Texas — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionTexas · PresidentTrumanD+41.7
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic | 66.0% | 824,235 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 24.3% | 303,467 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.7% | 121,730 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 23 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Andrews County, TX | Democratic | D+74.7 |
| Angelina County, TX | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Aransas County, TX | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Archer County, TX | Democratic | D+75.9 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Bailey County, TX | Democratic | D+60.7 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Baylor County, TX | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Bee County, TX | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Bell County, TX | Democratic | D+71.1 |
| Bexar County, TX | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Blanco County, TX | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Borden County, TX | Democratic | D+79.4 |
| Bosque County, TX | Democratic | D+61.0 |
| Bowie County, TX | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Brazos County, TX | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Brewster County, TX | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Brown County, TX | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Burleson County, TX | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Burnet County, TX | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Callahan County, TX | Democratic | D+71.7 |
| Cameron County, TX | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Camp County, TX | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Carson County, TX | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| Cass County, TX | Democratic | D+53.4 |
| Castro County, TX | Democratic | D+70.5 |
| Chambers County, TX | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Childress County, TX | Democratic | D+76.5 |
| Clay County, TX | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Cochran County, TX | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Coke County, TX | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Coleman County, TX | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Collin County, TX | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Democratic | D+75.7 |
| Colorado County, TX | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Comanche County, TX | Democratic | D+71.5 |
| Concho County, TX | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Cooke County, TX | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Coryell County, TX | Democratic | D+73.9 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Crane County, TX | Democratic | D+80.6 |
| Crockett County, TX | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Crosby County, TX | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Culberson County, TX | Democratic | D+67.3 |
| Dallam County, TX | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Dallas County, TX | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Dawson County, TX | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Delta County, TX | Democratic | D+76.2 |
| Denton County, TX | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Dickens County, TX | Democratic | D+81.0 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Donley County, TX | Democratic | D+66.8 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| Eastland County, TX | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Ector County, TX | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Edwards County, TX | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| El Paso County, TX | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Ellis County, TX | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Erath County, TX | Democratic | D+64.3 |
| Falls County, TX | Democratic | D+67.3 |
| Fannin County, TX | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| Fayette County, TX | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Fisher County, TX | Democratic | D+83.8 |
