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Election 1948 Results

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1948 presidential election in Tennessee

Harry S. Truman (Democrat) beat Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) in Tennessee in 1948, 49.1% to 36.9%, a margin of 12.3 points and 67,488 votes.

Tennessee's 12 electoral votes were split: 11 Democratic and 1 other.

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

Democrats led in 58 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Shelby, cast 65,176 votes and went to the other candidates by 4.5 points. The closest was Bledsoe, where 11 votes separated the top two.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harry S. Truman won Democratic 270,402 49.1%
Thomas E. Dewey Republican 202,914 36.9%
Strom Thurmond States' Rights Democratic 73,815 13.4%
All other candidates 3,152 0.6%
Total550,283

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 23,854 36.6% 14,566 22.3% 26,756 65,176 Others
Knox 15,946 40.7% 21,074 53.8% 2,176 39,196 R+13.1
Davidson 20,877 55.5% 8,410 22.3% 8,356 37,643 D+33.1
Hamilton 16,968 56.2% 10,434 34.6% 2,787 30,189 D+21.6
Sullivan 7,626 50.4% 6,984 46.2% 510 15,120 D+4.2
Anderson 5,915 50.0% 5,372 45.4% 550 11,837 D+4.6
Washington 4,023 34.8% 7,056 61.0% 480 11,559 R+26.2
Blount 3,141 32.9% 6,152 64.5% 250 9,543 R+31.6
Lawrence 4,854 53.4% 3,837 42.2% 393 9,084 D+11.2
Madison 4,722 52.5% 1,681 18.7% 2,594 8,997 D+33.8
Greene 3,282 41.7% 4,375 55.6% 218 7,875 R+13.9
McMinn 3,016 39.4% 4,432 57.8% 214 7,662 R+18.5
Monroe 3,553 47.1% 3,905 51.7% 88 7,546 R+4.7
Carter 1,809 26.0% 4,943 70.9% 216 6,968 R+45.0
Carroll 2,818 45.7% 2,651 42.9% 704 6,173 D+2.7
Rutherford 4,151 68.3% 854 14.1% 1,073 6,078 D+54.2
Sevier 840 14.0% 5,049 84.1% 114 6,003 R+70.1
Gibson 3,917 65.6% 1,137 19.0% 917 5,971 D+46.6
Hawkins 2,019 34.7% 3,637 62.5% 163 5,819 R+27.8
Roane 2,306 39.9% 3,236 56.0% 239 5,781 R+16.1
Maury 2,906 51.6% 895 15.9% 1,834 5,635 D+35.7
Putnam 3,134 56.3% 1,879 33.8% 551 5,564 D+22.6
Dyer 3,503 65.3% 989 18.4% 872 5,364 D+46.9
Campbell 2,267 42.6% 2,922 54.9% 131 5,320 R+12.3
Bradley 2,036 39.5% 2,942 57.1% 174 5,152 R+17.6
Sumner 3,688 73.7% 793 15.8% 525 5,006 D+57.8
McNairy 2,267 45.6% 2,390 48.1% 312 4,969 R+2.5
Giles 3,676 75.5% 717 14.7% 479 4,872 D+60.7
Weakley 3,099 64.0% 1,310 27.1% 432 4,841 D+37.0
Wilson 3,133 66.7% 854 18.2% 712 4,699 D+48.5
Claiborne 2,068 44.1% 2,507 53.5% 111 4,686 R+9.4
Tipton 3,066 65.5% 209 4.5% 1,406 4,681 D+61.0
Obion 3,490 75.6% 642 13.9% 485 4,617 D+61.7
Cocke 939 20.4% 3,576 77.5% 99 4,614 R+57.2
Loudon 1,673 37.1% 2,605 57.7% 237 4,515 R+20.6
Montgomery 3,310 73.5% 646 14.3% 549 4,505 D+59.1
Marion 2,554 57.2% 1,738 38.9% 175 4,467 D+18.3
Warren 2,969 66.5% 807 18.1% 688 4,464 D+48.4
Franklin 2,948 66.1% 589 13.2% 924 4,461 D+52.9
Dekalb 2,412 54.7% 1,751 39.7% 249 4,412 D+15.0
Bedford 2,393 55.6% 771 17.9% 1,137 4,301 D+37.7
Marshall 3,059 71.2% 517 12.0% 719 4,295 D+59.2
Henry 3,292 77.0% 604 14.1% 380 4,276 D+62.9
Rhea 1,897 45.7% 2,077 50.0% 177 4,151 R+4.3
Lincoln 2,969 72.6% 361 8.8% 758 4,088 D+63.8
Jefferson 900 22.4% 2,979 74.1% 140 4,019 R+51.7
Robertson 3,044 77.1% 376 9.5% 526 3,946 D+67.6
Hamblen 1,552 39.5% 2,116 53.8% 265 3,933 R+14.3
Lauderdale 2,556 65.9% 298 7.7% 1,025 3,879 D+58.2
Williamson 2,294 59.4% 556 14.4% 1,011 3,861 D+45.0
Cumberland 1,607 43.2% 1,988 53.4% 126 3,721 R+10.2
Henderson 1,155 31.7% 2,278 62.5% 210 3,643 R+30.8
