1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota explained

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Election Name:	1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Country:	South Dakota
Flag Year:	1909
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Previous Year:	1944
Next Election:	1952 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Next Year:	1952
Votes For Election:	All 4 South 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:	129,651
Percentage1:	51.84%
Nominee2:	Harry S. Truman
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Missouri
Running Mate2:	Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	117,653
Percentage2:	47.04%
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 South 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.

South Dakota was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 51.84% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 47.04% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Results by county

County^[5]	Thomas E. Dewey Republican		Harry S. Truman Democratic		Henry Wallace Independent		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"	%
	Armstrong		1		14.29%		6		85.71%		0		0.00%		-5		-71.43%		7
	Aurora		1,056		45.30%		1,275		54.70%		16		0.69%		-219		-9.40%		2,331
	Beadle		3,662		45.58%		4,372		54.42%		77		0.96%		-710		-8.84%		8,034
	Bennett		477		38.62%		758		61.38%		17		1.38%		-281		-22.75%		1,235
	Bon Homme		2,283		52.36%		2,077		47.64%		48		1.10%		206		4.72%		4,360
	Brookings		3,975		57.76%		2,907		42.24%		44		0.64%		1,068		15.52%		6,882
	Brown		5,632		44.07%		7,148		55.93%		192		1.50%		-1,516		-11.86%		12,780
	Brule		1,056		38.48%		1,646		59.99%		42		1.53%		-590		-21.51%		2,744
	Buffalo		313		48.38%		334		51.62%		5		0.77%		-21		-3.25%		647
	Butte		1,726		61.84%		1,065		38.16%		51		1.83%		661		23.68%		2,791
	Campbell		1,518		78.05%		410		21.08%		17		0.87%		1,108		56.97%		1,945
	Charles Mix		1,800		36.47%		3,086		62.53%		49		0.99%		-1,286		-26.06%		4,935
	Clark		1,625		50.59%		1,559		48.54%		28		0.87%		66		2.05%		3,212
	Clay		2,228		51.09%		2,080		47.70%		53		1.22%		148		3.39%		4,361
	Codington		3,349		45.01%		4,042		54.32%		50		0.67%		-693		-9.31%		7,441
Corson		1,154		49.63%		1,154		49.63%		17		0.73%	0	0.00%	2,325
	Custer		1,217		56.66%		917		42.69%		14		0.65%		300		13.97%		2,148
	Davison		2,996		42.03%		4,064		57.01%		68		0.95%		-1,068		-14.98%		7,128
	Day		2,438		42.91%		3,146		55.38%		97		1.71%		-708		-12.46%		5,681
	Deuel		1,357		49.91%		1,324		48.69%		38		1.40%		33		1.21%		2,719
	Dewey		864		53.80%		727		45.27%		15		0.93%		137		8.53%		1,606
	Douglas		1,301		63.71%		736		36.04%		5		0.24%		565		27.67%		2,042
	Edmunds		1,493		54.00%		1,253		45.32%		19		0.69%		240		8.68%		2,765
	Fall River		2,037		59.72%		1,348		39.52%		26		0.76%		689		20.20%		3,411
	Faulk		1,054		51.49%		971		47.44%		22		1.07%		83		4.05%		2,047
	Grant		1,972		48.57%		2,052		50.54%		36		0.89%		-80		-1.97%		4,060
	Gregory		1,723		48.37%		1,793		50.34%		46		1.29%		-70		-1.97%		3,562
	Haakon		753		57.92%		519		39.92%		28		2.15%		234		18.00%		1,300
