1932 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1932 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Party Republican Democratic Home state California New York Running mate Charles Curtis John Nance Garner Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 57,073 54,319 Percentage 50.55% 48.11%

County results Hoover   50–60% Roosevelt   50–60%

President before election Herbert Hoover Republican Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

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. ^[1]

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 Results ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Herbert Hoover	Joseph Warren Marshall	57,073
	Republican Party	Herbert Hoover	Harry V. Lyons	56,837
	Republican Party	Herbert Hoover	Daniel Mifflin Wilson	56,795
	Democratic Party	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Hugh M. Morris	54,319
	Democratic Party	Franklin D. Roosevelt	John B. Hutton	53,940
	Democratic Party	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Willard F. Deputy	53,885
	Socialist Party	Norman Thomas	James A. McClelland	1,376
	Socialist Party	Norman Thomas	I. Strauss	1,332
	Socialist Party	Norman Thomas	G. J. Teigland	1,328
	Communist Party	William Z. Foster	John D. Haman	133
	Communist Party	William Z. Foster	Harold Sammons	128
	Communist Party	William Z. Foster	Nicolas Minutella	124
Votes cast [a]				112,901

Results by county

County [2] [3]	Herbert Hoover Republican		Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic		Norman Thomas Socialist		William Z. Foster Communist		Margin		Total votes cast [a]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	6,597	42.59%	8,829	57.00%	44	0.28%	20	0.13%	-2,232	-14.41%	15,490
New Castle	39,844	53.76%	32,872	44.36%	1,280	1.73%	113	0.15%	6,972	9.41%	74,109
Sussex	10,632	45.63%	12,618	54.15%	52	0.22%	0	0.00%	-1,986	-8.52%	23,302
Totals	57,073	50.55%	54,319	48.11%	1,376	1.22%	133	0.12%	2,754	2.44%	112,901

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Kent
• Sussex

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "1932 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". The Milford Chronicle. Milford. November 25, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
3. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". Every Evening. Wilmington. November 23, 1932. p. 19. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
4. "Candidates". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington. November 7, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved December 17, 2025.