Who won Nevada in the 1948 presidential election?

Truman (Democratic) carried Nevada in 1948, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1948?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1948?

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

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1948

Nevada: Truman carries 3 EV.

Nevada cast its 3 electoral votes for Truman (Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Nevada voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Nevada, 1948

In 1948, Nevada awarded its 3 electoral votes to Truman of the Democratic party. Nevada ended up on the winning side — Harry S. Truman captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Nevada backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — California, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona joined Nevada for the Democratic ticket, while Oregon did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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