The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democratic

Elections
4
Won
4
Electoral votes, all elections
1876
Years
1932–1944

Record

Franklin D. Roosevelt: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1932
472
of 531
22,821,857
57.3%
Won
1936
523
of 531
27,751,597
60.8%
Won
1940
449
of 531
27,243,466
54.7%
Won
1944
432
of 531
25,602,505
53.3%
Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1932Democratic · Won

States carried · 42 of 48
Closest states won
  1. New Jerseyby 30,946 · 1.9 pts
  2. Ohioby 74,016 · 2.8 pts
  3. Massachusettsby 63,189 · 4.0 pts
Closest states lost
  1. ConnecticutHoover by 6,788 · 1.1 pts
  2. New HampshireHoover by 2,949 · 1.4 pts
  3. DelawareHoover by 2,754 · 2.4 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Roosevelt.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas received 884,781 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1932, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

1936Democratic · Won

States carried · 46 of 48
Closest states won
  1. New Hampshireby 3,818 · 1.8 pts
  2. Kansasby 66,793 · 7.7 pts
  3. Massachusettsby 174,103 · 9.5 pts
Closest states lost
  1. VermontLandon by 18,899 · 13.2 pts
  2. MaineLandon by 42,490 · 14.0 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Roosevelt.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

1940Democratic · Won

States carried · 38 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Wisconsinby 25,615 · 1.8 pts
  2. Illinoisby 102,694 · 2.4 pts
  3. New Yorkby 224,440 · 3.6 pts
Closest states lost
  1. MichiganWillkie by 6,926 · 0.3 pts
  2. IndianaWillkie by 25,403 · 1.4 pts
  3. MaineWillkie by 7,473 · 2.3 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Roosevelt.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

1944Democratic · Won

States carried · 36 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Michiganby 22,476 · 1.0 pts
  2. New Jerseyby 26,539 · 1.4 pts
  3. Pennsylvaniaby 105,431 · 2.8 pts
Closest states lost
  1. OhioDewey by 11,530 · 0.4 pts
  2. WisconsinDewey by 24,119 · 1.8 pts
  3. WyomingDewey by 2,502 · 2.5 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Roosevelt.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945. He was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1944, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

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