1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana
1928 United States presidential election in Montana
Election in Montana
The 1928 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1928 as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Montana strongly voted for the Republican nominee, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith. Hoover won Montana by a landslide margin of 17.89%. The Republicans at this time were associated with the booming economy of the 1920s while Smith was associated with the corruption of Tammany Hall.
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| 1928 United States presidential election in Montana[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Herbert Hoover | 113,300 | 58.37% | 4 | |
| Democratic | Al Smith | 78,578 | 40.48% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 1,667 | 0.86% | 0 | |
| Communist | William Foster | 563 | 0.29% | 0 | |
| Totals | 194,120 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
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Results by county
More information County, Herbert Clark Hoover Republican ...
| County | Herbert Clark Hoover Republican |
Alfred Emmanual Smith Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 1,906 | 62.21% | 1,144 | 37.34% | 14 | 0.46% | 762 | 24.87% | 3,064 |
| Big Horn | 1,274 | 55.46% | 1,017 | 44.28% | 6 | 0.26% | 257 | 11.19% | 2,297 |
| Blaine | 1,537 | 56.63% | 1,160 | 42.74% | 17 | 0.63% | 377 | 13.89% | 2,714 |
| Broadwater | 743 | 52.51% | 663 | 46.86% | 9 | 0.64% | 80 | 5.65% | 1,415 |
| Carbon | 2,514 | 58.10% | 1,674 | 38.69% | 139 | 3.21% | 840 | 19.41% | 4,327 |
| Carter | 763 | 64.01% | 420 | 35.23% | 9 | 0.76% | 343 | 28.78% | 1,192 |
| Cascade | 8,183 | 55.08% | 6,540 | 44.02% | 133 | 0.90% | 1,643 | 11.06% | 14,856 |
| Chouteau | 1,837 | 59.14% | 1,232 | 39.67% | 37 | 1.19% | 605 | 19.48% | 3,106 |
| Custer | 2,503 | 64.08% | 1,386 | 35.48% | 17 | 0.44% | 1,117 | 28.60% | 3,906 |
| Daniels | 936 | 53.92% | 780 | 44.93% | 20 | 1.15% | 156 | 8.99% | 1,736 |
| Dawson | 2,207 | 67.16% | 1,065 | 32.41% | 14 | 0.43% | 1,142 | 34.75% | 3,286 |
| Deer Lodge | 2,695 | 45.67% | 3,184 | 53.96% | 22 | 0.37% | -489 | -8.29% | 5,901 |
| Fallon | 1,036 | 69.07% | 454 | 30.27% | 10 | 0.67% | 582 | 38.80% | 1,500 |
| Fergus | 4,109 | 60.09% | 2,667 | 39.00% | 62 | 0.91% | 1,442 | 21.09% | 6,838 |
| Flathead | 4,098 | 66.61% | 1,972 | 32.05% | 82 | 1.33% | 2,126 | 34.56% | 6,152 |
| Gallatin | 3,861 | 61.11% | 2,423 | 38.35% | 34 | 0.54% | 1,438 | 22.76% | 6,318 |
| Garfield | 1,176 | 69.67% | 499 | 29.56% | 13 | 0.77% | 677 | 40.11% | 1,688 |
| Glacier | 847 | 46.39% | 976 | 53.45% | 3 | 0.16% | -129 | -7.06% | 1,826 |
| Golden Valley | 625 | 63.91% | 346 | 35.38% | 7 | 0.72% | 279 | 28.53% | 978 |
| Granite | 849 | 62.15% | 509 | 37.26% | 8 | 0.59% | 340 | 24.89% | 1,366 |
| Hill | 2,336 | 53.37% | 2,022 | 46.20% | 19 | 0.43% | 314 | 7.17% | 4,377 |
| Jefferson | 1,013 | 56.97% | 751 | 42.24% | 14 | 0.79% | 262 | 14.74% | 1,778 |
