Herbert Hoover carried North Carolina R+9.9.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in North Carolina, 1928. The state ran 7.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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North Carolina result

635,150 votes counted

Smith (D)

286,227

45.1%

Hoover (R)

348,923

54.9%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+9.9

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1928 presidential election

North Carolina, 1928

HooverR+9.9

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	54.9%	348,923
Al SmithDemocratic	45.1%	286,227
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

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

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.6%
1896	+5.8%
1900	+8.5%
1904	+20.1%
1908	+8.7%
1912	+47.3%
1916	+16.4%
1920	+13.5%
1924	+19.4%
1928	−9.9%
1932	+40.6%
1936	+46.8%
1940	+48.1%
1944	+33.4%
1948	+25.3%
1952	+7.8%
1956	+1.3%
1960	+4.2%
1964	+12.3%
1968	−10.3%
1972	−40.6%
1976	+11.0%
1980	−2.1%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−16.3%
1992	−0.8%
1996	−4.7%
2000	−12.8%
2004	−12.4%
2008	+0.3%
2012	−2.0%
2016	−3.7%
2020	−1.3%
2024	−3.2%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	R	−23.0%	4,260	6,810	11,070
Alexander County	R	−20.4%	1,722	2,605	4,327
Alleghany County	D	+1.7%	1,414	1,368	2,782
Anson County	D	+60.5%	2,947	726	3,673
Ashe County	R	−11.3%	3,458	4,337	7,795
Avery County	R	−78.7%	390	3,273	3,663
Beaufort County	D	+16.7%	3,533	2,521	6,054
Bertie County	D	+68.5%	2,000	374	2,374
Bladen County	R	−10.4%	1,552	1,911	3,463
Brunswick County	R	−31.0%	1,018	1,931	2,949
Buncombe County	R	−14.4%	12,405	16,590	28,995
Burke County	R	−27.9%	2,881	5,108	7,989
Cabarrus County	R	−14.7%	4,869	6,548	11,417
Caldwell County	R	−29.5%	2,291	4,207	6,498
Camden County	D	+43.6%	624	245	869
Carteret County	R	−21.0%	2,045	3,133	5,178
Caswell County	D	+11.1%	936	749	1,685
Catawba County	R	−21.2%	4,916	7,556	12,472
Chatham County	R	−10.6%	2,680	3,318	5,998
Cherokee County	R	−25.8%	1,911	3,239	5,150
Chowan County	D	+45.3%	936	352	1,288
Clay County	R	−10.1%	903	1,106	2,009
Cleveland County	D	+1.5%	4,914	4,766	9,680
Columbus County	R	−10.6%	2,854	3,533	6,387
Craven County	D	+5.4%	2,494	2,237	4,731
Cumberland County	R	−3.5%	3,297	3,534	6,831
Currituck County	D	+76.6%	1,253	166	1,419
Dare County	D	+4.1%	883	814	1,697
Davidson County	R	−26.4%	5,220	8,960	14,180
Davie County	R	−46.3%	1,085	2,959	4,044
Duplin County	R	−4.7%	2,647	2,911	5,558
Durham County	R	−32.1%	4,482	8,723	13,205
Edgecombe County	D	+62.1%	4,184	977	5,161
Forsyth County	R	−33.3%	6,639	13,258	19,897
Franklin County	D	+59.0%	2,831	729	3,560
Gaston County	R	−18.3%	6,702	9,702	16,404
Gates County	D	+1.2%	572	558	1,130
Graham County	R	−13.4%	963	1,260	2,223
Granville County	D	+55.1%	2,962	858	3,820
Greene County	D	+37.1%	1,181	542	1,723
Guilford County	R	−25.2%	9,872	16,541	26,413
Halifax County	D	+69.2%	4,882	890	5,772
Harnett County	R	−14.3%	3,554	4,740	8,294
Haywood County	R	−3.5%	4,173	4,472	8,645
Henderson County	R	−24.7%	3,149	5,210	8,359
Hertford County	D	+44.8%	1,030	393	1,423
Hoke County	D	+57.5%	1,154	311	1,465
Hyde County	R	−7.2%	590	682	1,272
Iredell County	R	−16.2%	4,836	6,712	11,548
Jackson County	R	−5.1%	3,171	3,512	6,683
Johnston County	R	−20.8%	5,041	7,696	12,737
Jones County	R	−15.0%	486	658	1,144
Lee County	D	+9.5%	1,715	1,416	3,131
Lenoir County	D	+28.6%	2,363	1,311	3,674
Lincoln County	R	−14.9%	2,913	3,930	6,843
Macon County	R	−14.0%	2,191	2,903	5,094
Madison County	R	−62.8%	1,093	4,776	5,869
Martin County	D	+74.5%	2,818	411	3,229
McDowell County	D	+0.1%	3,430	3,423	6,853
Mecklenburg County	R	−10.8%	9,690	12,041	21,731
Mitchell County	R	−61.2%	827	3,436	4,263
Montgomery County	R	−13.6%	2,016	2,653	4,669
Moore County	R	−11.0%	2,639	3,290	5,929
Nash County	D	+34.6%	4,249	2,066	6,315
New Hanover County	R	−21.2%	2,760	4,248	7,008
Northampton County	D	+58.1%	1,723	456	2,179
Onslow County	R	−7.8%	1,072	1,253	2,325
Orange County	R	−17.5%	1,799	2,564	4,363
Pamlico County	R	−11.2%	878	1,099	1,977
Pasquotank County	D	+41.0%	1,943	814	2,757
Pender County	R	−13.1%	998	1,300	2,298
Perquimans County	D	+0.7%	609	600	1,209
Person County	D	+4.7%	1,235	1,123	2,358
Pitt County	D	+53.8%	4,646	1,395	6,041
Polk County	R	−7.4%	1,616	1,873	3,489
Randolph County	R	−27.8%	4,188	7,414	11,602
Richmond County	D	+18.5%	2,975	2,045	5,020
Robeson County	D	+26.2%	4,730	2,767	7,497
Rockingham County	R	−24.2%	3,411	5,585	8,996
Rowan County	R	−24.9%	4,783	7,957	12,740
Rutherford County	R	−16.3%	4,146	5,762	9,908
Sampson County	R	−41.9%	2,285	5,579	7,864
Scotland County	D	+49.9%	1,761	588	2,349
Stanly County	R	−21.0%	3,000	4,597	7,597
Stokes County	R	−31.2%	1,970	3,759	5,729
Surry County	R	−31.6%	3,647	7,015	10,662
Swain County	R	−18.1%	1,723	2,484	4,207
Transylvania County	R	−11.4%	1,722	2,165	3,887
Tyrrell County	R	−3.1%	475	505	980
Union County	D	+7.4%	2,840	2,448	5,288
Vance County	D	+24.6%	2,395	1,449	3,844
Wake County	D	+16.3%	9,341	6,720	16,061
Warren County	D	+68.6%	2,037	379	2,416
Washington County	R	−13.7%	898	1,183	2,081
Watauga County	R	−9.9%	2,591	3,159	5,750
Wayne County	R	−7.7%	3,720	4,340	8,060
Wilkes County	R	−47.2%	2,802	7,808	10,610
Wilson County	D	+29.3%	3,535	1,933	5,468
Yadkin County	R	−67.2%	761	3,878	4,639
Yancey County	R	−4.5%	2,476	2,712	5,188