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Elections / 1948 · President · WY

Harry S. Truman carried Wyoming D+4.3.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Wyoming, 1948. The state ran 0.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
101,425 votes counted
Truman (D)
52,354
51.6%
Dewey (R)
47,947
47.3%
Thurmond + others
1,124
1.1%
Margin
D+4.3
1948 presidential election
Wyoming, 1948
TrumanD+4.3
1948 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · D+4.7Big Horn County, WY · R+1.2Campbell County, WY · R+16.7Carbon County, WY · D+19.3Converse County, WY · R+14.2Crook County, WY · R+24.0Fremont County, WY · R+5.3Goshen County, WY · R+4.8Hot Springs County, WY · D+7.8Johnson County, WY · R+32.7Laramie County, WY · D+13.9Lincoln County, WY · D+5.2Natrona County, WY · D+7.3Niobrara County, WY · R+12.7Park County, WY · R+3.8Platte County, WY · D+3.5Sheridan County, WY · D+2.0Sublette County, WY · R+11.2Sweetwater County, WY · D+32.3Teton County, WY · R+12.6Uinta County, WY · D+13.6Washakie County, WY · R+11.6Weston County, WY · R+7.8
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic51.6%52,354
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican47.3%47,947
OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,124
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1948
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyD
+4.7%
3,1412,8586,045
Big Horn CountyR
−1.2%
2,3702,4294,823
Campbell CountyR
−16.7%
8561,2012,071
Carbon CountyD
+19.3%
3,4392,3195,813
Converse CountyR
−14.2%
9961,3272,338
Crook CountyR
−24.0%
7121,1661,892
Fremont CountyR
−5.3%
3,0193,3576,400
Goshen CountyR
−4.8%
1,8432,0293,909
Hot Springs CountyD
+7.8%
9287911,764
Johnson CountyR
−32.7%
6821,3512,045
Laramie CountyD
+13.9%
8,2266,20014,524
Lincoln CountyD
+5.2%
1,9251,7303,738
Natrona CountyD
+7.3%
6,1835,34111,608
Niobrara CountyR
−12.7%
7539751,745
Park CountyR
−3.8%
2,4612,6555,145
Platte CountyD
+3.5%
1,4651,3662,853
Sheridan CountyD
+2.0%
3,8523,6987,601
Sublette CountyR
−11.2%
4966221,126
Sweetwater CountyD
+32.3%
5,1462,5388,085
Teton CountyR
−12.6%
5567191,289
Uinta CountyD
+13.6%
1,6321,2392,898
Washakie CountyR
−11.6%
8511,0741,925
Weston CountyR
−7.8%
8229621,788