1928 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Herbert HooverCharles CurtisRepublican 375,551 58.43%8
Alfred SmithJoseph RobinsonDemocrat 263,784 41.04%0
William VarneyJames EdgertonProhibition 1,703 0.26%0
YOther (+) - - 1,714 0.27%0
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Demographic Data

1930 Population:1,729,205Enum.1930 Population Density:27.7persons/km2
1920 Population:1,463,701Enum.1920 Population Density:23.5persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):62,361km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.7%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Vote for President of the United States," General Election Returns, 1928 (Charleston, 1928)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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