1928 United States presidential election in Ohio explained

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Election Name:	1928 United States presidential election in Ohio
Country:	Ohio
Flag Year:	1902
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1924 United States presidential election in Ohio
Previous Year:	1924
Next Election:	1932 United States presidential election in Ohio
Next Year:	1932
Election Date:	November 6, 1928
Image1:	Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg
Nominee1:	Herbert Hoover
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	California
Running Mate1:	Charles Curtis
Electoral Vote1:	24
Popular Vote1:	1,627,546
Percentage1:	64.89%
Nominee2:	Al Smith
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Joseph T. Robinson
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	864,210
Percentage2:	34.45%
Map Size:	250px
President
Before Election:	Calvin Coolidge
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Herbert Hoover
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1928 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Between 1856 and 1908, Ohio had voted consistently, though generally narrowly, for Republican candidates, because the heavily Yankee northeast and Ohio Company counties of the southeast slightly outvoted the anti-Civil War Appalachian south and German-American counties of the northwest.^[1] Woodrow Wilson, who grew up in Appalachia whose culture exert a major influence on Buckeye State politics, would carry the state in both of his winning presidential campaigns in 1912 and 1916. However, reaction against Democratic nominee James M. Cox, who had opposed the teaching of German in schools when the state's Governor,^[2] meant Ohio went Republican by a 20% margin in the landslide of 1920, and five counties went Republican for the first time ever.^[3]

In 1924, John W. Davis, although a native of adjacent and culturally allied West Virginia, had negligible support in the Yankee- and German-settled areas of northern and central Ohio. Thus, Davis received barely half the proportion that Cox had, as he was further handicapped by his indecisiveness towards the powerful Ku Klux Klan,^[4] and by the complete lack of support from local Democrats in the interests of state offices.^[5] Progressive Robert La Follette would receive over 17% of Ohio's vote, close to his national average but his best state east of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.^[6]

For 1928, the Democrats nominated almost by default Al Smith, an urban New York Catholic. Although he was endorsed by La Follette after his 1925 death,^[7] Smith was handicapped in urban Ohio by the state's cities' large population from Appalachian regions of the South,^[8] who refused rigidly to vote for a Catholic. Similar sentiments were felt amongst traditionally Democratic German Protestants in the central part of the state; in heavily Amish Holmes County, which had still held the line for Cox and Davis by double digits, Hoover not only was the first ever Republican victor but also won over two-thirds of the county's vote.

By the week of the election, Hoover was overwhelmingly favored to carry the state,^[9] and ultimately he won 64.89% of the popular vote in the state. This stands as the best popular vote percentage ever recorded by any presidential candidate in Ohio since 1820, when James Monroe ran unopposed.

Results

1928 United States presidential election in Ohio
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Herbert Hoover	1,627,546	64.89%	24
	Democratic	Al Smith	864,210	34.45%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	8,683	0.35%	0
	Prohibition	William F. Varney	3,556	0.14%	0
	Workers	William Foster	2,836	0.11%	0
	Socialist Labor	Verne L. Reynolds	1,515	0.06%	0
Totals			2,508,346	100.0%	24

