North Carolina — 1948 presidential election
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Akashicstate1948 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentTrumanD+25.3
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 58.0% | 459,070 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 32.7% | 258,572 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.3% | 73,567 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Ashe County, NC | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+93.0 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Burke County, NC | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+74.3 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+74.1 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+83.1 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+86.8 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+77.1 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+80.0 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+80.2 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+87.6 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+83.1 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+65.9 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Sampson County, NC | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+67.6 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+78.8 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+20.6 |
North Carolina results by county
100 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Harry S. Truman+3,163 | 8,28753.9% | 5,12433.3% | 1,96912.8% | 15,380 |
| Alexander County | Thomas E. Dewey+257 | 2,05742.6% | 2,31448.0% | 4529.4% | 4,823 |
| Alleghany County | Harry S. Truman+293 | 1,66751.4% | 1,37442.4% | 2006.2% | 3,241 |
| Anson County | Harry S. Truman+2,120 | 2,69272.5% | 44712.0% | 57215.4% | 3,711 |
| Ashe County | Harry S. Truman+367 | 4,63350.8% | 4,26646.7% | 2282.5% | 9,127 |
| Avery County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,062 | 93323.3% | 2,99574.7% | 802.0% | 4,008 |
| Beaufort County | Harry S. Truman+3,620 | 4,67577.5% | 1,05517.5% | 3005.0% | 6,030 |
| Bertie County | Harry S. Truman+2,949 | 3,03495.7% | 852.7% | 511.6% | 3,170 |
| Bladen County | Harry S. Truman+2,248 | 2,83172.3% | 50012.8% | 58314.9% | 3,914 |
| Brunswick County | Harry S. Truman+156 | 2,05243.8% | 1,89640.5% | 73515.7% | 4,683 |
| Buncombe County | Harry S. Truman+5,612 | 17,07255.3% | 11,46037.1% | 2,3197.5% | 30,851 |
| Burke County | Thomas E. Dewey+148 | 6,22646.2% | 6,37447.3% | 8886.6% | 13,488 |
| Cabarrus County | Harry S. Truman+765 | 5,05939.4% | 4,29433.5% | 3,47327.1% | 12,826 |
| Caldwell County | Harry S. Truman+46 | 5,03346.7% | 4,98746.2% | 7657.1% | 10,785 |
| Camden County | Harry S. Truman+449 | 57673.9% | 12716.3% | 769.8% | 779 |
| Carteret County | Harry S. Truman+1,971 | 3,49167.7% | 1,52029.5% | 1492.9% | 5,160 |
| Caswell County | Harry S. Truman+1,254 | 1,65168.8% | 35114.6% | 39716.5% | 2,399 |
| Catawba County | Thomas E. Dewey+627 | 8,84444.4% | 9,47147.5% | 1,6228.1% | 19,937 |
| Chatham County | Harry S. Truman+1,388 | 3,39658.6% | 2,00834.7% | 3916.7% | 5,795 |
| Cherokee County | Harry S. Truman+156 | 2,77149.7% | 2,61546.9% | 1863.3% | 5,572 |
| Chowan County | Harry S. Truman+946 | 1,07084.0% | 1249.7% | 806.3% | 1,274 |
| Clay County | Harry S. Truman+94 | 1,30750.8% | 1,21347.1% | 552.1% | 2,575 |
