Who won New Jersey in the 1928 presidential election?

Hoover (Republican) carried New Jersey in 1928, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1928?

New Jersey cast 14 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did New Jersey vote for the national winner in 1928?

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

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1928

New Jersey: Hoover carries 14 EV.

New Jersey cast its 14 electoral votes for Hoover (Republican). National winner: Herbert Hoover (Republican) — New Jersey voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1928 result in New Jersey

New Jersey backed Hoover (Republican) in the 1928 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. New Jersey ended up on the winning side — Herbert Hoover captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1920. New Jersey did not move alone — neighboring New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1928. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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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