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Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Herbert Hoover

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Herbert Hoover in 1932: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Elections
4 (1932, 1936, 1940, 1944)
Won
4
Electoral votes, all runs
1,876
Best popular vote
60.8% in 1936
Parties
Democratic
vs

Herbert Hoover

Elections
2 (1928, 1932)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
503
Best popular vote
58.2% in 1928
Parties
Republican
Franklin D. Roosevelt states
42
Herbert Hoover states
6
Popular vote
57.4% – 39.6%
Alabama: Franklin D. RooseveltAlaskaArizona: Franklin D. RooseveltArkansas: Franklin D. RooseveltCalifornia: Franklin D. RooseveltColorado: Franklin D. RooseveltConnecticut: Herbert HooverDelaware: Herbert HooverDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Franklin D. RooseveltGeorgia: Franklin D. RooseveltHawaiiIdaho: Franklin D. RooseveltIllinois: Franklin D. RooseveltIndiana: Franklin D. RooseveltIowa: Franklin D. RooseveltKansas: Franklin D. RooseveltKentucky: Franklin D. RooseveltLouisiana: Franklin D. RooseveltMaine: Herbert HooverMaryland: Franklin D. RooseveltMassachusetts: Franklin D. RooseveltMichigan: Franklin D. RooseveltMinnesota: Franklin D. RooseveltMississippi: Franklin D. RooseveltMissouri: Franklin D. RooseveltMontana: Franklin D. RooseveltNebraska: Franklin D. RooseveltNevada: Franklin D. RooseveltNew Hampshire: Herbert HooverNew Jersey: Franklin D. RooseveltNew Mexico: Franklin D. RooseveltNew York: Franklin D. RooseveltNorth Carolina: Franklin D. RooseveltNorth Dakota: Franklin D. RooseveltOhio: Franklin D. RooseveltOklahoma: Franklin D. RooseveltOregon: Franklin D. RooseveltPennsylvania: Herbert HooverRhode Island: Franklin D. RooseveltSouth Carolina: Franklin D. RooseveltSouth Dakota: Franklin D. RooseveltTennessee: Franklin D. RooseveltTexas: Franklin D. RooseveltUtah: Franklin D. RooseveltVermont: Herbert HooverVirginia: Franklin D. RooseveltWashington: Franklin D. RooseveltWest Virginia: Franklin D. RooseveltWisconsin: Franklin D. RooseveltWyoming: Franklin D. RooseveltVermont: Herbert HooverNew Hampshire: Herbert HooverMassachusetts: Franklin D. RooseveltRhode Island: Franklin D. RooseveltConnecticut: Herbert HooverNew Jersey: Franklin D. RooseveltDelaware: Herbert HooverMaryland: Franklin D. RooseveltDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1932
StateFranklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverGap (pts)EV
Alabama 84.8% 11 14.1% 70.7 11
Arizona 67.0% 3 30.5% 36.5 3
Arkansas 86.3% 9 12.7% 73.6 9
California 58.4% 22 37.4% 21.0 22
Colorado 54.8% 6 41.4% 13.4 6
Connecticut 47.4% 48.5% 8 -1.1 8
Delaware 48.1% 50.6% 3 -2.5 3
Florida 74.5% 7 25.0% 49.5 7
Georgia 91.6% 12 7.8% 83.8 12
Idaho 58.7% 4 38.2% 20.5 4
Illinois 55.2% 29 42.0% 13.2 29
Indiana 54.7% 14 42.9% 11.8 14
Iowa 57.7% 11 40.0% 17.7 11
Kansas 53.6% 9 44.1% 9.5 9
Kentucky 59.1% 11 40.2% 18.9 11
Louisiana 92.8% 10 7.0% 85.8 10
Maine 43.2% 55.8% 5 -12.6 5
Maryland 61.5% 8 36.0% 25.5 8
Massachusetts 50.6% 17 46.6% 4.0 17
Michigan 52.4% 19 44.4% 8.0 19
Minnesota 59.9% 11 36.3% 23.6 11
Mississippi 96.0% 9 3.5% 92.5 9
Missouri 63.7% 15 35.1% 28.6 15
Montana 58.8% 4 36.1% 22.7 4
Nebraska 63.0% 7 35.3% 27.7 7
Nevada 69.4% 3 30.6% 38.8 3
New Hampshire 49.0% 50.4% 4 -1.4 4
New Jersey 49.5% 16 47.6% 1.9 16
New Mexico 62.7% 3 35.8% 26.9 3
New York 54.1% 47 41.3% 12.8 47
North Carolina 69.9% 13 29.3% 40.6 13
North Dakota 69.6% 4 28.0% 41.6 4
Ohio 49.9% 26 47.0% 2.9 26
Oklahoma 73.3% 11 26.7% 46.6 11
Oregon 58.0% 5 36.9% 21.1 5
Pennsylvania 45.3% 50.8% 36 -5.5 36
Rhode Island 55.1% 4 43.3% 11.8 4
South Carolina 98.0% 8 1.9% 96.1 8
South Dakota 63.6% 4 34.4% 29.2 4
Tennessee 66.5% 11 32.5% 34.0 11
Texas 88.1% 23 11.3% 76.8 23
Utah 56.5% 4 41.0% 15.5 4
Vermont 41.1% 57.7% 3 -16.6 3
Virginia 68.5% 11 30.1% 38.4 11
Washington 57.5% 8 33.9% 23.6 8
West Virginia 54.5% 8 44.5% 10.0 8
Wisconsin 63.5% 12 31.2% 32.3 12
Wyoming 56.1% 3 40.8% 15.3 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover in 1932?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidency. Electoral votes: Franklin D. Roosevelt 472, Herbert Hoover 59. Popular vote: Franklin D. Roosevelt 57.4%, Herbert Hoover 39.6%.

How many states did Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover each win in 1932?

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried 42 and Herbert Hoover carried 6.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data