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Election 1932 Results

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1932 presidential election in North Carolina

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in North Carolina in 1932, 69.9% to 29.3%, a margin of 40.6 points and 289,222 votes.

North Carolina voted 22.9 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+17.8.

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

Democrats led in 94 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Guilford, cast 29,059 votes and went to the Democrat by 34.5 points. The closest was Clay, where 76 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Democratic 497,566 69.9%
Herbert Hoover Republican 208,344 29.3%
All other candidates 5,591 0.8%
Total711,501

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Guilford 19,301 66.4% 9,263 31.9% 495 29,059 D+34.5
Buncombe 18,241 66.7% 8,745 32.0% 367 27,353 D+34.7
Mecklenburg 18,167 77.9% 4,973 21.3% 181 23,321 D+56.6
Forsyth 14,016 69.7% 5,727 28.5% 357 20,100 D+41.2
Gaston 12,890 70.8% 5,164 28.4% 157 18,211 D+42.4
Wake 14,863 86.0% 2,170 12.6% 246 17,279 D+73.5
Davidson 9,292 59.9% 6,051 39.0% 157 15,500 D+20.9
Rowan 9,782 67.8% 4,464 30.9% 180 14,426 D+36.9
Catawba 8,446 58.9% 5,817 40.6% 77 14,340 D+18.3
Johnston 9,574 70.9% 3,887 28.8% 50 13,511 D+42.1
Randolph 7,345 54.4% 6,072 45.0% 75 13,492 D+9.4
Alamance 8,240 64.0% 4,478 34.8% 164 12,882 D+29.2
Rutherford 8,336 64.9% 4,448 34.6% 54 12,838 D+30.3
Wilkes 5,598 46.0% 6,522 53.6% 39 12,159 R+7.6
Surry 7,490 62.1% 4,511 37.4% 69 12,070 D+24.7
Iredell 8,367 69.7% 3,583 29.8% 55 12,005 D+39.9
Cabarrus 8,465 70.7% 3,444 28.8% 68 11,977 D+41.9
Rockingham 7,795 72.4% 2,896 26.9% 80 10,771 D+45.5
Burke 5,866 54.6% 4,823 44.9% 47 10,736 D+9.7
Durham 7,559 70.8% 2,770 25.9% 351 10,680 D+44.8
Cleveland 8,016 80.6% 1,904 19.1% 25 9,945 D+61.5
Haywood 6,790 68.5% 3,082 31.1% 34 9,906 D+37.4
Stanly 5,785 58.9% 3,992 40.6% 49 9,826 D+18.2
Henderson 5,255 55.4% 4,172 44.0% 63 9,490 D+11.4
Caldwell 5,479 59.1% 3,750 40.4% 46 9,275 D+18.6
Sampson 4,911 53.7% 4,127 45.1% 114 9,152 D+8.6
Harnett 6,346 70.4% 2,617 29.0% 46 9,009 D+41.4
Robeson 7,860 90.5% 783 9.0% 44 8,687 D+81.5
Ashe 4,751 54.9% 3,871 44.7% 38 8,660 D+10.2
Wayne 6,365 79.0% 1,631 20.2% 60 8,056 D+58.8
Nash 7,472 92.8% 532 6.6% 49 8,053 D+86.2
Pitt 7,724 96.6% 255 3.2% 21 8,000 D+93.4
Lincoln 4,399 55.0% 3,563 44.6% 34 7,996 D+10.5
New Hanover 6,030 79.3% 1,430 18.8% 141 7,601 D+60.5
Madison 2,769 37.6% 4,552 61.8% 49 7,370 R+24.2
McDowell 4,810 65.7% 2,478 33.8% 35 7,323 D+31.8
Jackson 4,360 60.5% 2,813 39.0% 35 7,208 D+21.5
Chatham 4,263 61.7% 2,590 37.5% 59 6,912 D+24.2
Union 6,103 88.8% 710 10.3% 57 6,870 D+78.5
Moore 4,287 63.1% 2,459 36.2% 47 6,793 D+26.9
Halifax 6,413 95.0% 306 4.5% 33 6,752 D+90.4
Wilson 6,153 91.5% 517 7.7% 51 6,721 D+83.9
Watauga 3,419 51.8% 3,166 47.9% 21 6,606 D+3.8
Cherokee 3,348 51.5% 3,131 48.1% 25 6,504 D+3.3
Beaufort 5,552 86.3% 839 13.0% 40 6,431 D+73.3
Stokes 3,721 58.8% 2,577 40.7% 35 6,333 D+18.1
Yadkin 2,789 44.7% 3,422 54.8% 31 6,242 R+10.1
Edgecombe 5,872 95.6% 248 4.0% 21 6,141 D+91.6
Cumberland 5,012 83.8% 931 15.6% 40 5,983 D+68.2
Columbus 5,098 86.6% 739 12.5% 53 5,890 D+74.0
Duplin 4,674 79.5% 1,173 19.9% 35 5,882 D+59.5
Yancey 3,412 58.7% 2,396 41.2% 9 5,817 D+17.5
Richmond 4,862 87.0% 693 12.4% 36 5,591 D+74.6
Mitchell 1,773 31.8% 3,798 68.1% 9 5,580 R+36.3
Macon 3,223 58.0% 2,307 41.5% 30 5,560 D+16.5
Carteret 3,455 65.5% 1,765 33.5% 55 5,275 D+32.0
Montgomery 2,927 57.4% 2,153 42.2% 18 5,098 D+15.2
