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Elections / 1948 · President · WV

Harry S. Truman carried West Virginia D+15.1.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in West Virginia, 1948. The state ran 10.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
748,750 votes counted
Truman (D)
429,188
57.3%
Dewey (R)
316,251
42.2%
Thurmond + others
3,311
0.4%
Margin
D+15.1
1948 presidential election
West Virginia, 1948
TrumanD+15.1
1948 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+5.0Berkeley County, WV · D+5.9Boone County, WV · D+39.8Braxton County, WV · D+19.9Brooke County, WV · D+28.2Cabell County, WV · D+12.0Calhoun County, WV · D+15.7Clay County, WV · D+11.4Doddridge County, WV · R+35.2Fayette County, WV · D+48.7Gilmer County, WV · D+24.7Grant County, WV · R+61.8Greenbrier County, WV · D+21.2Hampshire County, WV · D+27.1Hancock County, WV · D+28.4Hardy County, WV · D+25.8Harrison County, WV · D+18.4Jackson County, WV · R+23.7Jefferson County, WV · D+26.6Kanawha County, WV · D+12.7Lewis County, WV · R+16.2Lincoln County, WV · D+4.3Logan County, WV · D+37.2Marion County, WV · D+27.6Marshall County, WV · D+6.6Mason County, WV · R+14.9McDowell County, WV · D+37.7Mercer County, WV · D+20.3Mineral County, WV · D+2.3Mingo County, WV · D+35.7Monongalia County, WV · D+13.0Monroe County, WV · R+5.8Morgan County, WV · R+32.3Nicholas County, WV · D+19.3Ohio County, WV · D+3.7Pendleton County, WV · D+9.9Pleasants County, WV · TiedPocahontas County, WV · D+7.4Preston County, WV · R+26.0Putnam County, WV · D+8.6Raleigh County, WV · D+30.7Randolph County, WV · D+26.7Ritchie County, WV · R+35.7Roane County, WV · R+6.7Summers County, WV · D+24.9Taylor County, WV · R+0.8Tucker County, WV · D+9.7Tyler County, WV · R+33.3Upshur County, WV · R+37.0Wayne County, WV · D+26.8Webster County, WV · D+41.8Wetzel County, WV · D+14.7Wirt County, WV · R+2.3Wood County, WV · TiedWyoming County, WV · D+23.1
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic57.3%429,188
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican42.2%316,251
OtherAll other candidates0.4%3,311
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1948
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+5.0%
4,2383,8348,100
Berkeley CountyD
+5.9%
6,7976,04212,873
Boone CountyD
+39.8%
6,7692,9099,697
Braxton CountyD
+19.9%
4,2872,8647,158
Brooke CountyD
+28.2%
6,6803,71810,512
Cabell CountyD
+12.0%
23,68018,59942,410
Calhoun CountyD
+15.7%
2,1261,5493,681
Clay CountyD
+11.4%
2,9782,3665,352
Doddridge CountyR
−35.2%
1,1662,4333,599
Fayette CountyD
+48.7%
21,7077,45129,278
Gilmer CountyD
+24.7%
2,3551,4213,776
Grant CountyR
−61.8%
6642,8163,484
Greenbrier CountyD
+21.2%
7,5984,93512,562
Hampshire CountyD
+27.1%
2,3571,3513,718
Hancock CountyD
+28.4%
8,2424,56112,973
Hardy CountyD
+25.8%
2,4351,4333,878
Harrison CountyD
+18.4%
21,10914,53435,757
Jackson CountyR
−23.7%
2,6394,2776,923
Jefferson CountyD
+26.6%
3,7972,1996,009
Kanawha CountyD
+12.7%
53,21341,14494,695
Lewis CountyR
−16.2%
3,4774,8298,341
Lincoln CountyD
+4.3%
4,4334,0658,514
Logan CountyD
+37.2%
16,1217,36223,559
Marion CountyD
+27.6%
19,86611,20131,357
Marshall CountyD
+6.6%
7,9896,98615,122
Mason CountyR
−14.9%
4,0385,4539,491
McDowell CountyD
+37.7%
21,5459,68731,472
Mercer CountyD
+20.3%
15,20110,06525,348
Mineral CountyD
+2.3%
4,5864,3828,996
Mingo CountyD
+35.7%
10,3624,89615,292
Monongalia CountyD
+13.0%
12,1389,32921,683
Monroe CountyR
−5.8%
2,6322,9565,588
Morgan CountyR
−32.3%
1,1042,1593,267
Nicholas CountyD
+19.3%
5,0183,3918,432
Ohio CountyD
+3.7%
16,99515,75733,147
Pendleton CountyD
+9.9%
1,9441,5923,543
Pleasants CountyR
−0.4%
1,5361,5483,099
Pocahontas CountyD
+7.4%
2,7542,3735,132
Preston CountyR
−26.0%
3,5276,0209,596
Putnam CountyD
+8.6%
4,4263,7228,164
Raleigh CountyD
+30.7%
19,69710,41430,259
Randolph CountyD
+26.7%
6,5863,80210,412
Ritchie CountyR
−35.7%
1,7123,6195,345
Roane CountyR
−6.7%
3,6844,2137,908
Summers CountyD
+24.9%
4,6302,7827,412
Taylor CountyR
−0.8%
3,8883,9487,871
Tucker CountyD
+9.7%
2,5572,1024,693
Tyler CountyR
−33.3%
1,5793,1604,753
Upshur CountyR
−37.0%
2,3235,0687,419
Wayne CountyD
+26.8%
7,6184,39412,031
Webster CountyD
+41.8%
3,7261,5275,267
Wetzel CountyD
+14.7%
4,4773,3267,829
Wirt CountyR
−2.3%
1,2331,2912,532
Wood CountyD
+0.1%
14,22414,19828,493
Wyoming CountyD
+23.1%
6,7254,19810,948