Who won Montana in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Montana in 1932, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1932?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Montana: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

Montana cast its 4 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Montana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Montana in 1932

The 1932 contest saw Montana line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Montana ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Montana's 3-election run of voting Republican. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 1932. Across the 34 presidential elections Montana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 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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