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Elections / 1948 · President · AR

Harry S. Truman carried Arkansas D+40.7.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Arkansas, 1948. The state ran 36.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)

Arkansas result
242,475 votes counted
Truman (D)
149,659
61.7%
Dewey (R)
50,959
21.0%
Thurmond + others
41,857
17.3%
Margin
D+40.7
1948 presidential election
Arkansas, 1948
TrumanD+40.7
1948 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+31.1Ashley County, AR · D+68.4Baxter County, AR · D+31.0Benton County, AR · D+5.7Boone County, AR · D+33.9Bradley County, AR · D+55.5Calhoun County, AR · D+78.8Carroll County, AR · D+13.7Chicot County, AR · D+42.5Clark County, AR · D+54.5Clay County, AR · D+38.5Cleburne County, AR · D+51.8Cleveland County, AR · D+59.6Columbia County, AR · D+52.7Conway County, AR · D+54.8Craighead County, AR · D+48.5Crawford County, AR · D+24.7Crittenden County, AR · D+19.1Cross County, AR · D+39.2Dallas County, AR · D+60.0Desha County, AR · D+62.3Drew County, AR · D+50.4Faulkner County, AR · D+56.4Franklin County, AR · D+57.4Fulton County, AR · D+41.6Garland County, AR · D+20.7Grant County, AR · D+61.7Greene County, AR · D+63.6Hempstead County, AR · D+42.3Hot Spring County, AR · D+49.8Howard County, AR · D+63.6Independence County, AR · D+41.9Izard County, AR · D+66.6Jackson County, AR · D+72.1Jefferson County, AR · D+47.6Johnson County, AR · D+46.3Lafayette County, AR · D+41.2Lawrence County, AR · D+56.3Lee County, AR · D+29.0Lincoln County, AR · D+43.4Little River County, AR · D+48.0Logan County, AR · D+38.5Lonoke County, AR · D+56.2Madison County, AR · R+3.7Marion County, AR · D+48.2Miller County, AR · D+51.6Mississippi County, AR · D+47.2Monroe County, AR · D+48.2Montgomery County, AR · D+56.2Nevada County, AR · D+52.9Newton County, AR · R+1.8Ouachita County, AR · D+58.9Perry County, AR · D+48.6Phillips County, AR · D+21.5Pike County, AR · D+54.8Poinsett County, AR · D+53.5Polk County, AR · D+40.3Pope County, AR · D+47.4Prairie County, AR · D+45.3Pulaski County, AR · D+29.3Randolph County, AR · D+66.9Saline County, AR · D+58.6Scott County, AR · D+59.2Searcy County, AR · D+6.1Sebastian County, AR · D+24.3Sevier County, AR · D+57.0Sharp County, AR · D+53.9St. Francis County, AR · D+38.7Stone County, AR · D+28.2Union County, AR · D+54.6Van Buren County, AR · D+34.2Washington County, AR · D+9.0White County, AR · D+51.0Woodruff County, AR · D+43.8Yell County, AR · D+60.2
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic61.7%149,659
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican21.0%50,959
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights17.3%41,857
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1948
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+31.1%
1,7817373,356
Ashley CountyD
+68.4%
1,8441972,408
Baxter CountyD
+31.0%
1,0985531,760
Benton CountyD
+5.7%
3,2812,9116,513
Boone CountyD
+33.9%
3,1901,4994,995
Bradley CountyD
+55.5%
1,4262132,187
Calhoun CountyD
+78.8%
76845918
Carroll CountyD
+13.7%
2,0321,5253,688
Chicot CountyD
+42.5%
9522031,762
Clark CountyD
+54.5%
1,7503832,509
Clay CountyD
+38.5%
2,0698783,091
Cleburne CountyD
+51.8%
1,0613121,447
Cleveland CountyD
+59.6%
679791,006
Columbia CountyD
+52.7%
1,7882172,981
Conway CountyD
+54.8%
1,7714252,454
Craighead CountyD
+48.5%
3,2387595,110
Crawford CountyD
+24.7%
1,7301,0022,952
Crittenden CountyO
+19.1%
5941372,392
Cross CountyD
+39.2%
1,1002132,265
Dallas CountyD
+60.0%
1,1741521,702
Desha CountyD
+62.3%
2,1222333,033
Drew CountyD
+50.4%
1,2041822,027
Faulkner CountyD
+56.4%
2,6536263,597
Franklin CountyD
+57.4%
1,5913912,092
Fulton CountyD
+41.6%
8503391,227
Garland CountyD
+20.7%
3,7642,2867,154
Grant CountyD
+61.7%
8831211,235
Greene CountyD
+63.6%
2,6575023,390
Hempstead CountyD
+42.3%
1,6833863,069
Hot Spring CountyD
+49.8%
1,9325552,764
Howard CountyD
+63.6%
1,2501991,652
Independence CountyD
+41.9%
2,3408553,541
Izard CountyD
+66.6%
1,2832401,566
Jackson CountyD
+72.1%
2,6963383,270
Jefferson CountyD
+47.6%
5,0861,1768,214
Johnson CountyD
+46.3%
1,5655232,249
Lafayette CountyD
+41.2%
7001131,424
Lawrence CountyD
+56.3%
2,0014972,672
Lee CountyO
+29.0%
528951,491
Lincoln CountyD
+43.4%
1,1083781,681
Little River CountyD
+48.0%
9001691,524
Logan CountyD
+38.5%
2,1309023,192
Lonoke CountyD
+56.2%
2,0653832,991
Madison CountyR
−3.7%
2,0412,2014,297
Marion CountyD
+48.2%
1,1333811,561
Miller CountyD
+51.6%
2,8504884,579
Mississippi CountyD
+47.2%
3,7637716,335
Monroe CountyD
+48.2%
1,4312992,350
Montgomery CountyD
+56.2%
9352361,243
Nevada CountyD
+52.9%
1,1402021,772
Newton CountyR
−1.8%
8488791,748
Ouachita CountyD
+58.9%
3,3154764,818
Perry CountyD
+48.6%
7312011,091
Phillips CountyO
+21.5%
1,0183513,099
Pike CountyD
+54.8%
9972561,351
Poinsett CountyD
+53.5%
2,4154353,702
Polk CountyD
+40.3%
1,4175542,140
Pope CountyD
+47.4%
2,5257643,716
Prairie CountyD
+45.3%
1,0202601,678
Pulaski CountyD
+29.3%
13,1205,91024,639
Randolph CountyD
+66.9%
2,1393772,633
Saline CountyD
+58.6%
2,0703902,868
Scott CountyD
+59.2%
1,0932601,408
Searcy CountyD
+6.1%
1,2051,0642,326
Sebastian CountyD
+24.3%
5,0752,9288,848
Sevier CountyD
+57.0%
1,3142671,837
Sharp CountyD
+53.9%
1,0782951,453
St. Francis CountyD
+38.7%
1,0111782,155
Stone CountyD
+28.2%
1,1866441,919
Union CountyD
+54.6%
5,5881,0398,339
Van Buren CountyD
+34.2%
1,3246172,070
Washington CountyD
+9.0%
3,4932,8597,074
White CountyD
+51.0%
3,1938334,625
Woodruff CountyD
+43.8%
1,0082071,829
Yell CountyD
+60.2%
1,8664082,421