Who won North Carolina in the 1932 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1932, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1932?

North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

North Carolina: Roosevelt carries 13 EV.

North Carolina cast its 13 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1932 result in North Carolina

North Carolina backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1932 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. North Carolina ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

The result flipped North Carolina away from the Republican it had supported in 1928. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1932. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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