Michigan — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentDeweyR+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 49.2% | 1,038,595 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 47.6% | 1,003,448 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 67,566 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 19 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Menominee County, MI | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+35.7 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+25.0 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+17.8 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Thomas E. Dewey+717 | 1,42565.7% | 70832.7% | 351.6% | 2,168 |
| Alger County | Harry S. Truman+307 | 1,70242.7% | 2,00950.4% | 2726.8% | 3,983 |
| Allegan County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,845 | 10,43967.7% | 4,59429.8% | 3912.5% | 15,424 |
| Alpena County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,570 | 4,31360.3% | 2,74338.4% | 961.3% | 7,152 |
| Antrim County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,459 | 2,58867.2% | 1,12929.3% | 1323.4% | 3,849 |
| Arenac County | Thomas E. Dewey+587 | 1,79058.9% | 1,20339.6% | 481.6% | 3,041 |
| Baraga County | Thomas E. Dewey+222 | 1,87850.1% | 1,65644.2% | 2145.7% | 3,748 |
| Barry County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,951 | 5,67764.7% | 2,72631.1% | 3654.2% | 8,768 |
| Bay County | Harry S. Truman+1,028 | 13,32147.6% | 14,34951.3% | 3271.2% | 27,997 |
| Benzie County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,049 | 2,01365.2% | 96431.2% | 1123.6% | 3,089 |
| Berrien County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,487 | 22,00358.9% | 14,51638.9% | 8422.3% | 37,361 |
| Branch County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,918 | 6,32363.1% | 3,40534.0% | 2993.0% | 10,027 |
| Calhoun County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,208 | 19,28554.9% | 15,07743.0% | 7342.1% | 35,096 |
| Cass County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,414 | 5,61562.2% | 3,20135.4% | 2162.4% | 9,032 |
| Charlevoix County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,064 | 2,91159.5% | 1,84737.7% | 1372.8% | 4,895 |
| Cheboygan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,342 | 3,18462.3% | 1,84236.1% | 831.6% | 5,109 |
| Chippewa County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,117 | 4,97753.3% | 3,86041.4% | 4945.3% | 9,331 |
| Clare County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,315 | 2,51266.0% | 1,19731.5% | 962.5% | 3,805 |
| Clinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,987 | 7,51073.7% | 2,52324.8% | 1581.6% | 10,191 |
| Crawford County | Thomas E. Dewey+394 | 84963.9% | 45534.3% | 241.8% | 1,328 |
| Delta County | Harry S. Truman+1,529 | 5,41442.9% | 6,94355.0% | 2762.2% | 12,633 |
| Dickinson County | Harry S. Truman+1,878 | 4,41739.1% | 6,29555.7% | 5975.3% | 11,309 |
| Eaton County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,373 | 8,63764.8% | 4,26432.0% | 4193.1% | 13,320 |
| Emmet County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,643 | 3,56563.4% | 1,92234.2% | 1342.4% | 5,621 |
| Genesee County | Harry S. Truman+6,762 | 38,27044.4% | 45,03252.2% | 2,9263.4% | 86,228 |
| Gladwin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,099 | 2,06266.4% | 96331.0% | 792.5% | 3,104 |
| Gogebic County | Harry S. Truman+1,518 | 5,20441.4% | 6,72253.5% | 6435.1% | 12,569 |
| Grand Traverse County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,108 | 5,47368.3% | 2,36529.5% | 1772.2% | 8,015 |
| Gratiot County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,376 | 7,03570.2% | 2,65926.5% | 3333.3% | 10,027 |
| Hillsdale County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,137 | 7,23267.2% | 3,09528.8% | 4334.0% | 10,760 |
| Houghton County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,616 | 9,54154.6% | 6,92539.6% | 1,0055.8% | 17,471 |
| Huron County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,416 | 7,97874.9% | 2,56224.1% | 1081.0% | 10,648 |
| Ingham County | Thomas E. Dewey+12,502 | 31,86860.6% | 19,36636.8% | 1,3412.6% | 52,575 |
| Ionia County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,520 | 7,97062.6% | 4,45035.0% | 3112.4% | 12,731 |
| Iosco County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,484 | 2,59968.9% | 1,11529.6% | 581.5% | 3,772 |
| Iron County | Harry S. Truman+466 | 3,65944.6% | 4,12550.2% | 4285.2% | 8,212 |
| Isabella County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,998 | 5,48567.2% | 2,48730.5% | 1862.3% | 8,158 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+8,640 | 21,44961.2% | 12,80936.6% | 7792.2% | 35,037 |
