Pennsylvania — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentHooverR+31.4
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 65.2% | 2,055,382 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 33.9% | 1,067,586 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 27,644 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 38 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Beaver County, PA | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Cambria County, PA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Columbia County, PA | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Erie County, PA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Fayette County, PA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Greene County, PA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+59.7 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+74.6 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Northampton County, PA | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+74.9 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+74.7 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+75.7 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Washington County, PA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+70.5 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+60.1 |
Pennsylvania 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Herbert Hoover+5,021 | 9,65667.3% | 4,63532.3% | 580.4% | 14,349 |
| Allegheny County | Herbert Hoover+54,893 | 215,62656.9% | 160,73342.4% | 2,8500.8% | 379,209 |
| Armstrong County | Herbert Hoover+12,801 | 17,62577.9% | 4,82421.3% | 1870.8% | 22,636 |
| Beaver County | Herbert Hoover+16,081 | 27,94969.5% | 11,86829.5% | 4001.0% | 40,217 |
| Bedford County | Herbert Hoover+7,636 | 9,60281.6% | 1,96616.7% | 1991.7% | 11,767 |
| Berks County | Herbert Hoover+28,113 | 47,07364.0% | 18,96025.8% | 7,48110.2% | 73,514 |
| Blair County | Herbert Hoover+22,252 | 34,35673.5% | 12,10425.9% | 2660.6% | 46,726 |
| Bradford County | Herbert Hoover+12,970 | 17,25179.8% | 4,28119.8% | 770.4% | 21,609 |
| Bucks County | Herbert Hoover+19,975 | 28,42176.5% | 8,44622.7% | 3010.8% | 37,168 |
| Butler County | Herbert Hoover+13,597 | 19,88075.5% | 6,28323.9% | 1640.6% | 26,327 |
| Cambria County | Herbert Hoover+2,470 | 29,49451.8% | 27,02447.5% | 4270.7% | 56,945 |
| Cameron County | Herbert Hoover+1,063 | 1,56475.5% | 50124.2% | 60.3% | 2,071 |
| Carbon County | Herbert Hoover+7,037 | 15,04765.0% | 8,01034.6% | 980.4% | 23,155 |
| Centre County | Herbert Hoover+8,574 | 12,00577.2% | 3,43122.1% | 1210.8% | 15,557 |
| Chester County | Herbert Hoover+28,970 | 36,65982.3% | 7,68917.3% | 2100.5% | 44,558 |
| Clarion County | Herbert Hoover+5,437 | 9,18370.4% | 3,74628.7% | 1090.8% | 13,038 |
| Clearfield County | Herbert Hoover+8,849 | 16,71967.3% | 7,87031.7% | 2701.1% | 24,859 |
| Clinton County | Herbert Hoover+5,271 | 8,12073.6% | 2,84925.8% | 600.5% | 11,029 |
| Columbia County | Herbert Hoover+9,058 | 14,36272.6% | 5,30426.8% | 1150.6% | 19,781 |
| Crawford County | Herbert Hoover+10,354 | 17,07271.2% | 6,71828.0% | 1990.8% | 23,989 |
| Cumberland County | Herbert Hoover+13,981 | 19,17078.1% | 5,18921.1% | 1920.8% | 24,551 |
| Dauphin County | Herbert Hoover+39,993 | 49,10883.8% | 9,11515.6% | 3940.7% | 58,617 |
| Delaware County | Herbert Hoover+53,714 | 83,09273.6% | 29,37826.0% | 4710.4% | 112,941 |
| Elk County | Al Smith+2,471 | 5,23440.2% | 7,70559.2% | 700.5% | 13,009 |
| Erie County | Herbert Hoover+11,264 | 30,54261.0% | 19,27838.5% | 2770.6% | 50,097 |
| Fayette County | Herbert Hoover+8,630 | 27,69358.7% | 19,06340.4% | 4270.9% | 47,183 |