Results by county

County	Herbert Clark Hoover Republican		Alfred Emmanual Smith Democratic		Norman Matton Thomas Socialist		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[10]
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		5,665		65.23%		3,000		34.54%		2		0.02%		18		0.21%		2,665		30.69%		8,685
	Allen		20,693		68.21%		9,462		31.19%		94		0.31%		88		0.29%		11,231		37.02%		30,337
	Ashland		8,745		72.29%		3,256		26.92%		22		0.18%		74		0.61%		5,489		45.37%		12,097
	Ashtabula		18,870		75.13%		5,951		23.69%		133		0.53%		164		0.65%		12,919		51.43%		25,118
	Athens		11,101		70.02%		4,546		28.67%		136		0.86%		72		0.45%		6,555		41.34%		15,855
	Auglaize		7,794		60.91%		4,954		38.72%		20		0.16%		28		0.22%		2,840		22.19%		12,796
	Belmont		20,969		60.84%		12,807		37.16%		249		0.72%		443		1.29%		8,162		23.68%		34,468
	Brown		5,681		62.05%		3,422		37.38%		13		0.14%		39		0.43%		2,259		24.68%		9,155
	Butler		29,124		64.66%		15,663		34.77%		153		0.34%		102		0.23%		13,461		29.89%		45,042
	Carroll		5,572		80.32%		1,321		19.04%		21		0.30%		23		0.33%		4,251		61.28%		6,937
	Champaign		7,651		69.52%		3,296		29.95%		20		0.18%		39		0.35%		4,355		39.57%		11,006
	Clark		26,666		71.72%		10,316		27.74%		104		0.28%		97		0.26%		16,350		43.97%		37,183
	Clermont		9,732		69.60%		4,194		29.99%		26		0.19%		31		0.22%		5,538		39.61%		13,983
	Clinton		7,150		72.98%		2,603		26.57%		13		0.13%		31		0.32%		4,547		46.41%		9,797
	Columbiana		26,405		77.30%		7,461		21.84%		136		0.40%		156		0.46%		18,944		55.46%		34,158
	Coshocton		9,154		70.58%		3,745		28.87%		23		0.18%		48		0.37%		5,409		41.70%		12,970
	Crawford		11,235		66.90%		5,472		32.59%		44		0.26%		42		0.25%		5,763		34.32%		16,793
	Cuyahoga		194,508		53.42%		166,188		45.64%		2,006		0.55%		1,406		0.39%		28,320		7.78%		364,108
	Darke		11,765		66.34%		5,822		32.83%		27		0.15%		120		0.68%		5,943		33.51%		17,734
	Defiance		6,289		64.33%		3,487		35.67%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		2,802		28.66%		9,776
	Delaware		8,049		67.75%		3,720		31.31%		21		0.18%		90		0.76%		4,329		36.44%		11,880
	Erie		10,380		57.68%		7,570		42.06%		33		0.18%		13		0.07%		2,810		15.61%		17,996
	Fairfield		12,072		67.87%		5,619		31.59%		38		0.21%		59		0.33%		6,453		36.28%		17,788
	Fayette		5,251		65.23%		2,752		34.19%		17		0.21%		30		0.37%		2,499		31.04%		8,050
	Franklin		92,019		65.86%		47,084		33.70%		367		0.26%		242		0.17%		44,935		32.16%		139,712
	Fulton		6,416		77.74%		1,788		21.66%		12		0.15%		37		0.45%		4,628		56.08%		8,253
	Gallia		5,513		73.42%		1,916		25.52%		30		0.40%		50		0.67%		3,597		47.90%		7,509
	Geauga		4,161		77.37%		1,180		21.94%		23		0.43%		14		0.26%		2,981		55.43%		5,378
	Greene		10,030		74.14%		3,385		25.02%		52		0.38%		61		0.45%		6,645		49.12%		13,528
	Guernsey		11,174		74.10%		3,709		24.60%		93		0.62%		104		0.69%		7,465		49.50%		15,080
	Hamilton		147,534		57.03%		110,151		42.58%		701		0.27%		306		0.12%		37,383		14.45%		258,692
	Hancock		13,151		75.54%		4,158		23.88%		34		0.20%		67		0.38%		8,993		51.65%		17,410
