New York — 1928 presidential election
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Akashicstate1928 presidential electionNew York · PresidentHooverR+2.3
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 49.8% | 2,193,344 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 47.4% | 2,089,863 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 122,419 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 45 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Clinton County, NY | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Erie County, NY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Franklin County, NY | Democratic | D+0.03 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Monroe County, NY | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Nassau County, NY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Niagara County, NY | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Richmond County, NY | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+33.8 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+57.9 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Al Smith+13,618 | 48,76243.0% | 62,38055.0% | 2,2952.0% | 113,437 |
| Allegany County | Herbert Hoover+11,815 | 15,30678.9% | 3,49118.0% | 6023.1% | 19,399 |
| Bronx County | Al Smith+134,130 | 98,63628.7% | 232,76667.7% | 12,5453.6% | 343,947 |
| Broome County | Herbert Hoover+20,297 | 39,86065.2% | 19,56332.0% | 1,6692.7% | 61,092 |
| Cattaraugus County | Herbert Hoover+11,906 | 22,13567.1% | 10,22931.0% | 6371.9% | 33,001 |
| Cayuga County | Herbert Hoover+8,415 | 20,20262.1% | 11,78736.2% | 5361.6% | 32,525 |
| Chautauqua County | Herbert Hoover+24,997 | 38,22072.7% | 13,22325.1% | 1,1412.2% | 52,584 |
| Chemung County | Herbert Hoover+12,840 | 25,02967.0% | 12,18932.6% | 1360.4% | 37,354 |
| Chenango County | Herbert Hoover+9,969 | 13,95577.2% | 3,98622.1% | 1320.7% | 18,073 |
| Clinton County | Al Smith+3,064 | 7,82441.7% | 10,88858.0% | 590.3% | 18,771 |
| Columbia County | Herbert Hoover+7,597 | 14,00067.9% | 6,40331.1% | 2091.0% | 20,612 |
| Cortland County | Herbert Hoover+8,298 | 11,96075.4% | 3,66223.1% | 2471.6% | 15,869 |
| Delaware County | Herbert Hoover+11,863 | 16,22578.6% | 4,36221.1% | 580.3% | 20,645 |
| Dutchess County | Herbert Hoover+11,939 | 28,68761.3% | 16,74835.8% | 1,3662.9% | 46,801 |
| Erie County | Herbert Hoover+18,277 | 144,72651.4% | 126,44944.9% | 10,6143.8% | 281,789 |
| Essex County | Herbert Hoover+5,171 | 10,46266.3% | 5,29133.6% | 170.1% | 15,770 |
| Franklin County | Al Smith+6 | 9,49549.9% | 9,50149.9% | 490.3% | 19,045 |
| Fulton County | Herbert Hoover+9,315 | 15,04371.2% | 5,72827.1% | 3681.7% | 21,139 |
| Genesee County | Herbert Hoover+8,070 | 13,25169.0% | 5,18127.0% | 7634.0% | 19,195 |
| Greene County | Herbert Hoover+5,089 | 9,52966.7% | 4,44031.1% | 3162.2% | 14,285 |
| Hamilton County | Herbert Hoover+447 | 1,39959.5% | 95240.5% | 00.0% | 2,351 |
| Herkimer County | Herbert Hoover+7,970 | 18,62462.7% | 10,65435.9% | 4311.5% | 29,709 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+13,453 | 26,36166.4% | 12,90832.5% | 4261.1% | 39,695 |
| Kings County | Al Smith+158,771 | 245,62236.1% | 404,39359.5% | 29,8224.4% | 679,837 |
| Lewis County | Herbert Hoover+3,014 | 7,17563.2% | 4,16136.7% | 80.1% | 11,344 |
| Livingston County | Herbert Hoover+6,087 | 11,63264.1% | 5,54530.5% | 9835.4% | 18,160 |
