US Election 1932 Map
Blue, blue everywhere. Franklin D. Roosevelt won against Herbert Hoover in 1932. As you can see, the US election map of 1932 is overwhelmingly blue. There were only a few Southern states that stayed Democratic. It’s a lopsided result reflecting the country’s desire for change amid the Great Depression.
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The 1932 Presidential Election marked a historic political realignment as Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) defeated incumbent Herbert Hoover (Republican) in a massive landslide, occurring in the midst of the Great Depression.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Roosevelt (D) |
Hoover (R) |
|
New York |
47 |
47 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
38 |
0 |
38 |
|
Illinois |
29 |
29 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
26 |
26 |
0 |
|
California |
22 |
22 |
0 |
|
Texas |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
19 |
19 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
17 |
17 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
14 |
14 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Washington |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Maine |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Florida |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Utah |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) won a landslide victory with 472 electoral votes (89%).
- The Incumbent: Herbert Hoover (Republican) carried only 6 states, finishing with 59 electoral votes (11%).
- Popular Vote: Roosevelt won 57% of the vote (22,821,857) to Hoover’s 40% (15,761,841).
- A New Deal: Roosevelt’s victory was driven by the public’s rejection of Hoover’s handling of the Great Depression and the promise of a “New Deal” for the American people.
- Complete Realignment: Roosevelt swept the West, the Midwest, and the South, marking the end of the Republican dominance that had largely defined the previous decade.
- Reapportionment Shifts: This was the first election using the new 1930 census data; notably, California jumped to 22 votes and New York reached its peak power at 47 votes.
- Minor Parties: Captured 3% of the popular vote (1,160,615), primarily through Socialist candidate Norman Thomas.