Election 1928 Results
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1928 presidential election in Kansas
Herbert Hoover (Republican) beat Al Smith (Democrat) in Kansas in 1928, 72.0% to 27.1%, a margin of 45.0 points and 320,669 votes.
Kansas voted 27.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+17.4.
The Republican hold continued from 1924, when Calvin Coolidge won.
Republicans led in 104 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 49,978 votes and went to the Republican by 31.9 points. The closest was Wichita, where 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover won | Republican | 513,672 | 72.0% |
| Al Smith | Democratic | 193,003 | 27.1% |
| All other candidates | 6,524 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 713,199 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 16,884 33.8% | 32,829 65.7% | 265 | 49,978 | R+31.9 |
| Sedgwick | 10,649 24.7% | 32,132 74.4% | 405 | 43,186 | R+49.7 |
| Shawnee | 7,433 23.0% | 24,723 76.5% | 180 | 32,336 | R+53.5 |
| Montgomery | 4,205 22.4% | 14,316 76.3% | 239 | 18,760 | R+53.9 |
| Crawford | 6,351 36.0% | 10,992 62.3% | 299 | 17,642 | R+26.3 |
| Reno | 3,843 22.8% | 12,872 76.3% | 160 | 16,875 | R+53.5 |
| Cowley | 2,818 17.9% | 12,701 80.8% | 202 | 15,721 | R+62.9 |
| Leavenworth | 6,539 43.4% | 8,472 56.3% | 45 | 15,056 | R+12.8 |
| Butler | 2,533 19.8% | 10,168 79.4% | 101 | 12,802 | R+59.6 |
| Labette | 2,969 24.4% | 9,048 74.2% | 174 | 12,191 | R+49.9 |
| Johnson | 3,373 29.0% | 8,185 70.4% | 69 | 11,627 | R+41.4 |
| Lyon | 2,761 23.8% | 8,753 75.5% | 81 | 11,595 | R+51.7 |
| Cherokee | 3,442 30.5% | 7,478 66.2% | 376 | 11,296 | R+35.7 |
| Douglas | 2,297 20.3% | 8,887 78.7% | 108 | 11,292 | R+58.4 |
| Sumner | 2,108 18.8% | 8,951 79.6% | 181 | 11,240 | R+60.9 |
| Saline | 3,108 28.1% | 7,872 71.2% | 76 | 11,056 | R+43.1 |
| Atchison | 3,756 36.0% | 6,647 63.7% | 37 | 10,440 | R+27.7 |
| Marshall | 3,329 32.3% | 6,918 67.1% | 69 | 10,316 | R+34.8 |
| Dickinson | 2,246 22.3% | 7,758 77.0% | 66 | 10,070 | R+54.7 |
| Bourbon | 2,223 23.3% | 7,251 75.9% | 82 | 9,556 | R+52.6 |
| Franklin | 1,951 20.8% | 7,346 78.4% | 73 | 9,370 | R+57.6 |
| Neosho | 2,459 26.9% | 6,603 72.3% | 74 | 9,136 | R+45.4 |
| Brown | 2,005 23.0% | 6,692 76.8% | 16 | 8,713 | R+53.8 |
| Allen | 1,803 21.1% | 6,695 78.3% | 52 | 8,550 | R+57.2 |
| Riley | 1,791 21.2% | 6,592 77.9% | 78 | 8,461 | R+56.7 |
| Miami | 2,148 26.3% | 5,931 72.7% | 78 | 8,157 | R+46.4 |
| Harvey | 1,748 21.4% | 6,330 77.6% | 77 | 8,155 | R+56.2 |
| Osage | 2,058 25.5% | 5,900 73.2% | 98 | 8,056 | R+47.7 |
| McPherson | 1,457 18.7% | 6,230 80.0% | 102 | 7,789 | R+61.3 |
