New York — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionNew York · PresidentDeweyR+1.0
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 46.0% | 2,841,163 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 45.0% | 2,780,204 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.0% | 557,135 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 47 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Franklin County, NY | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Nassau County, NY | Republican | R+42.9 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Niagara County, NY | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Oneida County, NY | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Queens County, NY | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+18.9 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+48.4 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Harry S. Truman+15,454 | 59,96542.6% | 75,41953.6% | 5,3503.8% | 140,734 |
| Allegany County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,978 | 12,68971.9% | 4,71126.7% | 2391.4% | 17,639 |
| Bronx County | Harry S. Truman+164,085 | 173,04427.8% | 337,12954.2% | 112,18218.0% | 622,355 |
| Broome County | Thomas E. Dewey+17,456 | 43,11060.7% | 25,65436.1% | 2,2223.1% | 70,986 |
| Cattaraugus County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,957 | 18,24660.0% | 11,28937.1% | 8582.8% | 30,393 |
| Cayuga County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,700 | 19,01756.4% | 14,31742.4% | 4131.2% | 33,747 |
| Chautauqua County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,286 | 29,96957.5% | 20,68339.7% | 1,4922.9% | 52,144 |
| Chemung County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,402 | 22,75461.6% | 13,35236.2% | 8132.2% | 36,919 |
| Chenango County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,224 | 11,98870.6% | 4,76428.1% | 2301.4% | 16,982 |
| Clinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+337 | 9,69449.1% | 9,35747.4% | 7043.6% | 19,755 |
| Columbia County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,231 | 13,75865.9% | 6,52731.3% | 5952.8% | 20,880 |
| Cortland County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,819 | 10,43368.3% | 4,61430.2% | 2361.5% | 15,283 |
| Delaware County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,261 | 14,22673.1% | 4,96525.5% | 2831.5% | 19,474 |
| Dutchess County | Thomas E. Dewey+16,628 | 34,06764.2% | 17,43932.9% | 1,5332.9% | 53,039 |
| Erie County | Harry S. Truman+22,500 | 175,11845.7% | 197,61851.5% | 10,6362.8% | 383,372 |
| Essex County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,199 | 10,28769.9% | 4,08827.8% | 3422.3% | 14,717 |
| Franklin County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,194 | 8,99355.2% | 6,79941.7% | 5103.1% | 16,302 |
| Fulton County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,120 | 12,78760.5% | 7,66736.3% | 6803.2% | 21,134 |
| Genesee County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,626 | 12,65062.8% | 7,02434.9% | 4682.3% | 20,142 |
| Greene County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,611 | 10,56666.5% | 4,95531.2% | 3622.3% | 15,883 |
| Hamilton County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,256 | 2,00071.7% | 74426.7% | 461.6% | 2,790 |
| Herkimer County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,111 | 14,68851.8% | 12,57744.4% | 1,0733.8% | 28,338 |
| Jefferson County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,485 | 19,66159.0% | 13,17639.5% | 5141.5% | 33,351 |
| Kings County | Harry S. Truman+249,428 | 330,49430.5% | 579,92253.5% | 173,40116.0% | 1,083,817 |
| Lewis County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,481 | 5,69262.7% | 3,21135.4% | 1751.9% | 9,078 |
| Livingston County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,901 | 11,31062.6% | 6,40935.5% | 3431.9% | 18,062 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,476 | 13,41368.2% | 5,93730.2% | 3081.6% | 19,658 |
| Monroe County | Harry S. Truman+1,033 | 109,60848.1% | 110,64148.6% | 7,5443.3% | 227,793 |
| Montgomery County | Thomas E. Dewey+127 | 14,21248.9% | 14,08548.5% | 7672.6% | 29,064 |
| Nassau County | Thomas E. Dewey+113,792 | 184,28469.5% | 70,49226.6% | 10,4623.9% | 265,238 |
| New York County | Harry S. Truman+138,558 | 241,75232.7% | 380,31051.5% | 116,20815.7% | 738,270 |
| Niagara County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,739 | 35,85849.7% | 34,11947.2% | 2,2423.1% | 72,219 |
| Oneida County | Harry S. Truman+1,577 | 46,75547.9% | 48,33249.5% | 2,5262.6% | 97,613 |
| Onondaga County | Thomas E. Dewey+18,075 | 84,37053.9% | 66,29542.3% | 5,9833.8% | 156,648 |
| Ontario County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,304 | 16,15663.5% | 8,85234.8% | 4311.7% | 25,439 |
| Orange County | Thomas E. Dewey+17,713 | 38,35162.8% | 20,63833.8% | 2,0423.3% | 61,031 |
| Orleans County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,557 | 9,56669.1% | 4,00929.0% | 2591.9% | 13,834 |
| Oswego County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,275 | 19,09558.0% | 12,82039.0% | 9893.0% | 32,904 |
| Otsego County | Thomas E. Dewey+8,263 | 15,43766.5% | 7,17430.9% | 5862.5% | 23,197 |
| Putnam County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,210 | 8,22263.9% | 4,01231.2% | 6435.0% | 12,877 |
| Queens County | Thomas E. Dewey+54,717 | 323,45950.6% | 268,74242.0% | 47,3427.4% | 639,543 |
| Rensselaer County | Thomas E. Dewey+11,907 | 40,37556.7% | 28,46840.0% | 2,3543.3% | 71,197 |
| Richmond County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,097 | 39,53954.1% | 30,44241.6% | 3,1534.3% | 73,134 |
| Rockland County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,595 | 20,66157.8% | 13,06636.6% | 2,0015.6% | 35,728 |
| Saratoga County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,249 | 20,70661.5% | 11,45734.0% | 1,5034.5% | 33,666 |
| Schenectady County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,270 | 35,49552.6% | 28,22541.8% | 3,7655.6% | 67,485 |
| Schoharie County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,719 | 6,75161.3% | 4,03236.6% | 2362.1% | 11,019 |
| Schuyler County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,584 | 4,45269.2% | 1,86829.0% | 1111.7% | 6,431 |
| Seneca County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,369 | 7,26658.1% | 4,89739.1% | 3532.8% | 12,516 |
| St. Lawrence County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,960 | 21,16060.6% | 13,20037.8% | 5651.6% | 34,925 |
| Steuben County | Thomas E. Dewey+10,043 | 22,93862.4% | 12,89535.1% | 9032.5% | 36,736 |
| Suffolk County | Thomas E. Dewey+46,415 | 75,51969.8% | 29,10426.9% | 3,6423.4% | 108,265 |
| Sullivan County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,599 | 11,25353.2% | 7,65436.2% | 2,24510.6% | 21,152 |
| Tioga County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,288 | 8,67370.2% | 3,38527.4% | 3042.5% | 12,362 |
| Tompkins County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,998 | 13,71967.1% | 5,72128.0% | 1,0044.9% | 20,444 |
| Ulster County | Thomas E. Dewey+14,500 | 28,94164.3% | 14,44132.1% | 1,6303.6% | 45,012 |
| Warren County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,398 | 12,88468.9% | 5,48629.3% | 3331.8% | 18,703 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,958 | 13,97568.3% | 6,01729.4% | 4722.3% | 20,464 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,418 | 16,16769.5% | 6,74929.0% | 3541.5% | 23,270 |
| Westchester County | Thomas E. Dewey+81,396 | 177,07760.9% | 95,68132.9% | 17,8536.1% | 290,611 |
| Wyoming County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,363 | 9,87167.8% | 4,50831.0% | 1851.3% | 14,564 |
| Yates County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,957 | 5,99773.4% | 2,04025.0% | 1371.7% | 8,174 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.