1924  1928 Presidential Election Returns  1932

President Calvin Coolidge declined to run for re-election in 1928. The Republicans chose Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover to succeed him. His support mainly came from women, immigrants, and progressives. He campaigned on banishing poverty in America. The Democrats chose New York Governor Al Smith as their candidate. Both were widely known and respected leaders going into the campaign. Voters did have some concerns with Smith. He was Roman Catholic. Some Republicans (without Hoover's permission) distributed pamphlets saying Smith would be a servant of the Pope and not America. Many Protestants believed what they read. Smith was also against Prohibition. He was also viewed as a part of some of the corruption known to exist in his state of New York. Meanwhile, the Republicans were credited with the booming economy of the 1920s and made a good case for staying the course. Hoover promised to expand the economy even further.  He was elected in a solid margin in the election. But trouble lay just one year ahead, as the Great Depression would take the country by surprise. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 21,428,584 58 444 Smith/Robinson 15,015,863 41 87 Thomas/Maurer 267,478 1 0 Foster/Gitlow 48,551 0 0 Reynolds/Crowley 21,590 0 0 Varney/Edgerton 20,095 0 0 Webb/Tillman 6,390 0 0 All Other Candidates 321 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 120,725 48 0 Smith/Robinson 127,797 51 12 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  52,533 58 3 Smith/Robinson 38,537 42 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 77,751 40 0 Smith/Robinson 119,196 60 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  1,162,323 65 13 Smith/Robinson 614,365 34 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  253,872 65 6 Smith/Robinson 133,131 34 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  296,614 54 7 Smith/Robinson 252,040 46 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  68,860 65 3 Smith/Robinson 36,643 35 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  144,168 57 6 Smith/Robinson 101,764 40 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 99,369 43 0 Smith/Robinson 129,602 57 14 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  97,322 64 4 Smith/Robinson 52,926 35 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  1,769,141 57 29 Smith/Robinson 1,313,817 42 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  848,290 60 15 Smith/Robinson 562,691 40 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  623,570 62 13 Smith/Robinson 379,311 38 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  513,672 72 10 Smith/Robinson 193,003 27 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  558,064 59 13 Smith/Robinson 381,070 41 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 51,160 24 0 Smith/Robinson 164,655 76 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  179,923 69 6 Smith/Robinson 81,179 31 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  301,479 57 8 Smith/Robinson 223,626 42 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 775,566 49 0 Smith/Robinson 792,758 50 18 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  965,396 70 15 Smith/Robinson 396,762 29 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  560,977 58 12 Smith/Robinson 396,451 41 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 27,153 18 0 Smith/Robinson 124,539 82 10 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  834,080 56 18 Smith/Robinson 662,562 44 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  113,300 58 4 Smith/Robinson 78,578 40 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  345,745 63 8 Smith/Robinson 197,959 36 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  18,327 57 3 Smith/Robinson 14,090 43 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  115,404 59 4 Smith/Robinson 80,715 41 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  925,285 60 14 Smith/Robinson 616,162 40 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  69,645 59 3 Smith/Robinson 48,211 41 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  2,193,344 50 45 Smith/Robinson 2,089,863 47 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  348,923 55 12 Smith/Robinson 286,227 45 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  131,441 55 5 Smith/Robinson 106,648 45 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  1,627,546 65 24 Smith/Robinson 864,210 34 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  394,046 64 10 Smith/Robinson 219,174 35 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  205,341 64 5 Smith/Robinson 109,223 34 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  2,055,382 65 38 Smith/Robinson 1,067,586 34 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 117,522 50 0 Smith/Robinson 118,973 50 5 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis + 5,858 9 0 Smith/Robinson 62,700 91 9 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  157,603 60 5 Smith/Robinson 102,660 39 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  195,388 54 12 Smith/Robinson 167,343 46 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  367,036 52 20 Smith/Robinson 341,032 48 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  94,618 54 4 Smith/Robinson 80,985 46 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  90,404 67 4 Smith/Robinson 44,440 33 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  164,609 54 12 Smith/Robinson 140,146 46 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  335,844 67 7 Smith/Robinson 156,772 31 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  375,551 58 8 Smith/Robinson 263,784 41 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  544,205 54 13 Smith/Robinson 450,259 44 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis +  52,748 64 3 Smith/Robinson 29,299 35 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Socialist Communist Independent Prohibition Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party