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Election 1932 Results

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1932 presidential election in Kentucky

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in Kentucky in 1932, 59.1% to 40.2%, a margin of 18.9 points and 185,858 votes.

Kentucky voted 1.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+17.8.

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

Democrats led in 95 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 25. The largest, Jefferson, cast 141,099 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.7 points. The closest was Green, where 4 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	580,574	59.1%
Herbert Hoover	Republican	394,716	40.2%
All other candidates		7,773	0.8%
Total		983,063

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	72,402 51.3%	67,137 47.6%	1,560	141,099	D+3.7
Kenton	22,311 65.1%	11,202 32.7%	754	34,267	D+32.4
Campbell	17,776 58.8%	11,665 38.6%	767	30,208	D+20.2
Fayette	15,765 56.6%	11,847 42.5%	259	27,871	D+14.1
Pike	12,686 61.4%	7,914 38.3%	74	20,674	D+23.1
Harlan	9,091 44.9%	11,118 54.9%	45	20,254	R+10.0
Daviess	10,527 67.1%	5,059 32.3%	99	15,685	D+34.9
Boyd	8,315 54.2%	6,853 44.7%	176	15,344	D+9.5
Warren	8,932 65.8%	4,569 33.7%	77	13,578	D+32.1
Hopkins	9,158 70.0%	3,817 29.2%	113	13,088	D+40.8
Christian	7,618 59.0%	5,235 40.5%	67	12,920	D+18.4
Madison	6,957 54.0%	5,811 45.1%	116	12,884	D+8.9
McCracken	9,188 73.5%	3,140 25.1%	171	12,499	D+48.4
Floyd	8,537 71.2%	3,415 28.5%	36	11,988	D+42.7
Pulaski	4,931 41.6%	6,905 58.2%	25	11,861	R+16.6
Graves	9,888 84.1%	1,825 15.5%	51	11,764	D+68.5
Perry	6,393 54.9%	5,240 45.0%	22	11,655	D+9.9
Muhlenberg	7,162 61.6%	4,349 37.4%	119	11,630	D+24.2
Bell	5,440 53.3%	4,695 46.0%	78	10,213	D+7.3
Barren	6,518 64.0%	3,622 35.6%	41	10,181	D+28.4
Letcher	5,190 52.0%	4,732 47.4%	54	9,976	D+4.6
Ohio	4,870 49.0%	4,880 49.1%	185	9,935	R+0.1
Logan	7,072 71.3%	2,778 28.0%	67	9,917	D+43.3
Whitley	3,576 36.4%	6,186 63.0%	58	9,820	R+26.6
Carter	4,565 50.6%	4,376 48.5%	79	9,020	D+2.1
Hardin	6,047 67.8%	2,801 31.4%	72	8,920	D+36.4
Henderson	6,100 68.7%	2,485 28.0%	298	8,883	D+40.7
Greenup	4,963 58.4%	3,422 40.3%	107	8,492	D+18.1
Laurel	3,569 42.3%	4,827 57.3%	35	8,431	R+14.9
Franklin	6,331 75.3%	2,034 24.2%	39	8,404	D+51.1
Mason	5,065 60.8%	3,213 38.6%	56	8,334	D+22.2
Johnson	3,134 39.0%	4,871 60.7%	21	8,026	R+21.6
Knox	3,375 42.5%	4,513 56.9%	50	7,938	R+14.3
Lincoln	4,574 59.4%	3,063 39.8%	58	7,695	D+19.6
Grayson	3,872 50.8%	3,721 48.8%	31	7,624	D+2.0
Bourbon	4,759 62.6%	2,820 37.1%	25	7,604	D+25.5
Nelson	5,272 71.2%	2,100 28.4%	29	7,401	D+42.9
Shelby	5,180 70.7%	2,108 28.8%	37	7,325	D+41.9
Calloway	6,335 88.2%	813 11.3%	36	7,184	D+76.9
Webster	4,833 67.7%	2,257 31.6%	48	7,138	D+36.1
Breckinridge	3,814 53.8%	3,237 45.7%	34	7,085	D+8.1
Clark	4,920 70.9%	1,981 28.6%	35	6,936	D+42.4
Harrison	4,909 72.3%	1,833 27.0%	49	6,791	D+45.3
Boyle	4,473 66.7%	2,208 32.9%	30	6,711	D+33.8
Hart	4,008 60.3%	2,601 39.2%	33	6,642	D+21.2
Scott	4,572 69.8%	1,943 29.6%	39	6,554	D+40.1
Casey	2,651 40.7%	3,840 58.9%	25	6,516	R+18.2
Lawrence	3,701 57.0%	2,766 42.6%	28	6,495	D+14.4
Allen	3,116 48.9%	3,219 50.5%	33	6,368	R+1.6
Adair	3,251 51.2%	3,084 48.6%	12	6,347	D+2.6
Estill	3,150 51.3%	2,963 48.3%	23	6,136	D+3.0
