The 1932 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Roosevelt ran with incumbent Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas.
Hoover won the state by a narrow margin of 2.44%, making Delaware one of the only six states (the other five being Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont) which voted to re-elect the embattled Republican incumbent president, who was widely unpopular over his failure to adequately address the Great Depression. With 50.55% of the popular vote. it was his fourth strongest state in the nation after Vermont, Maine, and neighboring Pennsylvania.
As of 2023, this is the most recent time that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying New Castle County. This election marks one of three times in the 20th century that the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1916 and 1948.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Herbert Hoover Joseph Warren Marshall57,073 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Harry V. Lyons56,837 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Daniel Mifflin Wilson56,795 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Hugh M. Morris54,319 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt John B. Hutton53,940 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Willard F. Deputy53,885 Socialist Party Norman Thomas James A. McClelland1,376 Socialist Party Norman Thomas I. Strauss1,332 Socialist Party Norman Thomas G. J. Teigland1,328 Communist Party William Z. Foster John D. Haman133 Communist Party William Z. Foster Harold Sammons128 Communist Party William Z. Foster Nicolas Minutella124Votes cast 112,901
Results by county County Herbert HooverRepublican Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Norman ThomasSocialist William Z. FosterCommunist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Kent6,59742.59%8,82957.00%440.28%200.13%-2,232-14.41%15,490New Castle39,84453.76%32,87244.36%1,2801.73%1130.15%6,9729.41%74,109Sussex10,63245.63%12,61854.15%520.22%00.00%-1,986-8.52%23,302Totals57,07350.55%54,31948.11%1,3761.22%1330.12%2,7542.44%112,901
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kent Sussex
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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