Ohio — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionOhio · PresidentTrumanD+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 49.5% | 1,452,791 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 49.2% | 1,445,684 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 37,596 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 25 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Athens County, OH | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Brown County, OH | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Butler County, OH | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Hocking County, OH | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Lorain County, OH | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Mercer County, OH | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Putnam County, OH | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Scioto County, OH | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Shelby County, OH | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+18.8 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Thomas E. Dewey+810 | 4,29345.6% | 5,10354.2% | 120.1% | 9,408 |
| Allen County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,219 | 13,16142.9% | 17,38056.7% | 1270.4% | 30,668 |
| Ashland County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,932 | 6,09542.9% | 8,02756.6% | 690.5% | 14,191 |
| Ashtabula County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,829 | 12,56044.3% | 15,38954.3% | 3771.3% | 28,326 |
| Athens County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,504 | 7,39845.2% | 8,90254.4% | 540.3% | 16,354 |
| Auglaize County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,148 | 5,67045.3% | 6,81854.4% | 340.3% | 12,522 |
| Belmont County | Harry S. Truman+9,934 | 23,21762.5% | 13,28335.8% | 6431.7% | 37,143 |
| Brown County | Harry S. Truman+1,209 | 5,14056.5% | 3,93143.2% | 280.3% | 9,099 |
| Butler County | Harry S. Truman+2,883 | 24,27652.8% | 21,39346.5% | 3220.7% | 45,991 |
| Carroll County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,287 | 2,99641.0% | 4,28358.6% | 340.5% | 7,313 |
| Champaign County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,907 | 4,58541.3% | 6,49258.5% | 230.2% | 11,100 |
| Clark County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,312 | 17,23648.0% | 18,54851.6% | 1330.4% | 35,917 |
| Clermont County | Thomas E. Dewey+368 | 8,22448.7% | 8,59250.9% | 710.4% | 16,887 |
| Clinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,251 | 3,75838.4% | 6,00961.3% | 320.3% | 9,799 |
| Columbiana County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,136 | 16,58848.0% | 17,72451.3% | 2260.7% | 34,538 |
| Coshocton County | Thomas E. Dewey+639 | 6,45747.4% | 7,09652.0% | 810.6% | 13,634 |
| Crawford County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,262 | 7,60046.1% | 8,86253.7% | 410.2% | 16,503 |
| Cuyahoga County | Harry S. Truman+43,069 | 257,95852.6% | 214,88943.8% | 17,7813.6% | 490,628 |
| Darke County | Thomas E. Dewey+186 | 8,77049.2% | 8,95650.3% | 870.5% | 17,813 |
| Defiance County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,473 | 4,45442.8% | 5,92756.9% | 280.3% | 10,409 |
| Delaware County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,718 | 4,37135.0% | 8,08964.7% | 460.4% | 12,506 |
| Erie County | Thomas E. Dewey+924 | 8,64447.2% | 9,56852.3% | 900.5% | 18,302 |
| Fairfield County | Thomas E. Dewey+96 | 9,37549.6% | 9,47150.1% | 610.3% | 18,907 |
| Fayette County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,352 | 3,51341.8% | 4,86558.0% | 170.2% | 8,395 |
| Franklin County | Thomas E. Dewey+13,901 | 84,80645.8% | 98,70753.4% | 1,4860.8% | 184,999 |
| Fulton County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,851 | 2,67228.9% | 6,52370.7% | 350.4% | 9,230 |
| Gallia County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,313 | 3,43037.3% | 5,74362.4% | 340.4% | 9,207 |
| Geauga County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,575 | 2,96034.3% | 5,53564.2% | 1271.5% | 8,622 |
| Greene County | Thomas E. Dewey+216 | 8,97049.0% | 9,18650.2% | 1440.8% | 18,300 |
| Guernsey County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,012 | 6,63946.2% | 7,65153.2% | 900.6% | 14,380 |
| Hamilton County | Thomas E. Dewey+15,765 | 135,29046.9% | 151,05552.4% | 2,0680.7% | 288,413 |
| Hancock County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,829 | 6,59836.5% | 11,42763.2% | 540.3% | 18,079 |
| Hardin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,967 | 5,47442.2% | 7,44157.4% | 520.4% | 12,967 |
| Harrison County | Thomas E. Dewey+793 | 3,42244.4% | 4,21554.7% | 630.8% | 7,700 |
| Henry County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,335 | 3,68942.3% | 5,02457.6% | 110.1% | 8,724 |
| Highland County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,174 | 5,67545.3% | 6,84954.6% | 160.1% | 12,540 |
| Hocking County | Harry S. Truman+729 | 4,46254.3% | 3,73345.5% | 170.2% | 8,212 |
| Holmes County | Thomas E. Dewey+16 | 2,48049.8% | 2,49650.1% | 60.1% | 4,982 |
