Tennessee — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentRooseveltD+34.0
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 66.5% | 259,463 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 32.5% | 126,752 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 4,048 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Carroll County, TN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+76.2 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+80.9 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+92.5 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+78.1 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+63.0 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Greene County, TN | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+65.5 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+90.9 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+77.6 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+73.6 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+74.0 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Knox County, TN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+91.8 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+83.5 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+61.2 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+72.3 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| McNairy County, TN | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Monroe County, TN | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+86.1 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+79.8 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Pickett County, TN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Rhea County, TN | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+82.4 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+89.2 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+69.3 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+65.4 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+65.1 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Herbert Hoover+524 | 1,08140.1% | 1,60559.5% | 110.4% | 2,697 |
| Bedford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,634 | 2,26478.1% | 63021.7% | 40.1% | 2,898 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,085 | 1,54076.2% | 45522.5% | 261.3% | 2,021 |
| Bledsoe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+74 | 1,03451.9% | 96048.1% | 00.0% | 1,994 |
| Blount County | Herbert Hoover+1,760 | 1,51531.1% | 3,27567.3% | 771.6% | 4,867 |
| Bradley County | Herbert Hoover+275 | 1,29544.6% | 1,57054.1% | 371.3% | 2,902 |
| Campbell County | Herbert Hoover+901 | 1,83439.8% | 2,73559.3% | 400.9% | 4,609 |
| Cannon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+847 | 1,20776.6% | 36022.9% | 80.5% | 1,575 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+98 | 2,60350.5% | 2,50548.6% | 480.9% | 5,156 |
| Carter County | Herbert Hoover+3,481 | 1,57423.7% | 5,05576.3% | 00.0% | 6,629 |
| Cheatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,190 | 1,37087.7% | 18011.5% | 120.8% | 1,562 |
| Chester County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+629 | 98572.6% | 35626.2% | 161.2% | 1,357 |
| Claiborne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,793 | 3,51866.8% | 1,72532.8% | 220.4% | 5,265 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+458 | 81968.5% | 36130.2% | 161.3% | 1,196 |
| Cocke County | Herbert Hoover+767 | 1,55739.8% | 2,32459.4% | 340.9% | 3,915 |
| Coffee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,520 | 1,95081.3% | 43017.9% | 200.8% | 2,400 |
| Crockett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,421 | 1,93478.4% | 51320.8% | 200.8% | 2,467 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+39 | 99650.7% | 95748.7% | 110.6% | 1,964 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,229 | 21,23374.1% | 7,00424.4% | 4291.5% | 28,666 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+419 | 1,02062.1% | 60136.6% | 221.3% | 1,643 |
| DeKalb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+793 | 2,32360.3% | 1,53039.7% | 00.0% | 3,853 |
| Dickson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,638 | 2,00784.3% | 36915.5% | 40.2% | 2,380 |
| Dyer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,416 | 3,80590.1% | 3899.2% | 280.7% | 4,222 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,245 | 1,28795.6% | 423.1% | 171.3% | 1,346 |
| Fentress County | Herbert Hoover+422 | 96139.1% | 1,38356.3% | 1124.6% | 2,456 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,669 | 3,02988.6% | 36010.5% | 280.8% | 3,417 |
| Gibson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,268 | 3,97284.4% | 70415.0% | 290.6% | 4,705 |
| Giles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,154 | 2,77381.2% | 61918.1% | 250.7% | 3,417 |
| Grainger County | Herbert Hoover+330 | 99542.3% | 1,32556.3% | 331.4% | 2,353 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,041 | 4,26456.6% | 3,22342.8% | 450.6% | 7,532 |
| Grundy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+780 | 97882.1% | 19816.6% | 151.3% | 1,191 |
| Hamblen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+574 | 2,03257.7% | 1,45841.4% | 320.9% | 3,522 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,379 | 11,46960.6% | 7,09037.4% | 3782.0% | 18,937 |
| Hancock County | Herbert Hoover+538 | 55133.6% | 1,08966.4% | 00.0% | 1,640 |
| Hardeman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,096 | 2,37788.7% | 28110.5% | 220.8% | 2,680 |
| Hardin County | Herbert Hoover+230 | 80643.5% | 1,03656.0% | 90.5% | 1,851 |
| Hawkins County | Herbert Hoover+499 | 2,39145.1% | 2,89054.5% | 210.4% | 5,302 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,711 | 1,78895.0% | 774.1% | 170.9% | 1,882 |
