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1932 United States presidential election in California

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FieldValue
election_name1932 United States presidential election in California
countryCalifornia
flag_imageFlag of California (1924–1953).pngborder
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1928 United States presidential election in California
previous_year1928
next_election1936 United States presidential election in California
next_year1936
turnout80.65% (of registered voters) 0.87 pp
65.22% (of eligible voters) 8.24 pp
election_dateNovember 8, 1932
image_sizex200px
image1FDR in 1933 (3x4).jpg
nominee1**Franklin D. Roosevelt**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1New York
running_mate1**John Nance Garner**
electoral_vote1**22**
popular_vote1**1,324,157**
percentage1**58.39%**
image2President Hoover portrait (cropped).jpg
nominee2Herbert Hoover
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2California
running_mate2Charles Curtis
electoral_vote20
popular_vote2847,902
percentage237.39%
map_image325px
map_size400px
map_captionCounty results
titlePresident
before_electionHerbert Hoover
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionFranklin D. Roosevelt
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Main article: 1932 United States presidential election

65.22% (of eligible voters) 8.24 pp

Roosevelt Hoover

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. Alpine and Orange counties had never voted Democratic before this election, Alameda County had last voted for a Democrat in 1856, Humboldt County had not gone Democratic since Stephen Douglas carried it in 1860, 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

PartyPledged toElectorVotesVotes cast2,267,966
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltAnne Banning1,324,157
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltEdward W. Cahill1,322,261
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltJohn P. Carter1,322,095
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltCharles L. Culbert1,321,953
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltP. J. Conkling1,321,926
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltPeter J. Haggerty1,321,817
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltJohn T. Gaffey1,321,810
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltCharles O. Dunbar1,321,792
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltR. F. Del Valle1,321,768
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltJ. Ed Hughes1,321,713
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltHenry E. Harwood1,321,695
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltClara H. Heller1,321,605
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltNicola Giulii1,321,574
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltJohn Stephen McGroarty1,321,539
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltW. R. Jacobs1,321,538
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltMattison B. Jones1,321,535
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltJohn E. King1,321,494
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltPatrick Francis O'Rourke1,321,446
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltCalvin L. Russell1,321,330
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltJackson H. Ralston1,321,295
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltGeorge M. Spicer1,321,013
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyFranklin D. RooseveltMary Marshall Wiley1,320,356
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverCarlos S. Stanley847,902
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverRichard M. Tobin847,113
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverHarry A. Milton847,028
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverRuth Comfort Mitchell Young847,017
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverHerbert Kerrigan847,005
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverGeorge C. Pardee846,991
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverJ. L. Elizabeth Lawless846,976
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverRobert Freeman846,950
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverHugh McNulty846,949
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverGeorge W. Clyde846,926
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverJohn F. Slavich846,919
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverMrs. Max Sloss846,888
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverEdward H. Ahlswede846,845
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverRalph E. Smith846,731
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverAlfred L. Bartlett846,627
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverHarry J. Tremaine846,598
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverEdwin A. Meserve846,553
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverE. P. Clarke846,521
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverJames W. Hanberry846,515
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverCora A. Shaw846,515
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverJohn F. Forward Jr.846,394
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican PartyHerbert HooverHelen Mattewson846,062
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasUpton Sinclair63,299
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasGeorge R. Kirkpatrick63,076
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasElbert E. Porter63,032
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasKate C. Gatz63,012
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAaron Shapiro63,012
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasSamuel Wisenberg62,990
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasEthelwyn Mills62,982
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasSamuel S. White62,980
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasElijah Nackus62,979
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAdam Gladys62,979
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasHarry Sherr62,978
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAgnes H. Downing62,977
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasIsaac C. Ruby62,974
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasCasimir I. Olexiewicz62,967
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasForrest J. Voorhie62,966
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasJoseph Porton62,964
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasHarvey R. Edward62,962
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAlthea M. Page62,956
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasRobert B. Whitaker62,950
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasBlanche F. Tipton62,944
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAddie M. Benedict62,942
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasGeorge A. Garrett62,922
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawM. Len Hutchins20,637
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawEthel G. Hubler20,443
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawJohn C. Bell20,388
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawAllie Simmons Wheeler20,382
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawH. A. Johnson20,373
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawDana G. Boleyn20,340
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawWilliam H. Moore20,318
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawThomas H. James20,313
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawO. U. Hull20,311
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawW. M. Nanney20,300
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawJ. S. Edwards20,299
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawJames P. M. Jensen20,272
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawJ. L. Rollins20,264
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawJoseph Fusch20,263
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawMinnie Goldthwaite20,260
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawW. P. Fassett20,256
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawM. Shelton20,252
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawL. E. Blochman20,240
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawG. Rath20,239
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawM. E. Leaves20,237
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawLura Hyden Boleyn20,213
Prohibition Party}}Prohibition PartyWilliam D. UpshawO. Oxendine20,191
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyWalter E. Owen9,827
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyGeorge D. Patrick9,770
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyVan Dyke Todd9,702
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyWarner Abbey9,701
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyJames V. Lippitt9,696
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyRoy E. Silvers9,694
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyGrace M. Baker9,687
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyClair P. Catterlin9,683
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyEdmond B. Clark9,683
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyPeter C. Christensen9,675
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyEmily Blanton9,666
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyOliver C. Campbelle9,666
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyH. V. Haney9,665
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyA. R. Blanton9,663
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveySarah E. Dyer9,658
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyLeRoy E. Enos9,655
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyGeorge Felsing9,654
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyPaul Holmes9,654
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyHalbert E. Higbee9,650
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyJ. W. Wemple9,650
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyIsla I. Bates9,649
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)}}Liberty PartyWilliam Hope HarveyGeorge House9,642
Independent}}"Write-inWilliam Z. Foster1,023
Independent}}"Write-inJames Ford994
Independent}}"Write-inScattering127

