Election 1932 Results
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1932 presidential election in Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in Illinois in 1932, 55.2% to 42.0%, a margin of 13.2 points and 449,548 votes.
Illinois voted 4.6 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+17.8.
Illinois changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Herbert Hoover.
Democrats led in 84 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 18. The largest, Cook, cast 1,664,232 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.8 points. The closest was Johnson, where 37 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt won | Democratic | 1,882,304 | 55.2% |
| Herbert Hoover | Republican | 1,432,756 | 42.0% |
| All other candidates | 92,866 | 2.7% | |
| Total | 3,407,926 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 919,231 55.2% | 690,146 41.5% | 54,855 | 1,664,232 | D+13.8 |
| St. Clair | 47,305 65.2% | 22,744 31.3% | 2,522 | 72,571 | D+33.8 |
| Peoria | 37,605 59.0% | 25,166 39.5% | 945 | 63,716 | D+19.5 |
| Sangamon | 32,745 54.0% | 26,856 44.3% | 1,042 | 60,643 | D+9.7 |
| Kane | 24,638 42.0% | 32,934 56.1% | 1,084 | 58,656 | R+14.1 |
| Madison | 35,211 61.5% | 19,774 34.5% | 2,253 | 57,238 | D+27.0 |
| Will | 25,798 49.4% | 25,173 48.2% | 1,295 | 52,266 | D+1.2 |
| La Salle | 27,500 57.8% | 19,179 40.3% | 908 | 47,587 | D+17.5 |
| Lake | 21,139 44.9% | 23,994 50.9% | 1,989 | 47,122 | R+6.1 |
| Winnebago | 17,707 38.0% | 26,632 57.1% | 2,286 | 46,625 | R+19.1 |
| Rock Island | 24,676 53.0% | 21,205 45.6% | 668 | 46,549 | D+7.5 |
| Du Page | 18,547 40.5% | 25,758 56.2% | 1,504 | 45,809 | R+15.7 |
| Vermilion | 24,032 59.1% | 15,643 38.5% | 1,002 | 40,677 | D+20.6 |
| Macon | 21,638 55.0% | 16,868 42.9% | 840 | 39,346 | D+12.1 |
| McLean | 19,535 54.5% | 15,450 43.1% | 886 | 35,871 | D+11.4 |
| Adams | 21,098 66.6% | 10,134 32.0% | 437 | 31,669 | D+34.6 |
| Champaign | 16,474 53.0% | 13,995 45.0% | 601 | 31,070 | D+8.0 |
| Knox | 12,282 49.3% | 12,244 49.1% | 392 | 24,918 | D+0.2 |
| Kankakee | 13,555 54.7% | 10,873 43.9% | 364 | 24,792 | D+10.8 |
| Macoupin | 14,810 62.6% | 7,031 29.7% | 1,799 | 23,640 | D+32.9 |
| Franklin | 14,754 63.3% | 7,560 32.5% | 976 | 23,290 | D+30.9 |
| Williamson | 12,961 58.2% | 8,714 39.1% | 590 | 22,265 | D+19.1 |
| Henry | 10,122 45.6% | 11,376 51.2% | 701 | 22,199 | R+5.6 |
| Tazewell | 13,591 64.5% | 7,260 34.5% | 204 | 21,055 | D+30.1 |
| Fulton | 12,144 58.9% | 7,579 36.8% | 888 | 20,611 | D+22.1 |
| Stephenson | 10,728 53.1% | 8,963 44.4% | 507 | 20,198 | D+8.7 |
| Bureau | 10,309 53.5% | 8,721 45.2% | 250 | 19,280 | D+8.2 |
| Whiteside | 7,010 37.6% | 11,388 61.1% | 228 | 18,626 | R+23.5 |
| McHenry | 8,260 44.4% | 9,880 53.1% | 454 | 18,594 | R+8.7 |
| Livingston | 10,024 53.9% | 8,403 45.2% | 162 | 18,589 | D+8.7 |
| Coles | 11,081 59.7% | 7,313 39.4% | 165 | 18,559 | D+20.3 |
