1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

none June 2025 September 2023 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1928 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1936 x200px FDR in 1933 (3x4).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John Nance Garner 12 707,410 63.46% President Hoover portrait (cropped).jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) California Charles Curtis 0 347,741 31.19% 300px 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg County results Roosevelt #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% 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 Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wisconsin had since the decline of the Populist movement been substantially a one-party state dominated by the Republican Party.Burnham, Walter Dean; 'The System of 1896: An Analysis'; in The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 178-179 0313213798 The Democratic Party became entirely uncompetitive outside certain German Catholic counties adjoining Lake Michigan as the upper classes, along with the majority of workers who followed them, completely fled from William Jennings Bryan's agrarian and free silver sympathies.Sundquist, James; Politics and Policy: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years, p. 526 0815719094 As Democratic strength weakened severely after 1894 – although the state did develop a strong Socialist Party to provide opposition to the GOP – Wisconsin developed the direct Republican primary in 1903 and this ultimately created competition between the "League" under Robert M. La Follette, and the conservative "Regular" faction.Hansen, John Mark; Shigeo Hirano, and Snyder, James M. Jr.; 'Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900–1980'; in Gerber, Alan S. and Schickler, Eric; Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America, pp. 165-168 978-1-107-09509-0 The beginning of the 1910s would see a minor Democratic revival as many La Follette progressives endorsed Woodrow Wilson,Crews, Kenneth D.; 'Woodrow Wilson, Wisconsin, and the Election of 1912'; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3: 'Presidents, Vice Presidents and Political Parties: Performance and Prospects' (Summer, 1982), pp. 369-376 but this flirtation would not be long-lasting as Wilson's "Anglophile" foreign policies were severely opposed by Wisconsin's largely German- and Scandinavian-American populace.Leary, William M. (jr.); 'Woodrow Wilson, Irish Americans, and the Election of 1916'; The Journal of American History, Vol. 54, No. 1 (June 1967), pp. 57-72 Subsequent federal elections saw the Midwest desert the Democratic Party even more completely due to supposed preferential treatment of Southern farmers,Morello, John A.; Albert D. Lasker, Advertising, and the Election of Warren G. Harding, p. 64 0275970302 and in Wisconsin there were never more than three Democrats in the state legislature (and none in the State Senate) between 1921 and 1929. The Great Depression, apart from providing a revitalized Socialist Party and small Democratic gains – did not affect the state's politics, which continued to be dominated by the La Follette family, substantially. Nonetheless, given that that family had never endorsed incumbent GOP President Herbert Hoover, the national Republican Party was pleased when a conservative, Walter J. Kohler Sr., won the gubernatorial nomination.'Republicans Hail La Follette Defeat as Trend to Hoover: See Swing to Conservatism as Capital Diagnoses Progressives' Upset in Wisconsin'; The New York Times, September 22, 1932, p. 1 Interviews at the beginning of October said that with the aid of La Follette forces Roosevelt would carry the state,'Roosevelt Outlook Bright in Wisconsin: Trend Is Strong Among the Progressives and Leaders Are Unlikely to Interfere'; The New York Times, October 2, 1932, p. 