Who won Georgia in the 1928 presidential election?

Smith (Democratic) carried Georgia in 1928, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1928?

Georgia cast 14 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1928?

No. Georgia backed Smith, while Herbert Hoover won the presidency nationally.

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1928

Georgia: Smith carries 14 EV.

Georgia cast its 14 electoral votes for Smith (Democratic). National winner: Herbert Hoover (Republican) — Georgia voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1928 result in Georgia

Georgia backed Smith (Democratic) in the 1928 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Herbert Hoover (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Georgia among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 16th consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1868. The region divided — South Carolina joined Georgia for the Democratic ticket, while Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

In the national count, Herbert Hoover took 444 of the 531 electoral votes, against Al Smith's 87. Herbert Hoover led the national popular vote with 58.21% of the ballots cast.

The 1928 national map

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