Who won Kentucky in the 1928 presidential election?

Hoover (Republican) carried Kentucky in 1928, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1928?

Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1928?

Yes. Kentucky backed Herbert Hoover, who won the presidency that year.

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1928

Kentucky: Hoover carries 13 EV.

Kentucky cast its 13 electoral votes for Hoover (Republican). National winner: Herbert Hoover (Republican) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1928 result in Kentucky

Kentucky backed Hoover (Republican) in the 1928 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. Kentucky ended up on the winning side — Herbert Hoover captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Kentucky away from the Democratic it had supported in 1924. Kentucky did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois broke the same way in 1928. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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