Virginia — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentTrumanD+6.8
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 47.9% | 200,786 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 41.0% | 172,070 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.1% | 46,400 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 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.
Virginia cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Arlington County, VA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Halifax County, VA | Other / independent | D+20.7 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| King William County, VA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Radford city, VA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+33.0 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+29.7 |
Virginia results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Harry S. Truman+581 | 1,66953.8% | 1,08835.1% | 34711.2% | 3,104 |
| Albemarle County | Harry S. Truman+194 | 1,17848.2% | 98440.3% | 28111.5% | 2,443 |
| Alexandria city | Harry S. Truman+14 | 3,91745.0% | 3,90344.8% | 88710.2% | 8,707 |
| Alleghany County | Harry S. Truman+1,195 | 3,07158.4% | 1,87635.7% | 3085.9% | 5,255 |
| Amelia County | Harry S. Truman+71 | 44341.9% | 37235.2% | 24323.0% | 1,058 |
| Amherst County | Harry S. Truman+956 | 1,48160.1% | 46018.7% | 52521.3% | 2,466 |
| Appomattox County | Harry S. Truman+936 | 1,18270.9% | 23814.3% | 24614.8% | 1,666 |
| Arlington County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,976 | 7,79838.8% | 10,77453.6% | 1,5397.7% | 20,111 |
| Augusta County | Thomas E. Dewey+335 | 1,35539.2% | 1,69048.9% | 40911.8% | 3,454 |
| Bath County | Thomas E. Dewey+113 | 37540.0% | 48852.0% | 758.0% | 938 |
| Bedford County | Harry S. Truman+472 | 1,55643.1% | 1,08430.0% | 96926.8% | 3,609 |
| Bland County | Thomas E. Dewey+84 | 73845.3% | 82250.5% | 684.2% | 1,628 |
| Botetourt County | Thomas E. Dewey+337 | 1,02639.0% | 1,36351.8% | 2429.2% | 2,631 |
| Bristol city | Harry S. Truman+572 | 1,45158.9% | 87935.7% | 1325.4% | 2,462 |
| Brunswick County | Harry S. Truman+161 | 1,06748.5% | 22910.4% | 90641.1% | 2,202 |
| Buchanan County | Harry S. Truman+1,089 | 3,17459.6% | 2,08539.2% | 661.2% | 5,325 |
| Buckingham County | Harry S. Truman+374 | 72857.5% | 35427.9% | 18514.6% | 1,267 |
| Buena Vista city | Harry S. Truman+63 | 29752.8% | 23441.6% | 325.7% | 563 |
| Campbell County | Harry S. Truman+886 | 1,55454.0% | 66823.2% | 65422.7% | 2,876 |
| Caroline County | Harry S. Truman+334 | 73155.7% | 39730.3% | 18414.0% | 1,312 |
| Carroll County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,260 | 1,19632.0% | 2,45665.7% | 852.3% | 3,737 |
| Charles City County | Harry S. Truman+91 | 25851.9% | 16733.6% | 7214.5% | 497 |
| Charlotte County | Harry S. Truman+546 | 96457.8% | 28517.1% | 41825.1% | 1,667 |
| Charlottesville city | Harry S. Truman+108 | 1,52745.4% | 1,41942.1% | 42112.5% | 3,367 |
| Chesapeake city | Harry S. Truman+510 | 85766.8% | 34727.0% | 796.2% | 1,283 |
| Chesterfield County | Harry S. Truman+1,172 | 2,60055.0% | 1,42830.2% | 70214.8% | 4,730 |
| Clarke County | Harry S. Truman+98 | 48241.6% | 38433.2% | 29225.2% | 1,158 |
| Craig County | Harry S. Truman+139 | 45657.3% | 31739.8% | 232.9% | 796 |
| Culpeper County | Harry S. Truman+122 | 80447.3% | 68240.1% | 21312.5% | 1,699 |
| Cumberland County | Harry S. Truman+205 | 42452.2% | 21926.9% | 17020.9% | 813 |
| Danville city | Harry S. Truman+755 | 2,33442.8% | 1,57929.0% | 1,53528.2% | 5,448 |
| Dickenson County | Harry S. Truman+748 | 2,94556.9% | 2,19742.5% | 300.6% | 5,172 |
| Dinwiddie County | Harry S. Truman+683 | 96164.1% | 26117.4% | 27818.5% | 1,500 |
| Essex County | Harry S. Truman+108 | 32950.5% | 22133.9% | 10115.5% | 651 |
