1948 United States presidential election in Montana explained

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Election Name:	1948 United States presidential election in Montana
Country:	Montana
Flag Year:	1905
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Election Date:	November 2, 1948
Previous Election:	1944 United States presidential election in Montana
Previous Year:	1944
Next Election:	1952 United States presidential election in Montana
Next Year:	1952
Image1:	Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Harry S. Truman
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	Missouri
Running Mate1:	Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote1:	4
Popular Vote1:	119,071
Percentage1:	53.09%
Nominee2:	Thomas E. Dewey
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Earl Warren
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	96,770
Percentage2:	43.15%
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 Montana took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana voted for the Democratic nominee, President Harry S. Truman, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Truman won Montana by a substantial margin of 9.94%., this is the last election in which Carter County and Prairie County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this (and the prior election) mark the last time that Montana has voted Democratic in two consecutive presidential elections.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Montana^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Harry Truman (incumbent)	119,071	53.09%	4
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	96,770	43.15%	0
	Progressive	Henry Wallace	7,313	3.26%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	695	0.31%	0
	Prohibition	Claude Watson	429	0.19%	0
Totals			224,278	100.00%	4

Results by county

County	Harry S. Truman Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Henry A. Wallace^[3] Progressive		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[4]
		%		%		%		%		%
	Beaverhead		1,356		45.12%		1,583		52.68%		63		2.10%		3		0.10%		-227		-7.55%		3,005
	Big Horn		1,328		49.15%		1,334		49.37%		32		1.18%		8		0.30%		-6		-0.22%		2,702
	Blaine		1,669		60.74%		997		36.28%		59		2.15%		23		0.84%		672		24.45%		2,748
	Broadwater		536		42.34%		704		55.61%		22		1.74%		4		0.32%		-168		-13.27%		1,266
	Carbon		1,997		47.90%		1,901		45.60%		248		5.95%		23		0.55%		96		2.30%		4,169
	Carter		568		52.40%		501		46.22%		12		1.11%		3		0.28%		67		6.18%		1,084
	Cascade		12,082		60.97%		6,830		34.47%		806		4.07%		99		0.50%		5,252		26.50%		19,817
	Chouteau		1,832		58.38%		1,181		37.64%		116		3.70%		9		0.29%		651		20.75%		3,138
	Custer		2,359		55.34%		1,845		43.28%		46		1.08%		13		0.30%		514		12.06%		4,263
	Daniels		826		54.24%		624		40.97%		70		4.60%		3		0.20%		202		13.26%		1,523
	Dawson		1,397		46.30%		1,555		51.54%		46		1.52%		19		0.63%		-158		-5.24%		3,017
	Deer Lodge		3,862		62.17%		2,036		32.78%		293		4.72%		21		0.34%		1,826		29.39%		6,212
	Fallon		623		46.88%		678		51.02%		22		1.66%		6		0.45%		-55		-4.14%		1,329
	Fergus		3,059		54.12%		2,411		42.66%		162		2.87%		20		0.35%		648		11.46%		5,652
	Flathead		4,546		49.45%		4,240		46.12%		326		3.55%		81		0.88%		306		3.33%		9,193
	Gallatin		3,548		44.63%		4,220		53.08%		135		1.70%		47		0.59%		-672		-8.45%		7,950
	Garfield		451		46.35%		501		51.49%		19		1.95%		2		0.21%		-50		-5.14%		973
	Glacier		2,238		63.80%		1,238		35.29%		22		0.63%		10		0.29%		1,000		28.51%		3,508
	Golden Valley		295		44.49%		352		53.09%		15		2.26%		1		0.15%		-57		-8.60%		663
