Herbert Hoover carried Tennessee R+11.1.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Tennessee, 1928. The state ran 6.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Tennessee result

352,024 votes counted

Smith (D)

156,169

44.4%

Hoover (R)

195,195

55.4%

All others

660

0.2%

Margin

R+11.1

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1928 presidential election

Tennessee, 1928

HooverR+11.1

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	55.4%	195,195
Al SmithDemocratic	44.4%	156,169
OtherAll other candidates	0.2%	660

D+60

R+60

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

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Tennessee's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Tennessee's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+13.5%
1896	+6.0%
1900	+8.1%
1904	+10.8%
1908	+6.9%
1912	+28.9%
1916	+13.6%
1920	−2.8%
1924	+9.3%
1928	−11.1%
1932	+34.0%
1936	+37.9%
1940	+34.9%
1944	+21.2%
1948	+12.3%
1952	−0.3%
1956	−0.6%
1960	−7.1%
1964	+11.0%
1968	−9.7%
1972	−38.0%
1976	+13.0%
1980	−0.3%
1984	−16.3%
1988	−16.3%
1992	+4.7%
1996	+2.4%
2000	−3.9%
2004	−14.3%
2008	−15.0%
2012	−20.4%
2016	−26.0%
2020	−23.2%
2024	−29.6%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Anderson County	R	−62.5%	531	2,304	2,835
Bedford County	D	+4.3%	1,532	1,405	2,937
Benton County	D	+13.3%	1,241	949	2,203
Bledsoe County	R	−20.2%	598	901	1,499
Blount County	R	−70.5%	712	4,125	4,844
Bradley County	R	−51.5%	913	2,854	3,770
Campbell County	R	−67.5%	583	3,007	3,593
Cannon County	D	+2.8%	622	588	1,210
Carroll County	R	−26.1%	1,743	2,981	4,747
Carter County	R	−81.0%	512	4,934	5,458
Cheatham County	D	+30.3%	913	488	1,403
Chester County	D	+11.6%	735	582	1,317
Claiborne County	R	−35.4%	1,225	2,565	3,790
Clay County	D	+1.8%	576	556	1,135
Cocke County	R	−60.1%	722	2,908	3,635
Coffee County	D	+2.1%	1,175	1,126	2,311
Crockett County	D	+2.7%	749	710	1,459
Cumberland County	R	−40.3%	505	1,186	1,691
Davidson County	R	−6.5%	13,442	15,322	28,798
Decatur County	D	+3.9%	809	748	1,557
DeKalb County	R	−14.5%	1,690	2,261	3,951
Dickson County	D	+23.2%	1,428	891	2,319
Dyer County	D	+51.9%	2,661	842	3,503
Fayette County	D	+80.2%	1,100	121	1,221
Fentress County	R	−57.1%	375	1,398	1,793
Franklin County	D	+29.3%	1,698	928	2,632
Gibson County	D	+35.9%	2,898	1,365	4,272
Giles County	D	+44.1%	2,661	1,032	3,693
Grainger County	R	−51.2%	466	1,457	1,935
Greene County	R	−22.1%	2,295	3,599	5,894
Grundy County	D	+23.0%	608	380	992
Hamblen County	R	−20.2%	1,263	1,902	3,165
Hamilton County	R	−29.5%	7,190	13,244	20,537
Hancock County	R	−65.6%	216	1,039	1,255
Hardeman County	D	+49.1%	1,453	491	1,961
Hardin County	R	−38.1%	707	1,580	2,293
Hawkins County	R	−42.8%	1,186	2,965	4,157
Haywood County	D	+83.8%	2,024	178	2,202
Henderson County	R	−47.2%	712	1,995	2,719
Henry County	D	+43.8%	2,667	1,041	3,713
Hickman County	D	+34.1%	1,038	510	1,548
Houston County	R	−18.4%	258	374	632
Humphreys County	D	+27.1%	771	441	1,218
Jackson County	D	+14.6%	827	614	1,456
Jefferson County	R	−71.1%	436	2,582	3,018
Johnson County	R	−87.9%	196	3,057	3,253
Knox County	R	−43.3%	5,767	14,627	20,443
Lake County	D	+70.5%	960	166	1,126
Lauderdale County	D	+73.4%	2,798	430	3,228
Lawrence County	R	−12.6%	2,779	3,581	6,369
Lewis County	D	+21.2%	414	269	683
Lincoln County	D	+52.3%	2,377	743	3,127
Loudon County	R	−56.6%	589	2,127	2,719
Macon County	R	−64.4%	419	1,937	2,356
Madison County	D	+30.7%	3,574	1,894	5,468
Marion County	R	−17.7%	1,161	1,659	2,820
Marshall County	O	+0.0%	735	735	1,470
Maury County	D	+45.7%	3,652	1,362	5,014
McMinn County	R	−37.4%	2,011	4,421	6,446
McNairy County	R	−31.6%	1,209	2,326	3,535
Meigs County	R	−9.9%	589	719	1,308
Monroe County	R	−23.9%	2,026	3,297	5,323
Montgomery County	D	+3.4%	1,866	1,743	3,609
Moore County	D	+52.2%	431	133	571
Morgan County	R	−53.7%	446	1,481	1,927
Obion County	D	+51.9%	2,492	789	3,281
Overton County	R	−3.9%	1,105	1,195	2,307
Perry County	D	+26.4%	616	359	975
Pickett County	R	−32.0%	382	745	1,134
Polk County	R	−26.9%	1,012	1,760	2,784
Putnam County	D	+14.2%	2,145	1,612	3,757
Rhea County	R	−30.6%	842	1,585	2,430
Roane County	R	−58.9%	755	2,955	3,734
Robertson County	D	+28.9%	1,543	848	2,402
Rutherford County	D	+19.4%	2,115	1,429	3,544
Scott County	R	−83.3%	244	2,700	2,948
Sequatchie County	D	+12.5%	383	298	681
Sevier County	R	−85.1%	308	3,858	4,171
Shelby County	D	+20.2%	18,040	11,969	30,090
Smith County	D	+11.3%	1,446	1,150	2,617
Stewart County	D	+51.6%	1,255	401	1,656
Sullivan County	R	−12.7%	3,216	4,149	7,365
Sumner County	D	+41.7%	2,541	1,045	3,588
Tipton County	D	+62.9%	1,889	425	2,329
Trousdale County	D	+54.4%	607	179	787
Unicoi County	R	−68.8%	375	2,043	2,425
Union County	R	−66.9%	360	1,826	2,192
Van Buren County	D	+0.6%	260	257	517
Warren County	D	+9.2%	1,111	923	2,043
Washington County	R	−52.0%	1,543	4,887	6,430
Wayne County	R	−63.9%	382	1,756	2,151
Weakley County	D	+29.5%	2,495	1,358	3,853
White County	D	+13.5%	1,018	776	1,794
Williamson County	D	+39.4%	1,595	693	2,288
Wilson County	D	+21.6%	1,629	1,049	2,685