Who won Mississippi in the 1932 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1932?

Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Mississippi: Roosevelt carries 9 EV.

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

Reading the 1932 result in Mississippi

Mississippi backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1932 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Mississippi with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Mississippi was part of his column.

Mississippi stayed in the Democratic column for the 15th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Mississippi did not move alone — neighboring Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama broke the same way in 1932. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 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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