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Presidential
Candidate | Vice Presidential
Candidate | Political
Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | Harry Truman | Alben Barkley | Democrat |
1,994,715 |
50.07% | 28 |
 | Thomas Dewey | Earl Warren | Republican |
1,961,103 |
49.22% | 0 |
 | Claude Watson | Dale Learn | Prohibition |
11,959 |
0.30% | 0 |
| Norman Thomas | Tucker Smith | Socialist |
11,522 |
0.29% | 0 |
| Other (+) | - | - |
4,747 |
0.12% | 0 |
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Map Key
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| Maps | County Map (m) |  | | Dem. (m) | | Rep. (m) | | Swg (m) | | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
| 1950 Population: | 8,712,176 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 60.5 | persons/km2 | | 1940 Population: | 7,897,241 | Enum. | 1940 Population Density: | 54.9 | persons/km2 | | Total Electoral Vote: | 28 | | | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.0 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
- County Data (Table) (m)
- County Data (Graphs) (m)
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| | Election Tools
- Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Tnd, Swg
Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois Office of the Secretary of State, "Vote for President - November 2, 1948," Official Vote of the State of Illinois Cast at the General Election November 2, 1948 (Springfield, 1948)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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