1932 United States presidential election in Michigan
1932 United States presidential election in Michigan
County Results
Roosevelt
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Hoover
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1932 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election . Voters chose 19[ 1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Michigan was won by the Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt , who defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover , receiving 52.36% of the popular vote and the state's 19 electoral votes.[ 2] [ 3]
As a result of his victory, Roosevelt became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to get electoral votes from Michigan as well as the first since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state entirely. This was the first time since the creation of the Republican Party that a Democrat won Michigan, as the state voted straight Republican in all but one election from 1856 to 1928 .
This is one of only four occasions where Michigan and Pennsylvania voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics.[ 4] [ a] This was also the only one of the 32 elections between 1872 and 1996 where Houghton County did not vote for the statewide winner.
Results
Results by county
County
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic
Herbert Hoover Republican
Norman Thomas Socialist
William Foster Communist
William Upshaw Prohibition
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[ 5]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alcona
884
47.99%
881
47.83%
72
3.91%
5
0.27%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
0.16%
1,842
Alger
2,111
57.21%
1,354
36.69%
76
2.06%
138
3.74%
4
0.11%
7
0.19%
757
20.51%
3,690
Allegan
7,030
43.71%
8,705
54.13%
264
1.64%
22
0.14%
45
0.28%
16
0.10%
-1,675
-10.42%
16,082
Alpena
3,562
50.84%
3,222
45.99%
202
2.88%
4
0.06%
9
0.13%
7
0.10%
340
4.85%
7,006
Antrim
1,686
40.55%
2,308
55.51%
142
3.42%
3
0.07%
12
0.29%
7
0.17%
-622
-14.96%
4,158
Arenac
2,086
56.90%
1,471
40.13%
86
2.35%
13
0.35%
7
0.19%
3
0.08%
615
16.78%
3,666
Baraga
2,016
49.34%
1,917
46.92%
22
0.54%
122
2.99%
2
0.05%
7
0.17%
99
2.42%
4,086
Barry
4,416
47.70%
4,556
49.21%
211
2.28%
1
0.01%
68
0.73%
6
0.06%
-140
-1.51%
9,258
Bay
14,708
58.62%
9,816
39.12%
545
2.17%
3
0.01%
12
0.05%
8
0.03%
4,892
19.50%
25,092
Benzie
1,432
45.09%
1,595
50.22%
103
3.24%
33
1.04%
12
0.38%
1
0.03%
-163
-5.13%
3,176
Berrien
18,447
55.46%
14,123
42.46%
568
1.71%
33
0.10%
69
0.21%
24
0.07%
4,324
13.00%
33,264
Branch
5,685
53.43%
4,663
43.83%
181
1.70%
99
0.93%
7
0.07%
5
0.05%
1,022
9.61%
10,640
Calhoun
16,281
48.51%
16,255
48.43%
894
2.66%
35
0.10%
73
0.22%
25
0.07%
26
0.08%
33,563
Cass
5,349
55.51%
3,994
41.45%
196
2.03%
10
0.10%
67
0.70%
20
0.21%
1,355
14.06%
9,636
Charlevoix
2,344
44.30%
2,623
49.57%
300
5.67%
4
0.08%
8
0.15%
12
0.23%
-279
-5.27%
5,291
Cheboygan
3,431
59.04%
2,309
39.73%
49
0.84%
8
0.14%
9
0.15%
5
0.09%
1,122
19.31%
5,811
Chippewa
4,221
43.67%
5,252
54.34%
67
0.69%
102
1.06%
10
0.10%
13
0.13%
-1,031
-10.67%
9,665
Clare
1,741
52.38%
1,474
44.34%
93
2.80%
3
