Indiana — 1928 presidential election
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Akashicstate1928 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentHooverR+20.1
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 59.7% | 848,290 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 39.6% | 562,691 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 10,333 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Blackford County, IN | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Cass County, IN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Clark County, IN | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Crawford County, IN | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+17.4 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Floyd County, IN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Franklin County, IN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Gibson County, IN | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Hancock County, IN | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Harrison County, IN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Jackson County, IN | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Knox County, IN | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Lake County, IN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Martin County, IN | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Ohio County, IN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Pike County, IN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Posey County, IN | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Scott County, IN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Shelby County, IN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Vigo County, IN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Washington County, IN | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
Indiana results by county
92 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 | Al Smith+21 | 4,04549.7% | 4,06650.0% | 280.3% | 8,139 |
| Allen County | Herbert Hoover+7,942 | 34,23456.4% | 26,29243.3% | 1940.3% | 60,720 |
| Bartholomew County | Herbert Hoover+1,907 | 6,78857.8% | 4,88141.5% | 830.7% | 11,752 |
| Benton County | Herbert Hoover+992 | 3,36058.4% | 2,36841.1% | 280.5% | 5,756 |
| Blackford County | Herbert Hoover+1,306 | 3,88259.3% | 2,57639.4% | 831.3% | 6,541 |
| Boone County | Herbert Hoover+2,056 | 6,55658.8% | 4,50040.4% | 910.8% | 11,147 |
| Brown County | Al Smith+40 | 95948.5% | 99950.5% | 191.0% | 1,977 |
| Carroll County | Herbert Hoover+1,598 | 4,78059.5% | 3,18239.6% | 660.8% | 8,028 |
| Cass County | Herbert Hoover+4,000 | 10,52261.3% | 6,52238.0% | 1190.7% | 17,163 |
| Clark County | Herbert Hoover+1,863 | 8,05656.4% | 6,19343.4% | 360.3% | 14,285 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+1,745 | 7,10356.2% | 5,35842.4% | 1801.4% | 12,641 |
| Clinton County | Herbert Hoover+1,711 | 7,60655.9% | 5,89543.3% | 1090.8% | 13,610 |
| Crawford County | Herbert Hoover+739 | 2,67257.4% | 1,93341.5% | 511.1% | 4,656 |
| Daviess County | Herbert Hoover+1,792 | 7,11656.7% | 5,32442.4% | 1030.8% | 12,543 |
| Dearborn County | Herbert Hoover+1,875 | 6,33458.5% | 4,45941.2% | 360.3% | 10,829 |
| Decatur County | Herbert Hoover+1,609 | 5,40058.4% | 3,79141.0% | 550.6% | 9,246 |
