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1948 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

Electoral College · 1789–2024County popular vote · 2000–2024

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Electoral result

303 EV · Harry S. Truman

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1948-11-02

Electoral College result

How the states voted

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Election-date state boundaries colored by exact stored electoral recipients. Split allocations use multiple colors.

This 1948 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1948 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

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  2. GA
  3. KY
  4. VA
  5. SC
  6. VT
  7. OH
  8. NC
  9. WV
  10. PA
  11. IL
  12. MA
  13. NJ
  14. MO
  15. TN
  16. TN
  17. AL
  18. OK
  19. MS
  20. CT
  21. FL
  22. KS
  23. MD
  24. ME
  25. NH
  26. RI
  27. DE
  28. AR
  29. NY
  30. TX
  31. MI
  32. WI
  33. MN
  34. LA
  35. CO
  36. NE
  37. AZ
  38. NM
  39. SD
  40. WY
  41. IA
  42. MT
  43. UT
  44. NV
  45. CA
  46. WA
  47. OR
  48. ID
  49. ND

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Official result

Election summary

President
Harry S. Truman [D]
Main opponent
Thomas E. Dewey [R]

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

StateCandidateElectoral votes
ALABAMA ALJ. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina11
ARIZONA AZHarry S. Truman, of Missouri4
ARKANSAS ARHarry S. Truman, of Missouri9
CALIFORNIA CAHarry S. Truman, of Missouri25
COLORADO COHarry S. Truman, of Missouri6
CONNECTICUT CTThomas E. Dewey, of New York8
DELAWARE DEThomas E. Dewey, of New York3
FLORIDA FLHarry S. Truman, of Missouri8
GEORGIA GAHarry S. Truman, of Missouri12
IDAHO IDHarry S. Truman, of Missouri4
ILLINOIS ILHarry S. Truman, of Missouri28
INDIANA INThomas E. Dewey, of New York13
IOWA IAHarry S. Truman, of Missouri10
KANSAS KSThomas E. Dewey, of New York8
KENTUCKY KYHarry S. Truman, of Missouri11
LOUISIANA LAJ. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina10
MAINE METhomas E. Dewey, of New York5
MARYLAND MDThomas E. Dewey, of New York8
MASSACHUSETTS MAHarry S. Truman, of Missouri16
MICHIGAN MIThomas E. Dewey, of New York19
MINNESOTA MNHarry S. Truman, of Missouri11
MISSISSIPPI MSJ. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina9
MISSOURI MOHarry S. Truman, of Missouri15
MONTANA MTHarry S. Truman, of Missouri4
NEBRASKA NEThomas E. Dewey, of New York6
NEVADA NVHarry S. Truman, of Missouri3
NEW HAMPSHIRE NHThomas E. Dewey, of New York4
NEW JERSEY NJThomas E. Dewey, of New York16
NEW MEXICO NMHarry S. Truman, of Missouri4
NEW YORK NYThomas E. Dewey, of New York47
NORTH CAROLINA NCHarry S. Truman, of Missouri14
NORTH DAKOTA NDThomas E. Dewey, of New York4
OHIO OHHarry S. Truman, of Missouri25
OKLAHOMA OKHarry S. Truman, of Missouri10
OREGON ORThomas E. Dewey, of New York6
PENNSYLVANIA PAThomas E. Dewey, of New York35
RHODE ISLAND RIHarry S. Truman, of Missouri4
SOUTH CAROLINA SCJ. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina8
SOUTH DAKOTA SDThomas E. Dewey, of New York4
TENNESSEE TNHarry S. Truman, of Missouri11
TENNESSEE TNJ. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina1
TEXAS TXHarry S. Truman, of Missouri23
UTAH UTHarry S. Truman, of Missouri4
VERMONT VTThomas E. Dewey, of New York3
VIRGINIA VAHarry S. Truman, of Missouri11
WASHINGTON WAHarry S. Truman, of Missouri8
WEST VIRGINIA WVHarry S. Truman, of Missouri8
WISCONSIN WIHarry S. Truman, of Missouri12
WYOMING WYHarry S. Truman, of Missouri3

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Candidate identities
Harry S. Truman
Observed: Harry S. Truman, of Missouri
Thomas E. Dewey
Observed: Thomas E. Dewey, of New York
Strom Thurmond
Observed: J. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina
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Reference date
1948-11-02
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Coverage and interpretation notes

  • Historical geometry is independently versioned

    The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.

  • County detail begins in 2000

    County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

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