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{{Short description|Election in Idaho}} |
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{{Main|1948 United States presidential election}} |
{{Main|1948 United States presidential election}} |
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| election_name = 1948 [[United States presidential election]] in Idaho |
| election_name = 1948 [[United States presidential election]] in Idaho |
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| country = Idaho |
| country = Idaho |
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| flag_year = 1927 |
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| type = presidential |
| type = presidential |
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| ongoing = no |
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| next_year = 1952 |
| next_year = 1952 |
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| votes_for_election = All 4 [[Idaho]] votes to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] |
| votes_for_election = All 4 [[Idaho]] votes to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] |
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| election_date = November 2, 1948<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1948|title=United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica| |
| election_date = November 2, 1948<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1948|title=United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> |
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| image1 = Harry S |
| image1 = Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Harry S. Truman]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Harry S. Truman]]''' |
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| party1 = Democratic Party (United States) |
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| electoral_vote1 = '''4''' |
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| popular_vote1 = '''107,370''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''107,370''' |
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| percentage1 = '''49. |
| percentage1 = '''49.98%''' |
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| image2 = Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg |
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| nominee2 = [[Thomas Dewey]] |
| nominee2 = [[Thomas Dewey]] |
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| party2 = Republican Party (United States) |
| party2 = Republican Party (United States) |
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| popular_vote2 = 101,514 |
| popular_vote2 = 101,514 |
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| percentage2 = 47. |
| percentage2 = 47.26% |
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| map_image = Idaho Presidential Election Results 1948.svg |
| map_image = Idaho Presidential Election Results 1948.svg |
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| map_caption = County Results |
| map_caption = County Results |
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The '''1948 United States presidential election in Idaho''' took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the [[1948 United States presidential election]]. State voters chose four<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1948|title=1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)| |
The '''1948 United States presidential election in Idaho''' took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the [[1948 United States presidential election]]. State voters chose four<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1948|title=1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> representatives, or electors, to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
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[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] had carried [[Idaho]] in all four of his presidential runs, carrying the statebymore than 20 points in [[1932 United States presidential election in Idaho|1932]] and [[1936 United States presidential election in Idaho|1936]], butbya narrower 9 points in [[1940 United States presidential election in Idaho|1940]] and only 3.5 points in [[1944 United States presidential election in Idaho|1944]]. However, Oregon Senator Wayne Morse said that Dewey would fail to maintain these gains in the West if [[United States Bureau of Reclamation|Bureau of Reclamation]] programs were cut as demanded by the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Committee]].<ref>Donaldson, Gary; ''Truman Defeats Dewey''; p. 43 {{ISBN|081312851X}}</ref> Truman campaigned heavily in the West, including Idaho, arguing that the region was an economic colony of [[Wall Street]] under the GOP and that only the Democratic Party could give the region direct access to its natural resources.<ref>Truman, Harry S.; ''Miracle of '48: Harry Truman's Major Campaign Speeches & Selected Whistle-stops''; pp. 86-89 {{ISBN|0809325578}}</ref> While in Pocatello, Truman also defended himself against charges of corruption by [[Political machine|machine politics]] from his days in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>Goldzwig, Steven R.; ''Truman's Whistle-stop Campaign'', pp. 26-27 {{ISBN|1603440062}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Idaho was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Harry S. Truman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Missouri]]), running with [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Alben W. Barkley]], with 49.98% of the popular vote, against [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Thomas E. Dewey|Thomas Dewey]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[Governor of California|Governor]] [[Earl Warren]], with 47.26% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=16&year=1948|title=1948 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1948|title=The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> |
