Herbert Hoover carried Washington R+35.8.

Al Smith (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in Washington, 1928. The state ran 18.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+17.5 nationally).

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

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Washington result

500,840 votes counted

Smith (D)

156,772

31.3%

Hoover (R)

335,844

67.1%

All others

8,224

1.6%

Margin

R+35.8

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1928 presidential election

Washington, 1928

HooverR+35.8

How it voted

Share of the 1928 vote

Herbert Hoover ✓Republican	67.1%	335,844
Al SmithDemocratic	31.3%	156,772
OtherAll other candidates	1.6%	8,224

D+60

R+60

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

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Washington's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1928 contest in context

Washington's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−7.6%
1896	+15.1%
1900	−11.7%
1904	−50.6%
1908	−25.8%
1912	+5.1%
1916	+4.2%
1920	−34.8%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−35.8%
1932	+23.5%
1936	+36.5%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.6%
1948	+9.8%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−8.5%
1960	−2.4%
1964	+24.6%
1968	+2.1%
1972	−18.3%
1976	−3.9%
1980	−12.3%
1984	−13.0%
1988	+1.6%
1992	+11.4%
1996	+12.5%
2000	+5.6%
2004	+7.2%
2008	+17.2%
2012	+14.8%
2016	+15.7%
2020	+19.2%
2024	+18.2%

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County results — 1928

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−29.0%	807	1,473	2,299
Asotin County	R	−39.7%	776	1,812	2,612
Benton County	R	−41.4%	1,080	2,650	3,789
Chelan County	R	−54.6%	2,239	7,672	9,954
Clallam County	R	−31.9%	1,705	3,319	5,065
Clark County	R	−26.7%	4,467	7,786	12,442
Columbia County	R	−31.3%	689	1,328	2,041
Cowlitz County	R	−38.6%	2,581	5,882	8,554
Douglas County	R	−33.8%	862	1,760	2,653
Ferry County	D	+6.6%	732	640	1,399
Franklin County	R	−25.0%	799	1,339	2,161
Garfield County	R	−41.6%	412	1,004	1,422
Grant County	R	−37.1%	641	1,407	2,067
Grays Harbor County	R	−34.0%	5,258	10,798	16,286
Island County	R	−44.6%	556	1,487	2,087
Jefferson County	R	−28.7%	810	1,472	2,306
King County	R	−33.9%	46,604	96,263	146,678
Kitsap County	R	−27.7%	3,668	6,544	10,392
Kittitas County	R	−19.9%	2,136	3,207	5,392
Klickitat County	R	−32.5%	975	1,936	2,959
Lewis County	R	−43.5%	3,591	9,253	13,010
Lincoln County	R	−20.0%	1,807	2,718	4,559
Mason County	R	−27.2%	992	1,745	2,772
Okanogan County	R	−30.4%	1,722	3,245	5,003
Pacific County	R	−35.8%	1,523	3,247	4,817
Pend Oreille County	R	−20.4%	793	1,206	2,024
Pierce County	R	−33.9%	17,402	35,748	54,146
San Juan County	R	−33.9%	400	814	1,220
Skagit County	R	−48.4%	2,848	8,336	11,329
Skamania County	R	−14.0%	473	631	1,127
Snohomish County	R	−37.1%	7,419	16,516	24,507
Spokane County	R	−31.7%	18,527	35,858	54,758
Stevens County	R	−27.5%	2,147	3,813	6,048
Thurston County	R	−40.5%	3,013	7,203	10,351
Wahkiakum County	R	−20.1%	382	578	975
Walla Walla County	R	−40.5%	2,859	6,774	9,666
Whatcom County	R	−55.3%	4,100	14,621	19,021
Whitman County	R	−40.6%	2,969	7,065	10,101
Yakima County	R	−46.8%	6,008	16,694	22,848