akashic
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Elections / 1944 · President · AR

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Arkansas D+40.1.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Arkansas, 1944. The state ran 32.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
212,954 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
148,965
70.0%
Dewey (R)
63,551
29.8%
All others
438
0.2%
Margin
D+40.1
1944 presidential election
Arkansas, 1944
RooseveltD+40.1
1944 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+24.7Ashley County, AR · D+76.6Baxter County, AR · D+16.3Benton County, AR · R+7.2Boone County, AR · D+22.5Bradley County, AR · D+82.5Calhoun County, AR · D+76.3Carroll County, AR · D+10.9Chicot County, AR · D+70.2Clark County, AR · D+51.3Clay County, AR · D+15.2Cleburne County, AR · D+17.9Cleveland County, AR · D+73.0Columbia County, AR · D+68.9Conway County, AR · D+42.3Craighead County, AR · D+41.5Crawford County, AR · D+19.6Crittenden County, AR · D+61.3Cross County, AR · D+58.3Dallas County, AR · D+64.5Desha County, AR · D+72.6Drew County, AR · D+62.1Faulkner County, AR · D+44.3Franklin County, AR · D+44.4Fulton County, AR · D+11.4Garland County, AR · D+26.9Grant County, AR · D+53.0Greene County, AR · D+46.8Hempstead County, AR · D+55.0Hot Spring County, AR · D+31.6Howard County, AR · D+45.4Independence County, AR · D+19.7Izard County, AR · D+35.8Jackson County, AR · D+69.7Jefferson County, AR · D+44.3Johnson County, AR · D+37.6Lafayette County, AR · D+73.3Lawrence County, AR · D+32.2Lee County, AR · D+60.4Lincoln County, AR · D+76.0Little River County, AR · D+49.3Logan County, AR · D+27.8Lonoke County, AR · D+49.5Madison County, AR · R+8.5Marion County, AR · D+33.8Miller County, AR · D+49.4Mississippi County, AR · D+50.5Monroe County, AR · D+63.5Montgomery County, AR · D+24.2Nevada County, AR · D+53.0Newton County, AR · R+13.6Ouachita County, AR · D+73.9Perry County, AR · D+42.7Phillips County, AR · D+60.6Pike County, AR · D+36.5Poinsett County, AR · D+77.9Polk County, AR · D+13.3Pope County, AR · D+43.4Prairie County, AR · D+41.1Pulaski County, AR · D+46.0Randolph County, AR · D+48.1Saline County, AR · D+59.5Scott County, AR · D+44.1Searcy County, AR · R+22.5Sebastian County, AR · D+27.0Sevier County, AR · D+55.4Sharp County, AR · D+29.2St. Francis County, AR · D+57.3Stone County, AR · D+3.7Union County, AR · D+69.4Van Buren County, AR · D+24.9Washington County, AR · TiedWhite County, AR · D+30.6Woodruff County, AR · D+66.1Yell County, AR · D+54.1
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic70.0%148,965
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican29.8%63,551
OtherAll other candidates0.2%438
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1944
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+24.7%
1,7111,0312,751
Ashley CountyD
+76.6%
2,1692852,460
Baxter CountyD
+16.3%
7965721,372
Benton CountyR
−7.2%
2,8613,3056,175
Boone CountyD
+22.5%
2,1321,3493,481
Bradley CountyD
+82.5%
1,7101621,877
Calhoun CountyD
+76.3%
9061221,028
Carroll CountyD
+10.9%
1,4641,1762,640
Chicot CountyD
+70.2%
1,5522701,826
Clark CountyD
+51.3%
1,9816372,621
Clay CountyD
+15.2%
1,9341,4223,361
Cleburne CountyD
+17.9%
8395821,437
Cleveland CountyD
+73.0%
9601501,110
Columbia CountyD
+68.9%
2,1453942,543
Conway CountyD
+42.3%
1,5796392,221
Craighead CountyD
+41.5%
3,5821,4745,074
Crawford CountyD
+19.6%
1,7021,1412,862
Crittenden CountyD
+61.3%
1,5483721,920
Cross CountyD
+58.3%
1,7244522,182
Dallas CountyD
+64.5%
1,2382661,507
Desha CountyD
+72.6%
1,1751861,362
Drew CountyD
+62.1%
1,3703201,691
Faulkner CountyD
+44.3%
2,3328973,239
Franklin CountyD
+44.4%
1,1884571,647
Fulton CountyD
+11.4%
6605251,187
Garland CountyD
+26.9%
3,5962,0695,669
Grant CountyD
+53.0%
1,0883341,422
Greene CountyD
+46.8%
2,5659283,501
Hempstead CountyD
+55.0%
2,1576242,789
Hot Spring CountyD
+31.6%
1,6468532,510
Howard CountyD
+45.4%
1,5385762,118
Independence CountyD
+19.7%
1,7791,1922,980
Izard CountyD
+35.8%
8534021,259
Jackson CountyD
+69.7%
2,3184142,732
Jefferson CountyD
+44.3%
4,0951,5785,676
Johnson CountyD
+37.6%
1,3115931,911
Lafayette CountyD
+73.3%
1,1501771,327
Lawrence CountyD
+32.2%
1,8109272,740
Lee CountyD
+60.4%
1,1182751,396
Lincoln CountyD
+76.0%
1,0341411,175
Little River CountyD
+49.3%
9613261,289
Logan CountyD
+27.8%
2,2691,2793,555
Lonoke CountyD
+49.5%
2,0646972,763
Madison CountyR
−8.5%
1,7882,1203,908
Marion CountyD
+33.8%
8424141,268
Miller CountyD
+49.4%
2,8739723,851
Mississippi CountyD
+50.5%
3,9381,2925,235
Monroe CountyD
+63.5%
1,3112911,606
Montgomery CountyD
+24.2%
573349924
Nevada CountyD
+53.0%
1,3534151,771
Newton CountyR
−13.6%
7109341,650
Ouachita CountyD
+73.9%
3,1544733,628
Perry CountyD
+42.7%
710285995
Phillips CountyD
+60.6%
2,0465012,548
Pike CountyD
+36.5%
8774051,292
Poinsett CountyD
+77.9%
2,5063112,818
Polk CountyD
+13.3%
9997641,773
Pope CountyD
+43.4%
2,0488052,861
Prairie CountyD
+41.1%
1,1174651,585
Pulaski CountyD
+46.0%
16,4706,06922,589
Randolph CountyD
+48.1%
1,5145292,049
Saline CountyD
+59.5%
2,5566433,217
Scott CountyD
+44.1%
8983481,246
Searcy CountyR
−22.5%
8911,4092,307
Sebastian CountyD
+27.0%
6,0083,4529,467
Sevier CountyD
+55.4%
1,3563891,746
Sharp CountyD
+29.2%
1,2176641,893
St. Francis CountyD
+57.3%
1,6544462,108
Stone CountyD
+3.7%
5925491,154
Union CountyD
+69.4%
4,6248335,459
Van Buren CountyD
+24.9%
1,0906551,747
Washington CountyD
+0.1%
3,0893,0846,201
White CountyD
+30.6%
2,5321,3463,878
Woodruff CountyD
+66.1%
1,3772791,662
Yell CountyD
+54.1%
1,6424892,132