| Floyd County, TX | Democratic | D+69.0 |
| Foard County, TX | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Franklin County, TX | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| Freestone County, TX | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Gaines County, TX | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Galveston County, TX | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Garza County, TX | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Goliad County, TX | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Gray County, TX | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Grayson County, TX | Democratic | D+62.3 |
| Gregg County, TX | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Grimes County, TX | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Hale County, TX | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Hall County, TX | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Hansford County, TX | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Democratic | D+72.3 |
| Hardin County, TX | Democratic | D+66.9 |
| Harris County, TX | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Harrison County, TX | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Hartley County, TX | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Haskell County, TX | Democratic | D+85.2 |
| Hays County, TX | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Democratic | D+61.9 |
| Henderson County, TX | Democratic | D+70.9 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Hill County, TX | Democratic | D+70.5 |
| Hockley County, TX | Democratic | D+75.0 |
| Hood County, TX | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Houston County, TX | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Howard County, TX | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Hunt County, TX | Democratic | D+55.0 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Irion County, TX | Democratic | D+68.9 |
| Jack County, TX | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Jackson County, TX | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Jasper County, TX | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+78.6 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Johnson County, TX | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Jones County, TX | Democratic | D+75.8 |
| Karnes County, TX | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Kent County, TX | Democratic | D+83.5 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Kimble County, TX | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| King County, TX | Democratic | D+93.4 |
| Kinney County, TX | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Knox County, TX | Democratic | D+81.4 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+64.0 |
| Lamar County, TX | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Lamb County, TX | Democratic | D+71.2 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Democratic | D+65.5 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Lee County, TX | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Leon County, TX | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Liberty County, TX | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Limestone County, TX | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Llano County, TX | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Loving County, TX | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Lynn County, TX | Democratic | D+77.3 |
| Madison County, TX | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Marion County, TX | Democratic | D+46.5 |
| Martin County, TX | Democratic | D+80.6 |
| Mason County, TX | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| McLennan County, TX | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| McMullen County, TX | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Medina County, TX | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Menard County, TX | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Midland County, TX | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Milam County, TX | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Mills County, TX | Democratic | D+65.6 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Montague County, TX | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Moore County, TX | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Morris County, TX | Democratic | D+65.6 |
