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1932 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

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472 EV · Franklin D. Roosevelt

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1932-11-08

Electoral College result

How the states voted

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This 1932 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1932 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

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Official result

Election summary

President: Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]
Main opponent: Herbert C. Hoover [R]
Source note: Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas received 884,781 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

State	Candidate	Electoral votes
ALABAMA AL	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
ARIZONA AZ	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	3
ARKANSAS AR	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	9
CALIFORNIA CA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	22
COLORADO CO	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	6
CONNECTICUT CT	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	8
DELAWARE DE	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3
FLORIDA FL	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	7
GEORGIA GA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	12
IDAHO ID	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	4
ILLINOIS IL	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	29
INDIANA IN	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	14
IOWA IA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
KANSAS KS	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	9
KENTUCKY KY	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
LOUISIANA LA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	10
MAINE ME	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	5
MARYLAND MD	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	8
MASSACHUSETTS MA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	17
MICHIGAN MI	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	19
MINNESOTA MN	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
MISSISSIPPI MS	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	9
MISSOURI MO	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	15
MONTANA MT	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	4
NEBRASKA NE	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	7
NEVADA NV	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	4
NEW JERSEY NJ	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	16
NEW MEXICO NM	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	3
NEW YORK NY	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	47
NORTH CAROLINA NC	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	13
NORTH DAKOTA ND	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	4
OHIO OH	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	26
OKLAHOMA OK	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
OREGON OR	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	5
PENNSYLVANIA PA	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	36
RHODE ISLAND RI	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	4
SOUTH CAROLINA SC	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	8
SOUTH DAKOTA SD	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	4
TENNESSEE TN	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
TEXAS TX	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	23
UTAH UT	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	4
VERMONT VT	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3
VIRGINIA VA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	11
WASHINGTON WA	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	8
WEST VIRGINIA WV	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	8
WISCONSIN WI	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	12
WYOMING WY	Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York	3

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Candidate identities

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Observed: Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York
Herbert C. Hoover: Observed: Herbert C. Hoover, of California

Geometry build

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Reference date: 1932-11-08
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Coverage and interpretation notes

Historical geometry is independently versioned
The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.
County detail begins in 2000
County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

Traceable facts

Sources and provenance

National Archives Electoral College Results
State and candidate Electoral College allocations · retrieved 2026-07-25
National Archives Electoral College Results
Election summary and source notes · retrieved 2026-07-25

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