1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming
The 1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Wyoming was won by President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with the Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, with 51.62 percent of the popular vote, against the 47th Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with California Governor and future Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, with 47.27 percent of the popular vote.[1]
Dewey had previously won the state four years earlier.
Results
Dewey won the state in 1944 by a 2.46% margin, or 2,502 votes. However, in this election, Truman won the state, by 4.35%, or 4,407 votes. This was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the state until Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, as throughout the 50s, the state transformed into a Republican stronghold. Since 1964, no Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state, and as a matter of fact, no Democrat has even been able to reach 40% of the vote.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman | 52,354 | 51.62% | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 47,947 | 47.27% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 931 | 0.92% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 137 | 0.14% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward Teichert | 56 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 101,425 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | Harry S. Truman[3] Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey[3] Republican |
Henry Agard Wallace[4] Progressive |
Norman Mattoon Thomas[5] Socialist |
Edward A. Teichert[5] Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 3,141 | 51.96% | 2,858 | 47.28% | 30 | 0.50% | 12 | 0.20% | 4 | 0.07% | 283 | 4.68% | 6,045 |
| Big Horn | 2,370 | 49.14% | 2,429 | 50.36% | 20 | 0.41% | 2 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.04% | -59 | -1.22% | 4,823 |
| Campbell | 856 | 41.33% | 1,201 | 57.99% | 13 | 0.63% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -345 | -16.66% | 2,071 |
| Carbon | 3,439 | 59.16% | 2,319 | 39.89% | 55 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,120 | 19.27% | 5,813 |
| Converse | 996 | 42.60% | 1,327 | 56.76% | 11 | 0.47% | 2 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.09% | -331 | -14.16% | 2,338 |
| Crook | 712 | 37.63% | 1,166 | 61.63% | 9 | 0.48% | 3 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.11% | -454 | -24.00% | 1,892 |
| Fremont | 3,019 | 47.17% | 3,357 | 52.45% | 24 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -338 | -5.28% | 6,400 |
| Goshen | 1,843 | 47.15% | 2,029 | 51.91% | 34 | 0.87% | 3 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -186 | -4.76% | 3,909 |
| Hot Springs | 928 | 52.61% | 791 | 44.84% | 42 | 2.38% | 2 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.06% | 137 | 7.77% | 1,764 |
| Johnson | 682 | 33.35% | 1,351 | 66.06% | 7 | 0.34% | 5 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -669 | -32.71% | 2,045 |
| Laramie | 8,226 | 56.64% | 6,200 | 42.69% | 64 | 0.44% | 26 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.06% | 2,026 | 13.95% | 14,524 |
| Lincoln | 1,925 | 51.50% | 1,730 | 46.28% | 83 | 2.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 195 | 5.22% | 3,738 |
| Natrona | 6,183 | 53.26% | 5,341 | 46.01% | 62 | 0.53% | 20 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.02% | 842 | 7.25% | 11,608 |
| Niobrara | 753 | 43.15% | 975 | 55.87% | 12 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.11% | -222 | -12.72% | 1,745 |
| Park | 2,461 | 47.83% | 2,655 | 51.60% | 20 | 0.39% | 6 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.06% | -194 | -3.77% | 5,145 |
| Platte | 1,465 | 51.35% | 1,366 | 47.88% | 7 | 0.25% | 13 | 0.46% | 2 | 0.07% | 99 | 3.47% | 2,853 |
| Sheridan | 3,852 | 50.68% | 3,698 | 48.65% | 38 | 0.50% | 12 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.01% | 154 | 2.03% | 7,601 |
| Sublette | 496 | 44.05% | 622 | 55.24% | 6 | 0.53% | 1 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.09% | -126 | -11.19% | 1,126 |
| Sweetwater | 5,146 | 63.65% | 2,538 | 31.39% | 363 | 4.49% | 18 | 0.22% | 20 | 0.25% | 2,608 | 32.26% | 8,085 |
| Teton | 556 | 43.13% | 719 | 55.78% | 9 | 0.70% | 2 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.23% | -163 | -12.65% | 1,289 |
| Uinta | 1,632 | 56.31% | 1,239 | 42.75% | 19 | 0.66% | 7 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.03% | 393 | 13.56% | 2,898 |
| Washakie | 851 | 44.21% | 1,074 | 55.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -223 | -11.58% | 1,925 |
| Weston | 822 | 45.97% | 962 | 53.80% | 3 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -140 | -7.83% | 1,788 |
| Totals | 52,354 | 51.62% | 47,947 | 47.27% | 931 | 0.92% | 137 | 0.14% | 56 | 0.06% | 4,407 | 4.35% | 101,425 |
References
- "1948 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".
- https://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century
- Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
- Our Campaigns; WY US Presidential Race, November 02, 1948