Herbert Hoover carried North Dakota R+10.3.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in North Dakota, 1928. The state ran 7.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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North Dakota result

239,845 votes counted

Smith (D)

106,648

44.5%

Hoover (R)

131,419

54.8%

All others

1,778

0.7%

Margin

R+10.3

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1928 presidential election

North Dakota, 1928

HooverR+10.3

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	54.8%	131,419
Al SmithDemocratic	44.5%	106,648
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	1,778

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−42.0%	644	1,590	2,250
Barnes County	R	−6.5%	3,293	3,755	7,083
Benson County	R	−8.8%	2,194	2,621	4,872
Billings County	R	−5.2%	412	458	877
Bottineau County	R	−0.6%	2,648	2,680	5,383
Bowman County	R	−11.2%	821	1,031	1,875
Burke County	R	−19.4%	1,336	2,002	3,429
Burleigh County	R	−12.4%	3,076	3,955	7,115
Cass County	R	−32.7%	6,315	12,480	18,858
Cavalier County	R	−10.0%	2,510	3,068	5,592
Dickey County	R	−6.4%	1,977	2,250	4,253
Divide County	R	−21.9%	1,250	1,963	3,252
Dunn County	D	+6.9%	1,561	1,360	2,925
Eddy County	D	+7.3%	1,240	1,071	2,322
Emmons County	D	+7.1%	2,066	1,792	3,875
Foster County	D	+1.8%	1,178	1,137	2,321
Golden Valley County	R	−25.7%	552	937	1,499
Grand Forks County	R	−30.1%	4,300	8,024	12,371
Grant County	R	−10.1%	1,434	1,759	3,222
Griggs County	R	−5.8%	1,182	1,329	2,534
Hettinger County	R	−8.0%	1,323	1,553	2,883
Kidder County	R	−0.4%	1,190	1,200	2,403
LaMoure County	R	−10.9%	1,800	2,245	4,082
Logan County	D	+12.1%	1,293	1,013	2,321
McHenry County	R	−6.9%	2,535	2,914	5,494
McIntosh County	D	+10.4%	1,474	1,196	2,670
McKenzie County	R	−23.6%	1,289	2,100	3,435
McLean County	D	+2.2%	2,855	2,730	5,746
Mercer County	D	+25.0%	1,619	971	2,593
Morton County	D	+15.5%	3,946	2,881	6,853
Mountrail County	R	−7.8%	2,003	2,354	4,501
Nelson County	R	−20.9%	1,542	2,364	3,928
Oliver County	R	−3.7%	631	680	1,316
Pembina County	R	−21.6%	2,141	3,324	5,472
Pierce County	D	+4.4%	1,606	1,469	3,086
Ramsey County	R	−9.7%	2,672	3,246	5,943
Ransom County	R	−26.7%	1,505	2,613	4,145
Renville County	R	−11.2%	1,174	1,473	2,674
Richland County	R	−8.2%	3,604	4,251	7,889
Rolette County	D	+24.1%	2,181	1,327	3,539
Sargent County	D	+5.7%	1,989	1,772	3,780
Sheridan County	R	−13.6%	944	1,242	2,194
Sioux County	D	+17.7%	988	687	1,698
Slope County	R	−23.1%	542	873	1,434
Stark County	D	+25.3%	3,231	1,924	5,161
Steele County	R	−15.4%	1,152	1,574	2,745
Stutsman County	R	−10.5%	3,873	4,782	8,684
Towner County	R	−9.0%	1,324	1,588	2,928
Traill County	R	−43.0%	1,447	3,638	5,098
Walsh County	D	+1.9%	3,798	3,657	7,472
Ward County	R	−20.0%	4,362	6,561	10,986
Wells County	R	−5.3%	2,123	2,364	4,512
Williams County	R	−17.3%	2,503	3,591	6,272