United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 728 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
Closest results
Election 1948 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1948 presidential election in Texas

Harry S. Truman (Democrat) beat Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) in Texas in 1948, 66.0% to 24.3%, a margin of 41.7 points and 520,768 votes.

Texas voted 37.2 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 246 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, Harris, cast 122,617 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.5 points. The closest was Goliad, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

United States
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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 824,235 66.0%
Thomas E. Dewey Republican 303,467 24.3%
Strom Thurmond States' Rights Democratic 113,776 9.1%
All other candidates 8,099 0.6%
Total1,249,577

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 58,488 47.7% 43,117 35.2% 21,012 122,617 D+12.5
Dallas 47,464 50.3% 35,664 37.8% 11,216 94,344 D+12.5
Bexar 35,970 54.3% 26,202 39.5% 4,107 66,279 D+14.7
Tarrant 36,325 59.8% 17,157 28.2% 7,257 60,739 D+31.6
Jefferson 22,475 67.1% 5,749 17.2% 5,290 33,514 D+49.9
Travis 19,598 72.0% 5,994 22.0% 1,615 27,207 D+50.0
Nueces 15,240 70.0% 5,577 25.6% 966 21,783 D+44.4
El Paso 15,341 71.5% 5,544 25.8% 563 21,448 D+45.7
McLennan 16,034 79.5% 3,088 15.3% 1,035 20,157 D+64.2
Galveston 12,491 66.5% 4,857 25.8% 1,444 18,792 D+40.6
Hidalgo 9,526 59.5% 6,220 38.8% 272 16,018 D+20.6
Wichita 12,235 77.1% 2,887 18.2% 744 15,866 D+58.9
Lubbock 11,114 73.1% 2,837 18.7% 1,256 15,207 D+54.4
Potter 9,622 67.7% 4,110 28.9% 490 14,222 D+38.8
Grayson 10,991 77.7% 2,174 15.4% 983 14,148 D+62.3
Cameron 6,778 57.2% 4,689 39.5% 392 11,859 D+17.6
Smith 6,473 57.2% 3,181 28.1% 1,655 11,309 D+29.1
Gregg 5,104 48.3% 2,477 23.4% 2,984 10,565 D+24.9
Taylor 8,184 78.9% 1,658 16.0% 531 10,373 D+62.9
Bowie 7,028 67.9% 1,161 11.2% 2,154 10,343 D+56.7
Tom Green 6,777 74.3% 1,822 20.0% 517 9,116 D+54.4
Bell 7,548 82.8% 1,069 11.7% 496 9,113 D+71.1
Lamar 6,306 75.4% 1,018 12.2% 1,041 8,365 D+63.2
Brazoria 4,783 57.2% 2,133 25.5% 1,447 8,363 D+31.7
Ellis 5,792 75.6% 1,055 13.8% 818 7,665 D+61.8
Rusk 4,322 58.6% 1,294 17.5% 1,759 7,375 D+41.1
Collin 5,516 76.1% 1,155 15.9% 579 7,250 D+60.2
Hunt 5,082 71.9% 1,195 16.9% 790 7,067 D+55.0
Fannin 6,132 86.8% 553 7.8% 380 7,065 D+79.0
Williamson 5,638 80.2% 1,094 15.6% 294 7,026 D+64.7
