1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming

none June 2025 September 2023 1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming Wyoming 1923 presidential no 1944 United States presidential election in Wyoming 1944 1952 United States presidential election in Wyoming 1952 November 2, 1948 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 3 52,354 51.62% Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York Earl Warren 0 47,947 47.27% 1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming results map by county.svg 280px County results Truman #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Dewey #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) 1948 United States presidential election The 1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wyoming was won by incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman, running with Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, with 51.62 percent of the popular vote, against the Republican nominee, 47th Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, running with California Governor and future Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, with 47.27 percent of the popular vote, despite the fact that Dewey had previously won the state four years earlier.1948 Presidential Election Results Wyoming https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1948&fips=56&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Truman's upset victory in Wyoming was part of a major upset victory nationwide, as prior to the election, polls had forecasted a Dewey victory. Dewey ran a low risk campaign, largely avoiding criticizing Truman, which was due to many believing his hawkish campaign 4 years earlier had cost him the election to Truman's Democratic predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman suffered from low approval ratings and dealt with many southern Democratic voters defecting to the Dixiecrat candidate Strom Thurmond, costing him the traditionally Democratic strongholds of South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, however Truman's unexpected strength in the Midwest and West Coast secured his reelection, as he flipped the states of Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Wyoming, all of which had voted for Dewey in 1944. Dewey revived Republican strength in the traditionally Republican Northeast, flipping Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and his home state of New York. He also managed to flip Michigan and Oregon. Truman was popular among rural voters, and with agriculture being one of the biggest parts of Wyoming's economy, Truman's support for New Deal era programs that attempted to provide relief to farmers, which along with The Civilian Conservation Corps program greatly impacted Wyoming, allowing new National Parks to be built in the state, was popular among Wyoming voters, and he successfully painted Dewey as more conservative than he was, ignoring the fact that he was significantly more liberal and supportive of New Deal programs like Social Security than many of the conservative Congressional Republicans such as Senator Robert A. Taft from Ohio. Truman blamed the Republican-controlled Congress for his inability to pass legislation, which voters believed, and on election day, voters delivered Truman a landslide victory, and returned control of both chambers of Congress to the Democrats. This change was reflected in Wyoming, as the state's Class II Senate seat would flip into Democratic hands with Lester Hunt's landslide victory, who outperformed the top of the ticket by 9.9%. Truman flipped Platte and Natrona counties, outperforming Roosevelt's 1944 statewide result by 6.8%. Dewey won the state in 1944 by a 2.46% margin, or 2,502 votes. However, in this election, Truman won the state, by 4.35%, or 4,407 votes. This was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the state until Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, as throughout the 50s, the state transformed into a Republican stronghold. Since 1964, no Democratic presidential candidate has been able to reach 40% of the vote.https://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century How the red and blue map evolved over the past century 29 June 2016 Campaign On May 3, 1948, the Wyoming Democratic Party voted to bound its twelve delegates to the Democratic National Convention to support Truman for president and Joseph C. O'Mahoney for vice-president.May 13, 1948 Wyoming Democrats Will Support Truman 1 Star Valley Independent https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-valley-independent/139069128/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240119043320/https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-valley-independent/139069128/ January 19, 2024 Newspapers.com Archie Allison, Alice Spielman, and W.J. Smith were selected to serve as Republican presidential electors.May 13, 1948 Bricker Keynotes Republican State Convention 1 Star Valley Independent https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-valley-independent/139069141/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240119042831/https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-valley-independent/139069141/ January 19, 2024 Newspapers.com Results thumb|Trends by county from the 1944 election to the 1948 electionDemocratic #a5b0ff +0-5 #7996e2 +5-10 #6674de +10-20 #584cde +20-25% Republican #ffb2b2 +1-5% 1948 United States presidential election in WyomingWyoming Secretary of State 1949 Wyoming Official Directory and 1948 Election Returns General Election - November 2, 1948 1949 50 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049504&view=1up&seq=48 18 October 2024 Harry S. Truman (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 52,354 51.62% Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 47,947 47.27% Henry A. Wallace Progressive #5FD170 931 0.92% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 137 0.14% Edward A. Teichert Socialist Labor Party of America 56 0.06% 101,425 100.00% Results by county CountyHarry S. TrumanDemocraticThomas E. DeweyRepublicanHenry A. WallaceProgressiveNorman ThomasSocialistEdward TeichertSocialist LaborMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # % # % # %Albany3,14151.96%2,85847.28%300.50%120.20%40.07%2834.68%6,045Big Horn2,37049.14%2,42950.36%200.41%20.04%20.04%-59-1.22%4,823Campbell85641.33%1,20157.99%130.63%10.05%00.00%-345-16.66%2,071Carbon3,43959.16%2,31939.89%550.95%00.00%00.00%1,12019.27%5,813Converse99642.60%1,32756.76%110.47%20.09%20.09%-331-14.16%2,338Crook71237.63%1,16661.63%90.48%30.16%20.11%-454-24.00%1,892Fremont3,01947.17%3,35752.45%240.38%00.00%00.00%-338-5.28%6,400Goshen1,84347.15%2,02951.91%340.87%30.08%00.00%-186-4.76%3,909Hot Springs92852.61%79144.84%422.38%20.11%10.06%1377.77%1,764Johnson68233.35%1,35166.06%70.34%50.24%00.00%-669-32.71%2,045Laramie8,22656.64%6,20042.69%640.44%260.18%80.06%2,02613.95%14,524Lincoln1,92551.50%1,73046.28%832.22%00.00%00.00%1955.22%3,738Natrona6,18353.26%5,34146.01%620.53%200.17%20.02%8427.25%11,608Niobrara75343.15%97555.87%120.69%30.17%20.11%-222-12.72%1,745Park2,46147.83%2,65551.60%200.39%60.12%30.06%-194-3.77%5,145Platte1,46551.35%1,36647.88%70.25%130.46%20.07%993.47%2,853Sheridan3,85250.68%3,69848.65%380.50%120.16%10.01%1542.03%7,601Sublette49644.05%62255.24%60.53%10.09%10.09%-126-11.19%1,126Sweetwater5,14663.65%2,53831.39%3634.49%180.22%200.25%2,60832.26%8,085Teton55643.13%71955.78%90.70%20.16%30.23%-163-12.65%1,289Uinta1,63256.31%1,23942.75%190.66%70.24%10.03%39313.56%2,898Washakie85144.21%1,07455.79%00.00%00.00%00.00%-223-11.58%1,925Weston82245.97%96253.80%30.17%10.06%00.00%-140-7.83%1,788Totals52,35451.62%47,94747.27%9310.92%1370.14%560.06%4,4074.35%101,425 thumb|400px|County flips from 1944: Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Gain from Republican Republican #f48882 Hold Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Natrona Platte See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming References Wyoming 1948 Category:1948 Wyoming elections