Alabama — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentSmithD+3.0
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Al Smith ✓Democratic | 51.5% | 127,797 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 48.4% | 120,275 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 269 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Barbour County, AL | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Bibb County, AL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Blount County, AL | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Butler County, AL | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Chambers County, AL | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Chilton County, AL | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Clarke County, AL | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Clay County, AL | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Coffee County, AL | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Colbert County, AL | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Coosa County, AL | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Covington County, AL | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Cullman County, AL | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Dale County, AL | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Elmore County, AL | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Escambia County, AL | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Etowah County, AL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Fayette County, AL | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Franklin County, AL | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Geneva County, AL | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+87.8 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Henry County, AL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Houston County, AL | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Jackson County, AL | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Lamar County, AL | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Lee County, AL | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Limestone County, AL | Democratic | D+61.2 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Madison County, AL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Marion County, AL | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Marshall County, AL | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Mobile County, AL | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Monroe County, AL | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Morgan County, AL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Pickens County, AL | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Pike County, AL | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Randolph County, AL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+19.6 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Talladega County, AL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Walker County, AL | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Washington County, AL | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+57.2 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+51.9 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | Al Smith+200 | 88356.4% | 68343.6% | 00.0% | 1,566 |
| Baldwin County | Herbert Hoover+71 | 1,31748.4% | 1,38851.0% | 140.5% | 2,719 |
| Barbour County | Al Smith+662 | 1,50763.5% | 84535.6% | 231.0% | 2,374 |
| Bibb County | Al Smith+185 | 1,18854.0% | 1,00345.6% | 80.4% | 2,199 |
| Blount County | Herbert Hoover+138 | 1,60747.9% | 1,74552.1% | 00.0% | 3,352 |
| Bullock County | Al Smith+450 | 69973.7% | 24926.3% | 00.0% | 948 |
| Butler County | Al Smith+536 | 1,23563.9% | 69936.1% | 00.0% | 1,934 |
| Calhoun County | Herbert Hoover+420 | 2,11745.5% | 2,53754.5% | 10.0% | 4,655 |
| Chambers County | Herbert Hoover+733 | 99936.6% | 1,73263.4% | 00.0% | 2,731 |
| Cherokee County | Herbert Hoover+621 | 89437.0% | 1,51562.8% | 40.2% | 2,413 |
| Chilton County | Herbert Hoover+1,784 | 1,40230.5% | 3,18669.4% | 50.1% | 4,593 |
| Choctaw County | Al Smith+813 | 1,24274.3% | 42925.7% | 00.0% | 1,671 |
