1948 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1948 United States presidential election 1948 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1944 United States presidential election in Missouri 1944 1952 United States presidential election in Missouri 1952 November 2, 1948https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1948 United States Presidential election of 1948 – Encyclopædia Britannica October 26, 2017 x200px Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Missouri Alben W. Barkley 15 917,315 58.11% Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York Earl Warren 0 655,039 41.49% 1948 United States presidential election in Missouri results map by county.svg 300px County results Truman #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Dewey #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1948 1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53) October 26, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Incumbent President Harry S. Truman won his home state of Missouri with 58.11% of the popular vote against Republican Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who gained 41.49% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=29&year=1948 1948 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri October 26, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1948 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948 October 26, 2017 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Moniteau and Cole Counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 239-246 0786422173Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Truman dramatically improved upon Franklin D. Roosevelt's performance in the state four years prior, winning the state by more than 16 percentage points, compared to Roosevelt's 3 percentage points. Results 1948 United States presidential election in Missouri Harry S. Truman (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 917,315 58.11% Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 655,039 41.49% Henry A. Wallace Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) 3,998 0.25% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 2,222 0.14% #FFFFFF Strom Thurmond Write-in 42"notseparated" These write-in votes were not separated by county, although different write-in candidates were separated in the statewide total.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2676 Our Campaigns MO US President Race, November 02, 1948 0.00% #FFFFFF Claude A. Watson Write-in 8"notseparated" 0.00% #FFFFFF Edward A. Teichert Write-in 3"notseparated" 0.00% #FFFFFF — Write-in 1"notseparated" 0.00% 1,578,628 100% Results by county County Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Henry A. WallaceProgressive Norman ThomasSocialist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 4,136 50.43% 4,024 49.07% 33 0.40% 8 0.10% 112 1.36% 8,201 Andrew 2,576 44.96% 3,142 54.84% 9 0.16% 2 0.03% -566 -9.88% 5,729 Atchison 2,498 53.23% 2,190 46.67% 2 0.04% 3 0.06% 308 6.56% 4,693 Audrain 7,495 73.12% 2,739 26.72% 13 0.13% 3 0.03% 4,756 46.40% 10,250 Barry 4,724 49.54% 4,812 50.