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Elections / 1928 · President · NE

Herbert Hoover carried Nebraska R+27.0.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Nebraska, 1928. The state ran 9.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
547,138 votes counted
Smith (D)
197,959
36.2%
Hoover (R)
345,745
63.2%
All others
3,434
0.6%
Margin
R+27.0
1928 presidential election
Nebraska, 1928
HooverR+27.0
1928 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1928 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1928 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, NE · R+41.9Antelope County, NE · R+35.8Arthur County, NE · R+40.2Banner County, NE · R+73.5Blaine County, NE · R+46.7Boone County, NE · R+25.5Box Butte County, NE · R+41.8Boyd County, NE · R+18.1Brown County, NE · R+49.4Buffalo County, NE · R+45.1Burt County, NE · R+33.0Butler County, NE · D+8.3Cass County, NE · R+28.7Cedar County, NE · D+0.5Chase County, NE · R+44.9Cherry County, NE · R+38.5Cheyenne County, NE · R+25.1Clay County, NE · R+39.5Colfax County, NE · D+31.3Cuming County, NE · D+3.5Custer County, NE · R+53.6Dakota County, NE · D+1.3Dawes County, NE · R+47.1Dawson County, NE · R+49.4Deuel County, NE · R+49.3Dixon County, NE · R+29.9Dodge County, NE · R+21.5Douglas County, NE · R+5.8Dundy County, NE · R+53.5Fillmore County, NE · R+21.6Franklin County, NE · R+27.3Frontier County, NE · R+44.7Furnas County, NE · R+47.1Gage County, NE · R+40.4Garden County, NE · R+56.4Garfield County, NE · R+66.5Gosper County, NE · R+33.8Grant County, NE · R+42.4Greeley County, NE · D+18.0Hall County, NE · R+33.7Hamilton County, NE · R+38.4Harlan County, NE · R+42.7Hayes County, NE · R+34.2Hitchcock County, NE · R+48.3Holt County, NE · R+9.0Hooker County, NE · R+52.5Howard County, NE · D+6.3Jefferson County, NE · R+32.8Johnson County, NE · R+27.7Kearney County, NE · R+37.5Keith County, NE · R+34.5Keya Paha County, NE · R+61.0Kimball County, NE · R+49.0Knox County, NE · R+11.4Lancaster County, NE · R+50.9Lincoln County, NE · R+42.3Logan County, NE · R+50.0Loup County, NE · R+68.8Madison County, NE · R+29.1McPherson County, NE · R+70.4Merrick County, NE · R+39.7Morrill County, NE · R+49.8Nance County, NE · R+27.0Nemaha County, NE · R+36.2Nuckolls County, NE · R+32.1Otoe County, NE · R+26.0Pawnee County, NE · R+29.1Perkins County, NE · R+39.4Phelps County, NE · R+55.8Pierce County, NE · R+23.1Platte County, NE · D+16.0Polk County, NE · R+34.8Red Willow County, NE · R+33.2Richardson County, NE · R+30.8Rock County, NE · R+54.4Saline County, NE · D+8.3Sarpy County, NE · R+2.8Saunders County, NE · R+17.0Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+64.6Seward County, NE · R+19.8Sheridan County, NE · R+41.8Sherman County, NE · D+1.7Sioux County, NE · R+45.8Stanton County, NE · D+3.4Thayer County, NE · R+24.0Thomas County, NE · R+45.2Thurston County, NE · D+8.8Valley County, NE · R+39.1Washington County, NE · R+17.9Wayne County, NE · R+30.8Webster County, NE · R+36.9Wheeler County, NE · R+29.0York County, NE · R+48.7
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Herbert Hoover ✓Republican63.2%345,745
Al SmithDemocratic36.2%197,959
OtherAll other candidates0.6%3,434
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1928
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−41.9%
2,9267,19410,186
Antelope CountyR
−35.8%
2,0164,2776,308
Arthur CountyR
