Who won Texas in the 1948 presidential election?

Truman (Democratic) carried Texas in 1948, winning its 23 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1948?

Texas cast 23 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1948?

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

New Deal CoalitionTX · 23 EV

1948

Texas: Truman carries 23 EV.

Texas cast its 23 electoral votes for Truman (Democratic). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1948 result in Texas

Texas backed Truman (Democratic) in the 1948 presidential election, casting 23 electoral votes for the ticket. Texas ended up on the winning side — Harry S. Truman captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Texas backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas joined Texas for the Democratic ticket, while Louisiana did not. Across the 44 presidential elections Texas 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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