1928 Presidential Election Results for Montana

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County	Turnout	Herbert Hoover (R)		Al Smith (D)		Norman Thomas (Socialist)		Other		TOTAL
Beaverhead	77%	1,906	62.2%	1,144	37.3%	14	0.5%	0	0.0%	3,064
Big Horn	53%	1,274	55.5%	1,017	44.3%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	2,297
Blaine	56%	1,537	56.6%	1,160	42.7%	16	0.6%	1	0.0%	2,714
Broadwater	88%	743	52.5%	663	46.9%	4	0.3%	5	0.4%	1,415
Carbon	56%	2,514	58.1%	1,674	38.7%	79	1.8%	60	1.4%	4,327
Carter	49%	763	64.0%	420	35.2%	8	0.7%	1	0.1%	1,192
Cascade	63%	8,183	55.1%	6,540	44.0%	81	0.5%	52	0.4%	14,856
Chouteau	59%	1,837	59.1%	1,232	39.7%	23	0.7%	14	0.5%	3,106
Custer	59%	2,503	64.1%	1,386	35.5%	16	0.4%	1	0.0%	3,906
Daniels	67%	936	53.9%	780	44.9%	17	1.0%	3	0.2%	1,736
Dawson	59%	2,207	67.2%	1,065	32.4%	12	0.4%	2	0.1%	3,286
Deer Lodge	63%	2,695	45.7%	3,184	54.0%	17	0.3%	5	0.1%	5,901
Fallon	59%	1,036	69.1%	454	30.3%	8	0.5%	2	0.1%	1,500
Fergus	62%	4,109	60.1%	2,667	39.0%	59	0.9%	3	0.0%	6,838
Flathead	54%	4,098	66.6%	1,972	32.1%	74	1.2%	8	0.1%	6,152
Gallatin	63%	3,861	61.1%	2,423	38.4%	30	0.5%	4	0.1%	6,318
Garfield	66%	1,176	69.7%	499	29.6%	10	0.6%	3	0.2%	1,688
Glacier	67%	847	46.4%	976	53.5%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	1,826
Golden Valley	103%	625	63.9%	346	35.4%	6	0.6%	1	0.1%	978
Granite	73%	849	62.2%	509	37.3%	2	0.1%	6	0.4%	1,366
Hill	55%	2,336	53.4%	2,022	46.2%	15	0.3%	4	0.1%	4,377
Jefferson	74%	1,013	57.0%	751	42.2%	13	0.7%	1	0.1%	1,778
Judith Basin	98%	1,342	56.8%	978	41.4%	10	0.4%	34	1.4%	2,364
Lake	74%	1,876	59.4%	1,256	39.8%	19	0.6%	6	0.2%	3,157
Lewis & Clark	72%	4,441	57.3%	3,278	42.3%	20	0.3%	5	0.1%	7,744
Liberty	61%	446	56.7%	332	42.2%	2	0.3%	6	0.8%	786
Lincoln	59%	1,217	52.3%	1,067	45.9%	40	1.7%	3	0.1%	2,327
Madison	67%	1,785	68.4%	812	31.1%	13	0.5%	1	0.0%	2,611
McCone	59%	946	61.9%	554	36.2%	27	1.8%	2	0.1%	1,529
Meagher	76%	714	67.9%	335	31.9%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,051
Mineral	84%	443	53.2%	370	44.5%	16	1.9%	3	0.4%	832
Missoula	63%	5,056	59.7%	3,291	38.9%	107	1.3%	13	0.2%	8,467
Musselshell	67%	1,608	50.6%	1,444	45.4%	81	2.5%	48	1.5%	3,181
Park	69%	3,095	68.8%	1,338	29.8%	57	1.3%	6	0.1%	4,496
Petroleum	106%	586	60.9%	372	38.6%	4	0.4%	1	0.1%	963
Phillips	59%	1,671	59.1%	1,135	40.1%	17	0.6%	5	0.2%	2,828
Pondera	61%	1,324	58.0%	944	41.3%	14	0.6%	1	0.0%	2,283
Powder River	55%	780	65.1%	410	34.2%	7	0.6%	2	0.2%	1,199
Powell	70%	1,568	59.8%	1,031	39.3%	19	0.7%	4	0.2%	2,622
Prairie	60%	968	70.2%	405	29.4%	5	0.4%	1	0.1%	1,379
Ravalli	64%	2,551	68.5%	1,112	29.9%	56	1.5%	5	0.1%	3,724
Richland	48%	1,648	63.5%	917	35.4%	21	0.8%	8	0.3%	2,594
Roosevelt	52%	1,630	55.3%	1,296	43.9%	12	0.4%	11	0.4%	2,949
Rosebud	66%	1,519	59.4%	1,025	40.1%	13	0.5%	1	0.0%	2,558
Sanders	68%	1,142	53.7%	873	41.0%	109	5.1%	4	0.2%	2,128
Sheridan	46%	1,624	54.7%	1,190	40.1%	43	1.4%	114	3.8%	2,971
Silver Bow	62%	9,456	44.8%	11,228	53.2%	348	1.6%	71	0.3%	21,103
Stillwater	63%	1,687	70.1%	711	29.5%	9	0.4%	1	0.0%	2,408
Sweet Grass	65%	1,163	72.5%	435	27.1%	6	0.4%	1	0.1%	1,605
Teton	60%	1,263	60.6%	804	38.6%	13	0.6%	5	0.2%	2,085
Toole	70%	1,325	54.7%	1,076	44.4%	14	0.6%	7	0.3%	2,422
Treasure	54%	354	65.4%	186	34.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	541
Valley	58%	2,330	63.9%	1,294	35.5%	19	0.5%	6	0.2%	3,649
Wheatland	73%	1,207	68.8%	542	30.9%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,754
Wibaux	66%	583	56.3%	448	43.2%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	1,036
Yellowstone	57%	6,904	68.1%	3,205	31.6%	26	0.3%	6	0.1%	10,141
TOTAL	61%	113,300	58.4%	78,578	40.5%	1,667	0.9%	563	0.3%	194,108