| Motley County, TX | Democratic | D+77.6 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Navarro County, TX | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Newton County, TX | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Nolan County, TX | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Nueces County, TX | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Oldham County, TX | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Orange County, TX | Democratic | D+58.3 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Panola County, TX | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Parker County, TX | Democratic | D+55.3 |
| Parmer County, TX | Democratic | D+57.1 |
| Pecos County, TX | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Polk County, TX | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Potter County, TX | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+60.3 |
| Rains County, TX | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Randall County, TX | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Reagan County, TX | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Real County, TX | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Red River County, TX | Democratic | D+67.3 |
| Reeves County, TX | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Refugio County, TX | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Roberts County, TX | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Robertson County, TX | Democratic | D+65.6 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Runnels County, TX | Democratic | D+67.2 |
| Rusk County, TX | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Sabine County, TX | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| San Saba County, TX | Democratic | D+81.0 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Scurry County, TX | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Shelby County, TX | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Sherman County, TX | Democratic | D+64.4 |
| Smith County, TX | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Somervell County, TX | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Stephens County, TX | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Sterling County, TX | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Sutton County, TX | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Swisher County, TX | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Taylor County, TX | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Terrell County, TX | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Terry County, TX | Democratic | D+76.2 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Titus County, TX | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Trinity County, TX | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Tyler County, TX | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Upshur County, TX | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Upton County, TX | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Victoria County, TX | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Walker County, TX | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Waller County, TX | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Ward County, TX | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Wharton County, TX | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| Wichita County, TX | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Williamson County, TX | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Wilson County, TX | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Winkler County, TX | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Wise County, TX | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Wood County, TX | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Democratic | D+72.7 |
| Young County, TX | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Zavala County, TX | Democratic | D+31.6 |
Texas results by county
