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Election 1948 Results

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1948 presidential election in Missouri

Harry S. Truman (Democrat) beat Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) in Missouri in 1948, 58.1% to 41.5%, a margin of 16.6 points and 262,276 votes.

Missouri voted 12.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+4.5.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Franklin D. Roosevelt won.

Democrats led in 73 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, St. Louis City, cast 343,770 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.1 points. The closest was Johnson, where 15 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harry S. Truman won	Democratic	917,315	58.1%
Thomas E. Dewey	Republican	655,039	41.5%
All other candidates		6,274	0.4%
Total		1,578,628

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
St. Louis City	220,654 64.2%	120,656 35.1%	2,460	343,770	D+29.1
Jackson	139,186 61.4%	86,471 38.2%	870	226,527	D+23.3
St. Louis	62,684 47.4%	69,592 52.6%		132,276	R+5.2
Greene	20,762 52.3%	18,836 47.5%	66	39,664	D+4.9
Buchanan	22,975 63.8%	13,002 36.1%	57	36,034	D+27.7
Jasper	15,404 51.2%	14,593 48.5%	81	30,078	D+2.7
Clay	11,855 64.8%	6,408 35.0%	41	18,304	D+29.8
Jefferson	10,280 62.5%	6,085 37.0%	70	16,435	D+25.5
Franklin	7,822 50.2%	7,725 49.6%	38	15,585	D+0.6
Pettis	8,388 55.7%	6,657 44.2%	24	15,069	D+11.5
Cape Girardeau	7,872 52.6%	7,084 47.3%	15	14,971	D+5.3
Cole	7,891 53.2%	6,909 46.6%	25	14,825	D+6.6
Boone	10,200 69.6%	4,289 29.3%	164	14,653	D+40.3
St. Francois	7,276 53.7%	6,234 46.0%	32	13,542	D+7.7
Dunklin	10,979 81.6%	2,466 18.3%	16	13,461	D+63.2
Marion	9,122 70.5%	3,802 29.4%	20	12,944	D+41.1
Lafayette	5,988 47.4%	6,634 52.5%	20	12,642	R+5.1
Pemiscot	10,269 82.0%	2,249 18.0%	8	12,526	D+64.0
St. Charles	6,049 50.1%	5,976 49.5%	39	12,064	D+0.6
Saline	7,185 59.7%	4,822 40.1%	22	12,029	D+19.6
Newton	5,598 48.9%	5,820 50.9%	25	11,443	R+1.9
Nodaway	6,253 56.0%	4,886 43.8%	22	11,161	D+12.2
New Madrid	8,925 81.0%	2,082 18.9%	11	11,018	D+62.1
Scott	8,266 76.5%	2,519 23.3%	18	10,803	D+53.2
Audrain	7,495 73.1%	2,739 26.7%	16	10,250	D+46.4
Randolph	7,912 77.7%	2,256 22.2%	10	10,178	D+55.6
Henry	5,551 54.6%	4,619 45.4%	4	10,174	D+9.2
Stoddard	7,029 69.1%	3,117 30.7%	23	10,169	D+38.5
Lawrence	4,649 46.2%	5,392 53.6%	17	10,058	R+7.4
Linn	5,788 58.9%	4,034 41.0%	11	9,833	D+17.8
Johnson	4,888 49.9%	4,903 50.0%	14	9,805	R+0.2
Butler	5,319 55.2%	4,276 44.4%	35	9,630	D+10.8
Barry	4,724 49.5%	4,812 50.5%		9,536	R+0.9
Vernon	5,342 58.3%	3,808 41.6%	14	9,164	D+16.7
Cass	5,415 59.9%	3,614 40.0%	16	9,045	D+19.9
Macon	5,193 57.5%	3,833 42.4%	13	9,039	D+15.0
Callaway	6,215 71.8%	2,433 28.1%	10	8,658	D+43.7
Bates	4,371 51.2%	4,156 48.7%	6	8,533	D+2.5
Phelps	5,202 62.8%	3,053 36.9%	22	8,277	D+26.0
Adair	4,136 50.4%	4,024 49.1%	41	8,201	D+1.4
Howell	3,599 44.7%	4,427 54.9%	34	8,060	R+10.3
Livingston	4,182 52.1%	3,835 47.8%	14	8,031	D+4.3
Texas	4,664 58.3%	3,320 41.5%	10	7,994	D+16.8
Cooper	3,865 48.5%	4,094 51.4%	9	7,968	R+2.9
Carroll	3,401 44.6%	4,212 55.3%	5	7,618	R+10.6
Pike	4,934 66.7%	2,448 33.1%	18	7,400	D+33.6
Polk	3,079 43.3%	4,026 56.6%	2	7,107	R+13.3
Laclede	3,221 45.9%	3,773 53.8%	21	7,015	R+7.9
Ray	4,826 69.6%	2,102 30.3%	9	6,937	D+39.3
Webster	3,292 47.8%	3,581 52.0%	17	6,890	R+4.2
Chariton	4,170 61.4%	2,615 38.5%	6	6,791	D+22.9
Sullivan	3,443 52.2%	3,140 47.6%	9	6,592	D+4.6
Harrison	2,854 43.8%	3,646 56.0%	13	6,513	R+12.2
Grundy	3,177 48.8%	3,331 51.2%	4	6,512	R+2.4
Lincoln	4,190 66.1%	2,135 33.7%	11	6,336	D+32.4
Wright	2,505 41.4%	3,542 58.5%	11	6,058	R+17.1
Gentry	3,410 56.4%	2,633 43.6%	1	6,044	D+12.9
Platte	4,354 72.4%	1,644 27.3%	16	6,014	D+45.1
McDonald	2,925 49.5%	2,979 50.4%	11	5,915	R+0.9
Mississippi	4,592 77.6%	1,293 21.9%	30	5,915	D+55.8
Andrew	2,576 45.0%	3,142 54.8%	11	5,729	R+9.9
Clinton	3,481 60.9%	2,227 39.0%	7	5,715	D+21.9
Daviess	2,868 50.4%	2,823 49.6%	2	5,693	D+0.8
Howard	4,143 72.8%	1,538 27.0%	12	5,693	D+45.8
Montgomery	2,792 49.0%	2,889 50.7%	12	5,693	R+1.7
Miller	2,514 44.8%	3,088 55.0%	9	5,611	R+10.2
Barton	3,008 53.8%	2,577 46.1%	7	5,592	D+7.7
Monroe	4,769 85.4%	809 14.5%	7	5,585	D+70.9
Gasconade	1,204 22.0%	4,268 77.8%	13	5,485	R+55.9
Moniteau	2,787 51.8%	2,594 48.2%	4	5,385	D+3.6
Osage	2,672 51.7%	2,488 48.1%	10	5,170	D+3.6
