Who won Kansas in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Kansas in 1932, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1932?

Kansas cast 9 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Kansas: Roosevelt carries 9 EV.

Kansas cast its 9 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kansas in 1932

The 1932 contest saw Kansas line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 9 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. That placed Kansas with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Kansas was part of his column.

The result flipped Kansas away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado broke the same way in 1932. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 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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