1932 United States presidential election in California

none June 2025 September 2023 1932 United States presidential election 1932 United States presidential election in California California Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder presidential no 1928 United States presidential election in California 1928 1936 United States presidential election in California 1936 80.65% (of registered voters) 0.87 pp 65.22% (of eligible voters) 8.24 ppHistorical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018 https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf California Secretary of State 2022-05-05 November 8, 1932 x200px FDR in 1933 (3x4).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John Nance Garner 22 1,324,157 58.39% President Hoover portrait (cropped).jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) California Charles Curtis 0 847,902 37.39% 325px 400px County results Roosevelt #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Hoover #e27f90 50–60% President Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1932 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose 22 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California voted for the Democratic challenger, New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt, in a landslide over the Republican incumbent, Herbert Hoover, carrying every county except Riverside. Roosevelt became the first Democrat to gain an absolute majority of the vote in California since Franklin Pierce in 1852, and in winning all but one county he broke numerous long streaks of Republican dominance.William Howard Taft, the national Republican nominee, was not on the ballot in California in 1912, but those counties won by Theodore Roosevelt in that election are counted as part of these streaks. Alpine and Orange counties had never voted Democratic before this election,Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 152-155 0786422173 Alameda County had last voted for a Democrat in 1856,Géographie Électorale; 1856 Presidential Election by County Humboldt County had not gone Democratic since Stephen Douglas carried it in 1860,Géographie Électorale; 1860 Presidential Election by County San Bernardino and Santa Clara counties had not voted Democratic since Horatio Seymour in 1868, and the last Democrat to have carried Los Angeles County was Samuel J. Tilden in 1876. Finally, Del Norte County had not backed a Democrat since Grover Cleveland in 1892. FDR's victory was the first of five consecutive Democratic victories in the state, as California would not vote Republican again until Dwight Eisenhower won the state in 1952. This would also be the last time until 1992 that a non-incumbent Democrat would carry California in a presidential election. As of 2024, Alameda County and San Francisco have voted Democratic in every subsequent election except 1952 and 1956, while Yolo County has been carried by the Democratic candidate in every subsequent election except 1952. Results + General Election ResultsStatement of Vote at General Election held on November 8, 1932 in the State of California State Printing Office California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 4–23 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote192639cali/page/n523/mode/2up?view=theater 16 July 2024Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Anne Banning1,324,157 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Edward W. Cahill1,322,261 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt John P. Carter1,322,095 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Charles L. Culbert1,321,953 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt P. J. Conkling1,321,926 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Peter J. Haggerty1,321,817 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt John T. Gaffey1,321,810 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Charles O. Dunbar1,321,792 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt R. F. Del Valle1,321,768 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt J. Ed Hughes1,321,713 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Henry E. Harwood1,321,695 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Clara H. Heller1,321,605 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Nicola Giulii1,321,574 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt John Stephen McGroarty1,321,539 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt W. R. Jacobs1,321,538 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mattison B. Jones1,321,535 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt John E. King1,321,494 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Patrick Francis O'Rourke1,321,446 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin L. Russell1,321,330 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Jackson H. Ralston1,321,295 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt George M. Spicer1,321,013 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary Marshall Wiley1,320,356 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Carlos S. Stanley847,902 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Richard M. Tobin847,113 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Harry A. Milton847,028 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young847,017 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Herbert Kerrigan847,005 Republican Party Herbert Hoover George C. Pardee846,991 Republican Party Herbert Hoover J. L. Elizabeth Lawless846,976 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Robert Freeman846,950 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Hugh McNulty846,949 Republican Party Herbert Hoover George W. Clyde846,926 Republican Party Herbert Hoover John F. Slavich846,919 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Mrs. Max Sloss846,888 