Who won Maryland in the 1932 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1932?

Maryland cast 8 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Maryland: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

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

Reading the 1932 result in Maryland

Maryland backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1932 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Maryland's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Virginia and West Virginia joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania and Delaware did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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