| Kalamazoo County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,406 | 23,79957.3% | 16,39339.5% | 1,3253.2% | 41,517 |
| Kalkaska County | Thomas E. Dewey+437 | 83765.5% | 40031.3% | 403.1% | 1,277 |
| Kent County | Thomas E. Dewey+10,464 | 53,66954.3% | 43,20543.7% | 1,9021.9% | 98,776 |
| Keweenaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+167 | 81450.1% | 64739.8% | 16410.1% | 1,625 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+271 | 1,34854.1% | 1,07743.3% | 652.6% | 2,490 |
| Lapeer County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,690 | 8,35862.9% | 4,66835.1% | 2722.0% | 13,298 |
| Leelanau County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,093 | 1,92869.0% | 83529.9% | 311.1% | 2,794 |
| Lenawee County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,840 | 14,36967.5% | 6,52930.7% | 3931.8% | 21,291 |
| Livingston County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,555 | 7,36871.0% | 2,81327.1% | 1981.9% | 10,379 |
| Luce County | Thomas E. Dewey+703 | 1,27367.5% | 57030.2% | 442.3% | 1,887 |
| Mackinac County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,044 | 2,18264.9% | 1,13833.8% | 421.2% | 3,362 |
| Macomb County | Harry S. Truman+4,060 | 21,20544.5% | 25,26553.0% | 1,1902.5% | 47,660 |
| Manistee County | Thomas E. Dewey+574 | 3,91352.9% | 3,33945.1% | 1472.0% | 7,399 |
| Marquette County | Harry S. Truman+1,412 | 8,59145.1% | 10,00352.5% | 4702.5% | 19,064 |
| Mason County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,159 | 4,14756.0% | 2,98840.3% | 2723.7% | 7,407 |
| Mecosta County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,231 | 3,80368.4% | 1,57228.3% | 1823.3% | 5,557 |
| Menominee County | Harry S. Truman+674 | 4,42045.7% | 5,09452.7% | 1531.6% | 9,667 |
| Midland County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,607 | 5,81163.2% | 3,20434.8% | 1812.0% | 9,196 |
| Missaukee County | Thomas E. Dewey+992 | 1,74268.2% | 75029.4% | 622.4% | 2,554 |
| Monroe County | Thomas E. Dewey+636 | 11,07050.7% | 10,43447.8% | 3201.5% | 21,824 |
| Montcalm County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,082 | 6,08165.1% | 2,99932.1% | 2552.7% | 9,335 |
| Montmorency County | Thomas E. Dewey+501 | 1,05464.1% | 55333.6% | 372.3% | 1,644 |
| Muskegon County | Harry S. Truman+5,249 | 15,38241.5% | 20,63155.6% | 1,0942.9% | 37,107 |
| Newaygo County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,367 | 4,39466.9% | 2,02730.9% | 1452.2% | 6,566 |
| Oakland County | Thomas E. Dewey+11,025 | 62,51653.5% | 51,49144.1% | 2,8592.4% | 116,866 |
| Oceana County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,229 | 2,94360.1% | 1,71435.0% | 2424.9% | 4,899 |
| Ogemaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,024 | 2,06264.7% | 1,03832.6% | 872.7% | 3,187 |
| Ontonagon County | Thomas E. Dewey+398 | 2,56150.2% | 2,16342.4% | 3807.4% | 5,104 |
| Osceola County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,846 | 3,12268.5% | 1,27628.0% | 1573.4% | 4,555 |
| Oscoda County | Thomas E. Dewey+500 | 78572.1% | 28526.2% | 191.7% | 1,089 |
| Otsego County | Thomas E. Dewey+504 | 1,39260.0% | 88838.3% | 401.7% | 2,320 |
| Ottawa County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,239 | 16,02863.4% | 8,78934.8% | 4711.9% | 25,288 |
| Presque Isle County | Thomas E. Dewey+399 | 2,27154.5% | 1,87244.9% | 220.5% | 4,165 |
| Roscommon County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,368 | 2,05573.9% | 68724.7% | 391.4% | 2,781 |
| Saginaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,928 | 22,92356.3% | 16,99541.7% | 8152.0% | 40,733 |
| Sanilac County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,070 | 8,23777.7% | 2,16720.4% | 2021.9% | 10,606 |
| Schoolcraft County | Thomas E. Dewey+62 | 1,71349.7% | 1,65147.9% | 832.4% | 3,447 |
| Shiawassee County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,525 | 10,37767.0% | 4,85231.3% | 2671.7% | 15,496 |
| St. Clair County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,236 | 17,88361.8% | 10,64736.8% | 4121.4% | 28,942 |
| St. Joseph County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,238 | 8,16665.7% | 3,92831.6% | 3422.8% | 12,436 |
| Tuscola County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,449 | 8,12573.6% | 2,67624.2% | 2402.2% | 11,041 |
| Van Buren County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,429 | 9,51167.9% | 4,08229.1% | 4112.9% | 14,004 |
| Washtenaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+11,867 | 24,58863.8% | 12,72133.0% | 1,2583.3% | 38,567 |
| Wayne County | Harry S. Truman+167,881 | 321,77338.0% | 489,65457.9% | 34,6794.1% | 846,106 |
| Wexford County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,198 | 3,83357.1% | 2,63539.2% | 2493.7% | 6,717 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.