Election 1928 Results
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1928 presidential election in Georgia
Al Smith (Democrat) beat Herbert Hoover (Republican) in Georgia in 1928, 56.6% to 43.4%, a margin of 13.2 points and 30,233 votes.
Georgia voted 30.6 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 113 of the 161 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 48. The largest, Fulton, cast 18,240 votes and went to the Republican by 2.7 points. The closest was Liberty, where 2 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith won | Democratic | 129,602 | 56.6% |
| Herbert Hoover | Republican | 99,369 | 43.4% |
| All other candidates | 188 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 229,159 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 8,872 48.6% | 9,368 51.4% | 18,240 | R+2.7 | |
| Chatham | 5,534 51.1% | 5,288 48.9% | 10,822 | D+2.3 | |
| Richmond | 2,068 28.8% | 5,104 71.2% | 7,172 | R+42.3 | |
| Dekalb | 2,293 49.1% | 2,378 50.9% | 4,671 | R+1.8 | |
| Bibb | 2,289 52.4% | 2,077 47.6% | 4,366 | D+4.9 | |
| Carroll | 1,918 47.6% | 2,112 52.4% | 4,030 | R+4.8 | |
| Muscogee | 2,098 57.1% | 1,574 42.9% | 3,672 | D+14.3 | |
| Floyd | 1,494 46.3% | 1,730 53.7% | 3,224 | R+7.3 | |
| Cobb | 1,426 45.5% | 1,711 54.5% | 3,137 | R+9.1 | |
| Hall | 1,523 49.3% | 1,568 50.7% | 3,091 | R+1.5 | |
| Walker | 1,053 37.1% | 1,786 62.9% | 2,839 | R+25.8 | |
| Whitfield | 1,154 41.2% | 1,650 58.8% | 2,804 | R+17.7 | |
| Ware | 1,416 51.4% | 1,339 48.6% | 2,755 | D+2.8 | |
| Fannin | 811 31.9% | 1,730 68.1% | 2,541 | R+36.2 | |
| Troup | 1,557 61.7% | 967 38.3% | 2,524 | D+23.4 | |
| Habersham | 1,105 44.0% | 1,404 56.0% | 2,509 | R+11.9 | |
| Laurens | 1,987 80.9% | 470 19.1% | 2,457 | D+61.7 | |
| Telfair | 2,057 86.1% | 332 13.9% | 2,389 | D+72.2 | |
| Polk | 886 37.8% | 1,461 62.2% | 2,347 | R+24.5 | |
| Cherokee | 581 25.7% | 1,679 74.3% | 2,260 | R+48.6 | |
| Haralson | 690 30.8% | 1,547 69.2% | 2,237 | R+38.3 | |
| Spalding | 1,734 80.8% | 412 19.2% | 2,146 | D+61.6 | |
| Clarke | 1,407 66.0% | 724 34.0% | 2,131 | D+32.1 | |
| Murray | 982 47.0% | 1,106 53.0% | 2,088 | R+5.9 | |
| Thomas | 1,240 60.4% | 814 39.6% | 2,054 | D+20.7 | |
| Gwinnett | 970 47.7% | 1,062 52.3% | 2,032 | R+4.5 | |
| Chattooga | 920 45.6% | 1,096 54.4% | 2,016 | R+8.7 | |
| Lowndes | 1,413 70.3% | 596 29.7% | 2,009 | D+40.7 | |
| Paulding | 690 34.7% | 1,301 65.3% | 1,991 | R+30.7 | |
| Elbert | 1,052 53.1% | 931 46.9% | 1,983 | D+6.1 | |
| Decatur | 734 38.8% | 1,156 61.2% | 1,890 | R+22.3 | |
| Coweta | 1,656 87.9% | 229 12.1% | 1,885 | D+75.7 | |
| Pickens | 543 29.2% | 1,319 70.8% | 1,862 | R+41.7 | |
| Meriwether | 1,515 84.1% | 287 15.9% | 1,802 | D+68.1 | |
| Gordon | 740 41.6% | 1,039 58.4% | 1,779 | R+16.8 | |
| Coffee | 1,176 66.6% | 591 33.4% | 1,767 | D+33.1 | |