| Henderson County | Herbert Hoover+100 | 95847.2% | 1,05852.1% | 130.6% | 2,029 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,527 | 2,86788.1% | 34010.4% | 481.5% | 3,255 |
| Hickman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,427 | 1,81282.2% | 38517.5% | 80.4% | 2,205 |
| Houston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+638 | 75086.5% | 11212.9% | 50.6% | 867 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,224 | 1,45585.4% | 23113.6% | 171.0% | 1,703 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,470 | 1,72686.9% | 25612.9% | 40.2% | 1,986 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+1,300 | 97529.4% | 2,27568.6% | 672.0% | 3,317 |
| Johnson County | Herbert Hoover+1,975 | 42515.0% | 2,40084.5% | 150.5% | 2,840 |
| Knox County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+981 | 10,75551.4% | 9,77446.7% | 3981.9% | 20,927 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,746 | 1,82495.9% | 784.1% | 00.0% | 1,902 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,963 | 2,13790.9% | 1747.4% | 391.7% | 2,350 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,556 | 3,24065.5% | 1,68434.0% | 240.5% | 4,948 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+662 | 79985.4% | 13714.6% | 00.0% | 936 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,807 | 3,09590.3% | 2888.4% | 461.3% | 3,429 |
| Loudon County | Herbert Hoover+188 | 1,62946.5% | 1,81751.9% | 571.6% | 3,503 |
| Macon County | Herbert Hoover+238 | 88543.9% | 1,12355.6% | 100.5% | 2,018 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,689 | 4,81379.8% | 1,12418.6% | 921.5% | 6,029 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+806 | 2,21261.1% | 1,40638.9% | 00.0% | 3,618 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,884 | 2,16787.7% | 28311.5% | 200.8% | 2,470 |
| Maury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,857 | 3,39285.8% | 53513.5% | 250.6% | 3,952 |
| McMinn County | Herbert Hoover+160 | 2,63047.9% | 2,79050.8% | 751.4% | 5,495 |
| McNairy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+611 | 1,96159.0% | 1,35040.6% | 120.4% | 3,323 |
| Meigs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+276 | 84059.7% | 56440.1% | 40.3% | 1,408 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,450 | 2,95466.0% | 1,50433.6% | 200.4% | 4,478 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,948 | 2,74777.5% | 79922.5% | 00.0% | 3,546 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+858 | 92392.7% | 656.5% | 80.8% | 996 |
| Morgan County | Herbert Hoover+201 | 98345.0% | 1,18454.2% | 180.8% | 2,185 |
| Obion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,849 | 3,18389.2% | 3349.4% | 521.5% | 3,569 |
| Overton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,570 | 2,23176.8% | 66122.8% | 130.4% | 2,905 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+523 | 70578.9% | 18220.4% | 60.7% | 893 |
| Pickett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+31 | 71250.3% | 68148.1% | 231.6% | 1,416 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+898 | 2,54060.7% | 1,64239.3% | 00.0% | 4,182 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,630 | 2,91169.1% | 1,28130.4% | 220.5% | 4,214 |
| Rhea County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+102 | 1,55051.1% | 1,44847.7% | 381.3% | 3,036 |
| Roane County | Herbert Hoover+411 | 1,62543.8% | 2,03654.9% | 481.3% | 3,709 |
| Robertson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,500 | 2,75290.7% | 2528.3% | 301.0% | 3,034 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,318 | 3,92486.2% | 60613.3% | 200.4% | 4,550 |
| Scott County | Herbert Hoover+865 | 1,02534.9% | 1,89064.3% | 250.9% | 2,940 |
| Sequatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+488 | 77772.2% | 28926.9% | 100.9% | 1,076 |
| Sevier County | Herbert Hoover+2,188 | 88722.2% | 3,07577.0% | 310.8% | 3,993 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+31,988 | 38,32084.8% | 6,33214.0% | 5571.2% | 45,209 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,462 | 2,05777.1% | 59522.3% | 160.6% | 2,668 |
| Stewart County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,364 | 1,54888.8% | 18410.6% | 120.7% | 1,744 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,323 | 5,32263.0% | 2,99935.5% | 1211.4% | 8,442 |
| Sumner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,511 | 3,89390.5% | 3828.9% | 280.7% | 4,303 |
| Tipton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,738 | 2,89294.2% | 1545.0% | 230.7% | 3,069 |
| Trousdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+771 | 83592.8% | 647.1% | 10.1% | 900 |
| Unicoi County | Herbert Hoover+866 | 85033.1% | 1,71666.9% | 00.0% | 2,566 |
| Union County | Herbert Hoover+367 | 80240.4% | 1,16959.0% | 120.6% | 1,983 |
| Van Buren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+417 | 61373.6% | 19623.5% | 242.9% | 833 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,915 | 2,32584.1% | 41014.8% | 301.1% | 2,765 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+346 | 3,34546.9% | 3,69151.7% | 1021.4% | 7,138 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+539 | 54333.1% | 1,08266.0% | 140.9% | 1,639 |
| Weakley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,994 | 3,77782.5% | 78317.1% | 170.4% | 4,577 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,548 | 1,93882.8% | 39016.7% | 130.6% | 2,341 |
| Williamson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,516 | 2,77790.0% | 2618.5% | 491.6% | 3,087 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,146 | 2,71382.3% | 56717.2% | 180.5% | 3,298 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.