Colorado — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionColorado · PresidentTrumanD+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 51.9% | 267,288 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 46.5% | 239,714 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 8,235 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Baca County, CO | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Bent County, CO | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Delta County, CO | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Dolores County, CO | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Mesa County, CO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Montrose County, CO | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Otero County, CO | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Teller County, CO | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+8.8 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Harry S. Truman+1,821 | 6,24057.8% | 4,41941.0% | 1321.2% | 10,791 |
| Alamosa County | Harry S. Truman+445 | 2,39554.8% | 1,95044.6% | 290.7% | 4,374 |
| Arapahoe County | Harry S. Truman+981 | 7,94352.7% | 6,96246.2% | 1751.2% | 15,080 |
| Archuleta County | Harry S. Truman+118 | 59755.1% | 47944.2% | 80.7% | 1,084 |
| Baca County | Harry S. Truman+108 | 1,36851.6% | 1,26047.5% | 240.9% | 2,652 |
| Bent County | Harry S. Truman+362 | 1,65855.6% | 1,29643.4% | 301.0% | 2,984 |
| Boulder County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,543 | 8,79244.3% | 10,33552.1% | 7123.6% | 19,839 |
| Chaffee County | Harry S. Truman+589 | 2,06557.7% | 1,47641.2% | 391.1% | 3,580 |
| Cheyenne County | Thomas E. Dewey+56 | 65747.4% | 71351.4% | 161.2% | 1,386 |
| Clear Creek County | Thomas E. Dewey+26 | 81048.7% | 83650.2% | 181.1% | 1,664 |
| Conejos County | Harry S. Truman+704 | 2,23658.4% | 1,53240.0% | 591.5% | 3,827 |
| Costilla County | Harry S. Truman+642 | 1,56361.7% | 92136.4% | 481.9% | 2,532 |
| Crowley County | Thomas E. Dewey+23 | 1,00449.2% | 1,02750.3% | 90.4% | 2,040 |
| Custer County | Thomas E. Dewey+163 | 38440.7% | 54758.0% | 121.3% | 943 |
| Delta County | Harry S. Truman+13 | 3,17149.0% | 3,15848.8% | 1402.2% | 6,469 |
| Denver County | Harry S. Truman+13,125 | 89,48952.9% | 76,36445.2% | 3,2141.9% | 169,067 |
| Dolores County | Harry S. Truman+83 | 43554.3% | 35243.9% | 141.7% | 801 |
| Douglas County | Thomas E. Dewey+212 | 76743.7% | 97955.8% | 100.6% | 1,756 |
| Eagle County | Harry S. Truman+270 | 1,00855.1% | 73840.3% | 854.6% | 1,831 |
| El Paso County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,414 | 12,29143.2% | 15,70555.3% | 4231.5% | 28,419 |
| Elbert County | Thomas E. Dewey+282 | 87342.6% | 1,15556.4% | 211.0% | 2,049 |
| Fremont County | Thomas E. Dewey+344 | 4,07747.3% | 4,42151.2% | 1291.5% | 8,627 |
| Garfield County | Thomas E. Dewey+52 | 2,36449.0% | 2,41650.1% | 420.9% | 4,822 |
| Gilpin County | Thomas E. Dewey+6 | 29648.4% | 30249.4% | 132.1% | 611 |
| Grand County | Thomas E. Dewey+14 | 76348.8% | 77749.7% | 221.4% | 1,562 |
| Gunnison County | Harry S. Truman+223 | 1,32653.2% | 1,10344.2% | 652.6% | 2,494 |
