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Elections / 1928 · President · FL

Herbert Hoover carried Florida R+16.7.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Florida, 1928. The state ran 0.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Florida result
253,672 votes counted
Smith (D)
101,764
40.1%
Hoover (R)
144,168
56.8%
All others
7,740
3.1%
Margin
R+16.7
1928 presidential election
Florida, 1928
HooverR+16.7
1928 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+32.7Baker County, FL · R+46.5Bay County, FL · D+9.8Bradford County, FL · D+11.9Brevard County, FL · R+26.0Broward County, FL · R+29.2Calhoun County, FL · D+27.2Charlotte County, FL · R+14.3Citrus County, FL · D+23.3Clay County, FL · R+46.0Collier County, FL · D+25.7Columbia County, FL · D+50.0DeSoto County, FL · R+29.4Dixie County, FL · R+15.0Duval County, FL · R+28.5Escambia County, FL · R+8.1Flagler County, FL · R+19.0Franklin County, FL · D+11.0Gadsden County, FL · D+54.0Gilchrist County, FL · D+48.5Glades County, FL · R+8.1Gulf County, FL · D+26.7Hamilton County, FL · D+57.9Hardee County, FL · R+42.3Hendry County, FL · R+11.4Hernando County, FL · D+2.9Highlands County, FL · R+34.6Hillsborough County, FL · R+7.7Holmes County, FL · R+50.2Indian River County, FL · R+12.5Jackson County, FL · D+28.3Jefferson County, FL · D+58.9Lafayette County, FL · D+52.2Lake County, FL · R+38.4Lee County, FL · R+27.7Leon County, FL · D+49.4Levy County, FL · D+5.6Liberty County, FL · D+21.1Madison County, FL · D+48.6Manatee County, FL · R+29.1Marion County, FL · R+1.7Martin County, FL · R+18.9Miami-Dade County, FL · R+21.7Monroe County, FL · D+24.5Nassau County, FL · R+31.5Okaloosa County, FL · R+46.3Okeechobee County, FL · R+38.8Orange County, FL · R+42.0Osceola County, FL · R+21.7Palm Beach County, FL · R+32.1Pasco County, FL · R+9.7Pinellas County, FL · R+50.2Polk County, FL · R+23.3Putnam County, FL · R+28.4Santa Rosa County, FL · R+49.4Sarasota County, FL · R+14.9Seminole County, FL · R+19.8St. Johns County, FL · D+25.9St. Lucie County, FL · R+13.8Sumter County, FL · R+11.7Suwannee County, FL · D+35.5Taylor County, FL · D+22.4Union County, FL · D+47.3Volusia County, FL · R+36.8Wakulla County, FL · D+74.5Walton County, FL · R+23.6Washington County, FL · R+41.7
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Herbert Hoover ✓Republican56.8%144,168
Al SmithDemocratic40.1%101,764
OtherAll other candidates3.1%7,740
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1928
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyO
+32.7%
1,9651325,612
Baker CountyR
−46.5%
242676934
Bay CountyD
+9.8%
1,1909742,200
Bradford CountyD
+11.9%
6795341,221
Brevard CountyR
−26.0%
1,0631,8302,946
Broward CountyR
−29.2%
1,5642,8894,540
Calhoun CountyD
+27.2%
7274091,168
Charlotte CountyR
−14.3%
4415931,064
Citrus CountyD
+23.3%
8165051,337
Clay CountyR
−46.0%
3941,0881,510
Collier CountyD
+25.7%
256151408
Columbia CountyD
+50.0%
1,2764181,716
DeSoto CountyR
−29.4%
7481,3822,158
Dixie CountyR
−15.0%
342463805
Duval CountyR
−28.5%
9,31616,91926,689
Escambia CountyR
−8.1%
3,7724,4438,333
Flagler CountyR
−19.0%
219325559
Franklin CountyD
+11.0%
417334754
Gadsden CountyD
+54.0%
1,1843461,551
Gilchrist CountyD
+48.5%
392125550
Glades CountyR
−8.1%
281331616
Gulf CountyD
+26.7%
275156446
Hamilton CountyD
+57.9%
741167992
Hardee CountyR
−42.3%
8262,0872,979
Hendry CountyR
−11.4%
266337622
Hernando CountyD
+2.9%
7016611,383
Highlands CountyR
−34.6%
6691,3932,094
Hillsborough CountyR
−7.7%
9,99311,70322,088
Holmes CountyR
−50.2%
7352,2603,036
Indian River CountyR
−12.5%
6578471,523
Jackson CountyD
+28.3%
2,5161,3983,946
Jefferson CountyD
+58.9%
9192351,162
Lafayette CountyD
+52.2%
435135575
Lake CountyR
−38.4%
1,4743,3834,969
Lee CountyR
−27.7%
1,1542,0583,258
Leon CountyD
+49.4%
1,8886302,549
Levy CountyD
+5.6%
7977111,538
Liberty CountyD
+21.1%
226147375
Madison CountyD
+48.6%
7692661,035
Manatee CountyR
−29.1%
1,4722,7054,235
Marion CountyR
−1.7%
1,8631,9273,873
Martin CountyR
−18.9%
4747031,211
Miami-Dade CountyR
−21.7%
10,13615,86026,368
Monroe CountyD
+24.5%
1,8991,1423,092
Nassau CountyR
−31.5%
4458631,325
Okaloosa CountyR
−46.3%
5031,3851,905
Okeechobee CountyR
−38.8%
287657954
Orange CountyR
−42.0%
2,6166,5249,315
Osceola CountyR
−21.7%
1,1271,7602,921
Palm Beach CountyR
−32.1%
2,6525,2988,248
Pasco CountyR
−9.7%
1,3081,5912,932
Pinellas CountyR
−50.2%
3,43910,54514,151
Polk CountyR
−23.3%
4,5767,46012,386
Putnam CountyR
−28.4%
1,1562,1053,341
Santa Rosa CountyR
−49.4%
5411,6282,201
Sarasota CountyR
−14.9%
1,1811,6032,839
Seminole CountyR
−19.8%
1,1871,7883,036
St. Johns CountyD
+25.9%
3,3071,9395,291
St. Lucie CountyR
−13.8%
7419831,759
Sumter CountyR
−11.7%
9091,1522,072
Suwannee CountyD
+35.5%
1,2866061,913
Taylor CountyD
+22.4%
7394651,222
Union CountyD
+47.3%
503177689
Volusia CountyR
−36.8%
3,0436,6489,808
Wakulla CountyD
+74.5%
47066542
Walton CountyR
−23.6%
9081,4752,404
Washington CountyR
−41.7%
6711,6722,398