 |
| Appomattox County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+919 | 1,12384.0% | 20415.3% | 100.7% | 1,337 |
| Arlington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+479 | 3,28552.7% | 2,80645.0% | 1432.3% | 6,234 |
| Augusta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,065 | 2,60661.5% | 1,54136.4% | 902.1% | 4,237 |
| Bath County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+210 | 59459.9% | 38438.7% | 141.4% | 992 |
| Bedford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,852 | 2,32182.0% | 46916.6% | 411.4% | 2,831 |
| Bland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+227 | 78357.7% | 55641.0% | 171.3% | 1,356 |
| Botetourt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+599 | 1,80859.1% | 1,20939.5% | 411.3% | 3,058 |
| Bristol city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+945 | 1,25279.1% | 30719.4% | 241.5% | 1,583 |
| Brunswick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,309 | 1,36195.6% | 523.7% | 110.8% | 1,424 |
| Buchanan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+645 | 1,37265.2% | 72734.6% | 40.2% | 2,103 |
| Buckingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+666 | 87079.8% | 20418.7% | 161.5% | 1,090 |
| Buena Vista city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+104 | 25858.9% | 15435.2% | 265.9% | 438 |
| Campbell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,391 | 1,69283.7% | 30114.9% | 281.4% | 2,021 |
| Caroline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+806 | 1,07678.9% | 27019.8% | 181.3% | 1,364 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+76 | 1,53750.8% | 1,46148.3% | 280.9% | 3,026 |
| Charles City County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+160 | 24573.1% | 8525.4% | 51.5% | 335 |
| Charlotte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,131 | 1,30088.0% | 16911.4% | 80.5% | 1,477 |
| Charlottesville city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+878 | 1,28775.5% | 40924.0% | 80.5% | 1,704 |
| Chesapeake city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+268 | 59763.2% | 32934.8% | 192.0% | 945 |
| Chesterfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,160 | 1,88669.9% | 72626.9% | 863.2% | 2,698 |
| Clarke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+717 | 84186.4% | 12412.7% | 80.8% | 973 |
| Craig County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+347 | 64967.2% | 30231.3% | 151.6% | 966 |
| Culpeper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+932 | 1,34975.7% | 41723.4% | 160.9% | 1,782 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+427 | 51184.0% | 8413.8% | 132.1% | 608 |
| Danville city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,524 | 2,26473.4% | 74024.0% | 802.6% | 3,084 |
| Dickenson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,407 | 2,63567.9% | 1,22831.7% | 150.4% | 3,878 |
| Dinwiddie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+924 | 1,02890.2% | 1049.1% | 80.7% | 1,140 |
| Essex County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+319 | 42080.2% | 10119.3% | 30.6% | 524 |
| Fairfax County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,346 | 2,71465.3% | 1,36832.9% | 721.7% | 4,154 |
| Fauquier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,620 | 1,99983.4% | 37915.8% | 180.8% | 2,396 |
| Floyd County | Herbert Hoover+352 | 69939.9% | 1,05160.0% | 20.1% | 1,752 |
| Fluvanna County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+403 | 57975.4% | 17622.9% | 131.7% | 768 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,433 | 2,24573.0% | 81226.4% | 200.6% | 3,077 |
| Frederick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,080 | 1,53676.2% | 45622.6% | 241.2% | 2,016 |
| Fredericksburg city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+446 | 81268.2% | 36630.7% | 131.1% | 1,191 |
| Giles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+738 | 1,75462.6% | 1,01636.3% | 321.1% | 2,802 |
| Gloucester County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+636 | 91675.6% | 28023.1% | 151.2% | 1,211 |
| Goochland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+463 | 62977.7% | 16620.5% | 151.9% | 810 |
| Grayson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+682 | 2,30658.3% | 1,62441.0% | 280.7% | 3,958 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+136 | 39460.4% | 25839.6% | 00.0% | 652 |
| Greensville County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+580 | 69285.3% | 11213.8% | 70.9% | 811 |
| Halifax County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,308 | 3,58391.8% | 2757.0% | 431.1% | 3,901 |
| Hampton city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,004 | 1,99865.7% | 99432.7% | 511.7% | 3,043 |
| Hanover County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+835 | 1,07380.6% | 23817.9% | 211.6% | 1,332 |
| Harrisonburg city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+330 | 99558.8% | 66539.3% | 321.9% | 1,692 |
| Henrico County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,167 | 2,45863.4% | 1,29133.3% | 1263.3% | 3,875 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+804 | 1,14676.2% | 34222.8% | 151.0% | 1,503 |
| Highland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+109 | 46455.4% | 35542.4% | 192.3% | 838 |
| Hopewell city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+615 | 95772.5% | 34225.9% | 211.6% | 1,320 |
| Isle of Wight County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+698 | 98277.0% | 28422.3% | 90.7% | 1,275 |
| James City County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+186 | 30271.1% | 11627.3% | 71.6% | 425 |
| King and Queen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+214 | 36868.8% | 15428.8% | 132.4% | 535 |
| King George County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+272 | 47569.6% | 20329.8% | 40.6% | 682 |
| King William County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+435 | 61276.1% | 17722.0% | 151.9% | 804 |
| Lancaster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+367 | 63968.9% | 27229.3% | 161.7% | 927 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+907 | 2,89258.8% | 1,98540.4% | 380.8% | 4,915 |
| Loudoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,840 | 2,44079.5% | 60019.5% | 311.0% | 3,071 |
