Nebraska — 1928 presidential election
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Akashicstate1928 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentHooverR+27.0
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 63.2% | 345,745 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 36.2% | 197,959 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 3,434 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Cedar County, NE | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Colfax County, NE | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Cuming County, NE | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+29.1 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+70.4 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Platte County, NE | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Stanton County, NE | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+29.0 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+48.7 |
Nebraska results by county
93 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Herbert Hoover+4,268 | 7,19470.6% | 2,92628.7% | 660.6% | 10,186 |
| Antelope County | Herbert Hoover+2,261 | 4,27767.8% | 2,01632.0% | 150.2% | 6,308 |
| Arthur County | Herbert Hoover+233 | 40269.4% | 16929.2% | 81.4% | 579 |
| Banner County | Herbert Hoover+467 | 54886.3% | 8112.8% | 60.9% | 635 |
| Blaine County | Herbert Hoover+309 | 48473.1% | 17526.4% | 30.5% | 662 |
| Boone County | Herbert Hoover+1,556 | 3,81662.6% | 2,26037.1% | 230.4% | 6,099 |
| Box Butte County | Herbert Hoover+1,790 | 3,02870.7% | 1,23828.9% | 160.4% | 4,282 |
| Boyd County | Herbert Hoover+510 | 1,65358.7% | 1,14340.6% | 190.7% | 2,815 |
| Brown County | Herbert Hoover+1,271 | 1,90774.1% | 63624.7% | 321.2% | 2,575 |
| Buffalo County | Herbert Hoover+4,659 | 7,46072.2% | 2,80127.1% | 680.7% | 10,329 |
| Burt County | Herbert Hoover+1,768 | 3,55166.3% | 1,78333.3% | 190.4% | 5,353 |
| Butler County | Al Smith+535 | 2,93045.7% | 3,46554.0% | 230.4% | 6,418 |
| Cass County | Herbert Hoover+2,231 | 4,97063.9% | 2,73935.2% | 680.9% | 7,777 |
| Cedar County | Al Smith+35 | 3,20649.6% | 3,24150.1% | 200.3% | 6,467 |
| Chase County | Herbert Hoover+961 | 1,54071.9% | 57927.0% | 231.1% | 2,142 |
| Cherry County | Herbert Hoover+1,620 | 2,90569.0% | 1,28530.5% | 180.4% | 4,208 |
| Cheyenne County | Herbert Hoover+1,055 | 2,61862.3% | 1,56337.2% | 220.5% | 4,203 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+2,338 | 4,10569.3% | 1,76729.8% | 540.9% | 5,926 |
| Colfax County | Al Smith+1,314 | 1,43234.1% | 2,74665.5% | 160.4% | 4,194 |
| Cuming County | Al Smith+179 | 2,41847.9% | 2,59751.5% | 280.6% | 5,043 |
| Custer County | Herbert Hoover+5,873 | 8,37976.4% | 2,50622.9% | 820.7% | 10,967 |
| Dakota County | Al Smith+45 | 1,70949.4% | 1,75450.6% | 00.0% | 3,463 |
| Dawes County | Herbert Hoover+2,103 | 3,27673.3% | 1,17326.3% | 190.4% | 4,468 |
| Dawson County | Herbert Hoover+3,407 | 5,12574.3% | 1,71824.9% | 590.9% | 6,902 |
| Deuel County | Herbert Hoover+794 | 1,19774.4% | 40325.0% | 90.6% | 1,609 |
| Dixon County | Herbert Hoover+1,375 | 2,98264.8% | 1,60734.9% | 120.3% | 4,601 |
