1932
The 1932 U.S. presidential election was won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) with 472 of 531 electoral votes, defeating Herbert Hoover (Republican). Electoral-vote margin: 413 (472 to 59). Popular-vote margin: 17.8 percentage points. Turnout was 56.9%. The cycle falls in the New Deal Coalition era of American electoral history.
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The New Deal coalition begins
Franklin Roosevelt won in a massive landslide over incumbent Herbert Hoover as the Great Depression devastated the nation. With 25% unemployment, Hoover was blamed for economic catastrophe and humiliated at the polls. Roosevelt promised a 'New Deal' for the American people and brought hope with his famous declaration that 'the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.' FDR built a broad coalition of urban workers, farmers, ethnic minorities, and the Solid South that would dominate American politics for decades.
Great Depression; unemployment; New Deal relief, recovery, and reform
FDR's landslide ushered in the New Deal era and Democratic dominance for a generation
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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.
States · 48 reporting
State results · 1932
- Connecticut Hoover by 6,788 · 1.1 pts
- New Hampshire Hoover by 2,949 · 1.4 pts
- New Jersey Roosevelt by 30,946 · 1.9 pts
- Delaware Hoover by 2,754 · 2.4 pts
- Ohio Roosevelt by 74,016 · 2.8 pts
IowaRoosevelt won it by 17.7 points; its electoral votes took the total to 270, past the 266 needed.
Line up the states the winner carried from widest margin to narrowest and add up their electoral votes: the tipping point is the state that takes the total past a majority.
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| State | Electoral votes | Franklin D. Roosevelt Dem | Herbert Hoover Rep | Norman Thomas Soc | Also named | Margin | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11 EV | 207,910 84.8% | 34,675 14.2% | Not named | None | 173,235 70.7 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Arizona | 3 EV | 79,264 67.0% | 36,104 30.5% | 2,618 2.2% | None | 43,160 36.5 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Arkansas | 9 EV | 189,602 86.0% | 28,467 12.9% | Not named | None | 161,135 73.1 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| California | 22 EV | 1,324,157 58.4% | 847,902 37.4% | 63,299 2.8% | None | 476,255 21.0 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Colorado | 6 EV | 250,877 54.8% | 189,617 41.4% | 13,591 3.0% | None | 61,260 13.4 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Connecticut | 8 EV | 281,632 47.4% | 288,420 48.5% | 20,480 3.4% | None | 6,788 1.1 pts | Hoover Rep |
| Delaware | 3 EV | 54,319 48.1% | 57,073 50.6% | 1,376 1.2% | None | 2,754 2.4 pts | Hoover Rep |
| Florida | 7 EV | 206,307 74.7% | 69,170 25.0% | Not named | None | 137,137 49.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Georgia | 12 EV | 234,118 91.6% | 19,863 7.8% | Not named | None | 214,255 83.8 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Idaho | 4 EV | 109,479 58.7% | 71,312 38.2% | Not named | William H. Harvey 4,712 · 2.5% | 38,167 20.5 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Illinois | 29 EV | 1,882,304 55.2% | 1,432,756 42.0% | 67,258 2.0% | None | 449,548 13.2 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Indiana1 | 14 EV | 862,0541 54.7% | 677,1841 42.9% | 21,3881 1.4% | None | 184,870 11.7 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Iowa | 11 EV | 598,019 57.7% | 414,433 40.0% | 20,467 2.0% | None | 183,586 17.7 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Kansas | 9 EV | 424,204 53.6% | 349,498 44.1% | 18,276 2.3% | None | 74,706 9.4 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Kentucky | 11 EV | 580,574 59.1% | 394,716 40.2% | Not named | None | 185,858 18.9 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Louisiana2 | 10 EV | 249,4182 92.8% | 18,8532 7.0% | Not named | None | 230,565 85.8 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Maine | 5 EV | 128,907 43.2% | 166,631 55.8% | Not named | None | 37,724 12.6 pts | Hoover Rep |
| Maryland | 8 EV | 314,314 61.5% | 184,184 36.0% | 10,489 2.1% | None | 130,130 25.5 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Massachusetts | 17 EV | 800,148 50.6% | 736,959 46.6% | 34,305 2.2% | None | 63,189 4.0 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Michigan | 19 EV | 871,700 52.4% | 739,894 44.4% | 39,205 2.4% | None | 131,806 7.9 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Minnesota3 | 11 EV | 600,8063 59.9% | 363,9593 36.3% | 25,4763 2.5% | None | 236,847 23.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Mississippi | 9 EV | 140,168 96.0% | 5,180 3.5% | Not named | None | 134,988 92.4 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Missouri | 15 EV | 1,025,406 63.7% | 564,713 35.1% | 16,374 1.0% | None | 460,693 28.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Montana | 4 EV | 127,286 58.8% | 78,078 36.1% | 7,891 3.6% | None | 49,208 22.7 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Nebraska | 7 EV | 359,082 63.0% | 201,177 35.3% | 9,876 1.7% | None | 157,905 27.7 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Nevada | 3 EV | 28,756 69.4% | 12,674 30.6% | Not named | None | 16,082 38.8 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| New Hampshire | 4 EV | 100,680 49.0% | 103,629 50.4% | Not named | None | 2,949 1.4 pts | Hoover Rep |
