1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota explained

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Election Name:	1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Country:	North Dakota
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1944 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Previous Year:	1944
Next Election:	1952 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Next Year:	1952
Votes For Election:	All 4 North Dakota votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 2, 1948^[1]
Image1:	Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee1:	Thomas Dewey
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Earl Warren
Electoral Vote1:	4
Popular Vote1:	115,139
Percentage1:	52.17%
Nominee2:	Harry S. Truman
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Missouri
Running Mate2:	Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	95,812
Percentage2:	43.41%
Map Size:	300px
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 North Dakota took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose four^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Dakota was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 52.17% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 43.41% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Campaign

On May 11, 1948, the North Dakota Democratic Party voted unanimously to instruct its delegation to the Democratic National Convention to support Truman for president.^[5]

Results

Results by county

County^[6]	Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Harry S. Truman Democratic		Henry Agard Wallace^[7] Progressive		Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist		James Strom Thurmond^[8] States’ Rights		Margin		Total votes cast
	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"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adams		908		51.01%		753		42.30%		103		5.79%		13		0.73%		3		0.17%		155		8.71%		1,780
	Barnes		3,385		51.33%		2,892		43.86%		279		4.23%		27		0.41%		11		0.17%		493		7.48%		6,594
	Benson		1,920		44.33%		2,216		51.17%		164		3.79%		24		0.55%		7		0.16%		-296		-6.83%		4,331
	Billings		372		50.54%		311		42.26%		45		6.11%		6		0.82%		2		0.27%		61		8.29%		736
	Bottineau		2,513		59.39%		1,571		37.13%		114		2.69%		23		0.54%		10		0.24%		942		22.26%		4,231
	Bowman		723		49.83%		597		41.14%		116		7.99%		12		0.83%		3		0.21%		126		8.68%		1,451
	Burke		1,212		50.95%		972		40.86%		169		7.10%		24		1.01%		2		0.08%		240		10.09%		2,379
	Burleigh		5,049		59.45%		3,117		36.70%		238		2.80%		67		0.79%		22		0.26%		1,932		22.75%		8,493
	Cass		11,430		52.34%		9,937		45.51%		369		1.69%		65		0.30%		35		0.16%		1,493		6.84%		21,836
	Cavalier		1,864		44.83%		2,198		52.86%		84		2.02%		5		0.12%		7		0.17%		-334		-8.03%		4,158
	Dickey		1,774		54.89%		1,264		39.11%		176		5.45%		10		0.31%		8		0.25%		510		15.78%		3,232
	Divide		981		48.14%		887		43.52%		158		7.75%		9		0.44%		3		0.15%		94		4.61%		2,038
	Dunn		1,244		51.34%		1,074		44.33%		94		3.88%		7		0.29%		4		0.17%		170		7.02%		2,423
	Eddy		952		46.85%		919		45.23%		141		6.94%		18		0.89%		2		0.10%		33		1.62%		2,032
	Emmons		2,223		63.46%		1,187		33.89%		73		2.08%		16		0.46%		4		0.11%		1,036		29.57%		3,503
	Foster		938		44.82%		1,089		52.03%		57		2.72%		5		0.24%		4		0.19%		-151		-7.21%		2,093
	Golden Valley		788		56.25%		585		41.76%		20		1.43%		6		0.43%		2		0.14%		203		14.49%		1,401
	Grand Forks		6,374		46.23%		6,996		50.74%		343		2.49%		61		0.44%		15		0.11%		-622		-4.51%		13,789
	Grant		1,555		66.94%		689		29.66%		69		2.97%		6		0.26%		4		0.17%		866		37.28%		2,323
	Griggs		1,036		44.31%		1,180		50.47%		104		4.45%		11		0.47%		7		0.30%		-144		-6.16%		2,338
	Hettinger		1,517		64.33%		752		31.89%		79		3.35%		7		0.30%		3		0.13%		765		32.44%		2,358