254 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Harry S. Truman+2,043 | 3,24262.4% | 1,19923.1% | 75714.6% | 5,198 |
| Andrews County | Harry S. Truman+715 | 81685.3% | 10110.6% | 404.2% | 957 |
| Angelina County | Harry S. Truman+3,377 | 4,37769.0% | 1,00015.8% | 96215.2% | 6,339 |
| Aransas County | Harry S. Truman+183 | 41861.0% | 23534.3% | 324.7% | 685 |
| Archer County | Harry S. Truman+1,408 | 1,59986.2% | 19110.3% | 653.5% | 1,855 |
| Armstrong County | Harry S. Truman+589 | 68684.1% | 9711.9% | 334.0% | 816 |
| Atascosa County | Harry S. Truman+1,191 | 1,89569.4% | 70425.8% | 1334.9% | 2,732 |
| Austin County | Thomas E. Dewey+8 | 1,25243.7% | 1,26044.0% | 35312.3% | 2,865 |
| Bailey County | Harry S. Truman+881 | 1,11576.8% | 23416.1% | 1037.1% | 1,452 |
| Bandera County | Thomas E. Dewey+125 | 44539.3% | 57050.4% | 11710.3% | 1,132 |
| Bastrop County | Harry S. Truman+2,075 | 2,51877.8% | 44313.7% | 2768.5% | 3,237 |
| Baylor County | Harry S. Truman+1,421 | 1,52290.8% | 1016.0% | 533.2% | 1,676 |
| Bee County | Harry S. Truman+640 | 1,44160.7% | 80133.7% | 1325.6% | 2,374 |
| Bell County | Harry S. Truman+6,479 | 7,54882.8% | 1,06911.7% | 4965.4% | 9,113 |
| Bexar County | Harry S. Truman+9,768 | 35,97054.3% | 26,20239.5% | 4,1076.2% | 66,279 |
| Blanco County | Harry S. Truman+506 | 1,00363.9% | 49731.7% | 694.4% | 1,569 |
| Borden County | Harry S. Truman+185 | 20387.1% | 187.7% | 125.2% | 233 |
| Bosque County | Harry S. Truman+1,802 | 2,30377.9% | 50116.9% | 1525.1% | 2,956 |
| Bowie County | Harry S. Truman+4,874 | 7,02867.9% | 1,16111.2% | 2,15420.8% | 10,343 |
| Brazoria County | Harry S. Truman+2,650 | 4,78357.2% | 2,13325.5% | 1,44717.3% | 8,363 |
| Brazos County | Harry S. Truman+1,926 | 3,45962.5% | 1,53327.7% | 5389.7% | 5,530 |
| Brewster County | Harry S. Truman+628 | 94070.1% | 31223.3% | 896.6% | 1,341 |
| Briscoe County | Harry S. Truman+609 | 69285.7% | 8310.3% | 324.0% | 807 |
| Brooks County | Harry S. Truman+812 | 1,02980.3% | 21716.9% | 362.8% | 1,282 |
| Brown County | Harry S. Truman+3,988 | 5,05978.1% | 1,07116.5% | 3515.4% | 6,481 |
| Burleson County | Harry S. Truman+1,811 | 2,05184.3% | 2409.9% | 1435.9% | 2,434 |
| Burnet County | Harry S. Truman+1,668 | 1,95584.1% | 28712.3% | 823.5% | 2,324 |
| Caldwell County | Harry S. Truman+2,169 | 2,79277.2% | 62317.2% | 2015.6% | 3,616 |
| Calhoun County | Harry S. Truman+243 | 58957.2% | 34633.6% | 959.2% | 1,030 |
| Callahan County | Harry S. Truman+1,586 | 1,84483.4% | 25811.7% | 1094.9% | 2,211 |
| Cameron County | Harry S. Truman+2,089 | 6,77857.2% | 4,68939.5% | 3923.3% | 11,859 |
| Camp County | Harry S. Truman+538 | 92362.0% | 18012.1% | 38525.9% | 1,488 |
| Carson County | Harry S. Truman+888 | 1,30174.2% | 41323.5% | 402.3% | 1,754 |
| Cass County | Harry S. Truman+1,638 | 2,54065.1% | 45711.7% | 90223.1% | 3,899 |
| Castro County | Harry S. Truman+969 | 1,15884.3% | 18913.8% | 272.0% | 1,374 |
| Chambers County | Harry S. Truman+484 | 78756.5% | 30221.7% | 30321.8% | 1,392 |
| Cherokee County | Harry S. Truman+1,925 | 3,07964.1% | 1,15424.0% | 57311.9% | 4,806 |
| Childress County | Harry S. Truman+2,142 | 2,41586.2% | 2739.7% | 1134.0% | 2,801 |
| Clay County | Harry S. Truman+1,799 | 2,13182.5% | 33212.9% | 1204.6% | 2,583 |
| Cochran County | Harry S. Truman+852 | 97181.9% | 11910.0% | 968.1% | 1,186 |
| Coke County | Harry S. Truman+844 | 90990.2% | 656.4% | 343.4% | 1,008 |
| Coleman County | Harry S. Truman+2,150 | 2,69578.6% | 54515.9% | 1895.5% | 3,429 |
| Collin County | Harry S. Truman+4,361 | 5,51676.1% | 1,15515.9% | 5798.0% | 7,250 |
| Collingsworth County | Harry S. Truman+1,581 | 1,77985.2% | 1989.5% | 1125.4% | 2,089 |
| Colorado County | Harry S. Truman+377 | 1,31641.7% | 90028.5% | 93929.8% | 3,155 |
| Comal County | Thomas E. Dewey+540 | 1,21239.4% | 1,75257.0% | 1103.6% | 3,074 |
| Comanche County | Harry S. Truman+2,507 | 2,91583.2% | 40811.6% | 1825.2% | 3,505 |
| Concho County | Harry S. Truman+982 | 1,15685.9% | 17412.9% | 161.2% | 1,346 |
| Cooke County | Harry S. Truman+2,047 | 3,24164.5% | 1,19423.8% | 59111.8% | 5,026 |
| Coryell County | Harry S. Truman+2,040 | 2,35085.1% | 31011.2% | 1013.7% | 2,761 |
| Cottle County | Harry S. Truman+1,216 | 1,31890.7% | 1027.0% | 332.3% | 1,453 |