| Colquitt | 970 54.9% | 796 45.1% | 1,766 | D+9.9 | |
| Jackson | 859 51.2% | 818 48.8% | 1,677 | D+2.4 | |
| Bartow | 830 49.8% | 838 50.2% | 1,668 | R+0.5 | |
| Bulloch | 1,258 76.5% | 387 23.5% | 1,645 | D+52.9 | |
| Washington | 1,142 70.8% | 472 29.2% | 1,614 | D+41.5 | |
| Grady | 1,172 72.7% | 439 27.3% | 1,611 | D+45.5 | |
| Franklin | 770 49.0% | 801 51.0% | 1,571 | R+2.0 | |
| Newton | 873 55.6% | 698 44.4% | 1,571 | D+11.1 | |
| Walton | 1,135 72.8% | 424 27.2% | 1,559 | D+45.6 | |
| Wilkes | 747 48.3% | 798 51.7% | 1,545 | R+3.3 | |
| Gilmer | 529 34.3% | 1,012 65.7% | 1,541 | R+31.3 | |
| Sumter | 1,237 80.8% | 294 19.2% | 1,531 | D+61.6 | |
| Hart | 919 60.4% | 603 39.6% | 1,522 | D+20.8 | |
| Mitchell | 1,358 90.5% | 143 9.5% | 1,501 | D+80.9 | |
| Union | 623 41.6% | 873 58.4% | 1,496 | R+16.7 | |
| Ben Hill | 1,006 68.6% | 460 31.4% | 1,466 | D+37.2 | |
| Emanuel | 1,076 75.2% | 355 24.8% | 1,431 | D+50.4 | |
| Towns | 517 37.6% | 857 62.4% | 1,374 | R+24.7 | |
| Dougherty | 982 72.2% | 379 27.8% | 1,361 | D+44.3 | |
| Jefferson | 798 58.9% | 557 41.1% | 1,355 | D+17.8 | |
| Glynn | 549 40.7% | 799 59.3% | 1,348 | R+18.5 | |
| Worth | 952 75.4% | 310 24.6% | 1,262 | D+50.9 | |
| Tattnall | 460 36.8% | 791 63.2% | 1,251 | R+26.5 | |
| Tift | 736 59.0% | 511 41.0% | 1,247 | D+18.0 | |
| Clayton | 612 49.7% | 619 50.3% | 1,231 | R+0.6 | |
| Forsyth | 287 23.5% | 934 76.5% | 1,221 | R+53.0 | |
| Catoosa | 563 48.2% | 605 51.8% | 1,168 | R+3.6 | |
| Toombs | 615 52.7% | 551 47.3% | 1,166 | D+5.5 | |
| Barrow | 479 41.9% | 664 58.1% | 1,143 | R+16.2 | |
| Monroe | 801 70.9% | 329 29.1% | 1,130 | D+41.8 | |
| Henry | 763 67.9% | 360 32.1% | 1,123 | D+35.9 | |
| Irwin | 917 85.0% | 162 15.0% | 1,079 | D+70.0 | |
| Macon | 819 76.0% | 258 24.0% | 1,077 | D+52.1 | |
| Douglas | 452 42.7% | 606 57.3% | 1,058 | R+14.6 | |
| Oglethorpe | 813 79.9% | 205 20.1% | 1,018 | D+59.7 | |
| Terrell | 897 88.5% | 116 11.5% | 1,013 | D+77.1 | |
| Morgan | 803 79.4% | 208 20.6% | 1,011 | D+58.9 | |
| Screven | 300 29.8% | 706 70.2% | 1,006 | R+40.4 | |
| Madison | 474 47.4% | 527 52.6% | 1,001 | R+5.3 | |
| Appling | 415 41.8% | 579 58.2% | 994 | R+16.5 | |
| Butts | 846 85.1% | 148 14.9% | 994 | D+70.2 | |
| Baldwin | 712 72.5% | 270 27.5% | 982 | D+45.0 | |
| Randolph | 803 81.9% | 177 18.1% | 980 | D+63.9 | |
| Brooks | 770 80.0% | 192 20.0% | 962 | D+60.1 | |
| Pike | 714 75.0% | 238 25.0% | 952 | D+50.0 | |
| Dodge | 677 71.3% | 273 28.7% | 950 | D+42.5 | |
| Burke | 687 72.5% | 260 27.5% | 947 | D+45.1 | |
| Taylor | 590 62.6% | 353 37.4% | 943 | D+25.1 | |
| Upson | 721 76.5% | 221 23.5% | 942 | D+53.1 | |
| White | 274 29.1% | 668 70.9% | 942 | R+41.8 | |
| Lumpkin | 560 59.5% | 381 40.5% | 941 | D+19.0 | |
| Cook | 689 74.4% | 237 25.6% | 926 | D+48.8 | |
| Crisp | 523 56.5% | 402 43.5% | 925 | D+13.1 | |
