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Elections / 1948 · President · NH

Thomas E. Dewey carried New Hampshire R+5.7.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in New Hampshire, 1948. The state ran 10.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
231,440 votes counted
Truman (D)
107,995
46.7%
Dewey (R)
121,299
52.4%
Thurmond + others
2,146
0.9%
Margin
R+5.7
1948 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1948
DeweyR+5.7
1948 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+30.2Carroll County, NH · R+52.9Cheshire County, NH · R+17.5Coos County, NH · D+6.1Grafton County, NH · R+28.0Hillsborough County, NH · D+19.1Merrimack County, NH · R+19.4Rockingham County, NH · R+22.3Strafford County, NH · D+7.4Sullivan County, NH · R+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican52.4%121,299
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic46.7%107,995
OtherAll other candidates0.9%2,146
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1948
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−30.2%
3,8227,15211,039
Carroll CountyR
−52.9%
1,8696,1278,050
Cheshire CountyR
−17.5%
6,3379,04315,506
Coos CountyD
+6.1%
7,9307,00515,165
Grafton CountyR
−28.0%
6,84112,24819,281
Hillsborough CountyD
+19.1%
41,78928,25770,742
Merrimack CountyR
−19.4%
11,17116,58627,935
Rockingham CountyR
−22.3%
11,93718,89031,128
Strafford CountyD
+7.4%
11,6039,98821,776
Sullivan CountyR
−12.1%
4,6966,00310,818