Who won South Dakota in the 1932 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1932?

South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

South Dakota: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in South Dakota, 1932

In 1932, South Dakota awarded its 4 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. South Dakota ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out South Dakota's 4-election run of voting Republican. South Dakota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1932. Across the 34 presidential elections South Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 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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