Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1932 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
H |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Hoover |
Other |
1 |
CT | 8 | 594,183 | 2 | 1 |
1.14% |
6,788 |
47.40% |
48.54% |
4.06% |
2 |
NH | 4 | 205,520 | 2 | 1 |
1.43% |
2,949 |
48.99% |
50.42% |
0.59% |
3 |
NJ | 16 | 1,630,063 | 1 | 2 |
1.90% |
30,946 |
49.48% |
47.59% |
2.93% |
4 |
DE | 3 | 112,901 | 2 | 1 |
2.44% |
2,754 |
48.11% |
50.55% |
1.34% |
5 |
OH | 26 | 2,609,728 | 1 | 2 |
2.85% |
74,376 |
49.88% |
47.03% |
3.09% |
6 |
MA | 17 | 1,580,114 | 1 | 2 |
4.00% |
63,189 |
50.64% |
46.64% |
2.72% |
7 |
PA | 36 | 2,859,177 | 2 | 1 |
5.51% |
157,592 |
45.33% |
50.84% |
3.84% |
8 |
MI | 19 | 1,664,765 | 1 | 2 |
7.92% |
131,806 |
52.36% |
44.44% |
3.19% |
9 |
KS | 9 | 791,978 | 1 | 2 |
9.43% |
74,706 |
53.56% |
44.13% |
2.31% |
10 |
WV | 8 | 743,774 | 1 | 2 |
10.00% |
74,393 |
54.47% |
44.47% |
1.06% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
H |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Hoover |
Other |
1 |
SC | 8 | 104,407 | 1 | 2 |
96.13% |
100,369 |
98.03% |
1.89% |
0.08% |
2 |
MS | 9 | 146,034 | 1 | 2 |
92.44% |
134,988 |
95.98% |
3.55% |
0.47% |
3 |
LA | 10 | 268,804 | 1 | 2 |
85.77% |
230,565 |
92.79% |
7.01% |
0.20% |
4 |
GA | 12 | 255,590 | 1 | 2 |
83.83% |
214,255 |
91.60% |
7.77% |
0.63% |
5 |
TX | 23 | 863,426 | 1 | 2 |
76.72% |
662,389 |
88.06% |
11.35% |
0.59% |
6 |
AR | 9 | 220,562 | 1 | 2 |
73.06% |
161,135 |
85.96% |
12.91% |
1.13% |
7 |
AL | 11 | 245,354 | 1 | 2 |
70.61% |
173,235 |
84.74% |
14.13% |
1.13% |
8 |
FL | 7 | 276,252 | 1 | 2 |
49.64% |
137,137 |
74.68% |
25.04% |
0.28% |
9 |
OK | 11 | 704,633 | 1 | 2 |
46.59% |
328,303 |
73.30% |
26.70% |
0.00% |
10 |
ND | 4 | 256,290 | 1 | 2 |
41.58% |
106,578 |
69.59% |
28.00% |
2.41% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Hoover | Thomas |
South Carolina | 98.03% | Vermont | 57.66% | Wisconsin | 4.79% |
Mississippi | 95.98% | Maine | 55.83% | Oregon | 4.19% |
Louisiana | 92.79% | Pennsylvania | 50.84% | New York | 3.78% |
Georgia | 91.60% | Delaware | 50.55% | Montana | 3.65% |
Texas | 88.06% | New Hampshire | 50.42% | Connecticut | 3.45% |
Foster | Upshaw | Harvey |
Montana | 0.82% | California | 0.91% | Washington | 4.93% |
Minnesota | 0.61% | Indiana | 0.66% | Idaho | 2.52% |
New York | 0.60% | Virginia | 0.62% | South Dakota | 1.16% |
Michigan | 0.56% | Tennessee | 0.51% | North Dakota | 0.71% |
Washington | 0.48% | Georgia | 0.44% | Montana | 0.67% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Roosevelt | Hoover | Thomas |
Vermont | 41.08% | South Carolina | 1.89% | Oklahoma | 0.00% |
Maine | 43.19% | Mississippi | 3.55% | Nevada | 0.00% |
Pennsylvania | 45.33% | Louisiana | 7.01% | Louisiana | 0.00% |
Connecticut | 47.40% | Georgia | 7.77% | South Carolina | 0.08% |
Delaware | 48.11% | Texas | 11.35% | Georgia | 0.18% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | | | California | 1,024,213 |
| | Illinois | 904,872 |
| | Ohio | 837,712 |
| | Pennsylvania | 830,204 |
| | New York | 700,477 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | | | Texas | 80.38% |
| | Oklahoma | 74.87% |
| | Georgia | 70.63% |
| | Alabama | 67.77% |
| | Florida | 66.36% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | California | 471,310 | Pennsylvania | -291,433 |
Illinois | 300,437 | Maryland | -17,294 |
Michigan | 292,683 | Virginia | -7,416 |
New York | 282,988 | Mississippi | -5,658 |
Indiana | 155,613 | Alabama | -3,627 |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | South Carolina | 52.19% | Pennsylvania | -9.25% |
Arizona | 29.58% | Mississippi | -3.73% |
New Mexico | 28.46% | Maryland | -3.27% |
Nevada | 27.80% | Virginia | -2.43% |
California | 26.23% | Alabama | -1.46% |
State Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Hoover |
1 | 42 | 6 |
2 | 6 | 42 |
County Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Hoover |
1 | 2,723 | 373 |
2 | 373 | 2,713 |
Note: county data for 1932 is not yet comprehensive.