	Granite		567		44.72%		659		51.97%		33		2.60%		9		0.71%		-92		-7.26%		1,268
	Hill		3,321		64.10%		1,645		31.75%		168		3.24%		47		0.91%		1,676		32.35%		5,181
	Jefferson		836		50.85%		750		45.62%		55		3.35%		3		0.18%		86		5.23%		1,644
	Judith Basin		934		56.20%		609		36.64%		113		6.80%		6		0.36%		325		19.55%		1,662
	Lake		2,177		46.82%		2,295		49.35%		152		3.27%		26		0.56%		-118		-2.54%		4,650
	Lewis and Clark		4,745		46.63%		5,174		50.85%		230		2.26%		27		0.27%		-429		-4.22%		10,176
	Liberty		542		58.53%		354		38.23%		27		2.92%		3		0.32%		188		20.30%		926
	Lincoln		1,689		58.38%		1,079		37.30%		105		3.63%		20		0.69%		610		21.09%		2,893
	Madison		1,006		42.68%		1,300		55.15%		45		1.91%		6		0.25%		-294		-12.47%		2,357
	McCone		702		51.20%		518		37.78%		146		10.65%		5		0.36%		184		13.42%		1,371
	Meagher		497		48.02%		518		50.05%		16		1.55%		4		0.39%		-21		-2.03%		1,035
	Mineral		475		55.23%		338		39.30%		41		4.77%		6		0.70%		137		15.93%		860
	Missoula		7,005		50.49%		6,426		46.32%		324		2.34%		118		0.85%		579		4.17%		13,873
	Musselshell		1,188		47.60%		1,010		40.46%		285		11.42%		13		0.52%		178		7.13%		2,496
	Park		2,222		45.86%		2,461		50.79%		131		2.70%		31		0.64%		-239		-4.93%		4,845
	Petroleum		235		50.98%		214		46.42%		12		2.60%		0		0.00%		21		4.56%		461
	Phillips		1,506		58.62%		964		37.52%		92		3.58%		7		0.27%		542		21.10%		2,569
	Pondera		1,555		60.98%		902		35.37%		85		3.33%		8		0.31%		653		25.61%		2,550
	Powder River		480		36.84%		784		60.17%		30		2.30%		9		0.69%		-304		-23.33%		1,303
	Powell		1,427		53.37%		1,163		43.49%		65		2.43%		19		0.71%		264		9.87%		2,674
	Prairie		527		50.58%		499		47.89%		16		1.54%		0		0.00%		28		2.69%		1,042
	Ravalli		2,159		45.71%		2,354		49.84%		151		3.20%		59		1.25%		-195		-4.13%		4,723
	Richland		1,673		54.14%		1,332		43.11%		62		2.01%		23		0.74%		341		11.04%		3,090
	Roosevelt		1,820		58.18%		1,142		36.51%		144		4.60%		22		0.70%		678		21.68%		3,128
	Rosebud		1,031		47.27%		1,106		50.71%		29		1.33%		15		0.69%		-75		-3.44%		2,181
	Sanders		1,425		51.50%		1,191		43.04%		134		4.84%		17		0.61%		234		8.46%		2,767
	Sheridan		1,515		61.76%		699		28.50%		220		8.97%		19		0.77%		816		33.27%		2,453
	Silver Bow		12,715		59.60%		7,305		34.24%		1,236		5.79%		79		0.37%		5,410		25.36%		21,335
	Stillwater		890		42.64%		1,137		54.48%		53		2.54%		7		0.34%		-247		-11.84%		2,087
	Sweet Grass		499		36.53%		843		61.71%		15		1.10%		9		0.66%		-344		-25.18%		1,366
	Teton		1,632		60.00%		1,005		36.95%		78		2.87%		5		0.18%		627		23.05%		2,720
	Toole		1,756		60.80%		1,092		37.81%		33		1.14%		7		0.24%		664		22.99%		2,888
	Treasure		291		51.96%		253		45.18%		15		2.68%		1		0.18%		38		6.79%		560
	Valley		2,535		61.68%		1,375		33.45%		183		4.45%		17		0.41%		1,160		28.22%		4,110
	Wheatland		733		47.81%		780		50.88%		14		0.91%		6		0.39%		-47		-3.07%		1,533
	Wibaux		471		52.04%		421		46.52%		4		0.44%		9		0.99%		50		5.52%		905
	Yellowstone		9,718		47.67%		10,342		50.74%		251		1.23%		73		0.36%		-624		-3.06%		20,384
Totals	119,071	53.09%	96,770	43.15%	7,307	3.26%	1,130	0.50%	22,301	9.94%	224,278

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Gallatin
• Lewis and Clark

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Carbon
• Flathead
• Petroleum
• Prairie
• Treasure
• Wibaux

See also

• United States presidential elections in Montana

Notes and References

1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
2. Web site: David Leip. Dave Leip’s U.S. Atlas. 1948 Presidential General Election Results – Montana. 2018-03-19.
3. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
4. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 272