United States presidential election in California, 1948
Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1948 presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1948 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Democratic incumbent, Harry Truman, over the Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey.
Results
United States presidential election in California, 1948[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Harry S. Truman (incumbent) |
1,913,134 |
47.57% |
25 |
|
Republican |
Thomas E. Dewey |
1,895,269 |
47.13% |
0 |
|
Independent Progressive |
Henry A. Wallace |
190,381 |
4.73% |
0 |
|
Prohibition |
Claude A. Watson |
16,926 |
0.42% |
0 |
|
No party |
Norman Thomas (write-in) |
3,459 |
0.09% |
0 |
|
No party |
Strom Thurmond (write-in) |
1,228 |
0.03% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
813 |
0.02% |
0 |
|
No party |
Edward A. Teichert (write-in) |
195 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Farrell Dobbs (write-in) |
133 |
0.00% |
0 |
Invalid or blank votes |
|
|
— |
Totals |
4,021,538 |
100.00% |
25 |
Voter turnout |
|
— |
Results by county
County |
Truman |
Votes |
Dewey |
Votes |
Wallace |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
Solano |
63.50% |
23,257 |
33.71% |
12,345 |
2.63% |
962 |
0.16% |
60 |
Lassen |
62.91% |
3,632 |
33.95% |
1,960 |
2.75% |
159 |
0.38% |
22 |
Plumas |
61.78% |
3,125 |
32.76% |
1,657 |
5.08% |
257 |
0.38% |
19 |
Kings |
59.97% |
6,909 |
37.23% |
4,289 |
1.90% |
219 |
0.90% |
104 |
Placer |
58.49% |
8,837 |
36.87% |
5,570 |
4.18% |
632 |
0.46% |
70 |
Fresno |
58.49% |
47,762 |
37.20% |
30,379 |
3.74% |
3,056 |
0.57% |
468 |
Sacramento |
58.38% |
54,197 |
37.78% |
35,074 |
3.43% |
3,185 |
0.42% |
386 |
Madera |
58.18% |
5,226 |
38.03% |
3,416 |
3.08% |
277 |
0.70% |
63 |
Amador |
57.45% |
2,334 |
38.84% |
1,578 |
2.88% |
117 |
0.84% |
34 |
Shasta |
56.86% |
7,177 |
39.69% |
5,010 |
3.18% |
402 |
0.27% |
34 |
Kern |
56.16% |
33,029 |
41.60% |
24,464 |
1.89% |
1,109 |
0.36% |
209 |
Contra Costa |
55.02% |
50,277 |
40.45% |
36,958 |
4.23% |
3,868 |
0.30% |
273 |
Merced |
54.95% |
9,959 |
42.60% |
7,721 |
1.99% |
360 |
0.46% |
84 |
Ventura |
54.77% |
18,100 |
42.15% |
13,930 |
2.59% |
856 |
0.49% |
163 |
Siskiyou |
54.00% |
6,749 |
42.53% |
5,315 |
3.20% |
400 |
0.27% |
34 |
Yolo |
52.47% |
6,655 |
43.83% |
5,560 |
3.22% |
409 |
0.47% |
60 |
Sierra |
52.46% |
660 |
43.40% |
546 |
3.82% |
48 |
0.32% |
4 |
El Dorado |
51.95% |
3,493 |
43.04% |
2,894 |
4.30% |
289 |
0.71% |
48 |
Colusa |
51.78% |
2,020 |
46.22% |
1,803 |
1.77% |
69 |
0.23% |
9 |
Modoc |
50.53% |
1,607 |
46.54% |
1,480 |
2.58% |
82 |
0.35% |
11 |
Tulare |
50.22% |
19,681 |
46.98% |
18,414 |
2.03% |
797 |
0.77% |
300 |
Yuba |
49.68% |
3,608 |
46.85% |
