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1948 United States presidential election in Missouri
1948 United States presidential election in Missouri|
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 County Results
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Truman
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Dewey
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Incumbent President Harry S. Truman won his home state of Missouri with 58.11% of the popular vote against Republican Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who gained 41.49% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Moniteau County and Cole County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5][6] Truman dramatically improved upon Franklin D. Roosevelt's performance in the state four years prior, winning the state by more than 16 percentage points, compared to Roosevelt's 3 percentage points.
Results
Results by county
| County
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Harry S. Truman
Democratic
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Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
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Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
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Norman Thomas
Socialist
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Adair
|
4,136
|
50.43%
|
4,024
|
49.07%
|
33
|
0.40%
|
8
|
0.10%
|
112
|
1.36%
|
8,201
|
| Andrew
|
2,576
|
44.96%
|
3,142
|
54.84%
|
9
|
0.16%
|
2
|
0.03%
|
-566
|
-9.88%
|
5,729
|
| Atchison
|
2,498
|
53.23%
|
2,190
|
46.67%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
308
|
6.56%
|
4,693
|
| Audrain
|
7,495
|
73.12%
|
2,739
|
26.72%
|
13
|
0.13%
|
3
|
0.03%
|
4,756
|
46.40%
|
10,250
|
| Barry
|
4,724
|
49.54%
|
4,812
|
50.46%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-88
|
-0.92%
|
9,536
|
| Barton
|
3,008
|
53.79%
|
2,577
|
46.08%
|
6
|
0.11%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
431
|
7.71%
|
5,592
|
| Bates
|
4,371
|
51.22%
|
4,156
|
48.71%
|
4
|
0.05%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
215
|
2.51%
|
8,533
|
| Benton
|
1,360
|
32.92%
|
2,768
|
67.01%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
-1,408
|
-34.09%
|
4,131
|
| Bollinger
|
2,075
|
48.63%
|
2,187
|
51.25%
|
3
|
0.07%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
-112
|
-2.62%
|
4,267
|
| Boone
|
10,200
|
69.61%
|
4,289
|
29.27%
|
81
|
0.55%
|
83
|
0.57%
|
5,911
|
40.34%
|
14,653
|
| Buchanan
|
22,975
|
63.76%
|
13,002
|
36.08%
|
31
|
0.09%
|
26
|
0.07%
|
9,973
|
27.68%
|
36,034
|
| Butler
|
5,319
|
55.23%
|
4,276
|
44.40%
|
24
|
0.25%
|
11
|
0.11%
|
1,043
|
10.83%
|
9,630
|
| Caldwell
|
1,985
|
42.45%
|
2,687
|
57.46%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
-702
|
-15.01%
|
4,676
|
| Callaway
|
6,215
|
71.78%
|
2,433
|
28.10%
|
6
|
0.07%
|
4
