Who won Utah in the 1932 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1932?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in the 1932 presidential election.

Did Utah vote for the national winner in 1932?

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

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1932

Utah: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

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

Utah in 1932

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

Roosevelt's win closed out Utah's 3-election run of voting Republican. Utah did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada broke the same way in 1932. Across the 33 presidential elections Utah has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (23 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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