1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky
1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky
County results
Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Dewey
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
The 1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election . Kentucky voters chose 11[ 2] Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Kentucky was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D –Missouri ), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley , with 56.74 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R –New York ), running with Governor Earl Warren , with 41.48 percent of the popular vote.[ 3] [ 4]
Dewey performed worse than he had four years previously , with both his margin of loss increasing, and the percentage of the vote he received decreasing, even as he fared much better nationally than he had four years prior. This discrepancy was at least in part due to the choice of President Truman's running mate, Senator Barkley, who himself came from Kentucky.
Results
Results by county
County[ 5]
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Henry A. Wallace
Various candidates
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
2,144
42.57%
2,839
56.37%
35
0.69%
1
0.02%
17
0.34%
-695
-13.80%
5,036
Allen
1,605
40.28%
2,280
57.21%
48
1.20%
2
0.05%
50
1.25%
-675
-16.93%
3,985
Anderson
2,135
67.69%
971
30.79%
35
1.11%
6
0.19%
7
0.22%
1,164
36.90%
3,154
Ballard
2,702
84.57%
454
14.21%
35
1.10%
0
0.00%
4
0.13%
2,248
70.36%
3,195
Barren
4,095
60.98%
2,437
36.29%
148
2.20%
5
0.07%
30
0.45%
1,658
24.69%
6,715
Bath
2,287
63.69%
1,276
35.53%
19
0.53%
3
0.08%
6
0.17%
1,011
28.16%
3,591
Bell
5,708
56.38%
4,327
42.74%
57
0.56%
8
0.08%
24
0.24%
1,381
13.64%
10,124
Boone
2,320
65.85%
1,151
32.67%
44
1.25%
0
0.00%
8
0.23%
1,169
33.18%
3,523
Bourbon
3,562
67.18%
1,610
30.37%
121
2.28%
2
0.04%
7
0.13%
1,952
36.81%
5,302
Boyd
9,006
56.84%
6,707
42.33%
79
0.50%
19
0.12%
33
0.21%
2,299
14.51%
15,844
Boyle
3,338
62.56%
1,897
35.55%
72
1.35%
5
0.09%
24
0.45%
1,441
27.01%
5,336
Bracken
1,863
59.44%
1,239
39.53%
24
0.77%
0
0.00%
8
0.26%
624
19.91%
3,134
Breathitt
3,295
77.27%
957
22.44%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
10
0.23%
2,338
54.83%
4,264
Breckinridge
2,623
51.33%
2,407
47.10%
48
0.94%
5
0.10%
27
0.53%
216
4.23%
5,110
Bullitt
1,681
70.48%
673
28.22%
21
0.88%
2
0.08%
8
0.34%
1,008
42.26%
2,385
Butler
1,105
30.21%
2,494
68.18%
42
1.15%
4
0.11%
13
0.36%
-1,389
-37.97%
3,658
Caldwell
2,210
55.46%
1,626
40.80%
137
3.44%
8
0.20%
4
0.10%
584
14.66%
3,985
Calloway
4,896
86.38%
681
12.01%
73
1.29%
7
0.12%
11
0.19%
4,215
74.37%
5,668
Campbell
13,008
51.56%
11,851
46.97%
216
0.86%
96
0.38%
60
0.24%
