Who won Vermont in the 1948 presidential election?

Dewey (Republican) carried Vermont in 1948, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1948?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in the 1948 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1948?

No. Vermont backed Dewey, while Harry S. Truman won the presidency nationally.

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1948

Vermont: Dewey carries 3 EV.

Vermont cast its 3 electoral votes for Dewey (Republican). National winner: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) — Vermont voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1948 result in Vermont

Vermont backed Dewey (Republican) in the 1948 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Harry S. Truman (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Vermont among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 24th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — New York and New Hampshire joined Vermont for the Republican ticket, while Massachusetts did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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