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Iowa · 1928 presidential election

Iowa presidential election results 1928

Herbert Hoover carried Iowa by 24.23 points (244,559 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
13
Votes counted
1,009,189
IA result
R+24.2
Compared with the nation
6.8 pts more Republican
Swing since 1924
14.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Herbert HooverRepublican623,57061.80%13
Alfred E. SmithDemocratic379,01137.60%—
Total votes1,009,189

Sources: 1928

Questions and answers

Who won Iowa in 1928?

Herbert Hoover won Iowa by 24.23 percentage points (244,559 votes).

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1928?

Iowa cast 13 electoral votes in 1928.

How many people voted for president in Iowa in 1928?

1,009,189 votes were counted for president.

How did Iowa change from 1924 to 1928?

The margin moved 14.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 38.6 points to Republican by 24.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data