Who won Connecticut in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Connecticut in 1932, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1932?

Connecticut cast 8 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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Connecticut: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

Connecticut cast its 8 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Connecticut, 1932

In 1932, Connecticut awarded its 8 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Connecticut's 4-election run of voting Republican. Connecticut did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island broke the same way in 1932. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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