|
0.05%
|
3,782
|
43.68%
|
8,658
|
| Camden
|
1,264
|
38.41%
|
2,020
|
61.38%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
4
|
0.12%
|
-756
|
-22.97%
|
3,291
|
| Cape Girardeau
|
7,872
|
52.58%
|
7,084
|
47.32%
|
8
|
0.05%
|
7
|
0.05%
|
788
|
5.26%
|
14,971
|
| Carroll
|
3,401
|
44.64%
|
4,212
|
55.29%
|
5
|
0.07%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-811
|
-10.65%
|
7,618
|
| Carter
|
1,255
|
56.10%
|
964
|
43.09%
|
13
|
0.58%
|
5
|
0.22%
|
291
|
13.01%
|
2,237
|
| Cass
|
5,415
|
59.87%
|
3,614
|
39.96%
|
12
|
0.13%
|
4
|
0.04%
|
1,801
|
19.91%
|
9,045
|
| Cedar
|
2,062
|
41.24%
|
2,928
|
58.56%
|
4
|
0.08%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
-866
|
-17.32%
|
5,000
|
| Chariton
|
4,170
|
61.40%
|
2,615
|
38.51%
|
3
|
0.04%
|
3
|
0.04%
|
1,555
|
22.89%
|
6,791
|
| Christian
|
1,600
|
33.79%
|
3,129
|
66.08%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
-1,529
|
-32.29%
|
4,735
|
| Clark
|
2,352
|
50.92%
|
2,264
|
49.01%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
88
|
1.91%
|
4,619
|
| Clay
|
11,855
|
64.77%
|
6,408
|
35.01%
|
21
|
0.11%
|
20
|
0.11%
|
5,447
|
29.76%
|
18,304
|
| Clinton
|
3,481
|
60.91%
|
2,227
|
38.97%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
4
|
0.07%
|
1,254
|
21.94%
|
5,715
|
| Cole
|
7,891
|
53.23%
|
6,909
|
46.60%
|
14
|
0.09%
|
11
|
0.07%
|
982
|
6.63%
|
14,825
|
| Cooper
|
3,865
|
48.51%
|
4,094
|
51.38%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
8
|
0.10%
|
-229
|
-2.87%
|
7,968
|
| Crawford
|
2,289
|
46.25%
|
2,650
|
53.55%
|
7
|
0.14%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
-361
|
-7.30%
|
4,949
|
| Dade
|
1,733
|
38.33%
|
2,783
|
61.56%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
4
|
0.09%
|
-1,050
|
-23.23%
|
4,521
|
| Dallas
|
1,590
|
37.01%
|
2,695
|
62.73%
|
6
|
0.14%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
-1,105
|
-25.72%
|
4,296
|
| Daviess
|
2,868
|
50.38%
|
2,823
|
49.59%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
45
|
0.79%
|
5,693
|
| DeKalb
|
2,033
|
49.17%
|
2,098
|
50.74%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
-65
|
-1.57%
|
4,135
|
| Dent
|
2,973
|
59.58%
|
2,003
|
40.14%
|
9
|
0.18%
|
5
|
0.10%
|
970
|
19.44%
|
4,990
|
| Douglas
|
1,163
|
29.71%
|
2,734
|
69.85%
|
7
|
0.18%
|
10
|
0.26%
|
-1,571
|
-40.14%
|
3,914
|
| Dunklin
|
10,979
|
81.56%
|
2,466
|
18.32%
|
8
|
0.06%
|
8
|
0.06%
|
8,513
|
63.24%
|
13,461
|
| Franklin
|
7,822
|
50.19%
|
7,725
|
49.57%
|
28
|
0.18%
|
10
|
0.06%
|
97
|
0.62%
|
15,585
|
| Gasconade
|
1,204
|
21.95%
|
4,268
|
77.81%
|
10
|
0.18%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
-3,064
|
-55.86%
|
5,485
|
| Gentry
|
3,410
|
56.42%
|
2,633
|
43.56%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
777
|
12.86%
|
6,044
|
| Greene
|
20,762
|
52.34%
|
18,836
|
47.49%
|
32
|
0.08%
|
34
|
0.09%
|
1,926
|
4.85%
|
39,664
|
| Grundy
|
3,177
