1948 United States presidential election in Colorado

Main article: 1948 United States presidential election

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.

1948 United States presidential election in Colorado

← 1944 November 2, 1948^[1] 1952 →
All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state Missouri New York Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 267,288 239,714 Percentage 51.88% 46.52%
County Results Truman   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Dewey   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Harry S. Truman Democratic

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman (inc.)	267,288	51.88%
	Republican	Thomas Dewey	239,714	46.52%
	Progressive	Henry A. Wallace	6,115	1.19%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	1,678	0.33%
	Socialist Workers	Farrell Dobbs	228	0.04%
	Socialist Labor	Edward A. Teichert	214	0.04%
Total votes			515,237	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%	7,586	30.79%	3,452	1.19%	133	0.35%	39	36.88%	4,134
Otero	66.30%	8,640	33.08%	4,311	0.47%	61	0.15%	20	33.22%	4,329
Huerfano	63.73%	3,448	34.03%	1,841	2.13%	115	0.11%	6	29.70%	1,607
Lake	63.04%	1,581	33.41%	838	3.11%	78	0.44%	11	29.63%	743
Costilla	61.73%	1,563	36.37%	921	0.75%	19	1.15%	29	25.36%	642
Pueblo	61.75%	21,637	36.40%	12,756	1.63%	572	0.22%	76	25.34%	8,881
Conejos	58.43%	2,236	40.03%	1,532	0.65%	25	0.89%	34	18.40%	704
Routt	57.19%	2,088	40.87%	1,492	1.53%	56	0.41%	15	16.32%	596
San Miguel	56.81%	613	41.80%	451	1.39%	15	0.00%	0	15.01%	162
Eagle	55.05%	1,008	40.31%	738	4.37%	80	0.27%	5	14.75%	270
Mineral	56.72%	190	42.99%	144	0.30%	1	0.00%	0	13.73%	46
Summit	56.00%	378	43.26%	292	0.44%	3	0.30%	2	12.74%	86
Bent	55.56%	1,658	43.43%	1,296	0.60%	18	0.40%	12	12.13%	362
Pitkin	54.46%	409	42.48%	319	2.80%	21	0.27%	2	11.98%	90
Mesa	55.32%	8,401	43.37%	6,586	0.90%	137	0.40%	61	11.95%	1,815
Dolores	54.31%	435	43.95%	352	1.75%	14	0.00%	0	10.36%	83
Alamosa	54.76%	2,395	44.58%	1,950	0.55%	24	0.11%	5	10.17%	445
Gunnison	53.17%	1,326	44.23%	1,103	2.25%	56	0.36%	9	8.94%	223
Denver	52.93%	89,489	45.17%	76,364	1.43%	2,420	0.47%	794	7.76%	13,125
Baca	52.13%	1,398	46.98%	1,260	0.78%	21	0.11%	3	5.15%	138
Saguache	52.09%	1,009	47.19%	914	0.52%	10	0.21%	4	4.90%	95
Cheyenne	51.44%	713	47.40%	657	0.94%	13	0.22%	3	4.04%	56
San Juan	49.71%	348	47.00%	329	3.00%	21	0.29%	2	2.71%	19
Teller	50.36%	779	48.35%	748	1.03%	16	0.26%	4	2.00%	31
Clear Creek	50.24%	836	48.68%	810	0.72%	12	0.36%	6	1.56%	26
Montrose	49.73%	2,544	48.34%	2,473	1.37%	70	0.57%	29	1.39%	71
Montezuma	49.89%	1,653	49.20%	1,630	0.63%	21	0.27%	9	0.69%	23
Delta	49.02%	3,171	48.82%	3,158	1.81%	117	0.36%	23	0.20%	13
Prowers	49.47%	2,497	49.63%	2,505	0.44%	22	0.46%	23	-0.16%	-8
Logan	49.30%	3,179	49.98%	3,223	0.51%	33	0.20%	13	-0.68%	-44
Grand	48.85%	763	49.74%	777	0.77%	12	0.64%	10	-0.90%	-14
Gilpin	48.45%	296	49.43%	302	1.64%	10	0.49%	3	-0.98%	-6
Garfield	49.03%	2,364	50.10%	2,416	0.77%	37	0.10%	5	-1.08%	-52
Crowley	49.22%	1,004	50.34%	1,027	0.20%	4	0.25%	5	-1.13%	-23
Lincoln	48.93%	1,231	50.52%	1,271	0.40%	10	0.16%	4	-1.59%	-40
La Plata	47.37%	2,536	51.08%	2,735	1.40%	75	0.15%	8	-3.72%	-199
Jefferson	47.36%	9,145	51.29%	9,903	0.93%	179	0.42%	81	-3.93%	-758
Fremont	47.26%	4,077	51.25%	4,421	1.10%	95	0.39%	34	-3.99%	-344
Jackson	47.09%	291	52.91%	327	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	-5.83%	-36
Rio Grande	46.80%	1,814	52.86%	2,049	0.15%	6	0.18%	7	-6.06%	-235
Weld	46.25%	10,934	52.65%	12,446	0.72%	171	0.37%	88	-6.40%	-1,512
Arapahoe	46.17%	6,962	52.67%	7,943	0.81%	122	0.35%	53	-6.51%	-981
Moffat	46.05%	1,101	52.74%	1,261	0.96%	23	0.25%	6	-6.69%	-160
Kiowa	46.05%	659	52.97%	758	0.77%	11	0.21%	3	-6.92%	-99
Phillips	45.49%	932	52.51%	1,076	1.56%	32	0.44%	9	-7.03%	-144
Boulder	44.32%	8,792	52.09%	10,335	2.46%	488	1.13%	224	-7.78%	-1,543
Morgan	45.63%	2,912	53.54%	3,417	0.61%	39	0.22%	14	-7.91%	-505
Yuma	45.26%	1,907	54.05%	2,277	0.40%	17	0.28%	12	-8.78%	-370
Sedgwick	44.67%	834	54.63%	1,020	0.54%	10	0.16%	3	-9.96%	-186
Ouray	44.11%	461	54.93%	574	0.67%	7	0.29%	3	-10.81%	-113
Archuleta	44.19%	479	55.07%	597	0.37%	4	0.37%	4	-10.89%	-118
Washington	44.16%	1,308	55.23%	1,636	0.37%	11	0.24%	7	-11.07%	-328
Park	43.84%	505	55.30%	637	0.78%	9	0.09%	1	-11.46%	-132
El Paso	43.25%	12,291	55.26%	15,705	0.91%	258	0.58%	165	-12.01%	-3,414
Douglas	43.68%	767	55.75%	979	0.28%	5	0.28%	5	-12.07%	-212
Rio Blanco	42.95%	752	56.03%	981	0.97%	17	0.06%	1	-13.08%	-229
Elbert	42.61%	873	56.37%	1,155	0.93%	19	0.10%	2	-13.76%	-282
Larimer	41.47%	7,062	57.63%	9,813	0.49%	83	0.42%	71	-16.15%	-2,751
Chaffee	41.23%	1,476	57.68%	2,065	0.87%	31	0.22%	8	-16.45%	-589
Adams	40.95%	4,419	57.83%	6,240	0.92%	99	0.31%	33	-16.88%	-1,821
Custer	40.72%	384	58.01%	547	1.06%	10	0.21%	2	-17.29%	-163
Kit Carson	40.27%	1,281	58.88%	1,873	0.53%	17	0.31%	10	-18.61%	-592
Hinsdale	36.06%	75	63.94%	133	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	-27.88%	-58

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.