Who won Colorado in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Colorado in 1932, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1932?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Colorado: Roosevelt carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1932 result in Colorado

Colorado backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1932 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Colorado with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Colorado was part of his column.

The result flipped Colorado away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah broke the same way in 1932. Over its 37 recorded presidential cycles, Colorado has backed the Republican party more than any other — 19 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Franklin D. Roosevelt finished with 472 of the 531 electoral votes to 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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