The 1932 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1932. All contemporary forty-eight states were part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.
New Mexico was won by New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt in a 27-point landslide against incumbent president Herbert Hoover, who failed to gain reelection. He won every county save Valencia and San Miguel. As of 2024, this remains the best presidential performance in New Mexico history.
Roosevelt was the first Democrat to ever win Doña Ana County, Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, Taos County, and Torrance County. Roosevelt failed to flip San Miguel County and Valencia County (the latter being by far the most Republican county in the state at the time), though his share of the vote in each county was the highest ever achieved by a Democrat to that point. Roosevelt would ultimately flip both counties in the following election.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Carl A. Hatch95,089 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Enrique Trujillo94,220 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mrs. J. L. La Driere94,188 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Mrs. Luis E. Armijo54,217 Republican Party Herbert Hoover George E. Breece54,146 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Mrs. E. A. Cahoon53,964 Socialist Party Norman Thomas J. H. Johnson1,776 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Bert McNutt1,771 Socialist Party Norman Thomas R. L. Darr1,766 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey Mrs. P. M. Reed389 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey A. M. Smoak386 Liberty Party William Hope Harvey J. S. Reynolds378 Communist Party William Z. Foster H. Whitlock135 Communist Party William Z. Foster Joe Hutchinson133 Communist Party William Z. Foster J. W. Blackburn132Votes cast 151,606
Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Herbert HooverRepublican Norman ThomasSocialist William Hope HarveyLiberty William Z. FosterCommunist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # %Bernalillo10,72258.77%7,30940.06%1810.99%60.03%250.14%3,41318.71%18,243Catron97260.45%61037.94%201.24%10.06%50.31%36222.51%1,608Chaves4,25767.34%1,83028.95%510.81%1592.52%250.40%2,42738.39%6,322Colfax4,28256.74%3,21442.59%470.62%30.04%10.01%1,06814.15%7,547Curry3,73873.60%93218.35%4017.90%10.02%70.14%2,80655.25%5,079De Baca1,02378.39%26420.23%131.00%20.15%30.23%75958.16%1,305Doña Ana5,13367.58%2,35430.99%1041.37%40.05%00.00%2,77936.59%7,595Eddy3,56579.95%81818.34%691.55%60.13%10.02%2,74761.61%4,459Grant3,34469.74%1,38128.80%450.94%00.00%250.52%1,96340.94%4,795Guadalupe1,90953.90%1,62145.77%120.34%00.00%00.00%2888.13%3,542Harding1,47864.46%77933.97%361.57%00.00%00.00%69930.48%2,293Hidalgo1,13177.47%29920.48%281.92%20.14%00.00%83256.99%1,460Lea2,37186.03%2719.83%873.16%270.98%00.00%2,10076.20%2,756Lincoln2,22565.10%1,17234.29%150.44%50.15%10.03%1,05330.81%3,418Luna1,60570.21%64128.04%361.57%00.00%40.17%96442.17%2,286McKinley2,09660.07%1,37339.35%140.40%00.00%60.17%72320.72%3,489Mora2,96267.21%1,44432.77%00.00%00.00%10.02%1,51834.45%4,407Otero2,09166.87%96930.99%672.14%00.00%00.00%1,12235.88%3,127Quay3,05875.01%85220.90%1644.02%10.02%20.05%2,20654.11%4,077Rio Arriba5,33764.86%2,88035.00%50.06%00.00%70.09%2,45729.86%8,229Roosevelt2,82683.02%47513.95%932.73%50.15%50.15%2,35169.07%3,404San Juan1,50657.15%92535.10%501.90%1505.69%40.15%58122.05%2,635San Miguel5,07648.53%5,36451.28%140.13%00.00%60.06%-288-2.75%10,460Sandoval1,80853.52%1,56246.24%70.21%00.00%10.03%2467.28%3,378Santa Fe5,73961.12%3,62538.60%260.28%00.00%00.00%2,11422.51%9,390Sierra1,51568.55%66730.18%271.22%10.05%00.00%84838.37%2,210Socorro2,49556.22%1,93143.51%110.25%00.00%10.02%56412.71%4,438Taos3,27757.26%2,41642.22%290.51%00.00%10.02%86115.04%5,723Torrance2,20254.09%1,80344.29%631.55%20.05%10.02%3999.80%4,071Union3,11771.61%1,17326.95%501.15%110.25%20.05%1,94444.66%4,353Valencia2,22940.48%3,26359.25%110.20%30.05%10.02%-1,034-18.78%5,507Total 95,08962.72%54,21735.76%1,7761.17%3890.26%1350.09%40,87226.96%151,606
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Bernalillo Catron Chaves Colfax Curry Doña Ana Eddy Grant Guadalupe Harding Hidalgo Lea Lincoln Luna McKinley Mora Otero Quay Rio Arriba Roosevelt San Juan Sandoval Santa Fe Sierra Socorro Taos Torrance Union
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