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Elections / 1928 · President · ME

Herbert Hoover carried Maine R+37.7.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Maine, 1928. The state ran 20.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Maine result
262,171 votes counted
Smith (D)
81,179
31.0%
Hoover (R)
179,923
68.6%
All others
1,069
0.4%
Margin
R+37.7
1928 presidential election
Maine, 1928
HooverR+37.7
1928 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+3.7Aroostook County, ME · R+43.1Cumberland County, ME · R+35.8Franklin County, ME · R+53.4Hancock County, ME · R+64.0Kennebec County, ME · R+30.7Knox County, ME · R+47.7Lincoln County, ME · R+58.0Oxford County, ME · R+40.0Penobscot County, ME · R+40.8Piscataquis County, ME · R+55.8Sagadahoc County, ME · R+48.7Somerset County, ME · R+42.1Waldo County, ME · R+54.8Washington County, ME · R+46.9York County, ME · R+30.0
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Herbert Hoover ✓Republican68.6%179,923
Al SmithDemocratic31.0%81,179
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,069
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1928
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−3.7%
10,94011,79022,854
Aroostook CountyR
−43.1%
5,77114,54520,357
Cumberland CountyR
−35.8%
15,64833,19048,996
Franklin CountyR
−53.4%
1,4874,9236,432
Hancock CountyR
−64.0%
1,7738,1409,946
Kennebec CountyR
−30.7%
8,22615,54123,859
Knox CountyR
−47.7%
2,3326,6609,080
Lincoln CountyR
−58.0%
1,1814,4705,669
Oxford CountyR
−40.0%
4,0159,40913,490
Penobscot CountyR
−40.8%
9,11421,75030,960
Piscataquis CountyR
−55.8%
1,3534,7926,161
Sagadahoc CountyR
−48.7%
1,5834,6056,208
Somerset CountyR
−42.1%
3,2518,05511,406
Waldo CountyR
−54.8%
1,4024,8516,294
Washington CountyR
−46.9%
3,0738,53111,639
York CountyR
−30.0%
10,03018,67128,820