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Elections / 1948 · President · PA

Thomas E. Dewey carried Pennsylvania R+4.0.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Pennsylvania, 1948. The state ran 8.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
3,735,348 votes counted
Truman (D)
1,752,426
46.9%
Dewey (R)
1,902,197
50.9%
Thurmond + others
80,725
2.2%
Margin
R+4.0
1948 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1948
DeweyR+4.0
1948 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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.Adams County, PA · R+19.1Allegheny County, PA · D+12.3Armstrong County, PA · R+8.3Beaver County, PA · D+8.5Bedford County, PA · R+22.0Berks County, PA · D+9.1Blair County, PA · R+22.6Bradford County, PA · R+45.0Bucks County, PA · R+27.1Butler County, PA · R+27.5Cambria County, PA · D+19.6Cameron County, PA · R+29.9Carbon County, PA · R+1.6Centre County, PA · R+23.0Chester County, PA · R+32.8Clarion County, PA · R+15.9Clearfield County, PA · R+2.0Clinton County, PA · R+5.7Columbia County, PA · TiedCrawford County, PA · R+21.4Cumberland County, PA · R+22.2Dauphin County, PA · R+25.4Delaware County, PA · R+23.6Elk County, PA · D+2.0Erie County, PA · R+8.9Fayette County, PA · D+25.8Forest County, PA · R+26.9Franklin County, PA · R+24.4Fulton County, PA · R+2.2Greene County, PA · D+25.5Huntingdon County, PA · R+35.5Indiana County, PA · R+19.3Jefferson County, PA · R+24.6Juniata County, PA · R+15.1Lackawanna County, PA · D+16.3Lancaster County, PA · R+36.5Lawrence County, PA · R+7.8Lebanon County, PA · R+24.3Lehigh County, PA · R+9.0Luzerne County, PA · R+7.2Lycoming County, PA · R+16.2McKean County, PA · R+35.6Mercer County, PA · R+7.8Mifflin County, PA · R+8.6Monroe County, PA · R+6.0Montgomery County, PA · R+34.6Montour County, PA · R+15.5Northampton County, PA · D+10.0Northumberland County, PA · R+17.4Perry County, PA · R+35.4Philadelphia County, PA · D+0.8Pike County, PA · R+41.1Potter County, PA · R+36.0Schuylkill County, PA · R+21.7Snyder County, PA · R+55.3Somerset County, PA · R+22.6Sullivan County, PA · R+23.3Susquehanna County, PA · R+36.9Tioga County, PA · R+54.1Union County, PA · R+54.9Venango County, PA · R+38.6Warren County, PA · R+33.4Washington County, PA · D+25.9Wayne County, PA · R+54.3Westmoreland County, PA · D+18.9Wyoming County, PA · R+43.4York County, PA · D+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican50.9%1,902,197
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic46.9%1,752,426
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights2.2%80,725
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1948
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−19.1%
5,4097,98813,509
Allegheny CountyD
+12.3%
326,303253,272594,506
Armstrong CountyR
−8.3%
9,90011,71221,912
Beaver CountyD
+8.5%
26,62922,32450,936
Bedford CountyR
−22.0%
3,8516,0289,879
Berks CountyD
+9.1%
43,07535,60881,726
Blair CountyR
−22.6%
14,05022,38236,886
Bradford CountyR
−45.0%
4,42111,78316,367
Bucks CountyR
−27.1%
16,65529,41147,084
Butler CountyR
−27.5%
9,81817,44927,724
Cambria CountyD
+19.6%
41,53327,72570,422
Cameron CountyR
−29.9%
8581,5962,465
Carbon CountyR
−1.6%
9,4389,74419,578
Centre CountyR
−23.0%
6,51510,41616,931
Chester CountyR
−32.8%
14,67029,25844,478
Clarion CountyR
−15.9%
4,9846,86611,850
Clearfield CountyR
−2.0%
11,34711,81023,644
Clinton CountyR
−5.7%
5,0135,61810,631
Columbia CountyR
−0.3%
9,3679,41718,784
Crawford CountyR
−21.4%
9,17414,16123,335
Cumberland CountyR
−22.2%
11,42118,02829,695
Dauphin CountyR
−25.4%
27,72946,86175,386
Delaware CountyR
−23.6%
57,15693,412153,315
Elk CountyD
+2.0%
5,3635,14810,511
Erie CountyR
−8.9%
28,15933,80663,245
Fayette CountyD
+25.8%
34,97120,40156,367
Forest CountyR
−26.9%
6871,2091,941
Franklin CountyR
−24.4%
7,35212,15119,664
Fulton CountyR
−2.2%
1,6841,7603,475
Greene CountyD
+25.5%
8,0154,71712,934
Huntingdon CountyR
−35.5%
3,3046,94310,247
Indiana CountyR
−19.3%
8,54312,64021,183
Jefferson CountyR
−24.6%
5,6329,39515,295
Juniata CountyR
−15.1%
2,2993,1215,459
Lackawanna CountyD
+16.3%
64,49546,283111,749
Lancaster CountyR
−36.5%
21,30846,30668,499
Lawrence CountyR
−7.8%
14,63217,18632,599
Lebanon CountyR
−24.3%
9,41815,55325,241
Lehigh CountyR
−9.0%
26,82632,20260,022
Luzerne CountyR
−7.2%
61,86971,674135,611
Lycoming CountyR
−16.2%
13,69219,11833,436
McKean CountyR
−35.6%
4,78510,21815,272
Mercer CountyR
−7.8%
16,10818,91635,886
Mifflin CountyR
−8.6%
4,7625,66610,523
Monroe CountyR
−6.0%
5,9136,67412,587
Montgomery CountyR
−34.6%
41,11285,576128,626
Montour CountyR
−15.5%
1,9642,6904,670
Northampton CountyD
+10.0%
33,20927,03061,504
Northumberland CountyR
−17.4%
16,47823,53540,485
Perry CountyR
−35.4%
2,5965,4448,040
Philadelphia CountyD
+0.8%
432,699425,962885,297
Pike CountyR
−41.1%
1,2082,8934,101
Potter CountyR
−36.0%
1,7293,6725,401
Schuylkill CountyR
−21.7%
28,19444,17673,492
Snyder CountyR
−55.3%
1,4905,1816,671
Somerset CountyR
−22.6%
8,72713,91022,978
Sullivan CountyR
−23.3%
1,0841,7522,862
Susquehanna CountyR
−36.9%
3,6217,94511,716
Tioga CountyR
−54.1%
2,98610,01613,002
Union CountyR
−54.9%
1,4425,0586,587
Venango CountyR
−38.6%
5,14411,92017,536
Warren CountyR
−33.4%
4,1038,37812,814
Washington CountyD
+25.9%
46,32726,86075,166
Wayne CountyR
−54.3%
2,2847,7089,992
Westmoreland CountyD
+18.9%
61,90141,709106,814
Wyoming CountyR
−43.4%
1,6744,3326,127
York CountyD
+1.2%
33,32132,49468,678