Strom Thurmond carried Alabama. Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Alabama, 1948. Strom Thurmond won the state as a third-party candidate; the R+19.0 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 23.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).
Elections › 1948 › President › Alabama Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
akashic Alabama result
214,980 votes counted
Thurmond + others
174,050
81.0%
akashic 1948 presidential election
Alabama, 1948
Dewey R+19.0
1948 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1948 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1948 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1948 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states. Tennessee Florida Georgia Mississippi Autauga County, AL · R+8.6 Baldwin County, AL · R+22.3 Barbour County, AL · R+5.6 Bibb County, AL · R+9.2 Blount County, AL · R+30.1 Bullock County, AL · R+1.2 Butler County, AL · R+6.5 Calhoun County, AL · R+20.5 Chambers County, AL · R+12.3 Cherokee County, AL · R+16.8 Chilton County, AL · R+44.4 Choctaw County, AL · R+1.1 Clarke County, AL · R+2.2 Clay County, AL · R+25.8 Cleburne County, AL · R+30.9 Coffee County, AL · R+5.3 Colbert County, AL · R+15.6 Conecuh County, AL · R+4.5 Coosa County, AL · R+24.5 Covington County, AL · R+5.2 Crenshaw County, AL · R+2.7 Cullman County, AL · R+32.7 Dale County, AL · R+14.4 Dallas County, AL · R+4.6 DeKalb County, AL · R+43.3 Elmore County, AL · R+6.5 Escambia County, AL · R+10.0 Etowah County, AL · R+21.1 Fayette County, AL · R+35.8 Franklin County, AL · R+44.1 Geneva County, AL · R+13.5 Greene County, AL · R+4.7 Hale County, AL · R+4.0 Henry County, AL · R+4.3 Houston County, AL · R+13.5 Jackson County, AL · R+25.7 Jefferson County, AL · R+19.2 Lamar County, AL · R+11.1 Lauderdale County, AL · R+14.3 Lawrence County, AL · R+19.8 Lee County, AL · R+12.9 Limestone County, AL · R+5.7 Lowndes County, AL · R+1.6 Macon County, AL · R+9.1 Madison County, AL · R+13.2 Marengo County, AL · R+3.4 Marion County, AL · R+32.8 Marshall County, AL · R+25.7 Mobile County, AL · R+19.4 Monroe County, AL · R+1.8 Montgomery County, AL · R+11.1 Morgan County, AL · R+11.7 Perry County, AL · R+2.8 Pickens County, AL · R+6.0 Pike County, AL · R+4.7 Randolph County, AL · R+27.1 Russell County, AL · R+5.3 Shelby County, AL · R+32.7 St. Clair County, AL · R+35.7 Sumter County, AL · R+4.7 Talladega County, AL · R+16.0 Tallapoosa County, AL · R+6.3 Tuscaloosa County, AL · R+12.1 Walker County, AL · R+30.7 Washington County, AL · R+2.3 Wilcox County, AL · R+1.2 Winston County, AL · R+64.3 How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Strom Thurmond ✓ States' Rights 81.0% 174,050 Thomas E. Dewey Republican 19.0% 40,930 Harry S. Truman Democratic 0.0% 0
67 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Alabama's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024. flipped R · 1980 −30.5% D R 1876 2024 Alabama's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1876 +20.0% 1880 +22.9% 1884 +22.0% 1888 +34.3% 1892 +55.5% 1896 +38.4% 1900 +26.0% 1904 +52.7% 1908 +46.4% 1912 +61.7% 1916 +54.1% 1920 +34.8% 1924 +42.7% 1928 +3.0% 1932 +70.6% 1936 +73.6% 1940 +70.9% 1944 +63.1% 1948 −19.0% 1952 +29.5% 1956 +17.1% 1960 +14.3% 1964 −69.5% 1968 +4.7% 1972 −46.9% 1976 +13.1% 1980 −1.3% 1984 −22.4% 1988 −19.3% 1992 −6.8% 1996 −7.0% 2000 −14.9% 2004 −25.6% 2008 −21.6% 2012 −22.2% 2016 −28.1% 2020 −25.5% 2024 −30.5%
akashic County results — 1948
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Autauga County O 0 110 1,286 Baldwin County O 0 767 3,445 Barbour County O 0 101 1,788 Bibb County O 0 123 1,343 Blount County O 0 771 2,563 Bullock County O 0 10 809 Butler County O 0 91 1,409 Calhoun County O 0 856 4,181 Chambers County O 0 218 1,767 Cherokee County O 0 217 1,293 Chilton County O 0 1,584 3,569 Choctaw County O 0 16 1,457 Clarke County O 0 47 2,110 Clay County O 0 387 1,502 Cleburne County O 0 317 1,027 Coffee County O 0 113 2,152 Colbert County O 0 488 3,125 Conecuh County O 0 64 1,409 Coosa County O 0 275 1,124 Covington County O 0 154 2,936 Crenshaw County O 0 38 1,432 Cullman County O 0 1,755 5,364 Dale County O 0 230 1,602 Dallas County O 0 132 2,870 DeKalb County O 0 2,743 6,333 Elmore County O 0 167 2,570 Escambia County O 0 188 1,882 Etowah County O 0 1,615 7,661 Fayette County O 0 580 1,622 Franklin County O 0 2,555 5,794 Geneva County O 0 286 2,123 Greene County O 0 31 656 Hale County O 0 43 1,087 Henry County O 0 47 1,088 Houston County O 0 426 3,165 Jackson County O 0 603 2,347 Jefferson County O 0 7,261 37,861 Lamar County O 0 180 1,622 Lauderdale County O 0 546 3,822 Lawrence County O 0 357 1,806 Lee County O 0 258 2,007 Limestone County O 0 112 1,982 Lowndes County O 0 13 792 Macon County O 0 110 1,211 Madison County O 0 466 3,526 Marengo County O 0 67 1,943 Marion County O 0 813 2,476 Marshall County O 0 870 3,387 Mobile County O 0 2,685 13,835 Monroe County O 0 31 1,725 Montgomery County O 0 802 7,204 Morgan County O 0 512 4,382 Perry County O 0 30 1,081 Pickens County O 0 91 1,524 Pike County O 0 87 1,834 Randolph County O 0 469 1,730 Russell County O 0 94 1,776 Shelby County O 0 921 2,820 St. Clair County O 0 1,063 2,980 Sumter County O 0 52 1,113 Talladega County O 0 593 3,705 Tallapoosa County O 0 156 2,474 Tuscaloosa County O 0 658 5,455 Walker County O 0 1,852 6,028 Washington County O 0 31 1,344 Wilcox County O 0 14 1,176 Winston County R 0 1,588 2,468
Alabama’s full place page · 1948 national results 