1,157
4.59%
25,231
Carlisle
1,899
86.36%
279
12.69%
11
0.50%
4
0.18%
6
0.27%
1,620
73.67%
2,199
Carroll
2,626
78.51%
639
19.10%
70
2.09%
3
0.09%
7
0.21%
1,987
59.41%
3,345
Carter
3,082
46.86%
3,472
52.79%
2
0.03%
7
0.11%
14
0.21%
-390
-5.93%
6,577
Casey
1,495
30.44%
3,380
68.83%
9
0.18%
4
0.08%
23
0.47%
-1,885
-38.39%
4,911
Christian
5,582
58.75%
3,242
34.12%
633
6.66%
7
0.07%
38
0.40%
2,340
24.63%
9,502
Clark
3,292
67.07%
1,508
30.73%
95
1.94%
7
0.14%
6
0.12%
1,784
36.34%
4,908
Clay
1,468
31.39%
3,142
67.19%
41
0.88%
1
0.02%
24
0.51%
-1,674
-35.80%
4,676
Clinton
709
23.26%
2,295
75.30%
16
0.52%
2
0.07%
26
0.85%
-1,586
-52.04%
3,048
Crittenden
1,497
43.25%
1,927
55.68%
24
0.69%
0
0.00%
13
0.38%
-430
-12.43%
3,461
Cumberland
794
28.61%
1,947
70.16%
18
0.65%
2
0.07%
14
0.50%
-1,153
-41.55%
2,775
Daviess
8,682
63.25%
4,873
35.50%
126
0.92%
8
0.06%
38
0.28%
3,809
27.75%
13,727
Edmonson
1,031
33.83%
1,984
65.09%
15
0.49%
2
0.07%
16
0.52%
-953
-31.26%
3,048
Elliott
2,095
83.40%
410
16.32%
0
0.00%
4
0.16%
3
0.12%
1,685
67.08%
2,512
Estill
1,937
47.89%
2,056
50.83%
19
0.47%
4
0.10%
29
0.72%
-119
-2.94%
4,045
Fayette
13,202
52.48%
10,959
43.57%
773
3.07%
96
0.38%
125
0.50%
2,243
8.91%
25,155
Fleming
2,722
56.10%
2,088
43.03%
23
0.47%
4
0.08%
15
0.31%
634
13.07%
4,852
Floyd
8,823
73.43%
3,127
26.02%
18
0.15%
28
0.23%
20
0.17%
5,696
47.41%
12,016
Franklin
6,679
75.71%
1,962
22.24%
169
1.92%
2
0.02%
10
0.11%
4,717
53.47%
8,822
Fulton
2,497
80.29%
450
14.47%
161
5.18%
1
0.03%
1
0.03%
2,047
65.82%
3,110
Gallatin
1,381
79.78%
342
19.76%
8
0.46%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,039
60.02%
1,731
Garrard
1,725
47.18%
1,890
51.70%
31
0.85%
1
0.03%
9
0.25%
-165
-4.52%
3,656
Grant
2,633
69.23%
1,154
30.34%
7
0.18%
1
0.03%
8
0.21%
1,479
38.89%
3,803
Graves
8,682
84.49%
1,442
14.03%
134
1.30%
7
0.07%
11
0.11%
7,240
70.46%
10,276
Grayson
2,174
42.69%
2,880
56.56%
18
0.35%
6
0.12%
14
0.27%
-706
-13.87%
5,092
Green
1,628
42.18%
2,186
56.63%
30
0.78%
1
0.03%
15
0.39%
-558
-14.45%
3,860
Greenup
4,186
56.52%
3,168
42.78%
19
0.26%
18
0.24%
15
0.20%
1,018
13.74%
7,406
Hancock
1,146
53.38%
985
45.88%
7
0.33%
4
0.19%
5
0.23%
161
7.50%
2,147
Hardin
3,990
61.89%
2,297
35.63%
126
1.95%
5
0.08%
29
0.45%
1,693
26.26%
6,447
Harlan
9,158
66.80%
4,402
32.11%
113
0.82%
29
0.21%
8
0.06%
4,756
34.69%
13,710
Harrison
3,494
72.76%
1,224
25.49%
64
1.33%
6
0.12%
14
0.29%
2,270
47.27%
4,802
Hart
2,495
51.28%
2,311
47.50%
43
0.88%
3
0.06%
13
0.27%
184
3.78%
4,865
Henderson
5,499
71.92%
1,904
24.90%
167
2.18%
13
0.17%
63
0.82%
3,595
47.02%
7,646
Henry
3,398
73.23%
1,193
25.71%
33
0.71%
2
0.04%
14
0.30%
2,205
47.52%
4,640
Hickman
2,143
83.58%
326
12.71%
87
3.39%
2
0.08%
6
0.23%
1,817
70.87%
2,564
Hopkins
6,149
65.65%
