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Elections / 1928 · President · MA

Al Smith carried Massachusetts D+1.1.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Massachusetts, 1928. The state ran 18.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
1,577,823 votes counted
Smith (D)
792,758
50.2%
Hoover (R)
775,566
49.2%
All others
9,499
0.6%
Margin
D+1.1
1928 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1928
SmithD+1.1
1928 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 1928 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1928 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · R+54.4Berkshire County, MA · TiedBristol County, MA · D+3.5Dukes County, MA · R+51.9Essex County, MA · R+6.5Franklin County, MA · R+41.8Hampden County, MA · D+5.0Hampshire County, MA · R+5.2Middlesex County, MA · R+4.4Nantucket County, MA · R+37.3Norfolk County, MA · R+21.9Plymouth County, MA · R+24.7Suffolk County, MA · D+34.4Worcester County, MA · R+4.8
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Al Smith ✓Democratic50.2%792,758
Herbert HooverRepublican49.2%775,566
OtherAll other candidates0.6%9,499
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1928
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−54.4%
2,8999,88612,845
Berkshire CountyD
+0.5%
24,07523,85548,174
Bristol CountyD
+3.5%
59,25755,205115,755
Dukes CountyR
−51.9%
4701,4871,958
Essex CountyR
−6.5%
89,508102,008192,810
Franklin CountyR
−41.8%
5,84214,33320,324
Hampden CountyD
+5.0%
62,05656,063118,822
Hampshire CountyR
−5.2%
12,69514,10127,051
Middlesex CountyR
−4.4%
173,339189,189363,841
Nantucket CountyR
−37.3%
3958651,261
Norfolk CountyR
−21.9%
47,05773,530121,076
Plymouth CountyR
−24.7%
24,88741,36266,766
Suffolk CountyD
+34.4%
204,60399,392306,130
Worcester CountyR
−4.8%
85,67594,290181,010