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -88 -0.92% 9,536 Barton 3,008 53.79% 2,577 46.08% 6 0.11% 1 0.02% 431 7.71% 5,592 Bates 4,371 51.22% 4,156 48.71% 4 0.05% 2 0.02% 215 2.51% 8,533 Benton 1,360 32.92% 2,768 67.01% 2 0.05% 1 0.02% -1,408 -34.09% 4,131 Bollinger 2,075 48.63% 2,187 51.25% 3 0.07% 2 0.05% -112 -2.62% 4,267 Boone 10,200 69.61% 4,289 29.27% 81 0.55% 83 0.57% 5,911 40.34% 14,653 Buchanan 22,975 63.76% 13,002 36.08% 31 0.09% 26 0.07% 9,973 27.68% 36,034 Butler 5,319 55.23% 4,276 44.40% 24 0.25% 11 0.11% 1,043 10.83% 9,630 Caldwell 1,985 42.45% 2,687 57.46% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% -702 -15.01% 4,676 Callaway 6,215 71.78% 2,433 28.10% 6 0.07% 4 0.05% 3,782 43.68% 8,658 Camden 1,264 38.41% 2,020 61.38% 3 0.09% 4 0.12% -756 -22.97% 3,291 Cape Girardeau 7,872 52.58% 7,084 47.32% 8 0.05% 7 0.05% 788 5.26% 14,971 Carroll 3,401 44.64% 4,212 55.29% 5 0.07% 0 0.00% -811 -10.65% 7,618 Carter 1,255 56.10% 964 43.09% 13 0.58% 5 0.22% 291 13.01% 2,237 Cass 5,415 59.87% 3,614 39.96% 12 0.13% 4 0.04% 1,801 19.91% 9,045 Cedar 2,062 41.24% 2,928 58.56% 4 0.08% 6 0.12% -866 -17.32% 5,000 Chariton 4,170 61.40% 2,615 38.51% 3 0.04% 3 0.04% 1,555 22.89% 6,791 Christian 1,600 33.79% 3,129 66.08% 3 0.06% 3 0.06% -1,529 -32.29% 4,735 Clark 2,352 50.92% 2,264 49.01% 1 0.02% 2 0.04% 88 1.91% 4,619 Clay 11,855 64.77% 6,408 35.01% 21 0.11% 20 0.11% 5,447 29.76% 18,304 Clinton 3,481 60.91% 2,227 38.97% 3 0.05% 4 0.07% 1,254 21.94% 5,715 Cole 7,891 53.23% 6,909 46.60% 14 0.09% 11 0.07% 982 6.63% 14,825 Cooper 3,865 48.51% 4,094 51.38% 1 0.01% 8 0.10% -229 -2.87% 7,968 Crawford 2,289 46.25% 2,650 53.55% 7 0.14% 3 0.06% -361 -7.30% 4,949 Dade 1,733 38.33% 2,783 61.56% 1 0.02% 4 0.09% -1,050 -23.23% 4,521 Dallas 1,590 37.01% 2,695 62.73% 6 0.14% 5 0.12% -1,105 -25.72% 4,296 Daviess 2,868 50.38% 2,823 49.59% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 45 0.79% 5,693 DeKalb 2,033 49.17% 2,098 50.74% 2 0.05% 2 0.05% -65 -1.57% 4,135 Dent 2,973 59.58% 2,003 40.14% 9 0.18% 5 0.10% 970 19.44% 4,990 Douglas 1,163 29.71% 2,734 69.85% 7 0.18% 10 0.26% -1,571 -40.14% 3,914 Dunklin 10,979 81.56% 2,466 18.32% 8 0.06% 8 0.06% 8,513 63.24% 13,461 Franklin 7,822 50.19% 7,725 49.57% 28 0.18% 10 0.06% 97 0.62% 15,585 Gasconade 1,204 21.95% 4,268 77.81% 10 0.18% 3 0.05% -3,064 -55.86% 5,485 Gentry 3,410 56.42% 2,633 43.56% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 777 12.86% 6,044 Greene 20,762 52.34% 18,836 47.49% 32 0.08% 34 0.09% 1,926 4.85% 39,664 Grundy 3,177 48.79% 3,331 51.15% 0 0.00% 4 0.06% -154 -2.36% 6,512 Harrison 2,854 43.82% 3,646 55.98% 5 0.08% 8 0.12% -792 -12.16% 6,513 