Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1928 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
H |
S |
%Margin |
Margin |
Hoover |
Smith |
Other |
1 |
RI | 5 | 237,194 | 2 | 1 |
0.61% |
1,451 |
49.55% |
50.16% |
0.29% |
2 |
MA | 18 | 1,577,823 | 2 | 1 |
1.09% |
17,192 |
49.15% |
50.24% |
0.60% |
3 |
NY | 45 | 4,405,626 | 1 | 2 |
2.35% |
103,481 |
49.79% |
47.44% |
2.78% |
4 |
AL | 12 | 248,981 | 2 | 1 |
2.84% |
7,071 |
48.49% |
51.33% |
0.18% |
5 |
TX | 20 | 708,999 | 1 | 2 |
3.67% |
26,004 |
51.77% |
48.10% |
0.13% |
6 |
TN | 12 | 363,473 | 1 | 2 |
7.72% |
28,045 |
53.76% |
46.04% |
0.20% |
7 |
UT | 4 | 176,603 | 1 | 2 |
7.72% |
13,633 |
53.58% |
45.86% |
0.57% |
8 |
VA | 12 | 305,358 | 1 | 2 |
8.01% |
24,463 |
53.91% |
45.90% |
0.20% |
9 |
CT | 7 | 553,124 | 1 | 2 |
8.06% |
44,556 |
53.63% |
45.57% |
0.80% |
10 |
WI | 13 | 1,016,831 | 1 | 2 |
9.24% |
93,946 |
53.52% |
44.28% |
2.20% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
H |
S |
%Margin |
Margin |
Hoover |
Smith |
Other |
1 |
SC | 9 | 68,605 | 2 | 1 |
82.85% |
56,842 |
8.54% |
91.39% |
0.07% |
2 |
MS | 10 | 151,692 | 2 | 1 |
64.20% |
97,386 |
17.90% |
82.10% |
0.00% |
3 |
LA | 10 | 215,833 | 2 | 1 |
52.58% |
113,495 |
23.70% |
76.29% |
0.01% |
4 |
KS | 10 | 713,200 | 1 | 2 |
44.96% |
320,669 |
72.02% |
27.06% |
0.91% |
5 |
MI | 15 | 1,372,082 | 1 | 2 |
41.44% |
568,634 |
70.36% |
28.92% |
0.72% |
6 |
ME | 6 | 262,171 | 1 | 2 |
37.66% |
98,744 |
68.63% |
30.96% |
0.41% |
7 |
WA | 7 | 500,840 | 1 | 2 |
35.75% |
179,072 |
67.06% |
31.30% |
1.64% |
8 |
VT | 4 | 135,191 | 1 | 2 |
34.00% |
45,964 |
66.87% |
32.87% |
0.26% |
9 |
PA | 38 | 3,150,610 | 1 | 2 |
31.35% |
987,796 |
65.24% |
33.89% |
0.88% |
10 |
CO | 6 | 392,242 | 1 | 2 |
30.78% |
120,741 |
64.72% |
33.94% |
1.34% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteHoover | Smith | Thomas |
Kansas | 72.02% | South Carolina | 91.39% | New York | 2.44% |
Michigan | 70.36% | Mississippi | 82.10% | Wisconsin | 1.79% |
Maine | 68.63% | Louisiana | 76.29% | Florida | 1.59% |
Washington | 67.06% | Arkansas | 60.29% | California | 1.09% |
Vermont | 66.87% | Georgia | 56.56% | Wyoming | 0.95% |
Foster | Reynolds | Varney |
Florida | 1.46% | Washington | 0.81% | Indiana | 0.39% |
Minnesota | 0.50% | Oregon | 0.49% | West Virginia | 0.26% |
North Dakota | 0.35% | Minnesota | 0.20% | Vermont | 0.25% |
Oregon | 0.34% | Rhode Island | 0.18% | Wisconsin | 0.22% |
Washington | 0.31% | Maryland | 0.17% | Michigan | 0.20% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Hoover | Smith | Thomas |
South Carolina | 8.54% | Kansas | 27.06% | Vermont | 0.00% |
Mississippi | 17.90% | Michigan | 28.92% | Rhode Island | 0.00% |
Louisiana | 23.70% | Maine | 30.96% | North Carolina | 0.00% |
Arkansas | 39.33% | Washington | 31.30% | New Mexico | 0.00% |
Georgia | 43.36% | Vermont | 32.87% | Nevada | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Texas | 380,586 | New York | 765,781 |
Oklahoma | 204,428 | Massachusetts | 439,837 |
North Carolina | 155,213 | Illinois | 421,022 |
Kentucky | 153,553 | Minnesota | 200,320 |
Missouri | 95,785 | Michigan | 153,638 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Texas | 57.60% | Massachusetts | 38.50% |
Florida | 45.53% | North Dakota | 30.39% |
Georgia | 42.58% | Vermont | 28.55% |
Alabama | 41.83% | Minnesota | 27.43% |
Virginia | 37.71% | Connecticut | 25.95% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | New York | 1,141,687 | | |
Pennsylvania | 1,005,760 | | |
Illinois | 637,422 | | |
California | 514,756 | | |
Ohio | 492,109 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Florida | 132.40% | | |
Louisiana | 76.98% | | |
Alabama | 53.36% | | |
Maryland | 47.32% | | |
Pennsylvania | 46.89% | | |
State Ranks
Rank | Hoover | Smith |
1 | 40 | 8 |
2 | 8 | 40 |
County Ranks
Rank | Hoover | Smith |
1 | 2,204 | 894 |
2 | 890 | 2,203 |
Note: county data for 1928 is not yet comprehensive.
