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Elections / 1928 · President · AL

Al Smith carried Alabama D+3.0.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Alabama, 1928. The state ran 20.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)

Alabama result
248,341 votes counted
Smith (D)
127,797
51.5%
Hoover (R)
120,275
48.4%
All others
460
0.2%
Margin
D+3.0
1928 presidential election
Alabama, 1928
SmithD+3.0
1928 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1928 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1928 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+12.8Baldwin County, AL · R+2.6Barbour County, AL · D+27.9Bibb County, AL · D+8.4Blount County, AL · R+4.1Bullock County, AL · D+47.5Butler County, AL · D+27.7Calhoun County, AL · R+9.0Chambers County, AL · R+26.8Cherokee County, AL · R+25.7Chilton County, AL · R+38.8Choctaw County, AL · D+48.7Clarke County, AL · D+27.9Clay County, AL · R+31.8Cleburne County, AL · R+16.5Coffee County, AL · D+21.7Colbert County, AL · D+34.1Conecuh County, AL · R+12.9Coosa County, AL · R+21.3Covington County, AL · D+8.7Crenshaw County, AL · D+14.7Cullman County, AL · R+30.6Dale County, AL · D+10.4Dallas County, AL · D+46.0DeKalb County, AL · R+18.6Elmore County, AL · R+15.0Escambia County, AL · R+23.9Etowah County, AL · R+11.9Fayette County, AL · R+19.7Franklin County, AL · R+12.6Geneva County, AL · R+1.6Greene County, AL · D+87.8Hale County, AL · D+44.5Henry County, AL · D+1.2Houston County, AL · D+7.7Jackson County, AL · R+17.7Jefferson County, AL · R+3.8Lamar County, AL · D+27.4Lauderdale County, AL · D+33.2Lawrence County, AL · D+1.3Lee County, AL · D+17.2Limestone County, AL · D+61.2Lowndes County, AL · D+59.2Macon County, AL · D+20.3Madison County, AL · TiedMarengo County, AL · D+43.2Marion County, AL · D+1.7Marshall County, AL · R+3.9Mobile County, AL · D+8.2Monroe County, AL · D+11.5Montgomery County, AL · D+34.2Morgan County, AL · R+9.6Perry County, AL · D+46.0Pickens County, AL · D+23.7Pike County, AL · D+53.3Randolph County, AL · R+18.2Russell County, AL · D+42.9Shelby County, AL · R+19.6St. Clair County, AL · R+32.5Sumter County, AL · D+68.3Talladega County, AL · D+2.8Tallapoosa County, AL · D+19.1Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+39.2Walker County, AL · D+7.5Washington County, AL · D+16.5Wilcox County, AL · D+57.2Winston County, AL · R+51.9
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Al Smith ✓Democratic51.5%127,797
Herbert HooverRepublican48.4%120,275
OtherAll other candidates0.2%460
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1928
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+12.8%
8836831,566
Baldwin CountyR
−2.6%
1,3171,3882,719
Barbour CountyD
+27.9%
1,5078452,374
Bibb CountyD
+8.4%
1,1881,0032,199
Blount CountyR
−4.1%
1,6071,7453,352
Bullock CountyD
+47.5%
699249948
Butler CountyD
+27.7%
1,2356991,934
Calhoun CountyR
−9.0%
2,1172,5374,655
Chambers CountyR
−26.8%
9991,7322,731
Cherokee CountyR
−25.7%
8941,5152,413
Chilton CountyR
−38.8%
1,4023,1864,593
Choctaw CountyD
+48.7%
1,2424291,671
Clarke CountyD
+27.9%
1,6629362,598
Clay CountyR
−31.8%
9781,8892,868
Cleburne CountyR
−16.5%
7941,1081,902
Coffee CountyD
+21.7%
1,6091,0362,645
Colbert CountyD
+34.1%
2,5961,2493,948
Conecuh CountyR
−12.9%
8581,1131,971
Coosa CountyR
−21.3%
6991,0781,778
Covington CountyD
+8.7%
2,0001,6813,686
Crenshaw CountyD
+14.7%
1,3149782,292
Cullman CountyR
−30.6%
1,5742,9594,533
Dale CountyD
+10.4%
1,2331,0002,234
Dallas CountyD
+46.0%
1,9057052,611
DeKalb CountyR
−18.6%
3,9575,7619,720
Elmore CountyR
−15.0%
1,3091,7703,081
Escambia CountyR
−23.9%
1,0771,7542,832
Etowah CountyR
−11.9%
2,4843,1625,684
Fayette CountyR
−19.7%
1,1311,6862,818
Franklin CountyR
−12.6%
2,2792,9375,222
Geneva CountyR
−1.6%
1,4851,5333,018
Greene CountyD
+87.8%
60139640
Hale CountyD
+44.5%
1,0484031,451
Henry CountyD
+1.2%
8157961,613
Houston CountyD
+7.7%
2,2901,9634,256
Jackson CountyR
−17.7%
2,1533,0815,247
Jefferson CountyR
−3.8%
16,73518,06034,907
Lamar CountyD
+27.4%
1,4128042,216
Lauderdale CountyD
+33.2%
2,7631,4104,074
Lawrence CountyD
+1.3%
1,0351,0082,046
Lee CountyD
+17.2%
1,4361,0162,435
Limestone CountyD
+61.2%
1,6894072,096
Lowndes CountyD
+59.2%
703180883
Macon CountyD
+20.3%
526348877
Madison CountyR
−0.3%
2,6812,6955,378
Marengo CountyD
+43.2%
1,8987522,650
Marion CountyD
+1.7%
1,5411,4883,029
Marshall CountyR
−3.9%
2,3222,5114,844
Mobile CountyD
+8.2%
5,9655,05811,033
Monroe CountyD
+11.5%
1,3431,0742,347
Montgomery CountyD
+34.2%
6,3473,1149,464
Morgan CountyR
−9.6%
3,3664,0857,460
Perry CountyD
+46.0%
1,2424591,702
Pickens CountyD
+23.7%
1,0286341,662
Pike CountyD
+53.3%
1,8195522,375
Randolph CountyR
−18.2%
1,2571,8153,074
Russell CountyD
+42.9%
8463331,197
Shelby CountyR
−19.6%
1,6792,5024,203
St. Clair CountyR
−32.5%
1,3132,5813,896
Sumter CountyD
+68.3%
1,0151911,206
Talladega CountyD
+2.8%
1,6931,6023,308
Tallapoosa CountyD
+19.1%
1,8491,2573,107
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+39.2%
2,7691,2103,981
Walker CountyD
+7.5%
4,2283,6357,863
Washington CountyD
+16.5%
7185151,234
Wilcox CountyD
+57.2%
9792661,246
Winston CountyR
−51.9%
6592,0852,745