| Cleveland County | Harry S. Truman+4,134 | 6,03965.2% | 1,90520.6% | 1,31714.2% | 9,261 |
| Columbus County | Harry S. Truman+4,406 | 5,51174.8% | 1,10515.0% | 75310.2% | 7,369 |
| Craven County | Harry S. Truman+4,294 | 5,03980.3% | 74511.9% | 4947.9% | 6,278 |
| Cumberland County | Harry S. Truman+2,671 | 4,99655.1% | 1,74119.2% | 2,32525.7% | 9,062 |
| Currituck County | Harry S. Truman+1,014 | 1,14483.6% | 1309.5% | 946.9% | 1,368 |
| Dare County | Harry S. Truman+429 | 80266.1% | 37330.7% | 393.2% | 1,214 |
| Davidson County | Thomas E. Dewey+548 | 7,99146.2% | 8,53949.3% | 7844.5% | 17,314 |
| Davie County | Thomas E. Dewey+762 | 1,91738.7% | 2,67954.0% | 3637.3% | 4,959 |
| Duplin County | Harry S. Truman+4,842 | 5,86681.2% | 1,02414.2% | 3304.6% | 7,220 |
| Durham County | Harry S. Truman+6,999 | 11,53065.5% | 4,53125.7% | 1,5528.8% | 17,613 |
| Edgecombe County | Harry S. Truman+5,932 | 6,41089.8% | 4786.7% | 2543.6% | 7,142 |
| Forsyth County | Harry S. Truman+2,054 | 12,20149.3% | 10,14741.0% | 2,3779.6% | 24,725 |
| Franklin County | Harry S. Truman+4,304 | 4,53891.5% | 2344.7% | 1853.7% | 4,957 |
| Gaston County | Harry S. Truman+2,786 | 8,96647.3% | 6,18032.6% | 3,82220.1% | 18,968 |
| Gates County | Harry S. Truman+850 | 93986.9% | 898.2% | 524.8% | 1,080 |
| Graham County | Harry S. Truman+412 | 1,52756.2% | 1,11541.1% | 732.7% | 2,715 |
| Granville County | Harry S. Truman+3,179 | 3,51385.2% | 3348.1% | 2746.6% | 4,121 |
| Greene County | Harry S. Truman+2,622 | 2,68796.4% | 652.3% | 341.2% | 2,786 |
| Guilford County | Harry S. Truman+3,057 | 17,22448.7% | 14,16740.1% | 3,95811.2% | 35,349 |
| Halifax County | Harry S. Truman+5,667 | 6,17286.8% | 5057.1% | 4326.1% | 7,109 |
| Harnett County | Harry S. Truman+4,623 | 6,60874.1% | 1,98522.3% | 3233.6% | 8,916 |
| Haywood County | Harry S. Truman+4,689 | 7,37371.8% | 2,68426.1% | 2092.0% | 10,266 |
| Henderson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,660 | 3,31134.4% | 4,97151.6% | 1,35014.0% | 9,632 |
| Hertford County | Harry S. Truman+1,969 | 2,16588.8% | 1968.0% | 773.2% | 2,438 |
| Hoke County | Harry S. Truman+1,161 | 1,33980.7% | 1428.6% | 17810.7% | 1,659 |
| Hyde County | Harry S. Truman+586 | 80076.0% | 21420.3% | 383.6% | 1,052 |
| Iredell County | Harry S. Truman+1,320 | 5,76147.5% | 4,44136.6% | 1,93415.9% | 12,136 |
| Jackson County | Harry S. Truman+1,485 | 4,00559.6% | 2,52037.5% | 2003.0% | 6,725 |
| Johnston County | Harry S. Truman+5,977 | 9,18870.7% | 3,21124.7% | 5984.6% | 12,997 |
| Jones County | Harry S. Truman+1,125 | 1,23888.1% | 1138.0% | 553.9% | 1,406 |
| Lee County | Harry S. Truman+2,363 | 3,23474.4% | 87120.0% | 2435.6% | 4,348 |
| Lenoir County | Harry S. Truman+4,930 | 5,44588.5% | 5158.4% | 1903.1% | 6,150 |
| Lincoln County | Thomas E. Dewey+65 | 3,57042.7% | 3,63543.5% | 1,15313.8% | 8,358 |
| Macon County | Harry S. Truman+397 | 2,78552.5% | 2,38845.0% | 1362.6% | 5,309 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+783 | 2,55842.7% | 3,34155.7% | 961.6% | 5,995 |
| Martin County | Harry S. Truman+4,473 | 4,63695.5% | 1633.4% | 541.1% | 4,853 |
| McDowell County | Harry S. Truman+1,096 | 3,80553.2% | 2,70937.9% | 6388.9% | 7,152 |
| Mecklenburg County | Harry S. Truman+2,835 | 14,35343.3% | 11,51834.7% | 7,31422.0% | 33,185 |
| Mitchell County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,090 | 81821.5% | 2,90876.3% | 832.2% | 3,809 |
| Montgomery County | Harry S. Truman+190 | 2,16547.5% | 1,97543.3% | 4189.2% | 4,558 |
