1948 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1948 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1944 November 2, 1948 [1] 1952  

All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout52.2% [2]
  Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote190
Popular vote1,038,5951,003,448
Percentage49.23%47.57%

Michigan Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
County results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19 [3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Michigan was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.23% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 47.57% of the popular vote. [4] [5]

Michigan weighed in for this election as around 7% more Republican than the nation-at-large. Dewey's victory was the first of three consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Michigan would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until John F. Kennedy narrowly won the state in 1960.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 1,038,595 49.23%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.)1,003,44847.57%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 46,5152.20%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 13,0520.62%
Socialist Norman Thomas 6,0630.29%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1,2630.06%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 6720.03%
Write-in10.00%
Total votes2,109,609 100%

Results by county

CountyThomas E. Dewey
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [6]
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Alcona 1,42565.73%70832.66%80.37%231.06%40.18%71733.07%2,168
Alger 1,70242.73%2,00950.44%2456.15%220.55%50.13%-307-7.71%3,983
Allegan 10,43967.68%4,59429.78%1480.96%2031.32%400.26%5,84537.90%15,424
Alpena 4,31360.30%2,74338.35%450.63%370.52%140.20%1,57021.95%7,152
Antrim 2,58867.24%1,12929.33%511.33%701.82%110.29%1,45937.91%3,849
Arenac 1,79058.86%1,20339.56%230.76%190.62%60.20%58719.30%3,041
Baraga 1,87850.11%1,65644.18%2015.36%40.11%90.24%2225.93%3,748
Barry 5,67764.75%2,72631.09%550.63%2963.38%140.16%2,95133.66%8,768
Bay 13,32147.58%14,34951.25%1170.42%1270.45%830.30%-1,028-3.67%27,997
Benzie 2,01365.17%96431.21%692.23%290.94%140.45%1,04933.96%3,089
Berrien 22,00358.89%14,51638.85%4601.23%2230.60%1590.43%7,48720.04%37,361
Branch 6,32363.06%3,40533.96%400.40%2412.40%180.18%2,91829.10%10,027
Calhoun 19,28554.95%15,07742.96%2330.66%3721.06%1290.37%4,20811.99%35,096
Cass 5,61562.17%3,20135.44%880.97%951.05%330.37%2,41426.73%9,032
Charlevoix 2,91159.47%1,84737.73%531.08%671.37%170.35%1,06421.74%4,895
Cheboygan 3,18462.32%1,84236.05%340.67%390.76%100.20%1,34226.27%5,109
Chippewa 4,97753.34%3,86041.37%1861.99%2973.18%110.12%1,11711.97%9,331
Clare 2,51266.02%1,19731.46%310.81%531.39%120.32%1,31534.56%3,805
Clinton 7,51073.69%2,52324.76%500.49%840.82%240.24%4,98748.93%10,191
Crawford 84963.93%45534.26%161.20%70.53%10.08%39429.67%1,328
Delta 5,41442.86%6,94354.96%2061.63%340.27%360.28%-1,529-12.10%12,633
Dickinson 4,41739.06%6,29555.66%4634.09%930.82%410.36%-1,878-16.60%11,309
Eaton 8,63764.84%4,26432.01%870.65%2712.03%610.46%4,37332.83%13,320
Emmet 3,56563.42%1,92234.19%731.30%460.82%150.27%1,64329.23%5,621
Genesee 38,27044.38%45,03252.22%1,9542.27%6670.77%3050.35%-6,762-7.84%86,228
Gladwin 2,06266.43%96331.02%250.81%481.55%60.19%1,09935.41%3,104
Gogebic 5,20441.40%6,72253.48%5614.46%440.35%380.30%-1,518-12.08%12,569
Grand Traverse 5,47368.28%2,36529.51%881.10%730.91%160.20%3,10838.77%8,015
Gratiot 7,03570.16%2,65926.52%460.46%2712.70%160.16%4,37643.64%10,027
Hillsdale 7,23267.21%3,09528.76%830.77%3222.99%280.26%4,13738.45%10,760
Houghton 9,54154.61%6,92539.64%9125.22%700.40%230.13%2,61614.97%17,471
Huron 7,97874.92%2,56224.06%500.47%360.34%220.21%5,41650.86%10,648
