Wisconsin had since the decline of the Populist movement been substantially a one-party state dominated by the Republican Party.[1] The Democratic Party became entirely uncompetitive outside certain German Catholic counties adjoining Lake Michigan as the upper classes, along with the majority of workers who followed them, completely fled from William Jennings Bryan's agrarian and free silver sympathies.[2] As Democratic strength weakened severely after 1894 – although the state did develop a strong Socialist Party to provide opposition to the GOP – Wisconsin developed the direct Republican primary in 1903 and this ultimately created competition between the "League" under Robert M. La Follette, and the conservative "Regular" faction.[3]
The beginning of the 1910s would see a minor Democratic revival as many La Follette progressives endorsed Woodrow Wilson,[4] but this flirtation would not be long-lasting as Wilson's "Anglophile" foreign policies were severely opposed by Wisconsin's largely German- and Scandinavian-American populace.[5] Subsequent federal elections saw the Midwest desert the Democratic Party even more completely due to supposed preferential treatment of Southern farmers,[6] and in Wisconsin there were never more than three Democrats in the state legislature (and none in the State Senate) between 1921 and 1929.
The Great Depression, apart from providing a revitalized Socialist Party and small Democratic gains – did not affect the state's politics, which continued to be dominated by the La Follette family, substantially. Nonetheless, given that that family had never endorsed incumbent GOP President Herbert Hoover, the national Republican Party was pleased when a conservative, Walter J. Kohler Sr., won the gubernatorial nomination.[7]
Interviews at the beginning of October said that with the aid of La Follette forces Roosevelt would carry the state,[8] and a poll a week into that month had Democratic nominee and New York GovernorFranklin D. Roosevelt ahead of incumbent President Hoover by more than two-to-one.[9] When the Progressive leader Robert M. La Follette, Jr. announced his support for Roosevelt and the state Democratic ticket,[10] and said Hoover was a "reactionary" and "wrong on every issue".[11] Later polls in October only served to increase Roosevelt's advantage,[12] and in the end he carried Wisconsin by more than two-to-one despite a strong vote for Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas, who won over twelve percent in Milwaukee County. Wisconsin would prove Thomas' strongest state,[13] although he did not receive half the percentage gained by Eugene V. Debs in 1920.
Roosevelt won every county except the two Yankee strongholds of Rock and Walworth,[14] which had been Calvin Coolidge's best counties when Robert M. La Follette, Sr. carried his home state in 1924. With his win in Wisconsin, Roosevelt became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Woodrow Wilson in 1912 to carry the state and the first since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state with a majority of the popular vote (Wilson's win and Grover Cleveland's in 1892 were only pluralities).
^Burnham, Walter Dean; 'The System of 1896: An Analysis'; in The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 178-179 ISBN0313213798
^Sundquist, James; Politics and Policy: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years, p. 526 ISBN0815719094
^Hansen, John Mark; Shigeo Hirano, and Snyder, James M. Jr.; 'Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900-1980'; in Gerber, Alan S. and Schickler, Eric; Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America, pp. 165-168 ISBN978-1-107-09509-0
^Crews, Kenneth D.; 'Woodrow Wilson, Wisconsin, and the Election of 1912'; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3: 'Presidents, Vice Presidents and Political Parties: Performance and Prospects' (Summer, 1982), pp. 369-376
^Leary, William M. (jr.); 'Woodrow Wilson, Irish Americans, and the Election of 1916'; The Journal of American History, Vol. 54, No. 1 (June 1967), pp. 57-72
^Morello, John A.; Albert D. Lasker, Advertising, and the Election of Warren G. Harding, p. 64 ISBN0275970302
^'Republicans Hail La Follette Defeat as Trend to Hoover: See Swing to Conservatism as Capital Diagnoses Progressives' Upset in Wisconsin'; Special to The New York Times, September 22, 1932, p. 1
^'Roosevelt Outlook Bright in Wisconsin: Trend Is Strong Among the Progressives and Leaders Are Unlikely to Interfere'; The New York Times, October 2, 1932, p. 30
^'Gov. Roosevelt Adds to Digest Poll Lead: Runs Ahead in 14 Out of 20 States, With 798,000 Ballots Counted'; Daily Boston Globe, October 7, 1932, p. 30
^'La Follette Out for Roosevelt: Senator Also to Support Wisconsin Democrats Declares President Has Been Wrong on Progressive Issues'; Daily Boston Globe, October 20, 1932, p. 17
^'Roosevelt Back by R.M. La Follette: Hoover Criticized as Reactionary in Appeal to His Faction by Wisconsin Senator'; Special to The New York Times', October 20, 1932, p. 15
^'Roosevelt Leading in Digest Poll, 3—2: Hoover Ahead in All New England And in New Jersey – Others Are For Democratic Ticket'; Boston Daily Globe, October 21, 1932, p. 32
^"1932 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
^"1932 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
^"WI US President Race, November 08, 1932". Our Campaigns.
