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Elections / 1948 · President · AZ

Harry S. Truman carried Arizona D+10.0.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Arizona, 1948. The state ran 5.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Arizona result
177,065 votes counted
Truman (D)
95,251
53.8%
Dewey (R)
77,597
43.8%
Thurmond + others
4,217
2.4%
Margin
D+10.0
1948 presidential election
Arizona, 1948
TrumanD+10.0
1948 presidential margin by county for Arizona — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arizona — 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.Apache County, AZ · D+20.8Cochise County, AZ · D+22.6Coconino County, AZ · D+4.9Gila County, AZ · D+33.7Graham County, AZ · D+27.5Greenlee County, AZ · D+46.9Maricopa County, AZ · D+5.0Mohave County, AZ · D+12.2Navajo County, AZ · D+18.1Pima County, AZ · D+2.0Pinal County, AZ · D+22.8Santa Cruz County, AZ · D+14.5Yavapai County, AZ · D+1.7Yuma County, AZ · D+31.0
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic53.8%95,251
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican43.8%77,597
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights2.4%4,217
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Arizona's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −5.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.5%DR19122024
Arizona's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+30.8%
1916+21.8%
1920−11.2%
1924−5.8%
1928−15.3%
1932+36.5%
1936+42.9%
1940+27.5%
1944+17.9%
1948+10.0%
1952−16.7%
1956−22.1%
1960−11.1%
1964−0.8%
1968−19.8%
1972−31.3%
1976−16.6%
1980−32.4%
1984−33.9%
1988−21.2%
1992−2.0%
1996+2.2%
2000−6.3%
2004−10.5%
2008−8.5%
2012−9.0%
2016−3.5%
2020+0.3%
2024−5.5%
County results — 1948
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Apache CountyD
+20.8%
1,4809702,455
Cochise CountyD
+22.6%
6,1983,85410,370
Coconino CountyD
+4.9%
2,3092,0934,441
Gila CountyD
+33.7%
4,7802,3297,265
Graham CountyD
+27.5%
2,1391,2093,386
Greenlee CountyD
+46.9%
2,0696802,961
Maricopa CountyD
+5.0%
40,49836,58578,992
Mohave CountyD
+12.2%
1,4991,1672,712
Navajo CountyD
+18.1%
2,6691,8414,566
Pima CountyD
+2.0%
17,69216,96835,625
Pinal CountyD
+22.8%
3,5722,2325,887
Santa Cruz CountyD
+14.5%
1,4241,0582,519
Yavapai CountyD
+1.7%
4,4394,2878,922
Yuma CountyD
+31.0%
4,4832,3246,964