| Barton | 2,777 35.8% | 4,966 63.9% | 24 | 7,767 | R+28.2 |
| Cloud | 2,376 30.7% | 5,286 68.3% | 74 | 7,736 | R+37.6 |
| Nemaha | 2,919 38.4% | 4,639 61.1% | 34 | 7,592 | R+22.7 |
| Greenwood | 1,554 20.8% | 5,863 78.5% | 49 | 7,466 | R+57.7 |
| Marion | 1,938 26.2% | 5,446 73.5% | 26 | 7,410 | R+47.3 |
| Wilson | 1,465 20.5% | 5,603 78.5% | 73 | 7,141 | R+57.9 |
| Washington | 2,267 31.9% | 4,781 67.4% | 49 | 7,097 | R+35.4 |
| Ford | 1,870 27.4% | 4,893 71.6% | 72 | 6,835 | R+44.2 |
| Pottawatomie | 2,341 34.3% | 4,451 65.3% | 24 | 6,816 | R+31.0 |
| Jackson | 1,602 24.8% | 4,811 74.6% | 40 | 6,453 | R+49.7 |
| Jefferson | 1,601 24.9% | 4,810 74.8% | 22 | 6,433 | R+49.9 |
| Republic | 1,956 30.8% | 4,324 68.2% | 61 | 6,341 | R+37.3 |
| Clay | 1,515 25.1% | 4,457 73.7% | 72 | 6,044 | R+48.7 |
| Jewell | 1,289 21.6% | 4,583 76.9% | 88 | 5,960 | R+55.3 |
| Coffey | 1,514 25.7% | 4,342 73.8% | 27 | 5,883 | R+48.1 |
| Rice | 1,462 25.1% | 4,321 74.1% | 52 | 5,835 | R+49.0 |
| Linn | 1,328 23.6% | 4,231 75.2% | 68 | 5,627 | R+51.6 |
| Doniphan | 1,496 27.2% | 4,002 72.6% | 11 | 5,509 | R+45.5 |
| Anderson | 1,874 34.2% | 3,562 64.9% | 49 | 5,485 | R+30.8 |
| Smith | 1,338 24.7% | 4,021 74.3% | 50 | 5,409 | R+49.6 |
| Mitchell | 1,855 35.9% | 3,245 62.8% | 64 | 5,164 | R+26.9 |
| Ellis | 3,364 66.3% | 1,700 33.5% | 12 | 5,076 | D+32.8 |
| Pratt | 934 18.6% | 4,055 80.6% | 43 | 5,032 | R+62.0 |
| Morris | 929 19.3% | 3,830 79.5% | 56 | 4,815 | R+60.2 |
| Harper | 1,005 21.1% | 3,712 77.9% | 51 | 4,768 | R+56.8 |
| Kingman | 1,408 29.8% | 3,287 69.6% | 26 | 4,721 | R+39.8 |
| Phillips | 1,332 29.0% | 3,206 69.8% | 57 | 4,595 | R+40.8 |
| Norton | 1,087 23.9% | 3,365 74.0% | 96 | 4,548 | R+50.1 |
| Osborne | 821 18.1% | 3,683 81.3% | 27 | 4,531 | R+63.2 |
| Stafford | 1,025 23.5% | 3,278 75.3% | 52 | 4,355 | R+51.7 |
| Ottawa | 1,131 26.0% | 3,158 72.5% | 65 | 4,354 | R+46.6 |
| Chautauqua | 944 21.7% | 3,303 76.0% | 101 | 4,348 | R+54.3 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,189 27.6% | 3,099 71.9% | 23 | 4,311 | R+44.3 |
| Russell | 1,366 32.7% | 2,782 66.6% | 32 | 4,180 | R+33.9 |
| Ellsworth | 1,588 39.0% | 2,450 60.2% | 29 | 4,067 | R+21.2 |
| Geary | 1,203 30.3% | 2,746 69.2% | 22 | 3,971 | R+38.9 |
| Barber | 871 22.3% | 2,984 76.4% | 50 | 3,905 | R+54.1 |
| Elk | 831 21.4% | 3,007 77.5% | 42 | 3,880 | R+56.1 |
| Woodson | 855 22.7% | 2,885 76.6% | 27 | 3,767 | R+53.9 |
| Pawnee | 918 24.4% | 2,829 75.2% | 16 | 3,763 | R+50.8 |
| Rooks | 1,044 28.6% | 2,583 70.7% | 25 | 3,652 | R+42.1 |
| Lincoln | 953 26.2% | 2,655 73.1% | 23 | 3,631 | R+46.9 |
| Decatur | 1,129 32.5% | 2,314 66.5% | 35 | 3,478 | R+34.1 |
