California — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentHooverR+30.5
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 64.7% | 1,162,323 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 34.2% | 614,365 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 19,968 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+88.5 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Placer County, CA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+50.6 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+35.2 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+23.2 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+23.4 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+0.8 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Herbert Hoover+57,664 | 118,53965.4% | 60,87533.6% | 1,7801.0% | 181,194 |
| Alpine County | Herbert Hoover+46 | 4994.2% | 35.8% | 00.0% | 52 |
| Amador County | Al Smith+256 | 99044.1% | 1,24655.5% | 80.4% | 2,244 |
| Butte County | Herbert Hoover+2,360 | 6,30660.4% | 3,94637.8% | 1801.7% | 10,432 |
| Calaveras County | Herbert Hoover+196 | 1,26253.8% | 1,06645.4% | 180.8% | 2,346 |
| Colusa County | Herbert Hoover+414 | 1,75256.3% | 1,33843.0% | 220.7% | 3,112 |
| Contra Costa County | Herbert Hoover+4,922 | 13,49560.4% | 8,57338.4% | 2811.3% | 22,349 |
| Del Norte County | Herbert Hoover+172 | 77155.9% | 59943.4% | 100.7% | 1,380 |
| El Dorado County | Al Smith+288 | 1,22844.3% | 1,51654.6% | 311.1% | 2,775 |
| Fresno County | Herbert Hoover+3,803 | 20,68754.3% | 16,88444.3% | 5271.4% | 38,098 |
| Glenn County | Herbert Hoover+1,169 | 2,46665.0% | 1,29734.2% | 290.8% | 3,792 |
| Humboldt County | Herbert Hoover+5,436 | 9,16269.8% | 3,72628.4% | 2471.9% | 13,135 |
| Imperial County | Herbert Hoover+2,931 | 5,41767.6% | 2,48631.0% | 1091.4% | 8,012 |
| Inyo County | Herbert Hoover+345 | 1,20657.4% | 86141.0% | 351.7% | 2,102 |
| Kern County | Herbert Hoover+6,151 | 14,69262.7% | 8,54136.4% | 2120.9% | 23,445 |
| Kings County | Herbert Hoover+246 | 2,94751.5% | 2,70147.2% | 731.3% | 5,721 |
| Lake County | Herbert Hoover+894 | 1,82065.4% | 92633.3% | 381.4% | 2,784 |
| Lassen County | Herbert Hoover+514 | 2,11156.7% | 1,59742.9% | 130.3% | 3,721 |
| Los Angeles County | Herbert Hoover+303,581 | 513,52670.2% | 209,94528.7% | 7,8301.1% | 731,301 |
| Madera County | Herbert Hoover+458 | 2,35454.9% | 1,89644.2% | 390.9% | 4,289 |
| Marin County | Herbert Hoover+2,176 | 7,86257.4% | 5,68641.5% | 1401.0% | 13,688 |
| Mariposa County | Herbert Hoover+139 | 65655.0% | 51743.4% | 191.6% | 1,192 |
| Mendocino County | Herbert Hoover+2,182 | 4,81063.4% | 2,62834.6% | 1502.0% | 7,588 |
| Merced County | Herbert Hoover+1,674 | 4,64460.2% | 2,97038.5% | 1041.3% | 7,718 |
| Modoc County | Herbert Hoover+231 | 94256.7% | 71142.8% | 70.4% | 1,660 |
| Mono County | Herbert Hoover+93 | 22061.8% | 12735.7% | 92.5% | 356 |
| Monterey County | Herbert Hoover+3,090 | 7,22863.1% | 4,13836.1% | 860.8% | 11,452 |
| Napa County | Herbert Hoover+1,277 | 4,69957.5% | 3,42241.9% | 540.7% | 8,175 |
| Nevada County | Herbert Hoover+214 | 2,17352.0% | 1,95946.9% | 471.1% | 4,179 |
| Orange County | Herbert Hoover+22,961 | 30,57279.4% | 7,61119.8% | 3440.9% | 38,527 |
| Placer County | Al Smith+16 | 3,66949.2% | 3,68549.5% | 961.3% | 7,450 |
| Plumas County | Al Smith+132 | 94745.6% | 1,07952.0% | 492.4% | 2,075 |
| Riverside County | Herbert Hoover+12,831 | 17,60077.9% | 4,76921.1% | 2120.9% | 22,581 |
| Sacramento County | Herbert Hoover+1,078 | 20,76250.8% | 19,68448.2% | 4031.0% | 40,849 |
| San Benito County | Herbert Hoover+605 | 1,97158.9% | 1,36640.8% | 110.3% | 3,348 |
| San Bernardino County | Herbert Hoover+19,793 | 29,22974.7% | 9,43624.1% | 4471.1% | 39,112 |
| San Diego County | Herbert Hoover+25,020 | 47,76967.1% | 22,74932.0% | 6330.9% | 71,151 |
| San Francisco County | Al Smith+645 | 95,98749.1% | 96,63249.4% | 2,8491.5% | 195,468 |
| San Joaquin County | Herbert Hoover+6,352 | 16,69561.1% | 10,34337.9% | 2881.1% | 27,326 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Herbert Hoover+2,089 | 5,42560.8% | 3,33637.4% | 1591.8% | 8,920 |
| San Mateo County | Herbert Hoover+4,605 | 14,36058.9% | 9,75540.0% | 2771.1% | 24,392 |
| Santa Barbara County | Herbert Hoover+6,712 | 11,66669.4% | 4,95429.5% | 1791.1% | 16,799 |
| Santa Clara County | Herbert Hoover+14,121 | 31,71063.8% | 17,58935.4% | 3950.8% | 49,694 |
| Santa Cruz County | Herbert Hoover+4,587 | 8,27568.5% | 3,68830.5% | 1120.9% | 12,075 |
| Shasta County | Herbert Hoover+276 | 2,30152.2% | 2,02545.9% | 821.9% | 4,408 |
| Sierra County | Herbert Hoover+37 | 45751.5% | 42047.4% | 101.1% | 887 |
| Siskiyou County | Herbert Hoover+842 | 3,75855.5% | 2,91643.1% | 981.4% | 6,772 |
| Solano County | Herbert Hoover+783 | 7,06152.3% | 6,27846.5% | 1581.2% | 13,497 |
| Sonoma County | Herbert Hoover+4,385 | 12,89159.7% | 8,50639.4% | 1940.9% | 21,591 |
| Stanislaus County | Herbert Hoover+5,690 | 10,75367.1% | 5,06331.6% | 2031.3% | 16,019 |
| Sutter County | Herbert Hoover+364 | 2,23954.0% | 1,87545.2% | 340.8% | 4,148 |
| Tehama County | Herbert Hoover+1,743 | 3,39365.6% | 1,65031.9% | 1312.5% | 5,174 |
| Trinity County | Herbert Hoover+14 | 44748.9% | 43347.3% | 353.8% | 915 |
| Tulare County | Herbert Hoover+5,422 | 12,05763.8% | 6,63535.1% | 2181.2% | 18,910 |
| Tuolumne County | Herbert Hoover+371 | 1,73154.8% | 1,36043.1% | 682.2% | 3,159 |
| Ventura County | Herbert Hoover+5,300 | 9,01770.2% | 3,71728.9% | 1170.9% | 12,851 |
| Yolo County | Herbert Hoover+904 | 3,54557.0% | 2,64142.4% | 380.6% | 6,224 |
| Yuba County | Herbert Hoover+32 | 2,02250.0% | 1,99049.2% | 300.7% | 4,042 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.