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November 5, 1932

Franklin D. Roosevelt Wins 1932

Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover with 488 electoral votes, winning 42 states.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
488 EV
270 to win
Herbert Hoover
40 EV
488
270
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins
488
Electoral Votes
57.4%
Popular Vote
42
States Carried
39,759,928
Total Votes Cast

Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election with 488 electoral votes to Herbert Hoover's 40. Franklin D. Roosevelt received 57.4% of the popular vote and carried 42 states. Compared to the previous election, 1826 counties changed parties—0 flipped Republican and 1826 flipped Democratic.

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1932 National Results

Electoral College

270 needed to win
Democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
488
electoral votes
Republican
Herbert Hoover
40
electoral votes
488
270

Popular Vote

39,759,928 total votes
Franklin D. Roosevelt57.4%
22,831,491 votes
Herbert Hoover39.6%
15,758,454 votes
D+17.8% margin
(7,073,037 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsFranklin D. Roosevelt elected president

State Results

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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1932Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert Hoover488-40D+17.8%DEM
1928Al SmithHerbert Hoover69-459R+17.5%GOP
1924John W. DavisCalvin Coolidge171-357R+25.1%GOP
1920James M. CoxWarren G. Harding161-367R+26.2%GOP
1916Woodrow WilsonCharles E. Hughes352-176D+3.2%DEM

State-by-State Results

42 Dem6 Rep

Battleground States (Margin < 5%)

Massachusetts11 EV
D+4.0
Ohio17 EV
D+2.9
New Jersey14 EV
D+1.9
Connecticut7 EV
R+1.1
New Hampshire4 EV
R+1.4
Delaware3 EV
R+2.4
StateEV1932
South Carolina9D+98.0
Mississippi6D+92.4
Louisiana8D+85.8
Georgia16D+83.8
Texas40D+77.0
Arkansas6D+73.9
Alabama9D+70.6
Florida30D+49.8
Oklahoma7D+46.6
North Dakota3D+41.6
North Carolina16D+40.6
Nevada6D+38.8
Virginia13D+38.4
Arizona11D+36.5
Tennessee11D+34.0
Wisconsin10D+32.3
South Dakota3D+29.2
Missouri10D+28.6
Nebraska5D+27.7
New Mexico5D+27.0
Maryland10D+25.5
Minnesota10D+23.6
Washington12D+23.5
Montana4D+22.7
Oregon8D+21.1
California54D+21.0
Idaho4D+20.4
Kentucky8D+18.9
Iowa6D+17.7
Utah6D+15.5
Wyoming3D+15.3
Colorado10D+13.4
Illinois19D+13.2
New York28D+12.7
Rhode Island4D+11.8
Indiana11D+11.7
West Virginia4D+10.0
Kansas6D+9.4
Michigan15D+7.9
Massachusetts11D+4.0
Ohio17D+2.9
New Jersey14D+1.9
Connecticut7R+1.1
New Hampshire4R+1.4
Delaware3R+2.4
Pennsylvania19R+5.5
Maine4R+12.6
Vermont3R+16.6

Counties That Changed Parties

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Flipped Democratic

1826 total
Scurry County, TXD+142.7%Hockley County, TXD+141.1%Hall County, TXD+139.4%Forsyth County, GAD+139.3%Andrews County, TXD+138.3%
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