Who won the 1932 presidential election?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic) won the 1932 presidential election with 474 electoral votes and 57.4% of the popular vote.

What was the Electoral College result in 1932?

The 1932 Electoral College result was 474 Democratic to 55 Republican (535 total electoral votes, 268 needed to win).

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Presidential Election · 1932

Elected President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Democraticdefeating Herbert Hoover

474

Roosevelt

Electoral

Votes

268 to win

Hoover

474 EV268 needed to win55 EV

Popular Vote

Roosevelt(DEM)57.4%

Hoover(REP)39.5%

Other(OTH)3.1%

National margin:D+17.9%

40,065,767 total votes cast

View state-by-state results →

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Roosevelt: 42 states · 474 EV|Hoover: 6 states · 55 EV

	State ▲	EV	Roosevelt %	Votes	Hoover %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	11	84.7%	207,732	14.1%	34,647	—	D+70.6	↑ D+67.8
▶	Arizona	4	67.0%	79,264	30.5%	36,104	—	D+36.5	↑ D+51.8
▶	Arkansas	6	86.3%	186,829	12.7%	27,465	—	D+73.6	↑ D+52.6
▶	California	32	58.4%	1,324,157	37.4%	847,902	—	D+21.0	↑ D+50.7
▶	Colorado	6	54.9%	250,151	41.3%	188,364	—	D+13.6	↑ D+49.6
▶	Connecticut	8	47.4%	281,632	48.5%	288,420	—	R+1.1	↑ D+6.9
▶	Delaware	3	48.1%	54,319	50.5%	57,073	—	R+2.4	↑ D+29.6
▶	Florida	10	74.9%	206,307	25.1%	69,170	—	D+49.8	↑ D+67.0
▶	Georgia	12	91.6%	234,118	7.8%	19,863	—	D+83.8	↑ D+55.2
▶	Idaho	4	58.7%	109,479	38.2%	71,312	—	D+20.5	↑ D+49.8
▶	Illinois	27	55.2%	1,882,304	42.0%	1,432,756	—	D+13.2	↑ D+27.9
▶	Indiana	13	54.7%	862,054	42.9%	677,184	—	D+11.7	↑ D+31.8
▶	Iowa	10	59.1%	598,019	40.9%	414,433	—	D+18.1	↑ D+42.5
▶	Kansas	8	53.6%	424,204	44.1%	349,498	—	D+9.4	↑ D+54.4
▶	Kentucky	10	59.1%	580,574	40.1%	394,716	—	D+18.9	↑ D+37.7
▶	Louisiana	10	92.8%	249,419	7.0%	18,853	—	D+85.8	↑ D+33.2
▶	Maine	5	43.2%	128,907	55.8%	166,631	—	R+12.6	↑ D+25.0
▶	Maryland	9	62.6%	474,623	34.7%	263,138	—	D+27.9	↑ D+38.9
▶	Massachusetts	16	50.6%	800,148	46.6%	736,959	—	D+4.0	↑ D+2.9
▶	Michigan	20	52.4%	871,701	44.4%	739,894	—	D+7.9	↑ D+49.4
▶	Minnesota	11	59.9%	600,806	36.3%	363,959	—	D+23.6	↑ D+40.6
▶	Mississippi	8	96.0%	140,168	3.5%	5,181	—	D+92.4	↑ D+27.6
▶	Missouri	13	60.3%	1,025,406	33.2%	564,713	6.5%	D+27.1	↑ D+38.0
▶	Montana	4	58.8%	127,476	36.0%	78,134	5.2%	D+22.8	↑ D+40.7
▶	Nebraska	6	63.0%	359,082	35.3%	201,177	—	D+27.7	↑ D+54.7
▶	Nevada	3	69.5%	28,756	30.5%	12,622	—	D+39.0	↑ D+52.1
▶	New Hampshire	4	49.0%	100,680	50.4%	103,629	—	R+1.4	↑ D+16.2
▶	New Jersey	16	49.5%	806,394	47.6%	775,406	—	D+1.9	↑ D+21.9
▶	New Mexico	4	62.8%	95,089	35.7%	54,146	—	D+27.0	↑ D+45.2
▶	New York	45	54.1%	2,534,959	41.3%	1,937,963	—	D+12.7	↑ D+15.1
▶	North Carolina	14	69.9%	497,566	29.3%	208,344	—	D+40.6	↑ D+50.5
▶	North Dakota	4	69.6%	178,350	28.0%	71,772	—	D+41.6	↑ D+51.9
▶	Ohio	25	49.9%	1,301,695	47.0%	1,227,319	—	D+2.9	↑ D+33.3
▶	Oklahoma	8	73.3%	516,468	26.7%	188,165	—	D+46.6	↑ D+74.9
▶	Oregon	6	58.0%	213,871	36.9%	136,019	5.1%	D+21.1	↑ D+51.1
▶	Pennsylvania	32	45.3%	1,295,948	50.8%	1,453,540	—	R+5.5	↑ D+25.8
▶	Rhode Island	4	55.1%	146,604	43.3%	115,266	—	D+11.8	↑ D+11.2
▶	South Carolina	8	98.0%	102,347	1.9%	1,978	—	D+96.1	↑ D+9.4
▶	South Dakota	4	63.6%	183,515	34.4%	99,212	—	D+29.2	↑ D+50.2
▶	Tennessee	11	66.5%	259,463	32.5%	126,752	—	D+34.0	↑ D+45.1
▶	Texas	24	88.2%	771,109	11.2%	98,216	—	D+77.0	↑ D+80.5
▶	Utah	4	56.6%	116,749	41.0%	84,513	—	D+15.6	↑ D+23.3
▶	Vermont	3	41.1%	56,266	57.7%	78,984	—	R+16.6	↑ D+17.4
▶	Virginia	12	68.8%	203,635	29.8%	88,027	—	D+39.1	↑ D+46.3
▶	Washington	9	57.5%	353,260	33.9%	208,645	8.6%	D+23.5	↑ D+59.3
▶	West Virginia	8	54.5%	405,124	44.5%	330,731	—	D+10.0	↑ D+27.4
▶	Wisconsin	12	63.5%	707,410	31.2%	347,741	5.4%	D+32.3	↑ D+41.5
▶	Wyoming	3	56.1%	54,370	40.8%	39,583	—	D+15.3	↑ D+43.6

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1928 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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