Results by county

CountyFranklin D. Roosevelt
DemocraticHerbert Hoover
RepublicanNorman Thomas
SocialistWilliam D. Upshaw
ProhibitionWilliam H. Harvey
LibertyWilliam Z. Foster
CommunistScattering
Write-inMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%Total1,324,15758.39%847,90237.39%63,2992.79%20,6370.91%9,8270.43%1,0230.05%1,1210.05%476,25521.00%2,267,966
Alameda106,38852.04%89,30343.68%6,5983.23%1,1460.56%7900.39%1110.05%1160.06%17,0858.36%204,452
Alpine5650.00%5347.32%21.79%00.00%10.89%00.00%00.00%32.68%112
Amador2,36772.97%82225.34%230.71%100.31%220.68%00.00%00.00%1,54547.63%3,244
Butte9,64565.03%4,32229.14%5243.53%1541.04%1871.26%00.00%00.00%5,32335.89%14,832
Calaveras1,74467.10%75429.01%662.54%140.54%210.81%00.00%00.00%99038.09%2,599
Colusa2,75269.11%1,09527.50%320.80%651.63%380.95%00.00%00.00%1,65741.61%3,982
Contra Costa17,21858.94%10,90737.33%8112.78%1440.49%910.31%210.07%220.08%6,31121.60%29,214
Del Norte1,31964.06%63730.94%723.50%50.24%261.26%00.00%00.00%68233.12%2,059
El Dorado3,03473.37%95623.12%842.03%260.63%350.85%00.00%00.00%2,07850.25%4,135
Fresno32,52869.90%12,13426.07%1,2112.60%5451.17%1190.26%00.00%00.00%20,39443.82%46,537
Glenn2,97365.07%1,43231.34%731.60%561.23%350.77%00.00%00.00%1,54133.73%4,569
Humboldt8,72354.20%6,79542.22%3252.02%1140.71%950.59%210.13%220.14%1,92811.98%16,095
Imperial8,77267.28%3,78329.01%2742.10%1751.34%350.27%00.00%00.00%4,98938.26%13,039
Inyo1,45964.61%69830.91%642.83%100.44%271.20%00.00%00.00%76133.70%2,258
Kern19,63470.32%7,01125.11%9623.45%1760.63%1370.49%00.00%00.00%12,62345.21%27,920
Kings5,19169.05%2,00926.72%1461.94%1231.64%490.65%00.00%00.00%3,18242.33%7,518
Lake2,34462.61%1,30134.75%601.60%260.69%130.35%00.00%00.00%1,04327.86%3,744
Lassen3,05670.41%1,16726.89%771.77%380.88%20.05%00.00%00.00%1,88943.53%4,340
Los Angeles554,47657.19%373,73838.55%27,5182.84%8,7130.90%4,1350.43%4580.05%5560.06%180,73818.64%969,594
Madera3,45770.15%1,24325.22%941.91%992.01%350.71%00.00%00.00%2,21444.93%4,928
Marin9,76457.45%6,48038.13%6543.85%680.40%240.14%30.02%30.02%3,28419.32%16,996
Mariposa1,38668.01%56027.48%492.40%170.83%261.28%00.00%00.00%82640.53%2,038
Mendocino5,86761.43%3,36535.23%1881.97%650.68%660.69%00.00%00.00%2,50226.20%9,551
Merced7,20267.10%2,92027.20%3773.51%1581.47%770.72%00.00%00.00%4,28239.89%10,734
Modoc1,64368.86%65527.45%421.76%301.26%160.67%00.00%00.00%98841.41%2,386
Mono37464.37%19934.25%61.03%10.17%10.17%00.00%00.00%17530.12%581
Monterey8,94256.77%6,20039.37%3232.05%1160.74%1691.07%00.00%00.00%2,74217.41%15,750
Napa5,74560.32%3,52136.97%1521.60%770.81%290.30%00.00%00.00%2,22423.35%9,524
Nevada3,54463.33%1,84232.92%1362.43%250.45%490.88%00.00%00.00%1,70230.41%5,596
Orange23,83548.37%22,62345.91%1,5773.20%9801.99%2570.52%20.00%20.00%1,2122.46%49,276
Placer6,20071.40%2,24225.82%1551.79%460.53%400.46%00.00%00.00%3,95845.58%8,683
Plumas2,03575.82%58221.68%542.01%120.45%10.04%00.00%00.00%1,45354.14%2,684