| Louisa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+513 | 87968.6% | 36628.6% | 362.8% | 1,281 |
| Lunenburg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,049 | 1,14191.5% | 927.4% | 141.1% | 1,247 |
| Lynchburg city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,456 | 3,65674.1% | 1,20024.3% | 801.6% | 4,936 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+327 | 84961.5% | 52237.8% | 90.7% | 1,380 |
| Martinsville city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+527 | 73977.1% | 21222.1% | 70.7% | 958 |
| Mathews County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+164 | 65256.5% | 48842.3% | 141.2% | 1,154 |
| Mecklenburg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,913 | 2,18888.3% | 27511.1% | 150.6% | 2,478 |
| Middlesex County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+468 | 59580.2% | 12717.1% | 202.7% | 742 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+283 | 1,80553.0% | 1,52244.7% | 782.3% | 3,405 |
| Nelson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,219 | 1,45785.6% | 23814.0% | 70.4% | 1,702 |
| New Kent County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+171 | 28670.4% | 11528.3% | 51.2% | 406 |
| Newport News city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,591 | 3,34864.3% | 1,75733.8% | 991.9% | 5,204 |
| Norfolk city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,265 | 11,74067.0% | 5,47531.2% | 3111.8% | 17,526 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+966 | 1,26480.2% | 29818.9% | 151.0% | 1,577 |
| Northumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+385 | 63071.3% | 24527.7% | 91.0% | 884 |
| Nottoway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,071 | 1,34880.7% | 27716.6% | 462.8% | 1,671 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+944 | 1,25380.0% | 30919.7% | 50.3% | 1,567 |
| Page County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+590 | 1,85158.6% | 1,26139.9% | 461.5% | 3,158 |
| Patrick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+856 | 1,34272.4% | 48626.2% | 251.3% | 1,853 |
| Petersburg city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,430 | 1,92078.7% | 49020.1% | 301.2% | 2,440 |
| Pittsylvania County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,468 | 3,12481.4% | 65617.1% | 601.6% | 3,840 |
| Portsmouth city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,504 | 3,34463.2% | 1,84034.8% | 1102.1% | 5,294 |
| Powhatan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+325 | 43378.0% | 10819.5% | 142.5% | 555 |
| Prince Edward County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+774 | 97081.0% | 19616.4% | 312.6% | 1,197 |
| Prince George County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+482 | 59783.0% | 11516.0% | 71.0% | 719 |
| Prince William County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,113 | 1,49978.6% | 38620.2% | 221.2% | 1,907 |
| Pulaski County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,205 | 2,31467.0% | 1,10932.1% | 310.9% | 3,454 |
| Radford city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+201 | 54259.6% | 34137.5% | 262.9% | 909 |
| Rappahannock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+466 | 59081.9% | 12417.2% | 60.8% | 720 |
| Richmond city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,029 | 14,63170.7% | 5,60227.1% | 4482.2% | 20,681 |
| Richmond County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+269 | 46170.0% | 19229.1% | 60.9% | 659 |
| Roanoke city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,020 | 6,21565.1% | 3,19533.5% | 1301.4% | 9,540 |
| Roanoke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+805 | 2,50958.8% | 1,70439.9% | 551.3% | 4,268 |
| Rockbridge County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+953 | 1,76467.4% | 81131.0% | 441.7% | 2,619 |
| Rockingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+556 | 2,75053.8% | 2,19443.0% | 1633.2% | 5,107 |
| Russell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,888 | 3,27470.1% | 1,38629.7% | 110.2% | 4,671 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+464 | 2,13755.6% | 1,67343.6% | 310.8% | 3,841 |
| Shenandoah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+121 | 2,63550.5% | 2,51448.2% | 681.3% | 5,217 |
| Smyth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+444 | 2,28754.5% | 1,84343.9% | 661.6% | 4,196 |
| Southampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,175 | 1,35787.2% | 18211.7% | 181.2% | 1,557 |
| Spotsylvania County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+438 | 78468.4% | 34630.2% | 171.5% | 1,147 |
| Stafford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+277 | 73161.4% | 45438.1% | 60.5% | 1,191 |
| Staunton city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+437 | 98863.5% | 55135.4% | 161.0% | 1,555 |
| Suffolk city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,816 | 2,27782.7% | 46116.7% | 150.5% | 2,753 |
| Surry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+580 | 65388.7% | 739.9% | 101.4% | 736 |
| Sussex County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+566 | 68883.4% | 12214.8% | 151.8% | 825 |
| Tazewell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+708 | 2,71357.0% | 2,00542.1% | 440.9% | 4,762 |
| Virginia Beach city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,019 | 1,45176.3% | 43222.7% | 191.0% | 1,902 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+729 | 1,09674.5% | 36724.9% | 90.6% | 1,472 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,010 | 2,78460.2% | 1,77438.3% | 691.5% | 4,627 |
| Westmoreland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+429 | 64174.8% | 21224.7% | 40.5% | 857 |
| Williamsburg city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+288 | 38776.6% | 9919.6% | 193.8% | 505 |
| Winchester city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+481 | 1,17961.7% | 69836.5% | 331.7% | 1,910 |
| Wise County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,871 | 5,27668.1% | 2,40531.1% | 630.8% | 7,744 |
| Wythe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+277 | 1,86653.6% | 1,58945.6% | 290.8% | 3,484 |
| York County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+148 | 45756.8% | 30938.4% | 384.7% | 804 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.