1928 United States presidential election in Iowa County Results
Hoover
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Smith
50-60%
60-70%
The 1928 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1928. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1928 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
Iowa was won by Republican former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California (actually an Iowan by birth) who was running against Democratic Governor of New York Alfred E. Smith . Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas , while Smith's running mate was Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas . Hoover won Iowa by a margin of 24.20 percent.
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County[2] Herbert Clark Hoover Republican Alfred Emmanuel Smith Democratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adair 4,176 69.25% 1,854 30.75% 2,322 38.51% 6,030 Adams 2,958 66.67% 1,479 33.33% 1,479 33.33% 4,437 Allamakee 4,785 59.72% 3,227 40.28% 1,558 19.45% 8,012 Appanoose 6,864 67.27% 3,340 32.73% 3,524 34.54% 10,204 Audubon 2,340 49.74% 2,364 50.26% -24 -0.51% 4,704 Benton 5,669 63.16% 3,307 36.84% 2,362 26.31% 8,976 Black Hawk 19,409 69.63% 8,467 30.37% 10,942 39.25% 27,876 Boone 7,521 71.15% 3,049 28.85% 4,472 42.31% 10,570 Bremer 3,879 55.22% 3,146 44.78% 733 10.43% 7,025 Buchanan 5,885 65.51% 3,099 34.49% 2,786 31.01% 8,984 Buena Vista 5,087 66.10% 2,609 33.90% 2,478 32.20% 7,696 Butler 4,789 71.85% 1,876 28.15% 2,913 43.71% 6,665 Calhoun 4,136 60.67% 2,681 39.33% 1,455 21.34% 6,817 Carroll 4,014 39.55% 6,134 60.45% -2,120 -20.89% 10,148 Cass 6,120 69.86% 2,640 30.14% 3,480 39.73% 8,760 Cedar 4,856 65.86% 2,517 34.14% 2,339 31.72% 7,373 Cerro Gordo 9,582 66.13% 4,908 33.87% 4,674 32.26% 14,490 Cherokee 3,909 59.14% 2,701 40.86% 1,208 18.28% 6,610 Chickasaw 3,712 50.32% 3,665 49.68% 47 0.64% 7,377 Clarke 2,780 62.87% 1,642 37.13% 1,138 25.73% 4,422 Clay 3,986 65.88% 2,064 34.12% 1,922 31.77% 6,050 Clayton 6,774 61.55% 4,231 38.45% 2,543 23.11% 11,005 Clinton 12,295 58.72% 8,643 41.28% 3,652 17.44% 20,938 Crawford 3,436 43.32% 4,495 56.68% -1,059 -13.35% 7,931 Dallas 7,294 70.12% 3,108 29.88% 4,186 40.24% 10,402 Davis 3,097 54.76% 2,559 45.24% 538 9.51% 5,656 Decatur 3,942 59.57% 2,675 40.43% 1,267 19.15% 6,617 Delaware 5,390 57.75% 3,943 42.25% 1,447 15.50% 9,333 Des Moines 10,547 65.41% 5,578 34.59% 4,969 30.82% 16,125 Dickinson 3,045 70.88% 1,251 29.12% 1,794 41.76% 4,296 Dubuque 9,744 33.39% 19,437 66.61% -9,693 -33.22% 29,181 Emmet 3,218 70.11% 1,372 29.89% 1,846 40.22% 4,590 Fayette 8,338 67.25% 4,061 32.75% 4,277 34.49% 12,399 Floyd 5,674 73.23% 2,074 26.77% 3,600 46.46% 7,748 Franklin 3,424 66.98% 1,688 33.02% 1,736 33.96% 5,112 Fremont 3,597 56.04% 2,822 43.96% 775 12.07% 6,419 Greene 4,299 68.17% 2,007 31.83% 2,292 36.35% 6,306 Grundy 3,671 69.38% 1,620 30.62% 2,051 38.76% 5,291 Guthrie 4,772 68.10% 2,235 31.90% 2,537 36.21% 7,007 Hamilton 4,171 58.37% 2,975 41.63% 1,196 16.74% 7,146 Hancock 3,114 61.70% 1,933 38.30% 1,181 23.40% 5,047 Hardin 5,781 70.90% 2,373 29.10% 3,408 41.80% 8,154 Harrison 5,605 55.99% 4,406 44.01% 1,199 11.98% 10,011 Henry 5,160 71.54% 2,053 28.46% 3,107 43.08% 7,213 Howard 3,375 51.39% 3,193 