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1932 United States presidential election
1932 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1928 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1928 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1936 November 8, 1932 x200px President Hoover portrait (cropped).jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) California Charles Curtis 36 1,453,540 50.84% FDR in 1933 (3x4).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John N. Garner 0 1,295,948 45.33% 300px County results 300px Municipality results 300px
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The 1932 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, President Herbert Hoover, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hoover won Pennsylvania by a margin of 5.51%. With 50.84% of the popular vote, Pennsylvania would be Hoover's third strongest state in the nation after Vermont and Maine.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1932&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1932 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Pennsylvania was one of only six states – along with Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont – which voted to re-elect the embattled Hoover, who was widely unpopular over his failure to adequately address the Great Depression.
This is the last election where the Republican candidate carried Philadelphia County, then still controlled by a Republican political machine, in a presidential election.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 was the last time that Luzerne County voted for the statewide losing candidate until 2020. This is also one of only four occasions where Pennsylvania and Michigan voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics.https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/blue-wall-states-harris-trump-analysis/index.html Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics CNN Brownstein Ronald September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024The other times were in 1856, 1940, and 1976. Additionally, this was the only one of the four where Pennsylvania backed the Republican and Michigan backed the Democrat.
Results
1932 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaDavid Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1932&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1932 Presidential General Election Results – PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Herbert Hoover (incumbent) 1,453,540 50.84% 36 Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt 1,295,948 45.33% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 91,223 3.19% 0 Prohibition William Upshaw 11,369 0.40% 0 Communist William Z. Foster 5,659 0.20% 0 Jobless James Cox 726 0.03% 0 Industrialist Verne L. Reynolds 659 0.02% 0 Totals 2,858,247 100.00% 36
Results by county
County Herbert HooverRepublican Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Norman ThomasGéoelections; 1932 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15 on request)Socialist Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescastRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 309-313 9780804716963 # % # % # % # % # % Adams 6,084 45.09% 7,185 53.25% 158 1.17% 67 0.50% -1,101 -8.16% 13,494 Allegheny 152,326 42.43% 189,839 52.88% 14,777 4.12% 2,061 0.57% -37,513 -10.45% 359,003 Armstrong 10,884 52.10% 9,230 44.18% 483 2.31% 293 1.40% 1,654 7.92% 20,890 Beaver 19,751 47.87% 19,805 48.00% 1,325 3.21% 379 0.92% -54 -0.13% 41,260 Bedford 6,597 54.29% 5,075 41.76% 350 2.88% 130 1.07% 1,522 12.52% 12,152 Berks 27,073 37.07% 29,763 40.76% 15,988 21.89% 199 0.27% -2,690 -3.68% 73,023 Blair 19,553 56.95% 13,709 39.93% 840 2.45% 232 0.68% 5,844 17.02% 34,334 Bradford 11,521 63.34% 5,970 32.82% 562 3.09% 135 0.74% 5,551 30.52% 18,188 Bucks 22,331 59.07% 14,135 37.39% 1,203 3.18% 138 0.37% 8,196 21.68% 37,807 Butler 11,543 54.77% 8,717 41.36% 535 2.54% 280 1.33% 2,826 13.41% 21,075 Cambria 21,351 41.75% 28,197 55.13% 1,245 2.43% 352 0.69% -6,846 -13.39% 51,145 Cameron 1,438 64.31% 748 33.45% 36 1.61% 14 0.63% 690 30.86% 2,236 Carbon 9,918 48.52% 9,874 48.30% 604 2.95% 45 0.22% 44 0.22% 20,441 Centre 8,264 52.55% 7,053 44.85% 244 1.55% 165 1.05% 1,211 7.70% 15,726 Chester 29,425 69.21% 12,040 28.32% 879 2.07% 173 0.41% 17,385 40.89% 42,517 Clarion 5,991 