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==Vote== |
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Idaho was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Harry S. Truman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Missouri]]), running with [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Alben W. Barkley]], with 49.98% of the popular vote, against [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Thomas E. Dewey|Thomas Dewey]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[Governor of California|Governor]] [[Earl Warren]], with 47.26% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=16&year=1948|title=1948 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho| |
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This election marked the conclusion of Idaho's status as a swing state, as it would quickly become one of the most Republican states in the nation. Since this election, Idaho has supported a Democratic presidential nominee only once, when [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] carried the state by 1.83 points in [[1964 United States presidential election in Idaho|1964]], amidst a national Democratic landslide. Furthermore, other than Johnson, no Democrat except [[John F. Kennedy]] in [[1960 United States presidential election in Idaho|1960]] has won even 40% of the state's vote. Republicans would also score landslide wins in the 1950 state elections,<ref>Weatherby, James B. and Stapilus, Randy; ''Governing Idaho: Politics, People and Power'', p. 44 {{ISBN|0870045210}}</ref> This is the last election in which the southeastern Mormon counties of [[Bonneville County, Idaho|Bonneville]], [[Bingham County, Idaho|Bingham]], [[Jefferson County, Idaho|Jefferson]], [[Madison County, Idaho|Madison]], [[Minidoka County, Idaho|Minidoka]] and [[Oneida County, Idaho|Oneida]] (now known as some of the most heavily Republican counties in the nation) voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.<ref>Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> |
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This is one of only three states outside the former [[Confederate States of America|confederacy]], the others being [[Arizona]] and [[Oklahoma]], in which Truman's margin has not been matched by any subsequent Democrat. In every other non-southern state (as well as few southern ones), Lyndon Johnson outran Truman's narrow victory in his [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 landslide]]. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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!Totals!!107,370!!49.98%!!101,514!!47.26%!!4,972!!2.31%!!628!!0.29%!!332!!0.15%!!5,856!!2.73%!!214,816 |
!Totals!!107,370!!49.98%!!101,514!!47.26%!!4,972!!2.31%!!628!!0.29%!!332!!0.15%!!5,856!!2.73%!!214,816 |
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==See also== |
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* [[United States presidential elections in Idaho]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==References== |
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County Results
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had carried Idaho in all four of his presidential runs, carrying the state by more than 20 points in 1932 and 1936, but by a narrower 9 points in 1940 and only 3.5 points in 1944. However, Oregon Senator Wayne Morse said that Dewey would fail to maintain these gains in the West if Bureau of Reclamation programs were cut as demanded by the House Appropriations Committee.[3] Truman campaigned heavily in the West, including Idaho, arguing that the region was an economic colony of Wall Street under the GOP and that only the Democratic Party could give the region direct access to its natural resources.[4] While in Pocatello, Truman also defended himself against charges of corruption by machine politics from his days in Kansas City.[5]
Idaho was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 49.98% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 47.26% of the popular vote.[6][7]
This election marked the conclusion of Idaho's status as a swing state, as it would quickly become one of the most Republican states in the nation. Since this election, Idaho has supported a Democratic presidential nominee only once, when Lyndon B. Johnson carried the state by 1.83 points in 1964, amidst a national Democratic landslide. Furthermore, other than Johnson, no Democrat except John F. Kennedyin1960 has won even 40% of the state's vote. Republicans would also score landslide wins in the 1950 state elections,[8] This is the last election in which the southeastern Mormon counties of Bonneville, Bingham, Jefferson, Madison, Minidoka and Oneida (now known as some of the most heavily Republican counties in the nation) voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[9]
This is one of only three states outside the former confederacy, the others being Arizona and Oklahoma, in which Truman's margin has not been matched by any subsequent Democrat. In every other non-southern state (as well as few southern ones), Lyndon Johnson outran Truman's narrow victory in his 1964 landslide.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 107,370 | 49.98% | |
Republican | Thomas Dewey | 101,514 | 47.26% | |
Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 4,972 | 2.31% | |
Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 628 | 0.29% | |
Socialist | Norman Thomas | 332 | 0.15% | |
