1932 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1932 United States presidential election 1932 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia 1931 presidential no 1928 United States presidential election in Virginia 1928 1936 United States presidential election in Virginia 1936 November 8, 1932 x200px FDR in 1933.jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John N. Garner 11 203,979 68.46% Unsuccessful 1932.jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) California Charles Curtis 0 89,637 30.09% 435px 435px County and independent city results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% 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 Virginia took place on November 8, 1932. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Like all former Confederate States, early twentieth-century Virginia almost completely disenfranchised its black and poor white populations through the use of a cumulative poll tax and literacy tests.Kousser J. Morgan The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910 1974 Yale University Press 178–181 0-300-01696-4 So severe was the disenfranchising effect of the new 1902 Constitution that it has been calculated that a third of the electorate during the first half of the twentieth century comprised state employees and officeholders. This limited electorate meant Virginian politics was controlled by political machines based in Southside Virginia—the 1920s would see the building of the Byrd Organization which would control the state's politics until the Voting Rights Act. Progressive “antiorganization” factions were rendered impotent by the inability of almost all their potential electorate to vote.Key Valdimer Orlando Southern Politics in State and Nation 1949 20–25 Unlike the Deep South, historical fusion with the “Readjuster” Democrats,Heersink Boris Jenkins Jeffrey A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968 March 19, 2020 217–221 Cambridge University Press 978-1107158436 defection over free silver of substantial proportions of the Northeast-aligned white electorate of the Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia,Moger Allen The Rift in Virginia Democracy in 1896 The Journal of Southern History 4 3 295–317 10.2307/2191291 2191291 and an early move towards a “lily white” Jim Crow party meant that in general elections the Republicans retained around one-third of the small statewide electorate,Phillips Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority 193, 219 1969 Arlington House 0870000586 with the majority of GOP support located in the western part of the state. However—like in Tennessee during the same era—the parties avoided competition in many areas by an agreed division over local offices. 1928 saw a substantial change, whereby a combination of anti-Catholicism in the Tidewater region and growing middle-class Republicanism in the cities saw Republican Herbert Hoover carry Virginia's electoral votesPhillips. The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 195 and elect three Congressmen, including the local district of emerging machine leader Byrd.Hawkes (junior) Robert T. The Emergence of a Leader: Harry Flood Byrd, Governor of Virginia, 1926-1930 July 1974 82 3 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 259–281 However, a combination of record droughtHarry Byrd of Virginia Heinemann Ronald L. 1996 University Press of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia and the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression meant that the trend towards the GOP would be short-lived.Race, class and party; a history of Negro suffrage and white politics in the South Lewinson Paul 1965 167–168 The Depression had extremely severe effects in the South, which had the highest unemployment rate in the nation, and many Southerners blamed this on the North and on Wall Street, rejecting Hoover's claim that the Depression's causes were exogenous.Ritchie Donald A. Electing FDR: the New Deal campaign