Riverside12,75545.37%14,11250.20%6932.47%4231.50%1290.46%00.00%00.00%-1,357-4.83%28,112
Sacramento36,37069.32%14,55327.74%9781.86%2950.56%2690.51%00.00%00.00%21,81741.58%52,465
San Benito2,28360.98%1,26933.89%521.39%320.85%1082.88%00.00%00.00%1,01427.08%3,744
San Bernardino24,88950.23%22,09444.59%1,5023.03%8581.73%2050.41%00.00%00.00%2,7955.64%49,548
San Diego45,62253.58%35,30541.46%3,1083.65%7590.89%3560.42%00.00%00.00%10,31712.12%85,150
San Francisco144,23664.62%70,15231.43%5,8022.60%1,9130.86%3430.15%3820.17%3690.17%74,08433.19%223,197
San Joaquin21,92963.33%11,14532.19%1,1373.29%2900.84%1150.33%40.01%60.02%10,78431.14%34,626
San Luis Obispo7,93365.77%3,44928.59%4173.46%1611.33%1020.85%00.00%00.00%4,48437.17%12,062
San Mateo19,09456.36%13,44239.68%9822.90%1210.36%2400.71%00.00%00.00%5,65216.68%33,879
Santa Barbara13,37357.42%8,86438.06%7073.04%1700.73%1700.73%00.00%70.03%4,50919.36%23,291
Santa Clara28,27249.14%27,35347.54%1,3772.39%3100.54%2050.36%80.01%60.01%9191.60%57,531
Santa Cruz8,24655.01%6,00540.06%3062.04%1511.01%2821.88%00.00%00.00%2,24114.95%14,990
Shasta4,17072.12%1,38223.90%1502.59%611.05%190.33%00.00%00.00%2,78848.22%5,782
Sierra79669.40%29225.46%453.92%141.22%00.00%00.00%00.00%50443.94%1,147
Siskiyou6,36769.33%2,45826.76%2552.78%890.97%150.16%00.00%00.00%3,90942.56%9,184
Solano9,71267.16%4,38230.30%2601.80%630.44%440.30%00.00%00.00%5,33036.86%14,461
Sonoma15,68661.11%9,16135.69%5832.27%1880.73%260.10%130.05%120.05%6,52525.42%25,669
Stanislaus12,33658.63%7,61436.18%5952.83%4692.23%280.13%00.00%00.00%4,72222.44%21,042
Sutter3,80770.41%1,39225.74%1051.94%470.87%561.04%00.00%00.00%2,41544.66%5,407
Tehama3,53460.40%2,00134.20%1492.55%1272.17%400.68%00.00%00.00%1,53326.20%5,851
Trinity1,10173.01%31821.09%533.51%291.92%70.46%00.00%00.00%78351.92%1,508
Tulare15,63162.53%8,06632.27%6292.52%5032.01%1700.68%00.00%00.00%7,56530.26%24,999
Tuolumne2,52166.45%1,14530.18%772.03%210.55%300.79%00.00%00.00%1,37636.27%3,794
Ventura10,90358.82%6,90837.27%4332.34%1750.94%1160.63%00.00%00.00%3,99521.55%18,535
Yolo5,78067.77%2,51529.49%851.00%1011.18%480.56%00.00%00.00%3,26538.28%8,529
Yuba3,13869.84%1,17626.17%902.00%330.73%561.25%00.00%00.00%1,96243.67%4,493

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • 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

References

  1. "Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018".
  2. Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 152-155 {{ISBN. 0786422173
  3. Géographie Électorale; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1856.htm 1856 Presidential Election by County]
  4. Géographie Électorale; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1860.htm 1860 Presidential Election by County]
  5. California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote at General Election held on November 8, 1932 in the State of California". State Printing Office.
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