North Carolina — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentRooseveltD+40.6
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 69.9% | 497,566 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 29.3% | 208,344 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 5,588 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Alexander County, NC | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+89.9 |
| Ashe County, NC | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+95.8 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+52.7 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+84.2 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+83.1 |
| Catawba County, NC | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+74.0 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+80.4 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Davidson County, NC | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+91.6 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+90.9 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+86.1 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+89.3 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+92.7 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+90.4 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Henderson County, NC | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+90.5 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+92.7 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+75.2 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+83.1 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+95.0 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+86.2 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+91.1 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+79.5 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+75.8 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+93.4 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Randolph County, NC | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+74.6 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Sampson County, NC | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+85.0 |
| Stanly County, NC | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+91.9 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Watauga County, NC | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+17.5 |
North Carolina results by county
100 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,762 | 8,24064.0% | 4,47834.8% | 1641.3% | 12,882 |
| Alexander County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,001 | 2,95359.9% | 1,95239.6% | 280.6% | 4,933 |
| Alleghany County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,141 | 1,95170.3% | 81029.2% | 150.5% | 2,776 |
| Anson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,029 | 4,25294.9% | 2235.0% | 50.1% | 4,480 |
| Ashe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+880 | 4,75154.9% | 3,87144.7% | 380.4% | 8,660 |
| Avery County | Herbert Hoover+1,788 | 1,04526.8% | 2,83372.6% | 220.6% | 3,900 |
| Beaufort County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,713 | 5,55286.3% | 83913.0% | 400.6% | 6,431 |
| Bertie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,089 | 3,15497.8% | 652.0% | 50.2% | 3,224 |
| Bladen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,843 | 2,65175.9% | 80823.1% | 361.0% | 3,495 |
| Brunswick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+447 | 2,24555.3% | 1,79844.3% | 170.4% | 4,060 |
| Buncombe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,496 | 18,24166.7% | 8,74532.0% | 3671.3% | 27,353 |
| Burke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,043 | 5,86654.6% | 4,82344.9% | 470.4% | 10,736 |
| Cabarrus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,021 | 8,46570.7% | 3,44428.8% | 680.6% | 11,977 |
| Caldwell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,729 | 5,47959.1% | 3,75040.4% | 460.5% | 9,275 |
| Camden County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+837 | 91592.1% | 787.8% | 10.1% | 994 |
| Carteret County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,690 | 3,45565.5% | 1,76533.5% | 551.0% | 5,275 |
| Caswell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,689 | 1,85891.4% | 1698.3% | 60.3% | 2,033 |
| Catawba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,629 | 8,44658.9% | 5,81740.6% | 770.5% | 14,340 |
| Chatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,673 | 4,26361.7% | 2,59037.5% | 590.9% | 6,912 |
| Cherokee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+217 | 3,34851.5% | 3,13148.1% | 250.4% | 6,504 |
| Chowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,575 | 1,63996.0% | 643.7% | 50.3% | 1,708 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+76 | 1,34151.3% | 1,26548.4% | 80.3% | 2,614 |
| Cleveland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,112 | 8,01680.6% | 1,90419.1% | 250.3% | 9,945 |
| Columbus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,359 | 5,09886.6% | 73912.5% | 530.9% | 5,890 |
| Craven County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,909 | 4,37590.0% | 4669.6% | 190.4% | 4,860 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,081 | 5,01283.8% | 93115.6% | 400.7% | 5,983 |
| Currituck County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,690 | 1,75996.0% | 693.8% | 40.2% | 1,832 |
| Dare County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+744 | 1,24171.2% | 49728.5% | 60.3% | 1,744 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,241 | 9,29259.9% | 6,05139.0% | 1571.0% | 15,500 |
| Davie County | Herbert Hoover+92 | 2,38148.6% | 2,47350.5% | 410.8% | 4,895 |
| Duplin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,501 | 4,67479.5% | 1,17319.9% | 350.6% | 5,882 |
| Durham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,789 | 7,55970.8% | 2,77025.9% | 3513.3% | 10,680 |
| Edgecombe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,624 | 5,87295.6% | 2484.0% | 210.3% | 6,141 |
| Forsyth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,289 | 14,01669.7% | 5,72728.5% | 3571.8% | 20,100 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,095 | 4,29495.3% | 1994.4% | 110.2% | 4,504 |
| Gaston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,726 | 12,89070.8% | 5,16428.4% | 1570.9% | 18,211 |
| Gates County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,109 | 1,19893.0% | 896.9% | 10.1% | 1,288 |
| Graham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+181 | 1,36453.3% | 1,18346.2% | 110.4% | 2,558 |
