Who won Illinois in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Illinois in 1932, winning its 29 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1932?

Illinois cast 29 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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Illinois: Roosevelt carries 29 EV.

Illinois cast its 29 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Illinois, 1932

In 1932, Illinois awarded its 29 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Illinois's 4-election run of voting Republican. Illinois did not move alone — neighboring Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana broke the same way in 1932. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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