|
48.79%
|
3,331
|
51.15%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
4
|
0.06%
|
-154
|
-2.36%
|
6,512
|
| Harrison
|
2,854
|
43.82%
|
3,646
|
55.98%
|
5
|
0.08%
|
8
|
0.12%
|
-792
|
-12.16%
|
6,513
|
| Henry
|
5,551
|
54.56%
|
4,619
|
45.40%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
3
|
0.03%
|
932
|
9.16%
|
10,174
|
| Hickory
|
733
|
29.77%
|
1,728
|
70.19%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
-995
|
-40.42%
|
2,462
|
| Holt
|
2,040
|
43.86%
|
2,607
|
56.05%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
-567
|
-12.19%
|
4,651
|
| Howard
|
4,143
|
72.77%
|
1,538
|
27.02%
|
7
|
0.12%
|
5
|
0.09%
|
2,605
|
45.75%
|
5,693
|
| Howell
|
3,599
|
44.65%
|
4,427
|
54.93%
|
13
|
0.16%
|
21
|
0.26%
|
-828
|
-10.28%
|
8,060
|
| Iron
|
2,552
|
63.90%
|
1,435
|
35.93%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
1,117
|
27.97%
|
3,994
|
| Jackson
|
139,186
|
61.44%
|
86,471
|
38.17%
|
634
|
0.28%
|
236
|
0.10%
|
52,715
|
23.27%
|
226,527
|
| Jasper
|
15,404
|
51.21%
|
14,593
|
48.52%
|
58
|
0.19%
|
23
|
0.08%
|
811
|
2.69%
|
30,078
|
| Jefferson
|
10,280
|
62.55%
|
6,085
|
37.02%
|
47
|
0.29%
|
23
|
0.14%
|
4,195
|
25.53%
|
16,435
|
| Johnson
|
4,888
|
49.85%
|
4,903
|
50.01%
|
8
|
0.08%
|
6
|
0.06%
|
-15
|
-0.16%
|
9,805
|
| Knox
|
2,268
|
58.32%
|
1,620
|
41.66%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
648
|
16.66%
|
3,889
|
| Laclede
|
3,221
|
45.92%
|
3,773
|
53.78%
|
9
|
0.13%
|
12
|
0.17%
|
-552
|
-7.86%
|
7,015
|
| Lafayette
|
5,988
|
47.37%
|
6,634
|
52.48%
|
11
|
0.09%
|
9
|
0.07%
|
-646
|
-5.11%
|
12,642
|
| Lawrence
|
4,649
|
46.22%
|
5,392
|
53.61%
|
10
|
0.10%
|
7
|
0.07%
|
-743
|
-7.39%
|
10,058
|
| Lewis
|
3,155
|
66.69%
|
1,564
|
33.06%
|
6
|
0.13%
|
6
|
0.13%
|
1,591
|
33.63%
|
4,731
|
| Lincoln
|
4,190
|
66.13%
|
2,135
|
33.70%
|
5
|
0.08%
|
6
|
0.09%
|
2,055
|
32.43%
|
6,336
|
| Linn
|
5,788
|
58.86%
|
4,034
|
41.03%
|
5
|
0.05%
|
6
|
0.06%
|
1,754
|
17.83%
|
9,833
|
| Livingston
|
4,182
|
52.07%
|
3,835
|
47.75%
|
6
|
0.07%
|
8
|
0.10%
|
347
|
4.32%
|
8,031
|
| Macon
|
5,193
|
57.45%
|
3,833
|
42.41%
|
6
|
0.07%
|
7
|
0.08%
|
1,360
|
15.04%
|
9,039
|
| Madison
|
2,509
|
54.56%
|
2,086
|
45.36%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
3
|
0.07%
|
423
|
9.20%
|
4,599
|
| Maries
|
1,948
|
68.45%
|
894
|
31.41%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
3
|
0.11%
|
1,054
|
37.04%
|
2,846
|
| Marion
|
9,122
|
70.47%
|
3,802
|
29.37%
|
14
|
0.11%
|
6
|
0.05%
|
5,320
|
41.10%
|
12,944
|
| McDonald
|
2,925
|
49.45%
|
2,979
|
50.36%
|
8
|
0.14%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
-54
|
-0.91%
|
5,915
|
| Mercer
|
1,008
|
38.69%
|
1,595
|
61.23%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
-587
|
-22.54%
|
2,605
|
| Miller
|
2,514
|
44.80%
|
3,088
|
55.03%
|
4
|
0.07%
|
5
|
0.09%
|
-574
|
-10.23%
|
5,611
|
| Mississippi
|
4,592
|
77.63%
|