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Hoover | Thomas |
Wilkinson, GA | 100.00% | Johnson, TN | 84.51% | Berks, PA | 21.89% |
Armstrong, SD | 100.00% | Jackson, KY | 84.28% | Lake, MN | 19.32% |
Lancaster, SC | 99.84% | Leslie, KY | 82.96% | Mineral, CO | 14.51% |
Sharkey, MS | 99.82% | Owsley, KY | 79.08% | McCone, MT | 13.40% |
Colleton, SC | 99.69% | Sevier, TN | 77.01% | Milwaukee, WI | 12.67% |
Newberry, SC | 99.62% | Carter, TN | 76.26% | Mineral, MT | 12.25% |
Greenwood, SC | 99.54% | Tioga, PA | 75.00% | Lake of the Woods, MN | 11.17% |
Union, SC | 99.49% | McCreary, KY | 73.43% | Bowman, ND | 9.79% |
Saluda, SC | 99.47% | Clinton, KY | 72.73% | Taylor, WI | 9.77% |
Chattahoochee, GA | 99.47% | Avery, NC | 72.64% | Lane, OR | 9.72% |
Foster | Upshaw | Harvey |
Sheridan, MT | 17.74% | York, VA | 4.10% | Thurston, WA | 20.96% |
Elmore, AL | 7.55% | Randolph, IN | 2.65% | Clallam, WA | 20.46% |
Ontonagon, MI | 6.11% | Cheyenne, CO | 2.59% | Mason, WA | 17.30% |
Pickens, AL | 4.83% | Van Buren, TN | 2.40% | Cowlitz, WA | 14.99% |
Iron, WI | 4.63% | Nottoway, VA | 2.33% | Lewis, WA | 14.78% |
Alger, MI | 3.74% | Rockingham, VA | 2.33% | Grays Harbor, WA | 13.99% |
Gogebic, MI | 3.36% | Kiowa, CO | 2.29% | Wahkiakum, WA | 11.80% |
Iron, MI | 3.33% | Prince Edward, VA | 2.26% | Sheridan, MT | 11.46% |
Judith Basin, MT | 3.10% | Stanislaus, CA | 2.23% | Pacific, WA | 10.95% |
Baraga, MI | 2.99% | Tehama, CA | 2.17% | Gem, ID | 10.52% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Hoover |
Johnson, TN | 14.96% | Armstrong, SD | 0.00% |
Jackson, KY | 15.49% | Sharkey, MS | 0.00% |
Leslie, KY | 16.80% | Wilkinson, GA | 0.00% |
Owsley, KY | 20.72% | Quitman, GA | 0.00% |
Sevier, TN | 22.21% | Miller, GA | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesRoosevelt | Hoover | Thomas |
Cook, IL | 919,231 | Cook, IL | 690,146 | Kings, NY | 50,509 |
Los Angeles, CA | 554,476 | Los Angeles, CA | 373,738 | Cook, IL | 36,998 |
Kings, NY | 514,172 | Philadelphia, PA | 331,092 | Milwaukee, WI | 32,874 |
New York, NY | 378,077 | Wayne, MI | 212,678 | Bronx, NY | 31,247 |
Wayne, MI | 310,686 | Kings, NY | 192,536 | Los Angeles, CA | 27,518 |
Bronx, NY | 281,330 | Middlesex, MA | 184,486 | New York, NY | 23,946 |
Philadelphia, PA | 260,276 | Cuyahoga, OH | 166,337 | Berks, PA | 15,988 |
Queens, NY | 244,740 | New York, NY | 157,014 | Cuyahoga, OH | 15,480 |
St. Louis, MO | 226,338 | Allegheny, PA | 152,326 | Queens, NY | 14,854 |
Suffolk, MA | 198,792 | Essex, NJ | 149,630 | Allegheny, PA | 14,777 |
Foster | Upshaw | Harvey |
Cook, IL | 13,040 | Los Angeles, CA | 8,713 | Pierce, WA | 5,183 |
Kings, NY | 9,287 | Cook, IL | 2,947 | Los Angeles, CA | 4,135 |
Bronx, NY | 8,829 | San Francisco, CA | 1,913 | King, WA | 4,004 |
Wayne, MI | 5,168 | Alameda, CA | 1,146 | Thurston, WA | 2,876 |
New York, NY | 4,843 | York, PA | 1,056 | Grays Harbor, WA | 2,579 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 2,514 | Orange, CA | 980 | Lewis, WA | 2,305 |
St. Louis, MN | 2,335 | Marion, IN | 945 | Snohomish, WA | 1,936 |
Philadelphia, PA | 2,085 | San Bernardino, CA | 858 | Cowlitz, WA | 1,666 |
Suffolk, MA | 1,581 | San Diego, CA | 759 | Clallam, WA | 1,542 |