| Johnson | 632 69.0% | 284 31.0% | 916 | D+38.0 | |
| Early | 674 74.5% | 231 25.5% | 905 | D+49.0 | |
| Wayne | 488 54.2% | 413 45.8% | 901 | D+8.3 | |
| Dooly | 744 82.7% | 156 17.3% | 900 | D+65.3 | |
| Rabun | 590 65.8% | 306 34.2% | 896 | D+31.7 | |
| Heard | 493 55.8% | 390 44.2% | 883 | D+11.7 | |
| Greene | 627 71.9% | 245 28.1% | 872 | D+43.8 | |
| Clinch | 717 83.4% | 143 16.6% | 860 | D+66.7 | |
| Lincoln | 445 51.9% | 413 48.1% | 858 | D+3.7 | |
| Turner | 328 38.4% | 526 61.6% | 854 | R+23.2 | |
| Berrien | 735 88.0% | 100 12.0% | 835 | D+76.0 | |
| Stewart | 732 89.3% | 88 10.7% | 820 | D+78.5 | |
| Pierce | 523 64.7% | 285 35.3% | 808 | D+29.5 | |
| Lamar | 672 84.2% | 126 15.8% | 798 | D+68.4 | |
| Effingham | 163 20.6% | 627 79.4% | 790 | R+58.7 | |
| Banks | 422 53.8% | 363 46.2% | 785 | D+7.5 | |
| Dade | 453 58.0% | 328 42.0% | 781 | D+16.0 | |
| Peach | 572 73.3% | 208 26.7% | 780 | D+46.7 | |
| Jasper | 632 81.9% | 140 18.1% | 772 | D+63.7 | |
| Campbell (Ext) | 435 57.1% | 327 42.9% | 762 | D+14.2 | |
| Pulaski | 639 85.9% | 105 14.1% | 744 | D+71.8 | |
| Jenkins | 409 55.2% | 332 44.8% | 741 | D+10.4 | |
| Putnam | 682 92.3% | 57 7.7% | 739 | D+84.6 | |
| Wilkinson | 487 68.2% | 227 31.8% | 714 | D+36.4 | |
| Bleckley | 641 90.0% | 71 10.0% | 712 | D+80.1 | |
| Stephens | 438 61.9% | 270 38.1% | 708 | D+23.7 | |
| Harris | 551 79.3% | 144 20.7% | 695 | D+58.6 | |
| McDuffie | 304 44.4% | 381 55.6% | 685 | R+11.2 | |
| Evans | 489 71.8% | 192 28.2% | 681 | D+43.6 | |
| Wilcox | 459 68.0% | 216 32.0% | 675 | D+36.0 | |
| Hancock | 552 82.4% | 118 17.6% | 670 | D+64.8 | |
| Calhoun | 571 86.3% | 91 13.7% | 662 | D+72.5 | |
| Twiggs | 571 88.5% | 74 11.5% | 645 | D+77.1 | |
| Oconee | 344 53.4% | 300 46.6% | 644 | D+6.8 | |
| Rockdale | 472 75.2% | 156 24.8% | 628 | D+50.3 | |
| Milton (Ext) | 183 29.2% | 444 70.8% | 627 | R+41.6 | |
| Dawson | 332 53.4% | 290 46.6% | 622 | D+6.8 | |
| Talbot | 536 87.9% | 74 12.1% | 610 | D+75.7 | |
| Charlton | 415 72.2% | 160 27.8% | 575 | D+44.3 | |
| Long | 166 29.3% | 401 70.7% | 567 | R+41.4 | |
| Baker | 462 82.4% | 99 17.6% | 561 | D+64.7 | |
| Fayette | 367 65.9% | 190 34.1% | 557 | D+31.8 | |
| Candler | 411 75.6% | 133 24.4% | 544 | D+51.1 | |
| Camden | 274 50.6% | 267 49.4% | 541 | D+1.3 | |
| Jones | 414 80.5% | 100 19.5% | 514 | D+61.1 | |
| Columbia | 279 54.4% | 234 45.6% | 513 | D+8.8 | |
| Bacon | 305 60.0% | 203 40.0% | 508 | D+20.1 | |
| Taliaferro | 446 88.5% | 58 11.5% | 504 | D+77.0 | |
| Warren | 247 49.2% | 255 50.8% | 502 | R+1.6 | |
| Jeff Davis | 315 63.6% | 180 36.4% | 495 | D+27.3 | |
| Seminole | 371 77.1% | 110 22.9% | 481 | D+54.3 | |
| Marion | 365 76.2% | 114 23.8% | 479 | D+52.4 | |
| Atkinson | 350 74.3% | 121 25.7% | 471 | D+48.6 | |
| Clay | 405 87.9% | 56 12.1% | 461 | D+75.7 | |
