Herbert Hoover carried Ohio R+30.4.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Ohio, 1928. The state ran 13.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Ohio result

2,508,346 votes counted

Smith (D)

864,210

34.5%

Hoover (R)

1,627,546

64.9%

All others

16,590

0.7%

Margin

R+30.4

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1928 presidential election

Ohio, 1928

HooverR+30.4

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	64.9%	1,627,546
Al SmithDemocratic	34.5%	864,210
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	16,590

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−30.7%	3,000	5,665	8,685
Allen County	R	−37.0%	9,462	20,693	30,337
Ashland County	R	−45.4%	3,256	8,745	12,097
Ashtabula County	R	−51.4%	5,951	18,870	25,118
Athens County	R	−41.3%	4,546	11,101	15,855
Auglaize County	R	−22.2%	4,954	7,794	12,798
Belmont County	R	−23.7%	12,807	20,969	34,468
Brown County	R	−24.7%	3,422	5,681	9,155
Butler County	R	−29.9%	15,663	29,124	45,042
Carroll County	R	−61.3%	1,321	5,572	6,937
Champaign County	R	−39.6%	3,296	7,651	11,006
Clark County	R	−44.0%	10,316	26,666	37,183
Clermont County	R	−39.6%	4,194	9,732	13,983
Clinton County	R	−46.4%	2,603	7,150	9,797
Columbiana County	R	−55.5%	7,461	26,405	34,158
Coshocton County	R	−41.7%	3,745	9,154	12,970
Crawford County	R	−34.3%	5,472	11,235	16,793
Cuyahoga County	R	−7.8%	166,188	194,508	364,108
Darke County	R	−33.5%	5,822	11,765	17,734
Defiance County	R	−28.7%	3,487	6,289	9,776
Delaware County	R	−36.4%	3,720	8,049	11,880
Erie County	R	−15.6%	7,570	10,380	17,996
Fairfield County	R	−36.3%	5,619	12,072	17,788
Fayette County	R	−31.0%	2,752	5,251	8,050
Franklin County	R	−32.2%	47,084	92,019	139,712
Fulton County	R	−56.1%	1,788	6,416	8,253
Gallia County	R	−47.9%	1,916	5,513	7,509
Geauga County	R	−55.4%	1,180	4,161	5,378
Greene County	R	−49.1%	3,385	10,030	13,528
Guernsey County	R	−49.5%	3,709	11,174	15,080
Hamilton County	R	−14.5%	110,151	147,534	258,692
Hancock County	R	−51.7%	4,158	13,151	17,410
Hardin County	R	−20.9%	5,306	8,137	13,517
Harrison County	R	−59.7%	1,516	6,095	7,676
Henry County	R	−19.0%	3,647	5,370	9,057
Highland County	R	−36.7%	3,836	8,325	12,221
Hocking County	R	−37.0%	2,502	5,497	8,093
Holmes County	R	−35.6%	1,631	3,457	5,127
Huron County	R	−34.8%	5,157	10,702	15,930
Jackson County	R	−43.6%	2,775	7,129	9,985
Jefferson County	R	−37.2%	8,711	19,175	28,161
Knox County	R	−46.8%	3,601	10,028	13,724
Lake County	R	−49.0%	4,024	11,823	15,926
Lawrence County	R	−49.5%	3,470	10,346	13,885
Licking County	R	−44.8%	7,244	19,130	26,517
Logan County	R	−53.8%	2,858	9,602	12,531
Lorain County	R	−28.2%	13,607	24,386	38,205
Lucas County	R	−27.0%	44,977	78,435	124,081
Madison County	R	−37.0%	2,527	5,522	8,105
Mahoning County	R	−28.3%	26,928	48,341	75,748
Marion County	R	−41.6%	5,468	13,398	19,060
Medina County	R	−59.9%	2,357	9,510	11,950
Meigs County	R	−42.1%	2,661	6,580	9,314
Mercer County	D	+9.1%	6,155	5,129	11,326
Miami County	R	−46.2%	5,867	16,063	22,066
Monroe County	R	−22.1%	2,729	4,287	7,059
Montgomery County	R	−29.7%	38,517	71,279	110,461
Morgan County	R	−51.0%	1,397	4,359	5,805
Morrow County	R	−44.5%	1,818	4,801	6,699
Muskingum County	R	−54.2%	6,507	22,120	28,798
Noble County	R	−33.8%	2,190	4,462	6,715
Ottawa County	R	−25.3%	3,435	5,772	9,229
Paulding County	R	−24.5%	2,473	4,093	6,624
Perry County	R	−29.4%	4,653	8,551	13,279
Pickaway County	R	−20.2%	3,894	5,871	9,806
Pike County	R	−9.0%	2,709	3,246	5,955
Portage County	R	−43.2%	4,756	12,086	16,948
Preble County	R	−31.0%	3,513	6,693	10,263
Putnam County	D	+1.2%	5,667	5,537	11,254
Richland County	R	−43.1%	7,295	18,468	25,909
Ross County	R	−29.6%	6,062	11,179	17,308
Sandusky County	R	−35.1%	5,834	12,200	18,119
Scioto County	R	−47.6%	7,425	20,997	28,530
Seneca County	R	−24.2%	8,136	13,369	21,587
Shelby County	R	−4.6%	5,448	5,975	11,460
Stark County	R	−42.5%	23,840	59,564	84,075
Summit County	R	−42.4%	31,506	78,504	110,785
Trumbull County	R	−52.6%	9,110	29,710	39,194
Tuscarawas County	R	−49.7%	6,805	20,494	27,568
Union County	R	−41.9%	2,386	5,876	8,331
Van Wert County	R	−19.3%	5,089	7,540	12,696
Vinton County	R	−28.4%	1,559	2,810	4,408
Warren County	R	−55.7%	2,455	8,708	11,219
Washington County	R	−46.9%	4,582	12,767	17,447
Wayne County	R	−49.2%	4,825	14,192	19,024
Williams County	R	−44.1%	3,136	8,138	11,332
Wood County	R	−53.6%	4,612	15,409	20,126
Wyandot County	R	−31.2%	3,024	5,790	8,852