3,403 |
2.99% |
217 |
0.48% |
35 |
Calaveras |
49.42% |
1,995 |
46.77% |
1,888 |
3.17% |
128 |
0.64% |
26 |
Trinity |
48.68% |
1,053 |
45.08% |
975 |
5.83% |
126 |
0.42% |
9 |
Humboldt |
48.43% |
11,268 |
47.19% |
10,979 |
3.91% |
909 |
0.47% |
110 |
San Francisco |
47.82% |
167,726 |
45.66% |
160,135 |
6.13% |
21,492 |
0.39% |
1,356 |
Stanislaus |
47.82% |
18,350 |
48.38% |
18,564 |
2.34% |
899 |
1.45% |
558 |
San Diego |
47.80% |
98,217 |
49.43% |
101,552 |
2.34% |
4,815 |
0.43% |
875 |
Alameda |
47.80% |
154,549 |
46.57% |
150,588 |
5.21% |
16,853 |
0.41% |
1,341 |
San Bernardino |
47.68% |
45,691 |
48.59% |
46,570 |
2.87% |
2,746 |
0.87% |
831 |
Nevada |
47.01% |
3,914 |
47.05% |
3,917 |
5.45% |
454 |
0.49% |
41 |
San Joaquin |
47.01% |
27,908 |
49.08% |
29,135 |
3.46% |
2,051 |
0.45% |
267 |
Los Angeles |
47.00% |
812,690 |
46.51% |
804,232 |
5.85% |
101,085 |
0.64% |
11,075 |
Tuolumne |
46.78% |
2,561 |
48.21% |
2,639 |
4.55% |
249 |
0.46% |
25 |
Glenn |
46.64% |
2,578 |
50.99% |
2,819 |
1.95% |
108 |
0.42% |
23 |
Monterey |
46.10% |
15,704 |
50.59% |
17,233 |
2.82% |
959 |
0.49% |
167 |
Butte |
45.68% |
10,133 |
49.36% |
10,948 |
4.22% |
936 |
0.74% |
164 |
Sutter |
45.08% |
3,362 |
52.47% |
3,913 |
1.74% |
130 |
0.71% |
53 |
Imperial |
44.89% |
5,301 |
52.64% |
6,217 |
1.93% |
228 |
0.54% |
64 |
Tehama |
44.72% |
2,920 |
51.27% |
3,348 |
3.15% |
206 |
0.86% |
56 |
Mendocino |
44.06% |
5,553 |
50.53% |
6,368 |
5.09% |
642 |
0.32% |
40 |
Napa |
43.64% |
7,207 |
52.82% |
8,724 |
2.89% |
477 |
0.65% |
108 |
San Luis Obispo |
42.14% |
8,135 |
53.49% |
10,325 |
3.61% |
696 |
0.77% |
148 |
Santa Clara |
42.11% |
41,905 |
53.25% |
52,982 |
4.07% |
4,049 |
0.57% |
566 |
San Benito |
42.03% |
2,096 |
55.64% |
2,775 |
1.80% |
90 |
0.52% |
26 |
Del Norte |
41.27% |
1,172 |
54.26% |
1,541 |
4.26% |
121 |
0.21% |
6 |
Riverside |
40.28% |
23,305 |
55.66% |
32,209 |
2.93% |
1,694 |
1.13% |
656 |
Inyo |
40.21% |
1,539 |
55.79% |
2,135 |
3.61% |
138 |
0.39% |
15 |
Sonoma |
40.08% |
16,026 |
55.21% |
22,077 |
4.26% |
1,705 |
0.44% |
176 |
Mariposa |
39.85% |
983 |
55.86% |
1,378 |
3.69% |
91 |
0.61% |
15 |
San Mateo |
39.66% |
34,215 |
56.69% |
48,909 |
3.47% |
2,993 |
0.18% |
155 |
Marin |
38.17% |
12,540 |
57.06% |
18,747 |
4.61% |
1,513 |
0.17% |
55 |
Santa Barbara |
38.04% |
13,085 |
58.13% |
19,998 |
3.26% |
1,122 |
0.57% |
195 |
Lake |
37.48% |
1,999 |
57.27% |
3,054 |
4.46% |
238 |
0.79% |
42 |
Santa Cruz |
36.95% |
9,862 |
57.68% |
15,395 |
4.06% |
1,084 |
1.31% |
349 |
Orange |
36.36% |
29,018 |
60.88% |
48,587 |
1.94% |
1,545 |
0.83% |
664 |
Mono |
30.54% |
255 |
64.79% |
541 |
3.95% |
33 |
0.72% |
6 |
Alpine |
18.12% |
25 |
76.81% |
106 |
4.35% |
6 |
0.72% |
1 |
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