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Third party · 1888–1965
Henry A. Wallace
Vice President of the United States · United States Secretary of Agriculture · United States Secretary of Commerce
Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd vice president of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S. secretary of commerce. He was the nominee of the new Progressive Party in the 1948 presidential election.
On the Ballot
One presidential run
Strongest counties, 1948
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Edgefield, SC | 98.2% | 1,830 |
| Humphreys, MS | 97.5% | 1,144 |
| Lincoln, MS | 97.1% | 3,177 |
| Rankin, MS | 97.1% | 2,759 |
| Jefferson, MS | 97.1% | 996 |
Weakest counties, 1948
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson, CO | 0.0% | 618 |
| Jefferson, IL | 0.0% | 16,321 |
| Knott, KY | 0.0% | 5,414 |
| Magoffin, KY | 0.0% | 4,135 |
| Barry, MO | 0.0% | 9,536 |
County returns lump all third-party tickets together — these are the counties where the combined third-party vote ran strongest, a proxy for the 1948 insurgency.