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Election 1932 Results

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1932 presidential election in Iowa

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in Iowa in 1932, 57.7% to 40.0%, a margin of 17.7 points and 183,586 votes.

Iowa voted 0.1 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+17.8.

Iowa changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Herbert Hoover.

Democrats led in 93 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Polk, cast 65,540 votes and went to the Republican by 3.8 points. The closest was Black Hawk, where 86 votes separated the two parties.

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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	598,019	57.7%
Herbert Hoover	Republican	414,433	40.0%
All other candidates		24,235	2.3%
Total		1,036,687

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Polk	31,517 48.1%	34,023 51.9%	65,540	R+3.8
Woodbury	26,397 67.4%	12,764 32.6%	39,161	D+34.8
Linn	17,693 48.6%	18,733 51.4%	36,426	R+2.9
Scott	16,887 54.3%	14,218 45.7%	31,105	D+8.6
Black Hawk	14,660 49.9%	14,746 50.1%	29,406	R+0.3
Pottawattamie	16,674 63.5%	9,565 36.5%	26,239	D+27.1
Dubuque	19,210 74.0%	6,747 26.0%	25,957	D+48.0
Clinton	12,587 58.1%	9,085 41.9%	21,672	D+16.2
Lee	10,624 60.0%	7,084 40.0%	17,708	D+20.0
Wapello	9,504 56.7%	7,256 43.3%	16,760	D+13.4
Cerro Gordo	8,752 54.5%	7,317 45.5%	16,069	D+8.9
Des Moines	9,395 62.7%	5,590 37.3%	14,985	D+25.4
Johnson	8,764 61.5%	5,484 38.5%	14,248	D+23.0
Webster	8,957 63.1%	5,243 36.9%	14,200	D+26.2
Marshall	6,385 49.2%	6,604 50.8%	12,989	R+1.7
Fayette	7,690 59.8%	5,166 40.2%	12,856	D+19.6
Muscatine	6,423 51.0%	6,160 49.0%	12,583	D+2.1
Story	5,638 45.6%	6,735 54.4%	12,373	R+8.9
Jasper	6,781 55.7%	5,399 44.3%	12,180	D+11.3
Clayton	7,347 66.4%	3,725 33.6%	11,072	D+32.7
Harrison	7,427 67.9%	3,513 32.1%	10,940	D+35.8
Marion	7,067 65.7%	3,695 34.3%	10,762	D+31.3
Tama	6,704 62.3%	4,051 37.7%	10,755	D+24.7
Plymouth	7,565 72.4%	2,888 27.6%	10,453	D+44.7
Mahaska	5,586 54.5%	4,655 45.5%	10,241	D+9.1
Winneshiek	6,823 67.1%	3,348 32.9%	10,171	D+34.2
Sioux	6,170 61.0%	3,943 39.0%	10,113	D+22.0
Kossuth	6,925 69.3%	3,075 30.8%	10,000	D+38.5
Appanoose	5,519 56.6%	4,229 43.4%	9,748	D+13.2
Benton	6,070 63.9%	3,424 36.1%	9,494	D+27.9
Carroll	7,174 76.0%	2,265 24.0%	9,439	D+52.0
Buchanan	5,004 53.2%	4,401 46.8%	9,405	D+6.4
Dallas	4,887 52.0%	4,516 48.0%	9,403	D+3.9
Page	4,863 51.9%	4,512 48.1%	9,375	D+3.7
Keokuk	5,839 62.9%	3,442 37.1%	9,281	D+25.8
Boone	5,293 58.9%	3,694 41.1%	8,987	D+17.8
Delaware	4,559 52.7%	4,088 47.3%	8,647	D+5.4
Floyd	4,563 52.8%	4,083 47.2%	8,646	D+5.6
Cass	4,339 50.7%	4,215 49.3%	8,554	D+1.4
Hardin	5,022 58.8%	3,523 41.2%	8,545	D+17.5
Jones	4,952 58.6%	3,500 41.4%	8,452	D+17.2
Washington	4,554 53.9%	3,889 46.1%	8,443	D+7.9
Crawford	6,084 72.3%	2,334 27.7%	8,418	D+44.5
Wright	4,922 60.1%	3,262 39.9%	8,184	D+20.3
Poweshiek	4,649 57.1%	3,490 42.9%	8,139	D+14.2
Buena Vista	4,835 60.5%	3,162 39.5%	7,997	D+20.9
Cedar	4,718 59.0%	3,277 41.0%	7,995	D+18.0
Jackson	5,094 63.8%	2,892 36.2%	7,986	D+27.6
Bremer	5,411 68.2%	2,520 31.8%	7,931	D+36.5
Henry	4,518 57.1%	3,398 42.9%	7,916	D+14.1
Allamakee	4,783 61.4%	3,009 38.6%	7,792	D+22.8
Monona	5,537 71.7%	2,181 28.3%	7,718	D+43.5
O'Brien	4,503 58.4%	3,213 41.6%	7,716	D+16.7
Chickasaw	5,047 66.1%	2,585 33.9%	7,632	D+32.3
Hamilton	5,191 69.0%	2,330 31.0%	7,521	D+38.0
Shelby	4,940 66.6%	2,478 33.4%	7,418	D+33.2
Sac	4,165 57.1%	3,131 42.9%	7,296	D+14.2
Cherokee	4,701 64.7%	2,570 35.3%	7,271	D+29.3
Montgomery	3,760 51.7%	3,507 48.3%	7,267	D+3.5
Warren	3,542 48.7%	3,725 51.3%	7,267	R+2.5
Butler	4,028 57.2%	3,012 42.8%	7,040	D+14.4
Jefferson	4,056 57.9%	2,955 42.1%	7,011	D+15.7