2,608
27.85%
572
6.11%
6
0.06%
31
0.33%
3,541
37.80%
9,366
Jackson
429
13.31%
2,781
86.31%
1
0.03%
1
0.03%
10
0.31%
-2,352
-73.00%
3,222
Jefferson
70,756
48.18%
69,645
47.42%
1,965
1.34%
617
0.42%
646
0.44%
1,111
0.76%
143,629
Jessamine
2,301
59.33%
1,414
36.46%
117
3.02%
7
0.18%
39
1.01%
887
22.87%
3,878
Johnson
2,378
37.20%
3,993
62.47%
5
0.08%
10
0.16%
6
0.09%
-1,615
-25.27%
6,392
Kenton
18,918
61.60%
10,771
35.07%
359
1.17%
98
0.32%
54
0.18%
8,147
26.53%
30,711
Knott
4,660
86.07%
754
13.93%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3,906
72.14%
5,414
Knox
2,814
39.51%
4,241
59.54%
18
0.25%
34
0.48%
16
0.22%
-1,427
-20.03%
7,123
LaRue
1,864
58.14%
1,277
39.83%
49
1.53%
4
0.12%
12
0.37%
587
18.31%
3,206
Laurel
2,187
34.57%
4,107
64.92%
14
0.22%
6
0.09%
12
0.19%
-1,920
-30.35%
6,326
Lawrence
2,372
52.47%
2,117
46.83%
16
0.35%
3
0.07%
13
0.29%
255
5.64%
4,521
Lee
1,058
45.66%
1,233
53.22%
14
0.60%
7
0.30%
5
0.22%
-175
-7.56%
2,317
Leslie
783
24.38%
2,397
74.65%
8
0.25%
4
0.12%
19
0.59%
-1,614
-50.27%
3,211
Letcher
4,741
56.96%
3,560
42.77%
6
0.07%
3
0.04%
14
0.17%
1,181
14.19%
8,324
Lewis
1,449
34.73%
2,708
64.91%
2
0.05%
3
0.07%
10
0.24%
-1,259
-30.18%
4,172
Lincoln
2,920
52.01%
2,593
46.19%
67
1.19%
3
0.05%
31
0.55%
327
5.82%
5,614
Livingston
1,622
70.19%
671
29.04%
11
0.48%
3
0.13%
4
0.17%
951
41.15%
2,311
Logan
4,355
74.25%
1,352
23.05%
126
2.15%
8
0.14%
24
0.41%
3,003
51.20%
5,865
Lyon
1,505
69.84%
582
27.01%
42
1.95%
7
0.32%
19
0.88%
923
42.83%
2,155
Madison
5,344
52.62%
4,619
45.48%
110
1.08%
18
0.18%
65
0.64%
725
7.14%
10,156
Magoffin
2,253
54.49%
1,882
45.51%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
371
8.98%
4,135
Marion
3,008
71.20%
1,171
27.72%
31
0.73%
7
0.17%
8
0.19%
1,837
43.48%
4,225
Marshall
2,942
80.10%
711
19.36%
12
0.33%
2
0.05%
6
0.16%
2,231
60.74%
3,673
Martin
911
31.44%
1,964
67.77%
1
0.03%
8
0.28%
14
0.48%
-1,053
-36.33%
2,898
Mason
3,620
58.31%
2,519
40.58%
53
0.85%
6
0.10%
10
0.16%
1,101
17.73%
6,208
McCracken
11,183
75.80%
3,251
22.03%
254
1.72%
26
0.18%
40
0.27%
7,932
53.77%
14,754
McCreary
933
23.45%
3,031
76.19%
1
0.03%
3
0.08%
10
0.25%
-2,098
-52.74%
3,978
McLean
2,104
64.30%
1,112
33.99%
43
1.31%
2
0.06%
11
0.34%
992
30.31%
3,272
Meade
1,915
70.28%
773
28.37%
29
1.06%
2
0.07%
6
0.22%
1,142
41.91%
2,725
Menifee
1,112
71.10%
435
27.81%
11
0.70%
1
0.06%
5
0.32%
677
43.29%
1,564
Mercer
2,682
61.47%
1,599
36.65%
70
1.60%
4
0.09%
8
0.18%
1,083
24.82%
4,363
Metcalfe
1,683
50.30%
1,640
49.01%
8
0.24%
1
0.03%
14
0.42%
43
1.29%
3,346
Monroe
1,249
30.49%
2,812
68.64%
20
0.49%
0
0.00%
16
0.39%
-1,563
-38.15%
4,097
Montgomery
2,731
68.96%
1,083
27.35%
133
3.36%
1
0.03%
12
0.30%
1,648
41.61%
3,960
Morgan
3,488
77.74%
987
22.00%
4
0.09%
6
