See main article: 1948 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1948 |
| 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 William Barkley |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 188,736 |
| Percentage1: | 57.59% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Earl Warren |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 135,787 |
| Percentage2: | 41.44% |
| 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 Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Rhode Island was won by Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman of Missouri, over the Republican candidate, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Truman ran with Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as his running mate, while Dewey ran with Governor Earl Warren of California as his running mate.
Truman won Rhode Island by a margin of 16.15%.
| 1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Harry TrumanDemocratic | Thomas DeweyRepublican | Other candidatesVarious parties | Total | |||||
| % | % | % | |||||||
| Bristol | 58.2% | 7,562 | 41.2% | 5,343 | 0.6% | 77 | style=”text-align:center;” | 12,982 | |
| Kent | 48.1% | 15,287 | 51.3% | 16,299 | 0.6% | 199 | style=”text-align:center;” | 31,785 | |
| Newport | 45.9% | 9,254 | 53.4% | 10,756 | 0.7% | 136 | style=”text-align:center;” | 20,146 | |
| Providence | 60.7% | 149,254 | 38.2% | 93,867 | 1.1% | 2,627 | style=”text-align:center;” | 245,748 | |
| Washington | 43.3% | 7,379 | 55.9% | 9,522 | 0.8% | 140 | style=”text-align:center;” | 17,041 | |