United States · presidential election
1948 election
President elected
Harry S. Truman
Electoral College result
Winner: 303 | Main Opponent: 189 | Total/Majority: 531/266
Electoral votes by state
National Archives result| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry S. Truman, of Missouri | Thomas E. Dewey, of New York | J. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina | Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky | Earl Warren, of California | Fielding L. Wright, of Mississippi | ||
| Alabama | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| California | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 28 | 28 | - | - | 28 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - |
| Iowa | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kansas | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Kentucky | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Maine | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Maryland | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - |
| Michigan | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | 19 | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Missouri | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | 16 | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New York | 47 | - | 47 | - | - | 47 | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Ohio | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Oregon | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | - | 35 | - | - | 35 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| South Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Tennessee | 12 | 11 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 1 |
| Texas | 23 | 23 | - | - | 23 | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Virginia | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Washington | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 531 | 303 | 189 | 39 | 303 | 189 | 39 |
State popular vote
| State | Elect/votes | H. Truman | % | T. Dewey | % | J. Thurmond | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11 | 40,930 | 19.0 | 171,443 | 79.7 | ||
| Arizona | 4 | 95,251 | 53.8 | 77,597 | 43.8 | - | |
| Arkansas | 9 | 149,659 | 61.7 | 50,959 | 21.0 | 40,068 | 16.5 |
| California | 25 | 1,913,134 | 47.6 | 1,895,269 | 471 | 1,228 | |
| Colorado | 6 | 267,288 | 51.9 | 239,714 | 46.5 | - | |
| Connecticut | 8 | 423,297 | 47.9 | 437,754 | 49.5 | ||
| Delaware | 3 | 67,813 | 48.8 | 69,588 | 50.0 | - | |
| Florida | 8 | 281,988 | 48.8 | 194,280 | 33.6 | 89,755 | 15.5 |
| Georgia | 12 | 254,646 | 60.8 | 76,691 | 1&3 | 85,135 | 20.3 |
| Idaho | 4 | 107,370 | 50.0 | 101,514 | 47.3 | - | |
| Illinois | 28 | 1,994,715 | 50.1 | 1,961,103 | 49.2 | - | |
| Indiana | 13 | 807,831 | 48.8 | 821,079 | 49.6 | - | |
| Iowa | 10 | 522,380 | 50.3 | 494,018 | 47.6 | - | |
| Kansas | 8 | 351,902 | 44.6 | 423,039 | 53.6 | - | |
| Kentucky | 11 | 466,756 | 56.7 | 341,210 | 41.5 | 10,411 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 136,344 | 32.7 | 72,657 | 17.5 | 204,290 | 49.1 |
| Maine | 5 | 111,916 | 42.3 | 150,234 | 56.7 | - | |
| Maryland | 8 | 286,521 | 48.0 | 294,814 | 49.4 | 2,489 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 1,151,788 | 54.7 | 909,370 | 43.2 | - | |
| Michigan | 19 | 1,003,448 | 47.6 | 1,038,595 | 49.2 | ||
| Minnesota | 11 | 692,966 | 57.2 | 483,617 | 39.9 | - | |
| Mississippi | 9 | 19,384 | 10.1 | 5,043 | 2.6 | 167,538 | 87.2 |
| Missouri | 15 | 917,315 | 58.1 | 655,039 | 41.5 | - | |
| Montana | 4 | 119,071 | 53.1 | 96,770 | 43.1 | - | |
| Nebraska | 6 | 224,165 | 45.8 | 264,774 | 54.2 | - | |
| Nevada | 3 | 31,291 | 50.4 | 29,357 | 47.3 | - | |
| Now Hampshire | 4 | 107,995 | 46.7 | 121,299 | 52.4 | 7 | |
| New Jersey | 16 | 895,455 | 45.9 | 981,124 | 50.3 | - | |
| Now Mexico | 4 | 105,464 | 56.4 | 80,303 | 42.9 | ||
| New York | 47 | 2,780,204 | 45.0 | 2,841,163 | 46.0 | - | |
| North Carolina | 14 | 459,070 | 58.0 | 258,572 | 32.7 | 69,652 | 8.8 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 95,812 | 43.4 | 115,139 | 52.2 | 374 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | 25 | 1,452,791 | 49.5 | 1,445,684 | 49.2 | - | |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 452,782 | 62.7 | 268,817 | 37.3 | - | |
| Oregon | 6 | 243,147 | 46.4 | 260,904 | 49.8 | - | |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | 1,752,426 | 46.9 | 1,902,197 | 50.9 | - | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 188,736 | 57.6 | 135,787 | 41.4 | - | |
| South Carolina | 8 | 34,423 | 24.1 | 5,386 | 3.8 | 102,607 | 72.0 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 117,653 | 47.0 | 129,651 | 51.8 | - | |
| Tennessee | 12 | 270,402 | 49.1 | 202,914 | 36.9 | 73,815 | 13.4 |
| Texas | 23 | 824,235 | 66.0 | 303,467 | 24.3 | 113,920 | 9.1 |
| Utah | 4 | 149,151 | 54.0 | 124,402 | 45.0 | - | |
| Vermont | 3 | 45,557 | 36.9 | 75,926 | 61.5 | - | |
| Virginia | 11 | 200,786 | 47.9 | 172,070 | 41.0 | 43,393 | 10.4 |
| Washington | 8 | 476,165 | 52.6 | 386,314 | 42.7 | - | |
| West Virginia | 8 | 429,188 | 57.3 | 316,251 | 42.2 | - | |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 647,310 | 50.7 | 590,959 | 46.3 | - | |
| Wyoming | 3 | 52,354 | 51.6 | 47,947 | 47.3 | - | |
| Total | 531 | 24,179,345 | 21,950,361 | 1,004,682 |
Electoral College figures: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.