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Elections / 1948 · President · MA

Harry S. Truman carried Massachusetts D+11.5.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Massachusetts, 1948. The state ran 7.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
2,107,146 votes counted
Truman (D)
1,151,788
54.7%
Dewey (R)
909,370
43.2%
Thurmond + others
45,988
2.2%
Margin
D+11.5
1948 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1948
TrumanD+11.5
1948 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+51.4Berkshire County, MA · D+5.4Bristol County, MA · D+25.2Dukes County, MA · R+40.7Essex County, MA · D+9.4Franklin County, MA · R+23.3Hampden County, MA · D+14.5Hampshire County, MA · D+1.9Middlesex County, MA · D+4.1Nantucket County, MA · R+41.9Norfolk County, MA · R+15.8Plymouth County, MA · R+16.6Suffolk County, MA · D+41.5Worcester County, MA · D+11.1
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic54.7%1,151,788
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican43.2%909,370
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights2.2%45,988
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1948
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−51.4%
4,61614,63319,490
Berkshire CountyD
+5.4%
30,66827,48259,267
Bristol CountyD
+25.2%
106,74163,216172,551
Dukes CountyR
−40.7%
7201,7312,484
Essex CountyD
+9.4%
132,016108,894246,371
Franklin CountyR
−23.3%
9,23114,91924,373
Hampden CountyD
+14.5%
94,60970,256167,720
Hampshire CountyD
+1.9%
18,01217,33135,833
Middlesex CountyD
+4.1%
248,240228,262485,908
Nantucket CountyR
−41.9%
4091,0131,442
Norfolk CountyR
−15.8%
72,327100,280176,737
Plymouth CountyR
−16.6%
34,76548,92585,146
Suffolk CountyD
+41.5%
265,611105,671385,067
Worcester CountyD
+11.1%
133,823106,757244,757