| Fairfax County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,211 | 3,71939.2% | 4,93052.0% | 8408.9% | 9,489 |
| Fauquier County | Harry S. Truman+189 | 1,29148.4% | 1,10241.3% | 27410.3% | 2,667 |
| Floyd County | Thomas E. Dewey+832 | 43424.9% | 1,26672.6% | 452.6% | 1,745 |
| Fluvanna County | Harry S. Truman+128 | 44752.5% | 31937.4% | 8610.1% | 852 |
| Franklin County | Harry S. Truman+243 | 1,34347.7% | 1,10039.1% | 37013.2% | 2,813 |
| Frederick County | Harry S. Truman+323 | 1,24451.7% | 92138.3% | 2399.9% | 2,404 |
| Fredericksburg city | Harry S. Truman+6 | 81642.3% | 81041.9% | 30515.8% | 1,931 |
| Giles County | Harry S. Truman+81 | 1,52949.1% | 1,44846.5% | 1384.4% | 3,115 |
| Gloucester County | Harry S. Truman+285 | 71956.4% | 43434.1% | 1219.5% | 1,274 |
| Goochland County | Harry S. Truman+391 | 68359.9% | 29225.6% | 16514.5% | 1,140 |
| Grayson County | Thomas E. Dewey+928 | 2,74141.7% | 3,66955.9% | 1582.4% | 6,568 |
| Greene County | Thomas E. Dewey+159 | 26136.6% | 42058.8% | 334.6% | 714 |
| Greensville County | Harry S. Truman+294 | 71049.8% | 30121.1% | 41629.2% | 1,427 |
| Halifax County | Other+703 | 1,32334.2% | 52113.5% | 2,02652.4% | 3,870 |
| Hampton city | Harry S. Truman+1,483 | 3,47157.6% | 1,98833.0% | 5649.4% | 6,023 |
| Hanover County | Harry S. Truman+210 | 1,04847.6% | 83838.1% | 31614.4% | 2,202 |
| Harrisonburg city | Thomas E. Dewey+626 | 75131.9% | 1,37758.5% | 2249.5% | 2,352 |
| Henrico County | Harry S. Truman+229 | 2,32146.7% | 2,09242.1% | 55711.2% | 4,970 |
| Henry County | Harry S. Truman+588 | 1,31852.0% | 73028.8% | 48919.3% | 2,537 |
| Highland County | Thomas E. Dewey+156 | 42338.8% | 57953.1% | 888.1% | 1,090 |
| Hopewell city | Harry S. Truman+672 | 1,24262.7% | 57028.8% | 1698.5% | 1,981 |
| Isle of Wight County | Harry S. Truman+622 | 1,06466.9% | 44227.8% | 855.3% | 1,591 |
| James City County | Harry S. Truman+21 | 19844.5% | 17739.8% | 7015.7% | 445 |
| King and Queen County | Harry S. Truman+122 | 29353.6% | 17131.3% | 8315.2% | 547 |
| King George County | Thomas E. Dewey+68 | 24834.4% | 31643.9% | 15621.7% | 720 |
| King William County | Harry S. Truman+128 | 47649.0% | 34835.8% | 14715.1% | 971 |
| Lancaster County | Harry S. Truman+101 | 56047.7% | 45939.1% | 15513.2% | 1,174 |
| Lee County | Thomas E. Dewey+228 | 4,06948.1% | 4,29750.8% | 1001.2% | 8,466 |
| Loudoun County | Harry S. Truman+115 | 1,54547.6% | 1,43044.1% | 2708.3% | 3,245 |
| Louisa County | Harry S. Truman+81 | 78246.2% | 70141.5% | 20812.3% | 1,691 |
| Lunenburg County | Harry S. Truman+785 | 1,12665.5% | 25114.6% | 34119.8% | 1,718 |
| Lynchburg city | Harry S. Truman+107 | 2,48036.8% | 2,37335.2% | 1,89428.1% | 6,747 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+234 | 42836.0% | 66255.7% | 988.2% | 1,188 |
| Martinsville city | Harry S. Truman+172 | 81439.5% | 64231.1% | 60529.4% | 2,061 |
| Mathews County | Thomas E. Dewey+32 | 45844.4% | 49047.5% | 838.1% | 1,031 |
| Mecklenburg County | Harry S. Truman+1,604 | 2,11769.3% | 51316.8% | 42313.9% | 3,053 |
| Middlesex County | Harry S. Truman+186 | 45752.0% | 27130.8% | 15117.2% | 879 |
| Montgomery County | Thomas E. Dewey+944 | 1,12632.4% | 2,07059.6% | 2778.0% | 3,473 |
| Nelson County | Harry S. Truman+833 | 1,20469.2% | 37121.3% | 1669.5% | 1,741 |
| New Kent County | Harry S. Truman+137 | 27753.9% | 14027.2% | 9718.9% | 514 |
| Newport News city | Harry S. Truman+2,775 | 5,24262.4% | 2,46729.4% | 6958.3% | 8,404 |
| Norfolk city | Harry S. Truman+4,680 | 14,06655.1% | 9,38636.7% | 2,0978.2% | 25,549 |
| Northampton County | Harry S. Truman+472 | 99756.7% | 52529.9% | 23613.4% | 1,758 |
| Northumberland County | Thomas E. Dewey+106 | 42937.4% | 53546.7% | 18215.9% | 1,146 |
