1948 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Thomas Dewey Earl Warren Republican 294,814 49.40% 8 Harry Truman Alben Barkley Democrat 286,521 48.01% 0 Henry Wallace Glen Taylor Progressive 9,983 1.67% 0 Norman Thomas Tucker Smith Socialist 2,941 0.49% 0 J. Strom Thurmond Fielding Wright Write-in 2,476 0.41% 0 Map Key  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70% Turnout Maps County Map (m) Rep. (m) Dem. (m) Swg (m) Tnd (m)   Demographic Data 1950 Population: 2,343,001 Enum. 1950 Population Density: 92.6 persons/km2 1940 Population: 1,821,244 Enum. 1940 Population Density: 71.9 persons/km2 Total Electoral Vote: 8 Land Area (2000): 25,314 km2 Annual Pop Growth Rate: 2.6 % Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) (m) Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State Data by Year (Graphs) View All 1948 Maryland Data Compare State Maps by Year View All 1948 Maryland Maps Maryland JavaCompare (m) Election Tools Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Tnd, Swg Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Data Sources: Source for Popular Vote data: Maryland State Board of Elections, "For President of the United States and Vice President of the United States," Maryland General Election Returns - November 2, 1948 (Annapolis, 1948) Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. Results for and Individual County: (m) County Menu (m)