Louisiana — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentThurmond49.8%
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Strom Thurmond + others ✓States' Rights Democratic | 49.8% | 207,335 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 32.7% | 136,344 |
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 17.5% | 72,657 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 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.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+23.9 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+23.2 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+5.8 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+15.1 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+7.7 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+20.9 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+5.5 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+35.8 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+58.3 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+25.8 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+6.9 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+14.7 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+12.5 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+18.8 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+11.3 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+16.3 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+44.0 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+29.8 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+23.8 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+12.6 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+3.7 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+5.7 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+16.4 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+8.5 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+5.1 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+33.2 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+17.4 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+10.1 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+23.0 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+0.5 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+10.3 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+23.1 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+16.1 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+33.2 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+22.7 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+0.7 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+26.1 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+34.4 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+4.5 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+10.0 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+2.7 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+7.4 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+12.1 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+16.0 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Union Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+16.3 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+9.5 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+35.9 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+37.1 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+27.9 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+33.5 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+0.2 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+20.7 |
Louisiana results by county
64 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,130 | 3,51252.6% | 2,38235.7% | 78411.7% | 6,678 |
| Allen Parish | Harry S. Truman+1,014 | 98230.5% | 1,99662.0% | 2417.5% | 3,219 |
| Ascension Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+298 | 1,42447.7% | 1,12637.7% | 43314.5% | 2,983 |
| Assumption Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+534 | 1,00354.7% | 36219.7% | 46925.6% | 1,834 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+4,108 | 5,46476.9% | 1,35619.1% | 2854.0% | 7,105 |
| Beauregard Parish | Harry S. Truman+282 | 1,37139.5% | 1,65347.6% | 44912.9% | 3,473 |
| Bienville Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,944 | 2,36579.4% | 42114.1% | 1916.4% | 2,977 |
| Bossier Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,244 | 2,39161.7% | 1,14729.6% | 3388.7% | 3,876 |
| Caddo Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+5,370 | 11,35551.3% | 5,98527.1% | 4,77721.6% | 22,117 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Harry S. Truman+3,650 | 3,42427.5% | 7,07456.9% | 1,94015.6% | 12,438 |
| Caldwell Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+43 | 82046.9% | 77744.5% | 1518.6% | 1,748 |
| Cameron Parish | Harry S. Truman+448 | 29426.2% | 74266.1% | 877.7% | 1,123 |
| Catahoula Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+550 | 1,06563.9% | 51530.9% | 865.2% | 1,666 |
| Claiborne Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,607 | 2,06474.1% | 45716.4% | 2659.5% | 2,786 |
| Concordia Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+811 | 1,14072.8% | 32921.0% | 986.3% | 1,567 |
| De Soto Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,274 | 1,89168.1% | 61722.2% | 2709.7% | 2,778 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Harry S. Truman+241 | 8,31938.8% | 8,56039.9% | 4,58521.4% | 21,464 |
| East Carroll Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+342 | 66560.2% | 32329.3% | 11610.5% | 1,104 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+573 | 84068.1% | 26721.6% | 12710.3% | 1,234 |
| Evangeline Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+3,269 | 4,41876.5% | 1,14919.9% | 2063.6% | 5,773 |
| Franklin Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+22 | 1,87948.4% | 1,85747.8% | 1493.8% | 3,885 |
| Grant Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+327 | 1,44751.0% | 1,12039.4% | 2739.6% | 2,840 |
| Iberia Parish | Thomas E. Dewey+678 | 2,23236.3% | 1,01516.5% | 2,91047.3% | 6,157 |
| Iberville Parish | Harry S. Truman+833 | 86428.2% | 1,69755.3% | 50616.5% | 3,067 |
| Jackson Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+694 | 1,40761.5% | 71331.1% | 1697.4% | 2,289 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Harry S. Truman+586 | 1,13131.1% | 1,71747.2% | 79321.8% | 3,641 |
| Jefferson Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+4,240 | 8,89455.0% | 4,65428.8% | 2,62016.2% | 16,168 |
| Lafayette Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,676 | 3,74449.3% | 1,78723.5% | 2,06827.2% | 7,599 |
| Lafourche Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,494 | 3,08052.1% | 1,58626.8% | 1,24721.1% | 5,913 |
| LaSalle Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,053 | 1,76964.3% | 71626.0% | 2669.7% | 2,751 |
| Lincoln Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,598 | 2,22369.4% | 62519.5% | 35311.0% | 3,201 |
| Livingston Parish | Harry S. Truman+475 | 1,36639.4% | 1,84153.0% | 2647.6% | 3,471 |
| Madison Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+845 | 1,04276.3% | 19714.4% | 1279.3% | 1,366 |
| Morehouse Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+218 | 1,39549.6% | 1,17741.8% | 2428.6% | 2,814 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,205 | 2,89754.1% | 1,69231.6% | 76314.3% | 5,352 |
| Orleans Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+10,543 | 52,44342.4% | 41,90033.8% | 29,44223.8% | 123,785 |
| Ouachita Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+647 | 4,86045.0% | 4,21339.0% | 1,72916.0% | 10,802 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+2,517 | 2,60794.0% | 772.8% | 903.2% | 2,774 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+977 | 1,37969.7% | 40220.3% | 19810.0% | 1,979 |
| Rapides Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,893 | 6,62350.7% | 4,73036.2% | 1,70713.1% | 13,060 |
| Red River Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,089 | 1,54173.2% | 45221.5% | 1135.4% | 2,106 |
| Richland Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+496 | 1,45657.4% | 96037.9% | 1194.7% | 2,535 |
| Sabine Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+847 | 2,25254.6% | 1,40534.1% | 46911.4% | 4,126 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+2,140 | 2,24791.9% | 913.7% | 1074.4% | 2,445 |
| St. Charles Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+296 | 1,21050.2% | 91437.9% | 28611.9% | 2,410 |
| St. Helena Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+194 | 66355.7% | 46939.4% | 595.0% | 1,191 |
| St. James Parish | Harry S. Truman+54 | 80538.0% | 85940.6% | 45321.4% | 2,117 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Harry S. Truman+97 | 70237.3% | 79942.5% | 37920.2% | 1,880 |
| St. Landry Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+4,560 | 5,73974.1% | 1,17915.2% | 82910.7% | 7,747 |
| St. Martin Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+2,141 | 2,82974.0% | 3078.0% | 68818.0% | 3,824 |
| St. Mary Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+843 | 1,76150.3% | 91826.2% | 82423.5% | 3,503 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,923 | 3,08761.2% | 1,16423.1% | 79015.7% | 5,041 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,753 | 3,93753.1% | 2,18429.5% | 1,28717.4% | 7,408 |
| Tensas Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+495 | 73470.2% | 23922.9% | 726.9% | 1,045 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+762 | 2,02446.7% | 1,26229.1% | 1,04824.2% | 4,334 |
| Union Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,149 | 1,87365.6% | 72425.4% | 2599.1% | 2,856 |
| Vermilion Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+1,437 | 3,24351.8% | 1,80628.8% | 1,21219.4% | 6,261 |
| Vernon Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+408 | 2,34751.2% | 1,93942.3% | 2966.5% | 4,582 |
| Washington Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+896 | 4,16353.4% | 3,26741.9% | 3714.8% | 7,801 |
| Webster Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+970 | 2,90354.9% | 1,93336.5% | 4558.6% | 5,291 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Harry S. Truman+88 | 46940.2% | 55747.7% | 14112.1% | 1,167 |
| West Carroll Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+304 | 1,22553.3% | 92140.1% | 1516.6% | 2,297 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+277 | 37965.1% | 10117.4% | 10217.5% | 582 |
| Winn Parish | Strom Thurmond + others+717 | 1,65756.6% | 94032.1% | 33311.4% | 2,930 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +53.1% |
| 1896 | +54.6% |
| 1900 | +58.1% |
| 1904 | +78.9% |
| 1908 | +72.7% |
| 1912 | +72.0% |
| 1916 | +78.9% |
| 1920 | +38.8% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | +52.6% |
| 1932 | +85.8% |
| 1936 | +77.7% |
| 1940 | +71.8% |
| 1944 | +61.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | +21.8% |
| 1964 | −13.6% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −37.0% |
| 1976 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | −7.7% |
| 2004 | −14.5% |
| 2008 | −18.6% |
| 2012 | −17.2% |
| 2016 | −19.6% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −22.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.