1932 United States presidential election in Georgia

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1932
	November 8, 1932
	November 8, 1932
Roosevelt 60-70% 80-90% >90%	Hoover 50-60%
President before election; Herbert Hoover; Republican	Elected President ; Franklin Roosevelt; Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the wider United States Presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Background

With the exception of a handful of historically Unionist North Georgia counties – chiefly Fannin but also to a lesser extent Pickens, Gilmer and Towns – Georgia since the 1880s had been dominated by the Democratic Party. The only competitive elections were Democratic primaries, which state laws restricted to whites on the grounds of the Democratic Party being legally a private club.[1]

Vote

The Roosevelt/Garner ticket easily carried the state of Georgia on election day.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1932 [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin Roosevelt	234,118	91.60%	12
	Republican	Herbert Hoover	19,863	7.77%	0
	Prohibition	William Upshaw	1,125	0.44%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	461	0.18%	0
	Communist	William Foster	23	0.01%	0

References

Springer, Melanie Jean; How the States Shaped the Nation: American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout, 1920-2000, p. 155 ISBN 022611435X
Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1932 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia

Notes

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[1] Springer, Melanie Jean; How the States Shaped the Nation: American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout, 1920-2000, p. 155 ISBN 022611435X

[2] Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1932 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia