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The 1948 elections

Harry S. Truman (D) faced Thomas E. Dewey (R); Truman won the presidency. National popular vote: D+4.5.

1948 presidential election
TrumanD+4.5
1948 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1948 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · O+61.9 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · D+10.0 · 4 electoral votesColorado · D+5.4 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+15.2 · 8 electoral votesGeorgia · D+42.5 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+0.8 · 13 electoral votesKansas · R+9.0 · 8 electoral votesMaine · R+14.5 · 5 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+11.5 · 16 electoral votesMinnesota · D+17.3 · 11 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+4.4 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+25.3 · 14 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+8.8 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · D+25.5 · 10 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+4.0 · 35 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+4.8 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+41.7 · 23 electoral votesWyoming · D+4.3 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+1.6 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+16.6 · 15 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+15.1 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · D+0.8 · 28 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+13.5 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · D+40.7 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · D+0.4 · 25 electoral votesDelaware · R+1.3 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · D+2.7 · 10 electoral votesKentucky · D+15.3 · 11 electoral votesMaryland · R+1.4 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+1.7 · 19 electoral votesMississippi · O+77.2 · 9 electoral votesMontana · D+9.9 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+5.7 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+1.0 · 47 electoral votesOhio · D+0.2 · 25 electoral votesOregon · R+3.4 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · D+12.3 · 12 electoral votesUtah · D+9.0 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+6.8 · 11 electoral votesWashington · D+9.8 · 8 electoral votesWisconsin · D+4.4 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · R+8.3 · 6 electoral votesSouth Carolina · O+47.9 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · D+2.7 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+3.1 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+24.6 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · O+17.1 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+16.2 · 4 electoral votes
1948presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1948 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+24.63 EVNHR+5.74 EVMAD+11.516 EVRID+16.24 EVCTR+1.68 EVNJR+4.416 EVDER+1.33 EVMDR+1.48 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Truman (D)
24,178,335
49.6%
Dewey (R)
21,991,280
45.1%
Thurmond + others
2,621,667
5.4%
Margin
D+4.5

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