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Elections / 1948 · President · OR

Thomas E. Dewey carried Oregon R+3.4.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Oregon, 1948. The state ran 7.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Oregon result
524,080 votes counted
Truman (D)
243,147
46.4%
Dewey (R)
260,904
49.8%
Thurmond + others
20,029
3.8%
Margin
R+3.4
1948 presidential election
Oregon, 1948
DeweyR+3.4
1948 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · D+3.2Benton County, OR · R+35.9Clackamas County, OR · R+0.6Clatsop County, OR · D+4.4Columbia County, OR · D+20.8Coos County, OR · R+0.7Crook County, OR · D+8.8Curry County, OR · R+23.2Deschutes County, OR · D+0.5Douglas County, OR · R+15.9Gilliam County, OR · R+6.7Grant County, OR · D+2.9Harney County, OR · D+1.1Hood River County, OR · R+9.2Jackson County, OR · R+20.4Jefferson County, OR · R+5.1Josephine County, OR · R+20.0Klamath County, OR · D+3.0Lake County, OR · D+0.9Lane County, OR · R+13.9Lincoln County, OR · D+1.7Linn County, OR · R+4.3Malheur County, OR · R+13.0Marion County, OR · R+17.5Morrow County, OR · D+5.4Multnomah County, OR · D+3.8Polk County, OR · R+10.9Sherman County, OR · R+7.8Tillamook County, OR · D+2.8Umatilla County, OR · D+1.4Union County, OR · D+17.0Wallowa County, OR · D+7.9Wasco County, OR · R+5.7Washington County, OR · R+9.4Wheeler County, OR · TiedYamhill County, OR · R+13.7
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican49.8%260,904
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic46.4%243,147
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights3.8%20,029
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1948
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyD
+3.2%
3,0352,8416,040
Benton CountyR
−35.9%
3,1356,83910,329
Clackamas CountyR
−0.6%
14,26314,43130,083
Clatsop CountyD
+4.4%
5,5745,07611,313
Columbia CountyD
+20.8%
4,7683,0498,251
Coos CountyR
−0.7%
5,4535,53611,562
Crook CountyD
+8.8%
1,1499602,141
Curry CountyR
−23.2%
6771,1121,879
Deschutes CountyD
+0.5%
3,4993,4637,163
Douglas CountyR
−15.9%
5,5007,67113,612
Gilliam CountyR
−6.7%
5446231,184
Grant CountyD
+2.9%
1,1561,0902,293
Harney CountyD
+1.1%
8027841,624
Hood River CountyR
−9.2%
1,7612,1344,042
Jackson CountyR
−20.4%
7,34211,22619,072
Jefferson CountyR
−5.1%
5596221,227
Josephine CountyR
−20.0%
3,2905,0048,588
Klamath CountyD
+3.0%
7,5207,07214,898
Lake CountyD
+0.9%
1,1041,0832,254
Lane CountyR
−13.9%
15,60620,84337,709
Lincoln CountyD
+1.7%
3,7203,5877,656
Linn CountyR
−4.3%
7,2607,93615,755
Malheur CountyR
−13.0%
2,4993,2655,898
Marion CountyR
−17.5%
13,18318,99733,171
Morrow CountyD
+5.4%
8387511,622
Multnomah CountyD
+3.8%
93,70386,519189,028
Polk CountyR
−10.9%
3,4514,3288,012
Sherman CountyR
−7.8%
4545321,000
Tillamook CountyD
+2.8%
3,1282,9526,286
Umatilla CountyD
+1.4%
5,8915,72611,761
Union CountyD
+17.0%
3,8082,6686,698
Wallowa CountyD
+7.9%
1,4081,1962,675
Wasco CountyR
−5.7%
2,4382,7405,296
Washington CountyR
−9.4%
9,42411,45521,589
Wheeler CountyR
−0.4%
411414841
Yamhill CountyR
−13.7%
4,7946,37911,528