1928 vs 1932 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from R+17.4 in 1928 to D+17.8 in 1932. 0 of 48 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 34 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1928 | 1932 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | D+1.1 | D+4.0 | D+2.9 | |
| Connecticut | R+8.1 | R+1.1 | D+6.9 | |
| Rhode Island | D+0.6 | D+11.8 | D+11.2 | |
| South Carolina | D+82.9 | D+96.1 | D+13.3 | |
| New York | R+2.4 | D+12.7 | D+15.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Hampshire | R+17.6 | R+1.4 | D+16.2 | |
| Vermont | R+34.0 | R+16.6 | D+17.4 | |
| New Jersey | R+20.0 | D+1.9 | D+21.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Utah | R+7.7 | D+15.5 | D+23.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Maine | R+37.7 | R+12.6 | D+25.0 | |
| Pennsylvania | R+31.4 | R+5.5 | D+25.8 | |
| West Virginia | R+17.4 | D+10.0 | D+27.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Illinois | R+14.7 | D+13.2 | D+27.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Mississippi | D+64.3 | D+92.4 | D+28.1 | |
| Delaware | R+32.0 | R+2.4 | D+29.6 | |
| Indiana | R+20.1 | D+11.7 | D+31.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Louisiana | D+52.6 | D+85.8 | D+33.2 | |
| Ohio | R+30.4 | D+2.9 | D+33.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Kentucky | R+18.8 | D+18.9 | D+37.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Missouri | R+11.4 | D+28.6 | D+40.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Maryland | R+14.7 | D+25.5 | D+40.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Minnesota | R+17.0 | D+23.6 | D+40.6 | Republican → Democratic |
| Montana | R+17.9 | D+22.7 | D+40.6 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wisconsin | R+9.2 | D+32.3 | D+41.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Iowa | R+24.2 | D+17.7 | D+41.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wyoming | R+28.3 | D+15.3 | D+43.6 | Republican → Democratic |
| Colorado | R+30.8 | D+13.4 | D+44.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Tennessee | R+10.8 | D+34.0 | D+44.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Mexico | R+18.2 | D+27.0 | D+45.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Virginia | R+8.0 | D+38.4 | D+46.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Michigan | R+41.4 | D+7.9 | D+49.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| South Dakota | R+21.0 | D+29.2 | D+50.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| North Carolina | R+9.9 | D+40.7 | D+50.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Idaho | R+30.3 | D+20.5 | D+50.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Oregon | R+30.0 | D+21.1 | D+51.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| California | R+30.5 | D+21.0 | D+51.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Arizona | R+15.3 | D+36.5 | D+51.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nevada | R+13.1 | D+38.8 | D+51.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| North Dakota | R+10.3 | D+41.6 | D+51.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Arkansas | D+20.9 | D+73.6 | D+52.7 | |
| Kansas | R+45.0 | D+9.4 | D+54.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nebraska | R+27.0 | D+27.7 | D+54.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Washington | R+35.8 | D+23.5 | D+59.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Florida | R+16.7 | D+49.5 | D+66.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Alabama | D+2.8 | D+70.6 | D+67.8 | |
| Georgia | D+12.0 | D+83.8 | D+71.8 | |
| Oklahoma | R+28.3 | D+46.6 | D+74.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Texas | R+3.7 | D+76.7 | D+80.4 | Republican → Democratic |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data