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Elections / 1928 · President · OK

Herbert Hoover carried Oklahoma R+28.3.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Oklahoma, 1928. The state ran 10.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

Oklahoma result
618,427 votes counted
Smith (D)
219,174
35.4%
Hoover (R)
394,046
63.7%
All others
5,207
0.8%
Margin
R+28.3
Oklahoma, 1928
HooverR+28.3
1928 presidential margin by county for Oklahoma — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oklahoma — 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.Adair County, OK · R+19.1Alfalfa County, OK · R+57.9Atoka County, OK · D+13.2Beaver County, OK · R+48.5Beckham County, OK · R+26.3Blaine County, OK · R+37.2Bryan County, OK · D+12.5Caddo County, OK · R+30.1Canadian County, OK · R+28.3Carter County, OK · R+12.4Cherokee County, OK · R+9.5Choctaw County, OK · D+0.8Cimarron County, OK · R+33.2Cleveland County, OK · R+23.7Coal County, OK · D+13.3Comanche County, OK · R+26.0Cotton County, OK · R+20.1Craig County, OK · R+9.5Creek County, OK · R+36.4Custer County, OK · R+38.7Delaware County, OK · R+20.6Dewey County, OK · R+34.5Ellis County, OK · R+26.7Garfield County, OK · R+56.4Garvin County, OK · D+3.8Grady County, OK · R+26.4Grant County, OK · R+49.7Greer County, OK · R+15.7Harmon County, OK · R+14.7Harper County, OK · R+35.0Haskell County, OK · R+8.5Hughes County, OK · R+10.8Jackson County, OK · R+15.9Jefferson County, OK · R+8.0Johnston County, OK · D+15.2Kay County, OK · R+53.0Kingfisher County, OK · R+38.8Kiowa County, OK · R+28.5Latimer County, OK · D+7.2Le Flore County, OK · R+5.5Lincoln County, OK · R+42.9Logan County, OK · R+46.6Love County, OK · D+20.1Major County, OK · R+60.4Marshall County, OK · D+11.8Mayes County, OK · R+16.2McClain County, OK · R+11.2McCurtain County, OK · D+20.0McIntosh County, OK · R+14.5Murray County, OK · R+4.2Muskogee County, OK · R+22.2Noble County, OK · R+33.6Nowata County, OK · R+24.8Okfuskee County, OK · R+17.7Oklahoma County, OK · R+38.8Okmulgee County, OK · R+22.0Osage County, OK · R+35.5Ottawa County, OK · R+28.7Pawnee County, OK · R+38.9Payne County, OK · R+45.5Pittsburg County, OK · D+0.7Pontotoc County, OK · R+2.3Pottawatomie County, OK · R+37.9Pushmataha County, OK · R+7.6Roger Mills County, OK · R+31.4Rogers County, OK · R+23.5Seminole County, OK · R+29.2Sequoyah County, OK · R+10.1Stephens County, OK · R+26.7Texas County, OK · R+39.5Tillman County, OK · R+21.6Tulsa County, OK · R+41.3Wagoner County, OK · R+21.8Washington County, OK · R+47.5Washita County, OK · R+27.4Woods County, OK · R+42.7Woodward County, OK · R+39.9
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Herbert HooverRepublican63.7%394,046
Al SmithDemocratic35.4%219,174
OtherAll other candidates0.8%5,207
D+60
R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1928 contest in context
Oklahoma's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1908 to 2024. Most recent: −34.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−34.3%DR19082024
Oklahoma's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+4.7%
1912+11.2%
1916+17.4%
1920−5.7%
1924+5.7%
1928−28.3%
1932+46.6%
1936+34.1%
1940+15.2%
1944+11.4%
1948+25.5%
1952−9.2%
1956−10.3%