of 1932 143 2007 Lawrence, Kansas University Press of Kansas 978-0700616879 For some time in 1932, Byrd was seen as a possible compromise candidate between Roosevelt and Al Smith for the Democratic presidential nomination;Heinemann; Harry Byrd of Virginia, p. 141 however, Southern opposition to Smith meant that Byrd ultimately wavered on seeking the nomination and accepted Roosevelt,Heinemann; Harry Byrd of Virginia, p. 143 as even delegates from such states as North Carolina rejected him for FDR. Neither major party candidate campaigned in the state, and no polls were taken early in the campaign. when the state was finally polled in the middle of October, Roosevelt was clearly leading over Hoover by around five-to-two.Roosevelt Overwhelmingly The Tampa Times October 21, 1932 4-A A later poll had Roosevelt winning by seventy thousand votes, despite overall being much more favourable to the incumbent president than most other polls.Pasquino Non-Partisan Forecast Gives G.O.P. President Edge over Roosevelt The Idaho Statesman Boise, Idaho October 30, 1932 1, 6 As it turned out, the earlier poll was more accurate, with Roosevelt winning by over one hundred and fourteen thousand votes. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 57.41 percent of the vote, and is to date the last Democrat to carry Carroll, Highland, and Shenandoah counties. Results 1932 United States presidential election in VirginiaStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential election of November 8, 1932 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 38PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt 203,979 68.46% 11 Republican Herbert Hoover (inc.) 89,637 30.09% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 2,382 0.80% 0 Prohibition William D. Upshaw 1,843 0.62% 0 Communist William Z. Foster 86 0.03% 0 Farmer–Labor Jacob S. Coxey Sr. 15 0.01% 0 Totals 297,942 100.00% 11 Results by county or independent city 1932 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent citiesRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 354-361 9780804716963County orcity Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Herbert HooverRepublican Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Accomack County 2,458 81.74% 527 17.53% 22 0.73% 1,931 64.22% 3,007 Albemarle County 1,949 78.24% 508 20.39% 34 1.36% 1,441 57.85% 2,491 Alleghany County 1,293 53.50% 1,095 45.30% 29 1.20% 198 8.19% 2,417 Amelia County 701 82.08% 142 16.63% 11 1.29% 559 65.46% 854 Amherst County 1,764 89.09% 195 9.85% 21 1.06% 1,569 79.24% 1,980 Appomattox County 1,123 83.99% 204 15.26% 10 0.75% 919 68.74% 1,337 Arlington County 3,285 52.69% 2,806 45.01% 143 2.29% 479 7.68% 6,234 Augusta County 2,606 61.51% 1,541 36.37% 90 2.12% 1,065 25.14% 4,237 Bath County 594 59.88% 384 38.71% 14 1.41% 210 21.17% 992 Bedford County 2,321 81.99% 469 16.57% 41 1.45% 1,852 65.42% 2,831 Bland County 783 57.74% 556 41.00% 17 1.25% 227 16.74% 1,356 Botetourt County 1,808 59.12% 1,209 39.54% 41 1.34% 599 19.59% 3,058 Brunswick County 1,361 95.58% 52 3.65% 11 0.77% 1,309 91.92% 1,424 Buchanan County 1,372 65.24% 727 34.57% 4 0.19% 645 30.67% 2,103 Buckingham County 870 79.82% 204 18.72% 16 1.47% 666 61.10% 1,090 Campbell County 1,692 83.72% 301 14.89% 28 1.39% 1,391 68.83% 2,021 Caroline County 1,076 78.89% 270 19.79% 18 1.32% 806 59.09% 1,364 Carroll County 1,537 50.79% 1,461 48.28% 28 0.93% 76 2.51% 3,026 Charles City County 245 73.13% 85 25.37% 5 1.49% 160 47.76% 335 Charlotte County 1,300 88.02% 169 11.44% 8 0.54% 1,131 76.57% 1,477 Chesterfield County 1,886 69.90% 726 26.91% 86 3.19% 1,160 42.99% 2,698 Clarke County 841 86.43% 124 12.74% 8 0.82% 717 73.69% 973 Craig County 649 67.18% 302 31.26% 15 1.55% 347 35.92% 966 Culpeper County 1,349 75.70% 417 23.40% 16 0.90% 932 52.30% 1,782 Cumberland County 511 84.05% 84 13.82% 13 2.14% 427 70.23% 608 Dickenson County 2,635 67.95% 1,228 31.67% 15 0.39% 1,407 36.28% 3,878 Dinwiddie County 1,028 90.18% 104 9.12% 8 0.70% 924 81.05% 1,140 