The 1948 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.78% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 46.40% of the popular vote.
Dewey's victory was the first of four consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Oregon would not vote Democratic again until Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 landslide victory.
This was the last election until 1988 in which Oregon and California did not vote for the same candidate and, as of 2024, it has not happened again.
Results
Results by county County Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Henry A. WallaceProgressive Norman ThomasIndependent Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Baker 2,841 47.04% 3,035 50.25% 126 2.09% 38 0.63% -194 -3.21% 6,040 Benton 6,839 66.21% 3,135 30.35% 241 2.33% 114 1.10% 3,704 35.86% 10,329 Clackamas 14,431 47.97% 14,263 47.41% 1,022 3.40% 367 1.22% 168 0.56% 30,083 Clatsop 5,076 44.87% 5,574 49.27% 599 5.29% 64 0.57% -498 -4.40% 11,313 Columbia 3,049 36.95% 4,768 57.79% 370 4.48% 64 0.78% -1,719 -20.83% 8,251 Coos 5,536 47.88% 5,453 47.16% 482 4.17% 91 0.79% 83 0.72% 11,562 Crook 960 44.84% 1,149 53.67% 18 0.84% 14 0.65% -189 -8.83% 2,141 Curry 1,112 59.18% 677 36.03% 71 3.78% 19 1.01% 435 23.15% 1,879 Deschutes 3,463 48.35% 3,499 48.85% 155 2.16% 46 0.64% -36 -0.50% 7,163 Douglas 7,671 56.35% 5,500 40.41% 391 2.87% 50 0.37% 2,171 15.95% 13,612 Gilliam 623 52.62% 544 45.95% 14 1.18% 3 0.25% 79 6.67% 1,184 Grant 1,090 47.54% 1,156 50.41% 35 1.53% 12 0.52% -66 -2.88% 2,293 Harney 784 48.28% 802 49.38% 34 2.09% 4 0.25% -18 -1.11% 1,624 Hood River 2,134 52.80% 1,761 43.57% 114 2.82% 33 0.82% 373 9.23% 4,042 Jackson 11,226 58.86% 7,342 38.50% 391 2.05% 113 0.59% 3,884 20.36% 19,072 Jefferson 622 50.69% 559 45.56% 40 3.26% 6 0.49% 63 5.13% 1,227 Josephine 5,004 58.27% 3,290 38.31% 241 2.81% 53 0.62% 1,714 19.96% 8,588 Klamath 7,072 47.47% 7,520 50.48% 259 1.74% 47 0.32% -448 -3.01% 14,898 Lake 1,083 48.05% 1,104 48.98% 58 2.57% 9 0.40% -21 -0.93% 2,254 Lane 20,843 55.27% 15,606 41.39% 801 2.12% 459 1.22% 5,237 13.89% 37,709 Lincoln 3,587 46.85% 3,720 48.59% 279 3.64% 70 0.91% -133 -1.74% 7,656 Linn 7,936 50.37% 7,260 46.08% 448 2.84% 111 0.70% 676 4.29% 15,755 Malheur 3,265 55.36% 2,499 42.37% 90 1.53% 44 0.75% 766 12.99% 5,898 Marion 18,997 57.27% 13,183 39.74% 685 2.07% 306 0.92% 5,814 17.53% 33,171 Morrow 751 46.30% 838 51.66% 21 1.29% 12 0.74% -87 -5.36% 1,622 Multnomah 86,519 45.77% 93,703 49.57% 6,494 3.44% 2,312 1.22% -7,184 -3.80% 189,028 Polk 4,328 54.02% 3,451 43.07% 158 1.97% 75 0.94% 877 10.95% 8,012 Sherman 532 53.20% 454 45.40% 10 1.00% 4 0.40% 78 7.80% 1,000 Tillamook 2,952 46.96% 3,128 49.76% 155 2.47% 51 0.81% -176 -2.80% 6,286 Umatilla 5,726 48.69% 5,891 50.09% 103 0.88% 41 0.35% -165 -1.40% 11,761 Union 2,668 39.83% 3,808 56.85% 175 2.61% 47 0.70% -1,140 -17.02% 6,698 Wallowa 1,196 44.71% 1,408 52.64% 49 1.83% 22 0.82% -212 -7.93% 2,675 Wasco 2,740 51.74% 2,438 46.03% 80 1.51% 38 0.72% 302 5.70% 5,296 Washington 11,455 53.06% 9,424 43.65% 491 2.27% 219 1.01% 2,031 9.41% 21,589 Wheeler 414 49.23% 411 48.87% 10 1.19% 6 0.71% 3 0.36% 841 Yamhill 6,379 55.33% 4,794 41.59% 268 2.32% 87 0.75% 1,585 13.75% 11,528Totals260,90449.78%243,14746.40%14,9782.86%5,0510.96%17,7573.39%524,080
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clackamas Coos Gilliam Sherman
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Umatilla
See also United States presidential elections in Oregon
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