Henry 5,551 54.56% 4,619 45.40% 1 0.01% 3 0.03% 932 9.16% 10,174 Hickory 733 29.77% 1,728 70.19% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% -995 -40.42% 2,462 Holt 2,040 43.86% 2,607 56.05% 2 0.04% 2 0.04% -567 -12.19% 4,651 Howard 4,143 72.77% 1,538 27.02% 7 0.12% 5 0.09% 2,605 45.75% 5,693 Howell 3,599 44.65% 4,427 54.93% 13 0.16% 21 0.26% -828 -10.28% 8,060 Iron 2,552 63.90% 1,435 35.93% 3 0.08% 4 0.10% 1,117 27.97% 3,994 Jackson 139,186 61.44% 86,471 38.17% 634 0.28% 236 0.10% 52,715 23.27% 226,527 Jasper 15,404 51.21% 14,593 48.52% 58 0.19% 23 0.08% 811 2.69% 30,078 Jefferson 10,280 62.55% 6,085 37.02% 47 0.29% 23 0.14% 4,195 25.53% 16,435 Johnson 4,888 49.85% 4,903 50.01% 8 0.08% 6 0.06% -15 -0.16% 9,805 Knox 2,268 58.32% 1,620 41.66% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 648 16.66% 3,889 Laclede 3,221 45.92% 3,773 53.78% 9 0.13% 12 0.17% -552 -7.86% 7,015 Lafayette 5,988 47.37% 6,634 52.48% 11 0.09% 9 0.07% -646 -5.11% 12,642 Lawrence 4,649 46.22% 5,392 53.61% 10 0.10% 7 0.07% -743 -7.39% 10,058 Lewis 3,155 66.69% 1,564 33.06% 6 0.13% 6 0.13% 1,591 33.63% 4,731 Lincoln 4,190 66.13% 2,135 33.70% 5 0.08% 6 0.09% 2,055 32.43% 6,336 Linn 5,788 58.86% 4,034 41.03% 5 0.05% 6 0.06% 1,754 17.83% 9,833 Livingston 4,182 52.07% 3,835 47.75% 6 0.07% 8 0.10% 347 4.32% 8,031 Macon 5,193 57.45% 3,833 42.41% 6 0.07% 7 0.08% 1,360 15.04% 9,039 Madison 2,509 54.56% 2,086 45.36% 1 0.02% 3 0.07% 423 9.20% 4,599 Maries 1,948 68.45% 894 31.41% 1 0.04% 3 0.11% 1,054 37.04% 2,846 Marion 9,122 70.47% 3,802 29.37% 14 0.11% 6 0.05% 5,320 41.10% 12,944 McDonald 2,925 49.45% 2,979 50.36% 8 0.14% 3 0.05% -54 -0.91% 5,915 Mercer 1,008 38.69% 1,595 61.23% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% -587 -22.54% 2,605 Miller 2,514 44.80% 3,088 55.03% 4 0.07% 5 0.09% -574 -10.23% 5,611 Mississippi 4,592 77.63% 1,293 21.86% 25 0.42% 5 0.08% 3,299 55.77% 5,915 Moniteau 2,787 51.75% 2,594 48.17% 1 0.02% 3 0.06% 193 3.58% 5,385 Monroe 4,769 85.39% 809 14.49% 6 0.11% 1 0.02% 3,960 70.90% 5,585 Montgomery 2,792 49.04% 2,889 50.75% 3 0.05% 9 0.16% -97 -1.71% 5,693 Morgan 1,862 43.94% 2,365 55.80% 4 0.09% 7 0.17% -503 -11.86% 4,238 New Madrid 8,925 81.00% 2,082 18.90% 6 0.05% 5 0.05% 6,843 62.10% 11,018 Newton 5,598 48.92% 5,820 50.86% 15 0.13% 10 0.09% -222 -1.94% 11,443 Nodaway 6,253 56.03% 4,886 43.78% 13 0.12% 9 0.08% 1,367 12.25% 11,161 Oregon 3,133 71.91% 1,214 27.86% 4 0.09% 6 0.14% 1,919 44.05% 4,357 Osage 2,672 51.68% 2,488 48.12% 4 0.08% 6 0.12% 184 3.56% 5,170 Ozark 859 30.33% 1,967 69.46% 2 0.07% 4 0.14% -1,108 -39.13% 2,832 Pemiscot 10,269 81.98% 2,249 17.95% 1 0.01% 7 0.06% 8,020 64.03% 12,526 Perry 2,133 42.30% 2,903 57.56% 1 0.02% 6 0.12% -770 -15.26% 5,043 Pettis 8,388 55.66% 6,657 44.18% 16 0.11% 8 0.05% 1,731 11.48% 15,069 Phelps 5,202 62.85% 3,053 36.89% 15 0.18% 7 0.08% 2,149 25.96% 8,277 Pike 4,934 66.68% 2,448 33.08% 