| New Jersey | 16 EV | 806,630 49.5% | 775,684 47.6% | 42,998 2.6% | None | 30,946 1.9 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| New Mexico | 3 EV | 95,089 62.7% | 54,217 35.8% | 1,776 1.2% | None | 40,872 27.0 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| New York4 | 47 EV | 2,534,9594 53.3% | 1,937,9634 40.8% | 177,3974 3.7% | None | 596,996 12.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| North Carolina | 13 EV | 497,566 69.9% | 208,344 29.3% | Not named | None | 289,222 40.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| North Dakota | 4 EV | 178,350 69.6% | 71,772 28.0% | 3,521 1.4% | None | 106,578 41.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Ohio | 26 EV | 1,301,695 49.9% | 1,227,679 47.0% | 64,094 2.5% | None | 74,016 2.8 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Oklahoma | 11 EV | 516,468 73.3% | 188,165 26.7% | Not named | None | 328,303 46.6 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Oregon | 5 EV | 213,871 58.0% | 136,019 36.9% | 15,450 4.2% | None | 77,852 21.1 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Pennsylvania5 | 36 EV | 1,295,9485 45.3% | 1,453,5405 50.8% | 91,1195 3.2% | None | 157,592 5.5 pts | Hoover Rep |
| Rhode Island | 4 EV | 146,604 55.1% | 115,266 43.3% | 3,138 1.2% | None | 31,338 11.8 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| South Carolina | 8 EV | 102,347 98.0% | 1,978 1.9% | Not named | None | 100,369 96.1 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| South Dakota | 4 EV | 183,515 63.6% | 99,212 34.4% | Not named | William H. Harvey 3,333 · 1.2% | 84,303 29.2 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Tennessee | 11 EV | 259,817 66.5% | 126,806 32.5% | Not named | None | 133,011 34.0 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Texas6 | 23 EV | 760,3486 88.1% | 97,9596 11.3% | Not named | None | 662,389 76.7 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Utah | 4 EV | 116,750 56.5% | 84,795 41.0% | 4,087 2.0% | None | 31,955 15.5 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Vermont | 3 EV | 56,266 41.1% | 78,984 57.7% | 1,533 1.1% | None | 22,718 16.6 pts | Hoover Rep |
| Virginia | 11 EV | 203,979 68.5% | 89,637 30.1% | Not named | None | 114,342 38.4 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Washington | 8 EV | 353,260 57.5% | 208,645 33.9% | 17,080 2.8% | William H. Harvey 30,308 · 4.9% | 144,615 23.5 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| West Virginia | 8 EV | 405,124 54.5% | 330,731 44.5% | Not named | None | 74,393 10.0 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Wisconsin7 | 12 EV | 707,4107 63.5% | 347,7417 31.2% | 53,3797 4.8% | None | 359,669 32.3 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
| Wyoming | 3 EV | 54,370 56.1% | 39,583 40.8% | 2,829 2.9% | None | 14,787 15.3 pts | Roosevelt Dem |
Shares are of each state’s total vote for president. “Not named”: the figures do not give that candidate a line of their own in that state — for example under 1% of the vote, not on the ballot there, or counted on an unnamed line (see the state’s note). Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate.
Notes on the figures
- Indiana The official table notes: Scattering figure 1,645 carries footnote 1: 'National.'
- Louisiana The official table notes: Scattering figure 533 carries footnote 2: 'Independent.'
- Minnesota The official table notes: Scattering figure 770 carries footnote 3: 'Industrialist.'
- New York The official table notes: Scattering figure 65,084 carries footnote 4: 'Void and scattering.' New York's printed Total therefore includes void ballots.
- Pennsylvania The official table notes: The Socialist-Labor figure 659 carries footnote 3: 'Industrialist.' The scattering cell prints two figures in a brace, 725 (footnote 5: 'Jobless.') and 34; transcribed as their sum, 759.
- Texas The official table notes: The scattering cell prints two figures in a brace, 104 (footnote 6: 'Jacksonian.') and 34; transcribed as their sum, 138.
- Wisconsin The official table notes: The Foster figure 3,112 carries footnote 7: 'Independent Communist.'
SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 . How these figures were compiled
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