1944  1948 Presidential Election Returns  1952

In 1948, the Democratic Party was somewhat divided. President Harry Truman had succeeded to the office of the President through the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He decided to run for a full term of his own. Due to the insertion of a Civil Rights platform in the Convention, many southern delegates walked out in protest. The conservative Democrats sided with Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, and formed the "State's Rights," or "Dixiecrat" Party. The Liberal Democrats backed Henry Wallace. The Republicans renominated the Governor of New York, Thomas Dewey. Dewey was expected to win and he hardly campaigned. Meanwhile, Truman campaigned vigorously across the country. Polls predicted that Dewey would win the election, but missed a late surge towards Truman. Some news sources even famously announced that Dewey had defeated Truman. But the reality was clear. Despite the split in his party, Truman was able to win the election in one of the largest upsets in U.S. Presidential Election history. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Truman/Barkley* 24,179,347 50 303 Dewey/Warren 21,991,292 45 189 Thurmond/Wright 1,175,946 2 39 Wallace/Taylor 1,157,328 2 0 Thomas/Smith 139,569 0 0 Watson/Learn 103,708 0 0 All Other Candidates 47,527 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 40,930 19 0 Thurmond/Wright 171,443 80 11 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 77,597 44 0 Truman/Barkley* 95,251 54 4 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 50,959 21 0 Truman/Barkley* 149,659 62 9 Thurmond/Wright 40,068 17 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 1,895,269 47 0 Truman/Barkley* 1,913,134 48 25 Wallace/Taylor 190,381 5 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 239,714 47 0 Truman/Barkley* 267,288 52 6 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  437,754 50 8 Truman/Barkley* 423,297 48 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  69,588 50 3 Truman/Barkley* 67,813 49 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 194,280 34 0 Truman/Barkley* 281,988 49 8 Thurmond/Wright 89,755 16 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 76,691 18 0 Truman/Barkley* 254,646 61 12 Thurmond/Wright 85,055 20 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 101,514 47 0 Truman/Barkley* 107,370 50 4 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 1,961,103 49 0 Truman/Barkley* 1,994,715 50 28 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  821,079 50 13 Truman/Barkley* 807,833 49 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 494,018 48 0 Truman/Barkley* 522,380 50 10 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  423,039 54 8 Truman/Barkley* 351,902 45 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 341,210 41 0 Truman/Barkley* 466,756 57 11 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 72,657 17 0 Truman/Barkley* 136,344 33 0 Thurmond/Wright 204,290 49 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  150,234 57 5 Truman/Barkley* 111,916 42 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  294,814 49 8 Truman/Barkley* 286,521 48 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 909,370 43 0 Truman/Barkley* 1,151,788 55 16 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  1,038,595 49 19 Truman/Barkley* 1,003,448 48 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 483,617 40 0 Truman/Barkley* 692,966 57 11 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 5,043 3 0 Truman/Barkley* 19,384 10 0 Thurmond/Wright 167,538 87 9 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 655,039 41 0 Truman/Barkley* 917,315 58 15 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 96,770 43 0 Truman/Barkley* 119,071 53 4 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  264,774 54 6 Truman/Barkley* 224,165 46 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 29,357 47 0 Truman/Barkley* 31,291 50 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  121,299 52 4 Truman/Barkley* 107,955 47 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  981,124 50 16 Truman/Barkley* 895,455 46 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 80,303 43 0 Truman/Barkley* 105,464 56 4 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  2,841,163 46 47 Truman/Barkley* 2,780,204 46 0 Wallace/Taylor 509,559 8 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 258,572 33 0 Truman/Barkley* 459,070 58 14 Thurmond/Wright 69,652 9 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  115,139 52 4 Truman/Barkley* 95,812 43 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 1,445,684 49 0 Truman/Barkley* 1,452,791 49 25 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 268,817 37 0 Truman/Barkley* 452,782 63 10 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  260,904 50 6 Truman/Barkley* 243,147 46 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  1,902,197 51 35 Truman/Barkley* 1,752,426 47 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 135,787 41 0 Truman/Barkley* 188,736 58 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 5,386 4 0 Truman/Barkley* 34,423 24 0 Thurmond/Wright 102,607 72 8 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  129,651 52 4 Truman/Barkley* 117,653 47 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 202,914 37 0 Truman/Barkley* 270,402 49 12 Thurmond/Wright 73,815 13 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 303,467 24 0 Truman/Barkley* 824,235 66 23 Thurmond/Wright 113,776 9 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 124,402 45 0 Truman/Barkley* 149,151 54 4 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren  75,926 62 3 Truman/Barkley* 45,557 37 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 172,070 41 0 Truman/Barkley* 200,786 48 11 Thurmond/Wright 43,393 10 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 386,315 43 0 Truman/Barkley* 476,165 53 8 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 316,251 42 0 Truman/Barkley* 429,188 57 8 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 590,959 46 0 Truman/Barkley* 647,310 51 12 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Warren 47,947 47 0 Truman/Barkley* 52,354 52 3 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Progressive Other Independent Socialist Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party