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Elections / 1928 · President · NH

Herbert Hoover carried New Hampshire R+17.6.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in New Hampshire, 1928. The state ran 0.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
196,757 votes counted
Smith (D)
80,715
41.0%
Hoover (R)
115,404
58.7%
All others
638
0.3%
Margin
R+17.6
1928 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1928
HooverR+17.6
1928 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+29.4Carroll County, NH · R+55.0Cheshire County, NH · R+26.5Coos County, NH · R+13.5Grafton County, NH · R+34.8Hillsborough County, NH · D+9.2Merrimack County, NH · R+21.5Rockingham County, NH · R+38.6Strafford County, NH · R+16.9Sullivan County, NH · R+23.6
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Herbert Hoover ✓Republican58.7%115,404
Al SmithDemocratic41.0%80,715
OtherAll other candidates0.3%638
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1928
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−29.4%
3,6896,76210,462
Carroll CountyR
−55.0%
1,5925,5097,117
Cheshire CountyR
−26.5%
5,0258,67313,756
Coos CountyR
−13.5%
6,0067,89113,931
Grafton CountyR
−34.8%
6,03512,56618,759
Hillsborough CountyD
+9.2%
29,45724,46554,087
Merrimack CountyR
−21.5%
10,13915,72425,935
Rockingham CountyR
−38.6%
7,78217,59025,425
Strafford CountyR
−16.9%
7,44110,47017,939
Sullivan CountyR
−23.6%
3,5495,7549,346