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Elections / 1948 · President · ME

Thomas E. Dewey carried Maine R+14.5.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Maine, 1948. The state ran 19.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Maine result
264,789 votes counted
Truman (D)
111,916
42.3%
Dewey (R)
150,234
56.7%
Thurmond + others
2,639
1.0%
Margin
R+14.5
1948 presidential election
Maine, 1948
DeweyR+14.5
1948 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+20.4Aroostook County, ME · R+13.6Cumberland County, ME · R+22.8Franklin County, ME · R+27.1Hancock County, ME · R+56.5Kennebec County, ME · R+10.9Knox County, ME · R+46.7Lincoln County, ME · R+61.9Oxford County, ME · R+17.7Penobscot County, ME · R+20.7Piscataquis County, ME · R+19.2Sagadahoc County, ME · R+18.7Somerset County, ME · R+21.8Waldo County, ME · R+49.3Washington County, ME · R+18.2York County, ME · D+7.1
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican56.7%150,234
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic42.3%111,916
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,639
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1948
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+20.4%
17,40511,44329,165
Aroostook CountyR
−13.6%
7,1839,45916,740
Cumberland CountyR
−22.8%
18,91330,28449,885
Franklin CountyR
−27.1%
2,1353,7415,920
Hancock CountyR
−56.5%
1,8786,8638,830
Kennebec CountyR
−10.9%
11,16313,92325,260
Knox CountyR
−46.7%
1,9245,3747,395
Lincoln CountyR
−61.9%
1,0954,7435,894
Oxford CountyR
−17.7%
5,1837,44412,782
Penobscot CountyR
−20.7%
10,70516,36727,315
Piscataquis CountyR
−19.2%
2,1813,2275,438
Sagadahoc CountyR
−18.7%
2,5563,7456,372
Somerset CountyR
−21.8%
4,0346,30110,418
Waldo CountyR
−49.3%
1,4694,3715,890
Washington CountyR
−18.2%
3,5385,1308,748
York CountyD
+7.1%
20,55417,81938,737