Elizabeth City County 1,226 62.58% 700 35.73% 33 1.68% 526 26.85% 1,959 Essex County 420 80.15% 101 19.27% 3 0.57% 319 60.88% 524 Fairfax County 2,714 65.33% 1,368 32.93% 72 1.73% 1,346 32.40% 4,154 Fauquier County 1,999 83.43% 379 15.82% 18 0.75% 1,620 67.61% 2,396 Floyd County 699 39.90% 1,051 59.99% 2 0.11% -352 -20.09% 1,752 Fluvanna County 579 75.39% 176 22.92% 13 1.69% 403 52.47% 768 Franklin County 2,245 72.96% 812 26.39% 20 0.65% 1,433 46.57% 3,077 Frederick County 1,536 76.19% 456 22.62% 24 1.19% 1,080 53.57% 2,016 Giles County 1,754 62.60% 1,016 36.26% 32 1.14% 738 26.34% 2,802 Gloucester County 916 75.64% 280 23.12% 15 1.24% 636 52.52% 1,211 Goochland County 629 77.65% 166 20.49% 15 1.85% 463 57.16% 810 Grayson County 2,306 58.26% 1,624 41.03% 28 0.71% 682 17.23% 3,958 Greene County 394 60.43% 258 39.57% 0 0.00% 136 20.86% 652 Greensville County 692 85.33% 112 13.81% 7 0.86% 580 71.52% 811 Halifax County 3,583 91.85% 275 7.05% 43 1.10% 3,308 84.80% 3,901 Hanover County 1,073 80.56% 238 17.87% 21 1.58% 835 62.69% 1,332 Henrico County 2,458 63.43% 1,291 33.32% 126 3.25% 1,167 30.12% 3,875 Henry County 1,146 76.25% 342 22.75% 15 1.00% 804 53.49% 1,503 Highland County 464 55.37% 355 42.36% 19 2.27% 109 13.01% 838 Isle of Wight County 982 77.02% 284 22.27% 9 0.71% 698 54.75% 1,275 James City County 302 71.06% 116 27.29% 7 1.65% 186 43.76% 425 King and Queen County 368 68.79% 154 28.79% 13 2.43% 214 40.00% 535 King George County 475 69.65% 203 29.77% 4 0.59% 272 39.88% 682 King William County 612 76.12% 177 22.01% 15 1.87% 435 54.10% 804 Lancaster County 639 68.93% 272 29.34% 16 1.73% 367 39.59% 927 Lee County 2,892 58.84% 1,985 40.39% 38 0.77% 907 18.45% 4,915 Loudoun County 2,440 79.45% 600 19.54% 31 1.01% 1,840 59.92% 3,071 Louisa County 879 68.62% 366 28.57% 36 2.81% 513 40.05% 1,281 Lunenburg County 1,141 91.50% 92 7.38% 14 1.12% 1,049 84.12% 1,247 Madison County 849 61.52% 522 37.83% 9 0.65% 327 23.70% 1,380 Mathews County 652 56.50% 488 42.29% 14 1.21% 164 14.21% 1,154 Mecklenburg County 2,188 88.30% 275 11.10% 15 0.61% 1,913 77.20% 2,478 Middlesex County 595 80.19% 127 17.12% 20 2.70% 468 63.07% 742 Montgomery County 1,805 53.01% 1,522 44.70% 78 2.29% 283 8.31% 3,405 Nansemond County 1,264 86.22% 196 13.37% 6 0.41% 1,068 72.85% 1,466 Nelson County 1,457 85.61% 238 13.98% 7 0.41% 1,219 71.62% 1,702 New Kent County 286 70.44% 115 28.33% 5 1.23% 171 42.12% 406 Norfolk County 2,926 72.09% 1,072 26.41% 61 1.50% 1,854 45.68% 4,059 Northampton County 1,264 80.15% 298 18.90% 15 0.95% 966 61.26% 1,577 Northumberland County 630 71.27% 245 27.71% 9 1.02% 385 43.55% 884 Nottoway County 1,348 80.67% 277 16.58% 46 2.75% 1,071 64.09% 1,671 Orange County 1,253 79.96% 309 19.72% 5 0.32% 944 60.24% 1,567 Page County 1,851 58.61% 1,261 39.93% 46 1.46% 590 18.68% 3,158 Patrick County 1,342 72.42% 486 26.23% 25 1.35% 856 46.20% 1,853 Pittsylvania County 3,124 81.35% 656 17.08% 60 1.56% 2,468 64.27% 3,840 Powhatan County 433 78.02% 108 19.46% 14 2.52% 325 58.56% 555 Prince Edward County 970 81.04% 196 16.37% 31 2.59% 774 64.66% 1,197 Prince George County 597 83.03% 115 15.99% 7 0.97% 482 67.04% 719 Prince William County 1,499 78.61% 386 20.24% 22 1.15% 1,113 58.36% 1,907 Princess Anne County 1,451 76.29% 432 22.71% 19 1.00% 1,019 53.58% 1,902 Pulaski County 2,314 66.99% 1,109 32.11% 31 0.90% 1,205 34.89% 3,454 Rappahannock County 590 81.94% 124 17.22% 6 0.83% 466 64.72% 720 Richmond County 461 69.95% 192 29.14% 6 0.91% 269 40.82% 659 Roanoke County 2,509 58.79% 1,704 39.93% 55 1.29% 805 18.86% 4,268 Rockbridge County 1,764 67.35% 811 30.97% 44 1.68% 953 36.39% 2,619 Rockingham County 2,750 53.85% 2,194 42.96% 163 3.19% 556 10.89% 5,107 Russell County 3,274 70.09% 1,386 29.67% 11 0.24% 1,888 40.42% 4,671 Scott County 2,137 55.64% 1,673 43.56% 31 0.81% 464 12.08% 3,841 Shenandoah County 2,635 50.51% 2,514 48.19% 68 1.30% 121 2.32% 5,217 Smyth County 2,287 54.50% 1,843 43.92% 66 1.57% 444 10.58% 4,196 Southampton County 1,357 87.15% 182 11.69% 18 1.16% 1,175 