| Treutlen | 392 86.0% | 64 14.0% | 456 | D+71.9 | |
| Lanier | 303 68.7% | 138 31.3% | 441 | D+37.4 | |
| Montgomery | 337 77.5% | 98 22.5% | 435 | D+54.9 | |
| Miller | 322 76.1% | 101 23.9% | 423 | D+52.2 | |
| Houston | 323 77.8% | 92 22.2% | 415 | D+55.7 | |
| Wheeler | 312 75.5% | 101 24.5% | 413 | D+51.1 | |
| Crawford | 358 88.2% | 48 11.8% | 406 | D+76.4 | |
| Schley | 328 81.0% | 77 19.0% | 405 | D+62.0 | |
| Liberty | 201 49.8% | 203 50.2% | 404 | R+0.5 | |
| Bryan | 219 59.2% | 151 40.8% | 370 | D+18.4 | |
| Glascock | 123 35.3% | 225 64.7% | 348 | R+29.3 | |
| Echols | 314 91.5% | 29 8.5% | 343 | D+83.1 | |
| Brantley | 166 49.1% | 172 50.9% | 338 | R+1.8 | |
| Lee | 287 86.4% | 45 13.6% | 332 | D+72.9 | |
| McIntosh | 141 43.9% | 180 56.1% | 321 | R+12.1 | |
| Webster | 174 74.0% | 61 26.0% | 235 | D+48.1 | |
| Quitman | 174 80.9% | 41 19.1% | 215 | D+61.9 | |
| Chattahoochee | 141 88.7% | 18 11.3% | 159 | D+77.4 |
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.
Georgia in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+2.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+0.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+5.1 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+7.8 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+5.2 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+16.6 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+11.7 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.2 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+20.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+20.4 |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+33.9 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+50.4 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+33.8 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+39.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+42.5 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+74.5 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+83.8 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+55.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+44.6 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.5 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.4 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+23.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+45.4 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+38.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+21.0 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+36.3 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+42.0 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+32.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+30.9 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+44.1 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Horatio Seymour (D) | D+28.5 |