Who won Iowa in the 1932 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1932?

Iowa cast 11 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

New Deal CoalitionIA · 11 EV

1932

Iowa: Roosevelt carries 11 EV.

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

Reading the 1932 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1932 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Iowa with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Iowa was part of his column.

The result flipped Iowa away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 4 cycles. Iowa did not move alone — neighboring Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota broke the same way in 1932. Over its 47 recorded presidential cycles, Iowa has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 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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