October 18, 2023
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Main article 1932 United States presidential election The 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8 1932 as part of the 1932 United States presidential election State voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1928 November 8 1932 1936 Nominee Franklin D Roosevelt Herbert HooverParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York CaliforniaRunning mate John Nance Garner Charles CurtisElectoral vote 12 0Popular vote 707 410 347 741Percentage 63 46 31 19 County Results Roosevelt 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Hoover 50 60 President before electionHerbert HooverRepublican Elected President Franklin D RooseveltDemocraticWisconsin had since the decline of the Populist movement been substantially a one party state dominated by the Republican Party 1 The Democratic Party became entirely uncompetitive outside certain German Catholic counties adjoining Lake Michigan as the upper classes along with the majority of workers who followed them completely fled from William Jennings Bryan s agrarian and free silver sympathies 2 As Democratic strength weakened severely after 1894 although the state did develop a strong Socialist Party to provide opposition to the GOP Wisconsin developed the direct Republican primary in 1903 and this ultimately created competition between the League under Robert M La Follette and the conservative Regular faction 3 The beginning of the 1910s would see a minor Democratic revival as many La Follette progressives endorsed Woodrow Wilson 4 but this flirtation would not be long lasting as Wilson s Anglophile foreign policies were severely opposed by Wisconsin s largely German and Scandinavian American populace 5 Subsequent federal elections saw the Midwest desert the Democratic Party even more completely due to supposed preferential treatment of Southern farmers 6 and in Wisconsin there were never more than three Democrats in the state legislature and none in the State Senate between 1921 and 1929 The Great Depression apart from providing a revitalized Socialist Party and small Democratic gains did not affect the state s politics which continued to be dominated by the La Follette family substantially Nonetheless given that that family had never endorsed incumbent GOP President Herbert Hoover the national Republican Party was pleased when a conservative Walter J Kohler Sr won the gubernatorial nomination 7 Interviews at the beginning of October said that with the aid of La Follette forces Roosevelt would carry the state 8 and a poll a week into that month had Democratic nominee and New York Governor Franklin D Roosevelt ahead of incumbent President Hoover by more than two to one 9 When the Progressive leader Robert M La Follette Jr announced his support for Roosevelt and the state Democratic ticket 10 and said Hoover was a reactionary and wrong on every issue 11 Later polls in October only served to increase Roosevelt s advantage 12 and in the end he carried Wisconsin by more than two to one despite a strong vote for Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas who won over twelve percent in Milwaukee County Wisconsin would prove Thomas strongest state 13 although he did not receive half the percentage gained by Eugene V Debs in 1920 Roosevelt won every county except the two Yankee strongholds of Rock and Walworth 14 which had been Calvin Coolidge s best counties when Robert M La Follette Sr carried his home state in 1924 With his win in Wisconsin Roosevelt became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Woodrow Wilson in 1912 to carry the state and the first since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state with a majority of the popular vote Wilson s win and Grover Cleveland s in 1892 were only pluralities Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults Edit1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 15 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Franklin D Roosevelt 707 410 63 46 12Republican Herbert Hoover incumbent 347 741 31 19 0Socialist Norman Thomas 53 379 4 79 0Independent Communist William Z Foster 3 112 0 28 0Prohibition William D Upshaw 2 672 0 24 0Independent Socialist Labor Verne L Reynolds 494 0 04 0Totals 1 111 642 100 0 12Results by county Edit 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin by county 16 County Franklin D RooseveltDemocratic Herbert HooverRepublican Norman ThomasSocialist Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Adams 2 120 71 89 777 26 35 33 1 12 19 0 64 1 343 45 54 2 949Ashland 5 405 64 90 2 646 31 77 170 2 04 107 1 28 2 759 33 13 8 328Barron 7 413 63 35 3 852 32 92 323 2 76 113 0 97 3 561 30 43 11 701Bayfield 2 981 55 88 2 035 38 14 189 3 54 130 2 44 946 17 73 5 335Brown 19 990 72 34 7 150 25 87 453 1 64 41 0 15 12 840 46 46 27 634Buffalo 3 252 64 68 1 711 34 03 43 0 86 22 0 44 1 541 30 65 5 028Burnett 2 437 63 58 1 281 33 42 90 2 35 25 0 65 1 156 30 16 3 833Calumet 5 485 80 84 1 213 17 88 68 1 00 19 0 28 4 272 62 96 6 785Chippewa 8 445 62 92 4 792 35 71 141 1 05 43 0 32 3 653 27 22 13 421Clark 8 372 69 77 3 132 26 10 362 3 02 133 1 11 5 240 43 67 11 999Columbia 8 455 61 98 4 970 36 43 158 1 16 58 0 43 3 485 25 55 13 641Crawford 4 754 70 24 1 943 28 71 36 0 53 35 0 52 2 811 41 53 6 768Dane 26 841 56 13 19 083 39 90 1 725 3 61 174 0 36 7 758 16 22 47 823Dodge 15 874 75 06 4 936 23 34 298 1 41 40 0 19 10 938 51 72 21 148Door 4 149 61 61 2 488 36 95 76 1 13 21 0 31 1 661 24 67 6 734Douglas 9 715 51 27 7 888 41 63 1 113 5 87 233 1 23 1 827 9 64 18 949Dunn 4 936 54 19 3 898 42 80 225 2 47 49 0 54 1 038 11 40 9 108Eau Claire 7 565 49 31 7 487 48 80 254 1 66 37 0 24 78 0 51 15 343Florence 965 55 33 714 40 94 41 2 35 24 1 38 251 14 39 1 744Fond du Lac 16 143 64 56 8 436 33 74 336 1 34 89 0 36 7 707 30 82 25 004Forest 2 595 76 03 768 22 50 38 1 11 12 0 35 1 827 53 53 3 413Grant 9 701 60 94 5 986 37 60 153 0 96 79 0 50 3 715 23 34 15 919Green 5 406 61 73 3 190 36 42 97 1 11 65 0 74 2 216 25 30 8 758Green Lake 4 446 66 53 2 179 32 61 32 0 48 26 0 39 2 267 33 92 6 683Iowa 4 621 58 82 3 113 39 63 65 0 83 57 0 73 1 508 19 20 7 856Iron 2 338 66 36 891 25 29 115 3 26 179 5 08 1 447 41 07 3 523Jackson 3 813 64 42 1 983 33 50 100 1 69 23 0 39 1 830 30 92 5 919Jefferson 11 230 68 28 5 062 30 78 117 0 71 39 0 24 6 168 37 50 16 448Juneau 4 723 68 75 2 018 29 37 92 1 34 37 0 54 2 705 39 37 6 870Kenosha 14 373 60 13 7 307 30 57 1 972 8 25 251 1 05 7 066 29 56 23 903Kewaunee 5 200 84 94 879 14 36 24 0 39 19 0 31 4 321 70 58 6 122La Crosse 12 919 62 10 7 686 36 94 144 0 69 56 0 27 5 233 25 15 20 805Lafayette 4 886 59 49 3 246 39 52 59 0 72 22 0 27 1 640 19 97 8 213Langlade 6 332 71 56 2 340 26 44 132 1 49 45 0 51 3 992 45 11 8 849Lincoln 5 093 61 57 2 958 35 76 145 1 75 76 0 92 2 135 25 81 8 272Manitowoc 15 696 75 44 4 573 21 98 480 2 31 56 0 27 11 123 53 46 20 805Marathon 17 744 72 13 6 210 25 24 583 2 37 64 0 26 11 534 46 88 24 601Marinette 6 508 53 41 5 249 43 08 380 3 12 48 0 39 1 259 10 33 12 185Marquette 2 504 63 81 1 365 34 79 33 0 84 22 0 56 1 139 29 03 3 924Milwaukee 170 202 65 62 54 693 21 09 32 874 12 67 1 619 0 62 115 509 44 53 259 388Monroe 6 757 67 88 3 022 30 36 94 0 94 81 0 81 3 735 37 52 9 954Oconto 6 440 68 04 2 915 30 80 73 0 77 37 0 39 3 525 37 24 9 465Oneida 4 542 65 70 1 992 28 82 350 5 06 29 0 42 2 550 36 89 6 913Outagamie 16 186 64 44 8 517 33 91 368 1 47 47 0 19 7 669 30 53 25 118Ozaukee 5 770 80 59 1 182 16 51 191 2 67 17 0 24 4 588 64 08 7 160Pepin 1 931 61 79 1 152 36 86 28 0 90 14 0 45 779 24 93 3 125Pierce 4 115 51 57 3 537 44 32 284 3 56 44 0 55 578 7 24 7 980Polk 5 421 58 72 3 425 37 10 320 3 47 66 0 71 1 996 21 62 9 232Portage 9 195 71 72 3 434 26 79 159 1 24 32 0 25 5 761 44 94 12 820Price 4 114 63 69 2 023 31 32 183 2 83 139 2 15 2 091 32 37 