| Crane County | Harry S. Truman+742 | 81288.2% | 707.6% | 394.2% | 921 |
| Crockett County | Harry S. Truman+273 | 40073.4% | 12723.3% | 183.3% | 545 |
| Crosby County | Harry S. Truman+1,561 | 1,73183.7% | 1688.1% | 1708.2% | 2,069 |
| Culberson County | Harry S. Truman+206 | 24479.7% | 3812.4% | 247.8% | 306 |
| Dallam County | Harry S. Truman+1,105 | 1,50477.4% | 39920.5% | 402.1% | 1,943 |
| Dallas County | Harry S. Truman+11,800 | 47,46450.3% | 35,66437.8% | 11,21611.9% | 94,344 |
| Dawson County | Harry S. Truman+2,212 | 2,60582.9% | 39312.5% | 1434.6% | 3,141 |
| Deaf Smith County | Harry S. Truman+961 | 1,49671.6% | 53525.6% | 582.8% | 2,089 |
| Delta County | Harry S. Truman+1,434 | 1,59483.9% | 1467.7% | 1608.4% | 1,900 |
| Denton County | Harry S. Truman+3,018 | 4,54965.4% | 1,53122.0% | 87312.6% | 6,953 |
| DeWitt County | Harry S. Truman+196 | 1,80849.6% | 1,61244.2% | 2276.2% | 3,647 |
| Dickens County | Harry S. Truman+1,377 | 1,49287.8% | 1156.8% | 935.5% | 1,700 |
| Dimmit County | Harry S. Truman+479 | 86365.5% | 38429.1% | 715.4% | 1,318 |
| Donley County | Harry S. Truman+1,131 | 1,37281.1% | 24114.2% | 794.7% | 1,692 |
| Duval County | Harry S. Truman+3,434 | 3,55196.5% | 1173.2% | 110.3% | 3,679 |
| Eastland County | Harry S. Truman+3,944 | 5,12176.8% | 1,17717.7% | 3675.5% | 6,665 |
| Ector County | Harry S. Truman+3,160 | 4,30575.6% | 1,14520.1% | 2444.3% | 5,694 |
| Edwards County | Harry S. Truman+144 | 32961.0% | 18534.3% | 254.6% | 539 |
| El Paso County | Harry S. Truman+9,797 | 15,34171.5% | 5,54425.8% | 5632.6% | 21,448 |
| Ellis County | Harry S. Truman+4,737 | 5,79275.6% | 1,05513.8% | 81810.7% | 7,665 |
| Erath County | Harry S. Truman+2,574 | 3,17279.3% | 59814.9% | 2325.8% | 4,002 |
| Falls County | Harry S. Truman+2,839 | 3,38580.3% | 54612.9% | 2876.8% | 4,218 |
| Fannin County | Harry S. Truman+5,579 | 6,13286.8% | 5537.8% | 3805.4% | 7,065 |
| Fayette County | Harry S. Truman+1,369 | 3,10658.6% | 1,73732.8% | 4558.6% | 5,298 |
| Fisher County | Harry S. Truman+1,914 | 2,06390.3% | 1496.5% | 733.2% | 2,285 |
| Floyd County | Harry S. Truman+1,830 | 2,17481.9% | 34413.0% | 1355.1% | 2,653 |
| Foard County | Harry S. Truman+661 | 75185.7% | 9010.3% | 354.0% | 876 |
| Fort Bend County | Harry S. Truman+1,042 | 2,05857.0% | 1,01628.1% | 53914.9% | 3,613 |
| Franklin County | Harry S. Truman+1,090 | 1,23680.9% | 1469.6% | 1459.5% | 1,527 |
| Freestone County | Harry S. Truman+1,760 | 2,26570.1% | 46014.2% | 50515.6% | 3,230 |
| Frio County | Harry S. Truman+553 | 89867.0% | 34525.7% | 987.3% | 1,341 |
| Gaines County | Harry S. Truman+1,258 | 1,46581.7% | 20711.5% | 1226.8% | 1,794 |
| Galveston County | Harry S. Truman+7,634 | 12,49166.5% | 4,85725.8% | 1,4447.7% | 18,792 |
| Garza County | Harry S. Truman+685 | 86177.6% | 17615.9% | 736.6% | 1,110 |
| Gillespie County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,148 | 59317.4% | 2,74180.3% | 792.3% | 3,413 |
| Glasscock County | Harry S. Truman+119 | 18867.6% | 6924.8% | 217.6% | 278 |
| Goliad County | Harry S. Truman+4 | 45443.9% | 45043.5% | 13112.7% | 1,035 |
| Gonzales County | Harry S. Truman+1,946 | 2,61272.6% | 66618.5% | 3218.9% | 3,599 |
| Gray County | Harry S. Truman+2,105 | 3,69964.9% | 1,59428.0% | 4037.1% | 5,696 |
| Grayson County | Harry S. Truman+8,817 | 10,99177.7% | 2,17415.4% | 9836.9% | 14,148 |
| Gregg County | Harry S. Truman+2,120 | 5,10448.3% | 2,47723.4% | 2,98428.2% | 10,565 |
| Grimes County | Harry S. Truman+418 | 90152.4% | 33619.5% | 48328.1% | 1,720 |
| Guadalupe County | Thomas E. Dewey+383 | 2,11943.2% | 2,50251.0% | 2875.8% | 4,908 |
| Hale County | Harry S. Truman+2,982 | 3,99575.2% | 1,01319.1% | 3025.7% | 5,310 |
| Hall County | Harry S. Truman+1,948 | 2,12289.3% | 1747.3% | 803.4% | 2,376 |
| Hamilton County | Harry S. Truman+1,247 | 1,72573.7% | 47820.4% | 1365.8% | 2,339 |
| Hansford County | Harry S. Truman+689 | 89579.3% | 20618.3% | 272.4% | 1,128 |
| Hardeman County | Harry S. Truman+1,428 | 1,65483.7% | 22611.4% | 964.9% | 1,976 |
| Hardin County | Harry S. Truman+1,619 | 2,23373.4% | 1966.4% | 61420.2% | 3,043 |
| Harris County | Harry S. Truman+15,371 | 58,48847.7% | 43,11735.2% | 21,01217.1% | 122,617 |
