1948 Presidential Election Results for Idaho

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County	Turnout	Harry Truman* (D)		Thomas Dewey (R)		Strom Thurmond (States Rights)		Henry Wallace (Progressive)		Other		TOTAL
Ada	66%	11,253	42.1%	14,972	56.1%	0	0.0%	389	1.5%	91	0.3%	26,705
Adams	64%	647	50.8%	603	47.3%	0	0.0%	19	1.5%	5	0.4%	1,274
Bannock	66%	9,679	62.2%	5,580	35.9%	0	0.0%	289	1.9%	12	0.1%	15,560
Bear Lake	86%	1,664	50.7%	1,590	48.5%	0	0.0%	25	0.8%	1	0.0%	3,280
Benewah	73%	1,590	58.2%	1,038	38.0%	0	0.0%	85	3.1%	18	0.7%	2,731
Bingham	54%	3,197	49.6%	3,162	49.0%	0	0.0%	84	1.3%	5	0.1%	6,448
Blaine	62%	1,182	54.7%	945	43.7%	0	0.0%	34	1.6%	1	0.0%	2,162
Boise	82%	479	51.0%	437	46.5%	0	0.0%	24	2.6%	0	0.0%	940
Bonner	64%	2,916	49.7%	2,666	45.4%	0	0.0%	268	4.6%	17	0.3%	5,867
Bonneville	62%	5,382	53.8%	4,499	45.0%	0	0.0%	100	1.0%	20	0.2%	10,001
Boundary	62%	1,029	49.0%	910	43.4%	0	0.0%	142	6.8%	18	0.9%	2,099
Butte	59%	426	50.4%	412	48.7%	0	0.0%	8	0.9%	0	0.0%	846
Camas	86%	278	48.3%	289	50.3%	0	0.0%	8	1.4%	0	0.0%	575
Canyon	61%	7,903	43.0%	9,700	52.8%	0	0.0%	389	2.1%	371	2.0%	18,363
Caribou	36%	475	51.1%	447	48.1%	0	0.0%	7	0.8%	1	0.1%	930
Cassia	59%	2,178	46.6%	2,424	51.9%	0	0.0%	63	1.3%	6	0.1%	4,671
Clark	80%	165	38.2%	262	60.6%	0	0.0%	4	0.9%	1	0.2%	432
Clearwater	53%	1,571	61.6%	820	32.2%	0	0.0%	132	5.2%	26	1.0%	2,549
Custer	62%	625	49.7%	612	48.7%	0	0.0%	16	1.3%	4	0.3%	1,257
Elmore	66%	1,589	63.5%	854	34.1%	0	0.0%	51	2.0%	9	0.4%	2,503
Franklin	74%	1,763	46.2%	2,028	53.2%	0	0.0%	21	0.6%	1	0.0%	3,813
Fremont	76%	2,014	52.8%	1,777	46.6%	0	0.0%	16	0.4%	4	0.1%	3,811
Gem	65%	1,724	50.3%	1,585	46.3%	0	0.0%	85	2.5%	32	0.9%	3,426
Gooding	62%	1,844	45.9%	2,111	52.6%	0	0.0%	51	1.3%	9	0.2%	4,015
Idaho	60%	2,300	54.5%	1,790	42.4%	0	0.0%	117	2.8%	11	0.3%	4,218
Jefferson	65%	2,017	56.5%	1,490	41.8%	0	0.0%	56	1.6%	5	0.1%	3,568
Jerome	64%	2,124	49.3%	2,128	49.4%	0	0.0%	48	1.1%	5	0.1%	4,305
Kootenai	70%	5,284	51.5%	4,265	41.6%	0	0.0%	668	6.5%	45	0.4%	10,262
Latah	57%	3,810	48.3%	3,805	48.2%	0	0.0%	225	2.9%	49	0.6%	7,889
Lemhi	52%	864	44.6%	1,037	53.5%	0	0.0%	36	1.9%	1	0.1%	1,938
Lewis	67%	1,224	69.4%	487	27.6%	0	0.0%	46	2.6%	6	0.3%	1,763
Lincoln	66%	748	46.3%	851	52.6%	0	0.0%	18	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,617
Madison	68%	2,024	55.5%	1,602	43.9%	0	0.0%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,647
Minidoka	63%	1,668	48.6%	1,654	48.2%	0	0.0%	101	2.9%	9	0.3%	3,432
Nez Perce	68%	5,747	61.6%	3,168	34.0%	0	0.0%	357	3.8%	50	0.5%	9,322
Oneida	76%	1,008	50.9%	962	48.5%	0	0.0%	10	0.5%	2	0.1%	1,982
Owyhee	55%	925	47.8%	969	50.0%	0	0.0%	32	1.7%	11	0.6%	1,937
Payette	61%	1,568	38.4%	2,430	59.5%	0	0.0%	58	1.4%	25	0.6%	4,081
Power	77%	795	47.3%	875	52.1%	0	0.0%	7	0.4%	4	0.2%	1,681
Shoshone	62%	4,472	54.1%	3,200	38.7%	0	0.0%	569	6.9%	20	0.2%	8,261
Teton	70%	672	52.8%	593	46.6%	0	0.0%	4	0.3%	3	0.2%	1,272
Twin Falls	58%	6,019	42.8%	7,833	55.7%	0	0.0%	172	1.2%	37	0.3%	14,061
Valley	71%	828	45.0%	939	51.0%	0	0.0%	65	3.5%	9	0.5%	1,841
Washington	67%	1,700	48.8%	1,713	49.2%	0	0.0%	52	1.5%	16	0.5%	3,481
TOTAL	63%	107,370	50.0%	101,514	47.3%	0	0.0%	4,972	2.3%	960	0.4%	214,816

