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Elections / 1928 · President · AR

Al Smith carried Arkansas D+20.9.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Arkansas, 1928. The state ran 38.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
197,726 votes counted
Smith (D)
119,196
60.3%
Hoover (R)
77,784
39.3%
All others
746
0.4%
Margin
D+20.9
1928 presidential election
Arkansas, 1928
SmithD+20.9
1928 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+17.5Ashley County, AR · D+27.8Baxter County, AR · D+13.6Benton County, AR · R+15.9Boone County, AR · D+5.1Bradley County, AR · D+53.8Calhoun County, AR · D+48.7Carroll County, AR · R+6.6Chicot County, AR · D+39.2Clark County, AR · D+33.0Clay County, AR · D+6.7Cleburne County, AR · D+19.6Cleveland County, AR · D+18.3Columbia County, AR · D+47.9Conway County, AR · D+38.9Craighead County, AR · D+4.2Crawford County, AR · D+5.6Crittenden County, AR · D+68.6Cross County, AR · D+59.5Dallas County, AR · D+34.3Desha County, AR · D+53.1Drew County, AR · D+48.7Faulkner County, AR · D+45.5Franklin County, AR · D+26.2Fulton County, AR · D+15.3Garland County, AR · D+1.9Grant County, AR · D+40.8Greene County, AR · D+16.9Hempstead County, AR · D+39.3Hot Spring County, AR · R+6.0Howard County, AR · D+16.0Independence County, AR · D+13.5Izard County, AR · D+12.9Jackson County, AR · D+37.1Jefferson County, AR · D+17.6Johnson County, AR · D+25.4Lafayette County, AR · D+39.0Lawrence County, AR · D+21.7Lee County, AR · D+75.1Lincoln County, AR · D+70.3Little River County, AR · D+33.4Logan County, AR · D+14.9Lonoke County, AR · D+46.6Madison County, AR · R+23.2Marion County, AR · D+25.1Miller County, AR · D+20.7Mississippi County, AR · D+53.9Monroe County, AR · D+34.8Montgomery County, AR · R+14.6Nevada County, AR · D+13.5Newton County, AR · R+42.2Ouachita County, AR · D+20.2Perry County, AR · D+14.6Phillips County, AR · D+61.7Pike County, AR · D+5.5Poinsett County, AR · D+32.5Polk County, AR · R+7.9Pope County, AR · D+27.2Prairie County, AR · D+23.9Pulaski County, AR · D+30.7Randolph County, AR · D+32.5Saline County, AR · D+41.5Scott County, AR · D+21.6Searcy County, AR · R+40.0Sebastian County, AR · R+4.2Sevier County, AR · D+41.2Sharp County, AR · D+23.4St. Francis County, AR · D+37.9Stone County, AR · D+11.3Union County, AR · D+31.9Van Buren County, AR · D+21.5Washington County, AR · R+13.2White County, AR · D+8.0Woodruff County, AR · D+44.0Yell County, AR · D+44.3
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Al Smith ✓Democratic60.3%119,196
Herbert HooverRepublican39.3%77,784
OtherAll other candidates0.4%746
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1928
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+17.5%
1,4911,0462,545
Ashley CountyD
+27.8%
1,3937862,182
Baxter CountyD
+13.6%
6655041,180
Benton CountyR
−15.9%
2,3483,2485,669
Boone CountyD
+5.1%
1,7081,5433,264
Bradley CountyD
+53.8%
1,4874471,934
Calhoun CountyD
+48.7%
7652621,033
Carroll CountyR
−6.6%
1,5401,7573,312
Chicot CountyD
+39.2%
1,0214451,468
Clark CountyD
+33.0%
1,8179132,736
Clay CountyD
+6.7%
1,4351,2542,708
Cleburne CountyD
+19.6%
8565741,442
Cleveland CountyD
+18.3%
6904761,167
Columbia CountyD
+47.9%
1,7526172,370
Conway CountyD
+38.9%
1,5146652,182
Craighead CountyD
+4.2%
2,1321,9584,118
Crawford CountyD
+5.6%
1,7431,5593,302
Crittenden CountyD
+68.6%
1,6353041,939
Cross CountyD
+59.5%
1,2823241,610
Dallas CountyD
+34.3%
1,0305031,537
Desha CountyD
+53.1%
1,0823311,415
Drew CountyD
+48.7%
1,4525001,956
Faulkner CountyD
+45.5%
2,6599923,664
Franklin CountyD
+26.2%
1,3297742,119
Fulton CountyD
+15.3%
9346861,622
Garland CountyD
+1.9%
2,8232,7205,558
Grant CountyD
+40.8%
1,0454391,486
Greene CountyD
+16.9%
1,4261,0112,450
Hempstead CountyD
+39.3%
2,0388862,929
Hot Spring CountyR
−6.0%
9991,1262,130
Howard CountyD
+16.0%
1,0557631,827
Independence CountyD
+13.5%
1,5111,1502,668
Izard CountyD
+12.9%
9026961,602
Jackson CountyD
+37.1%
1,5276982,234
Jefferson CountyD
+17.6%
2,6111,8304,450
Johnson CountyD
+25.4%
1,2927662,074
Lafayette CountyD
+39.0%
9914351,427
Lawrence CountyD
+21.7%
1,2047741,983
Lee CountyD
+75.1%
1,0461491,195
Lincoln CountyD
+70.3%
8691511,021
Little River CountyD
+33.4%
9164571,375
Logan CountyD
+14.9%
1,9671,4553,430
Lonoke CountyD
+46.6%
1,8576762,536
Madison CountyR
−23.2%
1,7172,7604,500
Marion CountyD
+25.1%
7314361,173
Miller CountyD
+20.7%
1,7521,1502,911
Mississippi CountyD
+53.9%
4,4511,3245,799
Monroe CountyD
+34.8%
8514111,263
Montgomery CountyR
−14.6%
7269761,715
Nevada CountyD
+13.5%
1,2429462,192
Newton CountyR
−42.2%
5331,3161,857
Ouachita CountyD
+20.2%
1,5821,0512,633
Perry CountyD
+14.6%
6364741,113
Phillips CountyD
+61.7%
2,0614872,552
Pike CountyD
+5.5%
7796981,483
Poinsett CountyD
+32.5%
2,3241,1823,518
Polk CountyR
−7.9%
8701,0221,916
Pope CountyD
+27.2%
2,7351,5594,317
Prairie CountyD
+23.9%
1,0006131,621
Pulaski CountyD
+30.7%
9,2154,88014,124
Randolph CountyD
+32.5%
1,5277762,311
Saline CountyD
+41.5%
1,2615201,786
Scott CountyD
+21.6%
8915731,475
Searcy CountyR
−40.0%
6061,4252,046
Sebastian CountyR
−4.2%
3,1863,4656,684
Sevier CountyD
+41.2%
1,2595241,783
Sharp CountyD
+23.4%
8085011,310
St. Francis CountyD
+37.9%
1,3766172,002
Stone CountyD
+11.3%
6284991,144
Union CountyD
+31.9%
3,1281,6124,748
Van Buren CountyD
+21.5%
1,5399942,537
Washington CountyR
−13.2%
2,3953,1325,567
White CountyD
+8.0%
2,2991,9574,279
Woodruff CountyD
+44.0%
1,1634521,617
Yell CountyD
+44.3%
2,0868022,901