| Harrison County | Harry S. Truman+366 | 2,50444.8% | 94616.9% | 2,13838.3% | 5,588 |
| Hartley County | Harry S. Truman+394 | 47784.1% | 8314.6% | 71.2% | 567 |
| Haskell County | Harry S. Truman+2,554 | 2,73591.2% | 1816.0% | 832.8% | 2,999 |
| Hays County | Harry S. Truman+1,684 | 2,23975.0% | 55518.6% | 1936.5% | 2,987 |
| Hemphill County | Harry S. Truman+729 | 93078.9% | 20117.1% | 474.0% | 1,178 |
| Henderson County | Harry S. Truman+3,129 | 3,66983.1% | 54012.2% | 2044.6% | 4,413 |
| Hidalgo County | Harry S. Truman+3,306 | 9,52659.5% | 6,22038.8% | 2721.7% | 16,018 |
| Hill County | Harry S. Truman+3,705 | 4,36283.0% | 65712.5% | 2364.5% | 5,255 |
| Hockley County | Harry S. Truman+2,725 | 3,07184.6% | 3469.5% | 2145.9% | 3,631 |
| Hood County | Harry S. Truman+1,104 | 1,27384.6% | 16911.2% | 624.1% | 1,504 |
| Hopkins County | Harry S. Truman+3,406 | 3,88583.2% | 47910.3% | 3036.5% | 4,667 |
| Houston County | Harry S. Truman+1,456 | 2,01464.9% | 53217.1% | 55818.0% | 3,104 |
| Howard County | Harry S. Truman+3,618 | 4,17982.7% | 56111.1% | 3126.2% | 5,052 |
| Hudspeth County | Harry S. Truman+388 | 43787.8% | 499.8% | 122.4% | 498 |
| Hunt County | Harry S. Truman+3,887 | 5,08271.9% | 1,19516.9% | 79011.2% | 7,067 |
| Hutchinson County | Harry S. Truman+3,145 | 4,52775.3% | 1,38223.0% | 1001.7% | 6,009 |
| Irion County | Harry S. Truman+303 | 36683.2% | 6314.3% | 112.5% | 440 |
| Jack County | Harry S. Truman+1,161 | 1,42678.5% | 26514.6% | 1266.9% | 1,817 |
| Jackson County | Harry S. Truman+855 | 1,34368.1% | 48824.7% | 1417.2% | 1,972 |
| Jasper County | Harry S. Truman+1,311 | 1,77770.3% | 28411.2% | 46618.4% | 2,527 |
| Jeff Davis County | Harry S. Truman+234 | 30976.9% | 7518.7% | 184.5% | 402 |
| Jefferson County | Harry S. Truman+16,726 | 22,47567.1% | 5,74917.2% | 5,29015.8% | 33,514 |
| Jim Hogg County | Harry S. Truman+652 | 72587.5% | 738.8% | 313.7% | 829 |
| Jim Wells County | Harry S. Truman+2,379 | 3,78171.4% | 1,40226.5% | 1162.2% | 5,299 |
| Johnson County | Harry S. Truman+3,335 | 4,04277.7% | 70713.6% | 4538.7% | 5,202 |
| Jones County | Harry S. Truman+3,167 | 3,59986.2% | 43210.3% | 1463.5% | 4,177 |
| Karnes County | Harry S. Truman+1,606 | 2,19874.0% | 59219.9% | 1816.1% | 2,971 |
| Kaufman County | Harry S. Truman+2,715 | 3,47971.1% | 76415.6% | 64713.2% | 4,890 |
| Kendall County | Thomas E. Dewey+696 | 51128.6% | 1,20767.5% | 714.0% | 1,789 |
| Kenedy County | Harry S. Truman+14 | 4555.6% | 3138.3% | 56.2% | 81 |
| Kent County | Harry S. Truman+446 | 47989.7% | 336.2% | 224.1% | 534 |
| Kerr County | Thomas E. Dewey+15 | 1,50547.0% | 1,52047.4% | 1795.6% | 3,204 |
| Kimble County | Harry S. Truman+548 | 85168.1% | 30324.2% | 967.7% | 1,250 |
| King County | Harry S. Truman+225 | 23195.9% | 62.5% | 41.7% | 241 |
| Kinney County | Harry S. Truman+195 | 37064.5% | 17530.5% | 295.1% | 574 |
| Kleberg County | Harry S. Truman+1,386 | 2,08372.5% | 69724.3% | 933.2% | 2,873 |
| Knox County | Harry S. Truman+1,635 | 1,79289.2% | 1577.8% | 592.9% | 2,008 |
| La Salle County | Harry S. Truman+584 | 71978.8% | 13514.8% | 596.5% | 913 |
| Lamar County | Harry S. Truman+5,265 | 6,30675.4% | 1,01812.2% | 1,04112.4% | 8,365 |
| Lamb County | Harry S. Truman+2,811 | 3,28683.3% | 47512.0% | 1864.7% | 3,947 |
| Lampasas County | Harry S. Truman+1,183 | 1,45980.7% | 27615.3% | 724.0% | 1,807 |
| Lavaca County | Harry S. Truman+1,881 | 3,04667.5% | 1,16525.8% | 3006.7% | 4,511 |
| Lee County | Harry S. Truman+1,075 | 1,54072.6% | 46521.9% | 1175.5% | 2,122 |
| Leon County | Harry S. Truman+956 | 1,23172.8% | 18410.9% | 27516.3% | 1,690 |
| Liberty County | Harry S. Truman+1,216 | 2,19956.1% | 73518.8% | 98325.1% | 3,917 |
| Limestone County | Harry S. Truman+2,601 | 3,28972.6% | 68815.2% | 55512.2% | 4,532 |
| Lipscomb County | Harry S. Truman+314 | 66863.7% | 35433.7% | 272.6% | 1,049 |
| Live Oak County | Harry S. Truman+466 | 94560.3% | 47930.6% | 1439.1% | 1,567 |
| Llano County | Harry S. Truman+1,131 | 1,38482.4% | 25315.1% | 422.5% | 1,679 |
| Loving County | Harry S. Truman+33 | 6265.3% | 2930.5% | 44.2% | 95 |
| Lubbock County | Harry S. Truman+8,277 | 11,11473.1% | 2,83718.7% | 1,2568.3% | 15,207 |
| Lynn County | Harry S. Truman+1,955 | 2,17986.2% | 2248.9% | 1265.0% | 2,529 |
