Colorado — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionColorado · PresidentHooverR+30.8
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 64.7% | 253,872 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 33.9% | 133,131 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 5,239 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Denver County, CO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+27.7 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+36.6 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+41.0 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Herbert Hoover+1,766 | 4,03163.1% | 2,26535.5% | 921.4% | 6,388 |
| Alamosa County | Herbert Hoover+520 | 1,75958.2% | 1,23941.0% | 230.8% | 3,021 |
| Arapahoe County | Herbert Hoover+3,623 | 6,08670.3% | 2,46328.4% | 1101.3% | 8,659 |
| Archuleta County | Herbert Hoover+163 | 61056.5% | 44741.4% | 232.1% | 1,080 |
| Baca County | Herbert Hoover+1,584 | 2,10878.5% | 52419.5% | 542.0% | 2,686 |
| Bent County | Herbert Hoover+1,216 | 1,95772.1% | 74127.3% | 150.6% | 2,713 |
| Boulder County | Herbert Hoover+5,094 | 9,45767.5% | 4,36331.1% | 1951.4% | 14,015 |
| Chaffee County | Herbert Hoover+650 | 1,88059.5% | 1,23038.9% | 501.6% | 3,160 |
| Cheyenne County | Herbert Hoover+445 | 94563.9% | 50033.8% | 352.4% | 1,480 |
| Clear Creek County | Herbert Hoover+309 | 79061.1% | 48137.2% | 231.8% | 1,294 |
| Conejos County | Al Smith+229 | 1,46345.2% | 1,69252.3% | 792.4% | 3,234 |
| Costilla County | Al Smith+413 | 65737.3% | 1,07060.8% | 331.9% | 1,760 |
| Crowley County | Herbert Hoover+608 | 1,24365.4% | 63533.4% | 221.2% | 1,900 |
| Custer County | Herbert Hoover+211 | 60058.9% | 38938.2% | 302.9% | 1,019 |
| Delta County | Herbert Hoover+2,059 | 3,73167.3% | 1,67230.2% | 1392.5% | 5,542 |
| Denver County | Herbert Hoover+32,305 | 73,54363.4% | 41,23835.5% | 1,2211.1% | 116,002 |
| Dolores County | Herbert Hoover+109 | 38755.9% | 27840.2% | 273.9% | 692 |
| Douglas County | Herbert Hoover+504 | 1,10764.2% | 60335.0% | 130.8% | 1,723 |
| Eagle County | Herbert Hoover+444 | 1,01463.2% | 57035.5% | 211.3% | 1,605 |
| El Paso County | Herbert Hoover+11,174 | 16,24375.3% | 5,06923.5% | 2661.2% | 21,578 |
| Elbert County | Herbert Hoover+1,195 | 1,93371.4% | 73827.3% | 371.4% | 2,708 |
| Fremont County | Herbert Hoover+3,013 | 5,36568.8% | 2,35230.2% | 821.1% | 7,799 |
| Garfield County | Herbert Hoover+873 | 2,43560.0% | 1,56238.5% | 591.5% | 4,056 |
| Gilpin County | Herbert Hoover+63 | 29955.2% | 23643.5% | 71.3% | 542 |
| Grand County | Herbert Hoover+319 | 77062.1% | 45136.4% | 181.5% | 1,239 |
| Gunnison County | Herbert Hoover+321 | 1,45655.2% | 1,13543.0% | 461.7% | 2,637 |
| Hinsdale County | Herbert Hoover+22 | 12853.8% | 10644.5% | 41.7% | 238 |
| Huerfano County | Al Smith+83 | 3,26049.1% | 3,34350.4% | 300.5% | 6,633 |