−40.2%
169402579
Banner CountyR
−73.5%
81548635
Blaine CountyR
−46.7%
175484662
Boone CountyR
−25.5%
2,2603,8166,099
Box Butte CountyR
−41.8%
1,2383,0284,282
Boyd CountyR
−18.1%
1,1431,6532,815
Brown CountyR
−49.4%
6361,9072,575
Buffalo CountyR
−45.1%
2,8017,46010,329
Burt CountyR
−33.0%
1,7833,5515,353
Butler CountyD
+8.3%
3,4652,9306,418
Cass CountyR
−28.7%
2,7394,9707,777
Cedar CountyD
+0.5%
3,2413,2066,467
Chase CountyR
−44.9%
5791,5402,142
Cherry CountyR
−38.5%
1,2852,9054,208
Cheyenne CountyR
−25.1%
1,5632,6184,203
Clay CountyR
−39.5%
1,7674,1055,926
Colfax CountyD
+31.3%
2,7461,4324,194
Cuming CountyD
+3.5%
2,5972,4185,043
Custer CountyR
−53.6%
2,5068,37910,967
Dakota CountyD
+1.3%
1,7541,7093,463
Dawes CountyR
−47.1%
1,1733,2764,468
Dawson CountyR
−49.4%
1,7185,1256,902
Deuel CountyR
−49.3%
4031,1971,609
Dixon CountyR
−29.9%
1,6072,9824,601
Dodge CountyR
−21.5%
4,0306,25010,315
Douglas CountyR
−5.8%
42,26747,55190,405
Dundy CountyR
−53.5%
4721,5752,061
Fillmore CountyR
−21.6%
2,2353,4795,746
Franklin CountyR
−27.3%
1,4432,5333,993
Frontier CountyR
−44.7%
8792,3353,254
Furnas CountyR
−47.1%
1,3393,7605,139
Gage CountyR
−40.4%
3,5268,37811,998
Garden CountyR
−56.4%
4041,4701,889
Garfield CountyR
−66.5%
2351,1801,421
Gosper CountyR
−33.8%
4809751,465
Grant CountyR
−42.4%
160398561
Greeley CountyD
+18.0%
2,0981,4573,564
Hall CountyR
−33.7%
3,3916,86210,306
Hamilton CountyR
−38.4%
1,6063,6345,284
Harlan CountyR
−42.7%
1,0552,7023,861
Hayes CountyR
−34.2%
4409171,393
Hitchcock CountyR
−48.3%
6982,0222,743
Holt CountyR
−9.0%
3,1263,7466,882
Hooker CountyR
−52.5%
110355467
Howard CountyD
+6.3%
2,1971,9374,157
Jefferson CountyR
−32.8%
2,1934,3596,609
Johnson CountyR
−27.7%
1,4852,6324,134
Kearney CountyR
−37.5%
1,0932,4263,553
Keith CountyR
−34.5%
8321,7152,556
Keya Paha CountyR
−61.0%
2329891,240
Kimball CountyR
−49.0%
4381,2961,751
Knox CountyR
−11.4%
2,9143,6686,614
Lancaster CountyR
−50.9%
9,84030,52340,605
Lincoln CountyR
−42.3%
2,3815,9468,425
Logan CountyR
−50.0%
195595800
Loup CountyR
−68.8%
106594709
Madison CountyR
−29.1%
3,4076,2299,684
McPherson CountyR
−70.4%
69419497
Merrick CountyR
−39.7%
1,4033,2694,699
Morrill CountyR
−49.8%
7652,3183,121
Nance CountyR
−27.0%
1,3182,2993,633
Nemaha CountyR
−36.2%
1,7673,7775,548
Nuckolls CountyR
−32.1%
1,6843,2995,027
Otoe CountyR
−26.0%
2,9595,0638,077
Pawnee CountyR
−29.1%
1,5472,8254,394
Perkins CountyR
−39.4%
6311,4612,106
Phelps CountyR
−55.8%
9273,2974,251
Pierce CountyR
−23.1%
1,5862,5424,137
Platte CountyD
+16.0%
4,7483,4358,210
Polk CountyR
−34.8%
1,4943,0964,609
Red Willow CountyR
−33.2%
1,7703,5595,384
Richardson CountyR
−30.8%
3,0725,8338,962
Rock CountyR
−54.4%
3051,0341,341
Saline CountyD
+8.3%
3,9553,3477,328
Sarpy CountyR
−2.8%
1,9002,0113,940
Saunders CountyR
−17.0%
3,7935,3569,186
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−64.6%
1,4036,6778,167
Seward CountyR
−19.8%
2,3673,5395,930
Sheridan CountyR
−41.8%
1,2263,0304,315
Sherman CountyD
+1.7%
1,7331,6753,435
Sioux CountyR
−45.8%
4351,1781,624
Stanton CountyD
+3.4%
1,2961,2112,514
Thayer CountyR
−24.0%
2,1733,5525,748
Thomas CountyR
−45.2%
152406562
Thurston CountyD
+8.8%
1,8371,5383,393
Valley CountyR
−39.1%
1,2052,7683,996
Washington CountyR
−17.9%
1,9122,7504,684
Wayne CountyR
−30.8%
1,2352,3543,628
Webster CountyR
−36.9%
1,3422,9244,286
Wheeler CountyR
−29.0%
293534832
York CountyR
−48.7%
1,9795,7697,779