| DeKalb County | Herbert Hoover+3,296 | 7,37364.0% | 4,07735.4% | 640.6% | 11,514 |
| Delaware County | Herbert Hoover+10,570 | 19,10268.8% | 8,53230.7% | 1360.5% | 27,770 |
| Dubois County | Al Smith+2,743 | 3,30135.2% | 6,04464.4% | 390.4% | 9,384 |
| Elkhart County | Herbert Hoover+13,976 | 20,87674.8% | 6,90024.7% | 1480.5% | 27,924 |
| Fayette County | Herbert Hoover+2,419 | 5,87462.6% | 3,45536.8% | 500.5% | 9,379 |
| Floyd County | Herbert Hoover+3,144 | 10,47158.5% | 7,32740.9% | 1040.6% | 17,902 |
| Fountain County | Herbert Hoover+1,066 | 4,96055.6% | 3,89443.6% | 670.8% | 8,921 |
| Franklin County | Al Smith+391 | 3,42647.2% | 3,81752.6% | 170.2% | 7,260 |
| Fulton County | Herbert Hoover+1,746 | 4,62761.1% | 2,88138.0% | 660.9% | 7,574 |
| Gibson County | Herbert Hoover+2,255 | 8,13757.1% | 5,88241.3% | 2401.7% | 14,259 |
| Grant County | Herbert Hoover+7,386 | 14,65966.0% | 7,27332.7% | 2841.3% | 22,216 |
| Greene County | Herbert Hoover+2,501 | 8,26257.8% | 5,76140.3% | 2681.9% | 14,291 |
| Hamilton County | Herbert Hoover+4,349 | 7,96068.4% | 3,61131.0% | 740.6% | 11,645 |
| Hancock County | Herbert Hoover+1,162 | 4,78856.5% | 3,62642.8% | 620.7% | 8,476 |
| Harrison County | Herbert Hoover+776 | 4,44054.4% | 3,66444.9% | 540.7% | 8,158 |
| Hendricks County | Herbert Hoover+2,773 | 5,95464.8% | 3,18134.6% | 550.6% | 9,190 |
| Henry County | Herbert Hoover+5,948 | 10,50268.5% | 4,55429.7% | 2681.7% | 15,324 |
| Howard County | Herbert Hoover+6,702 | 12,63266.9% | 5,93031.4% | 3231.7% | 18,885 |
| Huntington County | Herbert Hoover+2,645 | 8,32358.9% | 5,67840.2% | 1351.0% | 14,136 |
| Jackson County | Herbert Hoover+21 | 5,15149.8% | 5,13049.6% | 660.6% | 10,347 |
| Jasper County | Herbert Hoover+1,785 | 3,70065.6% | 1,91534.0% | 210.4% | 5,636 |
| Jay County | Herbert Hoover+1,239 | 5,99855.3% | 4,75943.9% | 870.8% | 10,844 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+1,389 | 5,29557.2% | 3,90642.2% | 500.5% | 9,251 |
| Jennings County | Herbert Hoover+1,336 | 3,70560.8% | 2,36938.8% | 240.4% | 6,098 |
| Johnson County | Herbert Hoover+965 | 5,51354.3% | 4,54844.8% | 910.9% | 10,152 |
| Knox County | Herbert Hoover+198 | 10,03549.9% | 9,83748.9% | 2321.2% | 20,104 |
| Kosciusko County | Herbert Hoover+3,436 | 7,97363.2% | 4,53736.0% | 1100.9% | 12,620 |
| LaGrange County | Herbert Hoover+1,451 | 3,17164.4% | 1,72034.9% | 330.7% | 4,924 |
| Lake County | Herbert Hoover+16,447 | 48,76859.7% | 32,32139.6% | 6300.8% | 81,719 |
| LaPorte County | Herbert Hoover+5,509 | 14,76361.3% | 9,25438.4% | 580.2% | 24,075 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+5,416 | 9,84468.7% | 4,42830.9% | 570.4% | 14,329 |
| Madison County | Herbert Hoover+10,587 | 23,08364.5% | 12,49634.9% | 2350.7% | 35,814 |
| Marion County | Herbert Hoover+36,321 | 109,63059.5% | 73,30939.8% | 1,1610.6% | 184,100 |
| Marshall County | Herbert Hoover+2,361 | 6,73860.2% | 4,37739.1% | 700.6% | 11,185 |
| Martin County | Herbert Hoover+205 | 2,45051.9% | 2,24547.5% | 270.6% | 4,722 |
| Miami County | Herbert Hoover+2,726 | 8,31859.2% | 5,59239.8% | 1421.0% | 14,052 |
| Monroe County | Herbert Hoover+4,566 | 8,88367.0% | 4,31732.6% | 590.4% | 13,259 |
| Montgomery County | Herbert Hoover+3,903 | 8,86363.7% | 4,96035.6% | 920.7% | 13,915 |