Denton 4,549 65.4% 1,531 22.0% 873 6,953 D+43.4
Orange 4,957 72.8% 987 14.5% 869 6,813 D+58.3
Eastland 5,121 76.8% 1,177 17.7% 367 6,665 D+59.2
Navarro 4,679 72.1% 1,188 18.3% 627 6,494 D+53.8
Brown 5,059 78.1% 1,071 16.5% 351 6,481 D+61.5
Angelina 4,377 69.0% 1,000 15.8% 962 6,339 D+53.3
Hutchinson 4,527 75.3% 1,382 23.0% 100 6,009 D+52.3
Gray 3,699 64.9% 1,594 28.0% 403 5,696 D+37.0
Webb 4,595 80.7% 1,004 17.6% 96 5,695 D+63.1
Ector 4,305 75.6% 1,145 20.1% 244 5,694 D+55.5
Harrison 2,504 44.8% 946 16.9% 2,138 5,588 D+27.9
Brazos 3,459 62.5% 1,533 27.7% 538 5,530 D+34.8
Hill 4,362 80.9% 657 12.2% 376 5,395 D+68.7
Hale 3,995 75.2% 1,013 19.1% 302 5,310 D+56.2
Jim Wells 3,781 71.4% 1,402 26.5% 116 5,299 D+44.9
Fayette 3,106 58.6% 1,737 32.8% 455 5,298 D+25.8
Johnson 4,042 77.7% 707 13.6% 453 5,202 D+64.1
Anderson 3,242 62.4% 1,199 23.1% 757 5,198 D+39.3
Howard 4,179 82.7% 561 11.1% 312 5,052 D+71.6
Palo Pinto 3,736 74.1% 977 19.4% 332 5,045 D+54.7
Cooke 3,241 64.5% 1,194 23.8% 591 5,026 D+40.7
Guadalupe 2,119 43.2% 2,502 51.0% 287 4,908 R+7.8
Kaufman 3,479 71.1% 764 15.6% 647 4,890 D+55.5
Cherokee 3,079 64.1% 1,154 24.0% 573 4,806 D+40.1
Wharton 2,811 60.0% 1,354 28.9% 520 4,685 D+31.1
Hopkins 3,885 83.2% 479 10.3% 303 4,667 D+73.0
Nacogdoches 3,195 70.5% 833 18.4% 506 4,534 D+52.1
Limestone 3,289 72.6% 688 15.2% 555 4,532 D+57.4
Lavaca 3,046 67.5% 1,165 25.8% 300 4,511 D+41.7
Henderson 3,669 83.1% 540 12.2% 204 4,413 D+70.9
Van Zandt 3,264 75.0% 578 13.3% 508 4,350 D+61.7
Milam 3,261 76.0% 646 15.1% 385 4,292 D+60.9
Falls 3,385 80.3% 546 12.9% 287 4,218 D+67.3
Jones 3,599 86.2% 432 10.3% 146 4,177 D+75.8
Parker 3,061 75.0% 806 19.8% 213 4,080 D+55.3
Nolan 3,408 83.8% 552 13.6% 109 4,069 D+70.2
Victoria 2,435 60.2% 1,262 31.2% 345 4,042 D+29.0
Shelby 3,051 75.6% 307 7.6% 678 4,036 D+68.0
Erath 3,172 79.3% 598 14.9% 232 4,002 D+64.3
Red River 2,987 75.5% 323 8.2% 647 3,957 D+67.3
Lamb 3,286 83.3% 475 12.0% 186 3,947 D+71.2
Liberty 2,199 56.1% 735 18.8% 983 3,917 D+37.4
Cass 2,540 65.1% 457 11.7% 902 3,899 D+53.4
Young 3,175 81.5% 516 13.2% 207 3,898 D+68.2
Wood 2,590 66.7% 629 16.2% 666 3,885 D+50.5
San Patricio 2,649 69.3% 963 25.2% 211 3,823 D+44.1
Midland 2,032 53.2% 1,410 36.9% 376 3,818 D+16.3
Wilbarger 2,963 78.0% 529 13.9% 308 3,800 D+64.1
Wise 3,064 81.1% 448 11.9% 266 3,778 D+69.2
Washington 1,647 44.0% 1,904 50.9% 191 3,742 R+6.9
Duval 3,551 96.5% 117 3.2% 11 3,679 D+93.3
De Witt 1,808 49.6% 1,612 44.2% 227 3,647 D+5.4
Hockley 3,071 84.6% 346 9.5% 214 3,631 D+75.0
Caldwell 2,792 77.2% 623 17.2% 201 3,616 D+60.0
