1948 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Harry TrumanAlben BarkleyDemocrat 429,188 57.32%8
Thomas DeweyEarl WarrenRepublican 316,251 42.24%0
Henry WallaceGlen TaylorProgressive 3,311 0.44%0
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Demographic Data

1950 Population:2,005,552Enum.1950 Population Density:32.2persons/km2
1940 Population:1,901,974Enum.1940 Population Density:30.5persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):62,361km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.5%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Vote for President of the United States," General Election Returns, 1948 (Charleston, 1948)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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