Florida — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentHooverR+16.7
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 56.8% | 144,168 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 40.1% | 101,764 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 7,740 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Florida cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Other / independent | D+32.7 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Citrus County, FL | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Collier County, FL | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+48.5 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+57.9 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+19.8 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+74.5 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+41.7 |
Florida 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Other+1,550 | 1322.4% | 1,96535.0% | 3,51562.6% | 5,612 |
| Baker County | Herbert Hoover+434 | 67672.4% | 24225.9% | 161.7% | 934 |
| Bay County | Al Smith+216 | 97444.3% | 1,19054.1% | 361.6% | 2,200 |
| Bradford County | Al Smith+145 | 53443.7% | 67955.6% | 80.7% | 1,221 |
| Brevard County | Herbert Hoover+767 | 1,83062.1% | 1,06336.1% | 531.8% | 2,946 |
| Broward County | Herbert Hoover+1,325 | 2,88963.6% | 1,56434.4% | 871.9% | 4,540 |
| Calhoun County | Al Smith+318 | 40935.0% | 72762.2% | 322.7% | 1,168 |
| Charlotte County | Herbert Hoover+152 | 59355.7% | 44141.4% | 302.8% | 1,064 |
| Citrus County | Al Smith+311 | 50537.8% | 81661.0% | 161.2% | 1,337 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+694 | 1,08872.1% | 39426.1% | 281.9% | 1,510 |
| Collier County | Al Smith+105 | 15137.0% | 25662.7% | 10.2% | 408 |
| Columbia County | Al Smith+858 | 41824.4% | 1,27674.4% | 221.3% | 1,716 |
| DeSoto County | Herbert Hoover+634 | 1,38264.0% | 74834.7% | 281.3% | 2,158 |
| Dixie County | Herbert Hoover+121 | 46357.5% | 34242.5% | 00.0% | 805 |
| Duval County | Herbert Hoover+7,603 | 16,91963.4% | 9,31634.9% | 4541.7% | 26,689 |
| Escambia County | Herbert Hoover+671 | 4,44353.3% | 3,77245.3% | 1181.4% | 8,333 |
| Flagler County | Herbert Hoover+106 | 32558.1% | 21939.2% | 152.7% | 559 |
| Franklin County | Al Smith+83 | 33444.3% | 41755.3% | 30.4% | 754 |
| Gadsden County | Al Smith+838 | 34622.3% | 1,18476.3% | 211.4% | 1,551 |
| Gilchrist County | Al Smith+267 | 12522.7% | 39271.3% | 336.0% | 550 |
| Glades County | Herbert Hoover+50 | 33153.7% | 28145.6% | 40.6% | 616 |
| Gulf County | Al Smith+119 | 15635.0% | 27561.7% | 153.4% | 446 |
| Hamilton County | Al Smith+574 | 16716.8% | 74174.7% | 848.5% | 992 |
| Hardee County | Herbert Hoover+1,261 | 2,08770.1% | 82627.7% | 662.2% | 2,979 |
| Hendry County | Herbert Hoover+71 | 33754.2% | 26642.8% | 193.1% | 622 |
| Hernando County | Al Smith+40 | 66147.8% | 70150.7% | 211.5% | 1,383 |
| Highlands County | Herbert Hoover+724 | 1,39366.5% | 66931.9% | 321.5% | 2,094 |
| Hillsborough County | Herbert Hoover+1,710 | 11,70353.0% | 9,99345.2% | 3921.8% | 22,088 |
| Holmes County | Herbert Hoover+1,525 | 2,26074.4% | 73524.2% | 411.4% | 3,036 |
