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Herbert Hoover

Won 23 consecutive elections as president from Michigan

Republican
President
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
96
Races
46-50
W-L (48%)
+7.9
Avg Margin
1928–1932
Career Span
Best: +96.1 (1932 President)Worst: -45.0 (1928 President)
48%
Win Rate
23
Win Streak
4 yrs
Career Span
37.4M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend96 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601928: R+17.4 - Click to view1928: R+35.7 - Click to view1928: R+7.3 - Click to view1928: R+34.0 - Click to view1928: R+7.7 - Click to view1928: R+3.5 - Click to view1928: R+11.1 - Click to view1928: R+21.0 - Click to view1928: R+31.4 - Click to view1928: R+30.0 - Click to view1928: R+28.3 - Click to view1928: R+30.4 - Click to view1928: R+10.3 - Click to view1928: R+9.9 - Click to view1928: R+2.4 - Click to view1928: R+18.2 - Click to view1928: R+20.0 - Click to view1928: R+17.6 - Click to view1928: R+13.1 - Click to view1928: R+27.0 - Click to view1928: R+17.9 - Click to view1928: R+10.9 - Click to view1928: R+16.9 - Click to view1928: D+2.8 - Click to view1928: R+41.4 - Click to view1928: R+11.0 - Click to view1928: R+37.7 - Click to view1928: R+18.8 - Click to view1928: R+45.0 - Click to view1928: R+24.4 - Click to view1928: R+20.1 - Click to view1928: R+14.8 - Click to view1928: R+29.3 - Click to view1928: R+17.2 - Click to view1928: R+32.0 - Click to view1928: R+8.1 - Click to view1928: R+36.1 - Click to view1928: R+29.7 - Click to view1928: R+15.3 - Click to view1928: R+28.3 - Click to view1928: D+86.7 - Click to view1928: D+0.6 - Click to view1928: D+64.9 - Click to view1928: D+1.1 - Click to view1928: D+52.6 - Click to view1928: D+28.6 - Click to view1928: D+20.9 - Click to view1928: R+9.2 - Click to view1932: R+16.6 - Click to view1932: R+5.5 - Click to view1932: R+1.4 - Click to view1932: R+12.6 - Click to view1932: R+2.4 - Click to view1932: R+1.1 - Click to view1932: D+15.3 - Click to view1932: D+32.3 - Click to view1932: D+10.0 - Click to view1932: D+23.5 - Click to view1932: D+39.1 - Click to view1932: D+15.6 - Click to view1932: D+77.0 - Click to view1932: D+34.0 - Click to view1932: D+29.2 - Click to view1932: D+96.1 - Click to view1932: D+11.8 - Click to view1932: D+21.1 - Click to view1932: D+46.6 - Click to view1932: D+2.9 - Click to view1932: D+41.6 - Click to view1932: D+40.6 - Click to view1932: D+12.7 - Click to view1932: D+27.0 - Click to view1932: D+1.9 - Click to view1932: D+39.0 - Click to view1932: D+27.7 - Click to view1932: D+22.8 - Click to view1932: D+27.1 - Click to view1932: D+92.4 - Click to view1932: D+23.6 - Click to view1932: D+4.0 - Click to view1932: D+27.9 - Click to view1932: D+85.8 - Click to view1932: D+18.9 - Click to view1932: D+9.4 - Click to view1932: D+18.1 - Click to view1932: D+11.7 - Click to view1932: D+13.2 - Click to view1932: D+20.5 - Click to view1932: D+83.8 - Click to view1932: D+49.8 - Click to view1932: D+13.6 - Click to view1932: D+21.0 - Click to view1932: D+73.6 - Click to view1932: D+36.5 - Click to view1932: D+70.6 - Click to view1932: D+7.9 - Click to view19281928192819321932

Career Timeline

1932 PresidentMichigan
739,894
Candidate Votes
44.4%
Vote %
1,664,766
Total Votes
+7.9%
Margin
Top opponent: Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM

Key Insights

4 insights generated

Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

96 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

96 races available

Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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Opponents Faced2 opponents

Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
6-4248 matchups · 1932–1932
A L SmithDEM
40-848 matchups · 1928–1928

Primary History

1 primary

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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