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Elections / 1948 · President · MT

Harry S. Truman carried Montana D+9.9.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Montana, 1948. The state ran 5.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Montana result
224,278 votes counted
Truman (D)
119,071
53.1%
Dewey (R)
96,770
43.1%
Thurmond + others
8,437
3.8%
Margin
D+9.9
1948 presidential election
Montana, 1948
TrumanD+9.9
1948 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+7.6Big Horn County, MT · TiedBlaine County, MT · D+24.5Broadwater County, MT · R+13.3Carbon County, MT · D+2.3Carter County, MT · D+6.2Cascade County, MT · D+26.5Chouteau County, MT · D+20.7Custer County, MT · D+12.1Daniels County, MT · D+13.3Dawson County, MT · R+5.2Deer Lodge County, MT · D+29.4Fallon County, MT · R+4.1Fergus County, MT · D+11.5Flathead County, MT · D+3.3Gallatin County, MT · R+8.5Garfield County, MT · R+5.1Glacier County, MT · D+28.5Golden Valley County, MT · R+8.6Granite County, MT · R+7.3Hill County, MT · D+32.3Jefferson County, MT · D+5.2Judith Basin County, MT · D+19.6Lake County, MT · R+2.5Lewis and Clark County, MT · R+4.2Liberty County, MT · D+20.3Lincoln County, MT · D+21.1Madison County, MT · R+12.5McCone County, MT · D+13.4Meagher County, MT · R+2.0Mineral County, MT · D+15.9Missoula County, MT · D+4.2Musselshell County, MT · D+7.1Park County, MT · R+4.9Petroleum County, MT · D+4.6Phillips County, MT · D+21.1Pondera County, MT · D+25.6Powder River County, MT · R+23.3Powell County, MT · D+9.9Prairie County, MT · D+2.7Ravalli County, MT · R+4.1Richland County, MT · D+11.0Roosevelt County, MT · D+21.7Rosebud County, MT · R+3.4Sanders County, MT · D+8.5Sheridan County, MT · D+33.3Silver Bow County, MT · D+25.4Stillwater County, MT · R+11.8Sweet Grass County, MT · R+25.2Teton County, MT · D+23.1Toole County, MT · D+23.0Treasure County, MT · D+6.8Valley County, MT · D+28.2Wheatland County, MT · R+3.1Wibaux County, MT · D+5.5Yellowstone County, MT · R+3.1
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic53.1%119,071
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican43.1%96,770
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights3.8%8,437
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1948
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−7.6%
1,3561,5833,005
Big Horn CountyR
−0.2%
1,3281,3342,702
Blaine CountyD
+24.5%
1,6699972,748
Broadwater CountyR
−13.3%
5367041,266
Carbon CountyD
+2.3%
1,9971,9014,169
Carter CountyD
+6.2%
5685011,084
Cascade CountyD
+26.5%
12,0826,83019,817
Chouteau CountyD
+20.7%
1,8321,1813,138
Custer CountyD
+12.1%
2,3591,8454,263
Daniels CountyD
+13.3%
8266241,523
Dawson CountyR
−5.2%
1,3971,5553,017
Deer Lodge CountyD
+29.4%
3,8622,0366,212
Fallon CountyR
−4.1%
6236781,329
Fergus CountyD
+11.5%
3,0592,4115,652
Flathead CountyD
+3.3%
4,5464,2409,193
Gallatin CountyR
−8.5%
3,5484,2207,950
Garfield CountyR
−5.1%
451501973
Glacier CountyD
+28.5%
2,2381,2383,508
Golden Valley CountyR
−8.6%
295352663
Granite CountyR
−7.3%
5676591,268
Hill CountyD
+32.3%
3,3211,6455,181
Jefferson CountyD
+5.2%
8367501,644
Judith Basin CountyD
+19.6%
9346091,662
Lake CountyR
−2.5%
2,1772,2954,650
Lewis and Clark CountyR
−4.2%
4,7455,17410,176
Liberty CountyD
+20.3%
542354926
Lincoln CountyD
+21.1%
1,6891,0792,893
Madison CountyR
−12.5%
1,0061,3002,357
McCone CountyD
+13.4%
7025181,371
Meagher CountyR
−2.0%
4975181,035
Mineral CountyD
+15.9%
475338860
Missoula CountyD
+4.2%
7,0056,42613,873
Musselshell CountyD
+7.1%
1,1881,0102,496
Park CountyR
−4.9%
2,2222,4614,845
Petroleum CountyD
+4.6%
235214461
Phillips CountyD
+21.1%
1,5069642,569
Pondera CountyD
+25.6%
1,5559022,550
Powder River CountyR
−23.3%
4807841,303
Powell CountyD
+9.9%
1,4271,1632,674
Prairie CountyD
+2.7%
5274991,042
Ravalli CountyR
−4.1%
2,1592,3544,723
Richland CountyD
+11.0%
1,6731,3323,090
Roosevelt CountyD
+21.7%
1,8201,1423,128
Rosebud CountyR
−3.4%
1,0311,1062,181
Sanders CountyD
+8.5%
1,4251,1912,767
Sheridan CountyD
+33.3%
1,5156992,453
Silver Bow CountyD
+25.4%
12,7157,30521,335
Stillwater CountyR
−11.8%
8901,1372,087
Sweet Grass CountyR
−25.2%
4998431,366
Teton CountyD
+23.1%
1,6321,0052,720
Toole CountyD
+23.0%
1,7561,0922,888
Treasure CountyD
+6.8%
291253560
Valley CountyD
+28.2%
2,5351,3754,110
Wheatland CountyR
−3.1%
7337801,533
Wibaux CountyD
+5.5%
471421905
Yellowstone CountyR
−3.1%
9,71810,34220,384