Mississippi — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentThurmond87.3%
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Strom Thurmond + others ✓States' Rights Democratic | 87.3% | 167,763 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 10.1% | 19,384 |
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 2.6% | 5,043 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Other / independent | R+1.1 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Other / independent | D+29.8 |
| Amite County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.3 |
| Attala County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.0 |
| Benton County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.2 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.6 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Other / independent | D+39.5 |
| Carroll County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.3 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.8 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Other / independent | D+0.6 |
| Clarke County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.6 |
| Clay County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.2 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.7 |
| Copiah County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.7 |
| Covington County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.1 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Other / independent | D+8.5 |
| Forrest County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.1 |
| Franklin County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.5 |
| George County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.1 |
| Greene County, MS | Other / independent | D+10.2 |
| Grenada County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.4 |
| Hancock County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.0 |
| Harrison County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.7 |
| Hinds County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.6 |
| Holmes County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.7 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Other / independent | D+0.5 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.7 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Other / independent | D+33.7 |
| Jackson County, MS | Other / independent | D+14.7 |
| Jasper County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Other / independent | D+0.1 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Other / independent | R+0.6 |
| Jones County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.2 |
| Kemper County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.5 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Other / independent | D+35.2 |
| Lamar County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.7 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.7 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.0 |
| Leake County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.5 |
| Lee County, MS | Other / independent | D+14.4 |
| Leflore County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.0 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Other / independent | D+0.4 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.7 |
| Madison County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.5 |
| Marion County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.7 |
| Marshall County, MS | Other / independent | D+8.8 |
| Monroe County, MS | Other / independent | D+19.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.1 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.3 |
| Newton County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.1 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.0 |
| Panola County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.2 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.7 |
| Perry County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.1 |
| Pike County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.9 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.7 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Other / independent | D+31.7 |
| Quitman County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.0 |
| Rankin County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.2 |
| Scott County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.1 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.7 |
| Simpson County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.4 |
| Smith County, MS | Other / independent | D+11.8 |
| Stone County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.9 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.0 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Other / independent | D+10.2 |
| Tate County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.0 |
| Tippah County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.7 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Other / independent | D+32.5 |
| Tunica County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.5 |
| Union County, MS | Other / independent | D+21.1 |
| Walthall County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.2 |
| Warren County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.8 |
| Washington County, MS | Other / independent | R+0.4 |
| Wayne County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.7 |
| Webster County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.4 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.5 |
| Winston County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.8 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.5 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.8 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | Strom Thurmond + others+1,939 | 2,03492.5% | 713.2% | 954.3% | 2,200 |
| Alcorn County | Strom Thurmond + others+974 | 1,98764.3% | 1,01332.8% | 912.9% | 3,091 |
| Amite County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,504 | 1,55995.6% | 553.4% | 171.0% | 1,631 |
| Attala County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,175 | 2,30593.4% | 1305.3% | 321.3% | 2,467 |
| Benton County | Strom Thurmond + others+563 | 68184.1% | 11814.6% | 111.4% | 810 |
| Bolivar County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,361 | 2,58088.5% | 2197.5% | 1153.9% | 2,914 |
| Calhoun County | Strom Thurmond + others+290 | 1,07656.7% | 78641.4% | 361.9% | 1,898 |
| Carroll County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,064 | 1,13892.8% | 746.0% | 141.1% | 1,226 |
| Chickasaw County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,712 | 1,82793.5% | 1155.9% | 120.6% | 1,954 |
| Choctaw County | Strom Thurmond + others+981 | 1,11286.5% | 13110.2% | 433.3% | 1,286 |
| Claiborne County | Strom Thurmond + others+723 | 74295.7% | 192.5% | 141.8% | 775 |
| Clarke County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,623 | 1,76791.6% | 1447.5% | 170.9% | 1,928 |
| Clay County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,546 | 1,60595.2% | 593.5% | 221.3% | 1,686 |
| Coahoma County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,714 | 1,96084.5% | 24610.6% | 1134.9% | 2,319 |
