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Elections / 1948 · President · NV

Harry S. Truman carried Nevada D+3.1.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Nevada, 1948. The state ran 1.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Nevada result
62,117 votes counted
Truman (D)
31,291
50.4%
Dewey (R)
29,357
47.3%
Thurmond + others
1,469
2.4%
Margin
D+3.1
1948 presidential election
Nevada, 1948
TrumanD+3.1
1948 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+23.0Churchill County, NV · R+6.4Clark County, NV · D+25.2Douglas County, NV · R+40.8Elko County, NV · D+9.1Esmeralda County, NV · D+5.2Eureka County, NV · R+5.6Humboldt County, NV · R+0.8Lander County, NV · R+14.1Lincoln County, NV · D+31.2Lyon County, NV · R+20.7Mineral County, NV · D+25.3Nye County, NV · R+9.1Pershing County, NV · R+10.8Storey County, NV · R+0.8Washoe County, NV · R+14.7White Pine County, NV · D+23.2
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic50.4%31,291
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican47.3%29,357
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights2.4%1,469
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1948
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−23.0%
6811,0951,801
Churchill CountyR
−6.4%
1,0551,2062,372
Clark CountyD
+25.2%
10,7876,38217,453
Douglas CountyR
−40.8%
2987191,032
Elko CountyD
+9.1%
2,0261,6833,771
Esmeralda CountyD
+5.2%
183164365
Eureka CountyR
−5.6%
278312603
Humboldt CountyR
−0.8%
8869011,831
Lander CountyR
−14.1%
298397704
Lincoln CountyD
+31.2%
1,0045201,553
Lyon CountyR
−20.7%
6299671,633
Mineral CountyD
+25.3%
1,1947061,928
Nye CountyR
−9.1%
5957221,390
Pershing CountyR
−10.8%
5416771,262
Storey CountyR
−0.8%
184187388
Washoe CountyR
−14.7%
8,36511,32320,188
White Pine CountyD
+23.2%
2,2871,3963,843