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Oklahoma · 1948 presidential election

Oklahoma presidential election results 1948

Harry S Truman carried Oklahoma by 25.49 points (183,965 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
721,599
OK result
D+25.5
Compared with the nation
21.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1944
14.1 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Harry S TrumanDemocratic452,78262.70%10
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican268,81737.30%—
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights--0.00%—
Total votes721,599

Sources: 1948

Questions and answers

Who won Oklahoma in 1948?

Harry S Truman won Oklahoma by 25.49 percentage points (183,965 votes).

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1948?

Oklahoma cast 10 electoral votes in 1948.

How many people voted for president in Oklahoma in 1948?

721,599 votes were counted for president.

How did Oklahoma change from 1944 to 1948?

The margin moved 14.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 11.4 points to Democratic by 25.5 points.

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