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

Louisiana was won by Governor Strom Thurmond (DX–South Carolina), running with Governor Fielding L. Wright, with 49.07% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 32.75% of the popular vote, and Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 17.45% of the popular vote.

This marked the first time since 1876 that Louisiana failed to back the Democratic nominee in a presidential election, and the first time ever that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying the state.

Thurmond won 52% of white voters.

Results

Results by parish ParishStrom ThurmondStates RightsHarry S. TrumanDemocraticThomas E. DeweyRepublicanHenry A. WallaceProgressiveMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Acadia3,49752.37%2,38235.67%78411.74%140.21%1,11516.70%6,678Allen98030.44%1,99662.01%2417.49%20.06%-1,016-31.57%3,219Ascension1,42047.60%1,12637.75%43314.52%40.13%2949.85%2,983Assumption1,00054.53%36219.74%46925.57%30.16%53128.96%1,834Avoyelles5,41776.24%1,35619.09%2854.01%440.62%4,06157.15%7,105Beauregard1,36539.30%1,65347.60%44912.93%60.17%-288-8.30%3,473Bienville2,36279.34%42114.14%1916.42%30.10%1,94165.20%2,977Bossier2,39061.66%1,14729.59%3388.72%10.03%1,24332.07%3,876Caddo11,29251.06%5,98527.06%4,77721.60%630.28%5,30724.00%22,117Calcasieu3,40027.34%7,07456.87%1,94015.60%240.19%-3,674-29.53%12,438Caldwell81846.80%77744.45%1518.64%20.11%412.35%1,748Cameron29326.09%74266.07%877.75%10.09%-449-39.98%1,123Catahoula1,06263.75%51530.91%865.16%30.18%54732.84%1,666Claiborne2,06173.98%45716.40%2659.51%30.11%1,60457.58%2,786Concordia1,14072.75%32921.00%986.25%00.00%81151.75%1,567DeSoto1,88968.00%61722.21%2709.72%20.07%1,27245.79%2,778East Baton Rouge8,16638.05%8,56039.88%4,58521.36%1530.71%-394-1.83%21,464East Carroll66360.05%32329.26%11610.51%20.18%34030.79%1,104East Feliciana83967.99%26721.64%12710.29%10.08%57246.35%1,234Evangeline4,41576.48%1,14919.90%2063.57%30.05%3,26656.58%5,773Franklin1,87248.19%1,85747.80%1493.84%70.18%150.39%3,885Grant1,43950.67%1,12039.44%2739.61%80.28%31911.23%2,840Iberia2,22436.12%1,01516.49%2,91047.26%80.13%-686-11.14%6,157Iberville85627.91%1,69755.33%50616.50%80.26%-841-27.42%3,067Jackson1,40061.16%71331.15%1697.38%70.31%68730.01%2,289Jefferson8,82254.56%4,65428.79%2,62016.20%720.45%4,16825.77%16,168Jefferson Davis1,12230.82%1,71747.16%79321.78%90.25%-595-16.34%3,641Lafayette3,72449.01%1,78723.52%2,06827.21%200.26%1,65621.80%7,599Lafourche3,05251.62%1,58626.82%1,24721.09%280.47%1,46624.80%5,913LaSalle1,76764.23%71626.03%2669.67%20.07%1,05138.20%2,751Lincoln2,19668.60%62519.53%35311.03%270.84%1,57149.07%3,201Livingston1,35138.92%1,84153.04%2647.61%150.43%-490-14.12%3,471Madison1,03375.62%19714.42%1279.30%90.66%83661.20%1,366Morehouse1,39149.43%1,17741.83%2428.60%40.14%2147.60%2,814Natchitoches2,88753.94%1,69231.61%76314.26%100.19%1,19522.33%5,352Orleans50,23440.58%41,90033.85%29,44223.78%2,2031.78%8,3346.73%123,785Ouachita4,84844.88%4,21339.00%1,72916.01%120.11%6355.88%10,802Plaquemines2,59793.62%772.78%903.24%100.36%2,50790.38%2,774Pointe Coupee1,37569.48%40220.31%19810.01%40.20%97349.17%1,979Rapides6,58150.39%4,73036.22%1,70713.07%420.32%1,85114.17%13,060Red River1,53572.89%45221.46%1135.37%60.28%1,08351.43%2,106Richland1,44857.12%96037.87%1194.69%80.32%48819.25%2,535Sabine2,24954.51%1,40534.05%46911.37%30.07%84420.46%4,126St. Bernard2,24291.70%913.72%1074.38%50.20%2,13587.32%2,445St. Charles1,20650.04%91437.93%28611.87%40.17%29212.11%2,410St. Helena66255.58%46939.38%594.95%10.08%19316.20%1,191St. James80037.79%85940.58%45321.40%50.24%-59-2.79%2,117St. John the Baptist69536.97%79942.50%37920.16%70.37%-104-5.53%1,880St. Landry5,73073.96%1,17915.22%82910.70%90.12%4,55158.74%7,747St. Martin2,82273.80%3078.03%68817.99%70.18%2,13455.81%3,824St. Mary1,75149.99%91826.21%82423.52%100.29%83323.78%3,503St. Tammany3,06360.76%1,16423.09%79015.67%240.48%1,89937.67%5,041Tangipahoa3,91952.90%2,18429.48%1,28717.37%180.24%1,73523.42%7,408Tensas73270.05%23922.87%726.89%20.19%49347.18%1,045Terrebonne2,01146.40%1,26229.12%1,04824.18%130.30%74917.28%4,334Union1,87265.50%72425.33%2599.06%30.10%1,14840.17%2,858Vermilion3,23651.69%1,80628.85%1,21219.36%70.11%1,43022.84%6,261Vernon2,33150.87%1,93942.32%2966.46%160.35%3928.55%4,582Washington4,14153.08%3,26741.88%3714.76%220.28%87411.20%7,801Webster2,89554.72%1,93336.53%4558.60%80.15%96218.19%5,291West Baton Rouge46639.93%55747.73%14112.08%30.26%-91-7.80%1,167West Carroll1,22153.16%92140.10%1516.57%40.17%30013.06%2,297West Feliciana37764.78%10117.35%10217.53%20.34%27547.25%582Winn1,64856.25%94032.08%33311.37%90.31%70824.17%2,930Totals204,29049.07%136,34432.75%72,65717.45%3,0350.73%67,94616.32%416,336

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Dixiecrat

Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Lafayette Lincoln Madison Plaquemines St. Bernard St. Mary St. Landry Tensas West Feliciana Acadia Ascension Assumption Avoyelles Caldwell Catahoula Concordia East Carroll East Feliciana Evangeline Franklin Grant Jackson Jefferson LaSalle Lafourche Morehouse Natchitoches Orleans Ouachita Pointe Coupee Red River Rapides Richland Sabine St. Charles St. Helena St. Martin Tangipahoa Union Vermilion Terrebonne Vernon Washington Webster Winn West Carroll

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican Iberia

See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana

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