Oklahoma — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionOklahoma · PresidentTrumanD+25.5
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 62.7% | 452,782 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 37.3% | 268,817 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (77 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, OK | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Alfalfa County, OK | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Atoka County, OK | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Beaver County, OK | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Beckham County, OK | Democratic | D+55.2 |
| Blaine County, OK | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Bryan County, OK | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Caddo County, OK | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Canadian County, OK | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Carter County, OK | Democratic | D+63.0 |
| Cherokee County, OK | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Choctaw County, OK | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Cimarron County, OK | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Cleveland County, OK | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Coal County, OK | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Comanche County, OK | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Cotton County, OK | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Craig County, OK | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Creek County, OK | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Custer County, OK | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Delaware County, OK | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Dewey County, OK | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Ellis County, OK | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Garfield County, OK | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Garvin County, OK | Democratic | D+60.3 |
| Grady County, OK | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Grant County, OK | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Greer County, OK | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Harmon County, OK | Democratic | D+79.6 |
| Harper County, OK | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Haskell County, OK | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Hughes County, OK | Democratic | D+53.2 |
| Jackson County, OK | Democratic | D+71.0 |
| Jefferson County, OK | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| Johnston County, OK | Democratic | D+66.8 |
| Kay County, OK | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Kingfisher County, OK | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Kiowa County, OK | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Latimer County, OK | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Le Flore County, OK | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Lincoln County, OK | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Logan County, OK | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Love County, OK | Democratic | D+79.6 |
| Major County, OK | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Marshall County, OK | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Mayes County, OK | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| McClain County, OK | Democratic | D+58.3 |
| McCurtain County, OK | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| McIntosh County, OK | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Murray County, OK | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Muskogee County, OK | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Noble County, OK | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Nowata County, OK | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Okmulgee County, OK | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Osage County, OK | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Ottawa County, OK | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Pawnee