Tennessee — 1928 presidential election
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Akashicstate1928 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentHooverR+11.1
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 55.4% | 195,195 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 44.4% | 156,169 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 660 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 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.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+70.5 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+67.5 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+81.0 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Davidson County, TN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+80.2 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+83.8 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Houston County, TN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+71.1 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+87.9 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+70.5 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Marshall County, TN | Other / independent | Tied |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Overton County, TN | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+83.3 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+85.1 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+21.6 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Herbert Hoover+1,773 | 2,30481.3% | 53118.7% | 00.0% | 2,835 |
| Bedford County | Al Smith+127 | 1,40547.8% | 1,53252.2% | 00.0% | 2,937 |
| Benton County | Al Smith+292 | 94943.1% | 1,24156.3% | 130.6% | 2,203 |
| Bledsoe County | Herbert Hoover+303 | 90160.1% | 59839.9% | 00.0% | 1,499 |
| Blount County | Herbert Hoover+3,413 | 4,12585.2% | 71214.7% | 70.1% | 4,844 |
| Bradley County | Herbert Hoover+1,941 | 2,85475.7% | 91324.2% | 30.1% | 3,770 |
| Campbell County | Herbert Hoover+2,424 | 3,00783.7% | 58316.2% | 30.1% | 3,593 |
| Cannon County | Al Smith+34 | 58848.6% | 62251.4% | 00.0% | 1,210 |
| Carroll County | Herbert Hoover+1,238 | 2,98162.8% | 1,74336.7% | 230.5% | 4,747 |
| Carter County | Herbert Hoover+4,422 | 4,93490.4% | 5129.4% | 120.2% | 5,458 |
| Cheatham County | Al Smith+425 | 48834.8% | 91365.1% | 20.1% | 1,403 |
| Chester County | Al Smith+153 | 58244.2% | 73555.8% | 00.0% | 1,317 |
| Claiborne County | Herbert Hoover+1,340 | 2,56567.7% | 1,22532.3% | 00.0% | 3,790 |
| Clay County | Al Smith+20 | 55649.0% | 57650.7% | 30.3% | 1,135 |
| Cocke County | Herbert Hoover+2,186 | 2,90880.0% | 72219.9% | 50.1% | 3,635 |
| Coffee County | Al Smith+49 | 1,12648.7% | 1,17550.8% | 100.4% | 2,311 |
| Crockett County | Al Smith+39 | 71048.7% | 74951.3% | 00.0% | 1,459 |
| Cumberland County | Herbert Hoover+681 | 1,18670.1% | 50529.9% | 00.0% | 1,691 |
| Davidson County | Herbert Hoover+1,880 | 15,32253.2% | 13,44246.7% | 340.1% | 28,798 |