| Rush | 1,296 39.2% | 1,985 60.0% | 26 | 3,307 | R+20.8 |
| Finney | 709 22.3% | 2,433 76.7% | 32 | 3,174 | R+54.3 |
| Graham | 1,087 36.6% | 1,832 61.7% | 51 | 2,970 | R+25.1 |
| Edwards | 768 25.9% | 2,171 73.3% | 21 | 2,960 | R+47.4 |
| Rawlins | 1,164 40.3% | 1,668 57.8% | 55 | 2,887 | R+17.5 |
| Ness | 784 27.2% | 2,058 71.5% | 36 | 2,878 | R+44.3 |
| Chase | 739 25.9% | 2,079 72.8% | 38 | 2,856 | R+46.9 |
| Thomas | 899 32.4% | 1,828 66.0% | 44 | 2,771 | R+33.5 |
| Sherman | 630 23.2% | 2,028 74.6% | 60 | 2,718 | R+51.4 |
| Seward | 538 22.1% | 1,873 77.0% | 22 | 2,433 | R+54.9 |
| Sheridan | 930 38.8% | 1,450 60.5% | 16 | 2,396 | R+21.7 |
| Trego | 982 41.7% | 1,359 57.7% | 13 | 2,354 | R+16.0 |
| Kiowa | 406 17.3% | 1,929 82.1% | 15 | 2,350 | R+64.8 |
| Meade | 618 26.5% | 1,709 73.2% | 9 | 2,336 | R+46.7 |
| Cheyenne | 586 27.8% | 1,466 69.6% | 54 | 2,106 | R+41.8 |
| Gove | 590 28.5% | 1,470 70.9% | 12 | 2,072 | R+42.5 |
| Comanche | 385 19.8% | 1,554 80.0% | 4 | 1,943 | R+60.2 |
| Gray | 606 31.6% | 1,294 67.5% | 18 | 1,918 | R+35.9 |
| Clark | 419 23.1% | 1,383 76.4% | 8 | 1,810 | R+53.3 |
| Hodgeman | 528 31.8% | 1,122 67.5% | 11 | 1,661 | R+35.8 |
| Logan | 405 27.2% | 1,066 71.6% | 17 | 1,488 | R+44.4 |
| Stevens | 300 20.8% | 1,133 78.5% | 10 | 1,443 | R+57.7 |
| Scott | 450 33.4% | 886 65.8% | 11 | 1,347 | R+32.4 |
| Lane | 364 27.2% | 954 71.3% | 20 | 1,338 | R+44.1 |
| Morton | 259 20.2% | 1,010 78.8% | 13 | 1,282 | R+58.6 |
| Hamilton | 363 29.6% | 839 68.4% | 24 | 1,226 | R+38.8 |
| Wallace | 356 31.9% | 738 66.2% | 21 | 1,115 | R+34.3 |
| Kearny | 229 20.7% | 854 77.2% | 23 | 1,106 | R+56.5 |
| Haskell | 222 25.2% | 646 73.4% | 12 | 880 | R+48.2 |
| Wichita | 370 43.8% | 464 54.9% | 11 | 845 | R+11.1 |
| Grant | 185 22.3% | 635 76.4% | 11 | 831 | R+54.2 |
| Stanton | 164 24.7% | 497 74.8% | 3 | 664 | R+50.2 |
| Greeley | 121 21.6% | 439 78.3% | 1 | 561 | R+56.7 |
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.
Kansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+21.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+18.2 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.2 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+31.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+38.3 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+9.0 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+45.0 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+32.2 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+5.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+18.8 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+38.7 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+37.7 |