Who won Massachusetts in the 1948 presidential election?

Truman (Democratic) carried Massachusetts in 1948, winning its 16 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1948?

Massachusetts cast 16 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Massachusetts vote for the national winner in 1948?

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

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1948

Massachusetts: Truman carries 16 EV.

Massachusetts cast its 16 electoral votes for Truman (Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Massachusetts voted with the national winner this cycle.

Massachusetts in 1948

The 1948 contest saw Massachusetts line up behind Truman, delivering 16 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Massachusetts ended up on the winning side — Harry S. Truman captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Massachusetts backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Rhode Island joined Massachusetts for the Democratic ticket, while Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Massachusetts has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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