1948 President, Ada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	11,253	42.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	14,972	56.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	389	1.5%
Other	91	0.3%
TOTAL	26,705
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1948 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	647	50.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	603	47.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	19	1.5%
Other	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,274
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Bannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	9,679	62.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,580	35.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	289	1.9%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	15,560
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -9

1948 President, Bear Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,664	50.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,590	48.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	25	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,280
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Benewah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,590	58.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,038	38.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	85	3.1%
Other	18	0.7%
TOTAL	2,731
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Bingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,197	49.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,162	49.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	84	1.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,448
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,182	54.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	945	43.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	34	1.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,162
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Boise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	479	51.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	437	46.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	24	2.6%
TOTAL	940
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Bonner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,916	49.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,666	45.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	268	4.6%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,867
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Bonneville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,382	53.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,499	45.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	100	1.0%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	10,001
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Boundary County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,029	49.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	910	43.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	142	6.8%
Other	18	0.9%
TOTAL	2,099
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	426	50.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	412	48.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	8	0.9%
TOTAL	846
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Camas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	278	48.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	289	50.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	8	1.4%
TOTAL	575
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Canyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	7,903	43.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	9,700	52.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	389	2.1%
Other	371	2.0%
TOTAL	18,363
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Caribou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	475	51.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	447	48.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	7	0.8%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	930
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Cassia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,178	46.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,424	51.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	63	1.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,671
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	165	38.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	262	60.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4	0.9%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	432
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1948 President, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,571	61.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	820	32.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	132	5.2%
Other	26	1.0%
TOTAL	2,549
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -13

1948 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	625	49.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	612	48.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	16	1.3%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,257
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,589	63.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	854	34.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	51	2.0%
Other	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,503
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -11

1948 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,763	46.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,028	53.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	21	0.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,813
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,014	52.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,777	46.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	16	0.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,811
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Gem County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,724	50.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,585	46.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	85	2.5%
Other	32	0.9%
TOTAL	3,426
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Gooding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,844	45.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,111	52.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	51	1.3%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,015
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Idaho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,300	54.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,790	42.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	117	2.8%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,218
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,017	56.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,490	41.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	56	1.6%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,568
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Jerome County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,124	49.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,128	49.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	48	1.1%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,305
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Kootenai County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,284	51.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,265	41.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	668	6.5%
Other	45	0.4%
TOTAL	10,262
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Latah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,810	48.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,805	48.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	225	2.9%
Other	49	0.6%
TOTAL	7,889
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Lemhi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	864	44.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,037	53.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	36	1.9%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,938
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,224	69.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	487	27.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	46	2.6%
Other	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,763
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -17

1948 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	748	46.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	851	52.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	18	1.1%
TOTAL	1,617
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,024	55.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,602	43.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,647
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Minidoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,668	48.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,654	48.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	101	2.9%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,432
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Nez Perce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,747	61.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,168	34.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	357	3.8%
Other	50	0.5%
TOTAL	9,322
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -11

1948 President, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,008	50.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	962	48.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	10	0.5%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,982
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Owyhee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	925	47.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	969	50.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	32	1.7%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,937
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Payette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,568	38.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,430	59.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	58	1.4%
Other	25	0.6%
TOTAL	4,081
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14

1948 President, Power County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	795	47.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	875	52.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	7	0.4%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,681
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Shoshone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,472	54.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,200	38.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	569	6.9%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	8,261
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	672	52.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	593	46.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4	0.3%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,272
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Twin Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	6,019	42.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,833	55.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	172	1.2%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	14,061
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1948 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	828	45.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	939	51.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	65	3.5%
Other	9	0.5%
TOTAL	1,841
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,700	48.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,713	49.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	52	1.5%
Other	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,481
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

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