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Elections / 1928 · President · MD

Herbert Hoover carried Maryland R+14.7.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Maryland, 1928. The state ran 2.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Maryland result
528,348 votes counted
Smith (D)
223,626
42.3%
Hoover (R)
301,479
57.1%
All others
3,243
0.6%
Margin
R+14.7
1928 presidential election
Maryland, 1928
HooverR+14.7
1928 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+36.3Anne Arundel County, MD · R+23.6Baltimore city, MD · R+3.5Baltimore County, MD · R+20.8Calvert County, MD · R+28.8Caroline County, MD · R+23.3Carroll County, MD · R+39.6Cecil County, MD · R+44.0Charles County, MD · R+15.1Dorchester County, MD · R+48.7Frederick County, MD · R+25.7Garrett County, MD · R+57.4Harford County, MD · R+29.6Howard County, MD · R+3.2Kent County, MD · R+6.2Montgomery County, MD · R+16.0Prince George's County, MD · R+18.9Queen Anne's County, MD · D+0.6Somerset County, MD · R+37.8St. Mary's County, MD · D+29.5Talbot County, MD · R+24.2Washington County, MD · R+36.0Wicomico County, MD · R+18.2Worcester County, MD · R+30.8
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Herbert Hoover ✓Republican57.1%301,479
Al SmithDemocratic42.3%223,626
OtherAll other candidates0.6%3,243
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1928
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−36.3%
9,02619,44328,703
Anne Arundel CountyR
−23.6%
6,25910,14516,486
Baltimore cityR
−3.5%
126,106135,182263,058
Baltimore CountyR
−20.8%
15,63223,88939,701
Calvert CountyR
−28.8%
1,1442,0853,262
Caroline CountyR
−23.3%
2,0303,2705,322
Carroll CountyR
−39.6%
3,7318,64412,419
Cecil CountyR
−44.0%
2,2015,7067,962
Charles CountyR
−15.1%
1,8602,5224,391
Dorchester CountyR
−48.7%
2,1806,3338,535
Frederick CountyR
−25.7%
7,40612,56920,089
Garrett CountyR
−57.4%
1,1684,3715,577
Harford CountyR
−29.6%
3,5066,47910,040
Howard CountyR
−3.2%
3,0883,2966,417
Kent CountyR
−6.2%
2,4502,7775,257
Montgomery CountyR
−16.0%
6,7399,31816,139
Prince George's CountyR
−18.9%
6,6589,78216,562
Queen Anne's CountyD
+0.6%
2,7002,6665,389
Somerset CountyR
−37.8%
2,2775,0717,395
St. Mary's CountyD
+29.5%
3,0061,6094,733
Talbot CountyR
−24.2%
2,4323,9906,443
Washington CountyR
−36.0%
5,81612,40418,301
Wicomico CountyR
−18.2%
4,0955,92310,033
Worcester CountyR
−30.8%
2,1164,0056,134