Kentucky — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentHooverR+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 59.4% | 558,734 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 40.5% | 381,070 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 1,482 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Anderson County, KY | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Barren County, KY | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Bath County, KY | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Clark County, KY | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+77.6 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Henderson County, KY | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+93.2 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+89.1 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Livingston County, KY | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Logan County, KY | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Mason County, KY | Republican | R+19.7 |
| McCracken County, KY | Republican | R+14.2 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+78.4 |
| McLean County, KY | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Menifee County, KY | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+79.3 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Powell County, KY | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Robertson County, KY | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Scott County, KY | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Shelby County, KY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Spencer County, KY | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Todd County, KY | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Trigg County, KY | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+9.5 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Herbert Hoover+2,124 | 3,85669.0% | 1,73231.0% | 00.0% | 5,588 |
| Allen County | Herbert Hoover+2,691 | 4,25373.1% | 1,56226.9% | 00.0% | 5,815 |
| Anderson County | Herbert Hoover+141 | 1,85952.0% | 1,71848.0% | 10.0% | 3,578 |
| Ballard County | Al Smith+1,956 | 94024.5% | 2,89675.4% | 30.1% | 3,839 |
| Barren County | Herbert Hoover+1,571 | 5,10159.1% | 3,53040.9% | 50.1% | 8,636 |
| Bath County | Herbert Hoover+393 | 2,22354.7% | 1,83045.1% | 80.2% | 4,061 |
| Bell County | Herbert Hoover+4,019 | 6,57071.8% | 2,55127.9% | 240.3% | 9,145 |
| Boone County | Herbert Hoover+749 | 2,60458.3% | 1,85541.5% | 70.2% | 4,466 |
| Bourbon County | Herbert Hoover+1,294 | 4,51258.3% | 3,21841.6% | 40.1% | 7,734 |
| Boyd County | Herbert Hoover+4,507 | 9,11866.4% | 4,61133.6% | 70.1% | 13,736 |
| Boyle County | Herbert Hoover+525 | 3,51754.0% | 2,99245.9% | 30.0% | 6,512 |
| Bracken County | Herbert Hoover+1,619 | 2,82070.0% | 1,20129.8% | 90.2% | 4,030 |
| Breathitt County | Al Smith+708 | 2,30943.4% | 3,01756.6% | 00.0% | 5,326 |
