Herbert Hoover carried Virginia R+8.0.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Virginia, 1928. Virginia held 12 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 9.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)

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Virginia result

304,755 votes counted

Electoral votes

12

Smith (D)

140,146

46.0%

Hoover (R)

164,609

54.0%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+8.0

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1928 presidential election

Virginia, 1928

HooverR+8.0

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	54.0%	164,609
Al SmithDemocratic	46.0%	140,146
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

118 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 1928

118 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	D	+14.4%	1,826	1,367	3,193
Albemarle County	D	+30.0%	1,571	846	2,417
Alexandria city	R	−10.6%	1,307	1,617	2,924
Alleghany County	R	−33.3%	1,213	2,423	3,636
Amelia County	D	+28.5%	498	277	775
Amherst County	D	+52.7%	1,442	447	1,889
Appomattox County	D	+33.0%	885	446	1,331
Arlington County	R	−49.5%	1,444	4,274	5,718
Augusta County	R	−28.0%	1,507	2,679	4,186
Bath County	R	−28.2%	409	731	1,140
Bedford County	D	+12.5%	1,436	1,118	2,554
Bland County	R	−17.9%	575	826	1,401
Botetourt County	R	−13.5%	1,200	1,575	2,775
Bristol city	D	+18.8%	922	630	1,552
Brunswick County	D	+58.0%	922	245	1,167
Buchanan County	D	+1.2%	1,365	1,333	2,698
Buckingham County	D	+1.7%	599	579	1,178
Buena Vista city	R	−21.6%	172	267	439
Campbell County	D	+9.4%	967	801	1,768
Caroline County	D	+0.1%	639	638	1,277
Carroll County	R	−37.5%	1,117	2,459	3,576
Charles City County	R	−32.7%	105	207	312
Charlotte County	D	+46.8%	1,112	403	1,515
Charlottesville city	D	+16.7%	992	708	1,700
Chesapeake city	R	−69.1%	158	865	1,023
Chesterfield County	R	−10.1%	1,082	1,325	2,407
Clarke County	D	+49.8%	740	248	988
Craig County	D	+4.0%	489	451	940
Culpeper County	D	+5.2%	836	753	1,589
Cumberland County	D	+35.0%	442	213	655
Danville city	R	−32.7%	1,196	2,360	3,556
Dickenson County	D	+0.3%	1,879	1,868	3,747
Dinwiddie County	D	+48.0%	945	332	1,277
Essex County	D	+24.4%	321	195	516
Fairfax County	R	−34.2%	1,229	2,507	3,736
Fauquier County	D	+22.3%	1,531	972	2,503
Floyd County	R	−54.8%	433	1,481	1,914
Fluvanna County	D	+15.5%	447	327	774
Franklin County	D	+9.8%	1,861	1,529	3,390
Frederick County	D	+6.2%	1,140	1,006	2,146
Fredericksburg city	R	−8.0%	594	697	1,291
Giles County	R	−0.8%	1,293	1,313	2,606
Gloucester County	R	−2.2%	587	614	1,201
Goochland County	D	+15.1%	431	318	749
Grayson County	R	−22.9%	1,713	2,728	4,441
Greene County	R	−24.0%	259	423	682
Greensville County	D	+24.0%	519	318	837
Halifax County	D	+43.1%	2,742	1,091	3,833
Hampton city	R	−7.9%	1,422	1,666	3,088
Hanover County	D	+16.8%	831	592	1,423
Harrisonburg city	R	−25.5%	616	1,037	1,653
Henrico County	R	−16.6%	1,349	1,887	3,236
Henry County	D	+5.3%	1,267	1,139	2,406
Highland County	R	−25.4%	371	623	994
Hopewell city	R	−2.3%	482	505	987
Isle of Wight County	R	−2.2%	531	555	1,086
James City County	R	−0.7%	201	204	405
King and Queen County	R	−6.5%	280	319	599
King George County	R	−14.4%	309	413	722
King William County	D	+13.4%	431	329	760
Lancaster County	R	−24.6%	315	520	835
Lee County	R	−16.7%	2,383	3,337	5,720
Loudoun County	D	+18.2%	1,915	1,325	3,240
Louisa County	R	−2.5%	734	772	1,506
Lunenburg County	D	+58.5%	1,199	314	1,513
Lynchburg city	R	−15.8%	1,987	2,730	4,717
Madison County	R	−14.2%	580	772	1,352
Mathews County	R	−33.0%	431	855	1,286
Mecklenburg County	D	+38.2%	1,752	784	2,536
Middlesex County	D	+11.0%	397	318	715
Montgomery County	R	−31.6%	967	1,861	2,828
Nelson County	D	+32.6%	1,216	618	1,834
New Kent County	R	−9.9%	178	217	395
Newport News city	R	−22.9%	2,249	3,583	5,832
Norfolk city	R	−17.1%	7,306	10,314	17,620
Northampton County	D	+15.2%	935	688	1,623
Northumberland County	R	−44.5%	286	744	1,030
Nottoway County	D	+19.3%	986	667	1,653
Orange County	D	+7.2%	846	732	1,578
Page County	R	−21.3%	1,025	1,580	2,605
Patrick County	R	−14.9%	883	1,191	2,074
Petersburg city	D	+20.5%	1,379	909	2,288
Pittsylvania County	R	−21.2%	1,688	2,598	4,286
Portsmouth city	R	−14.6%	2,587	3,474	6,061
Powhatan County	D	+20.6%	287	189	476
Prince Edward County	D	+17.2%	699	494	1,193
Prince George County	D	+29.1%	428	235	663
Prince William County	D	+0.5%	826	817	1,643
Pulaski County	R	−4.6%	1,821	1,998	3,819
Radford city	R	−16.8%	373	524	897
Rappahannock County	D	+21.9%	513	329	842
Richmond city	R	−2.6%	10,213	10,767	20,980
Richmond County	R	−23.1%	292	467	759
Roanoke city	R	−23.4%	4,018	6,471	10,489
Roanoke County	R	−35.1%	1,284	2,675	3,959
Rockbridge County	D	+4.2%	1,311	1,206	2,517
Rockingham County	R	−46.3%	1,402	3,822	5,224
Russell County	D	+11.2%	2,511	2,006	4,517
Scott County	R	−10.6%	2,355	2,916	5,271
Shenandoah County	R	−36.6%	1,589	3,420	5,009
Smyth County	R	−17.4%	1,937	2,751	4,688
Southampton County	D	+13.1%	844	648	1,492
Spotsylvania County	R	−19.7%	439	654	1,093
Stafford County	R	−28.8%	441	797	1,238
Staunton city	R	−16.7%	733	1,026	1,759
Suffolk city	D	+5.9%	1,374	1,222	2,596
Surry County	D	+55.0%	541	157	698
Sussex County	D	+17.4%	547	385	932
Tazewell County	R	−21.6%	1,979	3,072	5,051
Virginia Beach city	R	−10.6%	841	1,040	1,881
Warren County	D	+11.5%	710	564	1,274
Washington County	R	−12.8%	2,666	3,449	6,115
Westmoreland County	R	−17.0%	393	554	947
Williamsburg city	D	+52.0%	310	98	408
Winchester city	R	−19.1%	794	1,168	1,962
Wise County	D	+0.6%	4,559	4,504	9,063
Wythe County	R	−25.2%	1,516	2,540	4,056
York County	R	−53.6%	194	642	836