Who won Colorado in the 1948 presidential election?

Truman (Democratic) carried Colorado in 1948, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1948?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1948?

Yes. Colorado backed Harry S. Truman, who won the presidency that year.

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1948

Colorado: Truman carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Truman (Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Colorado in 1948

The 1948 contest saw Colorado line up behind Truman, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Colorado ended up on the winning side — Harry S. Truman captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Colorado backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah joined Colorado for the Democratic ticket, while Nebraska and Kansas did not. Across the 37 presidential elections Colorado has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (19 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Harry S. Truman took 303 of the 531 electoral votes, against Thomas E. Dewey's 189. Harry S. Truman led the national popular vote with 49.55% of the ballots cast.

The 1948 national map

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