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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| Harry Truman | Alben Barkley | Democrat |
429,188 |
57.32% | 8 |
| Thomas Dewey | Earl Warren | Republican |
316,251 |
42.24% | 0 |
| Henry Wallace | Glen Taylor | Progressive |
3,311 |
0.44% | 0 |
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Maps | County Map (m) | | Dem. (m) | Rep. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1950 Population: | 2,005,552 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 32.2 | persons/km2 | 1940 Population: | 1,901,974 | Enum. | 1940 Population Density: | 30.5 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 8 | | Land Area (2000): | 62,361 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.5 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
- County Data (Table) (m)
- County Data (Graphs) (m)
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- Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Tnd, Swg
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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