6 459Racine 19 960 60 31 10 754 32 49 2 110 6 38 273 0 82 9 206 27 82 33 097Richland 4 027 54 16 3 256 43 79 71 0 95 81 1 09 771 10 37 7 435Rock 12 612 42 03 16 825 56 07 472 1 57 99 0 33 4 213 14 04 30 008Rusk 3 194 59 04 1 942 35 90 223 4 12 51 0 94 1 252 23 14 5 410Sauk 7 638 59 36 5 063 39 35 101 0 78 65 0 51 2 575 20 01 12 867Sawyer 2 381 64 35 1 179 31 86 110 2 97 30 0 81 1 202 32 49 3 700Shawano 7 593 73 24 2 450 23 63 285 2 75 39 0 38 5 143 49 61 10 367Sheboygan 18 029 67 62 7 454 27 96 1 029 3 86 149 0 56 10 575 39 66 26 661St Croix 6 374 59 58 4 059 37 94 218 2 04 47 0 44 2 315 21 64 10 698Taylor 4 219 70 94 1 107 18 61 581 9 77 40 0 67 3 112 52 33 5 947Trempealeau 5 786 66 06 2 874 32 81 62 0 71 37 0 42 2 912 33 25 8 759Vernon 5 939 65 57 2 979 32 89 67 0 74 72 0 79 2 960 32 68 9 057Vilas 2 036 61 34 1 138 34 29 57 1 72 88 2 65 898 27 06 3 319Walworth 6 790 45 72 7 858 52 91 154 1 04 50 0 34 1 068 7 19 14 852Washburn 2 619 60 51 1 501 34 68 181 4 18 27 0 62 1 118 25 83 4 328Washington 8 570 78 02 2 209 20 11 186 1 69 20 0 18 6 361 57 91 10 985Waukesha 13 487 59 65 8 538 37 76 516 2 28 68 0 30 4 949 21 89 22 609Waupaca 8 179 60 42 5 082 37 54 237 1 75 38 0 28 3 097 22 88 13 536Waushara 3 073 53 56 2 541 44 28 78 1 36 46 0 80 532 9 27 5 738Winnebago 15 591 55 98 11 505 41 31 594 2 13 162 0 58 4 086 14 67 27 852Wood 9 215 67 65 4 100 30 10 228 1 67 78 0 57 5 115 37 55 13 621Totals 707 410 63 46 347 741 31 19 53 379 4 79 6 271 0 56 359 669 32 26 1 114 801See also EditUnited States presidential elections in WisconsinReferences Edit Burnham Walter Dean The System of 1896 An Analysis in The Evolution of American Electoral Systems pp 178 179 ISBN 0313213798 Sundquist James Politics and Policy The Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson Years p 526 ISBN 0815719094 Hansen John Mark Shigeo Hirano and Snyder James M Jr Parties within Parties Parties Factions and Coordinated Politics 1900 1980 in Gerber Alan S and Schickler Eric Governing in a Polarized Age Elections Parties and Political Representation in America pp 165 168 ISBN 978 1 107 09509 0 Crews Kenneth D Woodrow Wilson Wisconsin and the Election of 1912 Presidential Studies Quarterly Vol 12 No 3 Presidents Vice Presidents and Political Parties Performance and Prospects Summer 1982 pp 369 376 Leary William M jr Woodrow Wilson Irish Americans and the Election of 1916 The Journal of American History Vol 54 No 1 June 1967 pp 57 72 Morello John A Albert D Lasker Advertising and the Election of Warren G Harding p 64 ISBN 0275970302 Republicans Hail La Follette Defeat as Trend to Hoover See Swing to Conservatism as Capital Diagnoses Progressives Upset in Wisconsin Special toThe New York Times September 22 1932 p 1 Roosevelt Outlook Bright in Wisconsin Trend Is Strong Among the Progressives and Leaders Are Unlikely to Interfere The New York Times October 2 1932 p 30 Gov Roosevelt Adds to Digest Poll Lead Runs Ahead in 14 Out of 20 States With 798 000 Ballots Counted Daily Boston Globe October 7 1932 p 30 La Follette Out for Roosevelt Senator Also to Support Wisconsin Democrats Declares President Has Been Wrong on Progressive Issues Daily Boston Globe October 20 1932 p 17 Roosevelt Back by R M La Follette Hoover Criticized as Reactionary in Appeal to His Faction by Wisconsin Senator Special toThe New York Times October 20 1932 p 15 Roosevelt Leading in Digest Poll 3 2 Hoover Ahead in All New England And in New Jersey Others Are For Democratic Ticket Boston Daily Globe October 21 1932 p 32 1932 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas See Phillips Kevin P The Emerging Republican Majority pp 427 429 ISBN 978 0 691 16324 6 1932 Presidential General Election Results Wisconsin Retrieved August 19 2016 WI US President Race November 08 1932 Our Campaigns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin amp oldid 1173831991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