| Copiah County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,434 | 2,52395.9% | 893.4% | 190.7% | 2,631 |
| Covington County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,401 | 1,53691.0% | 1358.0% | 160.9% | 1,687 |
| DeSoto County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,162 | 1,29989.6% | 1379.4% | 141.0% | 1,450 |
| Forrest County | Strom Thurmond + others+4,901 | 5,30790.3% | 4066.9% | 1672.8% | 5,880 |
| Franklin County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,105 | 1,16094.5% | 554.5% | 121.0% | 1,227 |
| George County | Strom Thurmond + others+925 | 1,03388.6% | 1089.3% | 252.1% | 1,166 |
| Greene County | Strom Thurmond + others+768 | 88687.0% | 11811.6% | 141.4% | 1,018 |
| Grenada County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,297 | 1,40691.2% | 1097.1% | 261.7% | 1,541 |
| Hancock County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,180 | 1,40279.0% | 22212.5% | 1518.5% | 1,775 |
| Harrison County | Strom Thurmond + others+5,659 | 6,35185.2% | 6929.3% | 4155.6% | 7,458 |
| Hinds County | Strom Thurmond + others+12,681 | 13,72290.0% | 1,0416.8% | 4923.2% | 15,255 |
| Holmes County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,078 | 2,13996.2% | 612.7% | 241.1% | 2,224 |
| Humphreys County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,099 | 1,11697.6% | 171.5% | 111.0% | 1,144 |
| Issaquena County | Strom Thurmond + others+198 | 20992.9% | 114.9% | 52.2% | 225 |
| Itawamba County | Strom Thurmond + others+417 | 1,05160.6% | 63436.5% | 502.9% | 1,735 |
| Jackson County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,909 | 2,69272.5% | 78321.1% | 2386.4% | 3,713 |
| Jasper County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,674 | 1,79592.4% | 1216.2% | 261.3% | 1,942 |
| Jefferson County | Strom Thurmond + others+952 | 96797.1% | 151.5% | 141.4% | 996 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,401 | 1,45294.0% | 412.7% | 513.3% | 1,544 |
| Jones County | Strom Thurmond + others+5,137 | 5,73687.9% | 5999.2% | 1933.0% | 6,528 |
| Kemper County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,292 | 1,39091.6% | 986.5% | 291.9% | 1,517 |
| Lafayette County | Strom Thurmond + others+444 | 1,18860.0% | 74437.6% | 482.4% | 1,980 |
| Lamar County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,251 | 1,34291.4% | 916.2% | 362.5% | 1,469 |
| Lauderdale County | Strom Thurmond + others+4,752 | 5,33087.7% | 5789.5% | 1712.8% | 6,079 |
| Lawrence County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,196 | 1,26294.1% | 664.9% | 131.0% | 1,341 |
| Leake County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,212 | 2,39292.6% | 1807.0% | 120.5% | 2,584 |
| Lee County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,492 | 3,12881.3% | 63616.5% | 822.1% | 3,846 |
| Leflore County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,615 | 2,75492.6% | 1394.7% | 802.7% | 2,973 |
| Lincoln County | Strom Thurmond + others+3,033 | 3,08597.1% | 521.6% | 401.3% | 3,177 |
| Lowndes County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,639 | 2,75593.8% | 1163.9% | 662.2% | 2,937 |
| Madison County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,752 | 1,83393.3% | 814.1% | 512.6% | 1,965 |
| Marion County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,286 | 2,49190.7% | 2057.5% | 491.8% | 2,745 |
| Marshall County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,064 | 1,21687.0% | 15210.9% | 292.1% | 1,397 |
| Monroe County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,657 | 2,28177.1% | 62421.1% | 541.8% | 2,959 |
| Montgomery County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,469 | 1,57491.8% | 1056.1% | 352.0% | 1,714 |
| Neshoba County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,577 | 2,83790.6% | 2608.3% | 331.1% | 3,130 |
| Newton County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,273 | 2,44292.2% | 1696.4% | 391.5% | 2,650 |
| Noxubee County | Strom Thurmond + others+957 | 1,03191.9% | 746.6% | 171.5% | 1,122 |
| Oktibbeha County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,630 | 1,78889.2% | 1587.9% | 582.9% | 2,004 |
| Panola County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,742 | 1,93789.3% | 1959.0% | 381.8% | 2,170 |
| Pearl River County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,783 | 1,92990.9% | 1466.9% | 462.2% | 2,121 |
| Perry County | Strom Thurmond + others+678 | 76587.2% | 879.9% | 252.9% | 877 |
| Pike County | Strom Thurmond + others+3,429 | 3,65092.6% | 2215.6% | 691.8% | 3,940 |
| Pontotoc County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,191 | 1,53980.4% | 34818.2% | 281.5% | 1,915 |
| Prentiss County | Strom Thurmond + others+387 | 98959.4% | 60236.2% | 744.4% | 1,665 |
| Quitman County | Strom Thurmond + others+957 | 1,04890.3% | 917.8% | 211.8% | 1,160 |
| Rankin County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,622 | 2,67997.1% | 572.1% | 230.8% | 2,759 |
| Scott County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,171 | 2,34192.7% | 1706.7% | 150.6% | 2,526 |
| Sharkey County | Strom Thurmond + others+722 | 74595.8% | 233.0% | 101.3% | 778 |
| Simpson County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,171 | 2,34291.1% | 1716.6% | 592.3% | 2,572 |
| Smith County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,606 | 1,90185.3% | 29513.2% | 331.5% | 2,229 |
| Stone County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,006 | 1,05694.0% | 504.5% | 171.5% | 1,123 |
| Sunflower County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,346 | 2,48292.9% | 1365.1% | 552.1% | 2,673 |
| Tallahatchie County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,835 | 2,12286.8% | 28711.7% | 371.5% | 2,446 |
| Tate County | Strom Thurmond + others+998 | 1,19784.8% | 19914.1% | 161.1% | 1,412 |
| Tippah County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,236 | 1,66177.2% | 42519.7% | 663.1% | 2,152 |
| Tishomingo County | Strom Thurmond + others+364 | 1,07557.1% | 71137.7% | 985.2% | 1,884 |
| Tunica County | Strom Thurmond + others+692 | 71595.3% | 233.1% | 121.6% | 750 |
| Union County | Strom Thurmond + others+945 | 1,42372.5% | 47824.3% | 633.2% | 1,964 |
| Walthall County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,117 | 1,20293.0% | 856.6% | 50.4% | 1,292 |
| Warren County | Strom Thurmond + others+3,285 | 3,60586.5% | 3207.7% | 2455.9% | 4,170 |
| Washington County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,177 | 2,44882.2% | 2608.7% | 2719.1% | 2,979 |
| Wayne County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,098 | 1,23589.8% | 13710.0% | 40.3% | 1,376 |
| Webster County | Strom Thurmond + others+803 | 1,08076.9% | 27719.7% | 473.3% | 1,404 |
| Wilkinson County | Strom Thurmond + others+767 | 81092.7% | 434.9% | 212.4% | 874 |
| Winston County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,592 | 1,83287.0% | 24011.4% | 331.6% | 2,105 |
| Yalobusha County | Strom Thurmond + others+1,249 | 1,38488.3% | 1358.6% | 493.1% | 1,568 |
| Yazoo County | Strom Thurmond + others+2,227 | 2,29796.0% | 702.9% | 261.1% | 2,393 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.