75.47% 1,557 Spotsylvania County 784 68.35% 346 30.17% 17 1.48% 438 38.19% 1,147 Stafford County 731 61.38% 454 38.12% 6 0.50% 277 23.26% 1,191 Surry County 653 88.72% 73 9.92% 10 1.36% 580 78.80% 736 Sussex County 688 83.39% 122 14.79% 15 1.82% 566 68.61% 825 Tazewell County 2,713 56.97% 2,005 42.10% 44 0.92% 708 14.87% 4,762 Warren County 1,096 74.46% 367 24.93% 9 0.61% 729 49.52% 1,472 Warwick County 645 71.67% 242 26.89% 13 1.44% 403 44.78% 900 Washington County 2,784 60.17% 1,774 38.34% 69 1.49% 1,010 21.83% 4,627 Westmoreland County 641 74.80% 212 24.74% 4 0.47% 429 50.06% 857 Wise County 5,276 68.13% 2,405 31.06% 63 0.81% 2,871 37.07% 7,744 Wythe County 1,866 53.56% 1,589 45.61% 29 0.83% 277 7.95% 3,484 York County 457 56.84% 309 38.43% 38 4.73% 148 18.41% 804 Alexandria City 2,941 70.29% 1,199 28.66% 44 1.05% 1,742 41.63% 4,184 Bristol City 1,252 79.09% 307 19.39% 24 1.52% 945 59.70% 1,583 Buena Vista City 258 58.90% 154 35.16% 26 5.94% 104 23.74% 438 Charlottesville City 1,287 75.53% 409 24.00% 8 0.47% 878 51.53% 1,704 Clifton Forge City 917 72.15% 328 25.81% 26 2.05% 589 46.34% 1,271 Danville City 2,264 73.41% 740 23.99% 80 2.59% 1,524 49.42% 3,084 Fredericksburg City 812 68.18% 366 30.73% 13 1.09% 446 37.45% 1,191 Hampton City 772 71.22% 294 27.12% 18 1.66% 478 44.10% 1,084 Harrisonburg City 995 58.81% 665 39.30% 32 1.89% 330 19.50% 1,692 Hopewell City 957 72.50% 342 25.91% 21 1.59% 615 46.59% 1,320 Lynchburg City 3,656 74.07% 1,200 24.31% 80 1.62% 2,456 49.76% 4,936 Martinsville City 739 77.14% 212 22.13% 7 0.73% 527 55.01% 958 Newport News City 2,703 62.80% 1,515 35.20% 86 2.00% 1,188 27.60% 4,304 Norfolk City 8,814 65.45% 4,403 32.69% 250 1.86% 4,411 32.75% 13,467 Petersburg City 1,920 78.69% 490 20.08% 30 1.23% 1,430 58.61% 2,440 Portsmouth City 3,344 63.17% 1,840 34.76% 110 2.08% 1,504 28.41% 5,294 Radford City 542 59.63% 341 37.51% 26 2.86% 201 22.11% 909 Richmond City 14,631 70.75% 5,602 27.09% 448 2.17% 9,029 43.66% 20,681 Roanoke City 6,215 65.15% 3,195 33.49% 130 1.36% 3,020 31.66% 9,540 South Norfolk City 597 63.17% 329 34.81% 19 2.01% 268 28.36% 945 Staunton City 988 63.54% 551 35.43% 16 1.03% 437 28.10% 1,555 Suffolk City 1,013 78.71% 265 20.59% 9 0.70% 748 58.12% 1,287 Williamsburg City 387 76.63% 99 19.60% 19 3.76% 288 57.03% 505 Winchester City 1,179 61.73% 698 36.54% 33 1.73% 481 25.18% 1,910Totals203,97968.46%89,63730.09%4,3261.45%114,34238.38%297,942 Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic 18em Arlington Alleghany Augusta Bath Bland Botetourt Carroll Charles City Chesterfield Elizabeth City Fairfax Giles Gloucester Greene Grayson Henrico Highland Isle of Wight James City King and Queen King George Lancaster Lee Louisa Madison Mathews Montgomery New Kent Norfolk Northumberland Patrick Pittsylvania Page Princess Anne Pulaski Richmond Roanoke Rockingham Scott Smyth Shenandoah Spotsylvania Stafford Tazewell Westmoreland Warick Washington Wythe York Alexandria Buena Vista Clifton Forge Danville Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Hopewell Lynchburg Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News Radford Richmond Roanoke South Norfolk Staunton Winchester Analysis Although Roosevelt won Virginia by a margin that exceeded Woodrow Wilson’s two victories in the state and was the best Democratic performance since Andrew Jackson exactly a century previously, Hoover—despite losing every county except Floyd—was still able to maintain a small portion of the urban and Tidewater gains made by the Republicans during the 1920s. In some counties of the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula, the incumbent president bettered Calvin Coolidge’s 1924 performance even in a depression year. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Carroll County, Highland County, and Shenandoah County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is the closest anyone has come to sweeping every Virginia county since 1820. References Virginia 1932 Category:1932 Virginia elections