1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania explained

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Election Name:1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Previous Year:1944
Next Election:1952 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Next Year:1952
Election Date:November 2, 1948
Image1:Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee1:Thomas E. Dewey
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Earl Warren
Electoral Vote1:35
Popular Vote1:1,902,197
Percentage1:50.93%
Nominee2:Harry S. Truman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Missouri
Running Mate2:Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:1,752,426
Percentage2:46.92%
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 Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 35 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, over the Democratic nominee, President Harry Truman. Dewey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.01%., this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Pennsylvania, although in 2016, Democrats won the national popular vote without the state.

This is the last time any candidate of either party won Pennsylvania without carrying Northampton County, and the last time a Republican won Pennsylvania without carrying neighboring Ohio. It is also the last time Pennsylvania voted more Republican than Ohio.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanThomas E. Dewey1,902,19750.93%35
DemocraticHarry Truman (incumbent)1,752,42646.92%0
ProgressiveHenry Wallace55,1611.48%0
SocialistNorman Thomas11,3250.30%0
ProhibitionClaude Watson10,3380.28%0
Militant WorkersFarrell Dobbs2,1330.06%0
Industrial GovernmentEdward Teichert1,4610.04%0
Write-insWrite-ins1070.00%0
Totals3,735,348100.00%35

Results by county

CountyThomas Edmund Dewey[2]
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Henry Agard Wallace[3]
Progressive
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Adams7,98859.13%5,40940.04%490.36%630.47%2,57919.09%13,509
Allegheny253,27242.60%326,30354.89%11,1641.88%3,7670.63%-73,031-12.28%594,506
Armstrong11,71253.45%9,90045.18%1200.55%1800.82%1,8128.27%21,912
Beaver22,32443.83%26,62952.28%1,5883.12%3950.78%-4,305-8.45%50,936
Bedford6,02861.02%3,85138.98%00.00%00.00%2,17722.04%9,879
Berks35,60843.57%43,07552.71%6650.81%2,3782.91%-7,467-9.14%81,726
Blair22,38260.68%14,05038.09%2560.69%1980.54%8,33222.59%36,886
Bradford11,78371.99%4,42127.01%510.31%1120.68%7,36244.98%16,367
Bucks29,41162.46%16,65535.37%6191.31%3990.85%12,75627.09%47,084
Butler17,44962.94%9,81835.41%1960.71%2610.94%7,63127.52%27,724
Cambria27,72539.37%41,53358.98%9591.36%2050.29%-13,808-19.61%70,422
Cameron1,59664.75%85834.81%60.24%50.20%73829.94%2,465
Carbon9,74449.77%9,43848.21%2261.15%1700.87%3061.56%19,578
Centre10,41661.52%6,51538.48%00.00%00.00%3,90123.04%16,931
Chester29,25865.78%14,67032.98%2430.55%3070.69%14,58832.80%44,478
Clarion6,86657.94%4,98442.06%00.00%00.00%1,88215.88%11,850
Clearfield11,81049.95%11,34747.99%2591.10%2280.96%4631.96%23,644
Clinton5,61852.85%5,01347.15%00.00%00.00%6055.69%10,631
Columbia9,41750.13%9,36749.87%00.00%00.00%500.27%18,784
Crawford14,16160.69%9,17439.31%00.00%00.00%4,98721.37%23,335
Cumberland18,02860.71%11,42138.46%840.28%1620.55%6,60722.25%29,695