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Edward H. Ahlswede846,845 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Ralph E. Smith846,731 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Alfred L. Bartlett846,627 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Harry J. Tremaine846,598 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Edwin A. Meserve846,553 Republican Party Herbert Hoover E. P. Clarke846,521 Republican Party Herbert Hoover James W. Hanberry846,515 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Cora A. Shaw846,515 Republican Party Herbert Hoover John F. Forward Jr.846,394 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Helen Mattewson846,062 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Upton Sinclair63,299 Socialist Party Norman Thomas George R. Kirkpatrick63,076 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Elbert E. Porter63,032 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Kate C. Gatz63,012 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Aaron Shapiro63,012 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Samuel Wisenberg62,990 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Ethelwyn Mills62,982 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Samuel S. White62,980 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Elijah Nackus62,979 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Adam Gladys62,979 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Harry Sherr62,978 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Agnes H. Downing62,977 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Isaac C. Ruby62,974 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Casimir I. Olexiewicz62,967 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Forrest J. Voorhie62,966 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Joseph Porton62,964 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Harvey R. Edward62,962 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Althea M. Page62,956 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Robert B. Whitaker62,950 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Blanche F. Tipton62,944 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Addie M. Benedict62,942 Socialist Party Norman Thomas George A. Garrett62,922 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw M. Len Hutchins20,637 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Ethel G. Hubler20,443 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw John C. Bell20,388 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Allie Simmons Wheeler20,382 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw H. A. Johnson20,373 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Dana G. Boleyn20,340 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw William H. Moore20,318 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Thomas H. James20,313 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw O. U. Hull20,311 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw W. M. Nanney20,300 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw J. S. Edwards20,299 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw James P. M. Jensen20,272 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw J. L. Rollins20,264 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Joseph Fusch20,263 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Minnie Goldthwaite20,260 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw W. P. Fassett20,256 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw M. Shelton20,252 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw L. E. Blochman20,240 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw G. Rath20,239 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw M. E. Leaves20,237 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw Lura Hyden Boleyn20,213 Prohibition Party William D. Upshaw O. Oxendine20,191 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Walter E. Owen9,827 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey George D. Patrick9,770 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Van Dyke Todd9,702 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Warner Abbey9,701 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey James V. Lippitt9,696 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Roy E. Silvers9,694 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Grace M. Baker9,687 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Clair P. Catterlin9,683 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Edmond B. Clark9,683 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Peter C. Christensen9,675 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Emily Blanton9,666 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Oliver C. Campbelle9,666 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey H. V. Haney9,665 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey A. R. Blanton9,663 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Sarah E. Dyer9,658 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey LeRoy E. Enos9,655 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey George Felsing9,654 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Paul Holmes9,654 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Halbert E. Higbee9,650 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey J. W. Wemple9,650 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Isla I. Bates9,649 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey George House9,642 Write-in William Z. FosterSince California voted for electors directly, these votes were for Foster specifically and not the Communist ticket, which was not on the ballot in the state1,023 Write-in James FordFord was Foster's running mate on the national Communist ticket. Ford's votes closely mirror those of