1,293
|
21.86%
|
25
|
0.42%
|
5
|
0.08%
|
3,299
|
55.77%
|
5,915
|
| Moniteau
|
2,787
|
51.75%
|
2,594
|
48.17%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
193
|
3.58%
|
5,385
|
| Monroe
|
4,769
|
85.39%
|
809
|
14.49%
|
6
|
0.11%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
3,960
|
70.90%
|
5,585
|
| Montgomery
|
2,792
|
49.04%
|
2,889
|
50.75%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
9
|
0.16%
|
-97
|
-1.71%
|
5,693
|
| Morgan
|
1,862
|
43.94%
|
2,365
|
55.80%
|
4
|
0.09%
|
7
|
0.17%
|
-503
|
-11.86%
|
4,238
|
| New Madrid
|
8,925
|
81.00%
|
2,082
|
18.90%
|
6
|
0.05%
|
5
|
0.05%
|
6,843
|
62.10%
|
11,018
|
| Newton
|
5,598
|
48.92%
|
5,820
|
50.86%
|
15
|
0.13%
|
10
|
0.09%
|
-222
|
-1.94%
|
11,443
|
| Nodaway
|
6,253
|
56.03%
|
4,886
|
43.78%
|
13
|
0.12%
|
9
|
0.08%
|
1,367
|
12.25%
|
11,161
|
| Oregon
|
3,133
|
71.91%
|
1,214
|
27.86%
|
4
|
0.09%
|
6
|
0.14%
|
1,919
|
44.05%
|
4,357
|
| Osage
|
2,672
|
51.68%
|
2,488
|
48.12%
|
4
|
0.08%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
184
|
3.56%
|
5,170
|
| Ozark
|
859
|
30.33%
|
1,967
|
69.46%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
4
|
0.14%
|
-1,108
|
-39.13%
|
2,832
|
| Pemiscot
|
10,269
|
81.98%
|
2,249
|
17.95%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
7
|
0.06%
|
8,020
|
64.03%
|
12,526
|
| Perry
|
2,133
|
42.30%
|
2,903
|
57.56%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
-770
|
-15.26%
|
5,043
|
| Pettis
|
8,388
|
55.66%
|
6,657
|
44.18%
|
16
|
0.11%
|
8
|
0.05%
|
1,731
|
11.48%
|
15,069
|
| Phelps
|
5,202
|
62.85%
|
3,053
|
36.89%
|
15
|
0.18%
|
7
|
0.08%
|
2,149
|
25.96%
|
8,277
|
| Pike
|
4,934
|
66.68%
|
2,448
|
33.08%
|
7
|
0.09%
|
11
|
0.15%
|
2,486
|
33.60%
|
7,400
|
| Platte
|
4,354
|
72.40%
|
1,644
|
27.34%
|
6
|
0.10%
|
10
|
0.17%
|
2,710
|
45.06%
|
6,014
|
| Polk
|
3,079
|
43.32%
|
4,026
|
56.65%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
-947
|
-13.33%
|
7,107
|
| Pulaski
|
2,858
|
63.33%
|
1,644
|
36.43%
|
8
|
0.18%
|
3
|
0.07%
|
1,214
|
26.90%
|
4,513
|
| Putnam
|
1,463
|
36.79%
|
2,499
|
62.84%
|
8
|
0.20%
|
7
|
0.18%
|
-1,036
|
-26.05%
|
3,977
|
| Ralls
|
3,013
|
76.82%
|
908
|
23.15%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
2,105
|
53.67%
|
3,922
|
| Randolph
|
7,912
|
77.74%
|
2,256
|
22.17%
|
7
|
0.07%
|
3
|
0.03%
|
5,656
|
55.57%
|
10,178
|
| Ray
|
4,826
|
69.57%
|
2,102
|
30.30%
|
4
|
0.06%
|
5
|
0.07%
|
2,724
|
39.27%
|
6,937
|
| Reynolds
|
2,050
|
74.60%
|
692
|
25.18%
|
4
|
0.15%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
1,358
|
49.42%
|
2,748
|
| Ripley
|
2,304
|
59.72%
|
1,533
|
39.74%
|
16
|
0.41%
|
5
|
0.13%
|
771
|
19.98%
|
3,858
|
| St. Charles
|
6,049
|
50.14%
|
5,976
|
49.54%
|
23
|
0.19%
|
16
|
0.13%
|
73
|
0.60%
|
12,064
|
| St. Clair
|
2,489
|
49.35%
|
2,548
|
50.52%
|
5
|
0.10%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
-59
|
-1.17%
|
5,044
|
