Mississippi — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentSmithD+64.3
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Al Smith ✓Democratic | 82.2% | 124,539 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 17.8% | 27,052 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+57.1 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+90.5 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+75.9 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+63.7 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+79.5 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+88.5 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+83.8 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+88.9 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+87.5 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+99.8 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+91.4 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+85.9 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+76.5 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+86.9 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+88.5 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+86.8 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+71.0 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+80.4 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+76.1 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+85.2 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+85.9 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+55.2 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+93.6 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+97.2 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+93.6 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+70.3 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+59.7 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+88.7 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+89.5 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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+497 | 1,33761.4% | 84038.6% | 00.0% | 2,177 |
| Alcorn County | Al Smith+1,196 | 1,53182.0% | 33518.0% | 00.0% | 1,866 |
| Amite County | Al Smith+864 | 1,18978.5% | 32521.5% | 00.0% | 1,514 |
| Attala County | Al Smith+2,145 | 2,25895.2% | 1134.8% | 00.0% | 2,371 |
| Benton County | Al Smith+746 | 79394.4% | 475.6% | 00.0% | 840 |
| Bolivar County | Al Smith+1,673 | 1,93987.9% | 26612.1% | 00.0% | 2,205 |
| Calhoun County | Al Smith+994 | 1,27781.9% | 28318.1% | 00.0% | 1,560 |
| Carroll County | Al Smith+1,053 | 1,10295.7% | 494.3% | 00.0% | 1,151 |
| Chickasaw County | Al Smith+1,324 | 1,49589.7% | 17110.3% | 00.0% | 1,666 |
| Choctaw County | Al Smith+890 | 1,00889.5% | 11810.5% | 00.0% | 1,126 |
| Claiborne County | Al Smith+665 | 70894.3% | 435.7% | 00.0% | 751 |
| Clarke County | Al Smith+568 | 1,13166.8% | 56333.2% | 00.0% | 1,694 |
| Clay County | Al Smith+1,328 | 1,45691.9% | 1288.1% | 00.0% | 1,584 |
| Coahoma County | Al Smith+1,555 | 1,77888.9% | 22311.1% | 00.0% | 2,001 |
| Copiah County | Al Smith+2,572 | 2,73394.4% | 1615.6% | 00.0% | 2,894 |
| Covington County | Al Smith+942 | 1,13185.7% | 18914.3% | 00.0% | 1,320 |
| DeSoto County | Al Smith+1,293 | 1,35795.5% | 644.5% | 00.0% | 1,421 |
| Forrest County | Al Smith+346 | 1,79355.3% | 1,44744.7% | 00.0% | 3,240 |
| Franklin County | Al Smith+724 | 90583.3% | 18116.7% | 00.0% | 1,086 |
| George County | Herbert Hoover+33 | 33647.7% | 36952.3% | 00.0% | 705 |
| Greene County | Al Smith+251 | 59363.4% | 34236.6% | 00.0% | 935 |
| Grenada County | Al Smith+1,115 | 1,15596.7% | 403.3% | 00.0% | 1,195 |
| Hancock County | Al Smith+828 | 1,28473.8% | 45626.2% | 00.0% | 1,740 |
| Harrison County | Al Smith+2,227 | 3,71271.4% | 1,48528.6% | 00.0% | 5,197 |
| Hinds County | Al Smith+4,731 | 5,70785.4% | 97614.6% | 00.0% | 6,683 |
| Holmes County | Al Smith+1,870 | 2,00493.7% | 1346.3% | 00.0% | 2,138 |
| Humphreys County | Al Smith+1,019 | 1,02099.9% | 10.1% | 00.0% | 1,021 |
| Issaquena County | Al Smith+128 | 13495.7% | 64.3% | 00.0% | 140 |