| Hinsdale County | Thomas E. Dewey+58 | 7536.1% | 13363.9% | 00.0% | 208 |
| Huerfano County | Harry S. Truman+1,607 | 3,44863.7% | 1,84134.0% | 1212.2% | 5,410 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+36 | 29147.1% | 32752.9% | 00.0% | 618 |
| Jefferson County | Thomas E. Dewey+758 | 9,14547.4% | 9,90351.3% | 2601.3% | 19,308 |
| Kiowa County | Thomas E. Dewey+99 | 65946.1% | 75853.0% | 141.0% | 1,431 |
| Kit Carson County | Thomas E. Dewey+592 | 1,28140.3% | 1,87358.9% | 270.8% | 3,181 |
| La Plata County | Thomas E. Dewey+199 | 2,53647.3% | 2,73551.0% | 891.7% | 5,360 |
| Lake County | Harry S. Truman+743 | 1,58163.2% | 83833.5% | 833.3% | 2,502 |
| Larimer County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,751 | 7,06241.5% | 9,81357.6% | 1540.9% | 17,029 |
| Las Animas County | Harry S. Truman+4,134 | 7,58667.7% | 3,45230.8% | 1721.5% | 11,210 |
| Lincoln County | Thomas E. Dewey+40 | 1,23148.9% | 1,27150.5% | 140.6% | 2,516 |
| Logan County | Thomas E. Dewey+44 | 3,17949.3% | 3,22350.0% | 460.7% | 6,448 |
| Mesa County | Harry S. Truman+1,815 | 8,40155.3% | 6,58643.4% | 1981.3% | 15,185 |
| Mineral County | Harry S. Truman+46 | 19056.7% | 14443.0% | 10.3% | 335 |
| Moffat County | Thomas E. Dewey+160 | 1,10146.0% | 1,26152.7% | 291.2% | 2,391 |
| Montezuma County | Harry S. Truman+23 | 1,65349.9% | 1,63049.2% | 300.9% | 3,313 |
| Montrose County | Harry S. Truman+71 | 2,54449.7% | 2,47348.3% | 991.9% | 5,116 |
| Morgan County | Thomas E. Dewey+505 | 2,91245.6% | 3,41753.5% | 530.8% | 6,382 |
| Otero County | Harry S. Truman+4,329 | 8,64066.3% | 4,31133.1% | 810.6% | 13,032 |
| Ouray County | Thomas E. Dewey+113 | 46144.1% | 57454.9% | 101.0% | 1,045 |
| Park County | Thomas E. Dewey+132 | 50543.8% | 63755.3% | 100.9% | 1,152 |
| Phillips County | Thomas E. Dewey+144 | 93245.5% | 1,07652.5% | 412.0% | 2,049 |
| Pitkin County | Harry S. Truman+90 | 40954.5% | 31942.5% | 233.1% | 751 |
| Prowers County | Thomas E. Dewey+8 | 2,49749.5% | 2,50549.6% | 450.9% | 5,047 |
| Pueblo County | Harry S. Truman+8,881 | 21,63761.7% | 12,75636.4% | 6481.8% | 35,041 |
| Rio Blanco County | Thomas E. Dewey+229 | 75242.9% | 98156.0% | 181.0% | 1,751 |
| Rio Grande County | Thomas E. Dewey+235 | 1,81446.8% | 2,04952.9% | 130.3% | 3,876 |
| Routt County | Harry S. Truman+596 | 2,08857.2% | 1,49240.9% | 711.9% | 3,651 |
| Saguache County | Harry S. Truman+95 | 1,00952.1% | 91447.2% | 140.7% | 1,937 |
| San Juan County | Harry S. Truman+19 | 34849.7% | 32947.0% | 233.3% | 700 |
| San Miguel County | Harry S. Truman+162 | 61356.8% | 45141.8% | 151.4% | 1,079 |
| Sedgwick County | Thomas E. Dewey+186 | 83444.7% | 1,02054.6% | 130.7% | 1,867 |
| Summit County | Harry S. Truman+86 | 37856.0% | 29243.3% | 50.7% | 675 |
| Teller County | Harry S. Truman+31 | 77950.4% | 74848.4% | 201.3% | 1,547 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+332 | 1,30444.1% | 1,63655.3% | 180.6% | 2,958 |
| Weld County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,512 | 10,93446.3% | 12,44652.7% | 2591.1% | 23,639 |
| Yuma County | Thomas E. Dewey+370 | 1,90745.3% | 2,27754.0% | 290.7% | 4,213 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.