0.13%
2
0.04%
2,501
55.74%
4,487
Muhlenberg
4,426
55.11%
3,478
43.31%
72
0.90%
22
0.27%
33
0.41%
948
11.80%
8,031
Nelson
3,556
66.64%
1,715
32.14%
46
0.86%
9
0.17%
10
0.19%
1,841
34.50%
5,336
Nicholas
1,885
68.75%
815
29.72%
27
0.98%
0
0.00%
15
0.55%
1,070
39.03%
2,742
Ohio
2,721
44.56%
3,300
54.05%
55
0.90%
5
0.08%
25
0.41%
-579
-9.49%
6,106
Oldham
1,703
60.20%
1,036
36.62%
76
2.69%
4
0.14%
10
0.35%
667
23.58%
2,829
Owen
3,056
85.29%
504
14.07%
15
0.42%
2
0.06%
6
0.17%
2,552
71.22%
3,583
Owsley
437
20.22%
1,718
79.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
0.28%
-1,281
-59.28%
2,161
Pendleton
1,958
58.03%
1,373
40.69%
24
0.71%
5
0.15%
14
0.41%
585
17.34%
3,374
Perry
5,614
59.39%
3,755
39.72%
44
0.47%
21
0.22%
19
0.20%
1,859
19.67%
9,453
Pike
11,423
58.16%
8,097
41.22%
56
0.29%
27
0.14%
39
0.20%
3,326
16.94%
19,642
Powell
975
56.92%
719
41.97%
11
0.64%
1
0.06%
7
0.41%
256
14.95%
1,713
Pulaski
3,844
33.40%
7,549
65.59%
68
0.59%
8
0.07%
41
0.36%
-3,705
-32.19%
11,510
Robertson
864
65.75%
442
33.64%
6
0.46%
1
0.08%
1
0.08%
422
32.11%
1,314
Rockcastle
1,309
28.68%
3,236
70.90%
8
0.18%
1
0.02%
10
0.22%
-1,927
-42.22%
4,564
Rowan
2,097
57.90%
1,502
41.47%
18
0.50%
3
0.08%
2
0.06%
595
16.43%
3,622
Russell
1,191
32.96%
2,404
66.54%
5
0.14%
2
0.06%
11
0.30%
-1,213
-33.58%
3,613
Scott
3,548
70.76%
1,352
26.96%
91
1.81%
4
0.08%
19
0.38%
2,196
43.80%
5,014
Shelby
3,840
68.30%
1,626
28.92%
141
2.51%
6
0.11%
9
0.16%
2,214
39.38%
5,622
Simpson
2,752
76.04%
762
21.06%
74
2.04%
4
0.11%
27
0.75%
1,990
54.98%
3,619
Spencer
1,298
71.63%
493
27.21%
19
1.05%
0
0.00%
2
0.11%
805
44.42%
1,812
Taylor
2,415
52.72%
2,087
45.56%
42
0.92%
4
0.09%
33
0.72%
328
7.16%
4,581
Todd
2,929
75.10%
827
21.21%
121
3.10%
4
0.10%
19
0.49%
2,102
53.89%
3,900
Trigg
2,485
73.46%
816
24.12%
69
2.04%
2
0.06%
11
0.33%
1,669
49.34%
3,383
Trimble
1,746
88.72%
194
9.86%
9
0.46%
1
0.05%
18
0.91%
1,552
78.86%
1,968
Union
3,607
81.87%
744
16.89%
37
0.84%
11
0.25%
7
0.16%
2,863
64.98%
4,406
Warren
6,768
60.49%
3,919
35.03%
451
4.03%
7
0.06%
44
0.39%
2,849
25.46%
11,189
Washington
2,121
53.53%
1,813
45.76%
19
0.48%
2
0.05%
7
0.18%
308
7.77%
3,962
Wayne
2,029
44.61%
2,480
54.53%
14
0.31%
11
0.24%
14
0.31%
-451
-9.92%
4,548
Webster
3,288
73.74%
1,087
24.38%
57
1.28%
3
0.07%
24
0.54%
2,201
49.36%
4,459
Whitley
2,932
33.88%
5,611
64.84%
57
0.66%
23
0.27%
30
0.35%
-2,679
-30.96%
8,653
Wolfe
1,918
70.18%
813
29.75%
0
0.00%
2
0.07%
0
0.00%
1,105
40.43%
2,733
Woodford
2,175
61.18%
1,229
34.57%
142
3.99%
3
0.08%
6
0.17%
946
26.61%
3,555
Totals
466,756
56.74%
341,210
41.48%
10,411
1.27%
1,567
0.19%
2,714
0.33%
125,546
15.26%
822,658
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
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