Runnels 2,954 81.7% 526 14.6% 135 3,615 D+67.2
Fort Bend 2,058 57.0% 1,016 28.1% 539 3,613 D+28.8
Gonzales 2,612 72.6% 666 18.5% 321 3,599 D+54.1
Montague 2,872 80.7% 475 13.4% 210 3,557 D+67.4
Medina 1,875 53.3% 1,492 42.4% 153 3,520 D+10.9
Comanche 2,915 83.2% 408 11.6% 182 3,505 D+71.5
Coleman 2,695 78.6% 545 15.9% 189 3,429 D+62.7
Gillespie 593 17.4% 2,741 80.3% 79 3,413 R+62.9
Montgomery 1,795 53.8% 544 16.3% 999 3,338 D+37.5
Matagorda 1,628 49.3% 1,016 30.8% 655 3,299 D+18.6
Bastrop 2,518 77.8% 443 13.7% 276 3,237 D+64.1
Freestone 2,265 70.1% 460 14.2% 505 3,230 D+55.9
Kerr 1,505 47.0% 1,520 47.4% 179 3,204 R+0.5
Upshur 2,118 66.9% 555 17.5% 492 3,165 D+49.4
Colorado 1,316 41.7% 900 28.5% 939 3,155 D+13.2
Dawson 2,605 82.9% 393 12.5% 143 3,141 D+70.4
Houston 2,014 64.9% 532 17.1% 558 3,104 D+47.7
Comal 1,212 39.4% 1,752 57.0% 110 3,074 R+17.6
Titus 2,339 76.6% 379 12.4% 337 3,055 D+64.2
Hardin 2,233 73.4% 196 6.4% 614 3,043 D+66.9
Wilson 2,313 76.6% 593 19.6% 114 3,020 D+57.0
Haskell 2,735 91.2% 181 6.0% 83 2,999 D+85.2
Hays 2,239 75.0% 555 18.6% 193 2,987 D+56.4
Karnes 2,198 74.0% 592 19.9% 181 2,971 D+54.1
Bosque 2,303 77.9% 501 16.9% 152 2,956 D+61.0
Robertson 2,147 74.1% 246 8.5% 504 2,897 D+65.6
Stephens 2,132 73.8% 572 19.8% 186 2,890 D+54.0
Kleberg 2,083 72.5% 697 24.3% 93 2,873 D+48.2
Austin 1,252 43.7% 1,260 44.0% 353 2,865 R+0.3
Panola 1,751 62.1% 256 9.1% 811 2,818 D+53.1
Childress 2,415 86.2% 273 9.7% 113 2,801 D+76.5
Randall 1,936 69.8% 722 26.0% 114 2,772 D+43.8
Coryell 2,350 85.1% 310 11.2% 101 2,761 D+73.9
Atascosa 1,895 69.4% 704 25.8% 133 2,732 D+43.6
Terry 2,283 85.0% 236 8.8% 166 2,685 D+76.2
Ward 2,119 79.7% 414 15.6% 125 2,658 D+64.1
Floyd 2,174 81.9% 344 13.0% 135 2,653 D+69.0
McCulloch 2,166 81.9% 393 14.9% 85 2,644 D+67.1
Clay 2,131 82.5% 332 12.9% 120 2,583 D+69.6
Walker 1,439 56.1% 570 22.2% 555 2,564 D+33.9
Uvalde 1,550 60.9% 866 34.0% 129 2,545 D+26.9
Lynn 2,179 86.2% 224 8.9% 126 2,529 D+77.3
Jasper 1,777 70.3% 284 11.2% 466 2,527 D+59.1
Mitchell 2,181 87.8% 230 9.3% 73 2,484 D+78.5
Wheeler 2,010 81.7% 370 15.0% 80 2,460 D+66.7
Burleson 2,051 84.3% 240 9.9% 143 2,434 D+74.4
Hall 2,122 89.3% 174 7.3% 80 2,376 D+82.0
Bee 1,441 60.7% 801 33.7% 132 2,374 D+27.0
Hamilton 1,725 73.7% 478 20.4% 136 2,339 D+53.3
Burnet 1,955 84.1% 287 12.3% 82 2,324 D+71.8
Scurry 2,040 88.4% 201 8.7% 67 2,308 D+79.7
San Saba 2,050 89.0% 184 8.0% 69 2,303 D+81.0
Fisher 2,063 90.3% 149 6.5% 73 2,285 D+83.8
Polk 1,422 62.6% 317 14.0% 531 2,270 D+48.7
Callahan 1,844 83.4% 258 11.7% 109 2,211 D+71.7
