1948 Presidential Election Interactive Map
266 electoral votes to win
Change history with the 1948 presidential election interactive map.
Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.
Split electoral vote states - if any - are not interactive. Use the table below the map to make changes.
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Split Electoral Votes
States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The historical split can be edited in this table. You can also use the drop down menu to split other states.
Removing the split () will set the state to undecided and make it interactive on the map.
1948 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | Harry S. Truman (I) | Democratic | 303 | 24,105,695 | |
| Thomas E. Dewey | Republican | 189 | 21,969,170 | ||
| J. Strom Thurmond | States' Rights Democratic | 39 | 1,169,021 | ||
| Henry Wallace | Progressive | 0 | 1,157,328 |
1948 Election Facts
- 22nd Amendment ratified in this cycle: Limits Presidents to two elected terms
- Thurmond nominated by splinter group of Southern Democrats upset over Civil Rights in Democratic platform
- Progressive candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 votes, but no Electoral Votes
- Truman won Tennessee; however one elector cast a vote for Thurmond
- Issues of the Day: Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift
