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Elections / 1948 · President · UT

Harry S. Truman carried Utah D+9.0.

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

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

Utah result
276,306 votes counted
Truman (D)
149,151
54.0%
Dewey (R)
124,402
45.0%
Thurmond + others
2,753
1.0%
Margin
D+9.0
1948 presidential election
Utah, 1948
TrumanD+9.0
1948 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · D+5.9Box Elder County, UT · R+1.6Cache County, UT · R+1.0Carbon County, UT · D+39.5Daggett County, UT · D+15.8Davis County, UT · D+13.1Duchesne County, UT · D+11.2Emery County, UT · D+13.6Garfield County, UT · R+18.0Grand County, UT · R+2.2Iron County, UT · R+17.7Juab County, UT · D+3.6Kane County, UT · R+55.5Millard County, UT · R+9.1Morgan County, UT · D+6.6Piute County, UT · R+16.4Rich County, UT · R+4.3Salt Lake County, UT · D+9.0San Juan County, UT · R+14.2Sanpete County, UT · R+4.6Sevier County, UT · R+17.9Summit County, UT · R+1.9Tooele County, UT · D+15.6Uintah County, UT · D+3.5Utah County, UT · D+9.4Wasatch County, UT · D+2.3Washington County, UT · R+12.4Wayne County, UT · D+11.2Weber County, UT · D+25.1
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic54.0%149,151
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican45.0%124,402
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,753
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1948
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyD
+5.9%
1,1901,0572,264
Box Elder CountyR
−1.6%
3,6673,7907,475
Cache CountyR
−1.0%
6,3836,51412,946
Carbon CountyD
+39.5%
6,3972,7049,360
Daggett CountyD
+15.8%
9569165
Davis CountyD
+13.1%
6,1474,71810,936
Duchesne CountyD
+11.2%
1,5881,2662,870
Emery CountyD
+13.6%
1,5111,1472,673
Garfield CountyR
−18.0%
6429241,567
Grand CountyR
−2.2%
400418827
Iron CountyR
−17.7%
1,5962,2893,911
Juab CountyD
+3.6%
1,5011,3962,912
Kane CountyR
−55.5%
220769989
Millard CountyR
−9.1%
1,8172,1844,029
Morgan CountyD
+6.6%
6705871,265
Piute CountyR
−16.4%
315440763
Rich CountyR
−4.3%
366399766
Salt Lake CountyD
+9.0%
62,95752,479116,917
San Juan CountyR
−14.2%
418558983
Sanpete CountyR
−4.6%
3,0413,3366,413
Sevier CountyR
−17.9%
1,9432,7914,750
Summit CountyR
−1.9%
1,5561,6173,206
Tooele CountyD
+15.6%
2,7982,0364,884
Uintah CountyD
+3.5%
1,6221,5133,153
Utah CountyD
+9.4%
16,19113,39529,886
Wasatch CountyD
+2.3%
1,2191,1652,389
Washington CountyR
−12.4%
1,5802,0293,617
Wayne CountyD
+11.2%
460367831
Weber CountyD
+25.1%
20,86112,44533,559