Election 1932 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
1932 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Franklin D. Roosevelt Won ✓
Franklin D. Roosevelt decisively defeated incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover in the U.S. presidential election held on November 8, 1932, securing 472 electoral votes to Hoover’s 59 while winning approximately 57.40 percent of the popular vote to Hoover’s 39.60 percent.
472
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Percent: 57.40%
Votes: 22,818,740
59
Herbert Hoover
Percent: 39.60%
Votes: 15,760,425
266 needed to win
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The 1932 U.S. presidential election, held on November 8, 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt decisively defeated incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover.
Results by State
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 84.76%
Votes: 207,910
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 14.14%
Votes: 34,675
Colorado
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.81%
Votes: 250,877
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 41.43%
Votes: 189,617
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 91.60%
Votes: 234,118
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 7.77%
Votes: 19,863
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 57.69%
Votes: 598,019
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 39.98%
Votes: 414,433
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 43.19%
Votes: 128,907
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 55.83%
Votes: 166,631
Minnesota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 59.91%
Votes: 600,806
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 36.29%
Votes: 363,959
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 62.98%
Votes: 359,082
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 35.29%
Votes: 201,177
New Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 62.72%
Votes: 95,089
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 35.76%
Votes: 54,217
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 49.88%
Votes: 1,301,695
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 47.03%
Votes: 1,227,319
Rhode Island
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 55.08%
Votes: 146,604
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 43.31%
Votes: 115,266
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 88.06%
Votes: 760,348
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 11.35%
Votes: 97,959
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 57.46%
Votes: 353,260
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 33.94%
Votes: 208,645
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 67.03%
Votes: 79,264
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 30.53%
Votes: 36,104
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 47.40%
Votes: 281,632
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 48.54%
Votes: 288,420
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.70%
Votes: 109,479
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 38.23%
Votes: 71,312
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.56%
Votes: 424,204
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 44.13%
Votes: 349,498
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 61.50%
Votes: 314,314
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 36.04%
Votes: 184,184
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 95.98%
Votes: 140,168
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 3.55%
Votes: 5,180
Nevada
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 69.41%
Votes: 28,756
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 30.59%
Votes: 12,674
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.07%
Votes: 2,534,959
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 41.33%
Votes: 1,937,963
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 73.30%
Votes: 516,468
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 26.70%
Votes: 188,165
South Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 98.03%
Votes: 102,347
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 1,978
Utah
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 56.52%
Votes: 116,750
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 41.05%
Votes: 84,795
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.47%
Votes: 405,124
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 44.47%
Votes: 330,731
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 86.27%
Votes: 186,829
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 12.68%
Votes: 27,465
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 48.11%
Votes: 54,319
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 50.55%
Votes: 57,073
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 55.23%
Votes: 1,882,304
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 42.04%
Votes: 1,432,756
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 59.06%
Votes: 580,574
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 40.15%
Votes: 394,716
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 50.64%
Votes: 800,148
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 46.64%
Votes: 736,959
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 63.69%
Votes: 1,025,406
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 35.08%
Votes: 564,713
New Hampshire
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 48.99%
Votes: 100,680
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 50.42%
Votes: 103,629
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 69.93%
Votes: 497,566
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 29.28%
Votes: 208,344
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.00%
Votes: 213,871
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 36.89%
Votes: 136,019
South Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 63.62%
Votes: 183,515
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 34.40%
Votes: 99,212
Vermont
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 41.08%
Votes: 56,266
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 57.66%
Votes: 78,984
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 63.46%
Votes: 707,410
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 31.19%
Votes: 347,741
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.41%
Votes: 1,324,157
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 37.40%
Votes: 847,902
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 74.49%
Votes: 206,307
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 24.98%
Votes: 69,170
Indiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.67%
Votes: 862,054
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 42.94%
Votes: 677,184
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 92.79%
Votes: 249,418
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 7.01%
Votes: 18,853
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.36%
Votes: 871,700
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 44.44%
Votes: 739,894
Montana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.80%
Votes: 127,286
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 36.07%
Votes: 78,078
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 49.48%
Votes: 806,630
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 47.59%
Votes: 775,684
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 69.59%
Votes: 178,350
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 28.00%
Votes: 71,772
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 45.33%
Votes: 1,295,948
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 50.84%
Votes: 1,453,540
Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 66.48%
Votes: 259,473
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 32.48%
Votes: 126,752
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 68.46%
Votes: 203,979
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 30.09%
Votes: 89,637
Wyoming
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 56.07%
Votes: 54,370
Herbert Hoover (REP)
Percent: 40.82%
Votes: 39,583