Herbert Hoover carried Montana R+17.9.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Montana, 1928. The state ran 0.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Montana result

194,108 votes counted

Smith (D)

78,578

40.5%

Hoover (R)

113,300

58.4%

All others

2,230

1.1%

Margin

R+17.9

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1928 presidential election

Montana, 1928

HooverR+17.9

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	58.4%	113,300
Al SmithDemocratic	40.5%	78,578
OtherAll other candidates	1.1%	2,230

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−24.9%	1,144	1,906	3,064
Big Horn County	R	−11.2%	1,017	1,274	2,297
Blaine County	R	−13.9%	1,160	1,537	2,714
Broadwater County	R	−5.7%	663	743	1,415
Carbon County	R	−19.4%	1,674	2,514	4,327
Carter County	R	−28.8%	420	763	1,192
Cascade County	R	−11.1%	6,540	8,183	14,856
Chouteau County	R	−19.5%	1,232	1,837	3,106
Custer County	R	−28.6%	1,386	2,503	3,906
Daniels County	R	−9.0%	780	936	1,736
Dawson County	R	−34.8%	1,065	2,207	3,286
Deer Lodge County	D	+8.3%	3,184	2,695	5,901
Fallon County	R	−38.8%	454	1,036	1,500
Fergus County	R	−21.1%	2,667	4,109	6,838
Flathead County	R	−34.6%	1,972	4,098	6,152
Gallatin County	R	−22.8%	2,423	3,861	6,318
Garfield County	R	−40.1%	499	1,176	1,688
Glacier County	D	+7.1%	976	847	1,826
Golden Valley County	R	−28.5%	346	625	978
Granite County	R	−24.9%	509	849	1,366
Hill County	R	−7.2%	2,022	2,336	4,377
Jefferson County	R	−14.7%	751	1,013	1,778
Judith Basin County	R	−15.4%	978	1,342	2,364
Lake County	R	−19.6%	1,256	1,876	3,157
Lewis and Clark County	R	−15.0%	3,278	4,441	7,744
Liberty County	R	−14.5%	332	446	786
Lincoln County	R	−6.4%	1,067	1,217	2,327
Madison County	R	−37.3%	812	1,785	2,611
McCone County	R	−25.6%	554	946	1,529
Meagher County	R	−36.1%	335	714	1,051
Mineral County	R	−8.8%	370	443	832
Missoula County	R	−20.8%	3,291	5,056	8,467
Musselshell County	R	−5.2%	1,444	1,608	3,181
Park County	R	−39.1%	1,338	3,095	4,496
Petroleum County	R	−22.2%	372	586	963
Phillips County	R	−19.0%	1,135	1,671	2,828
Pondera County	R	−16.6%	944	1,324	2,283
Powder River County	R	−30.9%	410	780	1,199
Powell County	R	−20.5%	1,031	1,568	2,622
Prairie County	R	−40.8%	405	968	1,379
Ravalli County	R	−38.6%	1,112	2,551	3,724
Richland County	R	−28.2%	917	1,648	2,594
Roosevelt County	R	−11.3%	1,296	1,630	2,949
Rosebud County	R	−19.3%	1,025	1,519	2,558
Sanders County	R	−12.6%	873	1,142	2,128
Sheridan County	R	−14.6%	1,190	1,624	2,971
Silver Bow County	D	+8.4%	11,228	9,456	21,103
Stillwater County	R	−40.5%	711	1,687	2,408
Sweet Grass County	R	−45.4%	435	1,163	1,605
Teton County	R	−22.0%	804	1,263	2,085
Toole County	R	−10.3%	1,076	1,325	2,422
Treasure County	R	−31.1%	186	354	541
Valley County	R	−28.4%	1,294	2,330	3,649
Wheatland County	R	−37.9%	542	1,207	1,754
Wibaux County	R	−13.0%	448	583	1,036
Yellowstone County	R	−36.5%	3,205	6,904	10,141