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Elections / 1928 · President · SC

Al Smith carried South Carolina D+82.9.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in South Carolina, 1928. The state ran 100.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

South Carolina result
68,605 votes counted
Smith (D)
62,700
91.4%
Hoover (R)
5,858
8.5%
All others
47
0.1%
Margin
D+82.9
1928 presidential election
South Carolina, 1928
SmithD+82.9
1928 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1928 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 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.Abbeville County, SC · D+88.0Aiken County, SC · D+68.6Allendale County, SC · D+94.3Anderson County, SC · D+93.4Bamberg County, SC · D+99.0Barnwell County, SC · D+93.6Beaufort County, SC · D+53.6Berkeley County, SC · D+73.6Calhoun County, SC · D+97.6Charleston County, SC · D+41.8Cherokee County, SC · D+87.9Chester County, SC · D+94.4Chesterfield County, SC · D+96.7Clarendon County, SC · D+97.4Colleton County, SC · D+96.1Darlington County, SC · D+91.9Dillon County, SC · D+92.7Dorchester County, SC · D+92.3Edgefield County, SC · D+99.3Fairfield County, SC · D+78.5Florence County, SC · D+89.5Georgetown County, SC · D+77.6Greenville County, SC · D+76.5Greenwood County, SC · D+97.4Hampton County, SC · D+96.6Horry County, SC · D+95.7Jasper County, SC · D+90.7Kershaw County, SC · D+97.8Lancaster County, SC · D+98.9Laurens County, SC · D+95.5Lee County, SC · D+98.0Lexington County, SC · D+90.5Marion County, SC · D+86.1Marlboro County, SC · D+92.9McCormick County, SC · D+93.6Newberry County, SC · D+98.6Oconee County, SC · D+89.4Orangeburg County, SC · D+88.8Pickens County, SC · D+70.5Richland County, SC · D+75.3Saluda County, SC · D+98.8Spartanburg County, SC · D+67.1Sumter County, SC · D+74.7Union County, SC · D+94.1Williamsburg County, SC · D+94.8York County, SC · D+66.7
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
Al Smith ✓Democratic91.4%62,700
Herbert HooverRepublican8.5%5,858
OtherAll other candidates0.1%47
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+58.6%
1896+71.8%
1900+86.0%
1904+90.8%
1908+87.8%
1912+95.9%
1916+94.3%
1920+92.1%
1924+94.3%
1928+82.9%
1932+98.0%
1936+98.6%
1940+91.3%
1944+83.2%
1948+20.4%
1952+1.4%
1956+20.2%
1960+2.5%
1964−17.8%
1968−8.5%
1972−42.7%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.5%
1984−28.0%
1988−23.9%
1992−8.1%
1996−6.0%
2000−15.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−9.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−14.3%
2020−11.7%
2024−17.9%
County results — 1928
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+88.0%
1,020651,085
Aiken CountyD
+68.6%
1,3082421,553
Allendale CountyD
+94.3%
81624840
Anderson CountyD
+93.4%
1,780611,841
Bamberg CountyD
+99.0%
7794783
Barnwell CountyD
+93.6%
1,028341,062
Beaufort CountyD
+53.6%
414124541
Berkeley CountyD
+73.6%
27642318
Calhoun CountyD
+97.6%
5777584
Charleston CountyD
+41.8%
4,2981,7596,075
Cherokee CountyD
+87.9%
1,388891,477
Chester CountyD
+94.4%
1,285361,323
Chesterfield CountyD
+96.7%
1,362231,385
Clarendon CountyD
+97.4%
76210772
Colleton CountyD
+96.1%
1,122221,145
Darlington CountyD
+91.9%
1,135481,183
Dillon CountyD
+92.7%
55821579
Dorchester CountyD
+92.3%
1,105441,149
Edgefield CountyD
+99.3%
1,20141,205
Fairfield CountyD
+78.5%
78194875
Florence CountyD
+89.5%
1,672931,765
Georgetown CountyD
+77.6%
58674660
Greenville CountyD
+76.5%
4,1165464,664
Greenwood CountyD
+97.4%
2,921382,959
Hampton CountyD
+96.6%
1,098191,117
Horry CountyD
+95.7%
1,224271,251
Jasper CountyD
+90.7%
1025107
Kershaw CountyD
+97.8%
1,274141,288
Lancaster CountyD
+98.9%
1,43681,444
Laurens CountyD
+95.5%
1,989442,037
Lee CountyD
+98.0%
5936599
Lexington CountyD
+90.5%
1,228611,289
Marion CountyD
+86.1%
68251733
Marlboro CountyD
+92.9%
72927756
McCormick CountyD
+93.6%
61520636
Newberry CountyD
+98.6%
2,077122,094
Oconee CountyD
+89.4%
1,263701,335
Orangeburg CountyD
+88.8%
1,545921,637
Pickens CountyD
+70.5%
1,1101921,302
Richland CountyD
+75.3%
3,1584443,602
Saluda CountyD
+98.8%
7965801
Spartanburg CountyD
+67.1%
3,8597604,620
Sumter CountyD
+74.7%
1,2021741,376
Union CountyD
+94.1%
2,460742,535
Williamsburg CountyD
+94.8%
82522847
York CountyD
+66.7%
1,1452271,376