| Forest County | Herbert Hoover+1,418 | 1,70784.6% | 28914.3% | 221.1% | 2,018 |
| Franklin County | Herbert Hoover+13,318 | 16,34583.7% | 3,02715.5% | 1460.7% | 19,518 |
| Fulton County | Herbert Hoover+1,125 | 2,17966.8% | 1,05432.3% | 280.9% | 3,261 |
| Greene County | Herbert Hoover+1,617 | 6,91056.2% | 5,29343.0% | 960.8% | 12,299 |
| Huntingdon County | Herbert Hoover+8,450 | 9,92086.2% | 1,47012.8% | 1121.0% | 11,502 |
| Indiana County | Herbert Hoover+11,896 | 16,70676.7% | 4,81022.1% | 2521.2% | 21,768 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+8,908 | 13,23374.6% | 4,32524.4% | 1731.0% | 17,731 |
| Juniata County | Herbert Hoover+3,477 | 4,39682.0% | 91917.1% | 460.9% | 5,361 |
| Lackawanna County | Al Smith+6,155 | 46,51046.9% | 52,66553.1% | 940.1% | 99,269 |
| Lancaster County | Herbert Hoover+43,384 | 55,53081.4% | 12,14617.8% | 5160.8% | 68,192 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+13,595 | 20,01274.9% | 6,41724.0% | 2731.0% | 26,702 |
| Lebanon County | Herbert Hoover+13,563 | 16,84182.3% | 3,27816.0% | 3451.7% | 20,464 |
| Lehigh County | Herbert Hoover+26,828 | 40,29174.4% | 13,46324.8% | 4340.8% | 54,188 |
| Luzerne County | Al Smith+5,447 | 67,87248.0% | 73,31951.8% | 2200.2% | 141,411 |
| Lycoming County | Herbert Hoover+21,588 | 28,72079.5% | 7,13219.7% | 2850.8% | 36,137 |
| McKean County | Herbert Hoover+9,048 | 14,01273.5% | 4,96426.0% | 900.5% | 19,066 |
| Mercer County | Herbert Hoover+14,395 | 22,59972.7% | 8,20426.4% | 2800.9% | 31,083 |
| Mifflin County | Herbert Hoover+7,662 | 8,93287.0% | 1,27012.4% | 680.7% | 10,270 |
| Monroe County | Herbert Hoover+4,203 | 7,46969.4% | 3,26630.3% | 270.3% | 10,762 |
| Montgomery County | Herbert Hoover+53,654 | 76,68076.4% | 23,02622.9% | 7020.7% | 100,408 |
| Montour County | Herbert Hoover+2,247 | 3,69271.7% | 1,44528.1% | 130.3% | 5,150 |
| Northampton County | Herbert Hoover+22,635 | 37,40371.1% | 14,76828.1% | 4040.8% | 52,575 |
| Northumberland County | Herbert Hoover+11,700 | 30,94961.3% | 19,24938.1% | 2920.6% | 50,490 |
| Perry County | Herbert Hoover+4,662 | 6,46977.7% | 1,80721.7% | 540.6% | 8,330 |
| Philadelphia County | Herbert Hoover+143,747 | 420,32060.0% | 276,57339.5% | 3,7030.5% | 700,596 |
| Pike County | Herbert Hoover+1,330 | 2,35469.3% | 1,02430.2% | 170.5% | 3,395 |
| Potter County | Herbert Hoover+4,237 | 5,65379.5% | 1,41619.9% | 420.6% | 7,111 |
| Schuylkill County | Herbert Hoover+5,609 | 46,03353.1% | 40,42446.6% | 3110.4% | 86,768 |
| Snyder County | Herbert Hoover+4,888 | 5,69387.2% | 80512.3% | 290.4% | 6,527 |
| Somerset County | Herbert Hoover+11,915 | 16,40477.9% | 4,48921.3% | 1640.8% | 21,057 |
| Sullivan County | Herbert Hoover+943 | 2,04464.6% | 1,10134.8% | 170.5% | 3,162 |
| Susquehanna County | Herbert Hoover+5,092 | 9,44568.1% | 4,35331.4% | 630.5% | 13,861 |
| Tioga County | Herbert Hoover+10,086 | 11,77487.2% | 1,68812.5% | 360.3% | 13,498 |
| Union County | Herbert Hoover+4,943 | 5,70887.5% | 76511.7% | 540.8% | 6,527 |
| Venango County | Herbert Hoover+12,919 | 17,45079.0% | 4,53120.5% | 1080.5% | 22,089 |
| Warren County | Herbert Hoover+9,242 | 12,07780.2% | 2,83518.8% | 1441.0% | 15,056 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+13,950 | 31,09963.6% | 17,14935.1% | 6451.3% | 48,893 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+5,428 | 8,57672.8% | 3,14826.7% | 590.5% | 11,783 |
| Westmoreland County | Herbert Hoover+21,173 | 51,76061.9% | 30,58736.6% | 1,2961.5% | 83,643 |
| Wyoming County | Herbert Hoover+4,415 | 5,32185.0% | 90614.5% | 330.5% | 6,260 |
| York County | Herbert Hoover+34,575 | 45,79179.6% | 11,21619.5% | 5220.9% | 57,529 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.