	Hardin		8,137		60.20%		5,306		39.25%		27		0.20%		47		0.35%		2,831		20.94%		13,517
	Harrison		6,095		79.40%		1,516		19.75%		10		0.13%		55		0.72%		4,579		59.65%		7,676
	Henry		5,370		59.29%		3,647		40.27%		16		0.18%		24		0.26%		1,723		19.02%		9,057
	Highland		8,325		68.12%		3,836		31.39%		18		0.15%		42		0.34%		4,489		36.73%		12,221
	Hocking		5,497		67.92%		2,502		30.92%		70		0.86%		24		0.30%		2,995		37.01%		8,093
	Holmes		3,457		67.43%		1,631		31.81%		19		0.37%		20		0.39%		1,826		35.62%		5,127
	Huron		10,702		67.18%		5,157		32.37%		33		0.21%		38		0.24%		5,545		34.81%		15,930
	Jackson		7,129		71.40%		2,775		27.79%		39		0.39%		42		0.42%		4,354		43.61%		9,985
	Jefferson		19,175		68.09%		8,711		30.93%		119		0.42%		156		0.55%		10,464		37.16%		28,161
	Knox		10,028		73.07%		3,601		26.24%		33		0.24%		62		0.45%		6,427		46.83%		13,724
	Lake		11,823		74.24%		4,024		25.27%		35		0.22%		44		0.28%		7,799		48.97%		15,926
	Lawrence		10,346		74.51%		3,470		24.99%		48		0.35%		21		0.15%		6,876		49.52%		13,885
	Licking		19,130		72.14%		7,244		27.32%		76		0.29%		67		0.25%		11,886		44.82%		26,517
	Logan		9,602		76.63%		2,858		22.81%		19		0.15%		52		0.41%		6,744		53.82%		12,531
	Lorain		24,386		63.83%		13,607		35.62%		129		0.34%		83		0.22%		10,779		28.21%		38,205
	Lucas		78,435		63.21%		44,977		36.25%		318		0.26%		351		0.28%		33,458		26.96%		124,081
	Madison		5,522		68.13%		2,527		31.18%		14		0.17%		42		0.52%		2,995		36.95%		8,105
	Mahoning		48,341		63.82%		26,928		35.55%		199		0.26%		280		0.37%		21,413		28.27%		75,748
	Marion		13,398		70.29%		5,468		28.69%		145		0.76%		49		0.26%		7,930		41.61%		19,060
	Medina		9,510		79.58%		2,357		19.72%		44		0.37%		39		0.33%		7,153		59.86%		11,950
	Meigs		6,580		70.65%		2,661		28.57%		44		0.47%		29		0.31%		3,919		42.08%		9,314
	Mercer		5,129		45.29%		6,155		54.34%		10		0.09%		32		0.28%		-1,026		-9.06%		11,326
	Miami		16,063		72.80%		5,867		26.59%		73		0.33%		63		0.29%		10,196		46.21%		22,066
	Monroe		4,287		60.73%		2,729		38.66%		14		0.20%		29		0.41%		1,558		22.07%		7,059
	Montgomery		71,279		64.53%		38,517		34.87%		506		0.46%		159		0.14%		32,762		29.66%		110,461
	Morgan		4,359		75.09%		1,397		24.07%		12		0.21%		37		0.64%		2,962		51.02%		5,805
	Morrow		4,801		71.67%		1,818		27.14%		23		0.34%		57		0.85%		2,983		44.53%		6,699
	Muskingum		22,120		76.81%		6,507		22.60%		79		0.27%		92		0.32%		15,613		54.22%		28,798
	Noble		4,462		66.45%		2,190		32.61%		17		0.25%		46		0.69%		2,272		33.83%		6,715
	Ottawa		5,772		62.54%		3,435		37.22%		14		0.15%		8		0.09%		2,337		25.32%		9,229
	Paulding		4,093		61.79%		2,473		37.33%		22		0.33%		36		0.54%		1,620		24.46%		6,624
	Perry		8,551		64.39%		4,653		35.04%		35		0.26%		40		0.30%		3,898		29.35%		13,279
	Pickaway		5,871		59.87%		3,894		39.71%		8		0.08%		33		0.34%		1,977		20.16%		9,806
	Pike		3,246		54.51%		2,709		45.49%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		537		9.02%		5,955
	Portage		12,086		71.31%		4,756		28.06%		58		0.34%		48		0.28%		7,330		43.25%		16,948
