Elections / 1928 · President · CT
Herbert Hoover carried Connecticut R+8.1.
Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Connecticut, 1928. The state ran 9.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Connecticut result
553,104 votes counted
Smith (D)
252,079
45.6%
Hoover (R)
296,633
53.6%
All others
4,392
0.8%
Margin
R+8.1
1928 presidential election
Connecticut, 1928
HooverR+8.1
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1928 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1928 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 53.6% | 296,633 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 45.6% | 252,079 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 4,392 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1928
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 64,709 | 76,326 | 142,235 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 18,889 | 24,308 | 43,553 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 7,986 | 12,000 | 20,112 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 38,212 | 41,474 | 80,341 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 7,668 | 8,200 | 15,924 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 6,708 | 11,411 | 18,210 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 54,463 | 53,339 | 108,750 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 17,498 | 22,463 | 40,253 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 35,946 | 47,112 | 83,726 |