Total votes | 214,816 | 100.00% |
County | Harry S. Truman Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Henry Agard Wallace[10] Progressive |
Claude A. Watson[11] Prohibition |
Norman Mattoon Thomas[11] Socialist |
Margin | Total votes cast[12] | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Ada | 11,253 | 42.14% | 14,972 | 56.06% | 389 | 1.46% | 48 | 0.18% | 43 | 0.16% | -3,719 | -13.93% | 26,705 |
Adams | 647 | 50.78% | 603 | 47.33% | 19 | 1.49% | 4 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.08% | 44 | 3.45% | 1,274 |
Bannock | 9,679 | 62.20% | 5,580 | 35.86% | 289 | 1.86% | 4 | 0.03% | 8 | 0.05% | 4,099 | 26.34% | 15,560 |
Bear Lake | 1,664 | 50.73% | 1,590 | 48.48% | 25 | 0.76% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 74 | 2.26% | 3,280 |
Benewah | 1,590 | 58.22% | 1,038 | 38.01% | 85 | 3.11% | 11 | 0.40% | 7 | 0.26% | 552 | 20.21% | 2,731 |
Bingham | 3,197 | 49.58% | 3,162 | 49.04% | 84 | 1.30% | 5 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.54% | 6,448 |
Blaine | 1,182 | 54.67% | 945 | 43.71% | 34 | 1.57% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 237 | 10.96% | 2,162 |
Boise | 479 | 50.96% | 437 | 46.49% | 24 | 2.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 42 | 4.47% | 940 |
Bonner | 2,916 | 49.70% | 2,666 | 45.44% | 268 | 4.57% | 8 | 0.14% | 9 | 0.15% | 250 | 4.26% | 5,867 |
Bonneville | 5,382 | 53.81% | 4,499 | 44.99% | 100 | 1.00% | 3 | 0.03% | 17 | 0.17% | 883 | 8.83% | 10,001 |
Boundary | 1,029 | 49.02% | 910 | 43.35% | 142 | 6.77% | 2 | 0.10% | 16 | 0.76% | 119 | 5.67% | 2,099 |
Butte | 426 | 50.35% | 412 | 48.70% | 8 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 1.65% | 846 |
Camas | 278 | 48.35% | 289 | 50.26% | 8 | 1.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -11 | -1.91% | 575 |
Canyon | 7,903 | 43.04% | 9,700 | 52.82% | 389 | 2.12% | 323 | 1.76% | 43 | 0.23% | -1,797 | -9.79% | 18,363 |
Caribou | 475 | 51.08% | 447 | 48.06% | 7 | 0.75% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 28 | 3.01% | 930 |
Cassia | 2,178 | 46.63% | 2,424 | 51.89% | 63 | 1.35% | 3 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.06% | -246 | -5.27% | 4,671 |
Clark | 165 | 38.19% | 262 | 60.65% | 4 | 0.93% | 1 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -97 | -22.45% | 432 |
Clearwater | 1,571 | 61.63% | 820 | 32.17% | 132 | 5.18% | 20 | 0.78% | 6 | 0.24% | 751 | 29.46% | 2,549 |
Custer | 625 | 49.72% | 612 | 48.69% | 16 | 1.27% | 4 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 1.03% | 1,257 |
Elmore | 1,589 | 63.48% | 854 | 34.12% | 51 | 2.04% | 5 | 0.20% | 4 | 0.16% | 735 | 29.36% | 2,503 |
Franklin | 1,763 | 46.24% | 2,028 | 53.19% | 21 | 0.55% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -265 | -6.95% | 3,813 |
Fremont | 2,014 | 52.85% | 1,777 | 46.63% | 16 | 0.42% | 4 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 237 | 6.22% | 3,811 |
Gem | 1,724 | 50.32% | 1,585 | 46.26% | 85 | 2.48% | 29 | 0.85% | 3 | 0.09% | 139 | 4.06% | 3,426 |
Gooding | 1,844 | 45.93% | 2,111 | 52.58% | 51 | 1.27% | 6 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.07% | -267 | -6.65% | 4,015 |
Idaho | 2,300 | 54.53% | 1,790 | 42.44% | 117 | 2.77% | 7 | 0.17% | 4 | 0.09% | 510 | 12.09% | 4,218 |
Jefferson | 2,017 | 56.53% | 1,490 | 41.76% | 56 | 1.57% | 5 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 527 | 14.77% | 3,568 |
Jerome | 2,124 | 49.34% | 2,128 | 49.43% | 48 | 1.11% | 2 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.07% | -4 | -0.09% | 4,305 |
Kootenai | 5,284 | 51.49% | 4,265 | 41.56% | 668 | 6.51% | 13 | 0.13% | 32 | 0.31% | 1,019 | 9.93% | 10,262 |
Latah | 3,810 | 48.30% | 3,805 | 48.23% | 225 | 2.85% | 31 | 0.39% | 18 | 0.23% | 5 | 0.06% | 7,889 |
Lemhi | 864 | 44.58% | 1,037 | 53.51% | 36 | 1.86% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -173 | -8.93% | 1,938 |
Lewis | 1,224 | 69.43% | 487 | 27.62% | 46 | 2.61% | 3 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.17% | 737 | 41.80% | 1,763 |
Lincoln | 748 | 46.26% | 851 | 52.63% | 18 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -103 | -6.37% | 1,617 |
Madison | 2,024 | 55.50% | 1,602 | 43.93% | 21 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 422 | 11.57% | 3,647 |
Minidoka | 1,668 | 48.60% | 1,654 | 48.19% | 101 | 2.94% | 4 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.15% | 14 | 0.41% | 3,432 |
Nez Perce | 5,747 | 61.65% | 3,168 | 33.98% | 357 | 3.83% | 27 | 0.29% | 23 | 0.25% | 2,579 | 27.67% | 9,322 |
Oneida | 1,008 | 50.86% | 962 | 48.54% | 10 | 0.50% | 2 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 46 | 2.32% | 1,982 |
Owyhee | 925 | 47.75% | 969 | 50.03% | 32 | 1.65% | 9 | 0.46% | 2 | 0.10% | -44 | -2.27% | 1,937 |
Payette | 1,568 | 38.42% | 2,430 | 59.54% | 58 | 1.42% | 16 | 0.39% | 9 | 0.22% | -862 | -21.12% | 4,081 |
Power | 795 | 47.29% | 875 | 52.05% | 7 | 0.42% | 4 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -80 | -4.76% | 1,681 |
Shoshone | 4,472 | 54.13% | 3,200 | 38.74% | 569 | 6.89% | 8 | 0.10% | 12 | 0.15% | 1,272 | 15.40% | 8,261 |
Teton | 672 | 52.83% | 593 | 46.62% | 4 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.16% | 79 | 6.21% | 1,272 |
Twin Falls | 6,019 | 42.81% | 7,833 | 55.71% | 172 | 1.22% | 21 | 0.15% | 16 | 0.11% | -1,814 | -12.90% | 14,061 |
Valley | 828 | 44.98% | 939 | 51.00% | 65 | 3.53% | 3 | 0.16% | 6 | 0.33% | -111 | -6.03% | 1,841 |
Washington | 1,700 | 48.84% | 1,713 | 49.21% | 52 | 1.49% | 10 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.17% | -13 | -0.37% | 3,481 |
Totals | 107,370 | 49.98% | 101,514 | 47.26% | 4,972 | 2.31% | 628 | 0.29% | 332 | 0.15% | 5,856 | 2.73% | 214,816 |
State and district results of the 1948 United States presidential election
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