46.05% 6,651 51.12% 211 1.62% 158 1.21% -660 -5.07% 13,011 Clearfield 10,500 46.84% 11,029 49.20% 675 3.01% 213 0.95% -529 -2.36% 22,417 Clinton 4,851 54.54% 3,741 42.06% 244 2.74% 58 0.65% 1,110 12.48% 8,894 Columbia 8,791 44.43% 10,640 53.77% 186 0.94% 170 0.86% -1,849 -9.34% 19,787 Crawford 10,918 51.72% 9,382 44.44% 505 2.39% 306 1.45% 1,536 7.28% 21,111 Cumberland 13,098 50.86% 12,086 46.93% 257 1.00% 310 1.20% 1,012 3.93% 25,751 Dauphin 36,278 60.31% 22,412 37.26% 1,098 1.83% 364 0.61% 13,866 23.05% 60,152 Delaware 75,291 68.19% 32,413 29.36% 2,372 2.15% 333 0.30% 42,878 38.84% 110,409 Elk 5,797 46.39% 6,461 51.70% 184 1.47% 55 0.44% -664 -5.31% 12,497 Erie 18,371 45.43% 19,592 48.44% 2,027 5.01% 452 1.12% -1,221 -3.02% 40,442 Fayette 15,903 35.26% 27,662 61.33% 1,222 2.71% 319 0.71% -11,759 -26.07% 45,106 Forest 1,090 63.34% 569 33.06% 27 1.57% 35 2.03% 521 30.27% 1,721 Franklin 10,992 52.96% 9,338 44.99% 266 1.28% 161 0.78% 1,654 7.97% 20,757 Fulton 1,410 41.83% 1,921 56.99% 15 0.44% 25 0.74% -511 -15.16% 3,371 Greene 4,808 33.41% 9,322 64.77% 111 0.77% 152 1.06% -4,514 -31.36% 14,393 Huntingdon 7,371 66.39% 3,426 30.86% 181 1.63% 125 1.13% 3,945 35.53% 11,103 Indiana 12,727 57.24% 8,606 38.70% 625 2.81% 277 1.25% 4,121 18.53% 22,235 Jefferson 8,246 52.48% 6,570 41.81% 697 4.44% 200 1.27% 1,676 10.67% 15,713 Juniata 2,752 48.44% 2,805 49.38% 40 0.70% 84 1.48% -53 -0.93% 5,681 Lackawanna 34,632 45.24% 40,793 53.28% 865 1.13% 270 0.35% -6,161 -8.05% 76,560 Lancaster 34,502 56.54% 24,406 40.00% 1,757 2.88% 354 0.58% 10,096 16.55% 61,019 Lawrence 13,064 55.10% 9,390 39.61% 883 3.72% 372 1.57% 3,674 15.50% 23,709 Lebanon 10,487 58.97% 5,924 33.31% 1,256 7.06% 117 0.66% 4,563 25.66% 17,784 Lehigh 21,169 46.95% 21,939 48.65% 1,858 4.12% 127 0.28% -770 -1.71% 45,093 Luzerne 52,672 45.44% 60,975 52.60% 1,943 1.68% 338 0.29% -8,303 -7.16% 115,928 Lycoming 16,212 55.43% 11,499 39.31% 1,164 3.98% 375 1.28% 4,713 16.11% 29,250 McKean 9,970 65.01% 4,661 30.39% 607 3.96% 97 0.63% 5,309 34.62% 15,335 Mercer 14,057 53.53% 10,961 41.74% 827 3.15% 413 1.57% 3,096 11.79% 26,258 Mifflin 5,525 58.95% 3,654 38.99% 121 1.29% 72 0.77% 1,871 19.96% 9,372 Monroe 4,659 41.60% 6,357 56.76% 143 1.28% 40 0.36% -1,698 -15.16% 11,199 Montgomery 64,619 64.00% 32,971 32.66% 3,168 3.14% 203 0.20% 31,648 31.35% 100,961 Montour 2,159 44.24% 2,677 54.86% 30 0.61% 14 0.29% -518 -10.61% 4,880 Northampton 20,779 45.04% 24,009 52.04% 1,148 2.49% 197 0.43% -3,230 -7.00% 46,133 Northumberland 17,982 42.35% 23,114 54.43% 1,265 2.98% 103 0.24% -5,132 -12.09% 42,464 Perry 4,402 53.23% 3,733 45.14% 66 0.80% 68 0.82% 669 8.09% 8,269 Philadelphia 331,092 54.54% 260,276 42.88% 13,038 2.15% 2,608 0.43% 70,816 11.67% 607,014 Pike 1,649 46.36% 1,844 51.84% 57 1.60% 7 0.20% -195 -5.48% 3,557 Potter 3,847 58.53% 2,271 34.55% 384 5.84% 71 1.08% 1,576 23.98% 6,573 Schuylkill 32,492 46.88% 35,023 50.53% 1,405 2.03% 385 0.56% -2,531 -3.65% 69,305 Snyder 3,423 59.37% 2,176 37.74% 97 1.68% 70 1.21% 1,247 21.63% 5,766 Somerset 11,857 58.56% 7,919 39.11% 339 1.67% 134 0.66% 3,938 19.45% 20,249 Sullivan 1,457 46.77% 1,602 51.42% 35 1.12% 21 0.67% -145 -4.65% 3,115 Susquehanna 6,884 55.99% 5,171 42.06% 168 1.37% 72 0.59% 1,713 13.93% 12,295 Tioga 9,583 75.00% 3,004 23.51% 119 0.93% 72 0.56% 6,579 51.49% 12,778 Union 3,534 61.63% 1,948 33.97% 187 3.26% 65 1.13% 1,586 27.66% 5,734 Venango 12,230 64.07% 6,174 32.34% 308 1.61% 376 1.97% 6,056 31.73% 19,088 Warren 7,872 57.24% 5,254 38.20% 476 3.46% 151 1.10% 2,618 19.04% 13,753 Washington 21,447 40.82% 28,934 55.07% 1,556 2.96% 599 1.14% -7,487 -14.25% 52,536 Wayne 6,215 61.47% 3,666 36.26% 160 1.58% 70 0.69% 2,549 25.21% 10,111 Westmoreland 30,426 37.73% 45,436 56.34% 3,988 4.94% 801 0.99% -15,010 -18.61% 80,651 Wyoming 3,968 58.00% 2,728 39.88% 84 1.23% 61 0.89% 1,240 18.13% 6,841 York 25,430 44.33% 29,313 51.10% 1,549 2.70% 1,073 1.87% -3,883 -6.77% 57,365Totals1,464,53351.24%1,284,23544.93%91,2233.19%18,2560.64%180,2986.31%2,858,247
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
20em
Adams
Allegheny
Beaver
Berks
Cambria
Clarion
Clearfield
Columbia
Erie
Fayette
Fulton
Greene
Juniata
Lehigh
Monroe
Montour
Northumberland
Northampton
Pike
Schuylkill
Sullivan
Washington
Westmoreland
York
See also
United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
Notes
References
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