| Moore County | Harry S. Truman+622 | 3,34149.5% | 2,71940.3% | 69010.2% | 6,750 |
| Nash County | Harry S. Truman+6,906 | 7,59088.5% | 6848.0% | 3023.5% | 8,576 |
| New Hanover County | Harry S. Truman+2,202 | 5,36447.9% | 3,16228.2% | 2,66723.8% | 11,193 |
| Northampton County | Harry S. Truman+3,412 | 3,59192.2% | 1794.6% | 1263.2% | 3,896 |
| Onslow County | Harry S. Truman+3,002 | 3,31887.3% | 3168.3% | 1654.3% | 3,799 |
| Orange County | Harry S. Truman+1,710 | 3,52360.3% | 1,81331.0% | 5078.7% | 5,843 |
| Pamlico County | Harry S. Truman+685 | 1,37062.4% | 68531.2% | 1426.5% | 2,197 |
| Pasquotank County | Harry S. Truman+1,275 | 1,97667.8% | 70124.0% | 2398.2% | 2,916 |
| Pender County | Harry S. Truman+834 | 1,33462.4% | 30414.2% | 50023.4% | 2,138 |
| Perquimans County | Harry S. Truman+714 | 84980.1% | 13512.7% | 767.2% | 1,060 |
| Person County | Harry S. Truman+2,607 | 3,08782.3% | 48012.8% | 1854.9% | 3,752 |
| Pitt County | Harry S. Truman+7,917 | 8,51989.5% | 6026.3% | 4014.2% | 9,522 |
| Polk County | Harry S. Truman+442 | 2,07852.1% | 1,63641.0% | 2776.9% | 3,991 |
| Randolph County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,805 | 6,56741.9% | 8,37253.4% | 7434.7% | 15,682 |
| Richmond County | Harry S. Truman+3,510 | 4,37672.0% | 86614.2% | 84013.8% | 6,082 |
| Robeson County | Harry S. Truman+6,015 | 7,05677.3% | 1,03611.3% | 1,04111.4% | 9,133 |
| Rockingham County | Harry S. Truman+5,617 | 8,55368.9% | 2,93623.6% | 9267.5% | 12,415 |
| Rowan County | Harry S. Truman+1,077 | 6,79943.3% | 5,72236.4% | 3,18120.3% | 15,702 |
| Rutherford County | Harry S. Truman+1,650 | 5,99251.0% | 4,34237.0% | 1,41612.1% | 11,750 |
| Sampson County | Harry S. Truman+33 | 4,96547.1% | 4,93246.8% | 6516.2% | 10,548 |
| Scotland County | Harry S. Truman+1,454 | 1,95769.4% | 35912.7% | 50317.8% | 2,819 |
| Stanly County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,487 | 4,41537.8% | 5,90250.6% | 1,35711.6% | 11,674 |
| Stokes County | Harry S. Truman+1,140 | 4,43156.2% | 3,29141.7% | 1692.1% | 7,891 |
| Surry County | Harry S. Truman+2,313 | 6,95656.8% | 4,64337.9% | 6545.3% | 12,253 |
| Swain County | Harry S. Truman+519 | 1,90856.7% | 1,38941.3% | 702.1% | 3,367 |
| Transylvania County | Harry S. Truman+114 | 2,97548.3% | 2,86146.4% | 3275.3% | 6,163 |
| Tyrrell County | Harry S. Truman+396 | 73265.8% | 33630.2% | 454.0% | 1,113 |
| Union County | Harry S. Truman+2,408 | 3,40766.2% | 73814.3% | 99919.4% | 5,144 |
| Vance County | Harry S. Truman+3,130 | 3,67979.5% | 54911.9% | 3998.6% | 4,627 |
| Wake County | Harry S. Truman+13,089 | 17,93973.5% | 4,85019.9% | 1,6346.7% | 24,423 |
| Warren County | Harry S. Truman+2,173 | 2,37685.7% | 1926.9% | 2037.3% | 2,771 |
| Washington County | Harry S. Truman+1,342 | 1,67581.4% | 33316.2% | 492.4% | 2,057 |
| Watauga County | Thomas E. Dewey+472 | 3,37945.7% | 3,85152.0% | 1702.3% | 7,400 |
| Wayne County | Harry S. Truman+4,453 | 6,11173.2% | 1,65819.9% | 5796.9% | 8,348 |
| Wilkes County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,450 | 5,78440.2% | 8,23457.2% | 3822.7% | 14,400 |
| Wilson County | Harry S. Truman+5,343 | 6,00886.2% | 6659.5% | 2934.2% | 6,966 |
| Yadkin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,548 | 2,08335.1% | 3,63161.2% | 2203.7% | 5,934 |
| Yancey County | Harry S. Truman+1,199 | 3,48159.7% | 2,28239.1% | 691.2% | 5,832 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.