Who won Alabama in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Alabama in 1932, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alabama have in 1932?

Alabama cast 11 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Alabama vote for the national winner in 1932?

Yes. Alabama backed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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Alabama: Roosevelt carries 11 EV.

Alabama cast its 11 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Alabama voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Alabama, 1932

In 1932, Alabama awarded its 11 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Alabama ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Alabama away from the Republican it had supported in 1928. Alabama did not move alone — neighboring Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida broke the same way in 1932. Across the 51 presidential elections Alabama has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 472 of the 531 electoral votes, against Herbert Hoover's 59. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 57.41% of the ballots cast.

The 1932 national map

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