Coffee 2,041 56.7% 599 16.6% 961 3,601 D+40.0
Hardeman 1,609 48.8% 317 9.6% 1,374 3,300 D+39.2
Hardin 1,270 38.8% 1,779 54.3% 228 3,277 R+15.5
Dickson 2,337 74.3% 485 15.4% 323 3,145 D+58.9
Morgan 1,500 48.6% 1,570 50.9% 15 3,085 R+2.3
Cheatham 2,731 88.6% 193 6.3% 159 3,083 D+82.3
Scott 972 32.1% 2,016 66.7% 36 3,024 R+34.5
Decatur 1,565 51.8% 1,291 42.7% 164 3,020 D+9.1
Polk 1,412 47.2% 1,529 51.1% 49 2,990 R+3.9
Johnson 433 14.9% 2,413 83.0% 62 2,908 R+68.1
Overton 1,835 63.2% 917 31.6% 153 2,905 D+31.6
Hickman 2,140 74.4% 478 16.6% 260 2,878 D+57.7
Wayne 820 28.7% 1,957 68.4% 85 2,862 R+39.7
Unicoi 844 29.5% 1,927 67.4% 90 2,861 R+37.9
Smith 1,764 62.4% 773 27.3% 291 2,828 D+35.0
Benton 1,757 63.0% 908 32.6% 123 2,788 D+30.5
White 1,719 64.1% 635 23.7% 328 2,682 D+40.4
Crockett 1,415 53.6% 601 22.8% 624 2,640 D+30.8
Fentress 962 36.5% 1,587 60.3% 85 2,634 R+23.7
Grundy 2,009 78.0% 431 16.7% 135 2,575 D+61.3
Grainger 644 25.3% 1,824 71.8% 74 2,542 R+46.4
Macon 738 29.4% 1,708 68.0% 64 2,510 R+38.6
Stewart 1,962 81.4% 331 13.7% 118 2,411 D+67.6
Bledsoe 1,092 48.6% 1,103 49.1% 53 2,248 R+0.5
Humphreys 1,327 59.2% 355 15.8% 558 2,240 D+43.4
Jackson 1,502 68.7% 536 24.5% 149 2,187 D+44.2
Union 513 23.8% 1,603 74.4% 40 2,156 R+50.6
Haywood 1,050 49.3% 148 7.0% 931 2,129 D+42.4
Cannon 1,408 66.2% 558 26.2% 161 2,127 D+40.0
Hancock 416 20.1% 1,598 77.4% 51 2,065 R+57.2
Chester 980 50.5% 766 39.5% 194 1,940 D+11.0
Clay 1,146 60.3% 703 37.0% 52 1,901 D+23.3
Fayette 226 12.7% 66 3.7% 1,493 1,785 Others
Perry 1,196 68.4% 459 26.3% 93 1,748 D+42.2
Lewis 1,148 70.2% 381 23.3% 107 1,636 D+46.9
Meigs 788 49.6% 748 47.0% 54 1,590 D+2.5
Lake 833 55.5% 179 11.9% 490 1,502 D+43.5
Houston 1,159 79.7% 202 13.9% 94 1,455 D+65.8
Pickett 566 39.4% 849 59.1% 22 1,437 R+19.7
Sequatchie 907 66.1% 420 30.6% 46 1,373 D+35.5
Trousdale 1,014 82.5% 104 8.5% 111 1,229 D+74.0
Van Buren 636 65.0% 298 30.5% 44 978 D+34.6
Moore 523 62.9% 102 12.3% 206 831 D+50.7

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.

Tennessee in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+29.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+23.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+20.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+15.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+14.3
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.9
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.4
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+16.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.0
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+11.0
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.1
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+12.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+21.2
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.1
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.0
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+7.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+9.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+3.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+28.8
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+7.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+11.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.2
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+13.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+9.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.7
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+36.9