Pennsylvania — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentHooverR+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 50.8% | 1,453,540 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 45.3% | 1,295,948 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.8% | 109,636 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 36 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Berks County, PA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Clarion County, PA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Fulton County, PA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Juniata County, PA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+16.1 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Montour County, PA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Pike County, PA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| York County, PA | Democratic | D+6.8 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,101 | 6,08445.1% | 7,18553.2% | 2251.7% | 13,494 |
| Allegheny County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+37,513 | 152,32642.4% | 189,83952.9% | 16,8384.7% | 359,003 |
| Armstrong County | Herbert Hoover+1,654 | 10,88452.1% | 9,23044.2% | 7763.7% | 20,890 |
| Beaver County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+54 | 19,75147.9% | 19,80548.0% | 1,7044.1% | 41,260 |
| Bedford County | Herbert Hoover+1,522 | 6,59754.3% | 5,07541.8% | 4803.9% | 12,152 |
| Berks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,690 | 27,07337.1% | 29,76340.8% | 16,18722.2% | 73,023 |
| Blair County | Herbert Hoover+5,844 | 19,55356.9% | 13,70939.9% | 1,0733.1% | 34,335 |
| Bradford County | Herbert Hoover+5,551 | 11,52163.3% | 5,97032.8% | 6973.8% | 18,188 |
| Bucks County | Herbert Hoover+8,196 | 22,33159.1% | 14,13537.4% | 1,3413.5% | 37,807 |
| Butler County | Herbert Hoover+2,826 | 11,54354.8% | 8,71741.4% | 8153.9% | 21,075 |
| Cambria County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,846 | 21,35141.7% | 28,19755.1% | 1,5973.1% | 51,145 |
| Cameron County | Herbert Hoover+690 | 1,43864.3% | 74833.5% | 502.2% | 2,236 |
| Carbon County | Herbert Hoover+44 | 9,91848.5% | 9,87448.3% | 6493.2% | 20,441 |
| Centre County | Herbert Hoover+1,211 | 8,26452.5% | 7,05344.8% | 4092.6% | 15,726 |
| Chester County | Herbert Hoover+17,385 | 29,42569.2% | 12,04028.3% | 1,0522.5% | 42,517 |
| Clarion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+660 | 5,99146.0% | 6,65151.1% | 3732.9% | 13,015 |
| Clearfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+709 | 10,50046.5% | 11,20949.6% | 8883.9% | 22,597 |
| Clinton County | Herbert Hoover+1,110 | 4,85154.5% | 3,74142.1% | 3023.4% | 8,894 |
| Columbia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,849 | 8,79144.4% | 10,64053.8% | 3561.8% | 19,787 |
| Crawford County | Herbert Hoover+1,536 | 10,91851.7% | 9,38244.4% | 8113.8% | 21,111 |
| Cumberland County | Herbert Hoover+1,012 | 13,09850.9% | 12,08646.9% | 5672.2% | 25,751 |
| Dauphin County | Herbert Hoover+13,866 | 36,27860.3% | 22,41237.3% | 1,4622.4% | 60,152 |
| Delaware County | Herbert Hoover+42,878 | 75,29168.2% | 32,41329.4% | 2,7052.4% | 110,409 |
| Elk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+664 | 5,79746.4% | 6,46151.7% | 2391.9% | 12,497 |
| Erie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,221 | 18,37145.4% | 19,59248.4% | 2,4796.1% | 40,442 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,759 | 15,90335.2% | 27,66261.3% | 1,5913.5% | 45,156 |
| Forest County | Herbert Hoover+521 | 1,09063.3% | 56933.1% | 623.6% | 1,721 |
| Franklin County | Herbert Hoover+1,654 | 10,99253.0% | 9,33845.0% | 4282.1% | 20,758 |
| Fulton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+511 | 1,41041.8% | 1,92157.0% | 401.2% | 3,371 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,514 | 4,80833.4% | 9,32264.8% | 2581.8% | 14,388 |