30 and a poll a week into that month had Democratic nominee and New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt ahead of incumbent President Hoover by more than two-to-one.'Gov. Roosevelt Adds to Digest Poll Lead: Runs Ahead in 14 Out of 20 States, With 798,000 Ballots Counted'; Daily Boston Globe, October 7, 1932, p. 30 The Progressive leader Robert M. La Follette Jr. announced his support for Roosevelt and the state Democratic ticket,'La Follette Out for Roosevelt: Senator Also to Support Wisconsin Democrats Declares President Has Been Wrong on Progressive Issues'; Daily Boston Globe, October 20, 1932, p. 17 and said Hoover was a "reactionary" and "wrong on every issue".'Roosevelt Back by R.M. La Follette: Hoover Criticized as Reactionary in Appeal to His Faction by Wisconsin Senator'; Special to The New York Times, October 20, 1932, p. 15 Later polls in October only served to increase Roosevelt's advantage,'Roosevelt Leading in Digest Poll, 3—2: Hoover Ahead in All New England And in New Jersey – Others Are For Democratic Ticket'; Boston Daily Globe, October 21, 1932, p. 32 and in the end he carried Wisconsin by more than two-to-one despite a strong vote for Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas, who won over twelve percent in Milwaukee County. Wisconsin would prove Thomas' strongest state,https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1932&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1932 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas although he did not receive half the percentage gained by Eugene V. Debs in 1920. Roosevelt won every county except the two Yankee strongholds of Rock and Walworth,See Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 427–429 978-0-691-16324-6 which had been Calvin Coolidge's best counties when Robert M. La Follette Sr. carried his home state in 1924. With his win in Wisconsin, Roosevelt became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Woodrow Wilson in 1912 to carry the state and the first since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state with a majority of the popular vote (Wilson's win and Grover Cleveland's in 1892 were only pluralities). Roosevelt's landslide ended many very long streaks of Republican dominance in various counties across the state. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to ever win the following counties: Adams County, Barron County, Burnett County, Clark County, Door County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Florence County, Jackson County, Pepin County, Pierce County, Polk County, Richland County, Rusk County, Trempealeau County, and Waupaca County. Roosevelt was also the first Democrat since Pierce in 1852 to carry Vernon County and Waushara County. A number of others had not voted Democratic since various elections in the latter half of the 19th century. Results 1932 United States presidential election in WisconsinWisconsin Historical Society, Certificate of Board of State Canvassers Relative to Presidential Candidates and Presidential Electors – November 8, 1932The Wisconsin Blue Book 1933 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library Summary Vote For President Madison, Wisconsin 531 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWPG6E4D5P7OSQ82/full/ABBUCHUY3G2RDP8KPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt 707,410 63.46% 12 Republican Herbert Hoover (incumbent) 347,741 31.19% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 53,379 4.79% 0 Independent Communist William Z. Foster 3,112 0.28% 0 Prohibition William D. Upshaw 2,672 0.24% 0 Independent Socialist Labor Verne L. Reynolds 494 0.04% 0 Write-in ScatteringThe Scattering votes are not listed in the 1933 Blue Book. The Board of Canvassers report shows the Scattering vote in its own column, separate from the total vote per county. All 7 Scattering votes were cast in Eau Claire