Main article: 1948 United States presidential election
1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota
County Results
Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman , who had assumed the presidency following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 209,349 votes, or 17.27%. Nationally, the election was the greatest election upset in American history; nearly every prediction forecast that Truman would be defeated by Dewey, but in the end, Truman won the election with 303 electoral votes and a comfortable 4.5% lead over Dewey in the popular vote.
Results
Results by county
County
Harry S. Truman DFL
Thomas E. Dewey Republican
Henry A. Wallace Progressive
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Aitkin
3,277
54.55%
2,466
41.05%
227
3.78%
37
0.62%
811
13.50%
6,007
Anoka
7,730
64.80%
3,853
32.30%
291
2.44%
55
0.46%
3,877
32.50%
11,929
Becker
5,885
60.50%
3,495
35.93%
314
3.23%
33
0.34%
2,390
24.57%
9,727
Beltrami
6,020
62.84%
3,126
32.63%
405
4.23%
29
0.30%
2,894
30.21%
9,580
Benton
3,632
60.38%
2,297
38.19%
66
1.10%
20
0.33%
1,335
22.19%
6,015
Big Stone
2,466
63.46%
1,321
33.99%
81
2.08%
18
0.46%
1,145
29.47%
3,886
Blue Earth
7,272
48.63%
7,520
50.29%
109
0.73%
53
0.35%
-248
-1.66%
14,954
Brown
4,804
47.96%
5,068
50.60%
80
0.80%
64
0.64%
-264
-2.64%
10,016
Carlton
6,967
68.59%
2,742
27.00%
404
3.98%
44
0.43%
4,225
41.59%
10,157
Carver
2,816
37.64%
4,582
61.24%
60
0.80%
24
0.32%
-1,766
-23.60%
7,482
Cass
3,933
54.04%
3,179
43.68%
141
1.94%
25
0.34%
754
10.36%
7,278
Chippewa
3,888
58.50%
2,569
38.65%
163
2.45%
26
0.39%
1,319
19.85%
6,646
Chisago
3,184
52.50%
2,704
44.58%
160
2.64%
17
0.28%
480
7.92%
6,065
Clay
6,624
59.43%
4,302
38.60%
176
1.58%
43
0.39%
2,322
20.83%
11,145
Clearwater
2,793
66.31%
1,171
27.80%
230
5.46%
18
0.43%
1,622
38.51%
4,212
Cook
688
48.93%
674
47.94%
38
2.70%
6
0.43%
14
0.99%
1,406
Cottonwood
3,333
50.26%
3,222
48.58%
40
0.60%
37
0.56%
111
1.68%
6,632
Crow Wing
6,773
57.18%
4,702
39.70%
325
2.74%
45
0.38%
2,071
17.48%
11,845
Dakota
12,487
63.63%
6,819
34.75%
229
1.17%
88
0.45%
5,668
28.88%
19,623
Dodge
2,523
50.86%
2,381
47.99%
39
0.79%
18
0.36%
142
2.87%
4,961
Douglas
5,022
55.97%
3,744
41.73%
178
1.98%
29
0.32%
1,278
14.24%
8,973
Faribault
5,261
52.54%
4,619
46.13%
93
0.93%
41
0.41%
642
6.41%
10,014
Fillmore
4,414
43.58%
5,587
55.16%
104
1.03%
23
0.23%
-1,173
-11.58%
10,128
Freeborn
7,825
58.94%
5,238
39.45%
171
1.29%
42
0.32%