Dauphin46,86162.16%27,72936.78%3940.52%4020.53%19,13225.38%75,386
Delaware93,41260.93%57,15637.28%1,5621.02%1,1850.77%36,25623.65%153,315
Elk5,14848.98%5,36351.02%00.00%00.00%-215-2.05%10,511
Erie33,80653.45%28,15944.52%6601.04%6200.98%5,6478.93%63,245
Fayette20,40136.19%34,97162.04%4680.83%5270.93%-14,570-25.85%56,367
Forest1,20962.29%68735.39%160.82%291.49%52226.89%1,941
Franklin12,15161.79%7,35237.39%670.34%940.48%4,79924.41%19,664
Fulton1,76050.65%1,68448.46%150.43%160.46%762.19%3,475
Greene4,71736.47%8,01561.97%1441.11%580.45%-3,298-25.50%12,934
Huntingdon6,94367.76%3,30432.24%00.00%00.00%3,63935.51%10,247
Indiana12,64059.67%8,54340.33%00.00%00.00%4,09719.34%21,183
Jefferson9,39561.43%5,63236.82%860.56%1821.19%3,76324.60%15,295
Juniata3,12157.17%2,29942.11%140.26%250.46%82215.06%5,459
Lackawanna46,28341.42%64,49557.71%7380.66%2330.21%-18,212-16.30%111,749
Lancaster46,30667.60%21,30831.11%3690.54%5160.75%24,99836.49%68,499
Lawrence17,18652.72%14,63244.88%4211.29%3601.10%2,5547.83%32,599
Lebanon15,55361.62%9,41837.31%1320.52%1380.55%6,13524.31%25,241
Lehigh32,20253.65%26,82644.69%5940.99%4000.67%5,3768.96%60,022
Luzerne71,67452.85%61,86945.62%9770.72%1,0910.80%9,8057.23%135,611
Lycoming19,11857.18%13,69240.95%2540.76%3721.11%5,42616.23%33,436
McKean10,21866.91%4,78531.33%1080.71%1611.05%5,43335.57%15,272
Mercer18,91652.71%16,10844.89%5401.50%3220.90%2,8087.82%35,886
Mifflin5,66653.84%4,76245.25%370.35%580.55%9048.59%10,523
Monroe6,67453.02%5,91346.98%00.00%00.00%7616.05%12,587
Montgomery85,57666.53%41,11231.96%1,0890.85%8490.66%44,46434.57%128,626
Montour2,69057.60%1,96442.06%110.24%50.11%72615.55%4,670
Northampton27,03043.95%33,20953.99%7211.17%5440.88%-6,179-10.05%61,504
Northumberland23,53558.13%16,47840.70%3060.76%1660.41%7,05717.43%40,485
Perry5,44467.71%2,59632.29%00.00%00.00%2,84835.42%8,040
Philadelphia425,96248.12%432,69948.88%20,7452.34%5,8910.67%-6,737-0.76%885,297
Pike2,89370.54%1,20829.46%00.00%00.00%1,68541.09%4,101
Potter3,67267.99%1,72932.01%00.00%00.00%1,94335.97%5,401
Schuylkill44,17660.11%28,19438.36%8421.15%2800.38%15,98221.75%73,492
Snyder5,18177.66%1,49022.34%00.00%00.00%3,69155.33%6,671
Somerset13,91060.54%8,72737.98%2521.10%890.39%5,18322.56%22,978
Sullivan1,75261.22%1,08437.88%130.45%130.45%66823.34%2,862
Susquehanna7,94567.81%3,62130.91%850.73%650.55%4,32436.91%11,716
Tioga10,01677.03%2,98622.97%00.00%00.00%7,03054.07%13,002
Union5,05876.79%1,44221.89%290.44%580.88%3,61654.90%6,587
Venango11,92067.97%5,14429.33%440.25%4282.44%6,77638.64%17,536
Warren8,37865.38%4,10332.02%520.41%2812.19%4,27533.36%12,814
Washington26,86035.73%46,32761.63%1,6882.25%2910.39%-19,467-25.90%75,166
Wayne7,70877.14%2,28422.86%00.00%00.00%5,42454.28%9,992
Westmoreland41,70939.05%61,90157.95%2,5852.42%6190.58%-20,192-18.90%106,814
Wyoming4,33270.70%1,67427.32%631.03%580.95%2,65843.38%6,127
York32,49447.31%33,32148.52%2,5553.72%3080.45%-827-1.20%68,678
Totals1,902,19750.92%1,752,42646.91%55,1611.48%25,5640.68%149,7714.01%3,735,348

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Leip. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 1948 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania. 2018-03-24.
  2. Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  3. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)