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New Hampshire · 1948 presidential election

New Hampshire presidential election results 1948

Thomas E. Dewey carried New Hampshire by 5.75 points (13,304 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
231,440
NH result
R+5.8
Compared with the nation
10.2 pts more Republican
Swing since 1944
10.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican121,29952.40%4
Harry S TrumanDemocratic107,99546.70%—
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights70.00%—
Total votes231,440

Sources: 1948

Questions and answers

Who won New Hampshire in 1948?

Thomas E. Dewey won New Hampshire by 5.75 percentage points (13,304 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1948?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in 1948.

How many people voted for president in New Hampshire in 1948?

231,440 votes were counted for president.

How did New Hampshire change from 1944 to 1948?

The margin moved 10.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 4.2 points to Republican by 5.8 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data