Who won Rhode Island in the 1932 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1932?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Rhode Island: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1932 result in Rhode Island

Rhode Island backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1932 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1928. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1932. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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