1948 United States presidential election in Oregon explained

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Election Name:	1948 United States presidential election in Oregon
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1944 United States presidential election in Oregon
Previous Year:	1944
Next Election:	1952 United States presidential election in Oregon
Next Year:	1952
Votes For Election:	All 6 Oregon votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 2, 1948^[1]
Image1:	Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee1:	Thomas E. Dewey
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Earl Warren
Electoral Vote1:	6
Popular Vote1:	260,904
Percentage1:	49.78%
Nominee2:	Harry S. Truman
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Missouri
Running Mate2:	Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	243,147
Percentage2:	46.40%
Map Size:	315px
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 Oregon took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose six^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oregon was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.78% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 46.40% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Dewey’s victory was the first of four consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Oregon would not vote Democratic again until Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 landslide victory.

This was the last election until 1988 in which Oregon and California did not vote for the same candidate and, as of 2020, it has not happened again.

Results

Results by county

County	Thomas Edmund Dewey^[5] Republican		Harry S. Truman Democratic		Henry Agard Wallace^[6] Progressive		Norman Mattoon Thomas Independent		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Baker		2,841		47.04%		3,035		50.25%		126		2.09%		38		0.63%		-194		-3.21%		6,040
	Benton		6,839		66.21%		3,135		30.35%		241		2.33%		114		1.10%		3,704		35.86%		10,329
	Clackamas		14,431		47.97%		14,263		47.41%		1,022		3.40%		367		1.22%		168		0.56%		30,083
	Clatsop		5,076		44.87%		5,574		49.27%		599		5.29%		64		0.57%		-498		-4.40%		11,313
	Columbia		3,049		36.95%		4,768		57.79%		370		4.48%		64		0.78%		-1,719		-20.83%		8,251
	Coos		5,536		47.88%		5,453		47.16%		482		4.17%		91		0.79%		83		0.72%		11,562
	Crook		960		44.84%		1,149		53.67%		18		0.84%		14		0.65%		-189		-8.83%		2,141
	Curry		1,112		59.18%		677		36.03%		71		3.78%		19		1.01%		435		23.15%		1,879
	Deschutes		3,463		48.35%		3,499		48.85%		155		2.16%		46		0.64%		-36		-0.50%		7,163
	Douglas		7,671		56.35%		5,500		40.41%		391		2.87%		50		0.37%		2,171		15.95%		13,612
	Gilliam		623		52.62%		544		45.95%		14		1.18%		3		0.25%		79		6.67%		1,184
	Grant		1,090		47.54%		1,156		50.41%		35		1.53%		12		0.52%		-66		-2.88%		2,293
	Harney		784		48.28%		802		49.38%		34		2.09%		4		0.25%		-18		-1.11%		1,624
	Hood River		2,134		52.80%		1,761		43.57%		114		2.82%		33		0.82%		373		9.23%		4,042
	Jackson		11,226		58.86%		7,342		38.50%		391		2.05%		113		0.59%		3,884		20.36%		19,072
	Jefferson		622		50.69%		559		45.56%		40		3.26%		6		0.49%		63		5.13%		1,227
	Josephine		5,004		58.27%		3,290		38.31%		241		2.81%		53		0.62%		1,714		19.96%		8,588
	Klamath		7,072		47.47%		7,520		50.48%		259		1.74%		47		0.32%		-448		-3.01%		14,898
	Lake		1,083		48.05%		1,104		48.98%		58		2.57%		9		0.40%		-21		-0.93%		2,254
	Lane		20,843		55.27%		15,606		41.39%		801		2.12%		459		1.22%		5,237		13.89%		37,709
	Lincoln		3,587		46.85%		3,720		48.59%		279		3.64%		70		0.91%		-133		-1.74%		7,656
	Linn		7,936		50.37%		7,260		46.08%		448		2.84%		111		0.70%		676		4.29%		15,755
	Malheur		3,265		55.36%		2,499		42.37%		90		1.53%		44		0.75%		766		12.99%		5,898
	Marion		18,997		57.27%		13,183		39.74%		685		2.07%		306		0.92%		5,814		17.53%		33,171
	Morrow		751		46.30%		838		51.66%		21		1.29%		12		0.74%		-87		-5.36%		1,622
	Multnomah		86,519		45.77%		93,703		49.57%		6,494		3.44%		2,312		1.22%		-7,184		-3.80%		189,028
	Polk		4,328		54.02%		3,451		43.07%		158		1.97%		75		0.94%		877		10.95%		8,012
	Sherman		532		53.20%		454		45.40%		10		1.00%		4		0.40%		78		7.80%		1,000
	Tillamook		2,952		46.96%		3,128		49.76%		155		2.47%		51		0.81%		-176		-2.80%		6,286
	Umatilla		5,726		48.69%		5,891		50.09%		103		0.88%		41		0.35%		-165		-1.40%		11,761
	Union		2,668		39.83%		3,808		56.85%		175		2.61%		47		0.70%		-1,140		-17.02%		6,698
	Wallowa		1,196		44.71%		1,408		52.64%		49		1.83%		22		0.82%		-212		-7.93%		2,675
	Wasco		2,740		51.74%		2,438		46.03%		80		1.51%		38		0.72%		302		5.70%		5,296
	Washington		11,455		53.06%		9,424		43.65%		491		2.27%		219		1.01%		2,031		9.41%		21,589
	Wheeler		414		49.23%		411		48.87%		10		1.19%		6		0.71%		3		0.36%		841
	Yamhill		6,379		55.33%		4,794		41.59%		268		2.32%		87		0.75%		1,585		13.75%		11,528
Totals	260,904	49.78%	243,147	46.40%	14,978	2.86%	5,051	0.96%	17,757	3.39%	524,080

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Clackamas
• Coos
• Gilliam
• Sherman

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Umatilla

See also

• United States presidential elections in Oregon

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 – Oregon. December 20, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948. December 20, 2017.
5. Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
6. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)