0.09%
7
0.21%
6
0.18%
267
8.03%
3,324
Clinton
5,098
51.74%
4,647
47.16%
86
0.87%
21
0.21%
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
451
4.58%
9,853
Crawford
755
56.47%
559
41.81%
17
1.27%
3
0.22%
3
0.22%
0
0.00%
196
14.66%
1,337
Delta
7,363
59.93%
4,386
35.70%
473
3.85%
56
0.46%
2
0.02%
5
0.04%
2,977
24.23%
12,285
Dickinson
6,483
53.88%
5,120
42.55%
328
2.73%
64
0.53%
12
0.10%
25
0.21%
1,363
11.33%
12,032
Eaton
6,887
52.29%
5,840
44.34%
356
2.70%
1
0.01%
72
0.55%
16
0.12%
1,047
7.95%
13,172
Emmet
3,110
49.56%
2,890
46.06%
249
3.97%
17
0.27%
7
0.11%
2
0.03%
220
3.51%
6,275
Genesee
36,860
54.80%
28,231
41.97%
1,866
2.77%
141
0.21%
107
0.16%
62
0.09%
8,629
12.83%
67,267
Gladwin
1,661
52.86%
1,378
43.86%
79
2.51%
6
0.19%
14
0.45%
4
0.13%
283
9.01%
3,142
Gogebic
5,531
48.01%
5,379
46.69%
199
1.73%
387
3.36%
15
0.13%
10
0.09%
152
1.32%
11,521
Grand Traverse
3,907
51.88%
3,442
45.70%
151
2.01%
6
0.08%
20
0.27%
5
0.07%
465
6.17%
7,531
Gratiot
6,124
53.08%
5,123
44.40%
187
1.62%
5
0.04%
88
0.76%
11
0.10%
1,001
8.68%
11,538
Hillsdale
5,696
48.00%
5,879
49.54%
182
1.53%
14
0.12%
80
0.67%
16
0.13%
-183
-1.54%
11,867
Houghton
7,838
37.72%
12,308
59.23%
173
0.83%
411
1.98%
16
0.08%
34
0.16%
-4,470
-21.51%
20,780
Huron
5,770
49.36%
5,707
48.82%
189
1.62%
7
0.06%
11
0.09%
6
0.05%
63
0.54%
11,690
Ingham
22,370
50.22%
21,044
47.24%
963
2.16%
30
0.07%
94
0.21%
44
0.10%
1,326
2.98%
44,545
Ionia
8,695
57.58%
6,074
40.23%
268
1.77%
56
0.37%
7
0.05%
0
0.00%
2,621
17.36%
15,100
Iosco
1,500
47.08%
1,581
49.62%
90
2.82%
7
0.22%
4
0.13%
4
0.13%
-81
-2.54%
3,186
Iron
3,416
42.09%
4,347
53.56%
59
0.73%
270
3.33%
4
0.05%
20
0.25%
-931
-11.47%
8,116
Isabella
4,272
49.42%
4,211
48.71%
110
1.27%
5
0.06%
41
0.47%
6
0.07%
61
0.71%
8,645
Jackson
16,584
49.17%
16,150
47.88%
757
2.24%
99
0.29%
81
0.24%
59
0.17%
434
1.29%
33,730
Kalamazoo
13,974
41.36%
18,584
55.01%
873
2.58%
174
0.52%
138
0.41%
42
0.12%
-4,610
-13.65%
33,785
Kalkaska
649
43.70%
705
47.47%
109
7.34%
20
1.35%
2
0.13%
0
0.00%
-56
-3.77%
1,485
Kent
41,601
47.97%
42,186
48.64%
2,359
2.72%
309
0.36%
145
0.17%
123
0.14%
-585
-0.67%
86,723
Keweenaw
527
26.26%
1,454
72.45%
5
0.25%
19
0.95%
1
0.05%
1
0.05%
-927
-46.19%
2,007
Lake
1,241
53.68%
991
42.86%
48
2.08%
32
1.38%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
250
10.81%
2,312
Lapeer
4,315
45.85%
4,882
51.87%
156
1.66%
6
0.06%
46
0.49%
7
0.07%
-567
-6.02%
9,412
Leelanau
1,746
52.70%
1,527
46.09%
28
0.85%
4
0.12%
6
0.18%
2
0.06%
219
6.61%
3,313
Lenawee
10,420
48.23%
10,912
50.50%
205
0.95%
7
0.03%
51
0.24%
12
0.06%
-492
-2.28%
21,607
Livingston
4,684
50.06%
4,534
48.46%
104
1.11%
3
0.03%
30
0.32%
2
0.02%
150
1.60%
9,357
Luce
928
41.52%
1,259
56.33%
18
0.81%
22
0.98%
5
0.22%
3
0.13%
-331
-14.81%
2,235
Mackinac
2,578
62.74%
1,504
36.60%
22
0.54%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
3
0.07%
1,074
26.14%
4,109
Macomb
16,539
63.65%
8,649
33.29%
594
2.29%
142
0.55%
36
0.14%
24
0.09%
7,890
30.36%
25,984
Manistee
4,475
55.14%
3,256
40.12%
323
3.98%
26
0.32%
22
0.27%
13
0.16%
1,219
15.02%
8,115
Marquette
7,221
40.96%
9,810
55.65%
258
1.46%
311
1.76%
13
0.07%
16
0.09%
-2,589
-14.69%
17,629
