1948 United States presidential election in Louisiana explained

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Election Name:	1948 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Country:	Louisiana
Flag Year:	1912
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1944 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Previous Year:	1944
Next Election:	1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Next Year:	1952
Votes For Election:	All 10 Louisiana votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 2, 1948^[1]
Image1:	Strom Thurmond 1948 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Strom Thurmond
Party1:	Dixiecrat
Home State1:	South Carolina
Running Mate1:	Fielding L. Wright
Electoral Vote1:	10
Popular Vote1:	204,290
Percentage1:	49.07%
Nominee2:	Harry S. Truman
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Missouri
Running Mate2:	Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	136,344
Percentage2:	32.75%
Image3:	Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee3:	Thomas E. Dewey
Party3:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State3:	New York
Running Mate3:	Earl Warren
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	72,657
Percentage3:	17.45%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Harry S. Truman
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Harry S. Truman
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1948 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by Governor Strom Thurmond (DX–South Carolina), running with Governor Fielding L. Wright, with 49.07% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 32.75% of the popular vote, and Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 17.45% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

This marked the first time since 1876 that Louisiana failed to back the Democratic nominee in a presidential election, and the first time ever that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying the state.

52% of white voters supported Thurmond.

Results

Results by parish

Parish	Strom Thurmond States Rights		Harry S. Truman Democratic		Thomas E. Dewey Republican		Henry A. Wallace Progressive		Margin		Total votes cast^[5]
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Acadia		3,497		52.37%		2,382		35.67%		784		11.74%		14		0.21%		1,115		16.70%		6,678
	Allen		980		30.44%		1,996		62.01%		241		7.49%		2		0.06%		-1,016		-31.57%		3,219
	Ascension		1,420		47.60%		1,126		37.75%		433		14.52%		4		0.13%		294		9.85%		2,983
	Assumption		1,000		54.53%		362		19.74%		469		25.57%		3		0.16%		531		28.96%		1,834
	Avoyelles		5,417		76.24%		1,356		19.09%		285		4.01%		44		0.62%		4,061		57.15%		7,105
	Beauregard		1,365		39.30%		1,653		47.60%		449		12.93%		6		0.17%		-288		-8.30%		3,473
	Bienville		2,362		79.34%		421		14.14%		191		6.42%		3		0.10%		1,941		65.20%		2,977
	Bossier		2,390		61.66%		1,147		29.59%		338		8.72%		1		0.03%		1,243		32.07%		3,876
	Caddo		11,292		51.06%		5,985		27.06%		4,777		21.60%		63		0.28%		5,307		24.00%		22,117
	Calcasieu		3,400		27.34%		7,074		56.87%		1,940		15.60%		24		0.19%		-3,674		-29.53%		12,438
	Caldwell		818		46.80%		777		44.45%		151		8.64%		2		0.11%		41		2.35%		1,748
	Cameron		293		26.09%		742		66.07%		87		7.75%		1		0.09%		-449		-39.98%		1,123
	Catahoula		1,062		63.75%		515		30.91%		86		5.16%		3		0.18%		547		32.84%		1,666
	Claiborne		2,061		73.98%		457		16.40%		265		9.51%		3		0.11%		1,604		57.58%		2,786
	Concordia		1,140		72.75%		329		21.00%		98		6.25%		0		0.00%		811		51.75%		1,567
	DeSoto		1,889		68.00%		617		22.21%		270		9.72%		2		0.07%		1,272		45.79%		2,778
	East Baton Rouge		8,166		38.05%		8,560		39.88%		4,585		21.36%		153		0.71%		-394		-1.83%		21,464
	East Carroll		663		60.05%		323		29.26%		116		10.51%		2		0.18%		340		30.79%		1,104
	East Feliciana		839		67.99%		267		21.64%		127		10.29%		1		0.08%		572		46.35%		1,234
	Evangeline		4,415		76.48%		1,149		19.90%		206		3.57%		3		0.05%		3,266		56.58%		5,773
	Franklin		1,872		48.19%		1,857		47.80%		149		3.84%		7		0.18%		15		0.39%		3,885
	Grant		1,439		50.67%		1,120		39.44%		273		9.61%		8		0.28%		319		11.23%		2,840
	Iberia		2,224		36.12%		1,015		16.49%		2,910		47.26%		8		0.13%		-686		-11.14%		6,157
	Iberville		856		27.91%		1,697		55.33%		506		16.50%		8		0.26%		-841		-27.42%		3,067
	Jackson		1,400		61.16%		713		31.15%		169		7.38%		7		0.31%		687		30.01%		2,289
	Jefferson		8,822		54.56%		4,654		28.79%		2,620		16.20%		72		0.45%		4,168		25.77%		16,168
	Jefferson Davis		1,122		30.82%		1,717		47.16%		793		21.78%		9		0.25%		-595		-16.34%		3,641
	Lafayette		3,724		49.01%		1,787		23.52%		2,068		27.21%		20		0.26%		1,656		21.80%		7,599
	Lafourche		3,052		51.62%		1,586		26.82%		1,247		21.09%		28		0.47%		1,466		24.80%		5,913
	LaSalle		1,767		64.23%		716		26.03%		266		9.67%		2		0.07%		1,051		38.20%		2,751
	Lincoln		2,196		68.60%		625		19.53%		353		11.03%		27		0.84%		1,571		49.07%		3,201
	Livingston		1,351		38.92%		1,841		53.04%		264		7.61%		15		0.43%		-490		-14.12%		3,471
	Madison		1,033		75.62%		197		14.42%		127		9.30%		9		0.66%		836		61.20%		1,366
	Morehouse		1,391		49.43%		1,177		41.83%		242		8.60%		4		0.14%		214		7.60%		2,814
	Natchitoches		2,887		53.94%		1,692		31.61%		763		14.26%		10		0.19%		1,195		22.33%		5,352
	Orleans		50,234		40.58%		41,900		33.85%		29,442		23.78%		2,203		1.78%		8,334		6.73%		123,785
	Ouachita		4,848		44.88%		4,213		39.00%		1,729		16.01%		12		0.11%		635		5.88%		10,802
	Plaquemines		2,597		93.62%		77		2.78%		90		3.24%		10		0.36%		2,507		90.38%		2,774
	Pointe Coupee		1,375		69.48%		402		20.31%		198		10.01%		4		0.20%		973		49.17%		1,979
	Rapides		6,581		50.39%		4,730		36.22%		1,707		13.07%		42		0.32%		1,851		14.17%		13,060
	Red River		1,535		72.89%		452		21.46%		113		5.37%		6		0.28%		1,083		51.43%		2,106
	Richland		1,448		57.12%		960		37.87%		119		4.69%		8		0.32%		488		19.25%		2,535
	Sabine		2,249		54.51%		1,405		34.05%		469		11.37%		3		0.07%		844		20.46%		4,126
	St. Bernard		2,242		91.70%		91		3.72%		107		4.38%		5		0.20%		2,135		87.32%		2,445
	St. Charles		1,206		50.04%		914		37.93%		286		11.87%		4		0.17%		292		12.11%		2,410
	St. Helena		662		55.58%		469		39.38%		59		4.95%		1		0.08%		193		16.20%		1,191
	St. James		800		37.79%		859		40.58%		453		21.40%		5		0.24%		-59		-2.79%		2,117
	St. John the Baptist		695		36.97%		799		42.50%		379		20.16%		7		0.37%		-104		-5.53%		1,880
	St. Landry		5,730		73.96%		1,179		15.22%		829		10.70%		9		0.12%		4,551		58.74%		7,747
	St. Martin		2,822		73.80%		307		8.03%		688		17.99%		7		0.18%		2,134		55.81%		3,824
	St. Mary		1,751		49.99%		918		26.21%		824		23.52%		10		0.29%		833		23.78%		3,503
	St. Tammany		3,063		60.76%		1,164		23.09%		790		15.67%		24		0.48%		1,899		37.67%		5,041
	Tangipahoa		3,919		52.90%		2,184		29.48%		1,287		17.37%		18		0.24%		1,735		23.42%		7,408
	Tensas		732		70.05%		239		22.87%		72		6.89%		2		0.19%		493		47.18%		1,045
	Terrebonne		2,011		46.40%		1,262		29.12%		1,048		24.18%		13		0.30%		749		17.28%		4,334
	Union		1,872		65.50%		724		25.33%		259		9.06%		3		0.10%		1,148		40.17%		2,858
	Vermilion		3,236		51.69%		1,806		28.85%		1,212		19.36%		7		0.11%		1,430		22.84%		6,261
	Vernon		2,331		50.87%		1,939		42.32%		296		6.46%		16		0.35%		392		8.55%		4,582
	Washington		4,141		53.08%		3,267		41.88%		371		4.76%		22		0.28%		874		11.20%		7,801
	Webster		2,895		54.72%		1,933		36.53%		455		8.60%		8		0.15%		962		18.19%		5,291
	West Baton Rouge		466		39.93%		557		47.73%		141		12.08%		3		0.26%		-91		-7.80%		1,167
	West Carroll		1,221		53.16%		921		40.10%		151		6.57%		4		0.17%		300		13.06%		2,297
	West Feliciana		377		64.78%		101		17.35%		102		17.53%		2		0.34%		275		47.25%		582
	Winn		1,648		56.25%		940		32.08%		333		11.37%		9		0.31%		708		24.17%		2,930
Totals	204,290	49.07%	136,344	32.75%	72,657	17.45%	3,035	0.73%	67,946	16.32%	416,336

