Herbert Hoover carried Nevada R+13.1.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Nevada, 1928. The state ran 4.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Nevada result

32,417 votes counted

Smith (D)

14,090

43.5%

Hoover (R)

18,327

56.5%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+13.1

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1928 presidential election

Nevada, 1928

HooverR+13.1

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	56.5%	18,327
Al SmithDemocratic	43.5%	14,090
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

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

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Nevada's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Nevada's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−19.3%
1896	+62.4%
1900	+24.5%
1904	−23.8%
1908	+1.8%
1912	+23.8%
1916	+17.0%
1920	−20.7%
1924	−19.8%
1928	−13.1%
1932	+38.8%
1936	+45.6%
1940	+20.2%
1944	+9.2%
1948	+3.1%
1952	−22.9%
1956	−15.9%
1960	+2.3%
1964	+17.2%
1968	−8.2%
1972	−27.4%
1976	−4.4%
1980	−35.6%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−20.9%
1992	+2.6%
1996	+1.0%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.6%
2008	+12.6%
2012	+6.7%
2016	+2.4%
2020	+2.4%
2024	−3.1%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Carson City	R	−16.1%	426	590	1,016
Churchill County	R	−20.0%	751	1,126	1,877
Clark County	R	−13.2%	984	1,284	2,268
Douglas County	R	−42.1%	186	456	642
Elko County	R	−13.1%	1,442	1,876	3,318
Esmeralda County	D	+5.6%	341	305	646
Eureka County	D	+2.0%	261	251	512
Humboldt County	R	−13.1%	602	783	1,385
Lander County	R	−18.4%	314	456	770
Lincoln County	R	−1.0%	542	553	1,095
Lyon County	R	−13.7%	704	927	1,631
Mineral County	D	+8.5%	326	275	601
Nye County	D	+7.9%	1,123	958	2,081
Pershing County	R	−9.1%	452	543	995
Storey County	D	+18.9%	271	185	456
Washoe County	R	−18.7%	3,952	5,767	9,719
White Pine County	R	−17.0%	1,413	1,992	3,405