Milwaukee, WI | 1,242 | Allegheny, PA | 577 | Yakima, WA | 1,402 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Roosevelt | Hoover |
Armstrong, SD | 17 | Armstrong, SD | 0 |
Alpine, CA | 56 | Sharkey, MS | 0 |
Daggett, UT | 79 | Wilkinson, GA | 0 |
Kenedy, TX | 123 | Quitman, GA | 0 |
Hinsdale, CO | 138 | Miller, GA | 0 |
Lexington, SC | 141 | Jones, GA | 0 |
Issaquena, MS | 159 | Issaquena, MS | 1 |
Andrews, TX | 186 | Chattahoochee, GA | 1 |
Chattahoochee, GA | 186 | Baker, GA | 2 |
Loving, TX | 187 | Taliaferro, GA | 3 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Elk, PA | 1,807 | Los Angeles, CA | 484,319 |
Lexington, SC | 1,031 | Cook, IL | 324,865 |
Telfair, GA | 1,024 | Wayne, MI | 206,813 |
St. Bernard, LA | 863 | Kings, NY | 162,865 |
Iberia, LA | 534 | Jackson, MO | 119,128 |
Iberville, LA | 474 | King, WA | 95,051 |
Lauderdale, TN | 405 | Allegheny, PA | 92,406 |
Scott, MS | 366 | Baltimore, MD | 90,431 |
St. Martin, LA | 337 | New York, NY | 90,232 |
Clinton, NY | 300 | St. Louis, MO | 88,163 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Iberia, LA | 21.95% | Scurry, TX | 142.68% |
Iberville, LA | 20.34% | Hockley, TX | 141.07% |
St. John the Baptist, LA | 16.28% | Hall, TX | 139.37% |
Elk, PA | 13.68% | Forsyth, GA | 139.28% |
St. James, LA | 8.69% | Andrews, TX | 138.32% |
St. Bernard, LA | 6.68% | Dawson, TX | 137.52% |
West Baton Rouge, LA | 5.13% | Kimble, TX | 137.11% |
Zapata, TX | 4.21% | Long, GA | 134.10% |
Jackson, LA | 3.82% | Baker, FL | 133.72% |
Lafourche, LA | 2.67% | Lamb, TX | 130.75% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Los Angeles, CA | 238,293 | Philadelphia, PA | -93,577 |
Cook, IL | 124,061 | Luzerne, PA | -25,483 |
Wayne, MI | 116,883 | Lackawanna, PA | -22,709 |
Kings, NY | 89,171 | Jefferson, KY | -21,517 |
Bronx, NY | 55,972 | Allegheny, PA | -20,206 |
Milwaukee, WI | 53,151 | Schuylkill, PA | -17,463 |
Queens, NY | 52,585 | Baltimore, MD | -15,826 |
New York, NY | 43,647 | Blair, PA | -12,391 |
King, WA | 37,353 | Suffolk, MA | -10,058 |
Jackson, MO | 33,208 | Erie, PA | -9,655 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Loving, TX | 1,243.75% | Lexington, SC | -88.60% |
Jasper, SC | 283.18% | Telfair, GA | -66.64% |
Gregg, TX | 238.50% | Lanier, GA | -50.79% |
Clark, NV | 216.75% | Clinch, GA | -44.88% |
Berkeley, SC | 202.83% | Burke, GA | -44.88% |
Dodge, GA | 199.26% | Screven, GA | -44.63% |
Moore, TX | 187.68% | Union, GA | -38.39% |
Wheeler, GA | 180.15% | Henry, VA | -37.53% |
Lea, NM | 171.79% | Pope, AR | -37.41% |
York, SC | 161.99% | Charlton, GA | -36.87% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Roosevelt | Hoover |
Berks, PA | 40.76% | Lake, MN | 42.97% |
Sheridan, MT | 44.67% | Kalkaska, MI | 47.47% |
Carlton, MN | 45.75% | Hartford, CT | 48.36% |
Lane, OR | 45.88% | Carbon, PA | 48.52% |
Thurston, WA | 45.97% | Kent, MI | 48.64% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Roosevelt | Hoover |
Green, KY | 49.68% | Winston, AL | 49.78% |
Johnson, KS | 49.52% | Jackson, WV | 49.71% |
Black Hawk, IA | 49.25% | Magoffin, KY | 49.32% |
Rush, IN | 49.14% | Union, OH | 49.27% |
Johnson, IL | 49.11% | Wayne, UT | 49.26% |