People / States' Rights Democratic (Dixiecrat)
Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond ran for president once as the States' Rights Democratic (Dixiecrat) nominee (1948). Home state: South Carolina. Every figure below links into the election record it comes from.
Presidential runs
* Third-party candidacies show the whole non-major-party column share — the closest our D/R/O accounting comes to a personal total.
| Year | Party | Outcome | National share | States won | Counties won | Best state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | States' Rights Democratic (Dixiecrat) | Lost | 5.4%* | 4 | 266 | Mississippi (87%) |
Where the coalition lived — and how it votes now
Strongest counties by Thurmond's 1948 margin (counties with 2,000+ votes), against the same county's 2024 presidential margin.
| County | Their margin then | 2024 (D-vs-R) |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke County, AL | +95.5 | |
| Lincoln County, MS | +95.5 | |
| Rankin County, MS | +95.0 | |
| Holmes County, MS | +93.4 | |
| Yazoo County, MS | +93.1 | |
| Copiah County, MS | +92.5 | |
| Dallas County, AL | +90.8 | |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | +90.7 | |
| Lowndes County, MS | +89.9 | |
| Covington County, AL | +89.5 | |
| Coffee County, AL | +89.5 | |
| Attala County, MS | +88.2 |