| Breckinridge County | Herbert Hoover+1,796 | 4,78361.5% | 2,98738.4% | 30.0% | 7,773 |
| Bullitt County | Herbert Hoover+35 | 1,79350.5% | 1,75849.5% | 30.1% | 3,554 |
| Butler County | Herbert Hoover+3,258 | 3,94285.1% | 68414.8% | 70.2% | 4,633 |
| Caldwell County | Herbert Hoover+1,160 | 2,85562.6% | 1,69537.2% | 100.2% | 4,560 |
| Calloway County | Al Smith+1,874 | 1,55731.1% | 3,43168.6% | 140.3% | 5,002 |
| Campbell County | Herbert Hoover+2,809 | 17,31754.3% | 14,50845.5% | 950.3% | 31,920 |
| Carlisle County | Al Smith+1,207 | 78728.3% | 1,99471.6% | 20.1% | 2,783 |
| Carroll County | Al Smith+214 | 1,64946.9% | 1,86353.0% | 30.1% | 3,515 |
| Carter County | Herbert Hoover+2,950 | 5,34268.7% | 2,39230.8% | 390.5% | 7,773 |
| Casey County | Herbert Hoover+2,286 | 3,80571.4% | 1,51928.5% | 60.1% | 5,330 |
| Christian County | Herbert Hoover+1,367 | 7,06955.4% | 5,70244.6% | 00.0% | 12,771 |
| Clark County | Herbert Hoover+35 | 3,49550.3% | 3,46049.7% | 00.0% | 6,955 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+3,788 | 4,43987.0% | 65112.8% | 140.3% | 5,104 |
| Clinton County | Herbert Hoover+2,255 | 2,58088.8% | 32511.2% | 00.0% | 2,905 |
| Crittenden County | Herbert Hoover+1,624 | 3,00068.5% | 1,37631.4% | 60.1% | 4,382 |
| Cumberland County | Herbert Hoover+2,055 | 2,59382.8% | 53817.2% | 10.0% | 3,132 |
| Daviess County | Herbert Hoover+1,564 | 8,89654.8% | 7,33245.1% | 150.1% | 16,243 |
| Edmonson County | Herbert Hoover+2,028 | 3,10474.2% | 1,07625.7% | 60.1% | 4,186 |
| Elliott County | Al Smith+716 | 60131.3% | 1,31768.7% | 00.0% | 1,918 |
| Estill County | Herbert Hoover+1,755 | 3,64165.8% | 1,88634.1% | 50.1% | 5,532 |
| Fayette County | Herbert Hoover+7,923 | 16,98865.1% | 9,06534.7% | 390.1% | 26,092 |
| Fleming County | Herbert Hoover+1,712 | 3,79864.5% | 2,08635.4% | 40.1% | 5,888 |
| Floyd County | Al Smith+612 | 5,10947.2% | 5,72152.8% | 00.0% | 10,830 |
| Franklin County | Al Smith+368 | 3,48547.4% | 3,85352.5% | 70.1% | 7,345 |
| Fulton County | Al Smith+1,766 | 1,36630.3% | 3,13269.6% | 50.1% | 4,503 |
| Gallatin County | Herbert Hoover+187 | 1,01055.0% | 82344.9% | 20.1% | 1,835 |
| Garrard County | Herbert Hoover+1,133 | 2,86262.3% | 1,72937.7% | 00.0% | 4,591 |
| Grant County | Herbert Hoover+786 | 2,44859.5% | 1,66240.4% | 60.1% | 4,116 |
| Graves County | Al Smith+3,014 | 3,22334.0% | 6,23765.8% | 240.3% | 9,484 |
| Grayson County | Herbert Hoover+1,642 | 3,93763.1% | 2,29536.8% | 100.2% | 6,242 |
| Green County | Herbert Hoover+1,552 | 2,82468.8% | 1,27231.0% | 60.1% | 4,102 |
| Greenup County | Herbert Hoover+1,975 | 4,41064.4% | 2,43535.6% | 00.0% | 6,845 |
| Hancock County | Herbert Hoover+463 | 1,61458.3% | 1,15141.6% | 20.1% | 2,767 |
| Hardin County | Herbert Hoover+1,414 | 4,62458.9% | 3,21040.9% | 140.2% | 7,848 |
| Harlan County | Herbert Hoover+8,293 | 12,25175.4% | 3,95824.4% | 370.2% | 16,246 |
| Harrison County | Al Smith+255 | 2,90947.9% | 3,16452.1% | 50.1% | 6,078 |