	Kidder		1,510		63.71%		773		32.62%		65		2.74%		16		0.68%		6		0.25%		737		31.10%		2,370
	LaMoure		1,999		53.91%		1,481		39.94%		209		5.64%		15		0.40%		4		0.11%		518		13.97%		3,708
	Logan		1,585		71.46%		557		25.11%		55		2.48%		10		0.45%		11		0.50%		1,028		46.35%		2,218
	McHenry		2,578		56.45%		1,770		38.76%		203		4.44%		12		0.26%		4		0.09%		808		17.69%		4,567
	McIntosh		2,203		79.36%		513		18.48%		47		1.69%		10		0.36%		3		0.11%		1,690		60.88%		2,776
	McKenzie		1,168		45.08%		1,227		47.36%		185		7.14%		8		0.31%		3		0.12%		-59		-2.28%		2,591
	McLean		2,762		50.10%		2,283		41.41%		364		6.60%		93		1.69%		11		0.20%		479		8.69%		5,513
	Mercer		2,219		75.27%		643		21.81%		66		2.24%		15		0.51%		5		0.17%		1,576		53.46%		2,948
	Morton		3,607		56.41%		2,521		39.43%		222		3.47%		31		0.48%		13		0.20%		1,086		16.98%		6,394
	Mountrail		1,395		42.22%		1,521		46.04%		365		11.05%		17		0.51%		6		0.18%		-126		-3.81%		3,304
	Nelson		1,672		47.26%		1,629		46.04%		222		6.27%		13		0.37%		2		0.06%		43		1.22%		3,538
	Oliver		749		67.84%		304		27.54%		37		3.35%		10		0.91%		4		0.36%		445		40.31%		1,104
	Pembina		2,406		46.67%		2,666		51.72%		66		1.28%		11		0.21%		6		0.12%		-260		-5.04%		5,155
	Pierce		1,738		58.86%		1,147		38.84%		46		1.56%		13		0.44%		9		0.30%		591		20.01%		2,953
	Ramsey		2,891		52.04%		2,458		44.25%		184		3.31%		17		0.31%		5		0.09%		433		7.79%		5,555
	Ransom		1,772		50.85%		1,595		45.77%		94		2.70%		20		0.57%		4		0.11%		177		5.08%		3,485
	Renville		812		46.61%		838		48.11%		74		4.25%		13		0.75%		5		0.29%		-26		-1.49%		1,742
	Richland		3,448		48.73%		3,413		48.24%		183		2.59%		16		0.23%		15		0.21%		35		0.49%		7,075
	Rolette		1,179		41.09%		1,565		54.55%		107		3.73%		9		0.31%		9		0.31%		-386		-13.45%		2,869
	Sargent		1,387		45.73%		1,506		49.65%		125		4.12%		8		0.26%		7		0.23%		-119		-3.92%		3,033
	Sheridan		1,554		78.92%		372		18.89%		36		1.83%		5		0.25%		2		0.10%		1,182		60.03%		1,969
	Sioux		667		57.20%		465		39.88%		27		2.32%		6		0.51%		1		0.09%		202		17.32%		1,166
	Slope		447		50.51%		388		43.84%		43		4.86%		7		0.79%		0		0.00%		59		6.67%		885
	Stark		3,222		60.15%		2,017		37.65%		97		1.81%		10		0.19%		11		0.21%		1,205		22.49%		5,357
	Steele		1,052		45.00%		1,163		49.74%		114		4.88%		7		0.30%		2		0.09%		-111		-4.75%		2,338
	Stutsman		4,208		52.88%		3,415		42.92%		277		3.48%		45		0.57%		12		0.15%		793		9.97%		7,957
	Towner		1,145		49.76%		1,100		47.81%		40		1.74%		9		0.39%		7		0.30%		45		1.96%		2,301
	Traill		2,328		52.00%		1,874		41.86%		254		5.67%		14		0.31%		7		0.16%		454		10.14%		4,477
	Walsh		2,646		37.63%		4,170		59.31%		196		2.79%		10		0.14%		9		0.13%		-1,524		-21.68%		7,031
	Ward		5,514		48.64%		5,189		45.77%		576		5.08%		43		0.38%		15		0.13%		325		2.87%		11,337
	Wells		2,385		59.83%		1,492		37.43%		74		1.86%		27		0.68%		8		0.20%		893		22.40%		3,986
	Williams		2,133		38.82%		2,571		46.79%		743		13.52%		38		0.69%		10		0.18%		-438		-7.97%		5,495
Totals	115,139	52.17%	95,812	43.41%	8,391	3.80%	1,000	0.45%	374	0.17%	19,327	8.76%	220,716

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Divide
• Eddy
• Nelson
• Ramsey
• Slope
• Towner
• Traill
• Ward

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Sargent

See also

• United States presidential elections in North Dakota

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 – North Dakota. December 20, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948. December 20, 2017.
5. News: May 12, 1948 . North Dakota Democrats To Give Truman Full Support . 1 . Morning Pioneer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119044133/https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-pioneer/139069727/ . January 19, 2024 . Newspapers.com.
6. Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
7. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
8. Geoelections; Popular Vote for Strom Thurmond (.xlsx file for €15)