Elections / 1928 · President · KS
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 |
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% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 1,803 | 6,695 | 8,550 | |
| Anderson County | R | 1,874 | 3,562 | 5,485 | |
| Atchison County | R | 3,756 | 6,647 | 10,440 | |
| Barber County | R | 871 | 2,984 | 3,904 | |
| Barton County | R | 2,777 | 4,966 | 7,767 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 2,223 | 7,251 | 9,556 | |
| Brown County | R | 2,005 | 6,692 | 8,717 | |
| Butler County | R | 2,533 | 10,168 | 12,802 | |
| Chase County | R | 739 | 2,079 | 2,856 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 944 | 3,303 | 4,348 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 3,442 | 7,478 | 11,296 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 586 | 1,466 | 2,106 | |
| Clark County | R | 419 | 1,383 | 1,810 | |
| Clay County | R | 1,515 | 4,457 | 6,044 | |
| Cloud County | R | 2,376 | 5,286 | 7,745 | |
| Coffey County | R | 1,514 | 4,342 | 5,883 | |
| Comanche County | R | 385 | 1,554 | 1,943 | |
| Cowley County | R | 2,818 | 12,701 | 15,721 | |
| Crawford County | R | 6,351 | 10,992 | 17,642 | |
| Decatur County | R | 1,129 | 2,314 | 3,478 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 2,246 | 7,758 | 10,070 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,496 | 4,002 | 5,509 | |
| Douglas County | R | 2,297 | 8,887 | 11,292 | |
| Edwards County | R | 768 | 2,171 | 2,959 | |
| Elk County | R | 831 | 3,007 | 3,880 | |
| Ellis County | D | 3,364 | 1,700 | 5,075 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 1,588 | 2,450 | 4,068 | |
| Finney County | R | 709 | 2,433 | 3,174 | |
| Ford County | R | 1,870 | 4,893 | 6,835 | |
| Franklin County | R | 1,951 | 7,346 | 9,370 | |
| Geary County | R | 1,203 | 2,746 | 3,971 | |
| Gove County | R | 590 | 1,470 | 2,072 | |
| Graham County | R | 1,087 | 1,832 | 2,970 | |
| Grant County | R | 185 | 635 | 831 | |
| Gray County | R | 606 | 1,294 | 1,918 | |
| Greeley County | R | 121 | 439 | 561 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 1,554 | 5,863 | 7,466 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 363 | 839 | 1,226 | |
| Harper County | R | 1,005 | 3,712 | 4,768 | |
| Harvey County | R | 1,748 | 6,330 | 8,155 | |
| Haskell County | R | 222 | 646 | 880 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 528 | 1,122 | 1,661 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,602 | 4,811 | 6,453 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,601 | 4,810 | 6,433 | |
| Jewell County | R | 1,289 | 4,583 | 5,960 | |
| Johnson County | R | 3,373 | 8,185 | 11,627 | |
| Kearny County | R | 229 | 854 | 1,106 | |
| Kingman County | R | 1,408 | 3,287 | 4,721 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 406 | 1,929 | 2,350 | |
| Labette County | R | 2,969 | 9,048 | 12,191 | |
| Lane County | R | 364 | 954 | 1,338 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 6,539 | 8,472 | 15,056 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 953 | 2,655 | 3,631 | |
| Linn County | R | 1,328 | 4,231 | 5,627 | |
| Logan County | R | 405 | 1,066 | 1,488 | |
| Lyon County | R | 2,761 | 8,753 | 11,595 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,938 | 5,446 | 7,410 | |
| Marshall County | R | 3,329 | 6,918 | 10,316 | |
| McPherson County | R | 1,457 | 6,230 | 7,789 | |
| Meade County | R | 618 | 1,709 | 2,336 | |
| Miami County | R | 2,148 | 5,931 | 8,157 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 1,855 | 3,245 | 5,164 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 4,205 | 14,316 | 18,760 | |
| Morris County | R | 929 | 3,830 | 4,815 | |
| Morton County | R | 259 | 1,010 | 1,282 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 2,919 | 4,639 | 7,592 | |
| Neosho County | R | 2,459 | 6,603 | 9,136 | |
| Ness County | R | 784 | 2,058 | 2,878 | |
| Norton County | R | 1,087 | 3,365 | 4,548 | |
| Osage County | R | 2,058 | 5,900 | 8,056 | |
| Osborne County | R | 821 | 3,683 | 4,528 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 1,131 | 3,158 | 4,354 | |
| Pawnee County | R | 918 | 2,829 | 3,763 | |
| Phillips County | R | 1,332 | 3,206 | 4,595 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 2,341 | 4,451 | 6,816 | |
| Pratt County | R | 934 | 4,055 | 5,032 | |
| Rawlins County | R | 1,164 | 1,668 | 2,887 | |
| Reno County | R | 3,843 | 12,872 | 16,868 | |
| Republic County | R | 1,956 | 4,324 | 6,341 | |
| Rice County | R | 1,462 | 4,321 | 5,835 | |
| Riley County | R | 1,791 | 6,592 | 8,461 | |
| Rooks County | R | 1,044 | 2,583 | 3,652 | |
| Rush County | R | 1,296 | 1,985 | 3,307 | |
| Russell County | R | 1,366 | 2,782 | 4,180 | |
| Saline County | R | 3,108 | 7,872 | 11,056 | |
| Scott County | R | 450 | 886 | 1,347 | |
| Sedgwick County | R | 10,649 | 32,132 | 43,186 | |
| Seward County | R | 538 | 1,873 | 2,433 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 7,433 | 24,723 | 32,336 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 930 | 1,450 | 2,396 | |
| Sherman County | R | 630 | 2,028 | 2,718 | |
| Smith County | R | 1,338 | 4,021 | 5,409 | |
| Stafford County | R | 1,025 | 3,278 | 4,355 | |
| Stanton County | R | 164 | 497 | 664 | |
| Stevens County | R | 300 | 1,133 | 1,443 | |
| Sumner County | R | 2,108 | 8,951 | 11,240 | |
| Thomas County | R | 899 | 1,828 | 2,771 | |
| Trego County | R | 982 | 1,359 | 2,354 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 1,189 | 3,099 | 4,311 | |
| Wallace County | R | 356 | 738 | 1,115 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,267 | 4,781 | 7,097 | |
| Wichita County | R | 370 | 464 | 845 | |
| Wilson County | R | 1,465 | 5,603 | 7,141 | |
| Woodson County | R | 855 | 2,885 | 3,767 | |
| Wyandotte County | R | 16,884 | 32,829 | 49,978 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.