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Pennsylvania · 1932 presidential election

Pennsylvania presidential election results 1932

Herbert Hoover carried Pennsylvania by 5.51 points (157,592 votes), winning 36 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
36
Votes counted
2,859,021
PA result
R+5.5
Compared with the nation
23.3 pts more Republican
Swing since 1928
25.8 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Herbert HooverRepublican1,453,54050.80%36
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic1,295,94845.30%—
Total votes2,859,021

Sources: 1932

Questions and answers

Who won Pennsylvania in 1932?

Herbert Hoover won Pennsylvania by 5.51 percentage points (157,592 votes).

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1932?

Pennsylvania cast 36 electoral votes in 1932.

How many people voted for president in Pennsylvania in 1932?

2,859,021 votes were counted for president.

How did Pennsylvania change from 1928 to 1932?

The margin moved 25.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 31.4 points to Republican by 5.5 points.

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