Roosevelt won the presidential election in 1932, there are many factors that help him to his victory, and some of these are not due to Roosevelt himself. Roosevelt’s opponent was Herbert Hoover, the current president. At the time of the election the Depression was getting worse, so people were looking for options from the campaigns that would have affected the way they voted.
Roosevelt’s personality was very popular with the American people. He was very caring and he really wanted to help. In the wealthy society where Roosevelt was brought up in, taught the spirit of service to others. Roosevelt felt that he should help those worse off than him. This taught him to respect those below him as much as he’d like them to respect him. This attitude was very pleasant for the struggling Americans. His status also made him very popular.