Kansas — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionKansas · PresidentHooverR+45.0
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 72.0% | 513,672 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 27.1% | 193,003 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 6,525 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+34.8 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Republican | R+31.9 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Herbert Hoover+4,892 | 6,69578.3% | 1,80321.1% | 520.6% | 8,550 |
| Anderson County | Herbert Hoover+1,688 | 3,56264.9% | 1,87434.2% | 490.9% | 5,485 |
| Atchison County | Herbert Hoover+2,891 | 6,64763.7% | 3,75636.0% | 370.4% | 10,440 |
| Barber County | Herbert Hoover+2,113 | 2,98476.4% | 87122.3% | 491.3% | 3,904 |
| Barton County | Herbert Hoover+2,189 | 4,96663.9% | 2,77735.8% | 240.3% | 7,767 |
| Bourbon County | Herbert Hoover+5,028 | 7,25175.9% | 2,22323.3% | 820.9% | 9,556 |
| Brown County | Herbert Hoover+4,687 | 6,69276.8% | 2,00523.0% | 200.2% | 8,717 |
| Butler County | Herbert Hoover+7,635 | 10,16879.4% | 2,53319.8% | 1010.8% | 12,802 |
| Chase County | Herbert Hoover+1,340 | 2,07972.8% | 73925.9% | 381.3% | 2,856 |
| Chautauqua County | Herbert Hoover+2,359 | 3,30376.0% | 94421.7% | 1012.3% | 4,348 |
| Cherokee County | Herbert Hoover+4,036 | 7,47866.2% | 3,44230.5% | 3763.3% | 11,296 |
| Cheyenne County | Herbert Hoover+880 | 1,46669.6% | 58627.8% | 542.6% | 2,106 |
| Clark County | Herbert Hoover+964 | 1,38376.4% | 41923.1% | 80.4% | 1,810 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+2,942 | 4,45773.7% | 1,51525.1% | 721.2% | 6,044 |
| Cloud County | Herbert Hoover+2,910 | 5,28668.3% | 2,37630.7% | 831.1% | 7,745 |
| Coffey County | Herbert Hoover+2,828 | 4,34273.8% | 1,51425.7% | 270.5% | 5,883 |
| Comanche County | Herbert Hoover+1,169 | 1,55480.0% | 38519.8% | 40.2% | 1,943 |
| Cowley County | Herbert Hoover+9,883 | 12,70180.8% | 2,81817.9% | 2021.3% | 15,721 |
| Crawford County | Herbert Hoover+4,641 | 10,99262.3% | 6,35136.0% | 2991.7% | 17,642 |
| Decatur County | Herbert Hoover+1,185 | 2,31466.5% | 1,12932.5% | 351.0% | 3,478 |
| Dickinson County | Herbert Hoover+5,512 | 7,75877.0% | 2,24622.3% | 660.7% | 10,070 |
| Doniphan County | Herbert Hoover+2,506 | 4,00272.6% | 1,49627.2% | 110.2% | 5,509 |
| Douglas County | Herbert Hoover+6,590 | 8,88778.7% | 2,29720.3% | 1081.0% | 11,292 |
| Edwards County | Herbert Hoover+1,403 | 2,17173.4% | 76826.0% | 200.7% | 2,959 |
| Elk County | Herbert Hoover+2,176 | 3,00777.5% | 83121.4% | 421.1% | 3,880 |
| Ellis County | Al Smith+1,664 | 1,70033.5% | 3,36466.3% | 110.2% | 5,075 |
| Ellsworth County | Herbert Hoover+862 | 2,45060.2% | 1,58839.0% | 300.7% | 4,068 |
| Finney County | Herbert Hoover+1,724 | 2,43376.7% | 70922.3% | 321.0% | 3,174 |
| Ford County | Herbert Hoover+3,023 | 4,89371.6% | 1,87027.4% | 721.1% | 6,835 |
| Franklin County | Herbert Hoover+5,395 | 7,34678.4% | 1,95120.8% | 730.8% | 9,370 |
| Geary County | Herbert Hoover+1,543 | 2,74669.2% | 1,20330.3% | 220.6% | 3,971 |
