Elections / 1948 · President · IN
Indiana — 1948 presidential election
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Akashicstate1948 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentDeweyR+0.8
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 49.6% | 821,079 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 48.8% | 807,831 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 27,302 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Clay County, IN | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+14.9 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Delaware County, IN | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Fayette County, IN | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Greene County, IN | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Howard County, IN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Johnson County, IN | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+28.4 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Madison County, IN | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Pike County, IN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+3.8 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Warrick County, IN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+5.2 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
County-by-county results — 92 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 4,640 | 4,832 | 9,645 | |
| Allen County | R | 31,239 | 37,494 | 69,436 | |
| Bartholomew County | D | 7,960 | 7,804 | 16,012 | |
| Benton County | R | 2,317 | 3,224 | 5,570 | |
| Blackford County | D | 3,611 | 2,840 | 6,641 | |
| Boone County | R | 5,037 | 6,450 | 11,586 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,459 | 1,092 | 2,629 | |
| Carroll County | R | 3,845 | 4,597 | 8,514 | |
| Cass County | D | 10,086 | 9,105 | 19,385 | |
| Clark County | D | 10,953 | 7,001 | 18,153 | |
| Clay County | D | 5,965 | 5,654 | 11,905 | |
| Clinton County | R | 7,001 | 7,762 | 14,921 | |
| Crawford County | D | 2,625 | 2,427 | 5,167 | |
| Daviess County | R | 5,867 | 7,030 | 13,044 | |
| Dearborn County | D | 6,040 | 5,353 | 11,462 | |
| Decatur County | R | 3,808 | 5,163 | 9,066 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 5,439 | 6,941 | 12,652 | |
| Delaware County | D | 17,060 | 15,662 | 33,525 | |
| Dubois County | D | 6,564 | 4,295 | 10,928 | |
| Elkhart County | R | 13,703 | 18,999 | 33,517 | |
| Fayette County | D | 5,876 | 5,399 | 11,338 | |
| Floyd County | D | 10,593 | 8,367 | 19,121 | |
| Fountain County | R | 4,215 | 5,186 | 9,471 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,860 | 3,566 | 6,468 | |
| Fulton County | R | 3,233 | 4,930 | 8,398 | |
| Gibson County | D | 7,988 | 7,431 | 15,709 | |
| Grant County | R | 12,212 | 13,138 | 26,115 | |
| Greene County | D | 7,709 | 7,453 | 15,463 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 4,384 | 7,521 | 12,107 | |
| Hancock County | D | 4,948 | 4,721 | 9,826 | |
| Harrison County | D | 4,465 | 4,104 | 8,751 | |
| Hendricks County | R | 4,280 | 6,327 | 10,682 | |
| Henry County | R | 8,523 | 10,487 | 19,421 | |
| Howard County | D | 12,937 | 10,874 | 24,362 | |
| Huntington County | R | 7,202 | 8,178 | 15,723 | |
| Jackson County | D | 7,258 | 6,062 | 13,471 | |
| Jasper County | R | 2,216 | 4,320 | 6,603 | |
| Jay County | R | 5,520 | 5,635 | 11,442 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 4,302 | 5,166 | 9,604 | |
| Jennings County | R | 3,084 | 3,485 | 6,636 | |
| Johnson County | D | 6,216 | 6,151 | 12,454 | |
| Knox County | D | 11,650 | 9,250 | 21,182 | |
| Kosciusko County | R | 5,102 | 9,327 | 14,855 | |
| LaGrange County | R | 1,628 | 3,106 | 4,867 | |
| Lake County | D | 77,025 | 51,413 | 132,595 | |
| LaPorte County | R | 13,923 | 15,661 | 29,859 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 6,131 | 8,643 | 14,869 | |
| Madison County | D | 24,439 | 18,917 | 43,948 | |
| Marion County | R | 97,915 | 103,603 | 204,013 | |
| Marshall County | R | 5,661 | 7,873 | 13,819 | |
| Martin County | D | 2,788 | 2,230 | 5,073 | |
| Miami County | R | 6,538 | 7,083 | 13,863 | |
| Monroe County | R | 7,375 | 9,579 | 17,532 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 5,492 | 7,890 | 13,537 | |
| Morgan County | R | 4,428 | 5,677 | 10,297 | |
| Newton County | R | 1,483 | 3,312 | 4,845 | |
| Noble County | R | 4,676 | 6,503 | 11,344 | |
| Ohio County | D | 1,173 | 1,031 | 2,215 | |
| Orange County | R | 3,359 | 4,574 | 8,021 | |
| Owen County | R | 2,738 | 3,002 | 5,870 | |
| Parke County | R | 3,681 | 4,326 | 8,112 | |
| Perry County | D | 4,569 | 3,761 | 8,354 | |
| Pike County | R | 3,596 | 3,696 | 7,452 | |
| Porter County | R | 5,161 | 8,907 | 14,318 | |
| Posey County | D | 4,729 | 3,879 | 8,731 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 2,736 | 3,039 | 5,992 | |
| Putnam County | R | 4,814 | 5,072 | 9,963 | |
| Randolph County | R | 4,655 | 7,122 | 12,287 | |
| Ripley County | R | 4,574 | 5,313 | 9,961 | |
| Rush County | R | 3,814 | 5,362 | 9,321 | |
| Scott County | D | 3,128 | 2,429 | 5,635 | |
| Shelby County | D | 6,992 | 6,068 | 13,324 | |
| Spencer County | R | 4,163 | 4,496 | 8,726 | |
| St. Joseph County | D | 49,866 | 39,593 | 90,846 | |
| Starke County | R | 3,312 | 3,518 | 6,960 | |
| Steuben County | R | 1,996 | 4,341 | 6,452 | |
| Sullivan County | D | 6,705 | 4,824 | 11,801 | |
| Switzerland County | D | 2,375 | 1,839 | 4,247 | |
| Tippecanoe County | R | 10,825 | 17,034 | 28,107 | |
| Tipton County | R | 3,925 | 4,169 | 8,210 | |
| Union County | R | 1,049 | 1,859 | 2,939 | |
| Vanderburgh County | D | 32,640 | 27,584 | 60,956 | |
| Vermillion County | D | 5,426 | 4,685 | 10,404 | |
| Vigo County | D | 25,906 | 19,049 | 45,564 | |
| Wabash County | R | 4,692 | 8,149 | 13,245 | |
| Warren County | R | 1,391 | 2,444 | 3,869 | |
| Warrick County | D | 4,750 | 4,602 | 9,440 | |
| Washington County | D | 4,033 | 3,660 | 7,757 | |
| Wayne County | R | 10,749 | 15,445 | 26,716 | |
| Wells County | D | 4,726 | 4,288 | 9,094 | |
| White County | R | 3,849 | 4,911 | 8,813 | |
| Whitley County | R | 4,240 | 4,715 | 9,089 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.