	Preble		6,693		65.21%		3,513		34.23%		22		0.21%		35		0.34%		3,180		30.99%		10,263
	Putnam		5,337		48.28%		5,667		51.27%		21		0.19%		29		0.26%		-330		-2.99%		11,054
	Richland		18,468		71.28%		7,295		28.16%		55		0.21%		91		0.35%		11,173		43.12%		25,909
	Ross		11,179		64.59%		6,062		35.02%		31		0.18%		36		0.21%		5,117		29.56%		17,308
	Sandusky		12,200		67.33%		5,834		32.20%		55		0.30%		30		0.17%		6,366		35.13%		18,119
	Scioto		20,997		73.60%		7,425		26.03%		70		0.25%		38		0.13%		13,572		47.57%		28,530
	Seneca		13,369		61.93%		8,136		37.69%		35		0.16%		47		0.22%		5,233		24.24%		21,587
	Shelby		5,975		52.14%		5,448		47.54%		13		0.11%		24		0.21%		527		4.60%		11,460
	Stark		59,564		70.85%		23,840		28.36%		415		0.49%		256		0.30%		35,724		42.49%		84,075
	Summit		78,504		70.86%		31,506		28.44%		388		0.35%		387		0.35%		46,998		42.42%		110,785
	Trumbull		29,710		75.80%		9,110		23.24%		208		0.53%		166		0.42%		20,600		52.56%		39,194
	Tuscarawas		20,494		74.34%		6,805		24.68%		163		0.59%		106		0.38%		13,689		49.66%		27,568
	Union		5,876		70.53%		2,386		28.64%		22		0.26%		47		0.56%		3,490		41.89%		8,331
	Van Wert		7,540		59.39%		5,089		40.08%		21		0.17%		46		0.36%		2,451		19.31%		12,696
	Vinton		2,810		63.75%		1,559		35.37%		15		0.34%		24		0.54%		1,251		28.38%		4,408
	Warren		8,708		77.62%		2,455		21.88%		24		0.21%		32		0.29%		6,253		55.74%		11,219
	Washington		12,767		73.18%		4,582		26.26%		52		0.30%		46		0.26%		8,185		46.91%		17,447
	Wayne		14,192		74.60%		4,825		25.36%		6		0.03%		1		0.01%		9,367		49.24%		19,024
	Williams		8,138		71.81%		3,136		27.67%		19		0.17%		39		0.34%		5,002		44.14%		11,332
	Wood		15,409		76.56%		4,612		22.92%		53		0.26%		52		0.26%		10,797		53.65%		20,126
	Wyandot		5,790		65.41%		3,024		34.16%		6		0.07%		32		0.36%		2,766		31.25%		8,852
Totals	1,627,546	64.89%	864,210	34.45%	8,683	0.35%	7,907	0.32%	763,336	30.43%	2,508,346

See also

• United States presidential elections in Ohio

Notes and References

1. Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 343
2. Benseler, David P.; Nickisch, Craig W. and Nollendorfs, Cora Lee (editors); Teaching German in Twentieth-century America, p. 60
3. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 52
4. 'Klan Candidates Swept Ohio Cities: Lost Only in Steubenville, Where an Anti-Ku Klux Organization Started After Riots'; The New York Times Special Edition, November 8, 1923, p. 1
5. 'Sacrifice of Davis Reported in Ohio: Brotherhood's Support of Democratic State Ticket Taken as Indicating Move'; The New York Times Special, October 10, 1924, p. 8
6. Hough, Jerry F.; Changing Party Coalitions: The Mystery of the Red State-Blue State Alignment, p. 47
7. Menendez; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 59
8. Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 386
9. Mengert, Herbert R.; 'Hoover Is Favored to Win Ohio Easily: Improvement in Democratic Position Is Expected, but G.O.P. Is Confident'; The Washington Post, November 4, 1928, p. M5
10. Our Campaigns; OH US President 1928