| Clarke County | Al Smith+726 | 1,66264.0% | 93636.0% | 00.0% | 2,598 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+911 | 97834.1% | 1,88965.9% | 10.0% | 2,868 |
| Cleburne County | Herbert Hoover+314 | 79441.7% | 1,10858.3% | 00.0% | 1,902 |
| Coffee County | Al Smith+573 | 1,60960.8% | 1,03639.2% | 00.0% | 2,645 |
| Colbert County | Al Smith+1,347 | 2,59665.8% | 1,24931.6% | 1032.6% | 3,948 |
| Conecuh County | Herbert Hoover+255 | 85843.5% | 1,11356.5% | 00.0% | 1,971 |
| Coosa County | Herbert Hoover+379 | 69939.3% | 1,07860.6% | 10.1% | 1,778 |
| Covington County | Al Smith+319 | 2,00054.3% | 1,68145.6% | 50.1% | 3,686 |
| Crenshaw County | Al Smith+336 | 1,31457.3% | 97842.7% | 00.0% | 2,292 |
| Cullman County | Herbert Hoover+1,385 | 1,57434.7% | 2,95965.3% | 00.0% | 4,533 |
| Dale County | Al Smith+233 | 1,23355.2% | 1,00044.8% | 10.0% | 2,234 |
| Dallas County | Al Smith+1,200 | 1,90573.0% | 70527.0% | 10.0% | 2,611 |
| DeKalb County | Herbert Hoover+1,804 | 3,95740.7% | 5,76159.3% | 20.0% | 9,720 |
| Elmore County | Herbert Hoover+461 | 1,30942.5% | 1,77057.4% | 20.1% | 3,081 |
| Escambia County | Herbert Hoover+677 | 1,07738.0% | 1,75461.9% | 10.0% | 2,832 |
| Etowah County | Herbert Hoover+678 | 2,48443.7% | 3,16255.6% | 380.7% | 5,684 |
| Fayette County | Herbert Hoover+555 | 1,13140.1% | 1,68659.8% | 10.0% | 2,818 |
| Franklin County | Herbert Hoover+658 | 2,27943.6% | 2,93756.2% | 60.1% | 5,222 |
| Geneva County | Herbert Hoover+48 | 1,48549.2% | 1,53350.8% | 00.0% | 3,018 |
| Greene County | Al Smith+562 | 60193.9% | 396.1% | 00.0% | 640 |
| Hale County | Al Smith+645 | 1,04872.2% | 40327.8% | 00.0% | 1,451 |
| Henry County | Al Smith+19 | 81550.5% | 79649.3% | 20.1% | 1,613 |
| Houston County | Al Smith+327 | 2,29053.8% | 1,96346.1% | 30.1% | 4,256 |
| Jackson County | Herbert Hoover+928 | 2,15341.0% | 3,08158.7% | 130.2% | 5,247 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+1,325 | 16,73547.9% | 18,06051.7% | 1120.3% | 34,907 |
| Lamar County | Al Smith+608 | 1,41263.7% | 80436.3% | 00.0% | 2,216 |
| Lauderdale County | Al Smith+1,353 | 2,76367.8% | 1,41034.6% | 10.0% | 4,074 |
| Lawrence County | Al Smith+27 | 1,03550.6% | 1,00849.3% | 30.1% | 2,046 |
| Lee County | Al Smith+420 | 1,43659.0% | 1,01641.7% | 30.1% | 2,435 |
| Limestone County | Al Smith+1,282 | 1,68980.6% | 40719.4% | 00.0% | 2,096 |
| Lowndes County | Al Smith+523 | 70379.6% | 18020.4% | 00.0% | 883 |
| Macon County | Al Smith+178 | 52660.0% | 34839.7% | 30.3% | 877 |
| Madison County | Herbert Hoover+14 | 2,68149.9% | 2,69550.1% | 20.0% | 5,378 |
| Marengo County | Al Smith+1,146 | 1,89871.6% | 75228.4% | 00.0% | 2,650 |
| Marion County | Al Smith+53 | 1,54150.9% | 1,48849.1% | 00.0% | 3,029 |
| Marshall County | Herbert Hoover+189 | 2,32247.9% | 2,51151.8% | 110.2% | 4,844 |
| Mobile County | Al Smith+907 | 5,96554.1% | 5,05845.8% | 100.1% | 11,033 |
| Monroe County | Al Smith+269 | 1,34357.2% | 1,07445.8% | 00.0% | 2,347 |
| Montgomery County | Al Smith+3,233 | 6,34767.1% | 3,11432.9% | 30.0% | 9,464 |
| Morgan County | Herbert Hoover+719 | 3,36645.1% | 4,08554.8% | 90.1% | 7,460 |
| Perry County | Al Smith+783 | 1,24273.0% | 45927.0% | 10.1% | 1,702 |
| Pickens County | Al Smith+394 | 1,02861.9% | 63438.1% | 00.0% | 1,662 |
| Pike County | Al Smith+1,267 | 1,81976.6% | 55223.2% | 40.2% | 2,375 |
| Randolph County | Herbert Hoover+558 | 1,25740.9% | 1,81559.0% | 20.1% | 3,074 |
| Russell County | Al Smith+513 | 84670.7% | 33327.8% | 181.5% | 1,197 |
| Shelby County | Herbert Hoover+823 | 1,67939.9% | 2,50259.5% | 220.5% | 4,203 |
| St. Clair County | Herbert Hoover+1,268 | 1,31333.7% | 2,58166.2% | 20.1% | 3,896 |
| Sumter County | Al Smith+824 | 1,01584.2% | 19115.8% | 00.0% | 1,206 |
| Talladega County | Al Smith+91 | 1,69351.2% | 1,60248.4% | 130.4% | 3,308 |
| Tallapoosa County | Al Smith+592 | 1,84959.5% | 1,25740.5% | 10.0% | 3,107 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Al Smith+1,559 | 2,76969.6% | 1,21030.4% | 20.1% | 3,981 |
| Walker County | Al Smith+593 | 4,22853.8% | 3,63546.2% | 00.0% | 7,863 |
| Washington County | Al Smith+203 | 71858.2% | 51541.7% | 10.1% | 1,234 |
| Wilcox County | Al Smith+713 | 97978.6% | 26621.3% | 10.1% | 1,246 |
| Winston County | Herbert Hoover+1,426 | 65924.0% | 2,08576.0% | 10.0% | 2,745 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.