Who won Nebraska in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Nebraska in 1932, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1932?

Nebraska cast 7 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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Nebraska: Roosevelt carries 7 EV.

Nebraska cast its 7 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Nebraska voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Nebraska, 1932

In 1932, Nebraska awarded its 7 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Nebraska ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Nebraska's 3-election run of voting Republican. Nebraska did not move alone — neighboring South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming broke the same way in 1932. Across the 40 presidential elections Nebraska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (31 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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