Franklin D. Roosevelt, President

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President
Born
January 30, 1882
Died
April 12, 1945
Age at death
63
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
In office
1933–1945
On the ballot
1920–1944
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Roosevelt114.3M
Opponents94.1M
Total Electoral Votes
Roosevelt2,003
Opponents652
6
Elections run

As a running mate, Roosevelt is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.

Between 1920 and 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (President and Governor), winning 5 and losing 1. Roosevelt's biggest single-election total was 27,752,648 votes, in the 1936 U.S. presidential election. Roosevelt's closest win came in the 1930 governor election in New York, decided by 725,001 votes.

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How many votes has Franklin D. Roosevelt received?

Franklin D. Roosevelt has received 114,331,682 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1, plus 2,003 electoral votes.

Election history

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944Presidentwith Harry S. TrumanWon25,602,505 (53.3%)432 EVThomas E. Dewey
1940Presidentwith Henry A. WallaceWon27,243,466 (54.7%)449 EVWendell Willkie
1936Presidentwith John Nance GarnerWon27,752,648 (60.8%)523 EVAlf Landon
1932Presidentwith John Nance GarnerWon22,821,857 (57.3%)472 EVHerbert Hoover
1930GovernorNew YorkWon1,770,34256.49%Charles H. Tuttle
Robert P.Carroll
1920Vice Presidentwith James M. CoxLost9,140,864 (34.1%)127 EVWarren G. Harding
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q8007). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Franklin D. Roosevelt: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/franklin-d-roosevelt. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.