Alabama and Mississippi 1928

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Al Smith was a poor fit for AL in many regards. A lot of AL Dems who voted for John Davis in 1924 and FDR in 1932 voted R in this election, calling themselves “Hoovercrats.”

The Wikipedia page goes into more detail...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Alabama,_1928

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I find 1928 NC to be an ever more curious case than 1928 AL. Hoover won it by nearly 10 points, despite John Davis winning it by 20 in 1924 and then FDR winning it by 40 in 1932. The 1932 swing is somewhat explainable with the realignment, but Hoover managed to swing it almost 30 points R in 1928 despite a 7.8-point national D swing.