1928 United States presidential election in California

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1928 United States presidential election in California
Flag of California (1924-1953).png
  1924 November 6, 1928 1932  
Turnout79.78% (of registered voters) Increase2.svg 6.44 pp
56.98% (of eligible voters) Increase2.svg 8.45 pp [1]
  Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg Unsuccessful 1928.jpg
Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Prohibition
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral vote130
Popular vote1,162,323614,365
Percentage64.69%34.19%

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County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Herbert Hoover
Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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California voted for the Republican nominee, former Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, in a landslide over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith. This was also the first election in California where the winning candidate received over 1 million votes. This also remains the last time that a Republican got more than 60% of the vote in California.

This was the last time until 1952 that a Republican presidential nominee carried California.

Results

1928 United States presidential election in California [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican / Prohibition Herbert Hoover 1,162,32364.69%13
Democratic Al Smith 614,36534.19%0
Socialist Norman Thomas 19,5951.09%0
No party Write-ins 2610.01%0
No party William Z. Foster (write-in)1120.01%0
Invalid or blank votes
Totals1,796,656100.00%13
Voter turnout

Results by county

County Hoover Votes Smith VotesOthersVotes
Alpine 94.23%495.77%30.00%0
Orange 79.35%30,57219.75%7,6110.89%344
Riverside 77.94%17,60021.12%4,7690.94%212
San Bernardino 74.73%29,22924.13%9,4361.14%447
Los Angeles 70.22%513,52628.71%209,9451.07%7,830
Ventura 70.17%9,01728.92%3,7170.91%117
Humboldt 69.75%9,16228.37%3,7261.88%247
Santa Barbara 69.44%11,66629.49%4,9541.07%179
Santa Cruz 68.53%8,27530.54%3,6880.93%112
Imperial 67.61%5,41731.03%2,4861.36%109
San Diego 67.14%47,76931.97%22,7490.89%633
Stanislaus 67.13%10,75331.61%5,0631.27%203
Tehama 65.58%3,39331.89%1,6502.53%131
Alameda 65.42%118,53933.60%60,8750.98%1,780
Lake 65.37%1,82033.26%9261.36%38
Glenn 65.03%2,46634.20%1,2970.76%29
Santa Clara 63.81%31,71035.39%17,5890.79%395
Tulare 63.76%12,05735.09%6,6351.15%218
Mendocino 63.39%4,81034.63%2,6281.98%150
Monterey 63.12%7,22836.13%4,1380.75%86
Kern 62.67%14,69236.43%8,5410.90%212
Mono 61.80%22035.67%1272.53%9
San Joaquin 61.10%16,69537.85%10,3431.05%288
San Luis Obispo 60.82%5,42537.40%3,3361.78%159
Butte 60.45%6,30637.83%3,9461.73%180
Contra Costa 60.38%13,49538.36%8,5731.26%281
Merced 60.17%4,64438.48%2,9701.35%104
Sonoma 59.71%12,89139.40%8,5060.90%194
San Benito 58.87%1,97140.80%1,3660.33%11
San Mateo 58.87%14,36039.99%9,7551.14%277
Napa 57.48%4,69941.86%3,4220.66%54
Marin 57.44%7,86241.54%5,6861.02%140
Inyo 57.37%1,20640.96%8611.67%35
Yolo 56.96%3,54542.43%2,6410.61%38
Modoc 56.75%94242.83%7110.42%7
Lassen 56.73%2,11142.92%1,5970.35%13
Colusa 56.30%1,75242.99%1,3380.71%22
Del Norte 55.87%77143.41%5990.72%10
Siskiyou 55.49%3,75843.06%2,9161.45%98
Mariposa 55.03%65643.37%5171.59%19
Madera 54.88%2,35444.21%1,8960.91%39
Tuolumne 54.80%1,73143.05%1,3602.15%68
Fresno 54.30%20,68744.32%16,8841.38%527
Sutter 53.98%2,23945.20%1,8750.82%34
Calaveras 53.79%1,26245.44%1,0660.77%18
Solano 52.32%7,06146.51%6,2781.17%158
Shasta 52.20%2,30145.94%2,0251.86%82
Nevada 52.00%2,17346.88%1,9591.12%47
Sierra 51.52%45747.35%4201.13%10
Kings 51.51%2,94747.21%2,7011.28%73
Sacramento 50.83%20,76248.19%19,6840.99%403
Yuba 50.02%2,02249.23%1,9900.74%30
Placer 49.25%3,66949.46%3,6851.29%96
San Francisco 49.11%95,98749.44%96,6321.46%2,849
Trinity 48.85%44747.32%4333.83%35
Plumas 45.64%94752.00%1,0792.36%49
El Dorado 44.25%1,22854.63%1,5161.12%31
Amador 44.12%99055.53%1,2460.36%8

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican

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References

  1. "Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. "1928 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.