Tuesday, November 6, 1928
1928 presidential election results
Herbert Hoover (Republican) and running mate Charles Curtis won with 444 electoral votes and 58.2% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Illinois, R+14.7 (nation R+17.4). It delivered electoral vote number 266 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover Won | Charles Curtis | Republican | 444 | 21,432,823 | 58.20% | 40 |
| Alfred E. Smith | Joseph Robinson | Democratic | 87 | 15,004,336 | 40.80% | 8 |
| Total popular votes counted | 36,801,510 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Herbert Hoover | Alfred E. Smith | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 48.5% | 51.3% 12 | 2.8 | 12 | 248,981 |
| Arizona | 57.6% 3 | 42.2% | 15.3 | 3 | 91,254 |
| Arkansas | 39.3% | 60.3% 9 | 20.9 | 9 | 197,726 |
| California | 64.7% 13 | 34.2% | 30.5 | 13 | 1,796,656 |
| Colorado | 64.7% 6 | 33.9% | 30.8 | 6 | 392,242 |
| Connecticut | 53.6% 7 | 45.6% | 8.1 | 7 | 553,118 |
| Delaware | 65.8% 3 | 33.8% | 32.0 | 3 | 104,602 |
| Florida | 56.8% 6 | 40.1% | 16.7 | 6 | 253,672 |
| Georgia | 44.0% | 56.0% 14 | 12.0 | 14 | 231,592 |
| Idaho | 64.7% 4 | 34.4% | 30.3 | 4 | 154,230 |
| Illinois | 56.9% 29 | 42.3% | 14.7 | 29 | 3,107,489 |
| Indiana | 59.7% 15 | 39.6% | 20.1 | 15 | 1,421,314 |
| Iowa | 61.8% 13 | 37.6% | 24.2 | 13 | 1,009,189 |
| Kansas | 72.0% 10 | 27.1% | 45.0 | 10 | 713,200 |
| Kentucky | 59.3% 13 | 40.5% | 18.8 | 13 | 940,521 |
| Louisiana | 23.7% | 76.3% 10 | 52.6 | 10 | 215,833 |
| Maine | 68.6% 6 | 31.0% | 37.7 | 6 | 262,170 |
| Maryland | 57.1% 8 | 42.3% | 14.7 | 8 | 528,348 |
| Massachusetts | 49.2% | 50.2% 18 | 1.1 | 18 | 1,577,823 |
| Michigan | 70.4% 15 | 28.9% | 41.4 | 15 | 1,372,082 |
| Minnesota | 57.8% 12 | 40.8% | 16.9 | 12 | 970,976 |
| Mississippi | 17.8% | 82.2% 10 | 64.3 | 10 | 151,568 |
| Missouri | 55.6% 18 | 44.2% | 11.4 | 18 | 1,500,845 |
| Montana | 58.4% 4 | 40.5% | 17.9 | 4 | 194,108 |
| Nebraska | 63.2% 8 | 36.2% | 27.0 | 8 | 547,128 |
| Nevada | 56.5% 3 | 43.5% | 13.1 | 3 | 32,417 |
| New Hampshire | 58.7% 4 | 41.0% | 17.6 | 4 | 196,757 |
| New Jersey | 59.8% 14 | 39.8% | 20.0 | 14 | 1,549,381 |
| New Mexico | 59.0% 3 | 40.8% | 18.2 | 3 | 118,077 |
| New York | 49.8% 45 | 47.4% | 2.4 | 45 | 4,405,626 |
| North Carolina | 54.9% 12 | 45.1% | 9.9 | 12 | 635,150 |
| North Dakota | 54.8% 5 | 44.5% | 10.3 | 5 | 239,845 |
| Ohio | 64.9% 24 | 34.5% | 30.4 | 24 | 2,508,346 |
| Oklahoma | 63.7% 10 | 35.4% | 28.3 | 10 | 618,427 |
| Oregon | 64.2% 5 | 34.1% | 30.0 | 5 | 319,942 |
| Pennsylvania | 65.2% 38 | 33.9% | 31.4 | 38 | 3,150,612 |
| Rhode Island | 49.5% | 50.2% 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 237,194 |
| South Carolina | 8.5% | 91.4% 9 | 82.9 | 9 | 68,605 |
| South Dakota | 60.2% 5 | 39.2% | 21.0 | 5 | 261,857 |
| Tennessee | 55.3% 12 | 44.5% | 10.8 | 12 | 353,192 |
| Texas | 51.8% 20 | 48.1% | 3.7 | 20 | 708,999 |
| Utah | 53.6% 4 | 45.9% | 7.7 | 4 | 176,603 |
| Vermont | 66.9% 4 | 32.9% | 34.0 | 4 | 135,191 |
| Virginia | 53.9% 12 | 45.9% | 8.0 | 12 | 305,364 |
| Washington | 67.1% 7 | 31.3% | 35.8 | 7 | 500,840 |
| West Virginia | 58.4% 8 | 41.0% | 17.4 | 8 | 642,752 |
| Wisconsin | 53.5% 13 | 44.3% | 9.2 | 13 | 1,016,831 |
| Wyoming | 63.7% 3 | 35.4% | 28.3 | 3 | 82,835 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1928
- Rhode Island Alfred E. Smith by 1,451 votes (0.61 pts)
- Massachusetts Alfred E. Smith by 17,192 votes (1.09 pts)
- New York Herbert Hoover by 103,481 votes (2.35 pts)
- Alabama Alfred E. Smith by 7,071 votes (2.84 pts)
- Texas Herbert Hoover by 26,004 votes (3.67 pts)
- Utah Herbert Hoover by 13,633 votes (7.72 pts)
- Virginia Herbert Hoover by 24,463 votes (8.01 pts)
- Connecticut Herbert Hoover by 44,556 votes (8.06 pts)
Flipped since 1924
- Florida: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
- Massachusetts: Republican → Democratic (18 EV)
- North Carolina: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Oklahoma: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Rhode Island: Republican → Democratic (5 EV)
- Tennessee: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Texas: Democratic → Republican (20 EV)
- Virginia: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Wisconsin: Progressive → Republican (13 EV)
Source: 1928
Questions and answers
Who won the 1928 presidential election?
Herbert Hoover (Republican) won the 1928 election with 444 electoral votes, with Charles Curtis as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1928?
Herbert Hoover 444; Alfred E. Smith 87 (out of 531).
Who won the popular vote in 1928?
Herbert Hoover received the most popular votes: 21,432,823 (58.2%) of 36,801,510 counted.
What was the closest state in 1928?
Rhode Island, which Alfred E. Smith won by 1,451 votes (0.61 points).
Which states flipped in 1928?
Compared with 1924, 9 states changed party: Florida (to Republican), Massachusetts (to Democratic), North Carolina (to Republican), Oklahoma (to Republican), Rhode Island (to Democratic), Tennessee (to Republican), Texas (to Republican), Virginia (to Republican) and Wisconsin (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1928?
Illinois. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 266; it voted Republican by 14.7 points, against Republican by 17.4 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data