Who won Georgia in the 1948 presidential election?

Truman (Democratic) carried Georgia in 1948, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1948?

Georgia cast 12 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1948?

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

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1948

Georgia: Truman carries 12 EV.

Georgia cast its 12 electoral votes for Truman (Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Georgia, 1948

In 1948, Georgia awarded its 12 electoral votes to Truman of the Democratic party. Georgia ended up on the winning side — Harry S. Truman captured the White House that year.

It marked the 21st consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1868. The region divided — Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined Georgia for the Democratic ticket, while Alabama and South Carolina did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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