| Gove County | Herbert Hoover+880 | 1,47070.9% | 59028.5% | 120.6% | 2,072 |
| Graham County | Herbert Hoover+745 | 1,83261.7% | 1,08736.6% | 511.7% | 2,970 |
| Grant County | Herbert Hoover+450 | 63576.4% | 18522.3% | 111.3% | 831 |
| Gray County | Herbert Hoover+688 | 1,29467.5% | 60631.6% | 180.9% | 1,918 |
| Greeley County | Herbert Hoover+318 | 43978.3% | 12121.6% | 10.2% | 561 |
| Greenwood County | Herbert Hoover+4,309 | 5,86378.5% | 1,55420.8% | 490.7% | 7,466 |
| Hamilton County | Herbert Hoover+476 | 83968.4% | 36329.6% | 242.0% | 1,226 |
| Harper County | Herbert Hoover+2,707 | 3,71277.9% | 1,00521.1% | 511.1% | 4,768 |
| Harvey County | Herbert Hoover+4,582 | 6,33077.6% | 1,74821.4% | 770.9% | 8,155 |
| Haskell County | Herbert Hoover+424 | 64673.4% | 22225.2% | 121.4% | 880 |
| Hodgeman County | Herbert Hoover+594 | 1,12267.5% | 52831.8% | 110.7% | 1,661 |
| Jackson County | Herbert Hoover+3,209 | 4,81174.6% | 1,60224.8% | 400.6% | 6,453 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+3,209 | 4,81074.8% | 1,60124.9% | 220.3% | 6,433 |
| Jewell County | Herbert Hoover+3,294 | 4,58376.9% | 1,28921.6% | 881.5% | 5,960 |
| Johnson County | Herbert Hoover+4,812 | 8,18570.4% | 3,37329.0% | 690.6% | 11,627 |
| Kearny County | Herbert Hoover+625 | 85477.2% | 22920.7% | 232.1% | 1,106 |
| Kingman County | Herbert Hoover+1,879 | 3,28769.6% | 1,40829.8% | 260.6% | 4,721 |
| Kiowa County | Herbert Hoover+1,523 | 1,92982.1% | 40617.3% | 150.6% | 2,350 |
| Labette County | Herbert Hoover+6,079 | 9,04874.2% | 2,96924.4% | 1741.4% | 12,191 |
| Lane County | Herbert Hoover+590 | 95471.3% | 36427.2% | 201.5% | 1,338 |
| Leavenworth County | Herbert Hoover+1,933 | 8,47256.3% | 6,53943.4% | 450.3% | 15,056 |
| Lincoln County | Herbert Hoover+1,702 | 2,65573.1% | 95326.2% | 230.6% | 3,631 |
| Linn County | Herbert Hoover+2,903 | 4,23175.2% | 1,32823.6% | 681.2% | 5,627 |
| Logan County | Herbert Hoover+661 | 1,06671.6% | 40527.2% | 171.1% | 1,488 |
| Lyon County | Herbert Hoover+5,992 | 8,75375.5% | 2,76123.8% | 810.7% | 11,595 |
| Marion County | Herbert Hoover+3,508 | 5,44673.5% | 1,93826.2% | 260.4% | 7,410 |
| Marshall County | Herbert Hoover+3,589 | 6,91867.1% | 3,32932.3% | 690.7% | 10,316 |
| McPherson County | Herbert Hoover+4,773 | 6,23080.0% | 1,45718.7% | 1021.3% | 7,789 |
| Meade County | Herbert Hoover+1,091 | 1,70973.2% | 61826.5% | 90.4% | 2,336 |
| Miami County | Herbert Hoover+3,783 | 5,93172.7% | 2,14826.3% | 781.0% | 8,157 |
| Mitchell County | Herbert Hoover+1,390 | 3,24562.8% | 1,85535.9% | 641.2% | 5,164 |
| Montgomery County | Herbert Hoover+10,111 | 14,31676.3% | 4,20522.4% | 2391.3% | 18,760 |
| Morris County | Herbert Hoover+2,901 | 3,83079.5% | 92919.3% | 561.2% | 4,815 |
| Morton County | Herbert Hoover+751 | 1,01078.8% | 25920.2% | 131.0% | 1,282 |
| Nemaha County | Herbert Hoover+1,720 | 4,63961.1% | 2,91938.4% | 340.4% | 7,592 |
| Neosho County | Herbert Hoover+4,144 | 6,60372.3% | 2,45926.9% | 740.8% | 9,136 |
| Ness County | Herbert Hoover+1,274 | 2,05871.5% | 78427.2% | 361.3% | 2,878 |
| Norton County | Herbert Hoover+2,278 | 3,36574.0% | 1,08723.9% | 962.1% | 4,548 |
