1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota

none June 2025 September 2023 1928 United States presidential election 1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1924 1932 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1932 November 6, 1928 x200px Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) California Charles Curtis 5 131,441 54.80% Unsuccessful 1928.jpg Al Smith Democratic Party (United States) New York Joseph T. Robinson 0 106,148 44.46% 1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 325px County results Hoover #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Smith #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) The 1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ever since statehood, North Dakota had been overwhelmingly Republican at state level and in many presidential elections,Hansen, John Mark; Shigeo Hirano, and Snyder, James M. Jr.; ‘Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900-1980’; in Gerber, Alan S. and Schickler, Eric; Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America, pp. 143-159 978-1-107-09509-0 although progressive Democrat Woodrow Wilson was able to carry the state in both his campaigns in 1912 and 1916, in the second due to his anti-war platform. In the following two elections, the state's voting would be shaped by its extreme isolationism in the aftermath of President Wilson's pushing of the nation into World War I and his “League of Nations” proposal, to which the Russian-Germans who dominated North Dakota's populace were vehemently opposed.Lubell, Samuel; The Future of American Politics (1956), pp. 156-164 To North Dakota's predominantly German-American populace, Wilson's entry into the war and his support for the Treaty of Versailles was a betrayal, and farmers were also faced with a postwar agricultural depression as prices fell with reduced demand in Europe.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 420-423 978-0-691-16324-6 Consequently, North Dakota went for the isolationist Republican Warren G. Harding over the pro-League Democrat James M. Cox by four-to-one in 1920. In 1924, Robert M. La Follette under the Nonpartisan League banner attracted North Dakota's isolationist electorate so strongly that he went within two percentage points of carrying the state. When La Follette died in 1925, his family did not endorse a Republican, but rather New York City Catholic Democrat Al Smith.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 59 0786422173 Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis Republican51928 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1928&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013131,44154.80% Al Smith Joseph T. Robinson Democratic0106,64844.46% Norman Thomas James Maurer Social Production and Distribution09360.39% William Z. Foster Benjamin Gitlow Workers’ and Farmers’ Government08420.35% Results by county CountyND US President Race, November 06, 1928 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2985 Our CampaignsHerbert HooverRepublicanAl SmithDemocraticNorman M. ThomasSocial Production and DistributionWilliam Z. FosterWorkers’ and Farmers’ GovernmentMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#% Adams 1,590 70.67% 644 28.62% 13 0.58% 3 0.13% 946 42.04% 2,250 Barnes 3,755 53.01% 3,293 46.49% 15 0.21% 20 0.28% 462 6.52% 7,083 Benson 2,621 53.80% 2,194 45.03% 13 0.27% 44 0.90% 427 8.76% 4,872 Billings 458 52.22% 412 46.98% 6 0.68% 1 0.11% 46 5.25% 877 Bottineau 2,680 49.79% 2,648 49.19% 13 0.24% 42 0.78% 32 0.59% 5,383 Bowman 1,031 54.99% 821 43.79% 12 0.64% 11 0.59% 210 11.20% 1,875 Burke 2,002 58.38% 1,336 38.96% 70 2.04% 21 0.61% 666 19.42% 3,429 Burleigh 3,955 55.59% 3,076 43.23% 68 0.96% 16 0.22% 879 12.35% 7,115 Cass 12,480 66.18% 6,315 33.49% 14 0.07% 49 0.26% 6,165 32.69% 18,858 Cavalier 3,068 54.86% 2,510 44.89% 11 0.20% 3 0.05% 558 9.98% 5,592 Dickey 2,250 52.90% 1,977 46.48% 11 0.26% 15 0.35% 273 6.42% 4,253 Divide 1,963 60.36% 1,250 38.44% 25 0.77% 14 0.43% 713 21.92% 3,252 Dunn 1,360 46.50% 1,561 53.37% 4 0.14% 0 0.00% -201 -6.87% 2,925 Eddy 1,071 46.12% 1,240 53.40% 9 0.39% 2 0.09% -169 -7.28% 2,322 Emmons 1,792 46.25% 2,066 53.32% 12 0.31% 5 0.13% -274 -7.07% 3,875 Foster 1,137 48.99% 1,178 50.75% 5 0.22% 1 0.04% -41 -1.77% 2,321 Golden Valley 937 63.78% 522 35.53% 4 0.27% 6 0.41% 415 28.25% 1,469 Grand Forks 8,024 64.86% 4,300 34.76% 15 0.12% 32 0.26% 3,724 30.10% 12,371 Grant 1,759 54.59% 1,434 44.51% 14 0.43% 15 0.47% 325 10.09% 3,222 Griggs 1,329 52.45% 1,182 46.65% 13 0.51% 10 0.39% 147 5.80% 2,534 Hettinger 1,553 53.87% 1,323 45.89% 4 0.14% 3 0.10% 230 7.98% 2,883 Kidder 1,200 49.94% 1,190 49.52% 6 0.25% 7 0.29% 10 0.42% 2,403 LaMoure 2,245 55.00% 1,800 44.10% 16 0.39% 21 0.51% 445 10.90% 4,082 Logan 1,013 43.64% 1,293 55.71% 14 0.60% 1 0.04% -280 -12.06% 2,321 McHenry 2,914 53.04% 2,535 46.14% 21 0.38% 24 0.44% 379 6.90% 5,494 McIntosh 1,196 44.79% 1,474 55.