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Election 1928 Results

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1928 presidential election in Florida

Herbert Hoover (Republican) beat Al Smith (Democrat) in Florida in 1928, 57.1% to 39.9%, a margin of 17.2 points and 43,447 votes.

Florida voted 0.2 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+17.4.

Florida changed party: in 1924 it went Democratic, for John W. Davis.

Republicans led in 41 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 25 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Duval, cast 26,743 votes and went to the Republican by 28.2 points. The closest was Hernando, where 41 votes separated the top two.

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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
Herbert Hoover won Republican 144,168 57.1%
Al Smith Democratic 100,721 39.9%
All other candidates 7,740 3.1%
Total252,629

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Duval 9,370 35.0% 16,919 63.3% 454 26,743 R+28.2
Dade 10,298 38.8% 15,860 59.8% 372 26,530 R+21.0
Hillsborough 10,074 45.4% 11,703 52.8% 392 22,169 R+7.3
Pinellas 3,519 24.7% 10,545 74.1% 167 14,231 R+49.4
Polk 4,522 36.7% 7,460 60.5% 350 12,332 R+23.8
Volusia 3,064 31.2% 6,648 67.6% 117 9,829 R+36.5
Orange 2,452 26.8% 6,524 71.3% 175 9,151 R+44.5
Escambia 3,803 45.5% 4,443 53.1% 118 8,364 R+7.7
Palm Beach 2,704 32.6% 5,298 63.8% 298 8,300 R+31.3
Alachua 1,879 34.0% 132 2.4% 3,515 5,526 Others
Lake 1,502 30.1% 3,383 67.7% 112 4,997 R+37.6
Broward 1,585 34.8% 2,889 63.3% 87 4,561 R+28.6
St. Johns 2,318 53.9% 1,939 45.1% 45 4,302 D+8.8
Manatee 1,447 34.4% 2,705 64.3% 58 4,210 R+29.9
Jackson 2,519 63.8% 1,398 35.4% 32 3,949 D+28.4
Marion 1,821 47.5% 1,927 50.3% 83 3,831 R+2.8
Putnam 1,114 33.8% 2,105 63.8% 80 3,299 R+30.0
Lee 1,159 35.5% 2,058 63.1% 46 3,263 R+27.6
Monroe 1,904 61.5% 1,142 36.9% 51 3,097 D+24.6
Seminole 1,199 39.3% 1,788 58.7% 61 3,048 R+19.3
Holmes 702 23.4% 2,260 75.3% 41 3,003 R+51.9
Brevard 1,100 36.9% 1,830 61.3% 53 2,983 R+24.5
Hardee 803 27.2% 2,087 70.6% 66 2,956 R+43.4
Pasco 1,318 44.8% 1,591 54.1% 33 2,942 R+9.3
Osceola 1,131 38.7% 1,760 60.2% 34 2,925 R+21.5
Sarasota 1,137 40.7% 1,603 57.4% 55 2,795 R+16.7
Leon 1,897 74.2% 630 24.6% 31 2,558 D+49.5
Walton 913 37.9% 1,475 61.2% 21 2,409 R+23.3
Washington 664 27.8% 1,672 69.9% 55 2,391 R+42.2
Bay 1,188 54.0% 974 44.3% 36 2,198 D+9.7
Santa Rosa 538 24.5% 1,628 74.1% 32 2,198 R+49.6
De Soto 729 34.1% 1,382 64.6% 28 2,139 R+30.5
Highlands 669 31.9% 1,393 66.5% 32 2,094 R+34.6
Suwannee 1,290 67.3% 606 31.6% 21 1,917 D+35.7
Okaloosa 507 26.6% 1,385 72.6% 17 1,909 R+46.0
Sumter 671 36.6% 1,152 62.8% 11 1,834 R+26.2
St. Lucie 742 42.2% 983 55.9% 35 1,760 R+13.7
Columbia 1,275 74.3% 418 24.4% 22 1,715 D+50.0
Gadsden 1,174 76.2% 346 22.5% 21 1,541 D+53.7
Levy 799 51.9% 711 46.2% 30 1,540 D+5.7
Indian River 667 43.5% 847 55.3% 19 1,533 R+11.7
Clay 414 27.1% 1,088 71.1% 28 1,530 R+44.1
Nassau 552 38.5% 863 60.3% 17 1,432 R+21.7
Hernando 702 50.7% 661 47.8% 21 1,384 D+3.0
Citrus 810 60.9% 505 37.9% 16 1,331 D+22.9
Taylor 748 60.8% 465 37.8% 18 1,231 D+23.0
Bradford 677 55.5% 534 43.8% 8 1,219 D+11.7
Martin 476 39.2% 703 58.0% 34 1,213 R+18.7
Calhoun 724 62.1% 409 35.1% 32 1,165 D+27.0
Jefferson 918 79.1% 235 20.2% 8 1,161 D+58.8
Charlotte 439 41.3% 593 55.8% 30 1,062 R+14.5
Madison 761 74.1% 266 25.9% 1,027 D+48.2
Hamilton 746 74.8% 167 16.8% 84 997 D+58.1
Baker 244 26.1% 676 72.2% 16 936 R+46.2
Okeechobee 264 28.4% 657 70.6% 10 931 R+42.2
Dixie 344 42.6% 463 57.4% 807 R+14.7
Franklin 415 55.2% 334 44.4% 3 752 D+10.8
Union 495 72.7% 177 26.0% 9 681 D+46.7
Hendry 267 42.9% 337 54.1% 19 623 R+11.2
Glades 278 45.4% 331 54.0% 4 613 R+8.6
Lafayette 432 75.5% 135 23.6% 5 572 D+51.9
Flagler 227 40.0% 325 57.3% 15 567 R+17.3
Gilchrist 398 71.6% 125 22.5% 33 556 D+49.1
Wakulla 472 86.8% 66 12.1% 6 544 D+74.6
Gulf 277 61.8% 156 34.8% 15 448 D+27.0
Collier 252 62.4% 151 37.4% 1 404 D+25.0
Liberty 222 59.8% 147 39.6% 2 371 D+20.2

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.

Florida in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.1
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+3.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+1.2
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+0.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+2.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+5.0
2000 George W. Bush (R) level
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+5.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+1.9
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+22.4
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+30.7
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+17.0
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+5.3
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+44.1
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+2.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+14.5
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+10.0
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+15.2
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.6
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+48.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+52.2
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+49.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+17.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+28.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+31.3
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+51.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+61.1
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+41.4
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+46.9
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+52.8
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+46.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+85.0
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+19.6
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+8.3
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+7.0