West Virginia — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentRooseveltD+10.0
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 54.5% | 405,097 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 44.5% | 330,731 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 7,919 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Jackson County, WV | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Lewis County, WV | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Mason County, WV | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Putnam County, WV | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Roane County, WV | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Taylor County, WV | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Wood County, WV | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+4.6 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+576 | 4,22852.7% | 3,65245.5% | 1421.8% | 8,022 |
| Berkeley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+639 | 7,00951.8% | 6,37047.1% | 1481.1% | 13,527 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,418 | 5,97362.3% | 3,55537.1% | 650.7% | 9,593 |
| Braxton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,483 | 6,04362.6% | 3,56036.8% | 580.6% | 9,661 |
| Brooke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+909 | 4,91953.4% | 4,01043.6% | 2773.0% | 9,206 |
| Cabell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,499 | 23,49856.0% | 17,99942.9% | 4531.1% | 41,950 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,575 | 3,13966.4% | 1,56433.1% | 210.4% | 4,724 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+595 | 3,03855.2% | 2,44344.4% | 180.3% | 5,499 |
| Doddridge County | Herbert Hoover+837 | 1,94341.1% | 2,78058.9% | 00.0% | 4,723 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,957 | 17,12758.0% | 12,17041.2% | 2120.7% | 29,509 |
| Gilmer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,981 | 3,51169.1% | 1,53030.1% | 370.7% | 5,078 |
| Grant County | Herbert Hoover+1,557 | 92026.8% | 2,47772.2% | 361.0% | 3,433 |
| Greenbrier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,356 | 9,46764.5% | 5,11134.8% | 1060.7% | 14,684 |
| Hampshire County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,423 | 3,68173.8% | 1,25825.2% | 491.0% | 4,988 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+275 | 4,60349.9% | 4,32846.9% | 2893.1% | 9,220 |
| Hardy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,557 | 2,82468.6% | 1,26730.8% | 250.6% | 4,116 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,440 | 18,08154.2% | 14,64143.9% | 6321.9% | 33,354 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+47 | 4,13150.3% | 4,08449.7% | 00.0% | 8,215 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,616 | 5,35075.2% | 1,73424.4% | 350.5% | 7,119 |
| Kanawha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,162 | 38,61751.6% | 35,45547.4% | 7491.0% | 74,821 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+842 | 5,54653.4% | 4,70445.3% | 1311.3% | 10,381 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+995 | 4,87655.7% | 3,88144.3% | 00.0% | 8,757 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,846 | 12,52953.8% | 10,68345.9% | 710.3% | 23,283 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,337 | 15,97554.2% | 12,63842.9% | 8512.9% | 29,464 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+578 | 7,99451.1% | 7,41647.4% | 2371.5% | 15,647 |
| Mason County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+372 | 5,02751.5% | 4,65547.7% | 760.8% | 9,758 |
| McDowell County | Herbert Hoover+3,704 | 12,36543.4% | 16,06956.4% | 800.3% | 28,514 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,812 | 15,90058.7% | 11,08840.9% | 1050.4% | 27,093 |
| Mineral County | Herbert Hoover+421 | 4,09846.2% | 4,51951.0% | 2522.8% | 8,869 |
| Mingo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+856 | 8,65752.5% | 7,80147.3% | 430.3% | 16,501 |
| Monongalia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,902 | 10,31953.7% | 8,41743.8% | 4852.5% | 19,221 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+289 | 3,26752.3% | 2,97847.7% | 20.0% | 6,247 |
| Morgan County | Herbert Hoover+724 | 1,35839.0% | 2,08259.8% | 431.2% | 3,483 |
| Nicholas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,643 | 5,32758.6% | 3,68440.5% | 860.9% | 9,097 |
| Ohio County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,789 | 18,62553.2% | 15,83645.3% | 5321.5% | 34,993 |
| Pendleton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,028 | 2,53062.5% | 1,50237.1% | 150.4% | 4,047 |
| Pleasants County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+341 | 1,92154.5% | 1,58044.8% | 240.7% | 3,525 |
| Pocahontas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+908 | 3,53157.0% | 2,62342.3% | 410.7% | 6,195 |
| Preston County | Herbert Hoover+1,487 | 4,87242.9% | 6,35956.0% | 1151.0% | 11,346 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+687 | 4,09854.0% | 3,41144.9% | 811.1% | 7,590 |
| Raleigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,015 | 15,45657.1% | 11,44142.3% | 1810.7% | 27,078 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,979 | 7,39767.7% | 3,41831.3% | 1081.0% | 10,923 |
| Ritchie County | Herbert Hoover+876 | 3,17943.4% | 4,05555.4% | 831.1% | 7,317 |
| Roane County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+733 | 5,09453.9% | 4,36146.1% | 00.0% | 9,455 |
| Summers County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,504 | 5,72463.5% | 3,22035.7% | 660.7% | 9,010 |
| Taylor County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+437 | 4,29351.8% | 3,85646.5% | 1361.6% | 8,285 |
| Tucker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,040 | 3,24458.5% | 2,20439.7% | 1021.8% | 5,550 |
| Tyler County | Herbert Hoover+1,152 | 2,58240.4% | 3,73458.4% | 741.2% | 6,390 |
| Upshur County | Herbert Hoover+1,930 | 3,14738.0% | 5,07761.2% | 680.8% | 8,292 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,966 | 8,64864.4% | 4,68234.9% | 900.7% | 13,420 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,883 | 3,66466.9% | 1,78132.5% | 300.5% | 5,475 |
| Wetzel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,767 | 6,11864.1% | 3,35135.1% | 780.8% | 9,547 |
| Wirt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+458 | 1,94455.9% | 1,48642.8% | 461.3% | 3,476 |
| Wood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,150 | 13,29451.8% | 12,14447.3% | 2350.9% | 25,673 |
| Wyoming County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+389 | 4,39652.3% | 4,00747.7% | 00.0% | 8,403 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.