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The 1928 elections

Al Smith (D) faced Herbert Hoover (R); Hoover won the presidency. National popular vote: R+17.5.

1928 presidential election
HooverR+17.5
1928 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1928 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+3.0 · 12 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · R+15.3 · 3 electoral votesColorado · R+30.8 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · R+16.7 · 6 electoral votesGeorgia · D+12.0 · 14 electoral votesIndiana · R+20.1 · 15 electoral votesKansas · R+45.0 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+37.7 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+1.1 · 18 electoral votesMinnesota · R+16.9 · 12 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+20.0 · 14 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+9.9 · 12 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+10.3 · 5 electoral votesOklahoma · R+28.3 · 10 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+31.4 · 38 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+21.0 · 5 electoral votesTexas · R+3.9 · 20 electoral votesWyoming · R+28.3 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+8.1 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · R+11.4 · 18 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+17.4 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · R+14.7 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+18.2 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+20.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · R+30.5 · 13 electoral votesDelaware · R+32.0 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+24.2 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · R+18.9 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · R+14.7 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+41.4 · 15 electoral votesMississippi · D+64.3 · 10 electoral votesMontana · R+17.9 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+17.6 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+2.3 · 45 electoral votesOhio · R+30.4 · 24 electoral votesOregon · R+30.0 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · R+11.1 · 12 electoral votesUtah · R+7.7 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · R+8.0 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+35.8 · 7 electoral votesWisconsin · R+9.2 · 13 electoral votesNebraska · R+27.0 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+82.9 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · R+29.3 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+13.1 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+34.0 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+52.6 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+0.6 · 5 electoral votes
1928presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1928 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+34.04 EVNHR+17.64 EVMAD+1.118 EVRID+0.65 EVCTR+8.17 EVNJR+20.014 EVDER+32.03 EVMDR+14.78 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R)
Smith (D)
15,006,374
40.8%
Hoover (R)
21,434,861
58.2%
All others
363,505
1.0%
Margin
R+17.5

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