Who won Kentucky in the 1948 presidential election?

Truman (Democratic) carried Kentucky in 1948, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1948?

Kentucky cast 11 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1948?

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

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1948

Kentucky: Truman carries 11 EV.

Kentucky cast its 11 electoral votes for Truman (Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Kentucky, 1948

In 1948, Kentucky awarded its 11 electoral votes to Truman of the Democratic party. Kentucky ended up on the winning side — Harry S. Truman captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Kentucky backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois joined Kentucky for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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