Union	3,967 56.6%	3,043 43.4%	7,010	D+13.2
Iowa	4,376 62.5%	2,628 37.5%	7,004	D+25.0
Fremont	4,585 66.2%	2,339 33.8%	6,924	D+32.4
Calhoun	4,368 64.5%	2,404 35.5%	6,772	D+29.0
Howard	4,176 63.3%	2,426 36.7%	6,602	D+26.5
Clay	3,944 60.3%	2,599 39.7%	6,543	D+20.6
Palo Alto	4,094 63.3%	2,378 36.7%	6,472	D+26.5
Mitchell	3,940 60.9%	2,527 39.1%	6,467	D+21.8
Mills	3,861 61.5%	2,420 38.5%	6,281	D+22.9
Wayne	3,896 62.8%	2,311 37.2%	6,207	D+25.5
Hancock	3,822 61.9%	2,355 38.1%	6,177	D+23.7
Monroe	3,716 60.2%	2,458 39.8%	6,174	D+20.4
Grundy	3,661 60.2%	2,419 39.8%	6,080	D+20.4
Pocahontas	4,245 70.2%	1,800 29.8%	6,045	D+40.4
Taylor	3,159 54.2%	2,670 45.8%	5,829	D+8.4
Lucas	3,434 59.1%	2,381 40.9%	5,815	D+18.1
Franklin	3,782 65.3%	2,013 34.7%	5,795	D+30.5
Decatur	3,591 62.6%	2,148 37.4%	5,739	D+25.1
Guthrie	3,099 54.0%	2,637 46.0%	5,736	D+8.1
Madison	2,923 52.3%	2,663 47.7%	5,586	D+4.7
Van Buren	3,135 56.9%	2,375 43.1%	5,510	D+13.8
Winnebago	3,281 62.0%	2,012 38.0%	5,293	D+24.0
Lyon	3,543 67.8%	1,684 32.2%	5,227	D+35.6
Ida	3,661 71.6%	1,452 28.4%	5,113	D+43.2
Davis	3,351 65.6%	1,757 34.4%	5,108	D+31.2
Greene	2,747 53.8%	2,360 46.2%	5,107	D+7.6
Adair	2,607 53.1%	2,305 46.9%	4,912	D+6.1
Louisa	2,856 58.3%	2,045 41.7%	4,901	D+16.5
Humboldt	2,804 58.0%	2,028 42.0%	4,832	D+16.1
Emmet	2,486 53.9%	2,129 46.1%	4,615	D+7.7
Audubon	2,986 65.1%	1,604 34.9%	4,590	D+30.1
Dickinson	2,500 54.7%	2,074 45.3%	4,574	D+9.3
Ringgold	2,480 54.4%	2,082 45.6%	4,562	D+8.7
Worth	2,640 61.0%	1,690 39.0%	4,330	D+21.9
Clarke	2,342 59.3%	1,608 40.7%	3,950	D+18.6
Adams	2,097 53.9%	1,795 46.1%	3,892	D+7.8
Osceola	2,590 68.5%	1,190 31.5%	3,780	D+37.0

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.

Iowa in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+13.2
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+8.2
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+9.4
2012	Barack Obama (D)	D+5.8
2008	Barack Obama (D)	D+9.5
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+0.7
2000	Al Gore (D)	D+0.3
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+10.3
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+6.0
1988	Michael Dukakis (D)	D+10.2
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+7.4
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+12.7
1976	Gerald Ford (R)	R+1.0
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+17.1
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+12.2
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+24.0
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+13.5
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+18.4
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+28.2
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+2.7
1944	Thomas E. Dewey (R)	R+4.5
1940	Wendell Willkie (R)	R+4.4
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+11.7
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+17.7
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+24.2
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+38.4
1920	Warren G. Harding (R)	R+45.4
1916	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	R+12.0
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+13.3
1908	William Howard Taft (R)	R+15.0
1904	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	R+32.7
1900	William McKinley (R)	R+18.6
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+12.6
1892	Benjamin Harrison (R)	R+5.3
1888	Benjamin Harrison (R)	R+7.8
1884	James G. Blaine (R)	R+5.2
1880	James A. Garfield (R)	R+24.1
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes (R)	R+20.2
1872	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+23.1
1868	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+23.8

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