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Elections / 1944 · President · AL

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Alabama D+63.1.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Alabama, 1944. The state ran 55.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)

Alabama result
244,742 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
198,918
81.3%
Dewey (R)
44,540
18.2%
All others
1,284
0.5%
Margin
D+63.1
1944 presidential election
Alabama, 1944
RooseveltD+63.1
1944 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1944 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1944 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+82.5Baldwin County, AL · D+47.9Barbour County, AL · D+92.1Bibb County, AL · D+67.5Blount County, AL · D+36.1Bullock County, AL · D+95.6Butler County, AL · D+91.8Calhoun County, AL · D+71.8Chambers County, AL · D+89.1Cherokee County, AL · D+62.1Chilton County, AL · D+17.7Choctaw County, AL · D+86.9Clarke County, AL · D+88.1Clay County, AL · D+34.7Cleburne County, AL · D+30.5Coffee County, AL · D+92.1Colbert County, AL · D+74.3Conecuh County, AL · D+83.6Coosa County, AL · D+46.3Covington County, AL · D+84.1Crenshaw County, AL · D+88.5Cullman County, AL · D+27.6Dale County, AL · D+72.3Dallas County, AL · D+89.8DeKalb County, AL · D+24.8Elmore County, AL · D+88.7Escambia County, AL · D+76.9Etowah County, AL · D+58.1Fayette County, AL · D+28.6Franklin County, AL · D+18.7Geneva County, AL · D+67.3Greene County, AL · D+87.4Hale County, AL · D+94.9Henry County, AL · D+94.4Houston County, AL · D+84.1Jackson County, AL · D+48.5Jefferson County, AL · D+61.2Lamar County, AL · D+72.9Lauderdale County, AL · D+74.0Lawrence County, AL · D+53.9Lee County, AL · D+87.3Limestone County, AL · D+90.2Lowndes County, AL · D+96.0Macon County, AL · D+85.2Madison County, AL · D+82.9Marengo County, AL · D+89.9Marion County, AL · D+19.3Marshall County, AL · D+47.3Mobile County, AL · D+52.9Monroe County, AL · D+95.3Montgomery County, AL · D+91.6Morgan County, AL · D+71.5Perry County, AL · D+90.9Pickens County, AL · D+74.9Pike County, AL · D+90.3Randolph County, AL · D+43.1Russell County, AL · D+89.5Shelby County, AL · D+34.7St. Clair County, AL · D+23.8Sumter County, AL · D+90.4Talladega County, AL · D+63.8Tallapoosa County, AL · D+92.0Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+78.1Walker County, AL · D+34.4Washington County, AL · D+84.9Wilcox County, AL · D+95.0Winston County, AL · R+25.4
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic81.3%198,918
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican18.2%44,540
OtherAll other candidates0.5%1,284
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1944
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+82.5%
1,2421171,364
Baldwin CountyD
+47.9%
2,0026952,727
Barbour CountyD
+92.1%
2,237672,357
Bibb CountyD
+67.5%
1,2872441,546
Blount CountyD
+36.1%
2,1349983,145
Bullock CountyD
+95.6%
1,056241,080
Butler CountyD
+91.8%
1,915802,000
Calhoun CountyD
+71.8%
4,3086945,030
Chambers CountyD
+89.1%
3,4581943,662
Cherokee CountyD
+62.1%
1,7744082,200
Chilton CountyD
+17.7%
1,9841,3853,376
Choctaw CountyD
+86.9%
1,243861,332
Clarke CountyD
+88.1%
2,2631422,408
Clay CountyD
+34.7%
1,5357412,290
Cleburne CountyD
+30.5%
9485041,458
Coffee CountyD
+92.1%
2,8461152,964
Colbert CountyD
+74.3%
3,3864963,889
Conecuh CountyD
+83.6%
1,4981271,640
Coosa CountyD
+46.3%
1,0793941,481
Covington CountyD
+84.1%
2,9722563,231
Crenshaw CountyD
+88.5%
1,9801182,105
Cullman CountyD
+27.6%
3,8982,2026,145
Dale CountyD
+72.3%
2,0943252,447
Dallas CountyD
+89.8%
2,8831493,043
DeKalb CountyD
+24.8%
4,3662,6277,002
Elmore CountyD
+88.7%
3,1081843,295
Escambia CountyD
+76.9%
2,0772662,355
Etowah CountyD
+58.1%
5,8951,5257,521
Fayette CountyD
+28.6%
1,6489132,571
Franklin CountyD
+18.7%
2,7091,8534,568
Geneva CountyD
+67.3%
2,0043852,404
Greene CountyD
+87.4%
67645722
Hale CountyD
+94.9%
1,265331,298
Henry CountyD
+94.4%
1,635461,683
Houston CountyD
+84.1%
3,3492823,648
Jackson CountyD
+48.5%
2,9671,0264,000
Jefferson CountyD
+61.2%
31,1017,40938,684
Lamar CountyD
+72.9%
2,0253102,352
Lauderdale CountyD
+74.0%
4,0015904,611
Lawrence CountyD
+53.9%
1,8935652,463
Lee CountyD
+87.3%
2,0111342,151
Limestone CountyD
+90.2%
2,6051292,744
Lowndes CountyD
+96.0%
80216819
Macon CountyD
+85.2%
1,032821,115
Madison CountyD
+82.9%
4,9514555,421
Marengo CountyD
+89.9%
1,746891,844
Marion CountyD
+19.3%
1,8661,2603,137
Marshall CountyD
+47.3%
3,3561,2004,561
Mobile CountyD
+52.9%
9,4392,86712,423
Monroe CountyD
+95.3%
1,991462,041
Montgomery CountyD
+91.6%
9,1433819,562
Morgan CountyD
+71.5%
4,1246644,838
Perry CountyD
+90.9%
1,004471,053
Pickens CountyD
+74.9%
1,4822091,699
Pike CountyD
+90.3%
2,328902,479
Randolph CountyD
+43.1%
1,7857022,512
Russell CountyD
+89.5%
2,1091152,228
Shelby CountyD
+34.7%
1,9559452,913
St. Clair CountyD
+23.8%
1,8191,1172,950
Sumter CountyD
+90.4%
1,075531,131
Talladega CountyD
+63.8%
3,1026753,806
Tallapoosa CountyD
+92.0%
3,3261363,469
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+78.1%
4,9395845,573
Walker CountyD
+34.4%
4,6192,2416,907
Washington CountyD
+84.9%
1,4471151,568
Wilcox CountyD
+95.0%
1,209301,241
Winston CountyR
−25.4%
9121,5382,460