Louisiana — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentSmithD+52.6
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Al Smith ✓Democratic | 76.3% | 164,655 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 23.7% | 51,160 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 18 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.7 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+52.8 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.0 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.5 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.4 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.9 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+100.0 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.8 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.4 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+65.1 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.3 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Union Parish, LA | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+62.8 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.3 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+64.8 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
Louisiana results by county
64 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | Al Smith+2,562 | 3,63377.2% | 1,07122.8% | 00.0% | 4,704 |
| Allen Parish | Al Smith+583 | 1,30864.3% | 72535.7% | 00.0% | 2,033 |
| Ascension Parish | Al Smith+966 | 1,40276.3% | 43623.7% | 00.0% | 1,838 |
| Assumption Parish | Al Smith+641 | 94875.5% | 30724.5% | 00.0% | 1,255 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Al Smith+2,477 | 2,89687.4% | 41912.6% | 00.0% | 3,315 |
| Beauregard Parish | Al Smith+1,045 | 1,51376.4% | 46823.6% | 00.0% | 1,981 |
| Bienville Parish | Al Smith+934 | 1,30178.0% | 36722.0% | 00.0% | 1,668 |
| Bossier Parish | Al Smith+962 | 1,18784.1% | 22515.9% | 00.0% | 1,412 |
| Caddo Parish | Al Smith+3,269 | 6,93465.4% | 3,66534.6% | 00.0% | 10,599 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Al Smith+1,535 | 3,53263.8% | 1,99736.1% | 30.1% | 5,532 |
| Caldwell Parish | Al Smith+514 | 80273.6% | 28826.4% | 00.0% | 1,090 |
| Cameron Parish | Al Smith+349 | 39090.5% | 419.5% | 00.0% | 431 |
| Catahoula Parish | Al Smith+369 | 71067.6% | 34132.4% | 00.0% | 1,051 |
| Claiborne Parish | Al Smith+1,311 | 1,56086.2% | 24913.8% | 00.0% | 1,809 |
| Concordia Parish | Al Smith+458 | 59181.6% | 13318.4% | 00.0% | 724 |
| De Soto Parish | Al Smith+928 | 1,44573.6% | 51726.3% | 20.1% | 1,964 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Al Smith+1,580 | 4,57560.4% | 2,99539.6% | 00.0% | 7,570 |
| East Carroll Parish | Al Smith+306 | 43677.0% | 13023.0% | 00.0% | 566 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Al Smith+462 | 62279.5% | 16020.5% | 00.0% | 782 |
| Evangeline Parish | Al Smith+1,573 | 1,87386.2% | 30013.8% | 00.0% | 2,173 |
| Franklin Parish | Al Smith+649 | 1,14169.9% | 49230.1% | 00.0% | 1,633 |
| Grant Parish | Al Smith+518 | 1,02367.0% | 50533.0% | 00.0% | 1,528 |
| Iberia Parish | Al Smith+2,148 | 2,56186.1% | 41313.9% | 00.0% | 2,974 |
| Iberville Parish | Al Smith+1,352 | 1,63085.4% | 27814.6% | 00.0% | 1,908 |
| Jackson Parish | Al Smith | 907100.0% | 00.0% | 00.0% | 907 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Al Smith+583 | 1,70360.3% | 1,12039.7% | 00.0% | 2,823 |
| Jefferson Parish | Al Smith+4,584 | 5,32687.8% | 74212.2% | 00.0% | 6,068 |
| Lafayette Parish | Al Smith+2,605 | 3,19784.4% | 59215.6% | 00.0% | 3,789 |
| Lafourche Parish | Al Smith+1,751 | 1,99489.1% | 24310.9% | 00.0% | 2,237 |
