Who won the 1948 presidential election?

Harry S. Truman (Democratic) won the 1948 presidential election with 315 electoral votes and 49.2% of the popular vote.

What was the Electoral College result in 1948?

The 1948 Electoral College result was 315 Democratic to 177 Republican (535 total electoral votes, 268 needed to win).

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1948

Presidential Election · 1948

Elected President

Harry S. Truman

Democraticdefeating Thomes E. Dewey

315

Truman

Electoral

Votes

268 to win

177

Dewey

Other

315 EV37 EV268 needed to win177 EV

Popular Vote

Truman(DEM)49.2%

Dewey(REP)44.8%

Other(OTH)6.0%

National margin:D+4.4%

49,346,215 total votes cast

View state-by-state results →

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Truman: 29 states · 315 EV|Dewey: 15 states · 177 EV|OTH: 4 states · 37 EV

	State ▲	EV	Truman %	Votes	Dewey %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	11	44.4%	171,443	10.6%	40,930	45.0%	D+33.8	↓ R+29.3
▶	Arizona	4	53.8%	95,251	43.8%	77,597	—	D+10.0	↓ R+8.0
▶	Arkansas	6	61.7%	149,659	21.0%	50,959	17.3%	D+40.7	↑ D+0.6
▶	California	32	47.6%	1,913,134	47.1%	1,895,269	5.3%	D+0.4	↓ R+13.1
▶	Colorado	6	51.9%	267,288	46.5%	239,714	—	D+5.3	↑ D+12.2
▶	Connecticut	8	47.9%	423,297	49.5%	437,754	—	R+1.6	↓ R+7.0
▶	Delaware	3	48.8%	67,813	50.0%	69,588	—	R+1.3	↓ R+10.4
▶	Florida	10	48.8%	281,988	33.6%	194,280	17.5%	D+15.2	↓ R+25.5
▶	Georgia	12	60.8%	254,646	18.3%	76,691	20.9%	D+42.5	↓ R+22.0
▶	Idaho	4	50.0%	107,370	47.3%	101,514	—	D+2.7	↓ R+0.8
▶	Illinois	27	50.1%	1,994,715	49.2%	1,961,103	—	D+0.8	↓ R+2.6
▶	Indiana	13	48.8%	807,831	49.6%	821,079	—	R+0.8	↑ D+4.8
▶	Iowa	10	50.3%	522,380	47.6%	494,018	—	D+2.7	↑ D+7.2
▶	Kansas	8	44.6%	351,902	53.6%	423,039	—	R+9.0	↑ D+12.1
▶	Kentucky	10	56.7%	466,756	41.5%	341,210	—	D+15.3	↑ D+6.0
▶	Louisiana	10	32.8%	136,344	17.4%	72,657	49.8%	D+15.3	↓ R+45.9
▶	Maine	5	42.4%	111,916	56.9%	150,234	—	R+14.5	↓ R+9.5
▶	Maryland	9	49.6%	421,136	47.8%	405,693	—	D+1.8	↓ R+6.6
▶	Massachusetts	16	54.7%	1,151,788	43.2%	909,370	—	D+11.5	↑ D+5.7
▶	Michigan	20	47.6%	1,003,448	49.2%	1,038,595	—	R+1.7	↓ R+2.7
▶	Minnesota	11	57.2%	692,966	39.9%	483,617	—	D+17.3	↑ D+11.7
▶	Mississippi	8	10.1%	19,384	2.6%	5,043	87.3%	D+7.5	↓ R+77.9
▶	Missouri	13	53.6%	917,315	38.3%	655,039	8.0%	D+15.3	↑ D+12.6
▶	Montana	4	53.1%	119,071	43.1%	96,770	—	D+9.9	↑ D+0.6
▶	Nebraska	6	45.9%	224,165	54.1%	264,774	—	R+8.3	↑ D+8.8
▶	Nevada	3	50.4%	31,290	47.3%	29,357	—	D+3.1	↓ R+6.1
▶	New Hampshire	4	46.7%	107,995	52.4%	121,299	—	R+5.8	↓ R+10.0
▶	New Jersey	16	45.9%	895,455	50.3%	981,124	—	R+4.4	↓ R+5.7
▶	New Mexico	4	56.4%	105,308	43.6%	81,416	—	D+12.8	↑ D+5.7
▶	New York	45	41.4%	2,557,642	46.0%	2,841,163	12.6%	R+4.6	↑ D+3.5
▶	North Carolina	14	58.0%	459,070	32.7%	258,572	9.3%	D+25.3	↓ R+8.1
▶	North Dakota	4	43.4%	95,812	52.2%	115,139	—	R+8.8	↓ R+0.4
▶	Ohio	25	49.5%	1,452,788	49.2%	1,445,684	—	D+0.2	↓ R+4.2
▶	Oklahoma	8	62.8%	452,782	37.3%	268,817	—	D+25.5	↑ D+14.1
▶	Oregon	6	46.4%	243,147	49.8%	260,904	—	R+3.4	↓ R+8.2
▶	Pennsylvania	32	46.9%	1,752,426	50.9%	1,902,197	—	R+4.0	↓ R+6.8
▶	Rhode Island	4	57.6%	188,736	41.4%	135,787	—	D+16.2	↓ R+1.2
▶	South Carolina	8	24.1%	34,423	3.8%	5,386	72.1%	D+20.4	↓ R+62.9
▶	South Dakota	4	47.0%	117,653	51.8%	129,651	—	R+4.8	↑ D+11.9
▶	Tennessee	11	49.1%	270,402	36.9%	202,914	14.0%	D+12.3	↓ R+9.0
▶	Texas	24	66.0%	824,235	24.3%	303,467	9.8%	D+41.7	↓ R+13.1
▶	Utah	4	54.0%	149,151	45.0%	124,402	—	D+9.0	↓ R+12.1
▶	Vermont	3	36.9%	45,557	61.5%	75,926	—	R+24.6	↓ R+10.6
▶	Virginia	12	47.9%	200,786	41.0%	172,070	11.1%	D+6.8	↓ R+18.1
▶	Washington	9	52.6%	476,165	42.7%	386,314	—	D+9.9	↓ R+4.7
▶	West Virginia	8	57.3%	429,188	42.2%	316,251	—	D+15.1	↑ D+5.3
▶	Wisconsin	12	50.7%	647,310	46.3%	590,959	—	D+4.4	↑ D+6.2
▶	Wyoming	3	51.6%	52,354	47.3%	47,947	—	D+4.3	↑ D+6.8

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1944 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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