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteHoover | Smith | Thomas |
Jackson, KY | 96.52% | Jackson, LA | 100.00% | Alachua, FL | 32.18% |
Leslie, KY | 94.45% | Armstrong, SD | 100.00% | Berks, PA | 10.02% |
Alpine, CA | 94.23% | Humphreys, MS | 99.90% | Hamilton, FL | 7.36% |
Johnson, TN | 93.97% | Edgefield, SC | 99.67% | Milwaukee, WI | 6.27% |
Sevier, TN | 92.50% | Bamberg, SC | 99.49% | Mineral, CO | 5.43% |
Scott, TN | 91.59% | Lancaster, SC | 99.45% | Livingston, NY | 5.33% |
Carter, TN | 90.40% | Saluda, SC | 99.38% | Sanders, MT | 5.12% |
Edwards, TX | 89.66% | Newberry, SC | 99.19% | Orleans, NY | 4.56% |
Owsley, KY | 89.55% | Lee, SC | 99.00% | Niagara, NY | 4.39% |
Avery, NC | 89.35% | Kershaw, SC | 98.91% | Steuben, NY | 4.19% |
Foster | Reynolds | Varney |
Alachua, FL | 30.45% | Deschutes, OR | 1.66% | Warrick, IN | 1.62% |
Ontonagon, MI | 5.98% | King, WA | 1.59% | Henry, IN | 1.46% |
Gilchrist, FL | 5.45% | St. Mary's, MD | 1.37% | Pulaski, IN | 1.40% |
Carlton, MN | 4.95% | Snohomish, WA | 1.33% | Wirt, WV | 1.19% |
Sheridan, MT | 3.84% | Jefferson, OR | 0.99% | Howard, IN | 1.09% |
Alger, MI | 3.61% | Josephine, OR | 0.98% | Tipton, IN | 0.92% |
Baraga, MI | 3.53% | Pierce, WA | 0.88% | Lewis, WV | 0.88% |
Itasca, MN | 3.35% | Lincoln, OR | 0.87% | Switzerland, IN | 0.87% |
Iron, WI | 3.19% | Clackamas, OR | 0.84% | Gibson, IN | 0.86% |
Aitkin, MN | 2.89% | Morrow, OR | 0.83% | Fulton, IN | 0.82% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteHoover | Smith |
Armstrong, SD | 0.00% | Jackson, KY | 3.34% |
Jackson, LA | 0.00% | Leslie, KY | 5.35% |
Humphreys, MS | 0.10% | Alpine, CA | 5.77% |
Edgefield, SC | 0.33% | Johnson, TN | 6.03% |
Bamberg, SC | 0.51% | Sevier, TN | 7.38% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesHoover | Smith | Thomas |
Cook, IL | 812,063 | Cook, IL | 716,283 | Kings, NY | 24,888 |
Los Angeles, CA | 513,526 | Kings, NY | 404,393 | New York, NY | 15,076 |
Philadelphia, PA | 420,320 | New York, NY | 317,227 | Milwaukee, WI | 12,934 |
Wayne, MI | 265,852 | Philadelphia, PA | 276,573 | Erie, NY | 10,118 |
Kings, NY | 245,622 | Bronx, NY | 232,766 | Cook, IL | 8,971 |
Allegheny, PA | 215,626 | Los Angeles, CA | 209,945 | Bronx, NY | 8,904 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 194,508 | Suffolk, MA | 204,603 | Los Angeles, CA | 7,589 |
Middlesex, MA | 189,189 | Queens, NY | 184,640 | Berks, PA | 7,367 |
New York, NY | 186,396 | St. Louis, MO | 176,428 | Monroe, NY | 5,180 |
Essex, NJ | 168,856 | Middlesex, MA | 173,339 | Westchester, NY | 4,408 |
Foster | Reynolds | Varney |
Kings, NY | 3,362 | King, WA | 2,336 | Marion, IN | 457 |
Bronx, NY | 3,297 | Kings, NY | 1,572 | Wayne, MI | 369 |
New York, NY | 2,145 | Cook, IL | 753 | Harrison, WV | 232 |
Cook, IL | 2,101 | New York, NY | 714 | Henry, IN | 224 |
St. Louis, MN | 1,816 | Pierce, WA | 479 | Philadelphia, PA | 216 |
Alachua, FL | 1,709 | Wayne, MI | 452 | Kent, MI | 211 |
Wayne, MI | 1,369 | Multnomah, OR | 447 | Westmoreland, PA | 206 |
Philadelphia, PA | 986 | Baltimore, MD | 356 | Howard, IN | 205 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 916 | Bronx, NY | 344 | York, PA | 201 |
