United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1932

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1932

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Party Democratic Republican Home state New York California Running mate John N. Garner Charles Curtis Electoral vote 17 0 Popular vote 800,148 736,959 Percentage 50.6% 46.6%
County Results   Roosevelt – 60–70%   Roosevelt – 50–60%   Roosevelt – <50%   Hoover – <50%   Hoover – 50–60%   Hoover – 60–70%   Hoover – 70–80%
President before election Herbert Hoover Republican Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 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 seventeen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California. Roosevelt ran with Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas, and Hoover ran with incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas.

Roosevelt carried the state with 50.64 percent of the vote to Hoover’s 46.64 percent, a Democratic victory margin of 4.00 percent. Socialist candidate Norman Thomas came in a distant third with 2.17 percent.