Who won South Carolina in the 1928 presidential election?

Smith (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1928, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1928?

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1928?

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

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1928

South Carolina: Smith carries 9 EV.

South Carolina cast its 9 electoral votes for Smith (Democratic). National winner: Herbert Hoover (Republican) — South Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1928 result in South Carolina

South Carolina backed Smith (Democratic) in the 1928 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Herbert Hoover (Republican) won the presidency, leaving South Carolina among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 13th consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1880. The region divided — Georgia joined South Carolina for the Democratic ticket, while North Carolina did not. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina 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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