Allegheny, PA | 831 | Providence, RI | 341 | Allegheny, PA | 200 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Hoover | Smith |
Armstrong, SD | 0 | Alpine, CA | 3 |
Jackson, LA | 0 | Armstrong, SD | 7 |
Humphreys, MS | 1 | Loving, TX | 10 |
Edgefield, SC | 4 | Andrews, TX | 25 |
Bamberg, SC | 4 | Daggett, UT | 31 |
Saluda, SC | 5 | Glasscock, TX | 34 |
Jasper, SC | 5 | King, TX | 45 |
Loving, TX | 6 | Edwards, TX | 59 |
Lee, SC | 6 | Crockett, TX | 64 |
Issaquena, MS | 6 | Yoakum, TX | 66 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Los Angeles, CA | 37,460 | Cook, IL | 367,052 |
Dallas, TX | 31,424 | Kings, NY | 236,741 |
York, PA | 27,131 | Philadelphia, PA | 149,497 |
Oklahoma, OK | 24,739 | Bronx, NY | 140,873 |
Jefferson, KY | 21,972 | New York, NY | 138,453 |
Dauphin, PA | 21,159 | Wayne, MI | 136,031 |
Montgomery, PA | 19,341 | Suffolk, MA | 131,167 |
Tarrant, TX | 19,087 | Middlesex, MA | 82,136 |
Delaware, PA | 18,084 | Cuyahoga, OH | 77,849 |
Tulsa, OK | 17,547 | Allegheny, PA | 72,419 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Effingham, GA | 132.13% | Lee, SC | 98.00% |
Long, GA | 126.55% | Shannon, SD | 94.36% |
Glasscock, TX | 125.77% | Assumption, LA | 83.75% |
Dawson, TX | 123.28% | Washington, SD | 83.16% |
King, TX | 121.57% | Sioux, ND | 75.29% |
Andrews, TX | 119.70% | Elk, PA | 75.20% |
Scurry, TX | 118.61% | Lafourche, LA | 73.08% |
Coke, TX | 114.61% | Stearns, MN | 72.19% |
York, VA | 111.82% | Stark, ND | 69.59% |
Chambers, AL | 110.93% | Iberia, LA | 67.93% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Cook, IL | 426,519 | Perry, MO | -9,991 |
Los Angeles, CA | 273,844 | Worcester, MD | -3,644 |
Philadelphia, PA | 253,574 | Brookings, SD | -3,158 |
Kings, NY | 181,150 | Bell, TX | -3,005 |
Queens, NY | 157,387 | Natrona, WY | -2,732 |
Bronx, NY | 127,290 | Collin, TX | -2,489 |
Allegheny, PA | 126,196 | Buchanan, MO | -2,302 |
Middlesex, MA | 108,606 | Milam, TX | -2,218 |
Essex, NJ | 101,841 | Kaufman, TX | -2,156 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 100,042 | Fayette, TX | -2,114 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | El Paso, TX | 1,216,300.00% | Houston, GA | -75.72% |
Nueces, TX | 546,800.00% | Perry, MO | -65.57% |
Spartanburg, SC | 461,900.00% | Madison, TX | -53.18% |
Morris, TX | 106,600.00% | Wheeler, GA | -52.47% |
Lee, SC | 59,800.00% | Bacon, GA | -51.85% |
Winkler, TX | 2,850.00% | Oglethorpe, GA | -48.19% |
Upton, TX | 1,047.50% | Dodge, GA | -45.84% |
Hockley, TX | 973.40% | Houston, TX | -44.53% |
Hutchinson, TX | 688.46% | Leon, TX | -41.23% |
Sarasota, FL | 514.50% | Storey, NV | -40.08% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Hoover | Smith |
Trinity, CA | 48.85% | Alachua, FL | 35.01% |
Ashland, WI | 49.36% | San Francisco, CA | 49.44% |
Delta, MI | 49.59% | Placer, CA | 49.46% |
Dodge, WI | 49.71% | McLean, ND | 49.69% |
Swift, MN | 49.72% | Franklin, NY | 49.89% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Hoover | Smith |
Caroline, VA | 49.96% | Madison, AL | 49.85% |
McDowell, NC | 49.95% | Clay, MO | 49.83% |
Cherokee, TX | 49.94% | Bartow, GA | 49.76% |
Perry, IN | 49.89% | Menifee, KY | 49.76% |
Franklin, NY | 49.86% | Liberty, GA | 49.75% |