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Election 1928 Results

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1928 presidential election in North Carolina

Herbert Hoover (Republican) beat Al Smith (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1928, 54.9% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.9 points and 62,696 votes.

North Carolina voted 7.6 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+17.4.

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

Republicans led in 63 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 37. The largest, Buncombe, cast 28,995 votes and went to the Republican by 14.4 points. The closest was McDowell, where 7 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
Herbert Hoover won Republican 348,923 54.9%
Al Smith Democratic 286,227 45.1%
Total635,150

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 12,405 42.8% 16,590 57.2% 28,995 R+14.4
Guilford 9,872 37.4% 16,541 62.6% 26,413 R+25.2
Mecklenburg 9,690 44.6% 12,041 55.4% 21,731 R+10.8
Forsyth 6,639 33.4% 13,258 66.6% 19,897 R+33.3
Gaston 6,702 40.9% 9,702 59.1% 16,404 R+18.3
Wake 9,341 58.2% 6,720 41.8% 16,061 D+16.3
Davidson 5,220 36.8% 8,960 63.2% 14,180 R+26.4
Durham 4,482 33.9% 8,723 66.1% 13,205 R+32.1
Rowan 4,783 37.5% 7,957 62.5% 12,740 R+24.9
Johnston 5,041 39.6% 7,696 60.4% 12,737 R+20.8
Catawba 4,916 39.4% 7,556 60.6% 12,472 R+21.2
Randolph 4,188 36.1% 7,414 63.9% 11,602 R+27.8
Iredell 4,836 41.9% 6,712 58.1% 11,548 R+16.2
Cabarrus 4,869 42.6% 6,548 57.4% 11,417 R+14.7
Alamance 4,260 38.5% 6,810 61.5% 11,070 R+23.0
Surry 3,647 34.2% 7,015 65.8% 10,662 R+31.6
Wilkes 2,802 26.4% 7,808 73.6% 10,610 R+47.2
Rutherford 4,146 41.8% 5,762 58.2% 9,908 R+16.3
Cleveland 4,914 50.8% 4,766 49.2% 9,680 D+1.5
Rockingham 3,411 37.9% 5,585 62.1% 8,996 R+24.2
Haywood 4,173 48.3% 4,472 51.7% 8,645 R+3.5
Henderson 3,149 37.7% 5,210 62.3% 8,359 R+24.7
Harnett 3,554 42.9% 4,740 57.1% 8,294 R+14.3
Wayne 3,720 46.2% 4,340 53.8% 8,060 R+7.7
Burke 2,881 36.1% 5,108 63.9% 7,989 R+27.9
Sampson 2,285 29.1% 5,579 70.9% 7,864 R+41.9
Ashe 3,458 44.4% 4,337 55.6% 7,795 R+11.3
Stanly 3,000 39.5% 4,597 60.5% 7,597 R+21.0
Robeson 4,730 63.1% 2,767 36.9% 7,497 D+26.2
New Hanover 2,760 39.4% 4,248 60.6% 7,008 R+21.2
McDowell 3,430 50.1% 3,423 49.9% 6,853 D+0.1
Lincoln 2,913 42.6% 3,930 57.4% 6,843 R+14.9
Cumberland 3,297 48.3% 3,534 51.7% 6,831 R+3.5
Jackson 3,171 47.4% 3,512 52.6% 6,683 R+5.1
Caldwell 2,291 35.3% 4,207 64.7% 6,498 R+29.5
Columbus 2,854 44.7% 3,533 55.3% 6,387 R+10.6
Nash 4,249 67.3% 2,066 32.7% 6,315 D+34.6
Beaufort 3,533 58.4% 2,521 41.6% 6,054 D+16.7
Pitt 4,646 76.9% 1,395 23.1% 6,041 D+53.8
Chatham 2,680 44.7% 3,318 55.3% 5,998 R+10.6
Moore 2,639 44.5% 3,290 55.5% 5,929 R+11.0
Madison 1,093 18.6% 4,776 81.4% 5,869 R+62.8
Halifax 4,882 84.6% 890 15.4% 5,772 D+69.2
Watauga 2,591 45.1% 3,159 54.9% 5,750 R+9.9
Stokes 1,970 34.4% 3,759 65.6% 5,729 R+31.2
Duplin 2,647 47.6% 2,911 52.4% 5,558 R+4.7
Wilson 3,535 64.6% 1,933 35.4% 5,468 D+29.3
Union 2,840 53.7% 2,448 46.3% 5,288 D+7.4
Yancey 2,476 47.7% 2,712 52.3% 5,188 R+4.5
Carteret 2,045 39.5% 3,133 60.5% 5,178 R+21.0
Edgecombe 4,184 81.1% 977 18.9% 5,161 D+62.1
Cherokee 1,911 37.1% 3,239 62.9% 5,150 R+25.8
Macon 2,191 43.0% 2,903 57.0% 5,094 R+14.0
Richmond 2,975 59.3% 2,045 40.7% 5,020 D+18.5
Craven 2,494 52.7% 2,237 47.3% 4,731 D+5.4
Montgomery 2,016 43.2% 2,653 56.8% 4,669 R+13.6
Yadkin 761 16.4% 3,878 83.6% 4,639 R+67.2
Orange 1,799 41.2% 2,564 58.8% 4,363 R+17.5
