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Election 1928 Results

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1928 presidential election in Wisconsin

Herbert Hoover (Republican) beat Al Smith (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1928, 53.5% to 44.3%, a margin of 9.2 points and 93,946 votes.

Wisconsin voted 8.2 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+17.4.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1924 it went third-party, for Robert M. La Follette.

Republicans led in 59 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 206,237 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.9 points. The closest was Ashland, where 69 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 544,205 53.5%
Al Smith Democratic 450,259 44.3%
All other candidates 22,367 2.2%
Total1,016,831

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 110,668 53.7% 82,025 39.8% 13,544 206,237 D+13.9
Dane 19,126 44.3% 23,680 54.9% 364 43,170 R+10.5
Racine 13,021 42.3% 17,423 56.6% 362 30,806 R+14.3
Rock 8,726 28.7% 21,497 70.8% 161 30,384 R+42.0
Winnebago 9,995 37.7% 16,191 61.1% 315 26,501 R+23.4
Brown 16,465 63.3% 9,371 36.0% 168 26,004 D+27.3
Outagamie 12,474 50.0% 12,378 49.6% 112 24,964 D+0.4
Sheboygan 11,439 46.3% 12,640 51.2% 622 24,701 R+4.9
Fond Du Lac 11,719 47.8% 12,593 51.4% 205 24,517 R+3.6
Kenosha 10,638 47.6% 11,330 50.7% 395 22,363 R+3.1
Marathon 10,675 50.6% 10,127 48.0% 289 21,091 D+2.6
Waukesha 7,846 38.6% 12,218 60.2% 247 20,311 R+21.5
La Crosse 8,877 43.7% 11,321 55.8% 97 20,295 R+12.0
Dodge 9,536 49.1% 9,660 49.7% 238 19,434 R+0.6
Douglas 6,762 36.7% 11,280 61.2% 390 18,432 R+24.5
Manitowoc 10,292 57.1% 7,519 41.7% 221 18,032 D+15.4
Grant 6,630 39.5% 10,052 59.9% 112 16,794 R+20.4
Jefferson 6,305 41.9% 8,612 57.3% 116 15,033 R+15.3
Eau Claire 4,385 30.1% 10,079 69.2% 91 14,555 R+39.1
Walworth 4,253 30.0% 9,846 69.4% 97 14,196 R+39.4
Chippewa 5,985 44.1% 7,514 55.4% 62 13,561 R+11.3
Wood 6,167 47.5% 6,655 51.2% 166 12,988 R+3.8
Sauk 5,151 40.5% 7,496 58.9% 82 12,729 R+18.4
Columbia 4,819 38.4% 7,615 60.7% 111 12,545 R+22.3
Waupaca 3,307 26.8% 8,928 72.3% 110 12,345 R+45.5
Portage 6,764 56.4% 5,161 43.0% 70 11,995 D+13.4
Barron 3,185 27.1% 8,455 72.0% 106 11,746 R+44.9
Marinette 4,781 41.9% 6,516 57.0% 127 11,424 R+15.2
Clark 3,938 35.4% 6,948 62.5% 235 11,121 R+27.1
St. Croix 4,083 37.0% 6,855 62.2% 88 11,026 R+25.1
Washington 5,827 57.6% 4,163 41.1% 132 10,122 D+16.4
Monroe 3,709 38.0% 5,936 60.8% 114 9,759 R+22.8
Pierce 3,017 31.4% 6,491 67.6% 87 9,595 R+36.2
Dunn 2,045 22.1% 7,096 76.5% 133 9,274 R+54.5
Vernon 2,559 27.7% 6,596 71.3% 99 9,254 R+43.6
Polk 2,177 23.7% 6,905 75.1% 108 9,190 R+51.4
Shawano 3,779 41.7% 5,198 57.3% 88 9,065 R+15.7
Oconto 4,253 47.4% 4,661 51.9% 65 8,979 R+4.5
Lafayette 3,585 40.9% 5,134 58.5% 52 8,771 R+17.7
Iowa 3,129 36.1% 5,484 63.3% 56 8,669 R+27.2
Trempealeau 2,963 34.4% 5,596 65.0% 54 8,613 R+30.6
Green 2,812 35.0% 5,152 64.2% 63 8,027 R+29.2
Richland 2,262 28.2% 5,685 70.9% 75 8,022 R+42.7
Langlade 4,078 51.8% 3,715 47.2% 86 7,879 D+4.6
Ashland 3,570 48.4% 3,639 49.4% 163 7,372 R+0.9
Lincoln 3,091 43.1% 4,025 56.1% 64 7,180 R+13.0
Crawford 3,238 48.0% 3,452 51.2% 55 6,745 R+3.2
Juneau 2,708 41.4% 3,777 57.7% 56 6,541 R+16.3
Calumet 3,871 61.2% 2,405 38.0% 47 6,323 D+23.2
Ozaukee 3,864 61.4% 2,338 37.2% 90 6,292 D+24.3
Door 2,456 40.0% 3,636 59.3% 42 6,134 R+19.2
Jackson 1,364 23.6% 4,353 75.2% 74 5,791 R+51.6
Green Lake 2,622 45.9% 3,038 53.1% 56 5,716 R+7.3
Oneida 2,504 43.9% 3,100 54.3% 103 5,707 R+10.4
Kewaunee 3,988 71.6% 1,556 27.9% 25 5,569 D+43.7
Price 2,223 40.1% 3,210 57.9% 109 5,542 R+17.8
Rusk 1,925 34.8% 3,524 63.6% 90 5,539 R+28.9
Waushara 1,260 23.4% 4,068 75.4% 66 5,394 R+52.1
Bayfield 1,709 33.0% 3,279 63.4% 183 5,171 R+30.4
Buffalo 1,836 37.5% 3,027 61.9% 29 4,892 R+24.3
Taylor 2,095 43.2% 2,648 54.6% 106 4,849 R+11.4
Washburn 1,192 28.8% 2,898 70.0% 48 4,138 R+41.2
Marquette 1,313 33.6% 2,554 65.4% 36 3,903 R+31.8
Burnett 880 24.0% 2,742 74.7% 48 3,670 R+50.7
Forest 1,677 46.2% 1,918 52.8% 36 3,631 R+6.6
Pepin 1,276 40.6% 1,839 58.6% 25 3,140 R+17.9
Iron 1,724 55.0% 1,274 40.7% 134 3,132 D+14.4
Sawyer 1,129 36.9% 1,882 61.4% 52 3,063 R+24.6
Vilas 1,083 39.3% 1,609 58.4% 61 2,753 R+19.1
Adams 914 35.4% 1,624 62.9% 42 2,580 R+27.5
Florence 540 35.0% 993 64.3% 12 1,545 R+29.3

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.

Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+0.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+6.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+13.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+0.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+0.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.4
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+3.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+9.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+4.7
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.7
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+24.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.7
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+23.7
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+4.4
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+32.3
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.2
1924 Robert M. La Follette (other)
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+54.9
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+6.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+8.4
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+17.8
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+35.2
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.1
1896 William McKinley (R) R+22.9
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+1.7
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+6.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.6
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+11.1
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+9.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+12.5