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Election 1928 Results

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1928 presidential election in Alabama

Al Smith (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in Alabama in 1928, 51.3% to 48.5%, a margin of 2.8 points and 7,071 votes.

Alabama voted 20.3 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+17.4.

The Democratic hold continued from 1924, when John W. Davis won.

Democrats led in 40 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Jefferson, cast 34,907 votes and went to the Republican by 3.8 points. The closest was Madison, where 14 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Al Smith won Democratic 127,796 51.3%
Herbert Hoover Republican 120,725 48.5%
All other candidates 460 0.2%
Total248,981

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 16,735 47.9% 18,060 51.7% 112 34,907 R+3.8
Mobile 5,965 54.1% 5,058 45.8% 10 11,033 D+8.2
De Kalb 3,957 40.7% 5,761 59.3% 2 9,720 R+18.6
Montgomery 6,347 67.1% 3,114 32.9% 3 9,464 D+34.2
Walker 4,228 53.8% 3,635 46.2% 7,863 D+7.5
Morgan 3,366 45.1% 4,085 54.8% 9 7,460 R+9.6
Etowah 2,484 40.5% 3,612 58.9% 38 6,134 R+18.4
Madison 2,681 49.9% 2,695 50.1% 2 5,378 R+0.3
Jackson 2,153 41.0% 3,081 58.7% 13 5,247 R+17.7
Franklin 2,279 43.6% 2,937 56.2% 6 5,222 R+12.6
Marshall 2,322 47.9% 2,511 51.8% 11 4,844 R+3.9
Calhoun 2,117 45.5% 2,537 54.5% 1 4,655 R+9.0
Chilton 1,402 30.5% 3,186 69.4% 5 4,593 R+38.8
Cullman 1,574 34.7% 2,959 65.3% 4,533 R+30.6
Houston 2,290 53.8% 1,963 46.1% 3 4,256 D+7.7
Shelby 1,679 39.9% 2,502 59.5% 22 4,203 R+19.6
Lauderdale 2,763 66.2% 1,410 33.8% 1 4,174 D+32.4
Tuscaloosa 2,769 69.6% 1,210 30.4% 2 3,981 D+39.2
Colbert 2,596 65.8% 1,249 31.6% 103 3,948 D+34.1
St. Clair 1,313 33.7% 2,581 66.2% 2 3,896 R+32.5
Covington 2,000 54.3% 1,681 45.6% 5 3,686 D+8.7
Blount 1,607 47.9% 1,745 52.1% 3,352 R+4.1
Talladega 1,693 51.2% 1,602 48.4% 13 3,308 D+2.8
Tallapoosa 1,849 59.5% 1,257 40.5% 1 3,107 D+19.1
Elmore 1,309 42.5% 1,770 57.4% 2 3,081 R+15.0
Randolph 1,257 40.9% 1,815 59.0% 2 3,074 R+18.2
Marion 1,541 50.9% 1,488 49.1% 3,029 D+1.7
Geneva 1,485 49.2% 1,533 50.8% 3,018 R+1.6
Clay 978 34.1% 1,889 65.9% 1 2,868 R+31.8
Escambia 1,077 38.0% 1,754 61.9% 1 2,832 R+23.9
Fayette 1,131 40.1% 1,686 59.8% 1 2,818 R+19.7
Winston 659 24.0% 2,085 76.0% 1 2,745 R+51.9
Chambers 999 36.6% 1,732 63.4% 2,731 R+26.8
Baldwin 1,317 48.4% 1,388 51.0% 14 2,719 R+2.6
Marengo 1,898 71.6% 752 28.4% 2,650 D+43.2
Coffee 1,609 60.8% 1,036 39.2% 2,645 D+21.7
Dallas 1,905 73.0% 705 27.0% 1 2,611 D+46.0
Clarke 1,662 64.0% 936 36.0% 2,598 D+27.9
Lee 1,436 58.5% 1,016 41.4% 3 2,455 D+17.1
Monroe 1,343 55.6% 1,074 44.4% 2,417 D+11.1
Cherokee 894 37.0% 1,515 62.8% 4 2,413 R+25.7
Pike 1,819 76.6% 552 23.2% 4 2,375 D+53.3
Barbour 1,506 63.4% 845 35.6% 23 2,374 D+27.8
Crenshaw 1,314 57.3% 978 42.7% 2,292 D+14.7
Dale 1,233 55.2% 1,000 44.8% 1 2,234 D+10.4
Lamar 1,412 63.7% 804 36.3% 2,216 D+27.4
Bibb 1,188 54.0% 1,003 45.6% 8 2,199 D+8.4
Limestone 1,689 80.6% 407 19.4% 2,096 D+61.2
Lawrence 1,035 50.6% 1,008 49.3% 3 2,046 D+1.3
Conecuh 858 43.5% 1,113 56.5% 1,971 R+12.9
Butler 1,235 63.9% 699 36.1% 1,934 D+27.7
Cleburne 794 41.7% 1,108 58.3% 1,902 R+16.5
Coosa 699 39.3% 1,078 60.6% 1 1,778 R+21.3
Perry 1,242 73.0% 459 27.0% 1 1,702 D+46.0
Choctaw 1,242 74.3% 429 25.7% 1,671 D+48.7
Pickens 1,028 61.9% 634 38.1% 1,662 D+23.7
Henry 815 50.5% 796 49.3% 2 1,613 D+1.2
Autauga 883 56.4% 683 43.6% 1,566 D+12.8
Hale 1,048 72.2% 403 27.8% 1,451 D+44.5
Wilcox 979 78.6% 266 21.3% 1 1,246 D+57.2
Washington 718 58.2% 515 41.7% 1 1,234 D+16.5
Sumter 1,015 84.2% 191 15.8% 1,206 D+68.3
Russell 846 70.7% 333 27.8% 18 1,197 D+42.9
Bullock 699 73.7% 249 26.3% 948 D+47.5
Lowndes 703 79.6% 180 20.4% 883 D+59.2
Macon 526 60.0% 348 39.7% 3 877 D+20.3
Greene 601 93.9% 39 6.1% 640 D+87.8

Counties as they stood in 1928; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+30.5
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+25.5
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+27.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+22.2
2008 John McCain (R) R+21.6
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+25.6
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+14.9
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+7.0
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+6.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+19.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+1.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.1
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+46.9
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+69.5
1960 Unpledged electors (other)
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+16.9
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+29.5
1948 Strom Thurmond (other)
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+73.7
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.6
1928 Al Smith (D) D+2.8
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+40.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.9
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+54.1
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+61.6
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+46.4
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+52.7
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+26.0
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+38.4
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+55.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+34.3
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+21.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+22.9
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+20.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.4
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+2.5