Alexander 1,722 39.8% 2,605 60.2% 4,327 R+20.4
Mitchell 827 19.4% 3,436 80.6% 4,263 R+61.2
Swain 1,723 41.0% 2,484 59.0% 4,207 R+18.1
Davie 1,085 26.8% 2,959 73.2% 4,044 R+46.3
Transylvania 1,722 44.3% 2,165 55.7% 3,887 R+11.4
Vance 2,395 62.3% 1,449 37.7% 3,844 D+24.6
Granville 2,962 77.5% 858 22.5% 3,820 D+55.1
Lenoir 2,363 64.3% 1,311 35.7% 3,674 D+28.6
Anson 2,947 80.2% 726 19.8% 3,673 D+60.5
Avery 390 10.6% 3,273 89.4% 3,663 R+78.7
Franklin 2,831 79.5% 729 20.5% 3,560 D+59.0
Polk 1,616 46.3% 1,873 53.7% 3,489 R+7.4
Bladen 1,552 44.8% 1,911 55.2% 3,463 R+10.4
Martin 2,818 87.3% 411 12.7% 3,229 D+74.5
Lee 1,715 54.8% 1,416 45.2% 3,131 D+9.5
Brunswick 1,018 34.5% 1,931 65.5% 2,949 R+31.0
Alleghany 1,414 50.8% 1,368 49.2% 2,782 D+1.7
Pasquotank 1,943 70.5% 814 29.5% 2,757 D+41.0
Warren 2,037 84.3% 379 15.7% 2,416 D+68.6
Bertie 2,000 84.2% 374 15.8% 2,374 D+68.5
Person 1,235 52.4% 1,123 47.6% 2,358 D+4.7
Scotland 1,761 75.0% 588 25.0% 2,349 D+49.9
Onslow 1,072 46.1% 1,253 53.9% 2,325 R+7.8
Pender 998 43.4% 1,300 56.6% 2,298 R+13.1
Graham 963 43.3% 1,260 56.7% 2,223 R+13.4
Northampton 1,723 79.1% 456 20.9% 2,179 D+58.1
Washington 898 43.2% 1,183 56.8% 2,081 R+13.7
Clay 903 44.9% 1,106 55.1% 2,009 R+10.1
Pamlico 878 44.4% 1,099 55.6% 1,977 R+11.2
Greene 1,181 68.5% 542 31.5% 1,723 D+37.1
Dare 883 52.0% 814 48.0% 1,697 D+4.1
Caswell 936 55.5% 749 44.5% 1,685 D+11.1
Hoke 1,154 78.8% 311 21.2% 1,465 D+57.5
Hertford 1,030 72.4% 393 27.6% 1,423 D+44.8
Currituck 1,253 88.3% 166 11.7% 1,419 D+76.6
Chowan 936 72.7% 352 27.3% 1,288 D+45.3
Hyde 590 46.4% 682 53.6% 1,272 R+7.2
Perquimans 609 50.4% 600 49.6% 1,209 D+0.7
Jones 486 42.5% 658 57.5% 1,144 R+15.0
Gates 572 50.6% 558 49.4% 1,130 D+1.2
Tyrrell 475 48.5% 505 51.5% 980 R+3.1
Camden 624 71.8% 245 28.2% 869 D+43.6

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.

North Carolina in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+3.2
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+1.3
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+3.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+2.0
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+0.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+12.4
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+12.8
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+0.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+2.1
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+11.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+40.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+4.2
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+1.3
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+7.8
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+25.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+48.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+46.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+19.2
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+13.5
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+16.4
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+47.3
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+20.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+11.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.6
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+3.6
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+7.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.5
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.8