| Decatur County | Al Smith+61 | 74848.0% | 80952.0% | 00.0% | 1,557 |
| DeKalb County | Herbert Hoover+571 | 2,26157.2% | 1,69042.8% | 00.0% | 3,951 |
| Dickson County | Al Smith+537 | 89138.4% | 1,42861.6% | 00.0% | 2,319 |
| Dyer County | Al Smith+1,819 | 84224.0% | 2,66176.0% | 00.0% | 3,503 |
| Fayette County | Al Smith+979 | 1219.9% | 1,10090.1% | 00.0% | 1,221 |
| Fentress County | Herbert Hoover+1,023 | 1,39878.0% | 37520.9% | 201.1% | 1,793 |
| Franklin County | Al Smith+770 | 92835.3% | 1,69864.5% | 60.2% | 2,632 |
| Gibson County | Al Smith+1,533 | 1,36532.0% | 2,89867.8% | 90.2% | 4,272 |
| Giles County | Al Smith+1,629 | 1,03227.9% | 2,66172.1% | 00.0% | 3,693 |
| Grainger County | Herbert Hoover+991 | 1,45775.3% | 46624.1% | 120.6% | 1,935 |
| Greene County | Herbert Hoover+1,304 | 3,59961.1% | 2,29538.9% | 00.0% | 5,894 |
| Grundy County | Al Smith+228 | 38038.3% | 60861.3% | 40.4% | 992 |
| Hamblen County | Herbert Hoover+639 | 1,90260.1% | 1,26339.9% | 00.0% | 3,165 |
| Hamilton County | Herbert Hoover+6,054 | 13,24464.5% | 7,19035.0% | 1030.5% | 20,537 |
| Hancock County | Herbert Hoover+823 | 1,03982.8% | 21617.2% | 00.0% | 1,255 |
| Hardeman County | Al Smith+962 | 49125.0% | 1,45374.1% | 170.9% | 1,961 |
| Hardin County | Herbert Hoover+873 | 1,58068.9% | 70730.8% | 60.3% | 2,293 |
| Hawkins County | Herbert Hoover+1,779 | 2,96571.3% | 1,18628.5% | 60.1% | 4,157 |
| Haywood County | Al Smith+1,846 | 1788.1% | 2,02491.9% | 00.0% | 2,202 |
| Henderson County | Herbert Hoover+1,283 | 1,99573.4% | 71226.2% | 120.4% | 2,719 |
| Henry County | Al Smith+1,626 | 1,04128.0% | 2,66771.8% | 50.1% | 3,713 |
| Hickman County | Al Smith+528 | 51032.9% | 1,03867.1% | 00.0% | 1,548 |
| Houston County | Herbert Hoover+116 | 37459.2% | 25840.8% | 00.0% | 632 |
| Humphreys County | Al Smith+330 | 44136.2% | 77163.3% | 60.5% | 1,218 |
| Jackson County | Al Smith+213 | 61442.2% | 82756.8% | 151.0% | 1,456 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+2,146 | 2,58285.6% | 43614.4% | 00.0% | 3,018 |
| Johnson County | Herbert Hoover+2,861 | 3,05794.0% | 1966.0% | 00.0% | 3,253 |
| Knox County | Herbert Hoover+8,860 | 14,62771.6% | 5,76728.2% | 490.2% | 20,443 |
| Lake County | Al Smith+794 | 16614.7% | 96085.3% | 00.0% | 1,126 |
| Lauderdale County | Al Smith+2,368 | 43013.3% | 2,79886.7% | 00.0% | 3,228 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+802 | 3,58156.2% | 2,77943.6% | 90.1% | 6,369 |
| Lewis County | Al Smith+145 | 26939.4% | 41460.6% | 00.0% | 683 |
| Lincoln County | Al Smith+1,634 | 74323.8% | 2,37776.0% | 70.2% | 3,127 |
| Loudon County | Herbert Hoover+1,538 | 2,12778.2% | 58921.7% | 30.1% | 2,719 |
| Macon County | Herbert Hoover+1,518 | 1,93782.2% | 41917.8% | 00.0% | 2,356 |
| Madison County | Al Smith+1,680 | 1,89434.6% | 3,57465.4% | 00.0% | 5,468 |
| Marion County | Herbert Hoover+498 | 1,65958.8% | 1,16141.2% | 00.0% | 2,820 |
| Marshall County | Al Smith+0 | 73550.0% | 73550.0% | 00.0% | 1,470 |