St. Clair	2,489 49.3%	2,548 50.5%	7	5,044	R+1.2
Perry	2,133 42.3%	2,903 57.6%	7	5,043	R+15.3
Cedar	2,062 41.2%	2,928 58.6%	10	5,000	R+17.3
Dent	2,973 59.6%	2,003 40.1%	14	4,990	D+19.4
Crawford	2,289 46.3%	2,650 53.5%	10	4,949	R+7.3
Shelby	3,400 71.4%	1,348 28.3%	12	4,760	D+43.1
Christian	1,600 33.8%	3,129 66.1%	6	4,735	R+32.3
Lewis	3,155 66.7%	1,564 33.1%	12	4,731	D+33.6
Atchison	2,498 53.2%	2,190 46.7%	5	4,693	D+6.6
Caldwell	1,985 42.5%	2,687 57.5%	4	4,676	R+15.0
Holt	2,040 43.9%	2,607 56.1%	4	4,651	R+12.2
Wayne	2,695 58.2%	1,937 41.8%	2	4,634	D+16.4
Clark	2,352 50.9%	2,264 49.0%	3	4,619	D+1.9
Madison	2,509 54.6%	2,086 45.4%	4	4,599	D+9.2
Washington	2,370 51.7%	2,200 48.0%	15	4,585	D+3.7
Dade	1,733 38.3%	2,783 61.6%	5	4,521	R+23.2
Pulaski	2,858 63.3%	1,644 36.4%	11	4,513	D+26.9
Oregon	3,133 71.9%	1,214 27.9%	10	4,357	D+44.0
Dallas	1,590 37.0%	2,695 62.7%	11	4,296	R+25.7
Bollinger	2,075 48.6%	2,187 51.3%	5	4,267	R+2.6
Morgan	1,862 43.9%	2,365 55.8%	11	4,238	R+11.9
Scotland	2,451 59.0%	1,693 40.8%	9	4,153	D+18.3
De Kalb	2,033 49.2%	2,098 50.7%	4	4,135	R+1.6
Benton	1,360 32.9%	2,768 67.0%	3	4,131	R+34.1
Iron	2,552 63.9%	1,435 35.9%	7	3,994	D+28.0
Putnam	1,463 36.8%	2,499 62.8%	15	3,977	R+26.0
Ralls	3,013 76.8%	908 23.2%	1	3,922	D+53.7
Douglas	1,163 29.7%	2,734 69.9%	17	3,914	R+40.1
Knox	2,268 58.3%	1,620 41.7%	1	3,889	D+16.7
Ripley	2,304 59.7%	1,533 39.7%	21	3,858	D+20.0
Taney	1,427 37.6%	2,361 62.2%	9	3,797	R+24.6
Ste. Genevieve	1,984 55.6%	1,567 43.9%	17	3,568	D+11.7
Warren	1,071 30.9%	2,380 68.6%	17	3,468	R+37.7
Camden	1,264 38.4%	2,020 61.4%	7	3,291	R+23.0
Schuyler	1,892 57.7%	1,377 42.0%	8	3,277	D+15.7
Shannon	2,352 74.1%	805 25.4%	17	3,174	D+48.7
Stone	892 28.6%	2,222 71.2%	7	3,121	R+42.6
Maries	1,948 68.4%	894 31.4%	4	2,846	D+37.0
Ozark	859 30.3%	1,967 69.5%	6	2,832	R+39.1
Reynolds	2,050 74.6%	692 25.2%	6	2,748	D+49.4
Worth	1,563 57.2%	1,162 42.5%	7	2,732	D+14.7
Mercer	1,008 38.7%	1,595 61.2%	2	2,605	R+22.5
Hickory	733 29.8%	1,728 70.2%	1	2,462	R+40.4
Carter	1,255 56.1%	964 43.1%	18	2,237	D+13.0

Counties as they stood in 1948; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Missouri in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+18.4
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+15.4
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+18.6
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+9.4
2008	John McCain (R)	R+0.1
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+7.2
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+3.3
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+6.3
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+10.1
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+4.0
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.0
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+6.8
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+3.6
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+24.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+1.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.1
1960	John F. Kennedy (D)	D+0.5
1956	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.2
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+1.6
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+16.6
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+2.9
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+4.8
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+22.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+28.6
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+11.4
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+5.8
1920	Warren G. Harding (R)	R+11.4
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+3.6
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+17.6
1908	William Howard Taft (R)	R+0.1
1904	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	R+3.9
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+5.5
1896	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+8.7
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+7.5
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+4.9
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+7.5
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+13.7
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+16.3
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+13.9

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