| Huron County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,931 | 6,07340.1% | 9,00459.5% | 570.4% | 15,134 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+723 | 5,05946.5% | 5,78253.2% | 330.3% | 10,874 |
| Jefferson County | Harry S. Truman+9,495 | 23,72561.8% | 14,23037.0% | 4541.2% | 38,409 |
| Knox County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,487 | 6,12041.5% | 8,60758.3% | 280.2% | 14,755 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,129 | 10,84445.0% | 12,97353.8% | 2911.2% | 24,108 |
| Lawrence County | Harry S. Truman+1,382 | 9,49553.7% | 8,11345.9% | 760.4% | 17,684 |
| Licking County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,653 | 12,51145.1% | 15,16454.6% | 870.3% | 27,762 |
| Logan County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,969 | 5,14938.7% | 8,11861.0% | 380.3% | 13,305 |
| Lorain County | Thomas E. Dewey+219 | 21,39749.0% | 21,61649.5% | 6251.4% | 43,638 |
| Lucas County | Harry S. Truman+7,266 | 74,06451.8% | 66,79846.8% | 1,9911.4% | 142,853 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,374 | 3,35641.5% | 4,73058.4% | 80.1% | 8,094 |
| Mahoning County | Harry S. Truman+25,103 | 62,46861.8% | 37,36536.9% | 1,3131.3% | 101,146 |
| Marion County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,110 | 8,22344.2% | 10,33355.5% | 500.3% | 18,606 |
| Medina County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,329 | 5,13334.9% | 9,46264.3% | 1220.8% | 14,717 |
| Meigs County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,969 | 3,59539.1% | 5,56460.5% | 340.4% | 9,193 |
| Mercer County | Harry S. Truman+662 | 5,92852.9% | 5,26647.0% | 80.1% | 11,202 |
| Miami County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,034 | 10,06643.3% | 13,10056.3% | 890.4% | 23,255 |
| Monroe County | Harry S. Truman+1,299 | 3,87360.0% | 2,57439.9% | 70.1% | 6,454 |
| Montgomery County | Harry S. Truman+16,831 | 76,87955.7% | 60,04843.5% | 1,1870.9% | 138,114 |
| Morgan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,697 | 1,78333.8% | 3,48066.0% | 130.2% | 5,276 |
| Morrow County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,711 | 2,61637.6% | 4,32762.2% | 120.2% | 6,955 |
| Muskingum County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,284 | 12,76544.2% | 16,04955.5% | 810.3% | 28,895 |
| Noble County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,069 | 2,42540.8% | 3,49458.8% | 240.4% | 5,943 |
| Ottawa County | Harry S. Truman+566 | 6,15752.3% | 5,59147.4% | 350.3% | 11,783 |
| Paulding County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,067 | 2,51241.1% | 3,57958.6% | 190.3% | 6,110 |
| Perry County | Thomas E. Dewey+428 | 5,26447.9% | 5,69251.8% | 360.3% | 10,992 |
| Pickaway County | Harry S. Truman+325 | 5,29051.5% | 4,96548.4% | 70.1% | 10,262 |
| Pike County | Harry S. Truman+1,877 | 4,51663.1% | 2,63936.9% | 60.1% | 7,161 |
| Portage County | Harry S. Truman+366 | 11,98750.2% | 11,62148.7% | 2681.1% | 23,876 |
| Preble County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,181 | 4,65644.3% | 5,83755.5% | 230.2% | 10,516 |
| Putnam County | Harry S. Truman+108 | 5,11450.4% | 5,00649.3% | 280.3% | 10,148 |
| Richland County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,182 | 14,71247.6% | 15,89451.5% | 2800.9% | 30,886 |
| Ross County | Thomas E. Dewey+874 | 9,52447.7% | 10,39852.1% | 420.2% | 19,964 |
| Sandusky County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,631 | 7,21639.9% | 10,84759.9% | 360.2% | 18,099 |
| Scioto County | Harry S. Truman+1,123 | 17,92351.4% | 16,80048.2% | 1290.4% | 34,852 |
| Seneca County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,539 | 7,95440.7% | 11,49358.9% | 770.4% | 19,524 |
| Shelby County | Harry S. Truman+1,533 | 6,93956.1% | 5,40643.7% | 320.3% | 12,377 |
| Stark County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,949 | 47,53347.5% | 51,48251.4% | 1,1351.1% | 100,150 |
| Summit County | Harry S. Truman+17,922 | 78,09655.4% | 60,17442.7% | 2,6801.9% | 140,950 |
| Trumbull County | Harry S. Truman+11,800 | 37,09758.5% | 25,29739.9% | 9981.6% | 63,392 |
| Tuscarawas County | Harry S. Truman+2,926 | 14,79955.2% | 11,87344.3% | 1450.5% | 26,817 |
| Union County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,680 | 3,00834.5% | 5,68865.3% | 170.2% | 8,713 |
| Van Wert County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,658 | 5,12743.0% | 6,78556.8% | 240.2% | 11,936 |
| Vinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+307 | 2,01646.3% | 2,32353.3% | 160.4% | 4,355 |
| Warren County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,791 | 5,79343.2% | 7,58456.6% | 320.2% | 13,409 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,807 | 7,54242.0% | 10,34957.7% | 450.3% | 17,936 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,284 | 8,86842.0% | 12,15257.6% | 700.3% | 21,090 |
| Williams County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,122 | 3,66235.0% | 6,78464.8% | 240.2% | 10,470 |
| Wood County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,472 | 9,72542.2% | 13,19757.3% | 1190.5% | 23,041 |
| Wyandot County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,541 | 3,30840.4% | 4,84959.3% | 250.3% | 8,182 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.