| Madison County | Herbert Hoover+9,116 | 14,33372.2% | 5,21726.3% | 3011.5% | 19,851 |
| Monroe County | Herbert Hoover+26,044 | 99,80355.7% | 73,75941.2% | 5,5163.1% | 179,078 |
| Montgomery County | Herbert Hoover+5,412 | 15,25760.3% | 9,84538.9% | 2070.8% | 25,309 |
| Nassau County | Herbert Hoover+30,936 | 71,01562.8% | 40,07935.4% | 2,0461.8% | 113,140 |
| New York County | Al Smith+130,831 | 186,39635.7% | 317,22760.8% | 17,9353.4% | 521,558 |
| Niagara County | Herbert Hoover+16,348 | 33,22963.4% | 16,88132.2% | 2,3434.5% | 52,453 |
| Oneida County | Herbert Hoover+6,551 | 44,78252.8% | 38,23145.1% | 1,7732.1% | 84,786 |
| Onondaga County | Herbert Hoover+21,572 | 76,27857.0% | 54,70640.9% | 2,7322.0% | 133,716 |
| Ontario County | Herbert Hoover+9,278 | 17,76965.3% | 8,49131.2% | 9653.5% | 27,225 |
| Orange County | Herbert Hoover+18,287 | 37,33464.1% | 19,04732.7% | 1,8593.2% | 58,240 |
| Orleans County | Herbert Hoover+6,036 | 9,82868.8% | 3,79226.5% | 6724.7% | 14,292 |
| Oswego County | Herbert Hoover+10,210 | 21,84964.4% | 11,63934.3% | 4421.3% | 33,930 |
| Otsego County | Herbert Hoover+12,280 | 18,28674.3% | 6,00624.4% | 3141.3% | 24,606 |
| Putnam County | Herbert Hoover+2,256 | 4,53464.9% | 2,27832.6% | 1692.4% | 6,981 |
| Queens County | Al Smith+26,135 | 158,50545.9% | 184,64053.4% | 2,4110.7% | 345,556 |
| Rensselaer County | Al Smith+724 | 32,37048.9% | 33,09450.0% | 7271.1% | 66,191 |
| Richmond County | Al Smith+3,950 | 24,99546.1% | 28,94553.4% | 2940.5% | 54,234 |
| Rockland County | Herbert Hoover+5,963 | 15,73260.3% | 9,76937.5% | 5712.2% | 26,072 |
| Saratoga County | Herbert Hoover+6,936 | 19,18359.6% | 12,24738.0% | 7572.4% | 32,187 |
| Schenectady County | Herbert Hoover+8,151 | 29,42856.6% | 21,27740.9% | 1,3042.5% | 52,009 |
| Schoharie County | Herbert Hoover+3,980 | 6,90667.6% | 2,92628.7% | 3773.7% | 10,209 |
| Schuyler County | Herbert Hoover+3,018 | 4,74972.1% | 1,73126.3% | 1071.6% | 6,587 |
| Seneca County | Herbert Hoover+4,038 | 7,91166.3% | 3,87332.4% | 1541.3% | 11,938 |
| St. Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+13,237 | 25,80466.2% | 12,56732.3% | 5891.5% | 38,960 |
| Steuben County | Herbert Hoover+17,329 | 28,02869.3% | 10,69926.4% | 1,7394.3% | 40,466 |
| Suffolk County | Herbert Hoover+21,702 | 41,19965.1% | 19,49730.8% | 2,6194.1% | 63,315 |
| Sullivan County | Herbert Hoover+4,124 | 10,33161.3% | 6,20736.8% | 3231.9% | 16,861 |
| Tioga County | Herbert Hoover+7,184 | 9,96376.9% | 2,77921.4% | 2161.7% | 12,958 |
| Tompkins County | Herbert Hoover+9,357 | 14,47172.8% | 5,11425.7% | 2811.4% | 19,866 |
| Ulster County | Herbert Hoover+11,218 | 25,41862.5% | 14,20034.9% | 1,0772.6% | 40,695 |
| Warren County | Herbert Hoover+4,904 | 11,69763.2% | 6,79336.7% | 290.2% | 18,519 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+8,278 | 15,49966.9% | 7,22131.2% | 4431.9% | 23,163 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+12,849 | 18,18775.3% | 5,33822.1% | 6302.6% | 24,155 |
| Westchester County | Herbert Hoover+29,013 | 109,93956.2% | 80,92641.4% | 4,6792.4% | 195,544 |
| Wyoming County | Herbert Hoover+6,838 | 10,83071.5% | 3,99226.3% | 3302.2% | 15,152 |
| Yates County | Herbert Hoover+5,436 | 7,38678.6% | 1,95020.8% | 590.6% | 9,395 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.