1928 United States presidential election in Wyoming

none June 2025 September 2023 1928 United States presidential election 1928 United States presidential election in Wyoming Wyoming 1923 presidential no 1924 United States presidential election in Wyoming 1924 1932 United States presidential election in Wyoming 1932 November 6, 1928 x200px Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) Iowa Charles Curtis 3 52,748 63.68% Unsuccessful 1928.jpg Al Smith Democratic Party (United States) New York Joseph Robinson 0 29,299 35.37% 1928 United States presidential election in Wyoming results map by county.svg 280px County results Hoover #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Smith #86b6f2 50–60% President Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) The 1928 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wyoming was won by the Republican candidate, former Secretary of Commerce and mining engineer Herbert Hoover, from the state of California, who was running with Senator Charles Curtis, with 63.68 percent of the popular vote. They ran against the Democratic candidate, Governor of New York Al Smith, running with Arkansas Senator and former Governor Joseph Robinson, with 35.37 percent, a 28.3% margin of victory.1928 Presidential Election Results – Wyoming http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1928&off=0&elect=0&fips=56&f=0 Hoover won all but one of the state's twenty-three counties, but Smith's victory in Sweetwater County – which had defied the 1924 GOP landslide by voting for Robert La Follette – would, with the aid of extensive unionization, create a run of Democratic wins in that county extending to 1968.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 342-343 0786422173 Just 4 years earlier, Hoover's predecessor, Calvin Coolidge, had carried Wyoming by 20.9% against his nearest rival, Progressive Robert M. La Follette; however, in that election, the vote was split, with the combined Progressive and Democratic vote total equaling 47.6%, thus giving Coolidge, who received 52.4% of the vote, a victory margin of 4.8%. Hoover's 28.3-point victory marked a swing to the right of 23.5 points, with Wyoming voting 10.9% more Republican than the rest of the nation in this election. Voters associated the booming economy of The Roaring Twenties under Coolidge with Republicans, thus giving Hoover a significant edge in the campaign. In addition to facing an uphill battle to convince voters to abandon the popular Republican policies, Smith, a Roman Catholic, also dealt with significant anti-Catholic prejudice, with many Protestants believing he would take orders from The Pope, and some even believing the Pope would move to Washington D.C. if Smith won. Additionally, Smith's opposition to Prohibition, which was the ban on alcoholic beverages, and his association with the corruption of Tammany Hall all but ensured his defeat. His performance was the second worst for a Democrat in Wyoming's history at that time, being surpassed only by James Cox's defeat to Warren Harding in 1920, and would remain the second worst until George McGovern's landslide defeat in 1972. Despite his strong performance, over the course of his presidency, the economic boom of the 1920s that had propelled Republicans to success would transform into The Great Depression, which voters associated with Hoover, and he would go on to lose the state by 16 points to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Hoover's raw vote total was the highest for a Republican in Wyoming's history up until that point, and would remain so until Dwight Eisenhower surpassed it in 1952. Results 1928 United States presidential election in WyomingWyoming Secretary of State 1929 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1928 Total Vote by Counties, General Election, November 6, 1928 1929 40–41 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049498&view=1up&seq=46 18 October 2024 Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) 52,748 63.68% Alfred E. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 29,299 35.37% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 788 0.95% 82,835 100.00% Results by county CountyHerbert HooverRepublicanAl SmithDemocraticNorman ThomasSocialistMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # %Albany2,94164.13%1,61835.28%270.59%1,32328.85%4,586Big Horn2,64673.58%93325.95%170.47%1,71347.63%3,596Campbell1,52866.52%74432.39%251.09%78434.13%2,297Carbon3,01964.85%1,60934.56%270.58%1,41030.29%4,655Converse2,04070.52%84529.21%80.28%1,19541.31%2,893Crook1,46671.41%58228.35%50.24%88443.06%2,053Fremont2,26760.65%1,44938.76%220.59%81821.89%3,738Goshen2,48375.29%77723.56%381.15%1,70651.73%3,298Hot Springs1,22055.33%94042.63%452.04%28012.70%2,205Johnson1,36969.25%59029.84%180.91%77939.41%1,977Laramie5,86265.33%3,02933.76%820.91%2,83331.57%8,973Lincoln2,21756.57%1,68743.05%150.38%53013.52%3,919Natrona7,14164.78%3,81834.64%640.58%3,32330.14%11,023Niobrara1,42474.21%46924.44%261.35%95549.77%1,919Park2,17566.72%1,06232.58%230.71%1,11334.14%3,260Platte2,20667.75%93228.62%1183.62%1,27439.13%3,256Sheridan3,61657.86%2,56341.01%711.14%1,05316.85%6,250Sublette57364.02%31635.31%60.67%25728.72%895Sweetwater2,52845.15%2,97453.12%971.73%-446-7.97%5,599Teton49564.29%27035.06%50.65%22529.23%770Uinta1,43958.31%1,01241.00%170.69%42717.31%2,468Washakie96670.72%39228.70%80.59%57442.02%1,366Weston1,12761.28%68837.41%241.31%43923.87%1,839Totals52,74863.68%29,29935.37%7880.95%23,44928.31%82,835 thumb|400px|County flips from 1924: Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Gain from Progressive Republican #f48882 Hold Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic Sweetwater See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming References Wyoming 1928 Category:1928 Wyoming elections