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Elections / 1948 · President · CO

Harry S. Truman carried Colorado D+5.4.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Colorado, 1948. The state ran 0.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Colorado result
515,237 votes counted
Truman (D)
267,288
51.9%
Dewey (R)
239,714
46.5%
Thurmond + others
8,235
1.6%
Margin
D+5.4
1948 presidential election
Colorado, 1948
TrumanD+5.4
1948 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 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.Adams County, CO · D+16.9Alamosa County, CO · D+10.2Arapahoe County, CO · D+6.5Archuleta County, CO · D+10.9Baca County, CO · D+4.1Bent County, CO · D+12.1Boulder County, CO · R+7.8Chaffee County, CO · D+16.5Cheyenne County, CO · R+4.0Clear Creek County, CO · R+1.6Conejos County, CO · D+18.4Costilla County, CO · D+25.4Crowley County, CO · R+1.1Custer County, CO · R+17.3Delta County, CO · TiedDenver County, CO · D+7.8Dolores County, CO · D+10.4Douglas County, CO · R+12.1Eagle County, CO · D+14.7El Paso County, CO · R+12.0Elbert County, CO · R+13.8Fremont County, CO · R+4.0Garfield County, CO · R+1.1Gilpin County, CO · R+1.0Grand County, CO · R+0.9Gunnison County, CO · D+8.9Hinsdale County, CO · R+27.9Huerfano County, CO · D+29.7Jackson County, CO · R+5.8Jefferson County, CO · R+3.9Kiowa County, CO · R+6.9Kit Carson County, CO · R+18.6La Plata County, CO · R+3.7Lake County, CO · D+29.7Larimer County, CO · R+16.2Las Animas County, CO · D+36.9Lincoln County, CO · R+1.6Logan County, CO · R+0.7Mesa County, CO · D+12.0Mineral County, CO · D+13.7Moffat County, CO · R+6.7Montezuma County, CO · D+0.7Montrose County, CO · D+1.4Morgan County, CO · R+7.9Otero County, CO · D+33.2Ouray County, CO · R+10.8Park County, CO · R+11.5Phillips County, CO · R+7.0Pitkin County, CO · D+12.0Prowers County, CO · TiedPueblo County, CO · D+25.3Rio Blanco County, CO · R+13.1Rio Grande County, CO · R+6.1Routt County, CO · D+16.3Saguache County, CO · D+4.9San Juan County, CO · D+2.7San Miguel County, CO · D+15.0Sedgwick County, CO · R+10.0Summit County, CO · D+12.7Teller County, CO · D+2.0Washington County, CO · R+11.2Weld County, CO · R+6.4Yuma County, CO · R+8.8
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic51.9%267,288
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican46.5%239,714
OtherAll other candidates1.6%8,235
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1948
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+16.9%
6,2404,41910,791
Alamosa CountyD
+10.2%
2,3951,9504,374
Arapahoe CountyD
+6.5%
7,9436,96215,080
Archuleta CountyD
+10.9%
5974791,084
Baca CountyD
+4.1%
1,3681,2602,652
Bent CountyD
+12.1%
1,6581,2962,984
Boulder CountyR
−7.8%
8,79210,33519,839
Chaffee CountyD
+16.5%
2,0651,4763,580
Cheyenne CountyR
−4.0%
6577131,386
Clear Creek CountyR
−1.6%
8108361,664
Conejos CountyD
+18.4%
2,2361,5323,827
Costilla CountyD
+25.4%
1,5639212,532
Crowley CountyR
−1.1%
1,0041,0272,040
Custer CountyR
−17.3%
384547943
Delta CountyD
+0.2%
3,1713,1586,469
Denver CountyD
+7.8%
89,48976,364169,067
Dolores CountyD
+10.4%
435352801
Douglas CountyR
−12.1%
7679791,756
Eagle CountyD
+14.7%
1,0087381,831
El Paso CountyR
−12.0%
12,29115,70528,419
Elbert CountyR
−13.8%
8731,1552,049
Fremont CountyR
−4.0%
4,0774,4218,627
Garfield CountyR
−1.1%
2,3642,4164,822
Gilpin CountyR
−1.0%
296302611
Grand CountyR
−0.9%
7637771,562
Gunnison CountyD
+8.9%
1,3261,1032,494
Hinsdale CountyR
−27.9%
75133208
Huerfano CountyD
+29.7%
3,4481,8415,410
Jackson CountyR
−5.8%
291327618
Jefferson CountyR
−3.9%
9,1459,90319,308
Kiowa CountyR
−6.9%
6597581,431
Kit Carson CountyR
−18.6%
1,2811,8733,181
La Plata CountyR
−3.7%
2,5362,7355,360
Lake CountyD
+29.7%
1,5818382,502
Larimer CountyR
−16.2%
7,0629,81317,029
Las Animas CountyD
+36.9%
7,5863,45211,210
Lincoln CountyR
−1.6%
1,2311,2712,516
Logan CountyR
−0.7%
3,1793,2236,448
Mesa CountyD
+12.0%
8,4016,58615,185
Mineral CountyD
+13.7%
190144335
Moffat CountyR
−6.7%
1,1011,2612,391
Montezuma CountyD
+0.7%
1,6531,6303,313
Montrose CountyD
+1.4%
2,5442,4735,116
Morgan CountyR
−7.9%
2,9123,4176,382
Otero CountyD
+33.2%
8,6404,31113,032
Ouray CountyR
−10.8%
4615741,045
Park CountyR
−11.5%
5056371,152
Phillips CountyR
−7.0%
9321,0762,049
Pitkin CountyD
+12.0%
409319751
Prowers CountyR
−0.2%
2,4972,5055,047
Pueblo CountyD
+25.3%
21,63712,75635,041
Rio Blanco CountyR
−13.1%
7529811,751
Rio Grande CountyR
−6.1%
1,8142,0493,876
Routt CountyD
+16.3%
2,0881,4923,651
Saguache CountyD
+4.9%
1,0099141,937
San Juan CountyD
+2.7%
348329700
San Miguel CountyD
+15.0%
6134511,079
Sedgwick CountyR
−10.0%
8341,0201,867
Summit CountyD
+12.7%
378292675
Teller CountyD
+2.0%
7797481,547
Washington CountyR
−11.2%
1,3041,6362,958
Weld CountyR
−6.4%
10,93412,44623,639
Yuma CountyR
−8.8%
1,9072,2774,213