1932 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 1932 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1932 United States presidential election in Illinois

November 8, 1932

All 29 Illinois votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York California
Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 29 0
Popular vote 1,882,304 1,432,756
Percentage 55.23% 42.04%

County Results

President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Illinois was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 55.23% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 42.04% of the popular vote.

This is the only occasion since at least the American Civil War that any Democratic presidential candidate has ever carried Ford County or Stark County. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is also the last occasion when Livingston County and Washington County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.

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