Who won Mississippi in the 1948 presidential election?

Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1948, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1948?

Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1948?

No. Mississippi backed Thurmond, while Harry S. Truman won the presidency nationally.

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1948

Mississippi: Thurmond carries 9 EV.

Mississippi cast its 9 electoral votes for Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Mississippi voted against the national winner this cycle.

Mississippi in 1948

The 1948 contest saw Mississippi line up behind Thurmond, delivering 9 electoral votes to the States' Rights Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Harry S. Truman (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Mississippi among the states he did not carry.

Thurmond's win closed out Mississippi's 18-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Louisiana and Alabama joined Mississippi for the States' Rights Democratic ticket, while Arkansas and Tennessee did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Mississippi has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 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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