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -278 -10.41% 2,670 McKenzie 2,100 61.14% 1,289 37.53% 35 1.02% 11 0.32% 811 23.61% 3,435 McLean 2,730 47.51% 2,855 49.69% 21 0.37% 140 2.44% -125 -2.18% 5,746 Mercer 971 37.45% 1,619 62.44% 3 0.12% 0 0.00% -648 -24.99% 2,593 Morton 2,881 42.04% 3,946 57.58% 17 0.25% 9 0.13% -1,065 -15.54% 6,853 Mountrail 2,354 52.30% 2,003 44.50% 108 2.40% 36 0.80% 351 7.80% 4,501 Nelson 2,364 60.18% 1,542 39.26% 11 0.28% 11 0.28% 822 20.93% 3,928 Oliver 680 51.67% 631 47.95% 4 0.30% 1 0.08% 49 3.72% 1,316 Pembina 3,324 60.75% 2,141 39.13% 7 0.13% 0 0.00% 1,183 21.62% 5,472 Pierce 1,469 47.60% 1,606 52.04% 5 0.16% 6 0.19% -137 -4.44% 3,086 Ramsey 3,246 54.62% 2,672 44.96% 8 0.13% 17 0.29% 574 9.66% 5,943 Ransom 2,613 60.43% 1,505 34.81% 198 4.58% 8 0.19% 1,108 25.62% 4,324 Renville 1,473 55.09% 1,174 43.90% 15 0.56% 12 0.45% 299 11.18% 2,674 Richland 4,251 53.89% 3,604 45.68% 15 0.19% 19 0.24% 647 8.20% 7,889 Rolette 1,327 37.50% 2,181 61.63% 12 0.34% 19 0.54% -854 -24.13% 3,539 Sargent 1,772 46.88% 1,989 52.62% 11 0.29% 8 0.21% -217 -5.74% 3,780 Sheridan 1,242 56.61% 944 43.03% 1 0.05% 7 0.32% 298 13.58% 2,194 Sioux 687 40.46% 988 58.19% 14 0.82% 9 0.53% -301 -17.73% 1,698 Slope 873 60.88% 542 37.80% 10 0.70% 9 0.63% 331 23.08% 1,434 Stark 1,924 37.28% 3,231 62.60% 4 0.08% 2 0.04% -1,307 -25.32% 5,161 Steele 1,574 57.34% 1,152 41.97% 6 0.22% 13 0.47% 422 15.37% 2,745 Stutsman 4,782 55.07% 3,873 44.60% 16 0.18% 13 0.15% 909 10.47% 8,684 Towner 1,588 54.23% 1,324 45.22% 12 0.41% 4 0.14% 264 9.02% 2,928 Traill 3,638 71.36% 1,447 28.38% 5 0.10% 8 0.16% 2,191 42.98% 5,098 Walsh 3,657 48.94% 3,798 50.83% 8 0.11% 9 0.12% -141 -1.89% 7,472 Ward 6,561 59.72% 4,362 39.71% 22 0.20% 41 0.37% 2,199 20.02% 10,986 Wells 2,364 52.39% 2,123 47.05% 18 0.40% 7 0.16% 241 5.34% 4,512 Williams 3,591 57.25% 2,503 39.91% 121 1.93% 57 0.91% 1,088 17.35% 6,272Totals131,41954.79%106,64844.47%9360.39%8420.35%24,77110.33%239,845 Analysis Despite much antagonism with the Catholic Church amongst the German and Scandinavian Lutherans in North Dakota,Stange, Douglas C.; ‘Al Smith and the Republican Party at Prayer: The Lutheran Vote. 1928’, The Review of Politics, Vol. 32, No. 3 (July 1970), pp. 347-364 Smith would capitalize extremely well upon La Folette's endorsement, due to the state being the most Catholic in the Midwest and a concurrent statewide repeal of Prohibition with the election,Okrent, David; Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, p. 309 9781464023255 further adding to support for the “wet” Smith. The local press in mid-September believed Smith would carry North Dakota.‘Reports Progressive Swing to Smith: P.M. Hanson, North Dakota Editor, Says Hoover Will Lose by Vote in That State’; New York Times, September 15, 1928, p. 3 and he later received further endorsement from the Nonpartisan LeagueGableman, Edwin W.; ‘Gov. Maddock Helps Smith in North Dakota: Nonpartisan Leaguers Are Strong for Governor, He Declares’; The Washington Post, September 27, 1928, p. 1 despite opposition from Senators Lynn J. Frazier and Gerald P. Nye. Smith visited the state during his midwestern tour in late September and early October,‘North Dakota Wets Big Asset to Smith: State Now Apparently in Line for New York Governor; Hoover Whisper Target. Silence Is Hurting Him’; The Washington Post, October 1, 1928, p. 3 but during October the lessened unpopularity with farmers of Republican nominee Herbert Hoover’s led pundits to imagine the GOP would retain the state.Oulahan, Richard V.; ‘Hoover Hope Rises in North Dakota: Lessening of His Unpopularity With Farmers Dispels Backers' Gloom of Two Weeks Ago’; New York Times, October 12, 1928, p. 19 In the days leading up to the actual poll, forecasts suggested Hoover would retain North Dakota for the GOP, and he did this by a margin of 10.33 percent. Despite losing the state, Smith made a massive advance upon James M. Cox’ and John W. Davis’ performances earlier in the decade. Whereas North Dakota had been Cox’ and Davis’ second-weakest state in 1920 and 1924, it voted 7.07 points more Democratic than the nation at-large in 1928. In some counties that were largely Lutheran, Smith still made tremendous gains because of his opposition to Prohibition, which was powerfully opposed by liturgical German Lutherans. This allowed Smith to become the first Democrat to carry McIntosh County – which had been the nation's most Republican county in 1920http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1920&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip's Election Atlas statistics for 1920 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas and where no Democrat had previously gained over 22 percent of the vote – Logan County, Mercer County, Morton County and Sioux County.Menendez; Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, pp. 271-273 See also United States presidential elections in North Dakota References 30em expanded North Dakota 1928 Category:1928 North Dakota elections