Refugio 1,637 74.4% 489 22.2% 73 2,199 D+52.2
Starr 1,996 91.2% 179 8.2% 13 2,188 D+83.0
Lee 1,540 72.6% 465 21.9% 117 2,122 D+50.7
Moore 1,748 83.2% 323 15.4% 30 2,101 D+67.8
Collingsworth 1,779 85.2% 198 9.5% 112 2,089 D+75.7
Deaf Smith 1,496 71.6% 535 25.6% 58 2,089 D+46.0
Crosby 1,731 83.7% 168 8.1% 170 2,069 D+75.5
Swisher 1,670 81.8% 307 15.0% 65 2,042 D+66.7
Knox 1,792 89.2% 157 7.8% 59 2,008 D+81.4
Winkler 1,588 80.1% 296 14.9% 99 1,983 D+65.2
Val Verde 1,242 62.8% 672 34.0% 64 1,978 D+28.8
Hardeman 1,654 83.7% 226 11.4% 96 1,976 D+72.3
Jackson 1,343 68.1% 488 24.7% 141 1,972 D+43.4
Dallam 1,504 77.4% 399 20.5% 40 1,943 D+56.9
Willacy 1,139 59.2% 676 35.1% 109 1,924 D+24.1
Delta 1,594 83.9% 146 7.7% 160 1,900 D+76.2
Archer 1,599 86.2% 191 10.3% 65 1,855 D+75.9
Jack 1,426 78.5% 265 14.6% 126 1,817 D+63.9
Lampasas 1,459 80.7% 276 15.3% 72 1,807 D+65.5
Pecos 1,430 79.4% 317 17.6% 54 1,801 D+61.8
Gaines 1,465 81.7% 207 11.5% 122 1,794 D+70.1
Kendall 511 28.6% 1,207 67.5% 71 1,789 R+38.9
Reeves 1,383 77.3% 309 17.3% 97 1,789 D+60.0
Carson 1,301 74.2% 413 23.5% 40 1,754 D+50.6
Grimes 901 52.4% 336 19.5% 483 1,720 D+32.8
Dickens 1,492 87.8% 115 6.8% 93 1,700 D+81.0
Donley 1,372 81.1% 241 14.2% 79 1,692 D+66.8
Leon 1,231 72.8% 184 10.9% 275 1,690 D+62.0
Llano 1,384 82.4% 253 15.1% 43 1,680 D+67.3
Baylor 1,522 90.8% 101 6.0% 53 1,676 D+84.8
Waller 812 49.7% 448 27.4% 374 1,634 D+22.3
Blanco 1,003 63.9% 497 31.7% 69 1,569 D+32.2
Live Oak 945 60.3% 479 30.6% 143 1,567 D+29.7
Morris 1,164 74.8% 143 9.2% 249 1,556 D+65.6
Tyler 895 57.7% 177 11.4% 479 1,551 D+46.3
Franklin 1,236 80.9% 146 9.6% 145 1,527 D+71.4
Hood 1,273 84.6% 169 11.2% 62 1,504 D+73.4
Camp 923 62.0% 180 12.1% 385 1,488 D+49.9
Cottle 1,318 90.7% 102 7.0% 33 1,453 D+83.7
Bailey 1,115 76.8% 234 16.1% 103 1,452 D+60.7
Sabine 1,078 75.3% 104 7.3% 250 1,432 D+68.0
Parmer 1,091 76.8% 280 19.7% 50 1,421 D+57.1
Mills 1,135 80.0% 205 14.5% 78 1,418 D+65.6
Ochiltree 1,025 73.1% 344 24.5% 34 1,403 D+48.5
Newton 957 68.4% 110 7.9% 332 1,399 D+60.5
Chambers 787 56.5% 302 21.7% 303 1,392 D+34.8
Castro 1,158 84.3% 189 13.8% 27 1,374 D+70.5
Mason 836 61.7% 498 36.7% 22 1,356 D+24.9
Concho 1,156 85.9% 174 12.9% 16 1,346 D+73.0
Brewster 940 70.1% 312 23.3% 89 1,341 D+46.8
Frio 898 67.0% 345 25.7% 98 1,341 D+41.2
Dimmit 863 65.5% 384 29.1% 71 1,318 D+36.3
Trinity 905 68.8% 150 11.4% 260 1,315 D+57.4
Brooks 1,029 80.3% 217 16.9% 36 1,282 D+63.3
San Augustine 858 67.8% 137 10.8% 270 1,265 D+57.0
Rockwall 947 75.6% 117 9.3% 188 1,252 D+66.3
Kimble 851 68.1% 303 24.2% 96 1,250 D+43.8