1960−18.0%
1964+11.5%
1968−15.7%
1972−49.7%
1976−1.2%
1980−25.5%
1984−37.9%
1988−16.6%
1992−8.6%
1996−7.8%
2000−21.9%
2004−31.1%
2008−31.3%
2012−33.5%
2016−36.4%
2020−33.1%
2024−34.3%
County results — 1928
77 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adair CountyR
−19.1%
1,9442,8674,831
Alfalfa CountyR
−57.9%
1,0864,2245,417
Atoka CountyD
+13.2%
2,0561,5723,661
Beaver CountyR
−48.5%
8872,5963,524
Beckham CountyR
−26.3%
2,2013,8106,110
Blaine CountyR
−37.2%
1,5433,4135,032
Bryan CountyD
+12.5%
3,8853,0146,950
Caddo CountyR
−30.1%
3,8857,31311,378
Canadian CountyR
−28.3%
2,7865,0117,875
Carter CountyR
−12.4%
5,0866,53811,716
Cherokee CountyR
−9.5%
2,4462,9635,438
Choctaw CountyD
+0.8%
2,5812,5415,152
Cimarron CountyR
−33.2%
5661,1391,725
Cleveland CountyR
−23.7%
2,2913,7386,093
Coal CountyD
+13.3%
1,6811,2832,996
Comanche CountyR
−26.0%
2,9565,0698,117
Cotton CountyR
−20.1%
1,6052,4194,048
Craig CountyR
−9.5%
2,8973,5116,444
Creek CountyR
−36.4%
5,69312,25418,042
Custer CountyR
−38.7%
1,9954,5766,674
Delaware CountyR
−20.6%
1,7062,6034,360
Dewey CountyR
−34.5%
1,1752,4863,804
Ellis CountyR
−26.7%
1,1221,9533,110
Garfield CountyR
−56.4%
3,50312,74816,392
Garvin CountyD
+3.8%
3,5893,3217,001
Grady CountyR
−26.4%
3,6676,33210,109
Grant CountyR
−49.7%
1,4494,3715,883
Greer CountyR
−15.7%
1,6452,2623,935
Harmon CountyR
−14.7%
1,0601,4312,517
Harper CountyR
−35.0%
8721,8442,775
Haskell CountyR
−8.5%
2,1722,5804,782
Hughes CountyR
−10.8%
3,1693,9377,135
Jackson CountyR
−15.9%
2,4933,4405,960
Jefferson CountyR
−8.0%
1,9162,2514,185
Johnston CountyD
+15.2%
1,7661,2943,096
Kay CountyR
−53.0%
4,19613,82918,161
Kingfisher CountyR
−38.8%
1,7804,0635,882
Kiowa CountyR
−28.5%
2,2704,1166,478
Latimer CountyD
+7.2%
1,5831,3682,989
Le Flore CountyR
−5.5%
4,6225,1689,847
Lincoln CountyR
−42.9%
2,4056,1188,649
Logan CountyR
−46.6%
2,2516,2778,632
Love CountyD
+20.1%
1,2688432,111
Major CountyR
−60.4%
6742,8913,672
Marshall CountyD
+11.8%
1,3581,0632,501
Mayes CountyR
−16.2%
2,1613,0045,214
McClain CountyR
−11.2%
1,9132,3994,356
McCurtain CountyD
+20.0%
2,8771,9154,813
McIntosh CountyR
−14.5%
2,0442,7424,821
Murray CountyR
−4.2%
1,4981,6313,165
Muskogee CountyR
−22.2%
6,3439,97216,369
Noble CountyR
−33.6%
1,7773,6075,448
Nowata CountyR
−24.8%
1,7632,9304,712
Okfuskee CountyR
−17.7%
2,5133,6126,201
Oklahoma CountyR
−38.8%
16,07336,60852,953
Okmulgee CountyR
−22.0%
5,8349,14915,056
Osage CountyR
−35.5%
5,01010,55515,632
Ottawa CountyR
−28.7%
4,4888,14412,720
Pawnee CountyR
−38.9%
1,9494,4896,523
Payne CountyR
−45.5%
2,9047,86410,893
Pittsburg CountyD
+0.7%
5,9605,87511,942
Pontotoc CountyR
−2.3%
3,2033,3566,597
Pottawatomie CountyR
−37.9%
3,7978,47812,364
Pushmataha CountyR
−7.6%
1,3841,6163,056
Roger Mills CountyR
−31.4%
9861,9483,067
Rogers CountyR
−23.5%
2,1473,4775,665
Seminole CountyR
−29.2%
4,4238,07212,495
Sequoyah CountyR
−10.1%
2,6923,2965,988
Stephens CountyR
−26.7%
2,9825,1928,279
Texas CountyR
−39.5%
1,2402,8904,179
Tillman CountyR
−21.6%
2,1413,3315,497
Tulsa CountyR
−41.3%
16,06238,76954,998
Wagoner CountyR
−21.8%
1,7452,7264,497
Washington CountyR
−47.5%
2,5637,2589,877
Washita CountyR
−27.4%
2,0243,5725,645
Woods CountyR
−42.7%
1,5503,9415,600
Woodward CountyR
−39.9%
1,3473,1884,616