1928 President, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,906	62.2%
Al Smith (D)	1,144	37.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	3,064
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,274	55.5%
Al Smith (D)	1,017	44.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,297
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,537	56.6%
Al Smith (D)	1,160	42.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,714
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	743	52.5%
Al Smith (D)	663	46.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.3%
Other	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,415
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,514	58.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,674	38.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	79	1.8%
Other	60	1.4%
TOTAL	4,327
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	763	64.0%
Al Smith (D)	420	35.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.7%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,192
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	8,183	55.1%
Al Smith (D)	6,540	44.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	81	0.5%
Other	52	0.4%
TOTAL	14,856
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,837	59.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,232	39.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	23	0.7%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	3,106
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,503	64.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,386	35.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,906
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	936	53.9%
Al Smith (D)	780	44.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	1.0%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,736
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,207	67.2%
Al Smith (D)	1,065	32.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.4%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,286
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,695	45.7%
Al Smith (D)	3,184	54.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	0.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,901
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,036	69.1%
Al Smith (D)	454	30.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.5%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,500
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,109	60.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,667	39.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	59	0.9%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,838
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,098	66.6%
Al Smith (D)	1,972	32.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	74	1.2%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,152
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,861	61.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,423	38.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	30	0.5%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,318
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,176	69.7%
Al Smith (D)	499	29.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	10	0.6%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,688
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	847	46.4%
Al Smith (D)	976	53.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.1%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,826
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	625	63.9%
Al Smith (D)	346	35.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.6%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	978
Turnout: 103% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	849	62.2%
Al Smith (D)	509	37.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.1%
Other	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,366
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,336	53.4%
Al Smith (D)	2,022	46.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	0.3%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,377
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,013	57.0%
Al Smith (D)	751	42.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.7%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,778
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,342	56.8%
Al Smith (D)	978	41.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	10	0.4%
Other	34	1.4%
TOTAL	2,364
Turnout: 98% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,876	59.4%
Al Smith (D)	1,256	39.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.6%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,157
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,441	57.3%
Al Smith (D)	3,278	42.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	20	0.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,744
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	446	56.7%
Al Smith (D)	332	42.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.3%
Other	6	0.8%
TOTAL	786
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,217	52.3%
Al Smith (D)	1,067	45.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	40	1.7%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,327
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	946	61.9%
Al Smith (D)	554	36.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	27	1.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,529
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,785	68.4%
Al Smith (D)	812	31.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.5%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,611
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	714	67.9%
Al Smith (D)	335	31.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,051
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	443	53.2%
Al Smith (D)	370	44.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	1.9%
Other	3	0.4%
TOTAL	832
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,056	59.7%
Al Smith (D)	3,291	38.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	107	1.3%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	8,467
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,608	50.6%
Al Smith (D)	1,444	45.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	81	2.5%
Other	48	1.5%
TOTAL	3,181
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,095	68.8%
Al Smith (D)	1,338	29.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	57	1.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,496
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	586	60.9%
Al Smith (D)	372	38.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.4%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	963
Turnout: 106% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,671	59.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,135	40.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	0.6%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,828
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,324	58.0%
Al Smith (D)	944	41.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,283
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	780	65.1%
Al Smith (D)	410	34.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.6%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,199
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,568	59.8%
Al Smith (D)	1,031	39.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.7%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,622
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	968	70.2%
Al Smith (D)	405	29.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.4%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,379
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,551	68.5%
Al Smith (D)	1,112	29.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	56	1.5%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,724
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,648	63.5%
Al Smith (D)	917	35.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	21	0.8%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,594
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,630	55.3%
Al Smith (D)	1,296	43.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.4%
Other	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,949
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,519	59.4%
Al Smith (D)	1,025	40.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.5%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,558
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,142	53.7%
Al Smith (D)	873	41.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	109	5.1%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,128
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,624	54.7%
Al Smith (D)	1,190	40.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	43	1.4%
Other	114	3.8%
TOTAL	2,971
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	9,456	44.8%
Al Smith (D)	11,228	53.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	348	1.6%
Other	71	0.3%
TOTAL	21,103
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,687	70.1%
Al Smith (D)	711	29.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	9	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,408
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,163	72.5%
Al Smith (D)	435	27.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.4%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,605
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 14

1928 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,263	60.6%
Al Smith (D)	804	38.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.6%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,085
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,325	54.7%
Al Smith (D)	1,076	44.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.6%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,422
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	354	65.4%
Al Smith (D)	186	34.4%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	541
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,330	63.9%
Al Smith (D)	1,294	35.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.5%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,649
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,207	68.8%
Al Smith (D)	542	30.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,754
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	583	56.3%
Al Smith (D)	448	43.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	3	0.3%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,036
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,904	68.1%
Al Smith (D)	3,205	31.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	26	0.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	10,141
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

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