Cochran 971 81.9% 119 10.0% 96 1,186 D+71.8
Hemphill 930 78.9% 201 17.1% 47 1,178 D+61.9
Presidio 907 78.7% 212 18.4% 34 1,153 D+60.3
Shackelford 892 77.8% 211 18.4% 43 1,146 D+59.4
Madison 801 70.6% 134 11.8% 199 1,134 D+58.8
Bandera 445 39.3% 570 50.4% 117 1,132 R+11.0
Hansford 895 79.3% 206 18.3% 27 1,128 D+61.1
Throckmorton 1,026 91.6% 63 5.6% 31 1,120 D+86.0
Garza 861 77.6% 176 15.9% 73 1,110 D+61.7
Marion 703 65.0% 200 18.5% 179 1,082 D+46.5
Martin 945 87.7% 77 7.1% 55 1,077 D+80.6
Stonewall 968 91.0% 65 6.1% 31 1,064 D+84.9
Lipscomb 668 63.7% 354 33.7% 27 1,049 D+29.9
Zapata 632 60.4% 414 39.5% 1 1,047 D+20.8
Goliad 454 43.9% 450 43.5% 131 1,035 D+0.4
Calhoun 589 57.2% 346 33.6% 95 1,030 D+23.6
Upton 811 79.2% 155 15.1% 58 1,024 D+64.1
Yoakum 861 84.4% 119 11.7% 40 1,020 D+72.7
Coke 909 90.2% 65 6.4% 34 1,008 D+83.7
Menard 663 66.6% 283 28.4% 50 996 D+38.2
Maverick 695 69.9% 270 27.2% 29 994 D+42.8
Zavala 618 62.7% 306 31.0% 62 986 D+31.6
Andrews 816 85.3% 101 10.6% 40 957 D+74.7
Rains 739 78.3% 111 11.8% 94 944 D+66.5
Crane 812 88.2% 70 7.6% 39 921 D+80.6
La Salle 719 78.8% 135 14.8% 59 913 D+64.0
Motley 774 85.9% 75 8.3% 52 901 D+77.6
Foard 751 85.7% 90 10.3% 35 876 D+75.5
Jim Hogg 725 87.5% 73 8.8% 31 829 D+78.6
Armstrong 686 84.1% 97 11.9% 33 816 D+72.2
Briscoe 692 85.7% 83 10.3% 32 807 D+75.5
San Jacinto 509 65.8% 106 13.7% 159 774 D+52.1
Aransas 418 61.0% 235 34.3% 32 685 D+26.7
Schleicher 495 76.7% 107 16.6% 43 645 D+60.2
Sutton 433 69.6% 131 21.1% 58 622 D+48.6
Real 446 72.4% 156 25.3% 14 616 D+47.1
Sherman 479 80.9% 98 16.6% 15 592 D+64.4
Somervell 446 76.5% 91 15.6% 46 583 D+60.9
Reagan 444 76.7% 112 19.3% 23 579 D+57.3
Kinney 370 64.3% 175 30.4% 30 575 D+33.9
Hartley 477 84.1% 83 14.6% 7 567 D+69.5
Crockett 400 73.4% 127 23.3% 18 545 D+50.1
Edwards 329 61.0% 185 34.3% 25 539 D+26.7
Kent 479 89.7% 33 6.2% 22 534 D+83.5
Hudspeth 437 87.8% 49 9.8% 12 498 D+77.9
Oldham 339 74.0% 100 21.8% 19 458 D+52.2
Irion 366 83.2% 63 14.3% 11 440 D+68.9
Roberts 317 75.8% 76 18.2% 25 418 D+57.7
Jeff Davis 309 76.9% 75 18.7% 18 402 D+58.2
Culberson 244 79.7% 38 12.4% 24 306 D+67.3
McMullen 222 73.5% 61 20.2% 19 302 D+53.3
Glasscock 188 67.6% 69 24.8% 21 278 D+42.8
Sterling 244 91.0% 17 6.3% 7 268 D+84.7
Terrell 171 64.5% 78 29.4% 16 265 D+35.1
King 231 95.9% 6 2.5% 4 241 D+93.4
Borden 203 87.1% 18 7.7% 12 233 D+79.4
Loving 62 65.3% 29 30.5% 4 95 D+34.7
Kenedy 45 55.6% 31 38.3% 5 81 D+17.3

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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)