County 7 0.00% 0 Totals 1,114,815 100.00% 12 Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Herbert HooverRepublican Norman ThomasSocialist Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,120 71.89% 777 26.35% 33 1.12% 19 0.64% 1,343 45.54% 2,949 Ashland 5,405 64.90% 2,646 31.77% 170 2.04% 107 1.28% 2,759 33.13% 8,328 Barron 7,413 63.35% 3,852 32.92% 323 2.76% 113 0.97% 3,561 30.43% 11,701 Bayfield 2,981 55.88% 2,035 38.14% 189 3.54% 130 2.44% 946 17.73% 5,335 Brown 19,990 72.34% 7,150 25.87% 453 1.64% 41 0.15% 12,840 46.46% 27,634 Buffalo 3,252 64.68% 1,711 34.03% 43 0.86% 22 0.44% 1,541 30.65% 5,028 Burnett 2,437 63.58% 1,281 33.42% 90 2.35% 25 0.65% 1,156 30.16% 3,833 Calumet 5,485 80.84% 1,213 17.88% 68 1.00% 19 0.28% 4,272 62.96% 6,785 Chippewa 8,445 62.92% 4,792 35.71% 141 1.05% 43 0.32% 3,653 27.22% 13,421 Clark 8,372 69.77% 3,132 26.10% 362 3.02% 133 1.11% 5,240 43.67% 11,999 Columbia 8,455 61.98% 4,970 36.43% 158 1.16% 58 0.43% 3,485 25.55% 13,641 Crawford 4,754 70.24% 1,943 28.71% 36 0.53% 35 0.52% 2,811 41.53% 6,768 Dane 26,841 56.13% 19,083 39.90% 1,725 3.61% 174 0.36% 7,758 16.22% 47,823 Dodge 15,874 75.06% 4,936 23.34% 298 1.41% 40 0.19% 10,938 51.72% 21,148 Door 4,149 61.61% 2,488 36.95% 76 1.13% 21 0.31% 1,661 24.67% 6,734 Douglas 9,715 51.27% 7,888 41.63% 1,113 5.87% 233 1.23% 1,827 9.64% 18,949 Dunn 4,936 54.19% 3,898 42.80% 225 2.47% 49 0.54% 1,038 11.40% 9,108 Eau Claire 7,565 49.28% 7,487 48.78% 254 1.65% 44 0.29% 78 0.51% 15,350 Florence 965 55.33% 714 40.94% 41 2.35% 24 1.38% 251 14.39% 1,744 Fond du Lac 16,143 64.56% 8,436 33.74% 336 1.34% 89 0.36% 7,707 30.82% 25,004 Forest 2,595 76.03% 768 22.50% 38 1.11% 12 0.35% 1,827 53.53% 3,413 Grant 9,701 60.94% 5,986 37.60% 153 0.96% 79 0.50% 3,715 23.34% 15,919 Green 5,406 61.73% 3,190 36.42% 97 1.11% 65 0.74% 2,216 25.30% 8,758 Green Lake 4,446 66.53% 2,179 32.61% 32 0.48% 26 0.39% 2,267 33.92% 6,683 Iowa 4,621 58.82% 3,113 39.63% 65 0.83% 57 0.73% 1,508 19.20% 7,856 Iron 2,338 66.36% 891 25.29% 115 3.26% 179 5.08% 1,447 41.07% 3,523 Jackson 3,813 64.42% 1,983 33.50% 100 1.69% 23 0.39% 1,830 30.92% 5,919 Jefferson 11,230 68.28% 5,062 30.78% 117 0.71% 39 0.24% 6,168 37.50% 16,448 Juneau 4,723 68.75% 2,018 29.37% 92 1.34% 37 0.54% 2,705 39.37% 6,870 Kenosha 14,373 60.13% 7,307 30.57% 1,972 8.25% 251 1.05% 7,066 29.56% 23,903 Kewaunee 5,200 84.94% 879 14.36% 24 0.39% 19 0.31% 4,321 70.58% 6,122 La Crosse 12,919 62.07% 7,686 36.93% 144 0.69% 63The 1933 Blue Book contains a typo for Foster in this county. Per the Board of Canvassers report, the correct figure is 43, not 36. Using the Blue Book figure causes Foster's county figures to not add up to the stated total. 0.30% 5,233 25.14% 20,812 Lafayette 4,886 59.49% 3,246 39.52% 59 0.72% 22 0.27% 1,640 19.97% 8,213 Langlade 6,332 71.56% 2,340 26.44% 132 1.49% 45 0.51% 3,992 45.11% 8,849 Lincoln 5,093 61.57% 2,958 35.76% 145 1.75% 76 0.92% 2,135 25.81% 8,272 Manitowoc 15,696 75.44% 4,573 21.98% 480 2.31% 56 0.27% 11,123 53.46% 20,805 Marathon 17,744 72.13% 6,210 25.24% 583 2.37% 64 0.26% 11,534 46.88% 24,601 Marinette 6,508 53.41% 5,249 43.08% 380 3.12% 48 0.39% 1,259 10.33% 12,185 Marquette 2,504 63.88% 1,365 34.80% 33 0.84% 20 0.51% 1,139 29.04% 3,922 Milwaukee 170,202 65.62% 54,693 21.09% 32,874 12.67% 1,619 0.62% 115,509 44.53% 259,388 Monroe 6,757 67.88% 3,022 30.36% 94 0.94% 81 0.81% 3,735 37.52% 9,954 Oconto 6,440 68.04% 2,915 30.80% 73 0.77% 37 0.39% 3,525 37.24% 9,465 Oneida 4,542 65.70% 1,992 28.82% 350 5.06% 29 0.42% 2,550 36.89% 6,913 Outagamie 16,186 64.44% 8,517 33.91% 368 1.47% 47 0.19% 7,669 30.53% 25,118 Ozaukee 5,770 80.59% 1,182 16.51% 191 2.67% 17 0.24% 4,588 64.08% 7,160 Pepin 1,931 61.79% 1,152 36.86% 28 0.90% 14 0.45% 779 24.93% 3,125 Pierce 4,115 51.57% 3,537 44.32% 284 3.56% 44 0.55% 578 7.24% 7,980 Polk 5,421 58.72% 3,425 37.10% 320 3.47% 66 0.71% 1,996 21.62% 9,232 Portage 9,195 71.72% 3,434 26.79% 