| LaSalle Parish | Al Smith+431 | 88166.2% | 45033.8% | 00.0% | 1,331 |
| Lincoln Parish | Al Smith+371 | 1,04160.8% | 67039.2% | 00.0% | 1,711 |
| Livingston Parish | Al Smith+72 | 1,04751.8% | 97548.2% | 00.0% | 2,022 |
| Madison Parish | Al Smith+167 | 31867.8% | 15132.2% | 00.0% | 469 |
| Morehouse Parish | Al Smith+500 | 84071.2% | 34028.8% | 00.0% | 1,180 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Al Smith+1,573 | 2,09980.0% | 52620.0% | 00.0% | 2,625 |
| Orleans Parish | Al Smith+41,495 | 55,91979.5% | 14,42420.5% | 00.0% | 70,343 |
| Ouachita Parish | Al Smith+1,359 | 2,73966.5% | 1,38033.5% | 00.0% | 4,119 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Al Smith+958 | 1,05691.5% | 988.5% | 00.0% | 1,154 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Al Smith+1,228 | 1,33092.9% | 1027.1% | 00.0% | 1,432 |
| Rapides Parish | Al Smith+1,976 | 4,47064.2% | 2,49435.8% | 00.0% | 6,964 |
| Red River Parish | Al Smith+574 | 89173.1% | 31726.0% | 110.9% | 1,219 |
| Richland Parish | Al Smith+841 | 1,08381.7% | 24218.3% | 00.0% | 1,325 |
| Sabine Parish | Al Smith+679 | 1,41465.8% | 73534.2% | 00.0% | 2,149 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Al Smith+2,282 | 2,35996.8% | 773.2% | 00.0% | 2,436 |
| St. Charles Parish | Al Smith+1,008 | 1,11691.2% | 1088.8% | 00.0% | 1,224 |
| St. Helena Parish | Al Smith+464 | 60980.8% | 14519.2% | 00.0% | 754 |
| St. James Parish | Al Smith+1,358 | 1,48692.1% | 1287.9% | 00.0% | 1,614 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Al Smith+853 | 97189.2% | 11810.8% | 00.0% | 1,089 |
| St. Landry Parish | Al Smith+2,676 | 3,39482.5% | 71817.5% | 00.0% | 4,112 |
| St. Martin Parish | Al Smith+1,650 | 1,89288.7% | 24211.3% | 00.0% | 2,134 |
| St. Mary Parish | Al Smith+1,149 | 1,75474.4% | 60525.6% | 00.0% | 2,359 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Al Smith+866 | 1,81165.7% | 94534.3% | 00.0% | 2,756 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Al Smith+1,419 | 2,83466.7% | 1,41533.3% | 00.0% | 4,249 |
| Tensas Parish | Al Smith+254 | 35078.5% | 9621.5% | 00.0% | 446 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Al Smith+1,374 | 1,64286.0% | 26814.0% | 00.0% | 1,910 |
| Union Parish | Al Smith+663 | 1,08571.9% | 42228.0% | 20.1% | 1,509 |
| Vermilion Parish | Al Smith+2,129 | 2,58085.1% | 45114.9% | 00.0% | 3,031 |
| Vernon Parish | Al Smith+1,691 | 2,19181.4% | 50018.6% | 00.0% | 2,691 |
| Washington Parish | Al Smith+492 | 2,02056.9% | 1,52843.1% | 00.0% | 3,548 |
| Webster Parish | Al Smith+1,074 | 1,43080.1% | 35619.9% | 00.0% | 1,786 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Al Smith+530 | 60888.6% | 7811.4% | 00.0% | 686 |
| West Carroll Parish | Al Smith+459 | 67375.9% | 21424.1% | 00.0% | 887 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Al Smith+331 | 42182.4% | 9017.6% | 00.0% | 511 |
| Winn Parish | Al Smith+628 | 1,16168.5% | 53331.5% | 00.0% | 1,694 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +53.1% |
| 1896 | +54.6% |
| 1900 | +58.1% |
| 1904 | +78.9% |
| 1908 | +72.7% |
| 1912 | +72.0% |
| 1916 | +78.9% |
| 1920 | +38.8% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | +52.6% |
| 1932 | +85.8% |
| 1936 | +77.7% |
| 1940 | +71.8% |
| 1944 | +61.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | +21.8% |
| 1964 | −13.6% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −37.0% |
| 1976 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | −7.7% |
| 2004 | −14.5% |
| 2008 | −18.6% |
| 2012 | −17.2% |
| 2016 | −19.6% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −22.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.