Mason
3,854
52.85%
3,098
42.48%
262
3.59%
50
0.69%
24
0.33%
4
0.05%
756
10.37%
7,292
Mecosta
3,152
47.51%
3,336
50.28%
111
1.67%
6
0.09%
21
0.32%
9
0.14%
-184
-2.77%
6,635
Menominee
5,782
61.04%
3,374
35.62%
281
2.97%
23
0.24%
4
0.04%
9
0.10%
2,408
25.42%
9,473
Midland
3,553
47.44%
3,791
50.62%
121
1.62%
1
0.01%
20
0.27%
3
0.04%
-238
-3.18%
7,489
Missaukee
1,282
45.97%
1,439
51.60%
39
1.40%
4
0.14%
23
0.82%
2
0.07%
-157
-5.63%
2,789
Monroe
12,417
62.05%
7,255
36.26%
270
1.35%
21
0.10%
37
0.18%
10
0.05%
5,162
25.80%
20,010
Montcalm
5,704
50.02%
5,166
45.30%
464
4.07%
1
0.01%
52
0.46%
16
0.14%
538
4.72%
11,403
Montmorency
903
57.74%
595
38.04%
57
3.64%
2
0.13%
5
0.32%
2
0.13%
308
19.69%
1,564
Muskegon
13,497
51.39%
11,971
45.58%
508
1.93%
215
0.82%
50
0.19%
24
0.09%
1,526
5.81%
26,265
Newaygo
3,275
47.10%
3,458
49.73%
183
2.63%
13
0.19%
19
0.27%
5
0.07%
-183
-2.63%
6,953
Oakland
33,135
48.78%
32,462
47.79%
1,967
2.90%
212
0.31%
67
0.10%
85
0.13%
673
0.99%
67,928
Oceana
3,051
53.46%
2,481
43.47%
120
2.10%
7
0.12%
35
0.61%
13
0.23%
570
9.99%
5,707
Ogemaw
1,645
51.34%
1,472
45.94%
71
2.22%
2
0.06%
8
0.25%
6
0.19%
173
5.40%
3,204
Ontonagon
2,337
46.53%
2,287
45.53%
43
0.86%
307
6.11%
6
0.12%
43
0.86%
50
1.00%
5,023
Osceola
2,321
43.13%
2,969
55.18%
60
1.12%
5
0.09%
26
0.48%
0
0.00%
-648
-12.04%
5,381
Oscoda
349
45.03%
410
52.90%
9
1.16%
5
0.65%
2
0.26%
0
0.00%
-61
-7.87%
775
Otsego
1,377
55.23%
1,006
40.35%
108
4.33%
1
0.04%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
371
14.88%
2,493
Ottawa
7,981
38.56%
12,076
58.34%
567
2.74%
20
0.10%
44
0.21%
12
0.06%
-4,095
-19.78%
20,700
Presque Isle
2,217
57.36%
1,560
40.36%
71
1.84%
6
0.16%
5
0.13%
6
0.16%
657
17.00%
3,865
Roscommon
757
53.69%
601
42.62%
42
2.98%
4
0.28%
3
0.21%
3
0.21%
156
11.06%
1,410
Saginaw
22,643
54.67%
17,794
42.97%
833
2.01%
50
0.12%
60
0.14%
34
0.08%
4,849
11.71%
41,414
Sanilac
4,077
36.39%
6,860
61.22%
228
2.03%
3
0.03%
27
0.24%
10
0.09%
-2,783
-24.84%
11,205
Schoolcraft
1,660
47.28%
1,722
49.05%
113
3.22%
1
0.03%
6
0.17%
9
0.26%
-62
-1.77%
3,511
Shiawassee
8,002
53.58%
6,600
44.19%
251
1.68%
4
0.03%
72
0.48%
7
0.05%
1,402
9.39%
14,936
St. Clair
12,776
45.56%
14,883
53.08%
313
1.12%
8
0.03%
55
0.20%
6
0.02%
-2,107
-7.51%
28,041
St. Joseph
6,917
53.82%
5,626
43.78%
230
1.79%
4
0.03%
69
0.54%
6
0.05%
1,291
10.05%
12,852
Tuscola
5,077
44.66%
6,110
53.75%
142
1.25%
1
0.01%
29
0.26%
8
0.07%
-1,033
-9.09%
11,367
Van Buren
7,223
49.33%
6,954
47.50%
402
2.75%
10
0.07%
41
0.28%
11
0.08%
269
1.84%
14,641
Washtenaw
12,552
43.13%
15,368
52.81%
1,064
3.66%
64
0.22%
34
0.12%
18
0.06%
-2,816
-9.68%
29,100
Wayne
310,686
57.15%
212,678
39.12%
14,226
2.62%
5,168
0.95%
229
0.04%
614
0.11%
98,008
18.03%
543,601
Wexford
3,251
47.78%
3,425
50.34%
94
1.38%
4
0.06%
26
0.38%
4
0.06%
-174
-2.56%
6,804
Totals
871,700
52.36%
739,894
44.44%
39,205
2.35%
9,318
0.56%
2,893
0.17%
1,755
0.11%
131,806
7.92%
1,664,765
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
^ The other times were in 1856 , 1940 , and 1976 . Additionally, this was the only one of the four where Michigan backed the Democrat and Pennsylvania backed the Republican.
References