Florida — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentTrumanD+15.2
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 48.8% | 281,988 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 33.6% | 194,280 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 17.5% | 101,375 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Florida cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Other / independent | D+13.2 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Brevard County, FL | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+71.1 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Citrus County, FL | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Clay County, FL | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Collier County, FL | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Duval County, FL | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Escambia County, FL | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Flagler County, FL | Other / independent | R+0.2 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Hardee County, FL | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Hendry County, FL | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Highlands County, FL | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Holmes County, FL | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+80.6 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+83.3 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Marion County, FL | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| Nassau County, FL | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Osceola County, FL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Pasco County, FL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Polk County, FL | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Putnam County, FL | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Seminole County, FL | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+62.2 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Volusia County, FL | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Walton County, FL | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Washington County, FL | Democratic | D+49.0 |
Florida results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Other+289 | 3,74536.8% | 2,40323.6% | 4,03439.6% | 10,182 |
| Baker County | Harry S. Truman+634 | 84972.2% | 1129.5% | 21518.3% | 1,176 |
| Bay County | Harry S. Truman+3,952 | 5,16870.7% | 92812.7% | 1,21616.6% | 7,312 |
| Bradford County | Harry S. Truman+623 | 1,22856.1% | 35716.3% | 60527.6% | 2,190 |
| Brevard County | Harry S. Truman+33 | 2,34842.2% | 2,31541.6% | 90116.2% | 5,564 |
| Broward County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,837 | 7,09636.4% | 9,93350.9% | 2,49212.8% | 19,521 |
| Calhoun County | Harry S. Truman+1,142 | 1,40478.3% | 1287.1% | 26214.6% | 1,794 |
| Charlotte County | Thomas E. Dewey+39 | 52041.0% | 55944.1% | 18914.9% | 1,268 |
| Citrus County | Harry S. Truman+479 | 94056.9% | 46127.9% | 25115.2% | 1,652 |
| Clay County | Harry S. Truman+822 | 1,54456.3% | 72226.3% | 47617.4% | 2,742 |
| Collier County | Harry S. Truman+91 | 36241.1% | 24728.1% | 27130.8% | 880 |
| Columbia County | Harry S. Truman+815 | 1,79753.9% | 55316.6% | 98229.5% | 3,332 |
| DeSoto County | Harry S. Truman+588 | 1,15755.6% | 56927.3% | 35617.1% | 2,082 |
| Dixie County | Harry S. Truman+564 | 86267.8% | 1118.7% | 29823.4% | 1,271 |
| Duval County | Harry S. Truman+12,818 | 28,56747.9% | 15,37925.8% | 15,74926.4% | 59,695 |
| Escambia County | Harry S. Truman+9,075 | 13,98263.1% | 3,26714.7% | 4,90722.1% | 22,156 |
| Flagler County | Other+187 | 15323.6% | 15423.8% | 34152.6% | 648 |
| Franklin County | Harry S. Truman+338 | 63559.8% | 13012.2% | 29728.0% | 1,062 |
| Gadsden County | Harry S. Truman+428 | 1,42750.9% | 37613.4% | 99935.7% | 2,802 |
| Gilchrist County | Harry S. Truman+753 | 88483.3% | 464.3% | 13112.3% | 1,061 |
| Glades County | Harry S. Truman+124 | 27449.4% | 15027.0% | 13123.6% | 555 |
| Gulf County | Harry S. Truman+1,005 | 1,21977.2% | 1469.2% | 21413.6% | 1,579 |
| Hamilton County | Harry S. Truman+732 | 1,07166.4% | 20212.5% | 33921.0% | 1,612 |
| Hardee County | Harry S. Truman+1,182 | 1,87165.5% | 68924.1% | 29710.4% | 2,857 |
| Hendry County | Harry S. Truman+359 | 69953.9% | 34026.2% | 25819.9% | 1,297 |
| Hernando County | Harry S. Truman+384 | 82549.3% | 44126.4% | 40624.3% | 1,672 |
| Highlands County | Harry S. Truman+786 | 2,25753.0% | 1,47134.5% | 53212.5% | 4,260 |
| Hillsborough County | Harry S. Truman+5,325 | 18,85445.7% | 13,52932.8% | 8,90321.6% | 41,286 |
| Holmes County | Harry S. Truman+894 | 1,79956.3% | 49215.4% | 90528.3% | 3,196 |
| Indian River County | Thomas E. Dewey+79 | 1,05543.1% | 1,13446.3% | 25910.6% | 2,448 |
| Jackson County | Harry S. Truman+1,236 | 3,16955.1% | 64811.3% | 1,93333.6% | 5,750 |
| Jefferson County | Harry S. Truman+230 | 70052.9% | 15311.6% | 47035.5% | 1,323 |
| Lafayette County | Harry S. Truman+857 | 97585.2% | 524.5% | 11810.3% | 1,145 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+105 | 3,47442.0% | 3,57943.2% | 1,22614.8% | 8,279 |
| Lee County | Thomas E. Dewey+393 | 1,88332.5% | 2,27639.3% | 1,63828.3% | 5,797 |
| Leon County | Harry S. Truman+2,202 | 3,60758.5% | 1,14918.6% | 1,40522.8% | 6,161 |
| Levy County | Harry S. Truman+458 | 1,12855.8% | 22511.1% | 67033.1% | 2,023 |
| Liberty County | Harry S. Truman+655 | 73786.8% | 303.5% | 829.7% | 849 |
| Madison County | Harry S. Truman+285 | 1,18951.7% | 2079.0% | 90439.3% | 2,300 |
| Manatee County | Thomas E. Dewey+605 | 2,76636.3% | 3,37144.3% | 1,47319.4% | 7,610 |
| Marion County | Harry S. Truman+2,821 | 4,65057.0% | 1,82922.4% | 1,67720.6% | 8,156 |
| Martin County | Thomas E. Dewey+133 | 81538.6% | 94844.8% | 35116.6% | 2,114 |
| Miami-Dade County | Harry S. Truman+18,380 | 59,68153.5% | 41,30137.0% | 10,5309.4% | 111,512 |
| Monroe County | Harry S. Truman+3,211 | 3,75983.5% | 54812.2% | 1964.4% | 4,503 |
| Nassau County | Harry S. Truman+821 | 1,51855.1% | 54019.6% | 69725.3% | 2,755 |
| Okaloosa County | Harry S. Truman+1,517 | 2,51962.9% | 48612.1% | 1,00225.0% | 4,007 |
| Okeechobee County | Harry S. Truman+605 | 78474.8% | 17917.1% | 858.1% | 1,048 |
| Orange County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,908 | 10,06339.2% | 11,97146.7% | 3,61814.1% | 25,652 |
| Osceola County | Harry S. Truman+2 | 1,57744.6% | 1,57544.6% | 38010.8% | 3,532 |
| Palm Beach County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,588 | 9,40839.0% | 10,99645.6% | 3,71115.4% | 24,115 |
| Pasco County | Harry S. Truman+536 | 2,37548.7% | 1,83937.7% | 66713.7% | 4,881 |
| Pinellas County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,176 | 15,72435.3% | 24,90055.9% | 3,9008.8% | 44,524 |
| Polk County | Harry S. Truman+4,342 | 12,03452.6% | 7,69233.6% | 3,16613.8% | 22,892 |
| Putnam County | Harry S. Truman+494 | 1,94740.3% | 1,43529.7% | 1,45330.1% | 4,835 |
| Santa Rosa County | Harry S. Truman+1,657 | 2,31665.7% | 54915.6% | 65918.7% | 3,524 |
| Sarasota County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,257 | 2,30232.3% | 3,55950.0% | 1,26417.7% | 7,125 |
| Seminole County | Harry S. Truman+596 | 2,26145.2% | 1,66533.3% | 1,08121.6% | 5,007 |
| St. Johns County | Other+477 | 1,99431.6% | 1,84029.2% | 2,47139.2% | 6,305 |
| St. Lucie County | Harry S. Truman+15 | 1,70438.4% | 1,68938.0% | 1,04723.6% | 4,440 |
| Sumter County | Harry S. Truman+921 | 1,41165.6% | 25111.7% | 49022.8% | 2,152 |
| Suwannee County | Harry S. Truman+2,229 | 3,03371.6% | 3989.4% | 80419.0% | 4,235 |
| Taylor County | Harry S. Truman+925 | 1,35467.7% | 21610.8% | 42921.5% | 1,999 |
| Union County | Harry S. Truman+369 | 59468.0% | 556.3% | 22525.7% | 874 |
| Volusia County | Harry S. Truman+1,438 | 9,20246.8% | 7,76439.5% | 2,71213.8% | 19,678 |
| Wakulla County | Harry S. Truman+687 | 99772.3% | 725.2% | 31022.5% | 1,379 |
| Walton County | Harry S. Truman+1,585 | 2,36662.3% | 65217.2% | 78120.6% | 3,799 |
| Washington County | Harry S. Truman+846 | 1,38062.4% | 29713.4% | 53424.2% | 2,211 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.