| Itawamba County | Al Smith+523 | 85472.1% | 33127.9% | 00.0% | 1,185 |
| Jackson County | Al Smith+694 | 1,26169.0% | 56731.0% | 00.0% | 1,828 |
| Jasper County | Al Smith+354 | 97961.0% | 62539.0% | 00.0% | 1,604 |
| Jefferson County | Al Smith+767 | 83092.9% | 637.1% | 00.0% | 893 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Al Smith+693 | 85684.0% | 16316.0% | 00.0% | 1,019 |
| Jones County | Al Smith+480 | 2,28455.9% | 1,80444.1% | 00.0% | 4,088 |
| Kemper County | Al Smith+1,280 | 1,42191.0% | 1419.0% | 00.0% | 1,562 |
| Lafayette County | Al Smith+1,521 | 1,65292.7% | 1317.3% | 00.0% | 1,783 |
| Lamar County | Al Smith+308 | 71863.7% | 41036.3% | 00.0% | 1,128 |
| Lauderdale County | Al Smith+1,760 | 3,55866.4% | 1,79833.6% | 00.0% | 5,356 |
| Lawrence County | Al Smith+549 | 75978.3% | 21021.7% | 00.0% | 969 |
| Leake County | Al Smith+1,483 | 1,69588.9% | 21211.1% | 00.0% | 1,907 |
| Lee County | Al Smith+2,390 | 2,75788.3% | 36711.7% | 00.0% | 3,124 |
| Leflore County | Al Smith+2,114 | 2,21995.5% | 1054.5% | 00.0% | 2,324 |
| Lincoln County | Al Smith+1,769 | 2,19183.8% | 42216.2% | 00.0% | 2,613 |
| Lowndes County | Al Smith+1,951 | 2,13692.0% | 1858.0% | 00.0% | 2,321 |
| Madison County | Al Smith+1,395 | 1,51992.5% | 1247.5% | 00.0% | 1,643 |
| Marion County | Al Smith+396 | 92263.7% | 52636.3% | 00.0% | 1,448 |
| Marshall County | Al Smith+1,322 | 1,42293.4% | 1006.6% | 00.0% | 1,522 |
| Monroe County | Al Smith+2,657 | 3,03389.0% | 37611.0% | 00.0% | 3,409 |
| Montgomery County | Al Smith+1,509 | 1,60794.3% | 985.7% | 00.0% | 1,705 |
| Neshoba County | Al Smith+1,390 | 1,90678.7% | 51621.3% | 00.0% | 2,422 |
| Newton County | Al Smith+1,706 | 2,07484.9% | 36815.1% | 00.0% | 2,442 |
| Noxubee County | Al Smith+1,051 | 1,15391.9% | 1028.1% | 00.0% | 1,255 |
| Oktibbeha County | Al Smith+1,466 | 1,57793.4% | 1116.6% | 00.0% | 1,688 |
| Panola County | Al Smith+1,427 | 1,56991.7% | 1428.3% | 00.0% | 1,711 |
| Pearl River County | Herbert Hoover+39 | 87948.9% | 91851.1% | 00.0% | 1,797 |
| Perry County | Al Smith+6 | 28350.5% | 27749.5% | 00.0% | 560 |
| Pike County | Al Smith+1,511 | 2,43172.5% | 92027.5% | 00.0% | 3,351 |
| Pontotoc County | Al Smith+1,276 | 1,53785.5% | 26114.5% | 00.0% | 1,798 |
| Prentiss County | Al Smith+1,097 | 1,36683.5% | 26916.5% | 00.0% | 1,635 |
| Quitman County | Al Smith+707 | 79390.2% | 869.8% | 00.0% | 879 |
| Rankin County | Al Smith+1,145 | 1,32588.0% | 18012.0% | 00.0% | 1,505 |
| Scott County | Al Smith+1,886 | 2,05092.6% | 1647.4% | 00.0% | 2,214 |
| Sharkey County | Al Smith+439 | 47593.0% | 367.0% | 00.0% | 511 |
| Simpson County | Al Smith+1,662 | 1,89389.1% | 23110.9% | 00.0% | 2,124 |
| Smith County | Al Smith+1,031 | 1,45077.6% | 41922.4% | 00.0% | 1,869 |
| Stone County | Herbert Hoover+178 | 25837.2% | 43662.8% | 00.0% | 694 |
| Sunflower County | Al Smith+2,588 | 2,67696.8% | 883.2% | 00.0% | 2,764 |
| Tallahatchie County | Al Smith+2,251 | 2,28498.6% | 331.4% | 00.0% | 2,317 |
| Tate County | Al Smith+1,232 | 1,27496.8% | 423.2% | 00.0% | 1,316 |
| Tippah County | Al Smith+1,159 | 1,45783.0% | 29817.0% | 00.0% | 1,755 |
| Tishomingo County | Al Smith+380 | 96562.3% | 58537.7% | 00.0% | 1,550 |
| Tunica County | Al Smith+628 | 65496.2% | 263.8% | 00.0% | 680 |
| Union County | Al Smith+1,534 | 1,85885.2% | 32414.8% | 00.0% | 2,182 |
| Walthall County | Al Smith+646 | 86479.9% | 21820.1% | 00.0% | 1,082 |
| Warren County | Al Smith+2,239 | 2,76983.9% | 53016.1% | 00.0% | 3,299 |
| Washington County | Al Smith+1,250 | 1,49685.9% | 24614.1% | 00.0% | 1,742 |
| Wayne County | Al Smith+628 | 91776.0% | 28924.0% | 00.0% | 1,206 |
| Webster County | Al Smith+764 | 1,10276.5% | 33823.5% | 00.0% | 1,440 |
| Wilkinson County | Al Smith+694 | 76791.3% | 738.7% | 00.0% | 840 |
| Winston County | Al Smith+1,523 | 1,62094.4% | 975.6% | 00.0% | 1,717 |
| Yalobusha County | Al Smith+1,045 | 1,24986.0% | 20414.0% | 00.0% | 1,453 |
| Yazoo County | Al Smith+1,917 | 2,02994.8% | 1125.2% | 00.0% | 2,141 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.