NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1947 › Elections and cross checks conducted — by affiliation of winning union
| Number of elections and cross checks | Elections and cross checks won by | Elections and cross checks won by | Elections and cross checks won by | Elections and cross checks won by | Valid votes cast for | Valid votes cast for | Valid votes cast for | Valid votes cast for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of elections and cross checks | A. F. of L. affiliates | C. I. O. affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | No union | A. F. of L. affiliates | C. I. O. affiliates | Unaffiliated union | Against union | |
| Total, 1936-47 | 36,969 | 12,353 | 13,837 | 3,920 | 6,859 | 1,050,267 | 1,531,301 | ||
| 1936 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1,592 | 1,410 | |||
| 1937 | 265 | 96 | 122 | 19 | 15 | 28,440 | 21,707 | ||
| 1938 | 1,162 | 263 | 553 | 129 | 207 | 49,481 | 61,117 | ||
| 1939 | 746 | 282 | 260 | 52 | 172 | 16,362 | 39,158 | ||
| 1940 | 1,192 | 396 | 407 | 138 | 251 | 64,628 | 96,439 | ||
| 1941 | 2,568 | 926 | 901 | 210 | 441 | 181,009 | 335,419 | 73,238 | 140,012 |
| 1942 | 4,212 | 1,522 | 1,722 | 391 | 676 | 206,442 | 560,815 | 127,834 | 171,946 |
| 1943 | 4,153 | 1,396 | 1,766 | 416 | 573 | 267,118 | 515,271 | 140,790 | 203,323 |
| 1944 | 4,712 | 1,690 | 1,800 | 503 | 729 | 196,989 | 449,528 | 182,066 | 244,011 |
| 1945 | 4,919 | 1,630 | 1,898 | 560 | 841 | 215,453 | 350,295 | 140,821 | 187,189 |
| 1946 | 5,589 | 2,004 | 1,938 | 484 | 1,148 | 175,322 | 263,411 | 90,874 | 168,955 |
| 1947 | 6,920 | 2,196 | 2,138 | 860 | 1,726 | 206,524 | 288,381 | 124,827 | 188,742 |
| July 1-Aug. 21, 1947 | 510 | 160 | 130 | 64 | 156 | 17,316 | 20,928 | 7,744 | 12,174 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.