1948 United States presidential election in California[2]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
|
Democratic
|
Harry S. Truman (incumbent)
|
1,913,134
|
47.57%
|
25
|
|
Republican
|
Thomas E. Dewey
|
1,895,269
|
47.13%
|
0
|
|
Independent Progressive
|
Henry A. Wallace
|
190,381
|
4.73%
|
0
|
|
Prohibition
|
Claude A. Watson
|
16,926
|
0.42%
|
0
|
|
No party
|
Norman Thomas (write-in)
|
3,459
|
0.09%
|
0
|
|
No party
|
Strom Thurmond (write-in)
|
1,228
|
0.03%
|
0
|
|
No party
|
Write-ins
|
813
|
0.02%
|
0
|
|
No party
|
Edward A. Teichert (write-in)
|
195
|
0.00%
|
0
|
|
No party
|
Farrell Dobbs (write-in)
|
133
|
0.00%
|
0
|
Invalid or blank votes
|
|
|
—
|
Totals
|
4,021,538
|
100.00%
|
25
|
Voter turnout
|
|
—
|
County
|
Truman
|
Votes
|
Dewey
|
Votes
|
Wallace
|
Votes
|
Others
|
Votes
|
Solano
|
63.50%
|
23,257
|
33.71%
|
12,345
|
2.63%
|
962
|
0.16%
|
60
|
Lassen
|
62.91%
|
3,632
|
33.95%
|
1,960
|
2.75%
|
159
|
0.38%
|
22
|
Plumas
|
61.78%
|
3,125
|
32.76%
|
1,657
|
5.08%
|
257
|
0.38%
|
19
|
Kings
|
59.97%
|
6,909
|
37.23%
|
4,289
|
1.90%
|
219
|
0.90%
|
104
|
Placer
|
58.49%
|
8,837
|
36.87%
|
5,570
|
4.18%
|
632
|
0.46%
|
70
|
Fresno
|
58.49%
|
47,762
|
37.20%
|
30,379
|
3.74%
|
3,056
|
0.57%
|
468
|
Sacramento
|
58.38%
|
54,197
|
37.78%
|
35,074
|
3.43%
|
3,185
|
0.42%
|
386
|
Madera
|
58.18%
|
5,226
|
38.03%
|
3,416
|
3.08%
|
277
|
0.70%
|
63
|
Amador
|
57.45%
|
2,334
|
38.84%
|
1,578
|
2.88%
|
117
|
0.84%
|
34
|
Shasta
|
56.86%
|
7,177
|
39.69%
|
5,010
|
3.18%
|
402
|
0.27%
|
34
|
Kern
|
56.16%
|
33,029
|
41.60%
|
24,464
|
1.89%
|
1,109
|
0.36%
|
209
|
Contra Costa
|
55.02%
|
50,277
|
40.45%
|
36,958
|
4.23%
|
3,868
|
0.30%
|
273
|
Merced
|
54.95%
|
9,959
|
42.60%
|
7,721
|
1.99%
|
360
|
0.46%
|
84
|
Ventura
|
54.77%
|
18,100
|
42.15%
|
13,930
|
2.59%
|
856
|
0.49%
|
163
|
Siskiyou
|
54.00%
|
6,749
|
42.53%
|
5,315
|
3.20%
|
400
|
0.27%
|
34
|
Yolo
|
52.47%
|
6,655
|
43.83%
|
5,560
|
3.22%
|
409
|
0.47%
|
60
|
Sierra
|
52.46%
|
660
|
43.40%
|
546
|
3.82%
|
48
|
0.32%
|
4
|
El Dorado
|
51.95%
|
3,493
|
43.04%
|
2,894
|
4.30%
|
289
|
0.71%
|
48
|
Colusa
|
51.78%
|
2,020
|
46.22%
|
1,803
|
1.77%
|
69
|
0.23%
|
9
|
Modoc
|
50.53%
|
1,607
|
46.54%
|
1,480
|
2.58%
|
82
|
0.35%
|
11
|
Tulare
|
50.22%
|
19,681
|
46.98%
|
18,414
|
2.03%
|
797
|
0.77%
|
300
|
Yuba
|
49.68%
|
3,608
|
46.85%
|
3,403
|
2.99%
|
217
|
0.48%
|
35
|
Calaveras
|
49.42%
|
1,995
|
46.77%
|
1,888
|
3.17%
|
128
|
0.64%
|
26
|
Trinity
|
48.68%
|
1,053
|
45.08%
|
975
|
5.83%
|
126
|
0.42%
|
9
|