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Dixiecrat

• Bienville
• Bossier
• Caddo
• Claiborne
• DeSoto
• Lafayette
• Lincoln
• Madison
• Plaquemines
  • Saint Bernard St. Mary
• St. Landry
• Tensas
• West Feliciana
• Acadia
• Ascension
• Assumption
• Avoyelles
• Caldwell
• Catahoula
• Concordia
• East Carroll
• East Feliciana
• Evangeline
• Franklin
• Grant
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• LaSalle
• Lafourche
• Morehouse
• Natchitoches
• Orleans
• Ouachita
• Pointe Coupee
• Red River
  • • Rapides Richland Sabine
• Saint Charles
• St. Helena
• St. Martin
• Tangipahoa
• St. Martin
• Union
• Vermillion
• Terrebonne
• Vernon
• Washington
• Webster
• Winn
• West Carroll

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Iberia

See also

• United States presidential elections in Louisiana

Works cited

• Book: Black . Earl . Earl Black (political scientist) . Black . Merle . Merle Black . The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected . . 1992 . 0674941306.

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica. December 20, 2017.
2. Web site: 1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53). December 20, 2017.
3. Web site: 1948 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana. December 20, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948. December 20, 2017.
5. Web site: LA US President Race, November 02, 1948. Our Campaigns.