County, OK | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Payne County, OK | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Pittsburg County, OK | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Pontotoc County, OK | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Pottawatomie County, OK | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | Democratic | D+58.1 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Rogers County, OK | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Seminole County, OK | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Sequoyah County, OK | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Stephens County, OK | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Texas County, OK | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Tillman County, OK | Democratic | D+58.7 |
| Tulsa County, OK | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Wagoner County, OK | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Washington County, OK | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Washita County, OK | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Woods County, OK | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Woodward County, OK | Republican | R+4.6 |
Oklahoma results by county
77 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Harry S. Truman+660 | 3,06756.0% | 2,40744.0% | 00.0% | 5,474 |
| Alfalfa County | Thomas E. Dewey+927 | 1,83839.9% | 2,76560.1% | 00.0% | 4,603 |
| Atoka County | Harry S. Truman+2,071 | 3,10475.0% | 1,03325.0% | 00.0% | 4,137 |
| Beaver County | Harry S. Truman+176 | 1,59652.9% | 1,42047.1% | 00.0% | 3,016 |
| Beckham County | Harry S. Truman+3,234 | 4,54477.6% | 1,31022.4% | 00.0% | 5,854 |
| Blaine County | Thomas E. Dewey+240 | 2,59547.8% | 2,83552.2% | 00.0% | 5,430 |
| Bryan County | Harry S. Truman+6,382 | 7,74885.0% | 1,36615.0% | 00.0% | 9,114 |
| Caddo County | Harry S. Truman+4,317 | 8,11068.1% | 3,79331.9% | 00.0% | 11,903 |
| Canadian County | Harry S. Truman+1,839 | 5,56859.9% | 3,72940.1% | 00.0% | 9,297 |
| Carter County | Harry S. Truman+7,327 | 9,47481.5% | 2,14718.5% | 00.0% | 11,621 |
| Cherokee County | Harry S. Truman+1,464 | 4,24960.4% | 2,78539.6% | 00.0% | 7,034 |
| Choctaw County | Harry S. Truman+3,714 | 4,75082.1% | 1,03617.9% | 00.0% | 5,786 |
| Cimarron County | Harry S. Truman+244 | 89457.9% | 65042.1% | 00.0% | 1,544 |
| Cleveland County | Harry S. Truman+2,885 | 6,55664.1% | 3,67135.9% | 00.0% | 10,227 |
| Coal County | Harry S. Truman+1,660 | 2,12482.1% | 46417.9% | 00.0% | 2,588 |
| Comanche County | Harry S. Truman+5,168 | 7,95574.1% | 2,78725.9% | 00.0% | 10,742 |
| Cotton County | Harry S. Truman+1,875 | 2,61378.0% | 73822.0% | 00.0% | 3,351 |
| Craig County | Harry S. Truman+1,375 | 4,18259.8% | 2,80740.2% | 00.0% | 6,989 |
| Creek County | Harry S. Truman+2,666 | 9,19858.5% | 6,53241.5% | 00.0% | 15,730 |
| Custer County | Harry S. Truman+2,050 | 4,61864.3% | 2,56835.7% | 00.0% | 7,186 |
| Delaware County | Harry S. Truman+814 | 3,15757.4% | 2,34342.6% | 00.0% | 5,500 |
| Dewey County | Harry S. Truman+555 | 2,04957.8% | 1,49442.2% | 00.0% | 3,543 |
| Ellis County | Thomas E. Dewey+102 | 1,42048.3% | 1,52251.7% | 00.0% | 2,942 |
| Garfield County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,135 | 8,21744.3% | 10,35255.7% | 00.0% | 18,569 |
| Garvin County | Harry S. Truman+5,098 | 6,77980.1% | 1,68119.9% | 00.0% | 8,460 |
| Grady County | Harry S. Truman+5,254 | 8,13673.8% | 2,88226.2% | 00.0% | 11,018 |
| Grant County | Thomas E. Dewey+345 | 2,12646.2% | 2,47153.8% | 00.0% | 4,597 |
| Greer County | Harry S. Truman+2,331 | 3,04481.0% | 71319.0% | 00.0% | 3,757 |
| Harmon County | Harry S. Truman+2,074 | 2,34089.8% | 26610.2% | 00.0% | 2,606 |
| Harper County | Harry S. Truman+60 | 1,28151.2% | 1,22148.8% | 00.0% | 2,502 |
| Haskell County | Harry S. Truman+1,816 | 3,20669.8% | 1,39030.2% | 00.0% | 4,596 |
| Hughes County | Harry S. Truman+3,816 | 5,49276.6% | 1,67623.4% | 00.0% | 7,168 |
| Jackson County | Harry S. Truman+4,527 | 5,45085.5% | 92314.5% | 00.0% | 6,373 |