| Dodge County | Herbert Hoover+2,220 | 6,25060.6% | 4,03039.1% | 350.3% | 10,315 |
| Douglas County | Herbert Hoover+5,284 | 47,55152.6% | 42,26746.8% | 5870.6% | 90,405 |
| Dundy County | Herbert Hoover+1,103 | 1,57576.4% | 47222.9% | 140.7% | 2,061 |
| Fillmore County | Herbert Hoover+1,244 | 3,47960.5% | 2,23538.9% | 320.6% | 5,746 |
| Franklin County | Herbert Hoover+1,090 | 2,53363.4% | 1,44336.1% | 170.4% | 3,993 |
| Frontier County | Herbert Hoover+1,456 | 2,33571.8% | 87927.0% | 401.2% | 3,254 |
| Furnas County | Herbert Hoover+2,421 | 3,76073.2% | 1,33926.1% | 400.8% | 5,139 |
| Gage County | Herbert Hoover+4,852 | 8,37869.8% | 3,52629.4% | 940.8% | 11,998 |
| Garden County | Herbert Hoover+1,066 | 1,47077.8% | 40421.4% | 150.8% | 1,889 |
| Garfield County | Herbert Hoover+945 | 1,18083.0% | 23516.5% | 60.4% | 1,421 |
| Gosper County | Herbert Hoover+495 | 97566.6% | 48032.8% | 100.7% | 1,465 |
| Grant County | Herbert Hoover+238 | 39870.9% | 16028.5% | 30.5% | 561 |
| Greeley County | Al Smith+641 | 1,45740.9% | 2,09858.9% | 90.3% | 3,564 |
| Hall County | Herbert Hoover+3,471 | 6,86266.6% | 3,39132.9% | 530.5% | 10,306 |
| Hamilton County | Herbert Hoover+2,028 | 3,63468.8% | 1,60630.4% | 440.8% | 5,284 |
| Harlan County | Herbert Hoover+1,647 | 2,70270.0% | 1,05527.3% | 1042.7% | 3,861 |
| Hayes County | Herbert Hoover+477 | 91765.8% | 44031.6% | 362.6% | 1,393 |
| Hitchcock County | Herbert Hoover+1,324 | 2,02273.7% | 69825.4% | 230.8% | 2,743 |
| Holt County | Herbert Hoover+620 | 3,74654.4% | 3,12645.4% | 100.1% | 6,882 |
| Hooker County | Herbert Hoover+245 | 35576.0% | 11023.6% | 20.4% | 467 |
| Howard County | Al Smith+260 | 1,93746.6% | 2,19752.9% | 230.6% | 4,157 |
| Jefferson County | Herbert Hoover+2,166 | 4,35966.0% | 2,19333.2% | 570.9% | 6,609 |
| Johnson County | Herbert Hoover+1,147 | 2,63263.7% | 1,48535.9% | 170.4% | 4,134 |
| Kearney County | Herbert Hoover+1,333 | 2,42668.3% | 1,09330.8% | 341.0% | 3,553 |
| Keith County | Herbert Hoover+883 | 1,71567.1% | 83232.6% | 90.4% | 2,556 |
| Keya Paha County | Herbert Hoover+757 | 98979.8% | 23218.7% | 191.5% | 1,240 |
| Kimball County | Herbert Hoover+858 | 1,29674.0% | 43825.0% | 171.0% | 1,751 |
| Knox County | Herbert Hoover+754 | 3,66855.5% | 2,91444.1% | 320.5% | 6,614 |
| Lancaster County | Herbert Hoover+20,683 | 30,52375.2% | 9,84024.2% | 2420.6% | 40,605 |
| Lincoln County | Herbert Hoover+3,565 | 5,94670.6% | 2,38128.3% | 981.2% | 8,425 |
| Logan County | Herbert Hoover+400 | 59574.4% | 19524.4% | 101.3% | 800 |
| Loup County | Herbert Hoover+488 | 59483.8% | 10615.0% | 91.3% | 709 |
| Madison County | Herbert Hoover+2,822 | 6,22964.3% | 3,40735.2% | 480.5% | 9,684 |
| McPherson County | Herbert Hoover+350 | 41984.3% | 6913.9% | 91.8% | 497 |
| Merrick County | Herbert Hoover+1,866 | 3,26969.6% | 1,40329.9% | 270.6% | 4,699 |
| Morrill County | Herbert Hoover+1,553 | 2,31874.3% | 76524.5% | 381.2% | 3,121 |
| Nance County | Herbert Hoover+981 | 2,29963.3% | 1,31836.3% | 160.4% | 3,633 |
| Nemaha County | Herbert Hoover+2,010 | 3,77768.1% | 1,76731.8% | 40.1% | 5,548 |
| Nuckolls County | Herbert Hoover+1,615 | 3,29965.6% | 1,68433.5% | 440.9% | 5,027 |
