1948 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1948 United States presidential election in Colorado
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All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College
  Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Missouri New York
Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren
Electoral vote60
Popular vote267,288239,714
Percentage51.88%46.52%
Colorado Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
County Results
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose six [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Colorado was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 51.88% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 46.52% of the popular vote. [3] [4] As of the 2020 election, Truman remains the last candidate to carry Colorado without winning Larimer County, as well as the last Democrat to win the national election without Adams County. Colorado also marks Truman's strongest performance in a state that Dewey had won against Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. This was the only election between 1900 and 1992 in which Colorado voted differently than neighboring Nebraska.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Colorado
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 267,288 51.88%
Republican Thomas Dewey 239,71446.52%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 6,1151.19%
Socialist Norman Thomas 1,6780.33%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 2280.04%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 2140.04%
Total votes515,237 100%

Results by county

County Harry S. Truman
Democratic		 Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican		 Henry Agard Wallace
Progressive		Various candidates
Other parties		Margin
 %# %# %# %# %#
Las Animas 67.67%7,58630.79%3,4521.19%1330.35%3936.88%4,134
Otero 66.30%8,64033.08%4,3110.47%610.15%2033.22%4,329
Huerfano 63.73%3,44834.03%1,8412.13%1150.11%629.70%1,607
Lake 63.04%1,58133.41%8383.11%780.44%1129.63%743
Costilla 61.73%1,56336.37%9210.75%191.15%2925.36%642
Pueblo 61.75%21,63736.40%12,7561.63%5720.22%7625.34%8,881
Conejos 58.43%2,23640.03%1,5320.65%250.89%3418.40%704
Routt 57.19%2,08840.87%1,4921.53%560.41%1516.32%596
San Miguel 56.81%61341.80%4511.39%150.00%015.01%162
Eagle 55.05%1,00840.31%7384.37%800.27%514.75%270
Mineral 56.72%19042.99%1440.30%10.00%013.73%46
Summit 56.00%37843.26%2920.44%30.30%212.74%86
Bent 55.56%1,65843.43%1,2960.60%180.40%1212.13%362
Pitkin 54.46%40942.48%3192.80%210.27%211.98%90
Mesa 55.32%8,40143.37%6,5860.90%1370.40%6111.95%1,815
Dolores 54.31%43543.95%3521.75%140.00%010.36%83
Alamosa 54.76%2,39544.58%1,9500.55%240.11%510.17%445
Gunnison 53.17%1,32644.23%1,1032.25%560.36%98.94%223
Denver 52.93%89,48945.17%76,3641.43%2,4200.47%7947.76%13,125
Baca 52.13%1,39846.98%1,2600.78%210.11%35.15%138
Saguache 52.09%1,00947.19%9140.52%100.21%44.90%95
Cheyenne 51.44%71347.40%6570.94%130.22%34.04%56
San Juan 49.71%34847.00%3293.00%210.29%22.71%19
Teller 50.36%77948.35%7481.03%160.26%42.00%31
Clear Creek 50.24%83648.68%8100.72%120.36%61.56%26
Montrose 49.73%2,54448.34%2,4731.37%700.57%291.39%71
Montezuma 49.89%1,65349.20%1,6300.63%210.27%90.69%23
Delta 49.02%3,17148.82%3,1581.81%1170.36%230.20%13
Prowers 49.47%2,49749.63%2,5050.44%220.46%23-0.16%-8
Logan 49.30%3,17949.98%3,2230.51%330.20%13-0.68%-44
Grand 48.85%76349.74%7770.77%120.64%10-0.90%-14
Gilpin 48.45%29649.43%3021.64%100.49%3-0.98%-6
Garfield 49.03%2,36450.10%2,4160.77%370.10%5-1.08%-52
Crowley 49.22%1,00450.34%1,0270.20%40.25%5-1.13%-23
Lincoln 48.93%1,23150.52%1,2710.40%100.16%4-1.59%-40
La Plata 47.37%2,53651.08%2,7351.40%750.15%8-3.72%-199
Jefferson 47.36%9,14551.29%9,9030.93%1790.42%81-3.93%-758
Fremont 47.26%4,07751.25%4,4211.10%950.39%34-3.99%-344
Jackson 47.09%29152.91%3270.00%00.00%0-5.83%-36
Rio Grande 46.80%1,81452.86%2,0490.15%60.18%7-6.06%-235
Weld 46.25%10,93452.65%12,4460.72%1710.37%88-6.40%-1,512
Arapahoe 46.17%6,96252.67%7,9430.81%1220.35%53-6.51%-981
Moffat 46.05%1,10152.74%1,2610.96%230.25%6-6.69%-160
Kiowa 46.05%65952.97%7580.77%110.21%3-6.92%-99
Phillips 45.49%93252.51%1,0761.56%320.44%9-7.03%-144
Boulder 44.32%8,79252.09%10,3352.46%4881.13%224-7.78%-1,543
Morgan 45.63%2,91253.54%3,4170.61%390.22%14-7.91%-505
Yuma 45.26%1,90754.05%2,2770.40%170.28%12-8.78%-370
Sedgwick 44.67%83454.63%1,0200.54%100.16%3-9.96%-186
Ouray 44.11%46154.93%5740.67%70.29%3-10.81%-113
Archuleta 44.19%47955.07%5970.37%40.37%4-10.89%-118
Washington 44.16%1,30855.23%1,6360.37%110.24%7-11.07%-328
Park 43.84%50555.30%6370.78%90.09%1-11.46%-132
El Paso 43.25%12,29155.26%15,7050.91%2580.58%165-12.01%-3,414
Douglas 43.68%76755.75%9790.28%50.28%5-12.07%-212
Rio Blanco 42.95%75256.03%9810.97%170.06%1-13.08%-229
Elbert 42.61%87356.37%1,1550.93%190.10%2-13.76%-282
Larimer 41.47%7,06257.63%9,8130.49%830.42%71-16.15%-2,751
Chaffee 41.23%1,47657.68%2,0650.87%310.22%8-16.45%-589
Adams 40.95%4,41957.83%6,2400.92%990.31%33-16.88%-1,821
Custer 40.72%38458.01%5471.06%100.21%2-17.29%-163
Kit Carson 40.27%1,28158.88%1,8730.53%170.31%10-18.61%-592
Hinsdale 36.06%7563.94%1330.00%00.00%0-27.88%-58

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References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)" . Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado" . Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948" . Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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