Fleming	3,442 56.2%	2,638 43.1%	44	6,124	D+13.1
Marion	4,427 73.5%	1,571 26.1%	23	6,021	D+47.4
Union	4,892 81.7%	1,063 17.7%	36	5,991	D+63.9
Henry	4,303 71.9%	1,643 27.4%	41	5,987	D+44.4
Breathitt	4,524 76.7%	1,371 23.2%	7	5,902	D+53.4
Lewis	2,488 43.3%	3,212 55.9%	48	5,748	R+12.6
Mercer	3,759 65.4%	1,950 33.9%	36	5,745	D+31.5
Wayne	2,929 51.9%	2,682 47.5%	35	5,646	D+4.4
Clay	2,133 38.0%	3,474 61.8%	13	5,620	R+23.9
Morgan	4,137 74.1%	1,435 25.7%	12	5,584	D+48.4
Rockcastle	1,976 35.5%	3,577 64.3%	11	5,564	R+28.8
Todd	3,966 71.4%	1,562 28.1%	28	5,556	D+43.3
Taylor	2,823 51.8%	2,592 47.5%	39	5,454	D+4.2
Magoffin	2,721 50.4%	2,661 49.3%	13	5,395	D+1.1
Washington	2,841 54.6%	2,340 45.0%	22	5,203	D+9.6
Knott	4,443 85.6%	747 14.4%		5,190	D+71.2
Marshall	4,246 82.8%	863 16.8%	20	5,129	D+66.0
Trigg	3,611 71.1%	1,452 28.6%	15	5,078	D+42.5
Caldwell	2,971 59.0%	2,020 40.1%	48	5,039	D+18.9
Owen	4,240 85.5%	658 13.3%	62	4,960	D+72.2
Boone	3,536 71.8%	1,355 27.5%	32	4,923	D+44.3
Woodford	3,180 64.7%	1,720 35.0%	18	4,918	D+29.7
Garrard	2,582 53.1%	2,276 46.8%	1	4,859	D+6.3
Fulton	3,985 82.2%	837 17.3%	23	4,845	D+65.0
Simpson	3,603 74.6%	1,203 24.9%	21	4,827	D+49.7
Pendleton	2,745 59.4%	1,812 39.2%	63	4,620	D+20.2
Jessamine	2,873 62.5%	1,710 37.2%	12	4,595	D+25.3
Grant	3,148 68.6%	1,407 30.6%	37	4,592	D+37.9
Ballard	3,987 87.0%	572 12.5%	25	4,584	D+74.5
Green	2,277 49.7%	2,281 49.8%	25	4,583	R+0.1
McCreary	1,194 26.1%	3,360 73.4%	22	4,576	R+47.3
Bath	2,909 64.6%	1,576 35.0%	20	4,505	D+29.6
Edmonson	1,796 39.9%	2,690 59.8%	13	4,499	R+19.9
Rowan	2,844 63.3%	1,622 36.1%	24	4,490	D+27.2
Montgomery	2,810 64.8%	1,515 34.9%	13	4,338	D+29.9
Butler	1,736 40.1%	2,586 59.7%	9	4,331	R+19.6
Crittenden	2,119 49.1%	2,185 50.6%	16	4,320	R+1.5
McLean	2,771 65.6%	1,412 33.4%	41	4,224	D+32.2
Russell	1,699 40.3%	2,490 59.1%	27	4,216	R+18.8
Monroe	1,620 38.7%	2,559 61.1%	11	4,190	R+22.4
Bullitt	2,918 72.7%	1,088 27.1%	8	4,014	D+45.6
Nicholas	2,728 68.4%	1,219 30.6%	41	3,988	D+37.8
Bracken	2,407 61.4%	1,471 37.5%	43	3,921	D+23.9
Larue	2,650 68.0%	1,235 31.7%	14	3,899	D+36.3
Carroll	3,015 79.4%	761 20.1%	19	3,795	D+59.4
Hickman	3,327 87.8%	446 11.8%	16	3,789	D+76.0
Metcalfe	1,985 53.2%	1,729 46.4%	16	3,730	D+6.9
Anderson	2,415 66.5%	1,184 32.6%	35	3,634	D+33.9
Cumberland	1,235 34.2%	2,369 65.5%	11	3,615	R+31.4
Lee	1,970 54.7%	1,628 45.2%	6	3,604	D+9.5
Meade	2,488 69.8%	1,050 29.5%	26	3,564	D+40.3
Jackson	529 15.5%	2,879 84.3%	8	3,416	R+68.8
Leslie	569 16.8%	2,810 82.9%	9	3,388	R+66.1
Clinton	908 27.3%	2,422 72.7%		3,330	R+45.5
Livingston	2,231 67.4%	1,070 32.3%	11	3,312	D+35.1
Carlisle	2,840 87.3%	402 12.4%	11	3,253	D+74.9
Oldham	2,319 71.7%	888 27.5%	26	3,233	D+44.3
Wolfe	2,321 71.8%	909 28.1%	2	3,232	D+43.7
Lyon	2,099 70.5%	873 29.3%	7	2,979	D+41.2
Hancock	1,623 57.4%	1,174 41.5%	29	2,826	D+15.9
Martin	770 30.1%	1,774 69.3%	15	2,559	R+39.2
Elliott	2,150 84.9%	382 15.1%		2,532	D+69.8
Spencer	1,773 70.5%	736 29.3%	6	2,515	D+41.2
Owsley	520 20.7%	1,985 79.1%	5	2,510	R+58.4
Trimble	2,083 88.5%	257 10.9%	14	2,354	D+77.6
Gallatin	1,792 82.8%	365 16.9%	6	2,163	D+66.0
Powell	1,300 60.9%	826 38.7%	9	2,135	D+22.2
Menifee	1,425 74.6%	474 24.8%	11	1,910	D+49.8
Robertson	1,056 65.8%	538 33.5%	10	1,604	D+32.3

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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