| Hart County | Herbert Hoover+1,141 | 3,48059.7% | 2,33940.1% | 140.2% | 5,833 |
| Henderson County | Herbert Hoover+1,375 | 5,44357.0% | 4,06842.6% | 330.3% | 9,544 |
| Henry County | Al Smith+595 | 2,33444.3% | 2,92955.6% | 70.1% | 5,270 |
| Hickman County | Al Smith+1,396 | 76726.1% | 2,16373.7% | 60.2% | 2,936 |
| Hopkins County | Al Smith+310 | 6,33048.7% | 6,64051.1% | 300.2% | 13,000 |
| Jackson County | Herbert Hoover+3,429 | 3,55296.5% | 1233.3% | 50.1% | 3,680 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+33,331 | 97,80360.1% | 64,47239.6% | 3380.2% | 162,613 |
| Jessamine County | Herbert Hoover+562 | 2,85755.5% | 2,29544.5% | 00.0% | 5,152 |
| Johnson County | Herbert Hoover+3,470 | 5,33974.0% | 1,86925.9% | 90.1% | 7,217 |
| Kenton County | Herbert Hoover+2,878 | 21,04353.6% | 18,16546.2% | 770.2% | 39,285 |
| Knott County | Al Smith+1,818 | 1,00426.2% | 2,82273.8% | 00.0% | 3,826 |
| Knox County | Herbert Hoover+4,431 | 5,92879.8% | 1,49720.1% | 70.1% | 7,432 |
| Larue County | Herbert Hoover+165 | 1,89252.2% | 1,72747.6% | 60.2% | 3,625 |
| Laurel County | Herbert Hoover+3,765 | 4,90681.1% | 1,14118.9% | 50.1% | 6,052 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+1,060 | 3,27759.6% | 2,21740.3% | 50.1% | 5,499 |
| Lee County | Herbert Hoover+874 | 2,00563.9% | 1,13136.1% | 10.0% | 3,137 |
| Leslie County | Herbert Hoover+2,647 | 2,80694.4% | 1595.4% | 60.2% | 2,971 |
| Letcher County | Herbert Hoover+1,898 | 5,40060.6% | 3,50239.3% | 160.2% | 8,918 |
| Lewis County | Herbert Hoover+2,957 | 4,07778.4% | 1,12021.5% | 60.1% | 5,203 |
| Lincoln County | Herbert Hoover+1,589 | 3,90362.7% | 2,31437.2% | 100.2% | 6,227 |
| Livingston County | Herbert Hoover+550 | 1,76759.1% | 1,21740.7% | 50.2% | 2,989 |
| Logan County | Herbert Hoover+1,015 | 4,85855.8% | 3,84344.1% | 70.1% | 8,708 |
| Lyon County | Al Smith+71 | 1,21548.4% | 1,28651.2% | 100.4% | 2,511 |
| Madison County | Herbert Hoover+1,589 | 6,32557.0% | 4,73642.7% | 290.3% | 11,090 |
| Magoffin County | Herbert Hoover+1,010 | 2,81660.9% | 1,80639.1% | 00.0% | 4,622 |
| Marion County | Al Smith+1,066 | 2,39540.8% | 3,46159.0% | 70.1% | 5,863 |
| Marshall County | Al Smith+157 | 1,87947.9% | 2,03651.9% | 100.3% | 3,925 |
| Martin County | Herbert Hoover+1,270 | 1,67480.4% | 40419.4% | 30.1% | 2,081 |
| Mason County | Herbert Hoover+1,648 | 5,01259.8% | 3,36440.1% | 60.1% | 8,382 |
| McCracken County | Herbert Hoover+1,833 | 7,36856.9% | 5,53542.8% | 400.3% | 12,943 |
| McCreary County | Herbert Hoover+3,187 | 3,62289.1% | 43510.7% | 80.2% | 4,065 |
| McLean County | Herbert Hoover+680 | 2,40858.1% | 1,72841.7% | 110.3% | 4,147 |
| Meade County | Al Smith+90 | 1,61048.5% | 1,70051.3% | 70.2% | 3,317 |
| Menifee County | Herbert Hoover+7 | 73250.2% | 72549.8% | 00.0% | 1,457 |
| Mercer County | Herbert Hoover+1,322 | 3,46261.8% | 2,14038.2% | 40.1% | 5,606 |