7 0.09% 11 0.15% 2,486 33.60% 7,400 Platte 4,354 72.40% 1,644 27.34% 6 0.10% 10 0.17% 2,710 45.06% 6,014 Polk 3,079 43.32% 4,026 56.65% 1 0.01% 1 0.01% -947 -13.33% 7,107 Pulaski 2,858 63.33% 1,644 36.43% 8 0.18% 3 0.07% 1,214 26.90% 4,513 Putnam 1,463 36.79% 2,499 62.84% 8 0.20% 7 0.18% -1,036 -26.05% 3,977 Ralls 3,013 76.82% 908 23.15% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 2,105 53.67% 3,922 Randolph 7,912 77.74% 2,256 22.17% 7 0.07% 3 0.03% 5,656 55.57% 10,178 Ray 4,826 69.57% 2,102 30.30% 4 0.06% 5 0.07% 2,724 39.27% 6,937 Reynolds 2,050 74.60% 692 25.18% 4 0.15% 2 0.07% 1,358 49.42% 2,748 Ripley 2,304 59.72% 1,533 39.74% 16 0.41% 5 0.13% 771 19.98% 3,858 St. Charles 6,049 50.14% 5,976 49.54% 23 0.19% 16 0.13% 73 0.60% 12,064 St. Clair 2,489 49.35% 2,548 50.52% 5 0.10% 2 0.04% -59 -1.17% 5,044 St. Francois 7,276 53.73% 6,234 46.03% 23 0.17% 9 0.07% 1,042 7.70% 13,542 St. Louis 62,684 47.00% 69,592 52.17% 700 0.52% 407 0.31% -6,908 -5.17% 133,383 St. Louis City 220,654 64.19% 120,656 35.10% 1638 0.48% 822 0.24% 99,998 29.09% 343,770 Ste. Genevieve 1,984 55.61% 1,567 43.92% 12 0.34% 5 0.14% 417 11.69% 3,568 Saline 7,185 59.73% 4,822 40.09% 13 0.11% 9 0.07% 2,363 19.64% 12,029 Schuyler 1,892 57.74% 1,377 42.02% 2 0.06% 6 0.18% 515 15.72% 3,277 Scotland 2,451 59.02% 1,693 40.77% 8 0.19% 1 0.02% 758 18.25% 4,153 Scott 8,266 76.52% 2,519 23.32% 8 0.07% 10 0.09% 5,747 53.20% 10,803 Shannon 2,352 74.10% 805 25.36% 8 0.25% 9 0.28% 1,547 48.74% 3,174 Shelby 3,400 71.43% 1,348 28.32% 11 0.23% 1 0.02% 2,052 43.11% 4,760 Stoddard 7,029 69.12% 3,117 30.65% 17 0.17% 6 0.06% 3,912 38.47% 10,169 Stone 892 28.58% 2,222 71.20% 5 0.16% 2 0.06% -1,330 -42.62% 3,121 Sullivan 3,443 52.23% 3,140 47.63% 5 0.08% 4 0.06% 303 4.60% 6,592 Taney 1,427 37.58% 2,361 62.18% 6 0.16% 3 0.08% -934 -24.60% 3,797 Texas 4,664 58.34% 3,320 41.53% 6 0.08% 4 0.05% 1,344 16.81% 7,994 Vernon 5,342 58.29% 3,808 41.55% 9 0.10% 5 0.05% 1,534 16.74% 9,164 Warren 1,071 30.88% 2,380 68.63% 7 0.20% 10 0.29% -1,309 -37.75% 3,468 Washington 2,370 51.69% 2,200 47.98% 9 0.20% 6 0.13% 170 3.71% 4,585 Wayne 2,695 58.16% 1,937 41.80% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 758 16.36% 4,634 Webster 3,292 47.78% 3,581 51.97% 9 0.13% 8 0.12% -289 -4.19% 6,890 Worth 1,563 57.21% 1,162 42.53% 4 0.15% 3 0.11% 401 14.68% 2,732 Wright 2,505 41.35% 3,542 58.47% 8 0.13% 3 0.05% -1,037 -17.12% 6,058Totals917,31558.11%655,03941.49%3,9980.25%2,2220.14%262,27616.62%1,578,628 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Adair Atchison Barton Bates Butler Cape Girardeau Cass Clark Cole Daviess Franklin Greene Henry Jasper Knox Livingston Macon Madison Moniteau Nodaway Osage Pettis St. Charles St. Francois Ste. Genevieve Sullivan Vernon Washington Wayne Worth See also United States presidential elections in Missouri Notes References Missouri 1948 Category:1948 Missouri elections