Montana — 1948 presidential election
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Akashicstate1948 presidential electionMontana · PresidentTrumanD+9.9
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 53.1% | 119,071 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 43.1% | 96,770 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.8% | 8,437 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Carbon County, MT | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Carter County, MT | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Cascade County, MT | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Custer County, MT | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Daniels County, MT | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Fergus County, MT | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Flathead County, MT | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Liberty County, MT | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+12.5 |
| McCone County, MT | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Mineral County, MT | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Phillips County, MT | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Pondera County, MT | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Powell County, MT | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Prairie County, MT | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Richland County, MT | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Sanders County, MT | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Teton County, MT | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Toole County, MT | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Treasure County, MT | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Valley County, MT | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+3.1 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Thomas E. Dewey+227 | 1,35645.1% | 1,58352.7% | 662.2% | 3,005 |
| Big Horn County | Thomas E. Dewey+6 | 1,32849.1% | 1,33449.4% | 401.5% | 2,702 |
| Blaine County | Harry S. Truman+672 | 1,66960.7% | 99736.3% | 823.0% | 2,748 |
| Broadwater County | Thomas E. Dewey+168 | 53642.3% | 70455.6% | 262.1% | 1,266 |
| Carbon County | Harry S. Truman+96 | 1,99747.9% | 1,90145.6% | 2716.5% | 4,169 |
| Carter County | Harry S. Truman+67 | 56852.4% | 50146.2% | 151.4% | 1,084 |
| Cascade County | Harry S. Truman+5,252 | 12,08261.0% | 6,83034.5% | 9054.6% | 19,817 |
| Chouteau County | Harry S. Truman+651 | 1,83258.4% | 1,18137.6% | 1254.0% | 3,138 |
| Custer County | Harry S. Truman+514 | 2,35955.3% | 1,84543.3% | 591.4% | 4,263 |
| Daniels County | Harry S. Truman+202 | 82654.2% | 62441.0% | 734.8% | 1,523 |
| Dawson County | Thomas E. Dewey+158 | 1,39746.3% | 1,55551.5% | 652.2% | 3,017 |
| Deer Lodge County | Harry S. Truman+1,826 | 3,86262.2% | 2,03632.8% | 3145.1% | 6,212 |
| Fallon County | Thomas E. Dewey+55 | 62346.9% | 67851.0% | 282.1% | 1,329 |
| Fergus County | Harry S. Truman+648 | 3,05954.1% | 2,41142.7% | 1823.2% | 5,652 |
| Flathead County | Harry S. Truman+306 | 4,54649.5% | 4,24046.1% | 4074.4% | 9,193 |
| Gallatin County | Thomas E. Dewey+672 | 3,54844.6% | 4,22053.1% | 1822.3% | 7,950 |
| Garfield County | Thomas E. Dewey+50 | 45146.4% | 50151.5% | 212.2% | 973 |
| Glacier County | Harry S. Truman+1,000 | 2,23863.8% | 1,23835.3% | 320.9% | 3,508 |
| Golden Valley County | Thomas E. Dewey+57 | 29544.5% | 35253.1% | 162.4% | 663 |
| Granite County | Thomas E. Dewey+92 | 56744.7% | 65952.0% | 423.3% | 1,268 |
| Hill County | Harry S. Truman+1,676 | 3,32164.1% | 1,64531.8% | 2154.1% | 5,181 |
| Jefferson County | Harry S. Truman+86 | 83650.9% | 75045.6% | 583.5% | 1,644 |
| Judith Basin County | Harry S. Truman+325 | 93456.2% | 60936.6% | 1197.2% | 1,662 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+118 | 2,17746.8% | 2,29549.4% | 1783.8% | 4,650 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Thomas E. Dewey+429 | 4,74546.6% | 5,17450.8% | 2572.5% | 10,176 |
| Liberty County | Harry S. Truman+188 | 54258.5% | 35438.2% | 303.2% | 926 |
| Lincoln County | Harry S. Truman+610 | 1,68958.4% | 1,07937.3% | 1254.3% | 2,893 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+294 | 1,00642.7% | 1,30055.2% | 512.2% | 2,357 |
| McCone County | Harry S. Truman+184 | 70251.2% | 51837.8% | 15111.0% | 1,371 |
| Meagher County | Thomas E. Dewey+21 | 49748.0% | 51850.0% | 201.9% | 1,035 |
| Mineral County | Harry S. Truman+137 | 47555.2% | 33839.3% | 475.5% | 860 |
| Missoula County | Harry S. Truman+579 | 7,00550.5% | 6,42646.3% | 4423.2% | 13,873 |
| Musselshell County | Harry S. Truman+178 | 1,18847.6% | 1,01040.5% | 29811.9% | 2,496 |
| Park County | Thomas E. Dewey+239 | 2,22245.9% | 2,46150.8% | 1623.3% | 4,845 |
| Petroleum County | Harry S. Truman+21 | 23551.0% | 21446.4% | 122.6% | 461 |
| Phillips County | Harry S. Truman+542 | 1,50658.6% | 96437.5% | 993.9% | 2,569 |
| Pondera County | Harry S. Truman+653 | 1,55561.0% | 90235.4% | 933.6% | 2,550 |
| Powder River County | Thomas E. Dewey+304 | 48036.8% | 78460.2% | 393.0% | 1,303 |
| Powell County | Harry S. Truman+264 | 1,42753.4% | 1,16343.5% | 843.1% | 2,674 |
| Prairie County | Harry S. Truman+28 | 52750.6% | 49947.9% | 161.5% | 1,042 |
| Ravalli County | Thomas E. Dewey+195 | 2,15945.7% | 2,35449.8% | 2104.4% | 4,723 |
| Richland County | Harry S. Truman+341 | 1,67354.1% | 1,33243.1% | 852.8% | 3,090 |
| Roosevelt County | Harry S. Truman+678 | 1,82058.2% | 1,14236.5% | 1665.3% | 3,128 |
| Rosebud County | Thomas E. Dewey+75 | 1,03147.3% | 1,10650.7% | 442.0% | 2,181 |
| Sanders County | Harry S. Truman+234 | 1,42551.5% | 1,19143.0% | 1515.5% | 2,767 |
| Sheridan County | Harry S. Truman+816 | 1,51561.8% | 69928.5% | 2399.7% | 2,453 |
| Silver Bow County | Harry S. Truman+5,410 | 12,71559.6% | 7,30534.2% | 1,3156.2% | 21,335 |
| Stillwater County | Thomas E. Dewey+247 | 89042.6% | 1,13754.5% | 602.9% | 2,087 |
| Sweet Grass County | Thomas E. Dewey+344 | 49936.5% | 84361.7% | 241.8% | 1,366 |
| Teton County | Harry S. Truman+627 | 1,63260.0% | 1,00536.9% | 833.1% | 2,720 |
| Toole County | Harry S. Truman+664 | 1,75660.8% | 1,09237.8% | 401.4% | 2,888 |
| Treasure County | Harry S. Truman+38 | 29152.0% | 25345.2% | 162.9% | 560 |
| Valley County | Harry S. Truman+1,160 | 2,53561.7% | 1,37533.5% | 2004.9% | 4,110 |
| Wheatland County | Thomas E. Dewey+47 | 73347.8% | 78050.9% | 201.3% | 1,533 |
| Wibaux County | Harry S. Truman+50 | 47152.0% | 42146.5% | 131.4% | 905 |
| Yellowstone County | Thomas E. Dewey+624 | 9,71847.7% | 10,34250.7% | 3241.6% | 20,384 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.