2,587
19.49%
13,276
Goodhue
7,313
51.42%
6,704
47.14%
141
0.99%
64
0.45%
609
4.28%
14,222
Grant
2,378
54.19%
1,789
40.77%
211
4.81%
10
0.23%
589
13.42%
4,388
Hennepin
151,920
53.83%
121,169
42.93%
7,090
2.51%
2,055
0.73%
30,751
10.90%
282,234
Houston
2,623
42.10%
3,540
56.81%
41
0.66%
27
0.43%
-917
-14.71%
6,231
Hubbard
2,044
48.20%
2,071
48.83%
112
2.64%
14
0.33%
-27
-0.63%
4,241
Isanti
2,758
55.23%
1,918
38.41%
208
4.16%
110
2.20%
840
16.82%
4,994
Itasca
9,653
65.60%
4,334
29.45%
638
4.34%
91
0.62%
5,319
36.15%
14,716
Jackson
4,541
65.16%
2,288
32.83%
112
1.61%
28
0.40%
2,253
32.33%
6,969
Kanabec
2,305
58.06%
1,531
38.56%
104
2.62%
30
0.76%
774
19.50%
3,970
Kandiyohi
7,204
62.14%
3,666
31.62%
679
5.86%
44
0.38%
3,538
30.52%
11,593
Kittson
2,970
71.00%
1,035
24.74%
160
3.83%
18
0.43%
1,935
46.26%
4,183
Koochiching
4,968
71.30%
1,718
24.66%
247
3.54%
35
0.50%
3,250
46.64%
6,968
Lac qui Parle
3,690
60.49%
2,330
38.20%
65
1.07%
15
0.25%
1,360
22.29%
6,100
Lake
2,555
68.52%
924
24.78%
216
5.79%
34
0.91%
1,631
43.74%
3,729
Lake of the Woods
1,302
64.94%
583
29.08%
101
5.04%
19
0.95%
719
35.86%
2,005
Le Sueur
4,890
55.39%
3,858
43.70%
53
0.60%
27
0.31%
1,032
11.69%
8,828
Lincoln
2,694
65.87%
1,312
32.08%
60
1.47%
24
0.59%
1,382
33.79%
4,090
Lyon
6,144
66.16%
3,054
32.89%
61
0.66%
27
0.29%
3,090
33.27%
9,286
Mahnomen
2,125
76.58%
579
20.86%
61
2.20%
10
0.36%
1,546
55.72%
2,775
Marshall
4,126
63.41%
2,090
32.12%
266
4.09%
25
0.38%
2,036
31.29%
6,507
Martin
6,015
55.88%
4,662
43.31%
58
0.54%
29
0.27%
1,353
12.57%
10,764
McLeod
3,987
45.74%
4,623
53.04%
74
0.85%
32
0.37%
-636
-7.30%
8,716
Meeker
4,333
53.73%
3,620
44.89%
89
1.10%
23
0.29%
713
8.84%
8,065
Mille Lacs
3,343
55.36%
2,502
41.43%
163
2.70%
31
0.51%
841
13.93%
6,039
Morrison
6,026
59.71%
3,922
38.86%
105
1.04%
39
0.39%
2,104
20.85%
10,092
Mower
9,468
61.88%
5,672
37.07%
104
0.68%
57
0.37%
3,796
24.81%
15,301
Murray
3,594
64.16%
1,951
34.83%
40
0.71%
17
0.30%
1,643
29.33%
5,602
Nicollet
3,663
50.01%
3,576
48.82%
57
0.78%
29
0.40%
87
1.19%
7,325
Nobles
5,090
60.73%
3,203
38.21%
66
0.79%
23
0.27%
1,887
22.52%
8,382
Norman
3,245
62.92%
1,695
32.87%
186
3.61%
31
0.60%
1,550
30.05%
5,157
Olmsted
9,155
52.41%
8,131
46.55%
112
0.64%
69
0.40%
1,024
5.86%
17,467
Otter Tail
6,546
36.02%
11,131
61.25%
437
2.40%
58
0.32%
-4,585
-25.23%
18,172
Pennington
3,402
60.66%
1,759
31.37%
416
7.42%
31
0.55%
1,643
29.29%
5,608
Pine
4,978
59.21%
3,069
36.51%
320
