Thomas E. Dewey carried Michigan R+1.7.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Michigan, 1948. The state ran 6.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

2,109,609 votes counted

Truman (D)

1,003,448

47.6%

Dewey (R)

1,038,595

49.2%

Thurmond + others

67,566

3.2%

Margin

R+1.7

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1948 presidential election

Michigan, 1948

DeweyR+1.7

How it voted

Share of the 1948 vote

Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican	49.2%	1,038,595
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic	47.6%	1,003,448
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights	3.2%	67,566

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1948

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−33.1%	708	1,425	2,168
Alger County	D	+7.7%	2,009	1,702	3,983
Allegan County	R	−37.9%	4,594	10,439	15,424
Alpena County	R	−22.0%	2,743	4,313	7,152
Antrim County	R	−37.9%	1,129	2,588	3,849
Arenac County	R	−19.3%	1,203	1,790	3,041
Baraga County	R	−5.9%	1,656	1,878	3,748
Barry County	R	−33.7%	2,726	5,677	8,768
Bay County	D	+3.7%	14,349	13,321	27,997
Benzie County	R	−34.0%	964	2,013	3,089
Berrien County	R	−20.0%	14,516	22,003	37,361
Branch County	R	−29.1%	3,405	6,323	10,027
Calhoun County	R	−12.0%	15,077	19,285	35,096
Cass County	R	−26.7%	3,201	5,615	9,032
Charlevoix County	R	−21.7%	1,847	2,911	4,895
Cheboygan County	R	−26.3%	1,842	3,184	5,109
Chippewa County	R	−12.0%	3,860	4,977	9,331
Clare County	R	−34.6%	1,197	2,512	3,805
Clinton County	R	−48.9%	2,523	7,510	10,191
Crawford County	R	−29.7%	455	849	1,328
Delta County	D	+12.1%	6,943	5,414	12,633
Dickinson County	D	+16.6%	6,295	4,417	11,309
Eaton County	R	−32.8%	4,264	8,637	13,320
Emmet County	R	−29.2%	1,922	3,565	5,621
Genesee County	D	+7.8%	45,032	38,270	86,228
Gladwin County	R	−35.4%	963	2,062	3,104
Gogebic County	D	+12.1%	6,722	5,204	12,569
Grand Traverse County	R	−38.8%	2,365	5,473	8,015
Gratiot County	R	−43.6%	2,659	7,035	10,027
Hillsdale County	R	−38.4%	3,095	7,232	10,760
Houghton County	R	−15.0%	6,925	9,541	17,471
Huron County	R	−50.9%	2,562	7,978	10,648
Ingham County	R	−23.8%	19,366	31,868	52,575
Ionia County	R	−27.6%	4,450	7,970	12,731
Iosco County	R	−39.3%	1,115	2,599	3,772
Iron County	D	+5.7%	4,125	3,659	8,212
Isabella County	R	−36.7%	2,487	5,485	8,158
Jackson County	R	−24.7%	12,809	21,449	35,037
Kalamazoo County	R	−17.8%	16,393	23,799	41,517
Kalkaska County	R	−34.2%	400	837	1,277
Kent County	R	−10.6%	43,205	53,669	98,776
Keweenaw County	R	−10.3%	647	814	1,625
Lake County	R	−10.9%	1,077	1,348	2,490
Lapeer County	R	−27.7%	4,668	8,358	13,298
Leelanau County	R	−39.1%	835	1,928	2,794
Lenawee County	R	−36.8%	6,529	14,369	21,291
Livingston County	R	−43.9%	2,813	7,368	10,379
Luce County	R	−37.3%	570	1,273	1,887
Mackinac County	R	−31.1%	1,138	2,182	3,362
Macomb County	D	+8.5%	25,265	21,205	47,660
Manistee County	R	−7.8%	3,339	3,913	7,399
Marquette County	D	+7.4%	10,003	8,591	19,064
Mason County	R	−15.6%	2,988	4,147	7,407
Mecosta County	R	−40.1%	1,572	3,803	5,557
Menominee County	D	+7.0%	5,094	4,420	9,667
Midland County	R	−28.3%	3,204	5,811	9,196
Missaukee County	R	−38.8%	750	1,742	2,554
Monroe County	R	−2.9%	10,434	11,070	21,824
Montcalm County	R	−33.0%	2,999	6,081	9,335
Montmorency County	R	−30.5%	553	1,054	1,644
Muskegon County	D	+14.1%	20,631	15,382	37,107
Newaygo County	R	−36.0%	2,027	4,394	6,566
Oakland County	R	−9.4%	51,491	62,516	116,866
Oceana County	R	−25.1%	1,714	2,943	4,899
Ogemaw County	R	−32.1%	1,038	2,062	3,187
Ontonagon County	R	−7.8%	2,163	2,561	5,104
Osceola County	R	−40.5%	1,276	3,122	4,555
Oscoda County	R	−45.9%	285	785	1,089
Otsego County	R	−21.7%	888	1,392	2,320
Ottawa County	R	−28.6%	8,789	16,028	25,288
Presque Isle County	R	−9.6%	1,872	2,271	4,165
Roscommon County	R	−49.2%	687	2,055	2,781
Saginaw County	R	−14.6%	16,995	22,923	40,733
Sanilac County	R	−57.2%	2,167	8,237	10,606
Schoolcraft County	R	−1.8%	1,651	1,713	3,447
Shiawassee County	R	−35.7%	4,852	10,377	15,496
St. Clair County	R	−25.0%	10,647	17,883	28,942
St. Joseph County	R	−34.1%	3,928	8,166	12,436
Tuscola County	R	−49.4%	2,676	8,125	11,041
Van Buren County	R	−38.8%	4,082	9,511	14,004
Washtenaw County	R	−30.8%	12,721	24,588	38,567
Wayne County	D	+19.8%	489,654	321,773	846,106
Wexford County	R	−17.8%	2,635	3,833	6,717