48.61% 182 2.77% 6,568 Humboldt 2,828 62.75% 1,679 37.25% 1,149 25.49% 4,507 Ida 2,486 53.37% 2,172 46.63% 314 6.74% 4,658 Iowa 4,091 57.09% 3,075 42.91% 1,016 14.18% 7,166 Jackson 4,740 55.97% 3,729 44.03% 1,011 11.94% 8,469 Jasper 9,144 70.33% 3,857 29.67% 5,287 40.67% 13,001 Jefferson 4,919 69.50% 2,159 30.50% 2,760 38.99% 7,078 Johnson 7,288 50.37% 7,181 49.63% 107 0.74% 14,469 Jones 5,090 63.10% 2,976 36.90% 2,114 26.21% 8,066 Keokuk 5,304 58.44% 3,772 41.56% 1,532 16.88% 9,076 Kossuth 4,878 50.74% 4,736 49.26% 142 1.48% 9,614 Lee 11,645 59.93% 7,785 40.07% 3,860 19.87% 19,430 Linn 25,452 68.48% 11,715 31.52% 13,737 36.96% 37,167 Louisa 3,275 69.21% 1,457 30.79% 1,818 38.42% 4,732 Lucas 3,811 66.87% 1,888 33.13% 1,923 33.74% 5,699 Lyon 3,170 66.01% 1,632 33.99% 1,538 32.03% 4,802 Madison 4,364 66.71% 2,178 33.29% 2,186 33.41% 6,542 Mahaska 7,368 69.72% 3,200 30.28% 4,168 39.44% 10,568 Marion 6,225 60.21% 4,113 39.79% 2,112 20.43% 10,338 Marshall 9,326 73.38% 3,384 26.62% 5,942 46.75% 12,710 Mills 3,429 61.14% 2,179 38.86% 1,250 22.29% 5,608 Mitchell 3,534 60.49% 2,308 39.51% 1,226 20.99% 5,842 Monona 3,745 56.91% 2,836 43.09% 909 13.81% 6,581 Monroe 4,060 59.02% 2,819 40.98% 1,241 18.04% 6,879 Montgomery 5,155 71.26% 2,079 28.74% 3,076 42.52% 7,234 Muscatine 8,604 67.97% 4,055 32.03% 4,549 35.93% 12,659 O'Brien 4,845 66.90% 2,397 33.10% 2,448 33.80% 7,242 Osceola 2,085 57.09% 1,567 42.91% 518 14.18% 3,652 Page 7,181 74.35% 2,478 25.65% 4,703 48.69% 9,659 Palo Alto 3,463 54.92% 2,843 45.08% 620 9.83% 6,306 Plymouth 4,848 49.15% 5,015 50.85% -167 -1.69% 9,863 Pocahontas 3,322 54.05% 2,824 45.95% 498 8.10% 6,146 Polk 42,290 68.19% 19,725 31.81% 22,565 36.39% 62,015 Pottawattamie 14,354 59.17% 9,905 40.83% 4,449 18.34% 24,259 Poweshiek 5,212 65.16% 2,787 34.84% 2,425 30.32% 7,999 Ringgold 3,674 70.03% 1,572 29.97% 2,102 40.07% 5,246 Sac 4,461 64.89% 2,414 35.11% 2,047 29.77% 6,875 Scott 16,974 56.74% 12,942 43.26% 4,032 13.48% 29,916 Shelby 3,459 48.97% 3,604 51.03% -145 -2.05% 7,063 Sioux 6,378 69.20% 2,839 30.80% 3,539 38.40% 9,217 Story 9,035 76.90% 2,714 23.10% 6,321 53.80% 11,749 Tama 5,589 53.81% 4,798 46.19% 791 7.62% 10,387 Taylor 4,700 69.38% 2,074 30.62% 2,626 38.77% 6,774 Union 5,432 67.20% 2,651 32.80% 2,781 34.41% 8,083 Van Buren 3,904 66.76% 1,944 33.24% 1,960 33.52% 5,848 Wapello 11,586 66.67% 5,793 33.33% 5,793 33.33% 17,379 Warren 5,294 70.28% 2,239 29.72% 3,055 40.55% 7,533 Washington 5,948 68.35% 2,754 31.65% 3,194 36.70% 8,702 Wayne 3,911 60.26% 2,579 39.74% 1,332 20.52% 6,490 Webster 8,525 56.75% 6,497 43.25% 2,028 13.50% 15,022 Winnebago 3,386 72.75% 1,268 27.25% 2,118 45.51% 4,654 Winneshiek 5,084 52.85% 4,535 47.15% 549 5.71% 9,619 Woodbury 20,587 53.59% 17,831 46.41% 2,756 7.17% 38,418 Worth 2,921 69.04% 1,310 30.96% 1,611 38.08% 4,231 Wright 5,020 66.34% 2,547 33.66% 2,473 32.68% 7,567 Totals 623,570 61.79% 379,011 37.56% 244,559 24.23% 1,009,189[b]
See also [ edit ] ^ a b c d e Votes for candidates other than the Republican and Democratic were not separated by county but listed only as a state-wide total. They are included in the statewide total at the bottom of the county table. ^ This total includes all minor parties that were not separated by county. References [ edit ]