| Madison County | Harry S. Truman+602 | 80170.6% | 13411.8% | 19917.5% | 1,134 |
| Marion County | Harry S. Truman+503 | 70365.0% | 20018.5% | 17916.5% | 1,082 |
| Martin County | Harry S. Truman+868 | 94587.7% | 777.1% | 555.1% | 1,077 |
| Mason County | Harry S. Truman+338 | 83661.7% | 49836.7% | 221.6% | 1,356 |
| Matagorda County | Harry S. Truman+612 | 1,62849.3% | 1,01630.8% | 65519.9% | 3,299 |
| Maverick County | Harry S. Truman+425 | 69569.9% | 27027.2% | 292.9% | 994 |
| McCulloch County | Harry S. Truman+1,773 | 2,16681.9% | 39314.9% | 853.2% | 2,644 |
| McLennan County | Harry S. Truman+12,946 | 16,03479.5% | 3,08815.3% | 1,0355.1% | 20,157 |
| McMullen County | Harry S. Truman+161 | 22273.5% | 6120.2% | 196.3% | 302 |
| Medina County | Harry S. Truman+383 | 1,87553.3% | 1,49242.4% | 1534.3% | 3,520 |
| Menard County | Harry S. Truman+380 | 66366.6% | 28328.4% | 505.0% | 996 |
| Midland County | Harry S. Truman+622 | 2,03253.2% | 1,41036.9% | 3769.8% | 3,818 |
| Milam County | Harry S. Truman+2,615 | 3,26176.0% | 64615.1% | 3859.0% | 4,292 |
| Mills County | Harry S. Truman+930 | 1,13580.0% | 20514.5% | 785.5% | 1,418 |
| Mitchell County | Harry S. Truman+1,951 | 2,18187.8% | 2309.3% | 732.9% | 2,484 |
| Montague County | Harry S. Truman+2,397 | 2,87280.7% | 47513.4% | 2105.9% | 3,557 |
| Montgomery County | Harry S. Truman+796 | 1,79553.8% | 54416.3% | 99929.9% | 3,338 |
| Moore County | Harry S. Truman+1,425 | 1,74883.2% | 32315.4% | 301.4% | 2,101 |
| Morris County | Harry S. Truman+915 | 1,16474.8% | 1439.2% | 24916.0% | 1,556 |
| Motley County | Harry S. Truman+699 | 77485.9% | 758.3% | 525.8% | 901 |
| Nacogdoches County | Harry S. Truman+2,362 | 3,19570.5% | 83318.4% | 50611.2% | 4,534 |
| Navarro County | Harry S. Truman+3,491 | 4,67972.1% | 1,18818.3% | 6279.7% | 6,494 |
| Newton County | Harry S. Truman+625 | 95768.4% | 1107.9% | 33223.7% | 1,399 |
| Nolan County | Harry S. Truman+2,856 | 3,40883.8% | 55213.6% | 1092.7% | 4,069 |
| Nueces County | Harry S. Truman+9,663 | 15,24070.0% | 5,57725.6% | 9664.4% | 21,783 |
| Ochiltree County | Harry S. Truman+681 | 1,02573.2% | 34424.6% | 322.3% | 1,401 |
| Oldham County | Harry S. Truman+239 | 33974.0% | 10021.8% | 194.1% | 458 |
| Orange County | Harry S. Truman+3,970 | 4,95772.8% | 98714.5% | 86912.8% | 6,813 |
| Palo Pinto County | Harry S. Truman+2,759 | 3,73674.1% | 97719.4% | 3326.6% | 5,045 |
| Panola County | Harry S. Truman+940 | 1,75162.1% | 2569.1% | 81128.8% | 2,818 |
| Parker County | Harry S. Truman+2,255 | 3,06175.0% | 80619.8% | 2135.2% | 4,080 |
| Parmer County | Harry S. Truman+811 | 1,09176.8% | 28019.7% | 503.5% | 1,421 |
| Pecos County | Harry S. Truman+1,113 | 1,43079.4% | 31717.6% | 543.0% | 1,801 |
| Polk County | Harry S. Truman+891 | 1,42262.6% | 31714.0% | 53123.4% | 2,270 |
| Potter County | Harry S. Truman+5,512 | 9,62267.7% | 4,11028.9% | 4903.4% | 14,222 |
| Presidio County | Harry S. Truman+695 | 90778.7% | 21218.4% | 342.9% | 1,153 |
| Rains County | Harry S. Truman+628 | 73978.3% | 11111.8% | 9410.0% | 944 |
| Randall County | Harry S. Truman+1,214 | 1,93669.8% | 72226.0% | 1154.1% | 2,773 |
| Reagan County | Harry S. Truman+332 | 44476.7% | 11219.3% | 234.0% | 579 |
| Real County | Harry S. Truman+290 | 44672.4% | 15625.3% | 142.3% | 616 |
| Red River County | Harry S. Truman+2,340 | 2,98775.5% | 3238.2% | 64716.4% | 3,957 |
| Reeves County | Harry S. Truman+1,074 | 1,38377.3% | 30917.3% | 975.4% | 1,789 |
| Refugio County | Harry S. Truman+1,148 | 1,63774.4% | 48922.2% | 733.3% | 2,199 |
| Roberts County | Harry S. Truman+241 | 31775.8% | 7618.2% | 256.0% | 418 |
| Robertson County | Harry S. Truman+1,643 | 2,14774.1% | 2468.5% | 50417.4% | 2,897 |
| Rockwall County | Harry S. Truman+759 | 94775.6% | 1179.3% | 18815.0% | 1,252 |
| Runnels County | Harry S. Truman+2,428 | 2,95481.7% | 52614.6% | 1353.7% | 3,615 |
| Rusk County | Harry S. Truman+2,563 | 4,32258.6% | 1,29417.5% | 1,75923.9% | 7,375 |
| Sabine County | Harry S. Truman+828 | 1,07875.3% | 1047.3% | 25017.5% | 1,432 |
| San Augustine County | Harry S. Truman+588 | 85867.8% | 13710.8% | 27021.3% | 1,265 |
| San Jacinto County | Harry S. Truman+350 | 50965.8% | 10613.7% | 15920.5% | 774 |