Humboldt
|
48.43%
|
11,268
|
47.19%
|
10,979
|
3.91%
|
909
|
0.47%
|
110
|
San Francisco
|
47.82%
|
167,726
|
45.66%
|
160,135
|
6.13%
|
21,492
|
0.39%
|
1,356
|
Stanislaus
|
47.82%
|
18,350
|
48.38%
|
18,564
|
2.34%
|
899
|
1.45%
|
558
|
San Diego
|
47.80%
|
98,217
|
49.43%
|
101,552
|
2.34%
|
4,815
|
0.43%
|
875
|
Alameda
|
47.80%
|
154,549
|
46.57%
|
150,588
|
5.21%
|
16,853
|
0.41%
|
1,341
|
San Bernardino
|
47.68%
|
45,691
|
48.59%
|
46,570
|
2.87%
|
2,746
|
0.87%
|
831
|
Nevada
|
47.01%
|
3,914
|
47.05%
|
3,917
|
5.45%
|
454
|
0.49%
|
41
|
San Joaquin
|
47.01%
|
27,908
|
49.08%
|
29,135
|
3.46%
|
2,051
|
0.45%
|
267
|
Los Angeles
|
47.00%
|
812,690
|
46.51%
|
804,232
|
5.85%
|
101,085
|
0.64%
|
11,075
|
Tuolumne
|
46.78%
|
2,561
|
48.21%
|
2,639
|
4.55%
|
249
|
0.46%
|
25
|
Glenn
|
46.64%
|
2,578
|
50.99%
|
2,819
|
1.95%
|
108
|
0.42%
|
23
|
Monterey
|
46.10%
|
15,704
|
50.59%
|
17,233
|
2.82%
|
959
|
0.49%
|
167
|
Butte
|
45.68%
|
10,133
|
49.36%
|
10,948
|
4.22%
|
936
|
0.74%
|
164
|
Sutter
|
45.08%
|
3,362
|
52.47%
|
3,913
|
1.74%
|
130
|
0.71%
|
53
|
Imperial
|
44.89%
|
5,301
|
52.64%
|
6,217
|
1.93%
|
228
|
0.54%
|
64
|
Tehama
|
44.72%
|
2,920
|
51.27%
|
3,348
|
3.15%
|
206
|
0.86%
|
56
|
Mendocino
|
44.06%
|
5,553
|
50.53%
|
6,368
|
5.09%
|
642
|
0.32%
|
40
|
Napa
|
43.64%
|
7,207
|
52.82%
|
8,724
|
2.89%
|
477
|
0.65%
|
108
|
San Luis Obispo
|
42.14%
|
8,135
|
53.49%
|
10,325
|
3.61%
|
696
|
0.77%
|
148
|
Santa Clara
|
42.11%
|
41,905
|
53.25%
|
52,982
|
4.07%
|
4,049
|
0.57%
|
566
|
San Benito
|
42.03%
|
2,096
|
55.64%
|
2,775
|
1.80%
|
90
|
0.52%
|
26
|
Del Norte
|
41.27%
|
1,172
|
54.26%
|
1,541
|
4.26%
|
121
|
0.21%
|
6
|
Riverside
|
40.28%
|
23,305
|
55.66%
|
32,209
|
2.93%
|
1,694
|
1.13%
|
656
|
Inyo
|
40.21%
|
1,539
|
55.79%
|
2,135
|
3.61%
|
138
|
0.39%
|
15
|
Sonoma
|
40.08%
|
16,026
|
55.21%
|
22,077
|
4.26%
|
1,705
|
0.44%
|
176
|
Mariposa
|
39.85%
|
983
|
55.86%
|
1,378
|
3.69%
|
91
|
0.61%
|
15
|
San Mateo
|
39.66%
|
34,215
|
56.69%
|
48,909
|
3.47%
|
2,993
|
0.18%
|
155
|
Marin
|
38.17%
|
12,540
|
57.06%
|
18,747
|
4.61%
|
1,513
|
0.17%
|
55
|
Santa Barbara
|
38.04%
|
13,085
|
58.13%
|
19,998
|
3.26%
|
1,122
|
0.57%
|
195
|
Lake
|
37.48%
|
1,999
|
57.27%
|
3,054
|
4.46%
|
238
|
0.79%
|
42
|
Santa Cruz
|
36.95%
|
9,862
|
57.68%
|
15,395
|
4.06%
|
1,084
|
1.31%
|
349
|
Orange
|
36.36%
|
29,018
|
60.88%
|
48,587
|
1.94%
|
1,545
|
0.83%
|
664
|
Mono
|
30.54%
|
255
|
64.79%
|
541
|
3.95%
|
33
|
0.72%
|
6
|
Alpine
|
18.12%
|
25
|
76.81%
|
106
|
4.35%
|
6
|
0.72%
|
1
|