Herbert Hoover carried Utah R+7.7.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Utah, 1928. The state ran 9.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Utah result

176,603 votes counted

Smith (D)

80,985

45.9%

Hoover (R)

94,618

53.6%

All others

1,000

0.6%

Margin

R+7.7

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1928 presidential election

Utah, 1928

HooverR+7.7

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	53.6%	94,618
Al SmithDemocratic	45.9%	80,985
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	1,000

D+60

R+60

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

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Utah's presidential margins

1896–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Utah's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1896	+65.4%
1900	−2.3%
1904	−28.6%
1908	−17.0%
1912	−4.9%
1916	+21.0%
1920	−17.1%
1924	−19.3%
1928	−7.7%
1932	+15.5%
1936	+39.5%
1940	+24.7%
1944	+21.0%
1948	+9.0%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−29.1%
1960	−9.6%
1964	+9.4%
1968	−19.4%
1972	−41.2%
1976	−28.8%
1980	−52.2%
1984	−49.8%
1988	−34.2%
1992	−18.7%
1996	−21.1%
2000	−40.5%
2004	−45.5%
2008	−28.2%
2012	−47.9%
2016	−17.9%
2020	−20.2%
2024	−21.6%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaver County	R	−10.2%	936	1,149	2,090
Box Elder County	R	−14.2%	2,488	3,317	5,825
Cache County	R	−5.5%	4,748	5,297	10,071
Carbon County	D	+14.8%	2,954	2,184	5,188
Daggett County	R	−55.1%	31	107	138
Davis County	R	−4.4%	2,296	2,508	4,818
Duchesne County	R	−27.5%	899	1,585	2,497
Emery County	R	−15.3%	965	1,317	2,308
Garfield County	R	−51.6%	325	1,024	1,354
Grand County	R	−5.6%	310	347	660
Iron County	R	−45.1%	682	1,823	2,528
Juab County	D	+4.8%	1,714	1,557	3,279
Kane County	R	−60.0%	141	566	708
Millard County	R	−22.1%	1,440	2,263	3,720
Morgan County	R	−6.1%	454	513	968
Piute County	R	−29.1%	237	434	676
Rich County	R	−35.4%	224	470	694
Salt Lake County	R	−0.4%	34,127	34,393	68,940
San Juan County	R	−31.8%	231	449	685
Sanpete County	R	−19.6%	2,482	3,694	6,195
Sevier County	R	−26.7%	1,399	2,424	3,840
Summit County	R	−16.1%	1,260	1,748	3,032
Tooele County	R	−9.1%	1,421	1,707	3,148
Uintah County	R	−28.6%	880	1,589	2,483
Utah County	R	−4.9%	7,955	8,771	16,807
Wasatch County	R	−15.8%	973	1,340	2,317
Washington County	R	−32.5%	857	1,686	2,547
Wayne County	R	−36.7%	195	422	619
Weber County	R	−8.5%	8,361	9,934	18,468