| Indian River County | Herbert Hoover+190 | 84755.6% | 65743.1% | 191.2% | 1,523 |
| Jackson County | Al Smith+1,118 | 1,39835.4% | 2,51663.8% | 320.8% | 3,946 |
| Jefferson County | Al Smith+684 | 23520.2% | 91979.1% | 80.7% | 1,162 |
| Lafayette County | Al Smith+300 | 13523.5% | 43575.7% | 50.9% | 575 |
| Lake County | Herbert Hoover+1,909 | 3,38368.1% | 1,47429.7% | 1122.3% | 4,969 |
| Lee County | Herbert Hoover+904 | 2,05863.2% | 1,15435.4% | 461.4% | 3,258 |
| Leon County | Al Smith+1,258 | 63024.7% | 1,88874.1% | 311.2% | 2,549 |
| Levy County | Al Smith+86 | 71146.2% | 79751.8% | 302.0% | 1,538 |
| Liberty County | Al Smith+79 | 14739.2% | 22660.3% | 20.5% | 375 |
| Madison County | Al Smith+503 | 26625.7% | 76974.3% | 00.0% | 1,035 |
| Manatee County | Herbert Hoover+1,233 | 2,70563.9% | 1,47234.8% | 581.4% | 4,235 |
| Marion County | Herbert Hoover+64 | 1,92749.8% | 1,86348.1% | 832.1% | 3,873 |
| Martin County | Herbert Hoover+229 | 70358.1% | 47439.1% | 342.8% | 1,211 |
| Miami-Dade County | Herbert Hoover+5,724 | 15,86060.1% | 10,13638.4% | 3721.4% | 26,368 |
| Monroe County | Al Smith+757 | 1,14236.9% | 1,89961.4% | 511.6% | 3,092 |
| Nassau County | Herbert Hoover+418 | 86365.1% | 44533.6% | 171.3% | 1,325 |
| Okaloosa County | Herbert Hoover+882 | 1,38572.7% | 50326.4% | 170.9% | 1,905 |
| Okeechobee County | Herbert Hoover+370 | 65768.9% | 28730.1% | 101.0% | 954 |
| Orange County | Herbert Hoover+3,908 | 6,52470.0% | 2,61628.1% | 1751.9% | 9,315 |
| Osceola County | Herbert Hoover+633 | 1,76060.3% | 1,12738.6% | 341.2% | 2,921 |
| Palm Beach County | Herbert Hoover+2,646 | 5,29864.2% | 2,65232.2% | 2983.6% | 8,248 |
| Pasco County | Herbert Hoover+283 | 1,59154.3% | 1,30844.6% | 331.1% | 2,932 |
| Pinellas County | Herbert Hoover+7,106 | 10,54574.5% | 3,43924.3% | 1671.2% | 14,151 |
| Polk County | Herbert Hoover+2,884 | 7,46060.2% | 4,57636.9% | 3502.8% | 12,386 |
| Putnam County | Herbert Hoover+949 | 2,10563.0% | 1,15634.6% | 802.4% | 3,341 |
| Santa Rosa County | Herbert Hoover+1,087 | 1,62874.0% | 54124.6% | 321.5% | 2,201 |
| Sarasota County | Herbert Hoover+422 | 1,60356.5% | 1,18141.6% | 551.9% | 2,839 |
| Seminole County | Herbert Hoover+601 | 1,78858.9% | 1,18739.1% | 612.0% | 3,036 |
| St. Johns County | Al Smith+1,368 | 1,93936.6% | 3,30762.5% | 450.9% | 5,291 |
| St. Lucie County | Herbert Hoover+242 | 98355.9% | 74142.1% | 352.0% | 1,759 |
| Sumter County | Herbert Hoover+243 | 1,15255.6% | 90943.9% | 110.5% | 2,072 |
| Suwannee County | Al Smith+680 | 60631.7% | 1,28667.2% | 211.1% | 1,913 |
| Taylor County | Al Smith+274 | 46538.1% | 73960.5% | 181.5% | 1,222 |
| Union County | Al Smith+326 | 17725.7% | 50373.0% | 91.3% | 689 |
| Volusia County | Herbert Hoover+3,605 | 6,64867.8% | 3,04331.0% | 1171.2% | 9,808 |
| Wakulla County | Al Smith+404 | 6612.2% | 47086.7% | 61.1% | 542 |
| Walton County | Herbert Hoover+567 | 1,47561.4% | 90837.8% | 210.9% | 2,404 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+1,001 | 1,67269.7% | 67128.0% | 552.3% | 2,398 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.