| St. Francois
|
7,276
|
53.73%
|
6,234
|
46.03%
|
23
|
0.17%
|
9
|
0.07%
|
1,042
|
7.70%
|
13,542
|
| St. Louis
|
62,684
|
47.00%
|
69,592
|
52.17%
|
700
|
0.52%
|
407
|
0.31%
|
-6,908
|
-5.17%
|
133,383
|
| St. Louis City
|
220,654
|
64.19%
|
120,656
|
35.10%
|
1638
|
0.48%
|
822
|
0.24%
|
99,998
|
29.09%
|
343,770
|
| Ste. Genevieve
|
1,984
|
55.61%
|
1,567
|
43.92%
|
12
|
0.34%
|
5
|
0.14%
|
417
|
11.69%
|
3,568
|
| Saline
|
7,185
|
59.73%
|
4,822
|
40.09%
|
13
|
0.11%
|
9
|
0.07%
|
2,363
|
19.64%
|
12,029
|
| Schuyler
|
1,892
|
57.74%
|
1,377
|
42.02%
|
2
|
0.06%
|
6
|
0.18%
|
515
|
15.72%
|
3,277
|
| Scotland
|
2,451
|
59.02%
|
1,693
|
40.77%
|
8
|
0.19%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
758
|
18.25%
|
4,153
|
| Scott
|
8,266
|
76.52%
|
2,519
|
23.32%
|
8
|
0.07%
|
10
|
0.09%
|
5,747
|
53.20%
|
10,803
|
| Shannon
|
2,352
|
74.10%
|
805
|
25.36%
|
8
|
0.25%
|
9
|
0.28%
|
1,547
|
48.74%
|
3,174
|
| Shelby
|
3,400
|
71.43%
|
1,348
|
28.32%
|
11
|
0.23%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
2,052
|
43.11%
|
4,760
|
| Stoddard
|
7,029
|
69.12%
|
3,117
|
30.65%
|
17
|
0.17%
|
6
|
0.06%
|
3,912
|
38.47%
|
10,169
|
| Stone
|
892
|
28.58%
|
2,222
|
71.20%
|
5
|
0.16%
|
2
|
0.06%
|
-1,330
|
-42.62%
|
3,121
|
| Sullivan
|
3,443
|
52.23%
|
3,140
|
47.63%
|
5
|
0.08%
|
4
|
0.06%
|
303
|
4.60%
|
6,592
|
| Taney
|
1,427
|
37.58%
|
2,361
|
62.18%
|
6
|
0.16%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
-934
|
-24.60%
|
3,797
|
| Texas
|
4,664
|
58.34%
|
3,320
|
41.53%
|
6
|
0.08%
|
4
|
0.05%
|
1,344
|
16.81%
|
7,994
|
| Vernon
|
5,342
|
58.29%
|
3,808
|
41.55%
|
9
|
0.10%
|
5
|
0.05%
|
1,534
|
16.74%
|
9,164
|
| Warren
|
1,071
|
30.88%
|
2,380
|
68.63%
|
7
|
0.20%
|
10
|
0.29%
|
-1,309
|
-37.75%
|
3,468
|
| Washington
|
2,370
|
51.69%
|
2,200
|
47.98%
|
9
|
0.20%
|
6
|
0.13%
|
170
|
3.71%
|
4,585
|
| Wayne
|
2,695
|
58.16%
|
1,937
|
41.80%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
758
|
16.36%
|
4,634
|
| Webster
|
3,292
|
47.78%
|
3,581
|
51.97%
|
9
|
0.13%
|
8
|
0.12%
|
-289
|
-4.19%
|
6,890
|
| Worth
|
1,563
|
57.21%
|
1,162
|
42.53%
|
4
|
0.15%
|
3
|
0.11%
|
401
|
14.68%
|
2,732
|
| Wright
|
2,505
|
41.35%
|
3,542
|
58.47%
|
8
|
0.13%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
-1,037
|
-17.12%
|
6,058
|
| Totals |
917,315 |
58.11% |
655,039 |
41.49% |
3,998 |
0.25% |
2,222 |
0.14% |
262,276 |
16.62% |
1,578,628
|
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d These write-in votes were not separated by county, although different write-in candidates were separated in the statewide total.[7]
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1948 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 239-246 ISBN 0786422173
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ "MO US President Race, November 02, 1948". Our Campaigns.
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