3.81%
40
0.48%
1,909
22.70%
8,407
Pipestone
2,804
54.13%
2,281
44.03%
74
1.43%
21
0.41%
523
10.10%
5,180
Polk
9,279
63.64%
4,662
31.98%
573
3.93%
66
0.45%
4,617
31.66%
14,580
Pope
3,251
59.52%
2,114
38.70%
78
1.43%
19
0.35%
1,137
20.82%
5,462
Ramsey
88,528
62.84%
48,142
34.17%
2,485
1.76%
1,732
1.23%
40,386
28.67%
140,887
Red Lake
1,771
71.76%
592
23.99%
95
3.85%
10
0.41%
1,179
47.77%
2,468
Redwood
4,182
49.52%
4,160
49.26%
70
0.83%
33
0.39%
22
0.26%
8,445
Renville
5,227
54.00%
4,297
44.40%
115
1.19%
40
0.41%
930
9.60%
9,679
Rice
5,832
47.33%
6,301
51.14%
110
0.89%
78
0.63%
-469
-3.81%
12,321
Rock
2,134
50.40%
2,035
48.06%
56
1.32%
9
0.21%
99
2.34%
4,234
Roseau
3,674
66.46%
1,458
26.37%
381
6.89%
15
0.27%
2,216
40.09%
5,528
St. Louis
62,553
64.29%
28,490
29.28%
5,154
5.30%
1,095
1.13%
34,063
35.01%
97,292
Scott
4,278
61.69%
2,583
37.25%
45
0.65%
29
0.42%
1,695
24.44%
6,935
Sherburne
1,958
50.27%
1,828
46.93%
98
2.52%
11
0.28%
130
3.34%
3,895
Sibley
2,818
45.77%
3,260
52.95%
51
0.83%
28
0.45%
-442
-7.18%
6,157
Stearns
15,261
59.37%
10,153
39.50%
202
0.79%
90
0.35%
5,108
19.87%
25,706
Steele
4,305
48.83%
4,451
50.49%
38
0.43%
22
0.25%
-146
-1.66%
8,816
Stevens
2,313
54.00%
1,928
45.02%
31
0.72%
11
0.26%
385
8.98%
4,283
Swift
4,082
63.11%
2,109
32.61%
254
3.93%
23
0.36%
1,973
30.50%
6,468
Todd
5,157
54.08%
4,166
43.69%
155
1.63%
57
0.60%
991
10.39%
9,535
Traverse
2,151
66.74%
1,008
31.28%
49
1.52%
15
0.47%
1,143
35.46%
3,223
Wabasha
3,730
52.52%
3,297
46.42%
42
0.59%
33
0.46%
433
6.10%
7,102
Wadena
2,556
51.98%
2,272
46.21%
76
1.55%
13
0.26%
284
5.77%
4,917
Waseca
3,120
46.71%
3,511
52.56%
28
0.42%
21
0.31%
-391
-5.85%
6,680
Washington
8,039
57.54%
5,686
40.70%
175
1.25%
70
0.50%
2,353
16.84%
13,970
Watonwan
3,039
53.33%
2,581
45.30%
52
0.91%
26
0.46%
458
8.03%
5,698
Wilkin
2,291
56.43%
1,700
41.87%
58
1.43%
11
0.27%
591
14.56%
4,060
Winona
8,281
54.08%
6,880
44.93%
66
0.43%
86
0.56%
1,401
9.15%
15,313
Wright
5,523
48.89%
5,589
49.47%
145
1.28%
40
0.35%
-66
-0.58%
11,297
Yellow Medicine
4,164
59.38%
2,693
38.41%
133
1.90%
22
0.31%
1,471
20.97%
7,012
Totals
692,966
57.16%
483,617
39.89%
27,866
2.30%
7,777
0.64%
209,349
17.27%
1,212,226
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
"1948 Presidential Election Results – Minnesota" . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
Our Campaigns; MN US President Race, November 02, 1948
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