| Maury County | Al Smith+2,290 | 1,36227.2% | 3,65272.8% | 00.0% | 5,014 |
| McMinn County | Herbert Hoover+2,410 | 4,42168.6% | 2,01131.2% | 140.2% | 6,446 |
| McNairy County | Herbert Hoover+1,117 | 2,32665.8% | 1,20934.2% | 00.0% | 3,535 |
| Meigs County | Herbert Hoover+130 | 71955.0% | 58945.0% | 00.0% | 1,308 |
| Monroe County | Herbert Hoover+1,271 | 3,29761.9% | 2,02638.1% | 00.0% | 5,323 |
| Montgomery County | Al Smith+123 | 1,74348.3% | 1,86651.7% | 00.0% | 3,609 |
| Moore County | Al Smith+298 | 13323.3% | 43175.5% | 71.2% | 571 |
| Morgan County | Herbert Hoover+1,035 | 1,48176.9% | 44623.1% | 00.0% | 1,927 |
| Obion County | Al Smith+1,703 | 78924.0% | 2,49276.0% | 00.0% | 3,281 |
| Overton County | Herbert Hoover+90 | 1,19551.8% | 1,10547.9% | 70.3% | 2,307 |
| Perry County | Al Smith+257 | 35936.8% | 61663.2% | 00.0% | 975 |
| Pickett County | Herbert Hoover+363 | 74565.7% | 38233.7% | 70.6% | 1,134 |
| Polk County | Herbert Hoover+748 | 1,76063.2% | 1,01236.4% | 120.4% | 2,784 |
| Putnam County | Al Smith+533 | 1,61242.9% | 2,14557.1% | 00.0% | 3,757 |
| Rhea County | Herbert Hoover+743 | 1,58565.2% | 84234.7% | 30.1% | 2,430 |
| Roane County | Herbert Hoover+2,200 | 2,95579.1% | 75520.2% | 240.6% | 3,734 |
| Robertson County | Al Smith+695 | 84835.3% | 1,54364.2% | 110.5% | 2,402 |
| Rutherford County | Al Smith+686 | 1,42940.3% | 2,11559.7% | 00.0% | 3,544 |
| Scott County | Herbert Hoover+2,456 | 2,70091.6% | 2448.3% | 40.1% | 2,948 |
| Sequatchie County | Al Smith+85 | 29843.8% | 38356.2% | 00.0% | 681 |
| Sevier County | Herbert Hoover+3,550 | 3,85892.5% | 3087.4% | 50.1% | 4,171 |
| Shelby County | Al Smith+6,071 | 11,96939.8% | 18,04060.0% | 810.3% | 30,090 |
| Smith County | Al Smith+296 | 1,15043.9% | 1,44655.3% | 210.8% | 2,617 |
| Stewart County | Al Smith+854 | 40124.2% | 1,25575.8% | 00.0% | 1,656 |
| Sullivan County | Herbert Hoover+933 | 4,14956.3% | 3,21643.7% | 00.0% | 7,365 |
| Sumner County | Al Smith+1,496 | 1,04529.1% | 2,54170.8% | 20.1% | 3,588 |
| Tipton County | Al Smith+1,464 | 42518.2% | 1,88981.1% | 150.6% | 2,329 |
| Trousdale County | Al Smith+428 | 17922.7% | 60777.1% | 10.1% | 787 |
| Unicoi County | Herbert Hoover+1,668 | 2,04384.2% | 37515.5% | 70.3% | 2,425 |
| Union County | Herbert Hoover+1,466 | 1,82683.3% | 36016.4% | 60.3% | 2,192 |
| Van Buren County | Al Smith+3 | 25749.7% | 26050.3% | 00.0% | 517 |
| Warren County | Al Smith+188 | 92345.2% | 1,11154.4% | 90.4% | 2,043 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+3,344 | 4,88776.0% | 1,54324.0% | 00.0% | 6,430 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+1,374 | 1,75681.6% | 38217.8% | 130.6% | 2,151 |
| Weakley County | Al Smith+1,137 | 1,35835.2% | 2,49564.8% | 00.0% | 3,853 |
| White County | Al Smith+242 | 77643.3% | 1,01856.7% | 00.0% | 1,794 |
| Williamson County | Al Smith+902 | 69330.3% | 1,59569.7% | 00.0% | 2,288 |
| Wilson County | Al Smith+580 | 1,04939.1% | 1,62960.7% | 70.3% | 2,685 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.