Elections / 1928 · President · TX
Texas — 1928 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1928 presidential electionTexas · PresidentHooverR+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 51.9% | 372,324 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 48.0% | 344,542 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 867 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 20 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Angelina County, TX | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Archer County, TX | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Austin County, TX | Democratic | D+64.0 |
| Bailey County, TX | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Baylor County, TX | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Bell County, TX | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Bexar County, TX | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Bosque County, TX | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Bowie County, TX | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Brazos County, TX | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Burleson County, TX | Democratic | D+64.3 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Callahan County, TX | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Cameron County, TX | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Camp County, TX | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Cass County, TX | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Castro County, TX | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Childress County, TX | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Clay County, TX | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Cochran County, TX | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Coke County, TX | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Colorado County, TX | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Comal County, TX | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Comanche County, TX | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Concho County, TX | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Coryell County, TX | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Cottle County, TX | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Crane County, TX | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Crosby County, TX | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Culberson County, TX | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Dallam County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Dallas County, TX | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Delta County, TX | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+4.1 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Dickens County, TX | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Donley County, TX | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+80.0 |
| El Paso County, TX | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Ellis County, TX | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Erath County, TX | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Falls County, TX | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Fannin County, TX | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Fayette County, TX | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Fisher County, TX | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Foard County, TX | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Franklin County, TX | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Freestone County, TX | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Frio County, TX | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Gaines County, TX | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Galveston County, TX | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Grayson County, TX | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Gregg County, TX | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Grimes County, TX | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Hale County, TX | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Hall County, TX | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Hardin County, TX | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Harris County, TX | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Harrison County, TX | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Haskell County, TX | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Hays County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Henderson County, TX | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Hill County, TX | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Hockley County, TX | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Hood County, TX | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Houston County, TX | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Howard County, TX | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Hunt County, TX | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Jasper County, TX | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Jones County, TX | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Karnes County, TX | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Kent County, TX | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+61.3 |
| King County, TX | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Kinney County, TX | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Knox County, TX | Republican | R+11.7 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Lamar County, TX | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Lamb County, TX | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Lee County, TX | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Leon County, TX | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Liberty County, TX | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Limestone County, TX | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Llano County, TX | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Loving County, TX | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Madison County, TX | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Marion County, TX | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Martin County, TX | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Maverick County, TX | Republican | R+26.7 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Republican | R+27.2 |
| McLennan County, TX | Republican | R+3.7 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Medina County, TX | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Midland County, TX | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Milam County, TX | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Mills County, TX | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Montague County, TX | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Moore County, TX | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Morris County, TX | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Motley County, TX | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Navarro County, TX | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Newton County, TX | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Nolan County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Nueces County, TX | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Oldham County, TX | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Orange County, TX | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Panola County, TX | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Parmer County, TX | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Pecos County, TX | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Polk County, TX | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Rains County, TX | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+66.0 |
| Red River County, TX | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Reeves County, TX | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Refugio County, TX | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Robertson County, TX | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Rusk County, TX | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Sabine County, TX | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Republican | R+41.1 |
| San Saba County, TX | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Shelby County, TX | Democratic | D+48.5 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Somervell County, TX | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+80.6 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Sterling County, TX | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Swisher County, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Titus County, TX | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Travis County, TX | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Trinity County, TX | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Tyler County, TX | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Upshur County, TX | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Victoria County, TX | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Walker County, TX | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Waller County, TX | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Ward County, TX | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Washington County, TX | Democratic | D+80.1 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Wharton County, TX | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Wichita County, TX | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Williamson County, TX | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Wilson County, TX | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Winkler County, TX | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Wise County, TX | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Wood County, TX | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| Zavala County, TX | Republican | R+42.8 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1928 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
County-by-county results — 254 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.