Arkansas — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentTrumanD+40.7
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 61.7% | 149,659 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 21.0% | 50,959 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 17.3% | 41,857 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Benton County, AR | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+78.8 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+52.7 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+48.5 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Other / independent | D+19.1 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+62.3 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Lee County, AR | Other / independent | D+29.0 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Phillips County, AR | Other / independent | D+21.5 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+66.9 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Searcy County, AR | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+60.2 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Harry S. Truman+943 | 1,78153.1% | 73722.0% | 83825.0% | 3,356 |
| Ashley County | Harry S. Truman+1,477 | 1,84476.6% | 1978.2% | 36715.2% | 2,408 |
| Baxter County | Harry S. Truman+545 | 1,09862.4% | 55331.4% | 1096.2% | 1,760 |
| Benton County | Harry S. Truman+370 | 3,28150.4% | 2,91144.7% | 3214.9% | 6,513 |
| Boone County | Harry S. Truman+1,691 | 3,19063.9% | 1,49930.0% | 3066.1% | 4,995 |
| Bradley County | Harry S. Truman+878 | 1,42665.2% | 2139.7% | 54825.1% | 2,187 |
| Calhoun County | Harry S. Truman+663 | 76883.7% | 454.9% | 10511.4% | 918 |
| Carroll County | Harry S. Truman+507 | 2,03255.1% | 1,52541.4% | 1313.6% | 3,688 |
| Chicot County | Harry S. Truman+345 | 95254.0% | 20311.5% | 60734.4% | 1,762 |
| Clark County | Harry S. Truman+1,367 | 1,75069.7% | 38315.3% | 37615.0% | 2,509 |
| Clay County | Harry S. Truman+1,191 | 2,06966.9% | 87828.4% | 1444.7% | 3,091 |
| Cleburne County | Harry S. Truman+749 | 1,06173.3% | 31221.6% | 745.1% | 1,447 |
| Cleveland County | Harry S. Truman+431 | 67967.5% | 797.9% | 24824.7% | 1,006 |
| Columbia County | Harry S. Truman+812 | 1,78860.0% | 2177.3% | 97632.7% | 2,981 |
| Conway County | Harry S. Truman+1,346 | 1,77172.2% | 42517.3% | 25810.5% | 2,454 |
| Craighead County | Harry S. Truman+2,125 | 3,23863.4% | 75914.9% | 1,11321.8% | 5,110 |
| Crawford County | Harry S. Truman+728 | 1,73058.6% | 1,00233.9% | 2207.5% | 2,952 |
| Crittenden County | Other+1,067 | 59424.8% | 1375.7% | 1,66169.4% | 2,392 |
| Cross County | Harry S. Truman+148 | 1,10048.6% | 2139.4% | 95242.0% | 2,265 |
| Dallas County | Harry S. Truman+798 | 1,17469.0% | 1528.9% | 37622.1% | 1,702 |
| Desha County | Harry S. Truman+1,444 | 2,12270.0% | 2337.7% | 67822.4% | 3,033 |
| Drew County | Harry S. Truman+563 | 1,20459.4% | 1829.0% | 64131.6% | 2,027 |
| Faulkner County | Harry S. Truman+2,027 | 2,65373.8% | 62617.4% | 3188.8% | 3,597 |
| Franklin County | Harry S. Truman+1,200 | 1,59176.1% | 39118.7% | 1105.3% | 2,092 |
| Fulton County | Harry S. Truman+511 | 85069.3% | 33927.6% | 383.1% | 1,227 |
| Garland County | Harry S. Truman+1,478 | 3,76452.6% | 2,28632.0% | 1,10415.4% | 7,154 |
| Grant County | Harry S. Truman+652 | 88371.5% | 1219.8% | 23118.7% | 1,235 |
| Greene County | Harry S. Truman+2,155 | 2,65778.4% | 50214.8% | 2316.8% | 3,390 |
| Hempstead County | Harry S. Truman+683 | 1,68354.8% | 38612.6% | 1,00032.6% | 3,069 |
| Hot Spring County | Harry S. Truman+1,377 | 1,93269.9% | 55520.1% | 27710.0% | 2,764 |
| Howard County | Harry S. Truman+1,047 | 1,25075.7% | 19912.0% | 20312.3% | 1,652 |
| Independence County | Harry S. Truman+1,485 | 2,34066.1% | 85524.1% | 3469.8% | 3,541 |
| Izard County | Harry S. Truman+1,043 | 1,28381.9% | 24015.3% | 432.7% | 1,566 |
| Jackson County | Harry S. Truman+2,358 | 2,69682.4% | 33810.3% | 2367.2% | 3,270 |
| Jefferson County | Harry S. Truman+3,134 | 5,08661.9% | 1,17614.3% | 1,95223.8% | 8,214 |
| Johnson County | Harry S. Truman+1,042 | 1,56569.6% | 52323.3% | 1617.2% | 2,249 |
| Lafayette County | Harry S. Truman+89 | 70049.2% | 1137.9% | 61142.9% | 1,424 |
| Lawrence County | Harry S. Truman+1,504 | 2,00174.9% | 49718.6% | 1746.5% | 2,672 |
| Lee County | Other+340 | 52835.4% | 956.4% | 86858.2% | 1,491 |
| Lincoln County | Harry S. Truman+730 | 1,10865.9% | 37822.5% | 19511.6% | 1,681 |
| Little River County | Harry S. Truman+445 | 90059.1% | 16911.1% | 45529.9% | 1,524 |
| Logan County | Harry S. Truman+1,228 | 2,13066.7% | 90228.3% | 1605.0% | 3,192 |
| Lonoke County | Harry S. Truman+1,522 | 2,06569.0% | 38312.8% | 54318.2% | 2,991 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+160 | 2,04147.5% | 2,20151.2% | 551.3% | 4,297 |
| Marion County | Harry S. Truman+752 | 1,13372.6% | 38124.4% | 473.0% | 1,561 |
| Miller County | Harry S. Truman+1,609 | 2,85062.2% | 48810.7% | 1,24127.1% | 4,579 |
| Mississippi County | Harry S. Truman+1,962 | 3,76359.4% | 77112.2% | 1,80128.4% | 6,335 |
| Monroe County | Harry S. Truman+811 | 1,43160.9% | 29912.7% | 62026.4% | 2,350 |
| Montgomery County | Harry S. Truman+699 | 93575.2% | 23619.0% | 725.8% | 1,243 |
| Nevada County | Harry S. Truman+710 | 1,14064.3% | 20211.4% | 43024.3% | 1,772 |
| Newton County | Thomas E. Dewey+31 | 84848.5% | 87950.3% | 211.2% | 1,748 |
| Ouachita County | Harry S. Truman+2,288 | 3,31568.8% | 4769.9% | 1,02721.3% | 4,818 |
| Perry County | Harry S. Truman+530 | 73167.0% | 20118.4% | 15914.6% | 1,091 |
| Phillips County | Other+712 | 1,01832.8% | 35111.3% | 1,73055.8% | 3,099 |
| Pike County | Harry S. Truman+741 | 99773.8% | 25618.9% | 987.3% | 1,351 |
| Poinsett County | Harry S. Truman+1,563 | 2,41565.2% | 43511.8% | 85223.0% | 3,702 |
| Polk County | Harry S. Truman+863 | 1,41766.2% | 55425.9% | 1697.9% | 2,140 |
| Pope County | Harry S. Truman+1,761 | 2,52567.9% | 76420.6% | 42711.5% | 3,716 |
| Prairie County | Harry S. Truman+622 | 1,02060.8% | 26015.5% | 39823.7% | 1,678 |
| Pulaski County | Harry S. Truman+7,210 | 13,12053.2% | 5,91024.0% | 5,60922.8% | 24,639 |
| Randolph County | Harry S. Truman+1,762 | 2,13981.2% | 37714.3% | 1174.4% | 2,633 |
| Saline County | Harry S. Truman+1,662 | 2,07072.2% | 39013.6% | 40814.2% | 2,868 |
| Scott County | Harry S. Truman+833 | 1,09377.6% | 26018.5% | 553.9% | 1,408 |
| Searcy County | Harry S. Truman+141 | 1,20551.8% | 1,06445.7% | 572.5% | 2,326 |
| Sebastian County | Harry S. Truman+2,147 | 5,07557.4% | 2,92833.1% | 8459.6% | 8,848 |
| Sevier County | Harry S. Truman+1,047 | 1,31471.5% | 26714.5% | 25613.9% | 1,837 |
| Sharp County | Harry S. Truman+783 | 1,07874.2% | 29520.3% | 805.5% | 1,453 |
| St. Francis County | Harry S. Truman+45 | 1,01146.9% | 1788.3% | 96644.8% | 2,155 |
| Stone County | Harry S. Truman+542 | 1,18661.8% | 64433.6% | 894.6% | 1,919 |
| Union County | Harry S. Truman+3,876 | 5,58867.0% | 1,03912.5% | 1,71220.5% | 8,339 |
| Van Buren County | Harry S. Truman+707 | 1,32464.0% | 61729.8% | 1296.2% | 2,070 |
| Washington County | Harry S. Truman+634 | 3,49349.4% | 2,85940.4% | 72210.2% | 7,074 |
| White County | Harry S. Truman+2,360 | 3,19369.0% | 83318.0% | 59913.0% | 4,625 |
| Woodruff County | Harry S. Truman+394 | 1,00855.1% | 20711.3% | 61433.6% | 1,829 |
| Yell County | Harry S. Truman+1,458 | 1,86677.1% | 40816.9% | 1476.1% | 2,421 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.