Who won Tennessee in the 1948 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1948?

Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1948?

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

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1948

Tennessee: Truman carries 11 EV.

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

What happened in Tennessee, 1948

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

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Tennessee backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, and Missouri joined Tennessee for the Democratic ticket, while Alabama and Mississippi did not. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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