North Dakota — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentDeweyR+8.8
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 52.2% | 115,139 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 43.4% | 95,812 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.4% | 9,765 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Foster County, ND | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Griggs County, ND | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+31.1 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+46.3 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+17.7 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+60.9 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Pembina County, ND | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Renville County, ND | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Sioux County, ND | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Walsh County, ND | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Williams County, ND | Democratic | D+8.0 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | Thomas E. Dewey+155 | 90851.0% | 75342.3% | 1196.7% | 1,780 |
| Barnes County | Thomas E. Dewey+493 | 3,38551.3% | 2,89243.9% | 3174.8% | 6,594 |
| Benson County | Harry S. Truman+296 | 1,92044.3% | 2,21651.2% | 1954.5% | 4,331 |
| Billings County | Thomas E. Dewey+61 | 37250.5% | 31142.3% | 537.2% | 736 |
| Bottineau County | Thomas E. Dewey+942 | 2,51359.4% | 1,57137.1% | 1473.5% | 4,231 |
| Bowman County | Thomas E. Dewey+126 | 72349.8% | 59741.1% | 1319.0% | 1,451 |
| Burke County | Thomas E. Dewey+240 | 1,21250.9% | 97240.9% | 1958.2% | 2,379 |
| Burleigh County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,932 | 5,04959.4% | 3,11736.7% | 3273.9% | 8,493 |
| Cass County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,493 | 11,43052.3% | 9,93745.5% | 4692.1% | 21,836 |
| Cavalier County | Harry S. Truman+334 | 1,86444.8% | 2,19852.9% | 962.3% | 4,158 |
| Dickey County | Thomas E. Dewey+510 | 1,77454.9% | 1,26439.1% | 1946.0% | 3,232 |
| Divide County | Thomas E. Dewey+94 | 98148.1% | 88743.5% | 1708.3% | 2,038 |
| Dunn County | Thomas E. Dewey+170 | 1,24451.3% | 1,07444.3% | 1054.3% | 2,423 |
| Eddy County | Thomas E. Dewey+33 | 95246.9% | 91945.2% | 1617.9% | 2,032 |
| Emmons County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,036 | 2,22363.5% | 1,18733.9% | 932.7% | 3,503 |
| Foster County | Harry S. Truman+151 | 93844.8% | 1,08952.0% | 663.2% | 2,093 |
| Golden Valley County | Thomas E. Dewey+203 | 78856.2% | 58541.8% | 282.0% | 1,401 |
| Grand Forks County | Harry S. Truman+622 | 6,37446.2% | 6,99650.7% | 4193.0% | 13,789 |
| Grant County | Thomas E. Dewey+866 | 1,55566.9% | 68929.7% | 793.4% | 2,323 |
| Griggs County | Harry S. Truman+144 | 1,03644.3% | 1,18050.5% | 1225.2% | 2,338 |
| Hettinger County | Thomas E. Dewey+765 | 1,51764.3% | 75231.9% | 893.8% | 2,358 |
| Kidder County | Thomas E. Dewey+737 | 1,51063.7% | 77332.6% | 873.7% | 2,370 |
| LaMoure County | Thomas E. Dewey+518 | 1,99953.9% | 1,48139.9% | 2286.1% | 3,708 |
| Logan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,028 | 1,58571.5% | 55725.1% | 763.4% | 2,218 |
| McHenry County | Thomas E. Dewey+808 | 2,57856.4% | 1,77038.8% | 2194.8% | 4,567 |
| McIntosh County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,690 | 2,20379.4% | 51318.5% | 602.2% | 2,776 |
| McKenzie County | Harry S. Truman+59 | 1,16845.1% | 1,22747.4% | 1967.6% | 2,591 |
| McLean County | Thomas E. Dewey+479 | 2,76250.1% | 2,28341.4% | 4688.5% | 5,513 |
| Mercer County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,576 | 2,21975.3% | 64321.8% | 862.9% | 2,948 |
| Morton County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,086 | 3,60756.4% | 2,52139.4% | 2664.2% | 6,394 |
| Mountrail County | Harry S. Truman+126 | 1,39542.2% | 1,52146.0% | 38811.7% | 3,304 |
| Nelson County | Thomas E. Dewey+43 | 1,67247.3% | 1,62946.0% | 2376.7% | 3,538 |
| Oliver County | Thomas E. Dewey+445 | 74967.8% | 30427.5% | 514.6% | 1,104 |
| Pembina County | Harry S. Truman+260 | 2,40646.7% | 2,66651.7% | 831.6% | 5,155 |
| Pierce County | Thomas E. Dewey+591 | 1,73858.9% | 1,14738.8% | 682.3% | 2,953 |
| Ramsey County | Thomas E. Dewey+433 | 2,89152.0% | 2,45844.2% | 2063.7% | 5,555 |
| Ransom County | Thomas E. Dewey+177 | 1,77250.8% | 1,59545.8% | 1183.4% | 3,485 |
| Renville County | Harry S. Truman+26 | 81246.6% | 83848.1% | 925.3% | 1,742 |
| Richland County | Thomas E. Dewey+35 | 3,44848.7% | 3,41348.2% | 2143.0% | 7,075 |
| Rolette County | Harry S. Truman+386 | 1,17941.1% | 1,56554.5% | 1254.4% | 2,869 |
| Sargent County | Harry S. Truman+119 | 1,38745.7% | 1,50649.7% | 1404.6% | 3,033 |
| Sheridan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,182 | 1,55478.9% | 37218.9% | 432.2% | 1,969 |
| Sioux County | Thomas E. Dewey+202 | 66757.2% | 46539.9% | 342.9% | 1,166 |
| Slope County | Thomas E. Dewey+59 | 44750.5% | 38843.8% | 505.6% | 885 |
| Stark County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,205 | 3,22260.1% | 2,01737.7% | 1182.2% | 5,357 |
| Steele County | Harry S. Truman+111 | 1,05245.0% | 1,16349.7% | 1235.3% | 2,338 |
| Stutsman County | Thomas E. Dewey+793 | 4,20852.9% | 3,41542.9% | 3344.2% | 7,957 |
| Towner County | Thomas E. Dewey+45 | 1,14549.8% | 1,10047.8% | 562.4% | 2,301 |
| Traill County | Thomas E. Dewey+454 | 2,32852.0% | 1,87441.9% | 2756.1% | 4,477 |
| Walsh County | Harry S. Truman+1,524 | 2,64637.6% | 4,17059.3% | 2153.1% | 7,031 |
| Ward County | Thomas E. Dewey+325 | 5,51448.6% | 5,18945.8% | 6345.6% | 11,337 |
| Wells County | Thomas E. Dewey+893 | 2,38559.8% | 1,49237.4% | 1092.7% | 3,986 |
| Williams County | Harry S. Truman+438 | 2,13338.8% | 2,57146.8% | 79114.4% | 5,495 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.