	Hamlin		1,608		53.98%		1,326		44.51%		45		1.51%		282		9.47%		2,979
	Hand		1,402		50.47%		1,367		49.21%		9		0.32%		35		1.26%		2,778
	Hanson		860		47.05%		953		52.13%		15		0.82%		-93		-5.09%		1,828
	Harding		529		50.87%		479		46.06%		32		3.08%		50		4.81%		1,040
	Hughes		1,739		61.43%		1,080		38.15%		12		0.42%		659		23.28%		2,831
	Hutchinson		2,906		70.01%		1,209		29.13%		36		0.87%		1,697		40.88%		4,151
	Hyde		817		59.25%		553		40.10%		9		0.65%		264		19.14%		1,379
	Jackson		432		56.40%		321		41.91%		13		1.70%		111		14.49%		766
	Jerauld		1,085		54.60%		876		44.09%		26		1.31%		209		10.52%		1,987
	Jones		522		55.06%		414		43.67%		12		1.27%		108		11.39%		948
	Kingsbury		2,332		62.55%		1,338		35.89%		58		1.56%		994		26.66%		3,728
	Lake		2,837		56.95%		2,093		42.01%		52		1.04%		744		14.93%		4,982
	Lawrence		3,778		62.50%		2,209		36.54%		58		0.96%		1,569		25.96%		6,045
	Lincoln		2,771		59.51%		1,826		39.22%		59		1.27%		945		20.30%		4,656
	Lyman		993		51.94%		904		47.28%		15		0.78%		89		4.65%		1,912
	Marshall		1,419		44.37%		1,710		53.47%		69		2.16%		-291		-9.10%		3,198
	McCook		2,064		59.46%		1,387		39.96%		20		0.58%		677		19.50%		3,471
	McPherson		2,034		76.24%		611		22.90%		23		0.86%		1,423		53.34%		2,668
	Meade		2,053		54.47%		1,681		44.60%		35		0.93%		372		9.87%		3,769
Mellette		482		49.33%		482		49.33%		13		1.33%	0	0.00%	977
	Miner		1,188		45.92%		1,373		53.07%		26		1.01%		-185		-7.15%		2,587
	Minnehaha		14,047		53.77%		11,770		45.05%		308		1.18%		2,277		8.72%		26,125
	Moody		1,691		50.19%		1,630		48.38%		48		1.42%		61		1.81%		3,369
	Pennington		6,392		56.01%		4,929		43.19%		92		0.81%		1,463		12.82%		11,413
	Perkins		1,424		55.04%		1,096		42.37%		67		2.59%		328		12.68%		2,587
	Potter		1,044		49.69%		1,039		49.45%		18		0.86%		5		0.24%		2,101
	Roberts		2,211		39.12%		3,277		57.98%		164		2.90%		-1,066		-18.86%		5,652
	Sanborn		990		48.03%		1,046		50.75%		25		1.21%		-56		-2.72%		2,061
	Shannon		641		44.09%		803		55.23%		10		0.69%		-162		-11.14%		1,454
	Spink		2,310		45.59%		2,702		53.33%		55		1.09%		-392		-7.74%		5,067
	Stanley		522		58.85%		359		40.47%		6		0.68%		163		18.38%		887
	Sully		579		58.37%		405		40.83%		8		0.81%		174		17.54%		992
	Todd		625		43.46%		796		55.35%		17		1.18%		-171		-11.89%		1,438
	Tripp		1,845		48.32%		1,918		50.24%		55		1.44%		-73		-1.91%		3,818
	Turner		3,048		66.26%		1,514		32.91%		38		0.83%		1,534		33.35%		4,600
	Union		2,205		49.38%		2,237		50.10%		23		0.52%		-32		-0.72%		4,465
	Walworth		1,607		50.94%		1,513		47.96%		35		1.11%		94		2.98%		3,155
	Washabaugh		192		45.82%		223		53.22%		4		0.95%		-31		-7.40%		419
	Yankton		2,904		49.28%		2,932		49.75%		57		0.97%		-28		-0.48%		5,893
	Ziebach		463		47.24%		503		51.33%		14		1.43%		-40		-4.08%		980
Totals	129,651	51.84%	117,653	47.04%	!2,801	1.12%	11,998	4.80%	250,105

See also

• United States presidential elections in South 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 - South Dakota. December 20, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948. December 20, 2017.
5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 406-407