159 1.24% 32 0.25% 5,761 44.94% 12,820 Price 4,114 63.69% 2,023 31.32% 183 2.83% 139 2.15% 2,091 32.37% 6,459 Racine 19,960 60.31% 10,754 32.49% 2,110 6.38% 273 0.82% 9,206 27.82% 33,097 Richland 4,027 54.16% 3,256 43.79% 71 0.95% 81 1.09% 771 10.37% 7,435 Rock 12,612 42.03% 16,825 56.07% 472 1.57% 99 0.33% -4,213 -14.04% 30,008 Rusk 3,194 59.04% 1,942 35.90% 223 4.12% 51 0.94% 1,252 23.14% 5,410 Sauk 7,638 59.36% 5,063 39.35% 101 0.78% 65 0.51% 2,575 20.01% 12,867 Sawyer 2,381 64.35% 1,179 31.86% 110 2.97% 30 0.81% 1,202 32.49% 3,700 Shawano 7,593 73.24% 2,450 23.63% 285 2.75% 39 0.38% 5,143 49.61% 10,367 Sheboygan 18,029 67.62% 7,454 27.96% 1,029 3.86% 149 0.56% 10,575 39.66% 26,661 St. Croix 6,374 59.58% 4,059 37.94% 218 2.04% 47 0.44% 2,315 21.64% 10,698 Taylor 4,219 70.94% 1,107 18.61% 581 9.77% 40 0.67% 3,112 52.33% 5,947 Trempealeau 5,786 66.06% 2,874 32.81% 62 0.71% 37 0.42% 2,912 33.25% 8,759 Vernon 5,939 65.57% 2,979 32.89% 67 0.74% 72 0.79% 2,960 32.68% 9,057 Vilas 2,036 61.34% 1,138 34.29% 57 1.72% 88 2.65% 898 27.06% 3,319 Walworth 6,790 45.72% 7,858 52.91% 154 1.04% 50 0.34% -1,068 -7.19% 14,852 Washburn 2,619 60.51% 1,501 34.68% 181 4.18% 27 0.62% 1,118 25.83% 4,328 Washington 8,570 78.02% 2,209 20.11% 186 1.69% 20 0.18% 6,361 57.91% 10,985 Waukesha 13,487 59.65% 8,538 37.76% 516 2.28% 68 0.30% 4,949 21.89% 22,609 Waupaca 8,179 60.42% 5,082 37.54% 237 1.75% 38 0.28% 3,097 22.88% 13,536 Waushara 3,073 53.56% 2,541 44.28% 78 1.36% 46 0.80% 532 9.27% 5,738 Winnebago 15,591 55.98% 11,505 41.31% 594 2.13% 162 0.58% 4,086 14.67% 27,852 Wood 9,215 67.65% 4,100 30.10% 228 1.67% 78 0.57% 5,115 37.55% 13,621Totals707,41063.46%347,74131.19%53,3794.79%6,2850.56%359,66932.26%1,114,815 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 18em Adams Ashland Barron Bayfield Buffalo Burnett Chippewa Clark Columbia Crawford Dane Dodge Door Douglas Dunn Eau Claire Florence Fond du Lac Forest Grant Green Green Lake Iowa Jackson Jefferson Juneau Kenosha La Crosse Lafayette Lincoln Marinette Marquette Monroe Oconto Oneida Pepin Pierce Polk Price Racine Richland Rusk Sauk Sawyer Shawano Sheboygan St. Croix Taylor Trempealeau Vernon Vilas Washburn Waukesha Waupaca Waushara Winnebago Wood Electors These were the names of the electors for each ticket. Franklin D. Roosevelt & John Nance GarnerDemocratic Party Herbert Hoover & Charles CurtisRepublican Party Norman Thomas & James H. MaurerSocialist Party William Z. Foster & James W. FordCommunist Party William D. Upshaw & Frank S. ReganProhibition Party Verne L. Reynolds & John W. AikenSocialist Labor Party text-align:center William P. Rubin Leo P. Fox Peter Pirsch B. J. Husting A. H. Schubert Anton P. Gawronski William J. McCauley Frank W. Bucklin L. M. Nash Lewis Nelson Ferris White Fred W. Keller text-align:center Annie E. Flanders Cyrus L. Philipp Arthur L. Olson Edward Walden Harry Carthew George Meredith Oscar H. Morris Elizabeth Pantzer A. M. Christopherson M. C. Wilharms Herman T. Lange Philip E. Nelson text-align:center A. L. Reitman Frank J. Weber Isma Palmini Frank Haas Irwin Labonne Gladys Pasbrig Rudolph Beyer Charles Chuck Christopher Bloom Carl Ben Gerald Gilles John Johnson text-align:center George Bunn John Plutal John Cats Rudolph Longhammer George Walker Ben Fifer John Working Tony Bolavage Esther Mattson Alrick J. Lambert August Brocker Sadie Anderson text-align:center Edwin Kerswill Ada L. Ibson John E. Jones Jane Robinson A. S. Fries William R. Nethercut John E. Clayton A. F. Collins Mrs. A. R. Treat Florence Kethroe C. R. Gaylord Alexander McEathron text-align:center Charles S. Ehrhardt Richard Koeppel Dimiter Botzeff Joseph Brautigam Truman F. Davis Sam Djakulovich Mark J. Golubich Alex Gradijan Anton Jonas Steve Paschke Christopher Stanoff Adolf Wiggert See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin Notes References 60em Wisconsin 1932 Category:1932 Wisconsin elections