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Election 1928 Results

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1928 presidential election in Arkansas

Al Smith (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in Arkansas in 1928, 60.3% to 39.3%, a margin of 20.9 points and 41,410 votes.

Arkansas voted 38.4 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 65 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Pulaski, cast 14,124 votes and went to the Democrat by 30.7 points. The closest was Pike, where 82 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 119,195 60.3%
Herbert Hoover Republican 77,785 39.3%
All other candidates 751 0.4%
Total197,731

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 9,215 65.2% 4,880 34.6% 29 14,124 D+30.7
Sebastian 3,186 47.7% 3,465 51.8% 34 6,685 R+4.2
Mississippi 4,451 76.8% 1,324 22.8% 24 5,799 D+53.9
Benton 2,348 41.4% 3,252 57.3% 73 5,673 R+15.9
Washington 2,395 43.0% 3,132 56.3% 40 5,567 R+13.2
Garland 2,823 50.8% 2,720 48.9% 15 5,558 D+1.9
Union 3,128 65.9% 1,612 34.0% 8 4,748 D+31.9
Madison 1,717 38.2% 2,760 61.3% 22 4,499 R+23.2
Jefferson 2,611 58.7% 1,830 41.1% 9 4,450 D+17.6
Pope 2,734 63.4% 1,558 36.1% 23 4,315 D+27.3
White 2,299 53.7% 1,957 45.7% 23 4,279 D+8.0
Craighead 2,132 51.8% 1,958 47.5% 28 4,118 D+4.2
Faulkner 2,659 72.6% 992 27.1% 13 3,664 D+45.5
Poinsett 2,324 66.1% 1,182 33.6% 12 3,518 D+32.5
Logan 1,967 57.3% 1,455 42.4% 10 3,432 D+14.9
Carroll 1,540 46.5% 1,757 53.0% 15 3,312 R+6.6
Crawford 1,743 52.8% 1,559 47.2% 3,302 D+5.6
Boone 1,708 52.3% 1,543 47.3% 13 3,264 D+5.1
Hempstead 2,038 69.6% 886 30.2% 5 2,929 D+39.3
Miller 1,752 60.2% 1,150 39.5% 8 2,910 D+20.7
Yell 2,086 71.9% 802 27.6% 13 2,901 D+44.3
Clark 1,817 66.4% 913 33.4% 6 2,736 D+33.0
Clay 1,435 53.0% 1,254 46.3% 18 2,707 D+6.7
Independence 1,511 56.6% 1,150 43.1% 7 2,668 D+13.5
Ouachita 1,582 60.1% 1,051 39.9% 2,633 D+20.2
Phillips 2,061 80.8% 487 19.1% 4 2,552 D+61.7
Arkansas 1,491 58.6% 1,046 41.1% 8 2,545 D+17.5
Van Buren 1,539 60.7% 994 39.2% 4 2,537 D+21.5
Lonoke 1,857 73.2% 676 26.7% 3 2,536 D+46.6
Greene 1,426 58.2% 1,011 41.3% 13 2,450 D+16.9
Columbia 1,752 73.9% 617 26.0% 2 2,371 D+47.9
Randolph 1,527 66.1% 776 33.6% 8 2,311 D+32.5
Jackson 1,527 68.4% 698 31.2% 9 2,234 D+37.1
Nevada 1,242 56.7% 946 43.2% 4 2,192 D+13.5
Ashley 1,393 63.8% 786 36.0% 3 2,182 D+27.8
Conway 1,514 69.5% 665 30.5% 2,179 D+39.0
Hot Spring 999 46.9% 1,126 52.9% 5 2,130 R+6.0
Franklin 1,329 62.7% 774 36.5% 16 2,119 D+26.2
Johnson 1,292 62.3% 766 36.9% 16 2,074 D+25.4
Searcy 606 29.6% 1,425 69.6% 15 2,046 R+40.0
St. Francis 1,376 68.8% 617 30.8% 8 2,001 D+37.9
Lawrence 1,204 60.7% 774 39.0% 5 1,983 D+21.7
Drew 1,452 74.2% 500 25.6% 4 1,956 D+48.7
Crittenden 1,635 84.3% 304 15.7% 1,939 D+68.6
Bradley 1,487 76.9% 447 23.1% 1,934 D+53.8
Polk 870 45.4% 1,022 53.3% 24 1,916 R+7.9
Newton 533 28.6% 1,316 70.7% 13 1,862 R+42.1
Howard 1,055 57.7% 763 41.8% 9 1,827 D+16.0
Saline 1,261 70.6% 520 29.1% 5 1,786 D+41.5
Sevier 1,259 70.6% 524 29.4% 1,783 D+41.2
Montgomery 726 42.3% 976 56.9% 13 1,715 R+14.6
Fulton 934 57.6% 686 42.3% 2 1,622 D+15.3
Prairie 1,000 61.7% 613 37.8% 8 1,621 D+23.9
Woodruff 1,163 71.9% 452 28.0% 2 1,617 D+44.0
Cross 1,282 79.6% 324 20.1% 4 1,610 D+59.5
Izard 902 56.3% 696 43.4% 4 1,602 D+12.9
Dallas 1,030 67.0% 503 32.7% 4 1,537 D+34.3
Grant 1,045 70.3% 439 29.5% 3 1,487 D+40.8
Pike 779 52.6% 697 47.0% 6 1,482 D+5.5
Scott 891 60.4% 573 38.8% 11 1,475 D+21.6
Chicot 1,021 69.6% 445 30.3% 2 1,468 D+39.2
Cleburne 856 59.4% 574 39.8% 12 1,442 D+19.6
Lafayette 991 69.4% 435 30.5% 1 1,427 D+39.0
Desha 1,082 76.5% 331 23.4% 2 1,415 D+53.1
Little River 916 66.6% 457 33.2% 2 1,375 D+33.4
Sharp 808 61.7% 501 38.2% 1 1,310 D+23.4
Monroe 851 67.4% 411 32.5% 1 1,263 D+34.8
Lee 1,046 87.5% 149 12.5% 1,195 D+75.1
Baxter 665 56.3% 504 42.7% 12 1,181 D+13.6
Marion 731 62.3% 436 37.1% 7 1,174 D+25.1
Cleveland 690 59.1% 477 40.8% 1 1,168 D+18.2
Stone 628 54.9% 499 43.6% 17 1,144 D+11.3
Perry 636 57.2% 472 42.5% 3 1,111 D+14.8
Calhoun 765 74.1% 262 25.4% 6 1,033 D+48.7
Lincoln 869 85.1% 151 14.8% 1 1,021 D+70.3

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.

Arkansas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+30.6
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+27.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.9
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+23.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+19.9
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+9.8
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+5.4
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+16.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+17.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+14.2
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.6
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+30.1
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.1
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.7
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+7.1
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+6.6
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+12.1
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+40.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+58.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.9
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+73.1
1928 Al Smith (D) D+20.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+31.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+19.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+37.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+34.6
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+20.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+15.2
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+28.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+48.6
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+27.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+16.8
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+17.1
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+17.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+20.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+4.3
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+7.4