| Jefferson County | Harry S. Truman+2,770 | 3,32685.7% | 55614.3% | 00.0% | 3,882 |
| Johnston County | Harry S. Truman+2,352 | 2,93683.4% | 58416.6% | 00.0% | 3,520 |
| Kay County | Harry S. Truman+1,137 | 10,11953.0% | 8,98247.0% | 00.0% | 19,101 |
| Kingfisher County | Thomas E. Dewey+443 | 2,48845.9% | 2,93154.1% | 00.0% | 5,419 |
| Kiowa County | Harry S. Truman+2,733 | 4,26373.6% | 1,53026.4% | 00.0% | 5,793 |
| Latimer County | Harry S. Truman+1,617 | 2,53673.4% | 91926.6% | 00.0% | 3,455 |
| Le Flore County | Harry S. Truman+3,965 | 6,78670.6% | 2,82129.4% | 00.0% | 9,607 |
| Lincoln County | Harry S. Truman+1,015 | 4,91355.8% | 3,89844.2% | 00.0% | 8,811 |
| Logan County | Harry S. Truman+292 | 4,10951.8% | 3,81748.2% | 00.0% | 7,926 |
| Love County | Harry S. Truman+1,942 | 2,19189.8% | 24910.2% | 00.0% | 2,440 |
| Major County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,240 | 1,22733.2% | 2,46766.8% | 00.0% | 3,694 |
| Marshall County | Harry S. Truman+1,986 | 2,45584.0% | 46916.0% | 00.0% | 2,924 |
| Mayes County | Harry S. Truman+1,347 | 4,20159.5% | 2,85440.5% | 00.0% | 7,055 |
| McClain County | Harry S. Truman+2,543 | 3,45179.2% | 90820.8% | 00.0% | 4,359 |
| McCurtain County | Harry S. Truman+5,132 | 6,22385.1% | 1,09114.9% | 00.0% | 7,314 |
| McIntosh County | Harry S. Truman+2,232 | 3,67471.8% | 1,44228.2% | 00.0% | 5,116 |
| Murray County | Harry S. Truman+2,256 | 3,05479.3% | 79820.7% | 00.0% | 3,852 |
| Muskogee County | Harry S. Truman+7,268 | 13,86067.8% | 6,59232.2% | 00.0% | 20,452 |
| Noble County | Harry S. Truman+340 | 2,77053.3% | 2,43046.7% | 00.0% | 5,200 |
| Nowata County | Harry S. Truman+569 | 2,68855.9% | 2,11944.1% | 00.0% | 4,807 |
| Okfuskee County | Harry S. Truman+1,711 | 3,33567.3% | 1,62432.7% | 00.0% | 4,959 |
| Oklahoma County | Harry S. Truman+19,793 | 59,95459.9% | 40,16140.1% | 00.0% | 100,115 |
| Okmulgee County | Harry S. Truman+6,099 | 10,46770.6% | 4,36829.4% | 00.0% | 14,835 |
| Osage County | Harry S. Truman+3,205 | 7,15664.4% | 3,95135.6% | 00.0% | 11,107 |
| Ottawa County | Harry S. Truman+2,939 | 7,24362.7% | 4,30437.3% | 00.0% | 11,547 |
| Pawnee County | Harry S. Truman+70 | 2,72150.7% | 2,65149.3% | 00.0% | 5,372 |
| Payne County | Harry S. Truman+1,591 | 7,39056.0% | 5,79944.0% | 00.0% | 13,189 |
| Pittsburg County | Harry S. Truman+6,683 | 9,57676.8% | 2,89323.2% | 00.0% | 12,469 |
| Pontotoc County | Harry S. Truman+5,461 | 7,75077.2% | 2,28922.8% | 00.0% | 10,039 |
| Pottawatomie County | Harry S. Truman+5,460 | 10,22068.2% | 4,76031.8% | 00.0% | 14,980 |
| Pushmataha County | Harry S. Truman+2,188 | 2,97779.0% | 78921.0% | 00.0% | 3,766 |
| Roger Mills County | Harry S. Truman+1,667 | 2,17681.0% | 50919.0% | 00.0% | 2,685 |
| Rogers County | Harry S. Truman+1,348 | 4,19759.6% | 2,84940.4% | 00.0% | 7,046 |
| Seminole County | Harry S. Truman+4,699 | 8,12270.4% | 3,42329.6% | 00.0% | 11,545 |
| Sequoyah County | Harry S. Truman+2,372 | 4,44968.2% | 2,07731.8% | 00.0% | 6,526 |
| Stephens County | Harry S. Truman+4,793 | 6,70277.8% | 1,90922.2% | 00.0% | 8,611 |
| Texas County | Harry S. Truman+1,017 | 2,69361.6% | 1,67638.4% | 00.0% | 4,369 |
| Tillman County | Harry S. Truman+3,013 | 4,07179.4% | 1,05820.6% | 00.0% | 5,129 |
| Tulsa County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,344 | 38,54847.3% | 42,89252.7% | 00.0% | 81,440 |
| Wagoner County | Harry S. Truman+723 | 3,38956.0% | 2,66644.0% | 00.0% | 6,055 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+528 | 5,50847.7% | 6,03652.3% | 00.0% | 11,544 |
| Washita County | Harry S. Truman+2,689 | 4,32672.5% | 1,63727.5% | 00.0% | 5,963 |
| Woods County | Harry S. Truman+11 | 2,88250.1% | 2,87149.9% | 00.0% | 5,753 |
| Woodward County | Thomas E. Dewey+211 | 2,18047.7% | 2,39152.3% | 00.0% | 4,571 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.7% |
| 1924 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | −9.2% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −16.6% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −7.8% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −31.1% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.