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

West Virginia was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 57.32 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 42.24 percent of the popular vote.

The Progressive Party submitted 10,189 signatures, greater than the 7,155 required, and enough were validated to appear on the ballot. Their candidate in the concurrent gubernatorial election was removed from the ballot by a court ruling.

Results

Results by county 1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county (.xlsx file for €15) County Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Henry A. WallaceProgressive Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Barbour 4,238 52.32% 3,834 47.33% 28 0.35% 404 4.99% 8,100 Berkeley 6,797 52.80% 6,042 46.94% 34 0.26% 755 5.86% 12,873 Boone 6,769 69.81% 2,909 30.00% 19 0.20% 3,860 39.81% 9,697 Braxton 4,287 59.89% 2,864 40.01% 7 0.10% 1,423 19.88% 7,158 Brooke 6,680 63.55% 3,718 35.37% 114 1.08% 2,962 28.18% 10,512 Cabell 23,680 55.84% 18,599 43.86% 131 0.31% 5,081 11.98% 42,410 Calhoun 2,126 57.76% 1,549 42.08% 6 0.16% 577 15.68% 3,681 Clay 2,978 55.64% 2,366 44.21% 8 0.15% 612 11.43% 5,352 Doddridge 1,166 32.40% 2,433 67.60% 0 0.00% -1,267 -35.20% 3,599 Fayette 21,707 74.14% 7,451 25.45% 120 0.41% 14,256 48.69% 29,278 Gilmer 2,355 62.37% 1,421 37.63% 0 0.00% 934 24.74% 3,776 Grant 664 19.06% 2,816 80.83% 4 0.11% -2,152 -61.77% 3,484 Greenbrier 7,598 60.48% 4,935 39.29% 29 0.23% 2,663 21.20% 12,562 Hampshire 2,357 63.39% 1,351 36.34% 10 0.27% 1,006 27.06% 3,718 Hancock 8,242 63.53% 4,561 35.16% 170 1.31% 3,681 28.37% 12,973 Hardy 2,435 62.79% 1,433 36.95% 10 0.26% 1,002 25.84% 3,878 Harrison 21,109 59.03% 14,534 40.65% 114 0.32% 6,575 18.39% 35,757 Jackson 2,639 38.12% 4,277 61.78% 7 0.10% -1,638 -23.66% 6,923 Jefferson 3,797 63.19% 2,199 36.60% 13 0.22% 1,598 26.59% 6,009 Kanawha 53,213 56.19% 41,144 43.45% 338 0.36% 12,069 12.75% 94,695 Lewis 3,477 41.69% 4,829 57.89% 35 0.42% -1,352 -16.21% 8,341 Lincoln 4,433 52.07% 4,065 47.74% 16 0.19% 368 4.32% 8,514 Logan 16,121 68.43% 7,362 31.25% 76 0.32% 8,759 37.18% 23,559 Marion 19,866 63.35% 11,201 35.72% 290 0.92% 8,665 27.63% 31,357 Marshall 7,989 52.83% 6,986 46.20% 147 0.97% 1,003 6.63% 15,122 Mason 4,038 42.55% 5,453 57.45% 0 0.00% -1,415 -14.91% 9,491 McDowell 21,545 68.46% 9,687 30.78% 240 0.76% 11,858 37.68% 31,472 Mercer 15,201 59.97% 10,065 39.71% 82 0.32% 5,136 20.26% 25,348 Mineral 4,586 50.98% 4,382 48.71% 28 0.31% 204 2.27% 8,996 Mingo 10,362 67.76% 4,896 32.02% 34 0.22% 5,466 35.74% 15,292 Monongalia 12,138 55.98% 9,329 43.02% 216 1.00% 2,809 12.95% 21,683 Monroe 2,632 47.10% 2,956 52.90% 0 0.00% -324 -5.80% 5,588 Morgan 1,104 33.79% 2,159 66.09% 4 0.12% -1,055 -32.29% 3,267 Nicholas 5,018 59.51% 3,391 40.22% 23 0.27% 1,627 19.30% 8,432 Ohio 16,995 51.27% 15,757 47.54% 395 1.19% 1,238 3.73% 33,147 Pendleton 1,944 54.87% 1,592 44.93% 7 0.20% 352 9.94% 3,543 Pleasants 1,536 49.56% 1,548 49.95% 15 0.48% -12 -0.39% 3,099 Pocahontas 2,754 53.66% 2,373 46.24% 5 0.10% 381 7.42% 5,132 Preston 3,527 36.75% 6,020 62.73% 49 0.51% -2,493 -25.98% 9,596 Putnam 4,426 54.21% 3,722 45.59% 16 0.20% 704 8.62% 8,164 Raleigh 19,697 65.09% 10,414 34.42% 148 0.49% 9,283 30.68% 30,259 Randolph 6,586 63.25% 3,802 36.52% 24 0.23% 2,784 26.74% 10,412 Ritchie 1,712 32.03% 3,619 67.71% 14 0.26% -1,907 -35.68% 5,345 Roane 3,684 46.59% 4,213 53.28% 11 0.14% -529 -6.69% 7,908 Summers 4,630 62.47% 2,782 37.53% 0 0.00% 1,848 24.93% 7,412 Taylor 3,888 49.40% 3,948 50.16% 35 0.44% -60 -0.76% 7,871 Tucker 2,557 54.49% 2,102 44.79% 34 0.72% 455 9.70% 4,693 Tyler 1,579 33.22% 3,160 66.48% 14 0.29% -1,581 -33.26% 4,753 Upshur 2,323 31.31% 5,068 68.31% 28 0.38% -2,745 -37.00% 7,419 Wayne 7,618 63.32% 4,394 36.52% 19 0.16% 3,224 26.80% 12,031 Webster 3,726 70.74% 1,527 28.99% 14 0.27% 2,199 41.75% 5,267 Wetzel 4,477 57.18% 3,326 42.48% 26 0.33% 1,151 14.70% 7,829 Wirt 1,233 48.70% 1,291 50.99% 8 0.32% -58 -2.29% 2,532 Wood 14,224 49.92% 14,198 49.83% 71 0.25% 26 0.09% 28,493 Wyoming 6,725 61.43% 4,198 38.34% 25 0.23% 2,527 23.08% 10,948Totals429,18857.32%316,25142.24%3,3110.44%112,93715.08%748,750

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Barbour Berkeley Lincoln Marshall Mineral Putnam Wood

See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia

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