| Otoe County | Herbert Hoover+2,104 | 5,06362.7% | 2,95936.6% | 550.7% | 8,077 |
| Pawnee County | Herbert Hoover+1,278 | 2,82564.3% | 1,54735.2% | 220.5% | 4,394 |
| Perkins County | Herbert Hoover+830 | 1,46169.4% | 63130.0% | 140.7% | 2,106 |
| Phelps County | Herbert Hoover+2,370 | 3,29777.6% | 92721.8% | 270.6% | 4,251 |
| Pierce County | Herbert Hoover+956 | 2,54261.4% | 1,58638.3% | 90.2% | 4,137 |
| Platte County | Al Smith+1,313 | 3,43541.8% | 4,74857.8% | 270.3% | 8,210 |
| Polk County | Herbert Hoover+1,602 | 3,09667.2% | 1,49432.4% | 190.4% | 4,609 |
| Red Willow County | Herbert Hoover+1,789 | 3,55966.1% | 1,77032.9% | 551.0% | 5,384 |
| Richardson County | Herbert Hoover+2,761 | 5,83365.1% | 3,07234.3% | 570.6% | 8,962 |
| Rock County | Herbert Hoover+729 | 1,03477.1% | 30522.7% | 20.1% | 1,341 |
| Saline County | Al Smith+608 | 3,34745.7% | 3,95554.0% | 260.4% | 7,328 |
| Sarpy County | Herbert Hoover+111 | 2,01151.0% | 1,90048.2% | 290.7% | 3,940 |
| Saunders County | Herbert Hoover+1,563 | 5,35658.3% | 3,79341.3% | 370.4% | 9,186 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Herbert Hoover+5,274 | 6,67781.8% | 1,40317.2% | 871.1% | 8,167 |
| Seward County | Herbert Hoover+1,172 | 3,53959.7% | 2,36739.9% | 240.4% | 5,930 |
| Sheridan County | Herbert Hoover+1,804 | 3,03070.2% | 1,22628.4% | 591.4% | 4,315 |
| Sherman County | Al Smith+58 | 1,67548.8% | 1,73350.5% | 270.8% | 3,435 |
| Sioux County | Herbert Hoover+743 | 1,17872.5% | 43526.8% | 110.7% | 1,624 |
| Stanton County | Al Smith+85 | 1,21148.2% | 1,29651.6% | 70.3% | 2,514 |
| Thayer County | Herbert Hoover+1,379 | 3,55261.8% | 2,17337.8% | 230.4% | 5,748 |
| Thomas County | Herbert Hoover+254 | 40672.2% | 15227.0% | 40.7% | 562 |
| Thurston County | Al Smith+299 | 1,53845.3% | 1,83754.1% | 180.5% | 3,393 |
| Valley County | Herbert Hoover+1,563 | 2,76869.3% | 1,20530.2% | 230.6% | 3,996 |
| Washington County | Herbert Hoover+838 | 2,75058.7% | 1,91240.8% | 220.5% | 4,684 |
| Wayne County | Herbert Hoover+1,119 | 2,35464.9% | 1,23534.0% | 391.1% | 3,628 |
| Webster County | Herbert Hoover+1,582 | 2,92468.2% | 1,34231.3% | 200.5% | 4,286 |
| Wheeler County | Herbert Hoover+241 | 53464.2% | 29335.2% | 50.6% | 832 |
| York County | Herbert Hoover+3,790 | 5,76974.2% | 1,97925.4% | 310.4% | 7,779 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −31.1% |
| 1896 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | −3.2% |
| 1904 | −37.9% |
| 1908 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | +22.0% |
| 1916 | +14.3% |
| 1920 | −33.4% |
| 1924 | −17.5% |
| 1928 | −27.0% |
| 1932 | +27.7% |
| 1936 | +16.4% |
| 1940 | −14.4% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −8.3% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.0% |
| 1960 | −24.1% |
| 1964 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | −28.0% |
| 1972 | −41.0% |
| 1976 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | −39.5% |
| 1984 | −41.7% |
| 1988 | −21.0% |
| 1992 | −17.2% |
| 1996 | −18.7% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2012 | −21.8% |
| 2016 | −25.0% |
| 2020 | −19.1% |
| 2024 | −20.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.