Who won Wyoming in the 1928 presidential election?

Hoover (Republican) carried Wyoming in 1928, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 1928?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 1928?

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

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1928

Wyoming: Hoover carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Hoover (Republican). National winner: Herbert Hoover (Republican) — Wyoming voted with the national winner this cycle.

Wyoming in 1928

The 1928 contest saw Wyoming line up behind Hoover, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Wyoming ended up on the winning side — Herbert Hoover captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Wyoming backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1920. Wyoming did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho broke the same way in 1928. Across the 34 presidential elections Wyoming has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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