| Huntingdon County | Herbert Hoover+3,945 | 7,37166.4% | 3,42630.9% | 3062.8% | 11,103 |
| Indiana County | Herbert Hoover+4,121 | 12,72757.2% | 8,60638.7% | 9024.1% | 22,235 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+1,676 | 8,24652.5% | 6,57041.8% | 8975.7% | 15,713 |
| Juniata County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+53 | 2,75248.4% | 2,80549.4% | 1242.2% | 5,681 |
| Lackawanna County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,161 | 34,63245.2% | 40,79353.3% | 1,1351.5% | 76,560 |
| Lancaster County | Herbert Hoover+10,096 | 34,50256.5% | 24,40640.0% | 2,1113.5% | 61,019 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+3,674 | 13,06455.1% | 9,39039.6% | 1,2555.3% | 23,709 |
| Lebanon County | Herbert Hoover+4,563 | 10,48759.0% | 5,92433.3% | 1,3737.7% | 17,784 |
| Lehigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+770 | 21,16946.9% | 21,93948.7% | 1,9854.4% | 45,093 |
| Luzerne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,303 | 52,67245.4% | 60,97552.6% | 2,2812.0% | 115,928 |
| Lycoming County | Herbert Hoover+4,713 | 16,21255.4% | 11,49939.3% | 1,5395.3% | 29,250 |
| McKean County | Herbert Hoover+5,309 | 9,97065.0% | 4,66130.4% | 7044.6% | 15,335 |
| Mercer County | Herbert Hoover+3,096 | 14,05753.5% | 10,96141.7% | 1,2404.7% | 26,258 |
| Mifflin County | Herbert Hoover+1,871 | 5,52559.0% | 3,65439.0% | 1932.1% | 9,372 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,698 | 4,65941.6% | 6,35756.8% | 1831.6% | 11,199 |
| Montgomery County | Herbert Hoover+31,648 | 64,61964.0% | 32,97132.7% | 3,3713.3% | 100,961 |
| Montour County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+518 | 2,15944.2% | 2,67754.9% | 440.9% | 4,880 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,230 | 20,77945.0% | 24,00952.0% | 1,3452.9% | 46,133 |
| Northumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,132 | 17,98242.2% | 23,11454.3% | 1,4683.4% | 42,564 |
| Perry County | Herbert Hoover+669 | 4,40253.2% | 3,73345.1% | 1341.6% | 8,269 |
| Philadelphia County | Herbert Hoover+70,816 | 331,09254.5% | 260,27642.9% | 15,6512.6% | 607,019 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+195 | 1,64946.3% | 1,84451.8% | 651.8% | 3,558 |
| Potter County | Herbert Hoover+1,576 | 3,84758.5% | 2,27134.6% | 4556.9% | 6,573 |
| Schuylkill County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,531 | 32,49246.9% | 35,02350.5% | 1,7902.6% | 69,305 |
| Snyder County | Herbert Hoover+1,247 | 3,42359.4% | 2,17637.7% | 1672.9% | 5,766 |
| Somerset County | Herbert Hoover+3,938 | 11,85758.6% | 7,91939.1% | 4732.3% | 20,249 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+145 | 1,45746.8% | 1,60251.4% | 561.8% | 3,115 |
| Susquehanna County | Herbert Hoover+1,713 | 6,88456.0% | 5,17142.1% | 2402.0% | 12,295 |
| Tioga County | Herbert Hoover+6,579 | 9,58375.0% | 3,00423.5% | 1911.5% | 12,778 |
| Union County | Herbert Hoover+1,586 | 3,53461.6% | 1,94834.0% | 2524.4% | 5,734 |
| Venango County | Herbert Hoover+6,056 | 12,23064.1% | 6,17432.3% | 6843.6% | 19,088 |
| Warren County | Herbert Hoover+2,618 | 7,87257.2% | 5,25438.2% | 6274.6% | 13,753 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,487 | 21,44740.8% | 28,93455.1% | 2,1554.1% | 52,536 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+2,549 | 6,21561.5% | 3,66636.3% | 2302.3% | 10,111 |
| Westmoreland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+15,010 | 30,42637.7% | 45,43656.3% | 4,7895.9% | 80,651 |
| Wyoming County | Herbert Hoover+1,240 | 3,96858.0% | 2,72839.9% | 1452.1% | 6,841 |
| York County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,883 | 25,43044.3% | 29,31351.1% | 2,6224.6% | 57,365 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.