| Jackson County | Herbert Hoover+152 | 40160.2% | 24937.4% | 162.4% | 666 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+3,874 | 6,75469.1% | 2,88029.5% | 1411.4% | 9,775 |
| Kiowa County | Herbert Hoover+566 | 1,02467.6% | 45830.2% | 332.2% | 1,515 |
| Kit Carson County | Herbert Hoover+1,349 | 2,48667.4% | 1,13730.8% | 671.8% | 3,690 |
| La Plata County | Herbert Hoover+965 | 2,83759.6% | 1,87239.3% | 531.1% | 4,762 |
| Lake County | Al Smith+459 | 99040.1% | 1,44958.7% | 301.2% | 2,469 |
| Larimer County | Herbert Hoover+5,010 | 8,21370.9% | 3,20327.7% | 1621.4% | 11,578 |
| Las Animas County | Al Smith+1,092 | 5,36744.7% | 6,45953.8% | 1691.4% | 11,995 |
| Lincoln County | Herbert Hoover+1,222 | 2,11069.1% | 88829.1% | 551.8% | 3,053 |
| Logan County | Herbert Hoover+2,757 | 4,37771.9% | 1,62026.6% | 891.5% | 6,086 |
| Mesa County | Herbert Hoover+3,223 | 6,44665.8% | 3,22332.9% | 1331.4% | 9,802 |
| Mineral County | Al Smith+43 | 14441.1% | 18753.4% | 195.4% | 350 |
| Moffat County | Herbert Hoover+636 | 1,34664.6% | 71034.1% | 291.4% | 2,085 |
| Montezuma County | Herbert Hoover+569 | 1,34162.4% | 77235.9% | 371.7% | 2,150 |
| Montrose County | Herbert Hoover+1,576 | 2,87367.3% | 1,29730.4% | 1012.4% | 4,271 |
| Morgan County | Herbert Hoover+2,955 | 4,19776.1% | 1,24222.5% | 761.4% | 5,515 |
| Otero County | Herbert Hoover+3,912 | 5,78874.9% | 1,87624.3% | 660.9% | 7,730 |
| Ouray County | Herbert Hoover+56 | 53551.5% | 47946.1% | 252.4% | 1,039 |
| Park County | Herbert Hoover+321 | 74062.8% | 41935.6% | 191.6% | 1,178 |
| Phillips County | Herbert Hoover+735 | 1,44065.2% | 70531.9% | 652.9% | 2,210 |
| Pitkin County | Herbert Hoover+31 | 48550.9% | 45447.7% | 131.4% | 952 |
| Prowers County | Herbert Hoover+2,012 | 3,22871.5% | 1,21626.9% | 711.6% | 4,515 |
| Pueblo County | Herbert Hoover+7,660 | 15,54165.6% | 7,88133.3% | 2511.1% | 23,673 |
| Rio Blanco County | Herbert Hoover+431 | 86065.5% | 42932.7% | 241.8% | 1,313 |
| Rio Grande County | Herbert Hoover+1,028 | 2,25464.0% | 1,22634.8% | 401.1% | 3,520 |
| Routt County | Herbert Hoover+659 | 2,30457.4% | 1,64541.0% | 681.7% | 4,017 |
| Saguache County | Herbert Hoover+637 | 1,49162.6% | 85435.9% | 361.5% | 2,381 |
| San Juan County | Al Smith+159 | 27737.1% | 43658.4% | 334.4% | 746 |
| San Miguel County | Herbert Hoover+167 | 72154.9% | 55442.2% | 382.9% | 1,313 |
| Sedgwick County | Herbert Hoover+667 | 1,24767.5% | 58031.4% | 201.1% | 1,847 |
| Summit County | Herbert Hoover+56 | 36253.2% | 30644.9% | 131.9% | 681 |
| Teller County | Herbert Hoover+147 | 1,18452.0% | 1,03745.6% | 542.4% | 2,275 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+1,281 | 2,13270.0% | 85127.9% | 632.1% | 3,046 |
| Weld County | Herbert Hoover+7,957 | 13,71969.6% | 5,76229.2% | 2361.2% | 19,717 |
| Yuma County | Herbert Hoover+2,018 | 3,40169.1% | 1,38328.1% | 1402.8% | 4,924 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.