| Metcalfe County | Herbert Hoover+1,170 | 2,31466.9% | 1,14433.1% | 00.0% | 3,458 |
| Monroe County | Herbert Hoover+2,284 | 3,12778.6% | 84321.2% | 90.2% | 3,979 |
| Montgomery County | Herbert Hoover+804 | 2,74258.4% | 1,93841.2% | 190.4% | 4,699 |
| Morgan County | Al Smith+550 | 2,02544.0% | 2,57556.0% | 00.0% | 4,600 |
| Muhlenberg County | Herbert Hoover+1,521 | 6,65156.2% | 5,13043.4% | 490.4% | 11,830 |
| Nelson County | Al Smith+1,105 | 2,92642.0% | 4,03157.9% | 30.0% | 6,960 |
| Nicholas County | Herbert Hoover+31 | 1,86750.4% | 1,83649.5% | 40.1% | 3,707 |
| Ohio County | Herbert Hoover+2,906 | 5,69066.8% | 2,78432.7% | 400.5% | 8,514 |
| Oldham County | Herbert Hoover+245 | 1,60454.0% | 1,35945.8% | 60.2% | 2,969 |
| Owen County | Al Smith+979 | 1,57338.0% | 2,55261.7% | 100.2% | 4,135 |
| Owsley County | Herbert Hoover+1,866 | 2,10789.5% | 24110.2% | 50.2% | 2,353 |
| Pendleton County | Herbert Hoover+1,629 | 3,19667.0% | 1,56732.9% | 50.1% | 4,768 |
| Perry County | Herbert Hoover+2,285 | 6,09961.4% | 3,81438.4% | 140.1% | 9,927 |
| Pike County | Herbert Hoover+1,456 | 9,38654.1% | 7,93045.7% | 190.1% | 17,335 |
| Powell County | Herbert Hoover+428 | 1,16061.3% | 73238.7% | 00.0% | 1,892 |
| Pulaski County | Herbert Hoover+6,854 | 9,34878.8% | 2,49421.0% | 150.1% | 11,857 |
| Robertson County | Herbert Hoover+102 | 74253.7% | 64046.3% | 00.0% | 1,382 |
| Rockcastle County | Herbert Hoover+2,950 | 3,85880.9% | 90819.1% | 00.0% | 4,766 |
| Rowan County | Herbert Hoover+687 | 1,85761.2% | 1,17038.6% | 50.2% | 3,032 |
| Russell County | Herbert Hoover+2,205 | 3,02878.4% | 82321.3% | 90.2% | 3,860 |
| Scott County | Herbert Hoover+349 | 3,19252.8% | 2,84347.0% | 80.1% | 6,043 |
| Shelby County | Herbert Hoover+701 | 3,93354.9% | 3,23245.1% | 00.0% | 7,165 |
| Simpson County | Al Smith+855 | 1,63539.6% | 2,49060.4% | 00.0% | 4,125 |
| Spencer County | Herbert Hoover+618 | 1,56562.2% | 94737.6% | 40.2% | 2,516 |
| Taylor County | Herbert Hoover+1,465 | 3,14965.0% | 1,68434.8% | 80.2% | 4,841 |
| Todd County | Herbert Hoover+80 | 2,49650.8% | 2,41649.2% | 30.1% | 4,915 |
| Trigg County | Herbert Hoover+315 | 2,34653.5% | 2,03146.3% | 60.1% | 4,383 |
| Trimble County | Al Smith+744 | 57330.2% | 1,31769.5% | 50.3% | 1,895 |
| Union County | Al Smith+1,534 | 2,35037.6% | 3,88462.2% | 90.1% | 6,243 |
| Warren County | Herbert Hoover+2,839 | 7,93160.9% | 5,09239.1% | 10.0% | 13,024 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+667 | 2,93356.4% | 2,26643.5% | 50.1% | 5,204 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+1,272 | 2,90763.9% | 1,63535.9% | 80.2% | 4,550 |
| Webster County | Al Smith+64 | 3,52749.5% | 3,59150.4% | 90.1% | 7,127 |
| Whitley County | Herbert Hoover+6,450 | 8,06083.3% | 1,61016.6% | 100.1% | 9,680 |
| Wolfe County | Al Smith+86 | 1,27048.4% | 1,35651.6% | 00.0% | 2,626 |
| Woodford County | Herbert Hoover+434 | 2,49054.7% | 2,05645.2% | 50.1% | 4,551 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.