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1928 United States presidential election in Montana 
Summary
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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 County Results
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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.
Results edit
| 1928 United States presidential election in Montana[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Results by county edit
| County | Herbert Clark Hoover Republican |
Alfred Emmanual Smith Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |