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Foster, William Z. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1924 presidential election by state. States won by Republican Calvin Coolidge are shaded red, Democratic John W. Davis states are blue, and Progressive Robert M. La Follette's sole victory in Wisconsin is green. Each state is labeled with its electoral vote count. A legend at the bottom indicates the color coding and total electoral votes for each candidate. An American flag is faintly visible in the background. Map of the United States showing the 1928 presidential election results by state. States won by Herbert Hoover (Republican) are shaded in red, covering most of the country, while states won by Al Smith (Democratic) are shaded in blue, concentrated in the South. Each state displays its number of electoral votes. Hoover received 444 electoral votes and Smith received 87. Map of the United States showing the 1932 presidential election results by state. States won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded blue, covering nearly the entire country, while states won by Herbert Hoover (Republican) are shaded red in the Northeast. Electoral vote counts are labeled within each state. Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes, Hoover 59.

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Anniversary information added. Feb 21, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 28, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 04, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Spartacus Educational - William Z. Foster. Dec 06, 2021
Added "William Zebulon Foster" as a title variant. Jun 19, 2012
Media added. Jan 19, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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