| San Patricio County | Harry S. Truman+1,686 | 2,64969.3% | 96325.2% | 2115.5% | 3,823 |
| San Saba County | Harry S. Truman+1,866 | 2,05089.0% | 1848.0% | 693.0% | 2,303 |
| Schleicher County | Harry S. Truman+388 | 49576.7% | 10716.6% | 436.7% | 645 |
| Scurry County | Harry S. Truman+1,839 | 2,04088.4% | 2018.7% | 672.9% | 2,308 |
| Shackelford County | Harry S. Truman+681 | 89277.8% | 21118.4% | 433.8% | 1,146 |
| Shelby County | Harry S. Truman+2,373 | 3,05175.6% | 3077.6% | 67816.8% | 4,036 |
| Sherman County | Harry S. Truman+381 | 47980.9% | 9816.6% | 152.5% | 592 |
| Smith County | Harry S. Truman+3,292 | 6,47357.2% | 3,18128.1% | 1,65514.6% | 11,309 |
| Somervell County | Harry S. Truman+355 | 44676.5% | 9115.6% | 467.9% | 583 |
| Starr County | Harry S. Truman+1,817 | 1,99691.2% | 1798.2% | 130.6% | 2,188 |
| Stephens County | Harry S. Truman+1,560 | 2,13273.8% | 57219.8% | 1866.4% | 2,890 |
| Sterling County | Harry S. Truman+227 | 24491.0% | 176.3% | 72.6% | 268 |
| Stonewall County | Harry S. Truman+903 | 96891.0% | 656.1% | 312.9% | 1,064 |
| Sutton County | Harry S. Truman+302 | 43369.6% | 13121.1% | 589.3% | 622 |
| Swisher County | Harry S. Truman+1,363 | 1,67081.8% | 30715.0% | 653.2% | 2,042 |
| Tarrant County | Harry S. Truman+19,168 | 36,32559.8% | 17,15728.2% | 7,25711.9% | 60,739 |
| Taylor County | Harry S. Truman+6,526 | 8,18478.9% | 1,65816.0% | 5315.1% | 10,373 |
| Terrell County | Harry S. Truman+93 | 17165.0% | 7829.7% | 145.3% | 263 |
| Terry County | Harry S. Truman+2,047 | 2,28385.0% | 2368.8% | 1666.2% | 2,685 |
| Throckmorton County | Harry S. Truman+963 | 1,02691.6% | 635.6% | 312.8% | 1,120 |
| Titus County | Harry S. Truman+1,960 | 2,33976.6% | 37912.4% | 33711.0% | 3,055 |
| Tom Green County | Harry S. Truman+4,955 | 6,77774.3% | 1,82220.0% | 5175.7% | 9,116 |
| Travis County | Harry S. Truman+13,604 | 19,59872.0% | 5,99422.0% | 1,6155.9% | 27,207 |
| Trinity County | Harry S. Truman+645 | 90568.8% | 15011.4% | 26019.8% | 1,315 |
| Tyler County | Harry S. Truman+416 | 89557.7% | 17711.4% | 47930.9% | 1,551 |
| Upshur County | Harry S. Truman+1,563 | 2,11866.9% | 55517.5% | 49215.5% | 3,165 |
| Upton County | Harry S. Truman+656 | 81179.2% | 15515.1% | 585.7% | 1,024 |
| Uvalde County | Harry S. Truman+684 | 1,55060.9% | 86634.0% | 1295.1% | 2,545 |
| Val Verde County | Harry S. Truman+570 | 1,24262.8% | 67234.0% | 643.2% | 1,978 |
| Van Zandt County | Harry S. Truman+2,686 | 3,26475.0% | 57813.3% | 50811.7% | 4,350 |
| Victoria County | Harry S. Truman+1,173 | 2,43560.2% | 1,26231.2% | 3458.5% | 4,042 |
| Walker County | Harry S. Truman+869 | 1,43956.1% | 57022.2% | 55521.6% | 2,564 |
| Waller County | Harry S. Truman+364 | 81249.7% | 44827.4% | 37422.9% | 1,634 |
| Ward County | Harry S. Truman+1,705 | 2,11979.7% | 41415.6% | 1254.7% | 2,658 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+257 | 1,64744.0% | 1,90450.9% | 1915.1% | 3,742 |
| Webb County | Harry S. Truman+3,591 | 4,59580.7% | 1,00417.6% | 961.7% | 5,695 |
| Wharton County | Harry S. Truman+1,457 | 2,81160.0% | 1,35428.9% | 52011.1% | 4,685 |
| Wheeler County | Harry S. Truman+1,640 | 2,01081.7% | 37015.0% | 803.3% | 2,460 |
| Wichita County | Harry S. Truman+9,348 | 12,23577.1% | 2,88718.2% | 7444.7% | 15,866 |
| Wilbarger County | Harry S. Truman+2,434 | 2,96378.0% | 52913.9% | 3088.1% | 3,800 |
| Willacy County | Harry S. Truman+463 | 1,13959.2% | 67635.1% | 1095.7% | 1,924 |
| Williamson County | Harry S. Truman+4,544 | 5,63880.2% | 1,09415.6% | 2944.2% | 7,026 |
| Wilson County | Harry S. Truman+1,720 | 2,31376.6% | 59319.6% | 1143.8% | 3,020 |
| Winkler County | Harry S. Truman+1,292 | 1,58880.1% | 29614.9% | 995.0% | 1,983 |
| Wise County | Harry S. Truman+2,616 | 3,06481.1% | 44811.9% | 2667.0% | 3,778 |
| Wood County | Harry S. Truman+1,924 | 2,59066.7% | 62916.2% | 66617.1% | 3,885 |
| Yoakum County | Harry S. Truman+742 | 86184.4% | 11911.7% | 403.9% | 1,020 |
| Young County | Harry S. Truman+2,659 | 3,17581.5% | 51613.2% | 2075.3% | 3,898 |
| Zapata County | Harry S. Truman+218 | 63260.4% | 41439.5% | 10.1% | 1,047 |
| Zavala County | Harry S. Truman+312 | 61862.7% | 30631.0% | 626.3% | 986 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1948 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.