| Granville County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,596 | 3,80894.5% | 2125.3% | 90.2% | 4,029 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,416 | 2,51096.3% | 943.6% | 30.1% | 2,607 |
| Guilford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,038 | 19,30166.4% | 9,26331.9% | 4951.7% | 29,059 |
| Halifax County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,107 | 6,41395.0% | 3064.5% | 330.5% | 6,752 |
| Harnett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,729 | 6,34670.4% | 2,61729.0% | 490.5% | 9,012 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,708 | 6,79068.5% | 3,08231.1% | 340.3% | 9,906 |
| Henderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,083 | 5,25555.4% | 4,17244.0% | 630.7% | 9,490 |
| Hertford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,747 | 1,83595.1% | 884.6% | 70.4% | 1,930 |
| Hoke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,715 | 1,78096.2% | 653.5% | 50.3% | 1,850 |
| Hyde County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+903 | 1,05087.4% | 14712.2% | 40.3% | 1,201 |
| Iredell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,784 | 8,36769.7% | 3,58329.8% | 550.5% | 12,005 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,547 | 4,36060.5% | 2,81339.0% | 350.5% | 7,208 |
| Johnston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,687 | 9,57470.9% | 3,88728.8% | 500.4% | 13,511 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,317 | 1,44991.4% | 1328.3% | 40.3% | 1,585 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,377 | 3,05881.5% | 68118.2% | 130.3% | 3,752 |
| Lenoir County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,327 | 4,67792.6% | 3506.9% | 240.5% | 5,051 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+836 | 4,39955.0% | 3,56344.6% | 340.4% | 7,996 |
| Macon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+916 | 3,22358.0% | 2,30741.5% | 300.5% | 5,560 |
| Madison County | Herbert Hoover+1,783 | 2,76937.6% | 4,55261.8% | 490.7% | 7,370 |
| Martin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,687 | 3,78197.4% | 942.4% | 80.2% | 3,883 |
| McDowell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,332 | 4,81065.7% | 2,47833.8% | 350.5% | 7,323 |
| Mecklenburg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,194 | 18,16777.9% | 4,97321.3% | 1810.8% | 23,321 |
| Mitchell County | Herbert Hoover+2,025 | 1,77331.8% | 3,79868.1% | 90.2% | 5,580 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+774 | 2,92757.4% | 2,15342.2% | 180.4% | 5,098 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,828 | 4,28763.1% | 2,45936.2% | 470.7% | 6,793 |
| Nash County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,940 | 7,47292.8% | 5326.6% | 490.6% | 8,053 |
| New Hanover County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,600 | 6,03079.3% | 1,43018.8% | 1411.9% | 7,601 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,096 | 3,24395.5% | 1474.3% | 70.2% | 3,397 |
| Onslow County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,362 | 2,61590.9% | 2538.8% | 90.3% | 2,877 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,810 | 2,92469.6% | 1,11426.5% | 1653.9% | 4,203 |
| Pamlico County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+861 | 1,52667.3% | 66529.3% | 753.3% | 2,266 |
| Pasquotank County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,618 | 2,94689.5% | 32810.0% | 180.5% | 3,292 |
| Pender County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,723 | 1,99387.6% | 27011.9% | 110.5% | 2,274 |
| Perquimans County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,055 | 1,28084.9% | 22514.9% | 20.1% | 1,507 |
| Person County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,712 | 2,37277.8% | 66021.6% | 170.6% | 3,049 |
| Pitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,469 | 7,72496.5% | 2553.2% | 210.3% | 8,000 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+980 | 2,40162.5% | 1,42137.0% | 210.5% | 3,843 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,273 | 7,34554.4% | 6,07245.0% | 750.6% | 13,492 |
| Richmond County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,169 | 4,86287.0% | 69312.4% | 360.6% | 5,591 |
| Robeson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,077 | 7,86090.5% | 7839.0% | 440.5% | 8,687 |
| Rockingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,899 | 7,79572.4% | 2,89626.9% | 800.7% | 10,771 |
| Rowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,318 | 9,78267.8% | 4,46430.9% | 1801.2% | 14,426 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,888 | 8,33664.9% | 4,44834.6% | 540.4% | 12,838 |
| Sampson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+784 | 4,91153.7% | 4,12745.1% | 1141.2% | 9,152 |
| Scotland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,400 | 2,60892.4% | 2087.4% | 60.2% | 2,822 |
| Stanly County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,793 | 5,78558.9% | 3,99240.6% | 490.5% | 9,826 |
| Stokes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,144 | 3,72158.8% | 2,57740.7% | 350.6% | 6,333 |
| Surry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,979 | 7,49062.1% | 4,51137.4% | 690.6% | 12,070 |
| Swain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+519 | 2,41255.8% | 1,89343.8% | 190.4% | 4,324 |
| Transylvania County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+852 | 2,52359.8% | 1,67139.6% | 220.5% | 4,216 |
| Tyrrell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+615 | 87376.8% | 25822.7% | 60.5% | 1,137 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,393 | 6,10388.8% | 71010.3% | 570.8% | 6,870 |
| Vance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,515 | 3,83392.0% | 3187.6% | 140.3% | 4,165 |
| Wake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,693 | 14,86386.0% | 2,17012.6% | 2461.4% | 17,279 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,551 | 2,66195.8% | 1104.0% | 60.2% | 2,777 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,062 | 1,68172.7% | 61926.8% | 120.5% | 2,312 |
| Watauga County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+253 | 3,41951.8% | 3,16647.9% | 210.3% | 6,606 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,734 | 6,36579.0% | 1,63120.2% | 600.7% | 8,056 |
| Wilkes County | Herbert Hoover+924 | 5,59846.0% | 6,52253.6% | 390.3% | 12,159 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,636 | 6,15391.5% | 5177.7% | 510.8% | 6,721 |
| Yadkin County | Herbert Hoover+633 | 2,78944.7% | 3,42254.8% | 310.5% | 6,242 |
| Yancey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,016 | 3,41258.7% | 2,39641.2% | 90.2% | 5,817 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.