| Nottoway County | Harry S. Truman+518 | 1,00451.1% | 48624.8% | 47324.1% | 1,963 |
| Orange County | Harry S. Truman+130 | 85646.2% | 72639.2% | 27014.6% | 1,852 |
| Page County | Thomas E. Dewey+625 | 1,61139.7% | 2,23655.1% | 2085.1% | 4,055 |
| Patrick County | Harry S. Truman+112 | 76041.3% | 64835.2% | 43223.5% | 1,840 |
| Petersburg city | Harry S. Truman+830 | 2,01952.7% | 1,18931.0% | 62316.3% | 3,831 |
| Pittsylvania County | Harry S. Truman+1,796 | 3,14955.6% | 1,16420.5% | 1,35323.9% | 5,666 |
| Portsmouth city | Harry S. Truman+2,556 | 4,61262.5% | 2,05627.9% | 7139.7% | 7,381 |
| Powhatan County | Harry S. Truman+100 | 33851.0% | 23835.9% | 8713.1% | 663 |
| Prince Edward County | Harry S. Truman+221 | 74043.1% | 45926.7% | 51930.2% | 1,718 |
| Prince George County | Harry S. Truman+428 | 74561.6% | 31726.2% | 14812.2% | 1,210 |
| Prince William County | Harry S. Truman+402 | 1,16255.8% | 76036.5% | 1617.7% | 2,083 |
| Pulaski County | Thomas E. Dewey+279 | 1,41240.9% | 1,69149.0% | 34910.1% | 3,452 |
| Radford city | Thomas E. Dewey+24 | 82646.8% | 85048.2% | 895.0% | 1,765 |
| Rappahannock County | Harry S. Truman+306 | 61759.7% | 31130.1% | 10610.3% | 1,034 |
| Richmond city | Harry S. Truman+1,917 | 16,46646.6% | 14,54941.2% | 4,28612.1% | 35,301 |
| Richmond County | Thomas E. Dewey+56 | 24039.0% | 29648.1% | 7912.8% | 615 |
| Roanoke city | Thomas E. Dewey+1,199 | 5,34340.5% | 6,54249.6% | 1,31510.0% | 13,200 |
| Roanoke County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,112 | 2,87638.6% | 3,98853.5% | 5917.9% | 7,455 |
| Rockbridge County | Thomas E. Dewey+68 | 99443.5% | 1,06246.5% | 22810.0% | 2,284 |
| Rockingham County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,539 | 1,68032.4% | 3,21962.1% | 2835.5% | 5,182 |
| Russell County | Harry S. Truman+242 | 2,68951.3% | 2,44746.7% | 1072.0% | 5,243 |
| Scott County | Thomas E. Dewey+844 | 2,67642.7% | 3,52056.1% | 761.2% | 6,272 |
| Shenandoah County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,746 | 1,60330.9% | 3,34964.7% | 2284.4% | 5,180 |
| Smyth County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,147 | 1,75036.3% | 2,89760.1% | 1753.6% | 4,822 |
| Southampton County | Harry S. Truman+1,123 | 1,46269.6% | 33916.1% | 29914.2% | 2,100 |
| Spotsylvania County | Harry S. Truman+301 | 81854.2% | 51734.2% | 17511.6% | 1,510 |
| Stafford County | Thomas E. Dewey+24 | 70844.8% | 73246.4% | 1398.8% | 1,579 |
| Staunton city | Thomas E. Dewey+409 | 91434.2% | 1,32349.5% | 43616.3% | 2,673 |
| Suffolk city | Harry S. Truman+1,991 | 3,14564.9% | 1,15423.8% | 54411.2% | 4,843 |
| Surry County | Harry S. Truman+280 | 46059.4% | 13417.3% | 18023.3% | 774 |
| Sussex County | Harry S. Truman+252 | 61450.3% | 24420.0% | 36229.7% | 1,220 |
| Tazewell County | Thomas E. Dewey+20 | 2,25848.0% | 2,27848.4% | 1703.6% | 4,706 |
| Virginia Beach city | Harry S. Truman+679 | 2,00854.1% | 1,32935.8% | 37810.2% | 3,715 |
| Warren County | Harry S. Truman+275 | 1,29152.0% | 1,01640.9% | 1767.1% | 2,483 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+462 | 2,51044.1% | 2,97252.2% | 2113.7% | 5,693 |
| Waynesboro city | Harry S. Truman+6 | 83946.8% | 83346.4% | 1226.8% | 1,794 |
| Westmoreland County | Thomas E. Dewey+65 | 50339.4% | 56844.5% | 20516.1% | 1,276 |
| Williamsburg city | Thomas E. Dewey+22 | 31236.7% | 33439.3% | 20323.9% | 849 |
| Winchester city | Thomas E. Dewey+378 | 89435.1% | 1,27250.0% | 38014.9% | 2,546 |
| Wise County | Harry S. Truman+2,026 | 4,86262.0% | 2,83636.2% | 1471.9% | 7,845 |
| Wythe County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,101 | 97629.3% | 2,07762.3% | 2838.5% | 3,336 |
| York County | Harry S. Truman+408 | 82660.0% | 41830.4% | 1329.6% | 1,376 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.