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Elections / 1932 · President · WV

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried West Virginia D+10.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in West Virginia, 1932. The state ran 7.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
743,747 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
405,097
54.5%
Hoover (R)
330,731
44.5%
All others
7,919
1.1%
Margin
D+10.0
1932 presidential election
West Virginia, 1932
RooseveltD+10.0
1932 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1932 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West 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.Barbour County, WV · D+7.2Berkeley County, WV · D+4.7Boone County, WV · D+25.2Braxton County, WV · D+25.7Brooke County, WV · D+9.9Cabell County, WV · D+13.1Calhoun County, WV · D+33.3Clay County, WV · D+10.8Doddridge County, WV · R+17.7Fayette County, WV · D+16.8Gilmer County, WV · D+39.0Grant County, WV · R+45.4Greenbrier County, WV · D+29.7Hampshire County, WV · D+48.6Hancock County, WV · D+3.0Hardy County, WV · D+37.8Harrison County, WV · D+10.3Jackson County, WV · D+0.6Jefferson County, WV · D+50.8Kanawha County, WV · D+4.2Lewis County, WV · D+8.1Lincoln County, WV · D+11.4Logan County, WV · D+7.9Marion County, WV · D+11.3Marshall County, WV · D+3.7Mason County, WV · D+3.8McDowell County, WV · R+13.0Mercer County, WV · D+17.8Mineral County, WV · R+4.7Mingo County, WV · D+5.2Monongalia County, WV · D+9.9Monroe County, WV · D+4.6Morgan County, WV · R+20.8Nicholas County, WV · D+18.1Ohio County, WV · D+8.0Pendleton County, WV · D+25.4Pleasants County, WV · D+9.7Pocahontas County, WV · D+14.7Preston County, WV · R+13.1Putnam County, WV · D+9.1Raleigh County, WV · D+14.8Randolph County, WV · D+36.4Ritchie County, WV · R+12.0Roane County, WV · D+7.8Summers County, WV · D+27.8Taylor County, WV · D+5.3Tucker County, WV · D+18.7Tyler County, WV · R+18.0Upshur County, WV · R+23.3Wayne County, WV · D+29.6Webster County, WV · D+34.4Wetzel County, WV · D+29.0Wirt County, WV · D+13.2Wood County, WV · D+4.5Wyoming County, WV · D+4.6
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic54.5%405,097
Herbert HooverRepublican44.5%330,731
OtherAll other candidates1.1%7,919
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1932
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+7.2%
4,2283,6528,022
Berkeley CountyD
+4.7%
7,0096,37013,527
Boone CountyD
+25.2%
5,9733,5559,593
Braxton CountyD
+25.7%
6,0433,5609,661
Brooke CountyD
+9.9%
4,9194,0109,206
Cabell CountyD
+13.1%
23,49817,99941,950
Calhoun CountyD
+33.3%
3,1391,5644,724
Clay CountyD
+10.8%
3,0382,4435,499
Doddridge CountyR
−17.7%
1,9432,7804,723
Fayette CountyD
+16.8%
17,12712,17029,509
Gilmer CountyD
+39.0%
3,5111,5305,078
Grant CountyR
−45.4%
9202,4773,433
Greenbrier CountyD
+29.7%
9,4675,11114,684
Hampshire CountyD
+48.6%
3,6811,2584,988
Hancock CountyD
+3.0%
4,6034,3289,220
Hardy CountyD
+37.8%
2,8241,2674,116
Harrison CountyD
+10.3%
18,08114,64133,354
Jackson CountyD
+0.6%
4,1314,0848,215
Jefferson CountyD
+50.8%
5,3501,7347,119
Kanawha CountyD
+4.2%
38,61735,45574,821
Lewis CountyD
+8.1%
5,5464,70410,381
Lincoln CountyD
+11.4%
4,8763,8818,757
Logan CountyD
+7.9%
12,52910,68323,283
Marion CountyD
+11.3%
15,97512,63829,464
Marshall CountyD
+3.7%
7,9947,41615,647
Mason CountyD
+3.8%
5,0274,6559,758
McDowell CountyR
−13.0%
12,36516,06928,514
Mercer CountyD
+17.8%
15,90011,08827,093
Mineral CountyR
−4.7%
4,0984,5198,869
Mingo CountyD
+5.2%
8,6577,80116,501
Monongalia CountyD
+9.9%
10,3198,41719,221
Monroe CountyD
+4.6%
3,2672,9786,247
Morgan CountyR
−20.8%
1,3582,0823,483
Nicholas CountyD
+18.1%
5,3273,6849,097
Ohio CountyD
+8.0%
18,62515,83634,993
Pendleton CountyD
+25.4%
2,5301,5024,047
Pleasants CountyD
+9.7%
1,9211,5803,525
Pocahontas CountyD
+14.7%
3,5312,6236,195
Preston CountyR
−13.1%
4,8726,35911,346
Putnam CountyD
+9.1%
4,0983,4117,590
Raleigh CountyD
+14.8%
15,45611,44127,078
Randolph CountyD
+36.4%
7,3973,41810,923
Ritchie CountyR
−12.0%
3,1794,0557,317
Roane CountyD
+7.8%
5,0944,3619,455
Summers CountyD
+27.8%
5,7243,2209,010
Taylor CountyD
+5.3%
4,2933,8568,285
Tucker CountyD
+18.7%
3,2442,2045,550
Tyler CountyR
−18.0%
2,5823,7346,390
Upshur CountyR
−23.3%
3,1475,0778,292
Wayne CountyD
+29.6%
8,6484,68213,420
Webster CountyD
+34.4%
3,6641,7815,475
Wetzel CountyD
+29.0%
6,1183,3519,547
Wirt CountyD
+13.2%
1,9441,4863,476
Wood CountyD
+4.5%
13,29412,14425,673
Wyoming CountyD
+4.6%
4,3964,0078,403