Foster so voters who wrote in Foster almost certainly simultaneously wrote in Ford. Voters were entitled to choose up to 22 names on a general ticket, so separately writing in Foster and Ford would have been allowed.994 Write-in Scattering127Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 2,267,966 Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Herbert HooverRepublican Norman ThomasSocialist William D. UpshawProhibition William H. HarveyLiberty William Z. FosterCommunist ScatteringIncludes the write-in votes for FordWrite-in Margin Total votes castBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda106,38852.04%89,30343.68%6,5983.23%1,1460.56%7900.39%1110.05%116108 for James Ford0.06%17,0858.36%204,452Alpine5650.00%5347.32%21.79%00.00%10.89%00.00%00.00%32.68%112Amador2,36772.97%82225.34%230.71%100.31%220.68%00.00%00.00%1,54547.63%3,244Butte9,64565.03%4,32229.14%5243.53%1541.04%1871.26%00.00%00.00%5,32335.89%14,832Calaveras1,74467.10%75429.01%662.54%140.54%210.81%00.00%00.00%99038.09%2,599Colusa2,75269.11%1,09527.50%320.80%651.63%380.95%00.00%00.00%1,65741.61%3,982Contra Costa17,21858.94%10,90737.33%8112.78%1440.49%910.31%210.07%2222 for James Ford0.08%6,31121.60%29,214Del Norte1,31964.06%63730.94%723.50%50.24%261.26%00.00%00.00%68233.12%2,059El Dorado3,03473.37%95623.12%842.03%260.63%350.85%00.00%00.00%2,07850.25%4,135Fresno32,52869.90%12,13426.07%1,2112.60%5451.17%1190.26%00.00%00.00%20,39443.82%46,537Glenn2,97365.07%1,43231.34%731.60%561.23%350.77%00.00%00.00%1,54133.73%4,569Humboldt8,72354.20%6,79542.22%3252.02%1140.71%950.59%210.13%2222 for James Ford0.14%1,92811.98%16,095Imperial8,77267.28%3,78329.01%2742.10%1751.34%350.27%00.00%00.00%4,98938.26%13,039Inyo1,45964.61%69830.91%642.83%100.44%271.20%00.00%00.00%76133.70%2,258Kern19,63470.32%7,01125.11%9623.45%1760.63%1370.49%00.00%00.00%12,62345.21%27,920Kings5,19169.05%2,00926.72%1461.94%1231.64%490.65%00.00%00.00%3,18242.33%7,518Lake2,34462.61%1,30134.75%601.60%260.69%130.35%00.00%00.00%1,04327.86%3,744Lassen3,05670.41%1,16726.89%771.77%380.88%20.05%00.00%00.00%1,88943.53%4,340Los Angeles554,47657.19%373,73838.55%27,5182.84%8,7130.90%4,1350.43%4580.05%556446 for James Ford0.06%180,73818.64%969,594Madera3,45770.15%1,24325.22%941.91%992.01%350.71%00.00%00.00%2,21444.93%4,928Marin9,76457.45%6,48038.13%6543.85%680.40%240.14%30.02%33 for James Ford0.02%3,28419.32%16,996Mariposa1,38668.01%56027.48%492.40%170.83%261.28%00.00%00.00%82640.53%2,038Mendocino5,86761.43%3,36535.23%1881.97%650.68%660.69%00.00%00.00%2,50226.20%9,551Merced7,20267.10%2,92027.20%3773.51%1581.47%770.72%00.00%00.00%4,28239.89%10,734Modoc1,64368.86%65527.45%421.76%301.26%160.67%00.00%00.00%98841.41%2,386Mono37464.37%19934.25%61.03%10.17%10.17%00.00%00.00%17530.12%581Monterey8,94256.77%6,20039.37%3232.05%1160.74%1691.07%00.00%00.00%2,74217.41%15,750Napa5,74560.32%3,52136.97%1521.60%770.81%290.30%00.00%00.00%2,22423.35%9,524Nevada3,54463.33%1,84232.92%1362.43%250.45%490.88%00.00%00.00%1,70230.41%5,596Orange23,83548.37%22,62345.91%1,5773.20%9801.99%2570.52%20.00%22 for James Ford0.00%1,2122.46%49,276Placer6,20071.40%2,24225.82%1551.79%460.53%400.46%00.00%00.00%3,95845.58%8,683Plumas2,03575.82%58221.68%542.01%120.45%10.04%00.00%00.00%1,45354.14%2,684Riverside12,75545.37%14,11250.20%6932.47%4231.50%1290.46%00.00%00.00%-1,357-4.83%28,112Sacramento36,37069.32%14,55327.74%9781.86%2950.56%2690.51%00.00%00.00%21,81741.58%52,465San Benito2,28360.98%1,26933.89%521.39%320.85%1082.88%00.00%00.00%1,01427.08%3,744San Bernardino24,88950.23%22,09444.59%1,5023.03%8581.73%2050.41%00.00%00.00%2,7955.64%49,548San Diego45,62253.58%35,30541.46%3,1083.65%7590.89%3560.42%00.00%00.00%10,31712.12%85,150San Francisco144,23664.62%70,15231.43%5,8022.60%1,9130.86%3430.15%3820.17%369369 for James Ford0.17%74,08433.19%223,197San Joaquin21,92963.33%11,14532.19%1,1373.29%2900.84%1150.33%40.01%64 for James Ford0.02%10,78431.14%34,626San Luis Obispo7,93365.77%3,44928.59%4173.46%1611.33%1020.85%00.00%00.00%4,48437.17%12,062San Mateo19,09456.36%13,44239.68%9822.90%1210.36%2400.71%00.00%00.00%5,65216.68%33,879Santa Barbara13,37357.42%8,86438.06%7073.04%1700.73%1700.73%00.00%70.03%4,50919.36%23,291Santa Clara28,27249.14%27,35347.54%1,3772.39%3100.54%2050.36%80.01%66 for James Ford0.01%9191.60%57,531Santa Cruz8,24655.01%6,00540.06%3062.04%1511.01%2821.88%00.00%00.00%2,24114.95%14,990Shasta4,17072.12%1,38223.90%1502.59%611.05%190.33%00.00%00.00%2,78848.22%5,782Sierra79669.40%29225.46%453.92%141.22%00.00%00.00%00.00%50443.94%1,147Siskiyou6,36769.33%2,45826.76%2552.78%890.97%150.16%00.00%00.00%3,90942.56%9,184Solano9,71267.16%4,38230.30%2601.80%630.44%440.30%00.00%00.00%5,33036.86%14,461Sonoma15,68661.11%9,16135.69%5832.27%1880.73%260.10%130.05%1212 for James Ford0.05%6,52525.42%25,669Stanislaus12,33658.63%7,61436.18%5952.83%4692.23%280.13%00.00%00.00%4,72222.44%21,042Sutter3,80770.41%1,39225.74%1051.94%470.87%561.04%00.00%00.00%2,41544.66%5,407Tehama3,53460.40%2,00134.20%1492.55%1272.17%400.68%00.00%00.00%1,53326.20%5,851Trinity1,10173.01%31821.09%533.51%291.92%70.46%00.00%00.00%78351.92%1,508Tulare15,63162.53%8,06632.27%6292.52%5032.01%1700.68%00.00%00.00%7,56530.26%24,999Tuolumne2,52166.45%1,14530.18%772.03%210.55%300.79%00.00%00.00%1,37636.27%3,794Ventura10,90358.82%6,90837.27%4332.34%1750.94%1160.63%00.00%00.00%3,99521.55%18,535Yolo5,78067.77%2,51529.49%851.00%1011.18%480.56%00.00%00.00%3,26538.28%8,529Yuba3,13869.84%1,17626.17%902.00%330.73%561.25%00.00%00.00%1,96243.67%4,493Total 1,324,15758.39%847,90237.39%63,2992.79%20,6370.91%9,8270.43%1,0230.05%1,1210.05%476,25521.00%2,267,966 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Alameda Alpine Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte Fresno Glenn Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen Los Angeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba References Notes Presidential election in California California 1932