| Judith Basin | 1,342 | 56.77% | 978 | 41.37% | 44 | 1.86% | 364 | 15.40% | 2,364 |
| Lake | 1,876 | 59.42% | 1,256 | 39.78% | 25 | 0.79% | 620 | 19.64% | 3,157 |
| Lewis and Clark | 4,441 | 57.35% | 3,278 | 42.33% | 25 | 0.32% | 1,163 | 15.02% | 7,744 |
| Liberty | 446 | 56.74% | 332 | 42.24% | 8 | 1.02% | 114 | 14.50% | 786 |
| Lincoln | 1,217 | 52.30% | 1,067 | 45.85% | 43 | 1.85% | 150 | 6.45% | 2,327 |
| Madison | 946 | 61.87% | 554 | 36.23% | 29 | 1.90% | 392 | 25.64% | 1,529 |
| McCone | 1,785 | 68.36% | 812 | 31.10% | 14 | 0.54% | 973 | 37.27% | 2,611 |
| Meagher | 714 | 67.94% | 335 | 31.87% | 2 | 0.19% | 379 | 36.06% | 1,051 |
| Mineral | 443 | 53.25% | 370 | 44.47% | 19 | 2.28% | 73 | 8.77% | 832 |
| Missoula | 5,056 | 59.71% | 3,291 | 38.87% | 120 | 1.42% | 1,765 | 20.85% | 8,467 |
| Musselshell | 1,608 | 50.55% | 1,444 | 45.39% | 129 | 4.06% | 164 | 5.16% | 3,181 |
| Park | 3,095 | 68.84% | 1,338 | 29.76% | 63 | 1.40% | 1,757 | 39.08% | 4,496 |
| Petroleum | 586 | 60.85% | 372 | 38.63% | 5 | 0.52% | 214 | 22.22% | 963 |
| Phillips | 1,671 | 59.09% | 1,135 | 40.13% | 22 | 0.78% | 536 | 18.95% | 2,828 |
| Pondera | 1,324 | 57.99% | 944 | 41.35% | 15 | 0.66% | 380 | 16.64% | 2,283 |
| Powder River | 780 | 65.05% | 410 | 34.20% | 9 | 0.75% | 370 | 30.86% | 1,199 |
| Powell | 1,568 | 59.80% | 1,031 | 39.32% | 23 | 0.88% | 537 | 20.48% | 2,622 |
| Prairie | 968 | 70.20% | 405 | 29.37% | 6 | 0.44% | 563 | 40.83% | 1,379 |
| Ravalli | 2,551 | 68.50% | 1,112 | 29.86% | 61 | 1.64% | 1,439 | 38.64% | 3,724 |
| Richland | 1,648 | 63.53% | 917 | 35.35% | 29 | 1.12% | 731 | 28.18% | 2,594 |
| Roosevelt | 1,630 | 55.27% | 1,296 | 43.95% | 23 | 0.78% | 334 | 11.33% | 2,949 |
| Rosebud | 1,519 | 59.38% | 1,025 | 40.07% | 14 | 0.55% | 494 | 19.31% | 2,558 |
| Sanders | 1,142 | 53.67% | 873 | 41.02% | 113 | 5.31% | 269 | 12.64% | 2,128 |
| Sheridan | 1,624 | 54.66% | 1,190 | 40.05% | 157 | 5.28% | 434 | 14.61% | 2,971 |
| Silver Bow | 9,456 | 44.81% | 11,228 | 53.21% | 419 | 1.99% | -1,772 | -8.40% | 21,103 |
| Stillwater | 1,687 | 70.06% | 711 | 29.53% | 10 | 0.42% | 976 | 40.53% | 2,408 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,163 | 72.46% | 435 | 27.10% | 7 | 0.44% | 728 | 45.36% | 1,605 |
| Teton | 1,263 | 60.58% | 804 | 38.56% | 18 | 0.86% | 459 | 22.01% | 2,085 |
| Toole | 1,325 | 54.71% | 1,076 | 44.43% | 21 | 0.87% | 249 | 10.28% | 2,422 |
| Treasure | 354 | 65.43% | 186 | 34.38% | 1 | 0.18% | 168 | 31.05% | 541 |
| Valley | 2,330 | 63.85% | 1,294 | 35.46% | 25 | 0.69% | 1,036 | 28.39% | 3,649 |
| Wheatland | 1,207 | 68.35% | 554 | 31.37% | 5 | 0.28% | 653 | 36.98% | 1,766 |
| Wibaux | 583 | 56.27% | 448 | 43.24% | 5 | 0.48% | 135 | 13.03% | 1,036 |
| Yellowstone | 6,904 | 68.08% | 3,205 | 31.60% | 32 | 0.32% | 3,699 | 36.48% | 10,141 |
| Totals | 113,300 | 58.37% | 78,590 | 40.49% | 2,230 | 1.15% | 34,710 | 17.88% | 194,120 |
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- David Leip. "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 256-261 ISBN 9780804716963