Thomas E. Dewey carried North Dakota R+8.8.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in North Dakota, 1948. The state ran 13.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

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North Dakota result

220,716 votes counted

Truman (D)

95,812

43.4%

Dewey (R)

115,139

52.2%

Thurmond + others

9,765

4.4%

Margin

R+8.8

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1948 presidential election

North Dakota, 1948

DeweyR+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
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights	4.4%	9,765

D+60

R+60

53 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1948

53 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−8.7%	753	908	1,780
Barnes County	R	−7.5%	2,892	3,385	6,594
Benson County	D	+6.8%	2,216	1,920	4,331
Billings County	R	−8.3%	311	372	736
Bottineau County	R	−22.3%	1,571	2,513	4,231
Bowman County	R	−8.7%	597	723	1,451
Burke County	R	−10.1%	972	1,212	2,379
Burleigh County	R	−22.7%	3,117	5,049	8,493
Cass County	R	−6.8%	9,937	11,430	21,836
Cavalier County	D	+8.0%	2,198	1,864	4,158
Dickey County	R	−15.8%	1,264	1,774	3,232
Divide County	R	−4.6%	887	981	2,038
Dunn County	R	−7.0%	1,074	1,244	2,423
Eddy County	R	−1.6%	919	952	2,032
Emmons County	R	−29.6%	1,187	2,223	3,503
Foster County	D	+7.2%	1,089	938	2,093
Golden Valley County	R	−14.5%	585	788	1,401
Grand Forks County	D	+4.5%	6,996	6,374	13,789
Grant County	R	−37.3%	689	1,555	2,323
Griggs County	D	+6.2%	1,180	1,036	2,338
Hettinger County	R	−32.4%	752	1,517	2,358
Kidder County	R	−31.1%	773	1,510	2,370
LaMoure County	R	−14.0%	1,481	1,999	3,708
Logan County	R	−46.3%	557	1,585	2,218
McHenry County	R	−17.7%	1,770	2,578	4,567
McIntosh County	R	−60.9%	513	2,203	2,776
McKenzie County	D	+2.3%	1,227	1,168	2,591
McLean County	R	−8.7%	2,283	2,762	5,513
Mercer County	R	−53.5%	643	2,219	2,948
Morton County	R	−17.0%	2,521	3,607	6,394
Mountrail County	D	+3.8%	1,521	1,395	3,304
Nelson County	R	−1.2%	1,629	1,672	3,538
Oliver County	R	−40.3%	304	749	1,104
Pembina County	D	+5.0%	2,666	2,406	5,155
Pierce County	R	−20.0%	1,147	1,738	2,953
Ramsey County	R	−7.8%	2,458	2,891	5,555
Ransom County	R	−5.1%	1,595	1,772	3,485
Renville County	D	+1.5%	838	812	1,742
Richland County	R	−0.5%	3,413	3,448	7,075
Rolette County	D	+13.5%	1,565	1,179	2,869
Sargent County	D	+3.9%	1,506	1,387	3,033
Sheridan County	R	−60.0%	372	1,554	1,969
Sioux County	R	−17.3%	465	667	1,166
Slope County	R	−6.7%	388	447	885
Stark County	R	−22.5%	2,017	3,222	5,357
Steele County	D	+4.7%	1,163	1,052	2,338
Stutsman County	R	−10.0%	3,415	4,208	7,957
Towner County	R	−2.0%	1,100	1,145	2,301
Traill County	R	−10.1%	1,874	2,328	4,477
Walsh County	D	+21.7%	4,170	2,646	7,031
Ward County	R	−2.9%	5,189	5,514	11,337
Wells County	R	−22.4%	1,492	2,385	3,986
Williams County	D	+8.0%	2,571	2,133	5,495