Elections / 1944
The 1944 elections
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) faced Thomas E. Dewey (R); Roosevelt won the presidency. National popular vote: D+7.5. Electoral college: Roosevelt 432 of 531.
1944 presidential election
RooseveltD+7.5
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1944 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 48 results, 1944
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | D+87.1 | 9 |
| South Carolina | D+83.2 | 8 |
| Georgia | D+63.5 | 12 |
| Alabama | D+63.1 | 11 |
| Louisiana | D+61.2 | 10 |
| Texas | D+54.8 | 23 |
| Florida | D+40.6 | 8 |
| Arkansas | D+40.1 | 9 |
| North Carolina | D+33.4 | 14 |
| Virginia | D+25.0 | 11 |
| Tennessee | D+21.2 | 12 |
| Utah | D+21.0 | 4 |
| Arizona | D+17.9 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | D+17.3 | 4 |
| Washington | D+14.6 | 8 |
| California | D+13.5 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | D+11.4 | 10 |
| West Virginia | D+9.8 | 8 |
| Montana | D+9.4 | 4 |
| Nevada | D+9.2 | 3 |
| Kentucky | D+9.2 | 11 |
| Delaware | D+9.1 | 3 |
| New Mexico | D+7.0 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | D+5.8 | 16 |
| Minnesota | D+5.5 | 11 |
| Connecticut | D+5.4 | 8 |
| New York | D+5.0 | 47 |
| Oregon | D+4.8 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | D+4.2 | 4 |
| Maryland | D+3.7 | 8 |
| Idaho | D+3.5 | 4 |
| Illinois | D+3.5 | 28 |
| Missouri | D+2.9 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | D+2.8 | 35 |
| New Jersey | D+1.4 | 16 |
| Michigan | D+1.0 | 19 |
| Ohio | R+0.4 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | R+1.8 | 12 |
| Wyoming | R+2.5 | 3 |
| Iowa | R+4.5 | 10 |
| Maine | R+5.0 | 5 |
| Indiana | R+5.7 | 13 |
| Colorado | R+6.8 | 6 |
| North Dakota | R+8.4 | 4 |
| Vermont | R+14.1 | 3 |
| South Dakota | R+16.7 | 4 |
| Nebraska | R+17.2 | 6 |
| Kansas | R+21.1 | 8 |
The 1944 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+7.5
Electoral college
Roosevelt 432
of 531
President — national popular vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Roosevelt (D)
25,613,054
53.4%
Dewey (R)
22,017,937
45.9%
All others
346,077
0.7%
Margin
D+7.5
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