| Morgan County | Herbert Hoover+1,531 | 5,46457.8% | 3,93341.6% | 630.7% | 9,460 |
| Newton County | Herbert Hoover+1,404 | 3,05364.5% | 1,64934.8% | 330.7% | 4,735 |
| Noble County | Herbert Hoover+2,131 | 6,33859.8% | 4,20739.7% | 600.6% | 10,605 |
| Ohio County | Herbert Hoover+319 | 1,23057.1% | 91142.3% | 130.6% | 2,154 |
| Orange County | Herbert Hoover+1,974 | 5,08661.8% | 3,11237.8% | 360.4% | 8,234 |
| Owen County | Herbert Hoover+616 | 3,03655.0% | 2,42043.9% | 611.1% | 5,517 |
| Parke County | Herbert Hoover+1,564 | 4,72959.3% | 3,16539.7% | 871.1% | 7,981 |
| Perry County | Al Smith+10 | 3,77249.9% | 3,78250.0% | 70.1% | 7,561 |
| Pike County | Herbert Hoover+781 | 4,19054.6% | 3,40944.4% | 741.0% | 7,673 |
| Porter County | Herbert Hoover+4,186 | 7,10770.4% | 2,92128.9% | 620.6% | 10,090 |
| Posey County | Herbert Hoover+344 | 4,39651.8% | 4,05247.7% | 390.5% | 8,487 |
| Pulaski County | Herbert Hoover+698 | 2,73856.4% | 2,04042.0% | 741.5% | 4,852 |
| Putnam County | Herbert Hoover+1,174 | 5,35155.7% | 4,17743.5% | 750.8% | 9,603 |
| Randolph County | Herbert Hoover+5,104 | 8,36871.3% | 3,26427.8% | 1010.9% | 11,733 |
| Ripley County | Herbert Hoover+672 | 5,05953.4% | 4,38746.3% | 300.3% | 9,476 |
| Rush County | Herbert Hoover+3,644 | 6,64068.4% | 2,99630.9% | 750.8% | 9,711 |
| Scott County | Herbert Hoover+192 | 1,71952.7% | 1,52746.8% | 170.5% | 3,263 |
| Shelby County | Herbert Hoover+1,726 | 7,51656.1% | 5,79043.2% | 830.6% | 13,389 |
| Spencer County | Herbert Hoover+520 | 4,67252.8% | 4,15246.9% | 200.2% | 8,844 |
| St. Joseph County | Herbert Hoover+9,998 | 36,84457.6% | 26,84641.9% | 3160.5% | 64,006 |
| Starke County | Herbert Hoover+743 | 2,75957.3% | 2,01641.9% | 380.8% | 4,813 |
| Steuben County | Herbert Hoover+2,705 | 4,43571.3% | 1,73027.8% | 510.8% | 6,216 |
| Sullivan County | Herbert Hoover+557 | 6,19951.1% | 5,64246.5% | 2932.4% | 12,134 |
| Switzerland County | Herbert Hoover+812 | 2,61758.6% | 1,80540.4% | 420.9% | 4,464 |
| Tippecanoe County | Herbert Hoover+6,445 | 15,16563.2% | 8,72036.4% | 930.4% | 23,978 |
| Tipton County | Herbert Hoover+1,588 | 4,77459.3% | 3,18639.6% | 901.1% | 8,050 |
| Union County | Herbert Hoover+1,032 | 2,10166.0% | 1,06933.6% | 140.4% | 3,184 |
| Vanderburgh County | Herbert Hoover+9,421 | 29,06759.4% | 19,64640.2% | 1920.4% | 48,905 |
| Vermillion County | Herbert Hoover+399 | 5,19251.4% | 4,79347.5% | 1151.1% | 10,100 |
| Vigo County | Herbert Hoover+4,453 | 22,96254.7% | 18,50944.1% | 4971.2% | 41,968 |
| Wabash County | Herbert Hoover+4,665 | 8,53768.3% | 3,87231.0% | 990.8% | 12,508 |
| Warren County | Herbert Hoover+1,456 | 2,64468.6% | 1,18830.8% | 240.6% | 3,856 |
| Warrick County | Herbert Hoover+859 | 4,60354.1% | 3,74444.0% | 1581.9% | 8,505 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+317 | 3,83552.0% | 3,51847.7% | 280.4% | 7,381 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+8,389 | 15,93667.5% | 7,54732.0% | 1180.5% | 23,601 |
| Wells County | Al Smith+104 | 4,14248.9% | 4,24650.2% | 770.9% | 8,465 |
| White County | Herbert Hoover+1,554 | 4,53460.0% | 2,98039.4% | 420.6% | 7,556 |
| Whitley County | Herbert Hoover+1,225 | 4,51957.4% | 3,29441.9% | 560.7% | 7,869 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.