| Christian | 11,515 63.1% | 6,096 33.4% | 631 | 18,242 | D+29.7 |
| Morgan | 10,170 56.1% | 7,787 43.0% | 173 | 18,130 | D+13.1 |
| Jackson | 9,730 54.9% | 7,636 43.1% | 349 | 17,715 | D+11.8 |
| Marion | 10,791 62.1% | 6,276 36.1% | 313 | 17,380 | D+26.0 |
| Montgomery | 10,456 61.1% | 5,945 34.7% | 725 | 17,126 | D+26.3 |
| De Kalb | 6,923 41.7% | 9,356 56.4% | 315 | 16,594 | R+14.7 |
| Saline | 9,725 59.0% | 6,294 38.2% | 454 | 16,473 | D+20.8 |
| Iroquois | 9,434 59.3% | 6,303 39.6% | 161 | 15,898 | D+19.7 |
| Lee | 7,182 47.4% | 7,802 51.5% | 177 | 15,161 | R+4.1 |
| Jefferson | 9,495 63.3% | 5,333 35.5% | 177 | 15,005 | D+27.7 |
| Logan | 8,119 57.5% | 5,850 41.4% | 147 | 14,116 | D+16.1 |
| McDonough | 7,608 53.9% | 6,329 44.9% | 168 | 14,105 | D+9.1 |
| Ogle | 5,416 38.9% | 8,224 59.1% | 272 | 13,912 | R+20.2 |
| Edgar | 7,745 56.0% | 5,953 43.0% | 138 | 13,836 | D+13.0 |
| Hancock | 8,808 64.1% | 4,789 34.9% | 137 | 13,734 | D+29.3 |
| Randolph | 8,634 63.3% | 4,747 34.8% | 266 | 13,647 | D+28.5 |
| Shelby | 8,093 62.4% | 4,657 35.9% | 219 | 12,969 | D+26.5 |
| Pike | 8,013 64.4% | 4,181 33.6% | 258 | 12,452 | D+30.8 |
| Fayette | 7,053 57.1% | 5,122 41.4% | 185 | 12,360 | D+15.6 |
| Perry | 7,400 64.3% | 3,778 32.8% | 324 | 11,502 | D+31.5 |
| Warren | 5,610 49.8% | 5,498 48.8% | 150 | 11,258 | D+1.0 |
| Crawford | 6,081 56.3% | 4,550 42.1% | 169 | 10,800 | D+14.2 |
| Alexander | 5,653 53.7% | 4,729 44.9% | 151 | 10,533 | D+8.8 |
| Clinton | 7,736 73.9% | 2,548 24.3% | 182 | 10,466 | D+49.6 |
| Lawrence | 6,100 58.4% | 4,194 40.2% | 147 | 10,441 | D+18.3 |
| Jo Daviess | 5,497 54.0% | 4,520 44.4% | 160 | 10,177 | D+9.6 |
| Clark | 5,659 57.3% | 4,148 42.0% | 74 | 9,881 | D+15.3 |
| De Witt | 5,339 55.2% | 4,207 43.5% | 127 | 9,673 | D+11.7 |
| Wayne | 5,488 56.8% | 4,097 42.4% | 71 | 9,656 | D+14.4 |
| Effingham | 6,503 68.0% | 2,933 30.7% | 133 | 9,569 | D+37.3 |
| Greene | 6,347 68.0% | 2,857 30.6% | 131 | 9,335 | D+37.4 |
| Grundy | 4,755 51.0% | 4,491 48.2% | 69 | 9,315 | D+2.8 |
| White | 5,909 63.6% | 3,320 35.7% | 69 | 9,298 | D+27.8 |
| Woodford | 5,244 57.0% | 3,866 42.1% | 82 | 9,192 | D+15.0 |
| Union | 6,157 67.8% | 2,859 31.5% | 69 | 9,085 | D+36.3 |
| Mercer | 4,309 48.8% | 4,436 50.2% | 90 | 8,835 | R+1.4 |
| Cass | 5,669 66.6% | 2,745 32.3% | 93 | 8,507 | D+34.4 |
| Carroll | 3,812 44.9% | 4,571 53.8% | 112 | 8,495 | R+8.9 |
| Mason | 5,681 68.4% | 2,551 30.7% | 68 | 8,300 | D+37.7 |
| Douglas | 4,954 60.2% | 3,108 37.7% | 174 | 8,236 | D+22.4 |
| Clay | 4,565 56.6% | 3,373 41.8% | 126 | 8,064 | D+14.8 |
| Washington | 4,696 59.2% | 3,076 38.8% | 154 | 7,926 | D+20.4 |
| Ford | 4,175 54.8% | 3,342 43.9% | 99 | 7,616 | D+10.9 |
| Boone | 2,239 29.6% | 5,244 69.2% | 92 | 7,575 | R+39.7 |
| Piatt | 4,200 56.4% | 3,179 42.7% | 64 | 7,443 | D+13.7 |
| Marshall | 4,133 56.3% | 3,166 43.1% | 46 | 7,345 | D+13.2 |