Ingham 31,86860.61%19,36636.83%4990.95%5010.95%3410.65%12,50223.78%52,575
Ionia 7,97062.60%4,45034.95%440.35%2431.91%240.19%3,52027.65%12,731
Iosco 2,59968.90%1,11529.56%240.64%270.72%70.19%1,48439.34%3,772
Iron 3,65944.56%4,12550.23%2603.17%1091.33%590.72%-466-5.67%8,212
Isabella 5,48567.23%2,48730.49%390.48%1271.56%200.25%2,99836.74%8,158
Jackson 21,44961.22%12,80936.56%2620.75%4291.22%880.25%8,64024.66%35,037
Kalamazoo 23,79957.32%16,39339.49%5281.27%5151.24%2820.68%7,40617.83%41,517
Kalkaska 83765.54%40031.32%151.17%221.72%30.23%43734.22%1,277
Kent 53,66954.33%43,20543.74%8810.89%7060.71%3150.32%10,46410.59%98,776
Keweenaw 81450.09%64739.82%1549.48%70.43%30.18%16710.27%1,625
Lake 1,34854.14%1,07743.25%552.21%90.36%10.04%27110.89%2,490
Lapeer 8,35862.85%4,66835.10%1050.79%1310.99%360.27%3,69027.75%13,298
Leelanau 1,92869.01%83529.89%150.54%90.32%70.25%1,09339.12%2,794
Lenawee 14,36967.49%6,52930.67%940.44%2421.14%570.27%7,84036.82%21,291
Livingston 7,36870.99%2,81327.10%830.80%1010.97%140.13%4,55543.89%10,379
Luce 1,27367.46%57030.21%291.54%130.69%20.11%70337.25%1,887
Mackinac 2,18264.90%1,13833.85%190.57%210.62%20.06%1,04431.05%3,362
Macomb 21,20544.49%25,26553.01%9171.92%1360.29%1370.29%-4,060-8.52%47,660
Manistee 3,91352.89%3,33945.13%821.11%420.57%230.31%5747.76%7,399
Marquette 8,59145.06%10,00352.47%3301.73%840.44%560.29%-1,412-7.41%19,064
Mason 4,14755.99%2,98840.34%1912.58%730.99%80.11%1,15915.65%7,407
Mecosta 3,80368.44%1,57228.29%350.63%1442.59%30.05%2,23140.15%5,557
Menominee 4,42045.72%5,09452.69%690.71%540.56%300.31%-674-6.97%9,667
Midland 5,81163.19%3,20434.84%560.61%1001.09%250.27%2,60728.35%9,196
Missaukee 1,74268.21%75029.37%160.63%431.68%30.12%99238.84%2,554
Monroe 11,07050.72%10,43447.81%1530.70%1330.61%340.16%6362.91%21,824
Montcalm 6,08165.14%2,99932.13%820.88%1481.59%250.27%3,08233.01%9,335
Montmorency 1,05464.11%55333.64%120.73%191.16%60.36%50130.47%1,644
Muskegon 15,38241.45%20,63155.60%5551.50%3911.05%1480.40%-5,249-14.15%37,107
Newaygo 4,39466.92%2,02730.87%731.11%540.82%180.27%2,36736.05%6,566
Oakland 62,51653.49%51,49144.06%1,9641.68%4550.39%4400.38%11,0259.43%116,866
Oceana 2,94360.07%1,71434.99%591.20%1693.45%140.29%1,22925.08%4,899
Ogemaw 2,06264.70%1,03832.57%421.32%361.13%90.28%1,02432.13%3,187
Ontonagon 2,56150.18%2,16342.38%3697.23%50.10%60.12%3987.80%5,104
Osceola 3,12268.54%1,27628.01%170.37%1342.94%60.13%1,84640.53%4,555
Oscoda 78572.08%28526.17%60.55%100.92%30.28%50045.91%1,089
Otsego 1,39260.00%88838.28%230.99%130.56%40.17%50421.72%2,320
Ottawa 16,02863.38%8,78934.76%1340.53%2250.89%1120.44%7,23928.62%25,288
Presque Isle 2,27154.53%1,87244.95%140.34%60.14%20.05%3999.58%4,165
Roscommon 2,05573.89%68724.70%230.83%80.29%80.29%1,36849.19%2,781
Saginaw 22,92356.28%16,99541.72%2480.61%4821.18%850.21%5,92814.56%40,733
Sanilac 8,23777.66%2,16720.43%450.42%1421.34%150.14%6,07057.23%10,606
Schoolcraft 1,71349.70%1,65147.90%441.28%250.73%140.41%621.80%3,447
Shiawassee 10,37766.97%4,85231.31%930.60%1480.96%260.17%5,52535.66%15,496
St. Clair 17,88361.79%10,64736.79%2190.76%1380.48%550.19%7,23625.00%28,942
St. Joseph 8,16665.66%3,92831.59%600.48%2481.99%340.27%4,23834.07%12,436
Tuscola 8,12573.59%2,67624.24%570.52%1611.46%220.20%5,44949.35%11,041
Van Buren 9,51167.92%4,08229.15%2661.90%1040.74%410.29%5,42938.77%14,004
Washtenaw 24,58863.75%12,72132.98%7902.05%1720.45%2960.77%11,86730.77%38,567
Wayne 321,77338.03%489,65457.87%29,6153.50%1,2680.15%3,7960.45%-167,881-19.84%846,106
Wexford 3,83357.06%2,63539.23%490.73%1872.78%130.19%1,19817.83%6,717
Totals1,038,59549.23%1,003,44847.57%46,5152.20%13,0520.62%7,9990.38%35,1471.66%2,109,609

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
  3. "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  6. Our Campaigns; MI US President 1948