Herbert Hoover carried Illinois R+14.7.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Illinois, 1928. The state ran 2.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Illinois result

3,107,489 votes counted

Smith (D)

1,313,817

42.3%

Hoover (R)

1,769,141

56.9%

All others

24,531

0.8%

Margin

R+14.7

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1928 presidential election

Illinois, 1928

HooverR+14.7

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	56.9%	1,769,141
Al SmithDemocratic	42.3%	1,313,817
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	24,531

D+60

R+60

102 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+3.1%
1896	−13.0%
1900	−8.4%
1904	−28.3%
1908	−15.5%
1912	+13.2%
1916	−9.2%
1920	−42.3%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+13.2%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+2.4%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+0.8%
1952	−9.9%
1956	−19.2%
1960	+0.2%
1964	+18.9%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−18.5%
1976	−2.0%
1980	−7.9%
1984	−12.9%
1988	−2.1%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+17.5%
2000	+12.0%
2004	+10.3%
2008	+25.1%
2012	+16.8%
2016	+16.9%
2020	+16.9%
2024	+10.9%

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County results — 1928

102 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−8.2%	13,215	15,590	29,093
Alexander County	R	−22.8%	3,558	5,666	9,252
Bond County	R	−28.7%	2,298	4,160	6,494
Boone County	R	−62.3%	1,371	5,965	7,369
Brown County	R	−10.1%	1,867	2,289	4,165
Bureau County	R	−28.0%	6,486	11,557	18,133
Calhoun County	R	−1.4%	1,551	1,594	3,178
Carroll County	R	−53.2%	1,876	6,197	8,118
Cass County	R	−7.3%	3,461	4,009	7,494
Champaign County	R	−37.1%	8,915	19,494	28,550
Christian County	R	−14.6%	7,345	9,896	17,431
Clark County	R	−21.7%	3,621	5,632	9,288
Clay County	R	−30.3%	2,418	4,522	6,940
Clinton County	D	+38.0%	6,774	3,031	9,852
Coles County	R	−38.6%	5,071	11,479	16,607
Cook County	R	−6.2%	716,283	812,063	1,540,171
Crawford County	R	−26.2%	3,495	5,989	9,522
Cumberland County	R	−26.6%	1,873	3,242	5,143
De Witt County	R	−39.5%	2,631	6,100	8,790
DeKalb County	R	−48.8%	3,940	11,501	15,503
Douglas County	R	−37.0%	2,239	4,890	7,171
DuPage County	R	−45.3%	10,479	28,016	38,712
Edgar County	R	−16.9%	5,325	7,509	12,886
Edwards County	R	−49.9%	950	2,861	3,826
Effingham County	D	+4.3%	4,239	3,882	8,214
Fayette County	R	−24.0%	3,998	6,545	10,616
Ford County	R	−37.8%	2,098	4,668	6,793
Franklin County	D	+6.8%	11,369	9,900	21,622
Fulton County	R	−22.7%	6,591	10,600	17,680
Gallatin County	D	+7.8%	2,343	2,002	4,373
Greene County	R	−2.6%	4,076	4,299	8,421
Grundy County	R	−23.4%	3,174	5,126	8,329
Hamilton County	R	−3.7%	3,037	3,275	6,412
Hancock County	R	−17.7%	5,447	7,795	13,290
Hardin County	R	−30.2%	933	1,758	2,732
Henderson County	R	−43.0%	1,065	2,695	3,790
Henry County	R	−42.5%	5,858	14,666	20,707
Iroquois County	R	−21.8%	5,421	8,453	13,923
Jackson County	R	−22.1%	5,836	9,180	15,102
Jasper County	R	−2.3%	3,055	3,201	6,272
Jefferson County	R	−10.7%	5,905	7,326	13,301
Jersey County	R	−9.5%	2,473	2,993	5,480
Jo Daviess County	R	−24.1%	3,856	6,333	10,283
Johnson County	R	−42.3%	1,163	2,892	4,091
Kane County	R	−40.3%	16,184	38,236	54,673
Kankakee County	R	−7.4%	10,247	11,905	22,279
Kendall County	R	−51.2%	1,154	3,589	4,752
Knox County	R	−45.5%	5,993	16,151	22,330
Lake County	R	−36.8%	12,252	26,814	39,587
LaSalle County	R	−7.1%	20,807	24,039	45,228
Lawrence County	R	−21.0%	3,806	5,851	9,726
Lee County	R	−34.6%	4,476	9,238	13,760
Livingston County	R	−31.9%	5,737	11,161	16,992
Logan County	R	−20.5%	5,019	7,631	12,725
Macon County	R	−42.0%	9,932	24,492	34,654
Macoupin County	D	+2.6%	11,290	10,699	22,438
Madison County	R	−8.3%	23,658	28,028	52,406
Marion County	R	−21.8%	5,823	9,110	15,052
Marshall County	R	−17.5%	2,828	4,029	6,865
Mason County	R	−9.8%	3,246	3,956	7,221
Massac County	R	−46.3%	1,241	3,405	4,673
McDonough County	R	−36.9%	4,104	8,953	13,138
McHenry County	R	−31.0%	5,596	10,661	16,319
McLean County	R	−31.6%	10,742	20,780	31,789
Menard County	R	−29.9%	1,742	3,243	5,025
Mercer County	R	−41.9%	2,316	5,699	8,073
Monroe County	D	+3.8%	2,934	2,721	5,665
Montgomery County	R	−9.7%	7,392	8,999	16,575
Morgan County	R	−27.3%	5,805	10,192	16,046
Moultrie County	R	−20.8%	2,168	3,310	5,488
Ogle County	R	−56.7%	2,691	9,808	12,546
Peoria County	R	−14.3%	23,150	31,024	54,913
Perry County	D	+4.0%	5,029	4,636	9,766
Piatt County	R	−39.7%	1,959	4,565	6,557
Pike County	R	−24.9%	4,008	6,705	10,836
Pope County	R	−49.0%	679	2,004	2,706
Pulaski County	R	−31.3%	1,726	3,319	5,092
Putnam County	R	−22.8%	869	1,387	2,270
Randolph County	D	+4.2%	6,251	5,739	12,093
Richland County	R	−22.5%	2,550	4,042	6,623
Rock Island County	R	−30.9%	14,334	27,246	41,776
Saline County	R	−8.5%	6,337	7,525	13,983
Sangamon County	R	−20.5%	21,026	31,957	53,271
Schuyler County	R	−8.4%	2,542	3,011	5,576
Scott County	R	−20.1%	1,730	2,601	4,338
Shelby County	R	−27.3%	4,071	7,214	11,528
St. Clair County	D	+7.9%	36,374	31,026	68,037
Stark County	R	−38.7%	1,306	2,966	4,293
Stephenson County	R	−36.3%	5,579	11,992	17,643
Tazewell County	R	−15.1%	6,910	9,409	16,586
Union County	D	+10.6%	4,149	3,352	7,530
Vermilion County	R	−25.6%	12,728	21,616	34,717
Wabash County	D	+24.8%	3,955	2,373	6,369
Warren County	R	−48.7%	2,681	7,915	10,753
Washington County	R	−12.1%	2,848	3,638	6,508
Wayne County	R	−24.9%	3,108	5,189	8,364
White County	R	−6.5%	3,666	4,177	7,879
Whiteside County	R	−53.6%	4,079	13,580	17,728
Will County	R	−11.0%	20,877	26,081	47,405
Williamson County	R	−3.6%	10,139	10,913	21,309
Winnebago County	R	−61.8%	7,684	33,258	41,372
Woodford County	R	−21.5%	3,311	5,140	8,524