| Richland | 4,318 60.1% | 2,765 38.5% | 99 | 7,182 | D+21.6 |
| Bond | 3,630 52.2% | 3,171 45.6% | 157 | 6,958 | D+6.6 |
| Jasper | 4,390 65.3% | 2,300 34.2% | 36 | 6,726 | D+31.1 |
| Pulaski | 3,446 51.2% | 3,225 47.9% | 55 | 6,726 | D+3.3 |
| Wabash | 4,280 63.9% | 2,309 34.5% | 106 | 6,695 | D+29.4 |
| Moultrie | 4,219 63.5% | 2,353 35.4% | 74 | 6,646 | D+28.1 |
| Hamilton | 4,059 61.3% | 2,513 38.0% | 45 | 6,617 | D+23.4 |
| Monroe | 3,993 63.8% | 2,186 34.9% | 80 | 6,259 | D+28.9 |
| Jersey | 3,807 62.7% | 2,157 35.5% | 105 | 6,069 | D+27.2 |
| Schuyler | 3,782 63.8% | 2,075 35.0% | 73 | 5,930 | D+28.8 |
| Menard | 3,453 59.3% | 2,327 40.0% | 43 | 5,823 | D+19.3 |
| Massac | 2,593 46.9% | 2,851 51.6% | 81 | 5,525 | R+4.7 |
| Cumberland | 3,128 58.8% | 2,166 40.7% | 30 | 5,324 | D+18.1 |
| Kendall | 2,398 46.0% | 2,749 52.8% | 62 | 5,209 | R+6.7 |
| Johnson | 2,387 49.1% | 2,424 49.9% | 50 | 4,861 | R+0.8 |
| Gallatin | 3,469 72.1% | 1,279 26.6% | 65 | 4,813 | D+45.5 |
| Scott | 3,012 62.7% | 1,740 36.2% | 52 | 4,804 | D+26.5 |
| Stark | 2,369 52.3% | 2,119 46.7% | 45 | 4,533 | D+5.5 |
| Henderson | 2,372 55.6% | 1,815 42.5% | 79 | 4,266 | D+13.1 |
| Edwards | 1,956 46.4% | 2,203 52.3% | 57 | 4,216 | R+5.9 |
| Brown | 2,822 70.7% | 1,148 28.8% | 23 | 3,993 | D+41.9 |
| Pope | 1,697 45.5% | 2,011 53.9% | 24 | 3,732 | R+8.4 |
| Calhoun | 2,229 63.6% | 1,239 35.4% | 36 | 3,504 | D+28.3 |
| Hardin | 1,610 50.0% | 1,559 48.4% | 54 | 3,223 | D+1.6 |
| Putnam | 1,554 58.6% | 1,050 39.6% | 47 | 2,651 | D+19.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1932; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Illinois in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+10.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+17.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+17.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+16.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+25.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry (D) | D+10.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+12.0 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.5 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+7.9 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+18.9 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+19.4 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.8 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+3.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+18.0 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+14.8 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+35.5 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+42.3 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+15.5 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+28.3 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+13.1 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+3.7 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+11.4 |