Lenoir 4,677 92.6% 350 6.9% 24 5,051 D+85.7
Alexander 2,953 59.9% 1,952 39.6% 28 4,933 D+20.3
Davie 2,381 48.6% 2,473 50.5% 41 4,895 R+1.9
Craven 4,375 90.0% 466 9.6% 19 4,860 D+80.4
Franklin 4,294 95.3% 199 4.4% 11 4,504 D+90.9
Anson 4,252 94.9% 223 5.0% 5 4,480 D+89.9
Swain 2,412 55.8% 1,893 43.8% 19 4,324 D+12.0
Transylvania 2,523 59.8% 1,671 39.6% 22 4,216 D+20.2
Orange 2,924 69.6% 1,114 26.5% 165 4,203 D+43.1
Vance 3,833 92.0% 318 7.6% 14 4,165 D+84.4
Brunswick 2,245 55.3% 1,798 44.3% 17 4,060 D+11.0
Granville 3,808 94.5% 212 5.3% 9 4,029 D+89.3
Avery 1,045 26.8% 2,833 72.6% 22 3,900 R+45.8
Martin 3,781 97.4% 94 2.4% 8 3,883 D+95.0
Polk 2,401 62.5% 1,421 37.0% 21 3,843 D+25.5
Lee 3,058 81.5% 681 18.2% 13 3,752 D+63.4
Bladen 2,651 75.9% 808 23.1% 36 3,495 D+52.7
Northampton 3,243 95.5% 147 4.3% 7 3,397 D+91.1
Pasquotank 2,946 89.5% 328 10.0% 18 3,292 D+79.5
Bertie 3,154 97.8% 65 2.0% 5 3,224 D+95.8
Person 2,372 77.8% 660 21.6% 17 3,049 D+56.1
Onslow 2,615 90.9% 253 8.8% 9 2,877 D+82.1
Scotland 2,608 92.4% 208 7.4% 6 2,822 D+85.0
Warren 2,661 95.8% 110 4.0% 6 2,777 D+91.9
Alleghany 1,951 70.3% 810 29.2% 15 2,776 D+41.1
Clay 1,341 51.3% 1,265 48.4% 8 2,614 D+2.9
Greene 2,510 96.3% 94 3.6% 3 2,607 D+92.7
Graham 1,364 53.3% 1,183 46.2% 11 2,558 D+7.1
Washington 1,681 72.7% 619 26.8% 12 2,312 D+45.9
Pender 1,993 87.6% 270 11.9% 11 2,274 D+75.8
Pamlico 1,526 67.3% 665 29.3% 75 2,266 D+38.0
Caswell 1,858 91.4% 169 8.3% 6 2,033 D+83.1
Hertford 1,835 95.1% 88 4.6% 7 1,930 D+90.5
Hoke 1,780 96.2% 65 3.5% 5 1,850 D+92.7
Currituck 1,759 96.0% 69 3.8% 4 1,832 D+92.2
Dare 1,241 71.2% 497 28.5% 6 1,744 D+42.7
Chowan 1,639 96.0% 64 3.7% 5 1,708 D+92.2
Jones 1,449 91.4% 132 8.3% 4 1,585 D+83.1
Perquimans 1,280 84.9% 225 14.9% 2 1,507 D+70.0
Gates 1,198 93.0% 89 6.9% 1 1,288 D+86.1
Hyde 1,050 87.4% 147 12.2% 4 1,201 D+75.2
Tyrrell 873 76.8% 258 22.7% 6 1,137 D+54.1
Camden 915 92.1% 78 7.8% 1 994 D+84.2

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.

North Carolina in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+3.2
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+1.3
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+3.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+2.0
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+0.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+12.4
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+12.8
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+0.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+2.1
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+11.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+40.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+4.2
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+1.3
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+7.8
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+25.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+48.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+46.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+19.2
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+13.5
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+16.4
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+47.3
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+20.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+11.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.6
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+3.6
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+7.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.5
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.8