| Osage County | Herbert Hoover+3,842 | 5,90073.2% | 2,05825.5% | 981.2% | 8,056 |
| Osborne County | Herbert Hoover+2,862 | 3,68381.3% | 82118.1% | 240.5% | 4,528 |
| Ottawa County | Herbert Hoover+2,027 | 3,15872.5% | 1,13126.0% | 651.5% | 4,354 |
| Pawnee County | Herbert Hoover+1,911 | 2,82975.2% | 91824.4% | 160.4% | 3,763 |
| Phillips County | Herbert Hoover+1,874 | 3,20669.8% | 1,33229.0% | 571.2% | 4,595 |
| Pottawatomie County | Herbert Hoover+2,110 | 4,45165.3% | 2,34134.3% | 240.4% | 6,816 |
| Pratt County | Herbert Hoover+3,121 | 4,05580.6% | 93418.6% | 430.9% | 5,032 |
| Rawlins County | Herbert Hoover+504 | 1,66857.8% | 1,16440.3% | 551.9% | 2,887 |
| Reno County | Herbert Hoover+9,029 | 12,87276.3% | 3,84322.8% | 1530.9% | 16,868 |
| Republic County | Herbert Hoover+2,368 | 4,32468.2% | 1,95630.8% | 611.0% | 6,341 |
| Rice County | Herbert Hoover+2,859 | 4,32174.1% | 1,46225.1% | 520.9% | 5,835 |
| Riley County | Herbert Hoover+4,801 | 6,59277.9% | 1,79121.2% | 780.9% | 8,461 |
| Rooks County | Herbert Hoover+1,539 | 2,58370.7% | 1,04428.6% | 250.7% | 3,652 |
| Rush County | Herbert Hoover+689 | 1,98560.0% | 1,29639.2% | 260.8% | 3,307 |
| Russell County | Herbert Hoover+1,416 | 2,78266.6% | 1,36632.7% | 320.8% | 4,180 |
| Saline County | Herbert Hoover+4,764 | 7,87271.2% | 3,10828.1% | 760.7% | 11,056 |
| Scott County | Herbert Hoover+436 | 88665.8% | 45033.4% | 110.8% | 1,347 |
| Sedgwick County | Herbert Hoover+21,483 | 32,13274.4% | 10,64924.7% | 4050.9% | 43,186 |
| Seward County | Herbert Hoover+1,335 | 1,87377.0% | 53822.1% | 220.9% | 2,433 |
| Shawnee County | Herbert Hoover+17,290 | 24,72376.5% | 7,43323.0% | 1800.6% | 32,336 |
| Sheridan County | Herbert Hoover+520 | 1,45060.5% | 93038.8% | 160.7% | 2,396 |
| Sherman County | Herbert Hoover+1,398 | 2,02874.6% | 63023.2% | 602.2% | 2,718 |
| Smith County | Herbert Hoover+2,683 | 4,02174.3% | 1,33824.7% | 500.9% | 5,409 |
| Stafford County | Herbert Hoover+2,253 | 3,27875.3% | 1,02523.5% | 521.2% | 4,355 |
| Stanton County | Herbert Hoover+333 | 49774.8% | 16424.7% | 30.5% | 664 |
| Stevens County | Herbert Hoover+833 | 1,13378.5% | 30020.8% | 100.7% | 1,443 |
| Sumner County | Herbert Hoover+6,843 | 8,95179.6% | 2,10818.8% | 1811.6% | 11,240 |
| Thomas County | Herbert Hoover+929 | 1,82866.0% | 89932.4% | 441.6% | 2,771 |
| Trego County | Herbert Hoover+377 | 1,35957.7% | 98241.7% | 130.6% | 2,354 |
| Wabaunsee County | Herbert Hoover+1,910 | 3,09971.9% | 1,18927.6% | 230.5% | 4,311 |
| Wallace County | Herbert Hoover+382 | 73866.2% | 35631.9% | 211.9% | 1,115 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+2,514 | 4,78167.4% | 2,26731.9% | 490.7% | 7,097 |
| Wichita County | Herbert Hoover+94 | 46454.9% | 37043.8% | 111.3% | 845 |
| Wilson County | Herbert Hoover+4,138 | 5,60378.5% | 1,46520.5% | 731.0% | 7,141 |
| Woodson County | Herbert Hoover+2,030 | 2,88576.6% | 85522.7% | 270.7% | 3,767 |
| Wyandotte County | Herbert Hoover+15,945 | 32,82965.7% | 16,88433.8% | 2650.5% | 49,978 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.