Who won Indiana in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Indiana in 1932, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1932?

Indiana cast 14 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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Indiana: Roosevelt carries 14 EV.

Indiana cast its 14 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1932

The 1932 contest saw Indiana line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 14 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Indiana's 3-election run of voting Republican. Indiana did not move alone — neighboring Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan broke the same way in 1932. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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