Herbert Hoover carried Michigan R+41.4.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Michigan, 1928. The state ran 24.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

1,372,082 votes counted

Smith (D)

396,762

28.9%

Hoover (R)

965,396

70.4%

All others

9,924

0.7%

Margin

R+41.4

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1928 presidential election

Michigan, 1928

HooverR+41.4

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	70.4%	965,396
Al SmithDemocratic	28.9%	396,762
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	9,924

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1928

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−58.1%	302	1,149	1,458
Alger County	R	−22.8%	1,053	1,716	2,906
Allegan County	R	−63.8%	2,358	10,792	13,217
Alpena County	R	−27.1%	1,984	3,467	5,466
Antrim County	R	−69.6%	484	2,756	3,263
Arenac County	R	−36.3%	749	1,612	2,375
Baraga County	R	−34.3%	1,046	2,203	3,375
Barry County	R	−60.6%	1,459	6,044	7,561
Bay County	R	−14.0%	9,395	12,467	21,917
Benzie County	R	−69.6%	321	1,849	2,194
Berrien County	R	−37.8%	8,555	19,064	27,791
Branch County	R	−49.7%	2,266	6,818	9,150
Calhoun County	R	−61.4%	5,769	24,379	30,321
Cass County	R	−41.4%	2,346	5,720	8,143
Charlevoix County	R	−60.7%	842	3,489	4,363
Cheboygan County	R	−21.1%	1,784	2,743	4,546
Chippewa County	R	−38.3%	2,355	5,326	7,755
Clare County	R	−66.2%	381	1,920	2,324
Clinton County	R	−50.5%	2,013	6,161	8,210
Crawford County	R	−53.0%	237	776	1,017
Delta County	R	−0.0%	5,419	5,420	10,930
Dickinson County	R	−11.6%	4,626	5,840	10,509
Eaton County	R	−57.3%	2,285	8,493	10,836
Emmet County	R	−51.5%	1,166	3,679	4,882
Genesee County	R	−59.1%	10,910	42,743	53,853
Gladwin County	R	−67.8%	341	1,795	2,143
Gogebic County	R	−31.3%	3,134	6,061	9,362
Grand Traverse County	R	−49.5%	1,489	4,429	5,940
Gratiot County	R	−64.9%	1,854	8,823	10,741
Hillsdale County	R	−62.5%	1,893	8,282	10,226
Houghton County	R	−25.9%	6,573	11,240	18,042
Huron County	R	−29.9%	3,797	7,046	10,875
Ingham County	R	−58.3%	7,654	29,383	37,243
Ionia County	R	−50.5%	3,089	9,471	12,643
Iosco County	R	−54.2%	552	1,873	2,439
Iron County	R	−28.7%	2,262	4,103	6,415
Isabella County	R	−47.0%	1,762	4,926	6,736
Jackson County	R	−53.9%	7,462	25,080	32,693
Kalamazoo County	R	−59.3%	5,946	23,626	29,830
Kalkaska County	R	−70.9%	160	988	1,168
Kent County	R	−50.9%	18,229	56,573	75,310
Keweenaw County	R	−55.5%	360	1,305	1,704
Lake County	R	−47.0%	409	1,147	1,570
Lapeer County	R	−66.1%	1,312	6,514	7,867
Leelanau County	R	−25.4%	903	1,521	2,437
Lenawee County	R	−54.5%	4,321	14,794	19,227
Livingston County	R	−46.1%	2,075	5,642	7,741
Luce County	R	−61.1%	350	1,466	1,827
Mackinac County	R	−16.2%	1,355	1,879	3,243
Macomb County	R	−27.0%	7,363	12,845	20,299
Manistee County	R	−22.1%	2,624	4,129	6,799
Marquette County	R	−39.0%	4,716	10,879	15,811
Mason County	R	−46.3%	1,567	4,318	5,936
Mecosta County	R	−62.6%	1,004	4,422	5,463
Menominee County	R	−0.7%	4,198	4,255	8,507
Midland County	R	−64.8%	964	4,555	5,538
Missaukee County	R	−74.9%	247	1,756	2,014
Monroe County	R	−16.9%	7,242	10,202	17,507
Montcalm County	R	−65.7%	1,572	7,691	9,318
Montmorency County	R	−48.6%	270	787	1,064
Muskegon County	R	−53.1%	5,158	16,997	22,281
Newaygo County	R	−67.0%	888	4,552	5,465
Oakland County	R	−63.5%	10,011	45,343	55,618
Oceana County	R	−60.1%	871	3,555	4,469
Ogemaw County	R	−47.3%	579	1,630	2,221
Ontonagon County	R	−25.9%	1,353	2,394	4,013
Osceola County	R	−73.8%	582	3,923	4,527
Oscoda County	R	−73.1%	73	476	551
Otsego County	R	−37.4%	476	1,049	1,531
Ottawa County	R	−71.5%	2,524	15,417	18,035
Presque Isle County	R	−31.7%	1,029	1,992	3,041
Roscommon County	R	−53.2%	236	780	1,023
Saginaw County	R	−31.9%	11,555	22,467	34,242
Sanilac County	R	−63.6%	1,736	7,888	9,668
Schoolcraft County	R	−34.7%	877	1,826	2,733
Shiawassee County	R	−59.3%	2,496	9,851	12,407
St. Clair County	R	−43.4%	7,151	18,177	25,399
St. Joseph County	R	−52.7%	2,698	8,781	11,546
Tuscola County	R	−69.3%	1,464	8,188	9,703
Van Buren County	R	−55.5%	2,643	9,325	12,050
Washtenaw County	R	−57.3%	5,308	19,676	25,093
Wayne County	R	−25.5%	157,047	265,852	426,718
Wexford County	R	−69.6%	853	4,825	5,708