Arkansas — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentRooseveltD+40.1
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 70.0% | 148,965 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 29.8% | 63,551 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 438 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+82.5 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+68.9 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+58.3 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+64.5 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+72.6 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+55.0 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+69.7 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+76.0 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+73.9 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+69.4 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+54.1 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+680 | 1,71162.2% | 1,03137.5% | 90.3% | 2,751 |
| Ashley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,884 | 2,16988.2% | 28511.6% | 60.2% | 2,460 |
| Baxter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 79658.0% | 57241.7% | 40.3% | 1,372 |
| Benton County | Thomas E. Dewey+444 | 2,86146.3% | 3,30553.5% | 90.1% | 6,175 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+783 | 2,13261.2% | 1,34938.8% | 00.0% | 3,481 |
| Bradley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,548 | 1,71091.1% | 1628.6% | 50.3% | 1,877 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+784 | 90688.1% | 12211.9% | 00.0% | 1,028 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+288 | 1,46455.5% | 1,17644.5% | 00.0% | 2,640 |
| Chicot County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,282 | 1,55285.0% | 27014.8% | 40.2% | 1,826 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,344 | 1,98175.6% | 63724.3% | 30.1% | 2,621 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+512 | 1,93457.5% | 1,42242.3% | 50.1% | 3,361 |
| Cleburne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+257 | 83958.4% | 58240.5% | 161.1% | 1,437 |
| Cleveland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+810 | 96086.5% | 15013.5% | 00.0% | 1,110 |
| Columbia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,751 | 2,14584.3% | 39415.5% | 40.2% | 2,543 |
| Conway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+940 | 1,57971.1% | 63928.8% | 30.1% | 2,221 |
| Craighead County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,108 | 3,58270.6% | 1,47429.1% | 180.4% | 5,074 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+561 | 1,70259.5% | 1,14139.9% | 190.7% | 2,862 |
| Crittenden County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,176 | 1,54880.6% | 37219.4% | 00.0% | 1,920 |
| Cross County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,272 | 1,72479.0% | 45220.7% | 60.3% | 2,182 |
| Dallas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+972 | 1,23882.1% | 26617.7% | 30.2% | 1,507 |
| Desha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+989 | 1,17586.3% | 18613.7% | 10.1% | 1,362 |
| Drew County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,050 | 1,37081.0% | 32018.9% | 10.1% | 1,691 |
| Faulkner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,435 | 2,33272.0% | 89727.7% | 100.3% | 3,239 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+731 | 1,18872.1% | 45727.7% | 20.1% | 1,647 |
| Fulton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+135 | 66055.6% | 52544.2% | 20.2% | 1,187 |
| Garland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,527 | 3,59663.4% | 2,06936.5% | 40.1% | 5,669 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+754 | 1,08876.5% | 33423.5% | 00.0% | 1,422 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,637 | 2,56573.3% | 92826.5% | 80.2% | 3,501 |
| Hempstead County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,533 | 2,15777.3% | 62422.4% | 80.3% | 2,789 |
| Hot Spring County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+793 | 1,64665.6% | 85334.0% | 110.4% | 2,510 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+962 | 1,53872.6% | 57627.2% | 40.2% | 2,118 |
| Independence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+587 | 1,77959.7% | 1,19240.0% | 90.3% | 2,980 |
| Izard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+451 | 85367.8% | 40231.9% | 40.3% | 1,259 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,904 | 2,31884.8% | 41415.2% | 00.0% | 2,732 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,517 | 4,09572.1% | 1,57827.8% | 30.1% | 5,676 |
| Johnson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+718 | 1,31168.6% | 59331.0% | 70.4% | 1,911 |
| Lafayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+973 | 1,15086.7% | 17713.3% | 00.0% | 1,327 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+883 | 1,81066.1% | 92733.8% | 30.1% | 2,740 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+843 | 1,11880.1% | 27519.7% | 30.2% | 1,396 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+893 | 1,03488.0% | 14112.0% | 00.0% | 1,175 |
| Little River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+635 | 96174.6% | 32625.3% | 20.2% | 1,289 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+990 | 2,26963.8% | 1,27936.0% | 70.2% | 3,555 |
| Lonoke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,367 | 2,06474.7% | 69725.2% | 20.1% | 2,763 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+332 | 1,78845.8% | 2,12054.2% | 00.0% | 3,908 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+428 | 84266.4% | 41432.6% | 120.9% | 1,268 |
| Miller County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,901 | 2,87374.6% | 97225.2% | 60.2% | 3,851 |
| Mississippi County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,646 | 3,93875.2% | 1,29224.7% | 50.1% | 5,235 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,020 | 1,31181.6% | 29118.1% | 40.2% | 1,606 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 57362.0% | 34937.8% | 20.2% | 924 |
| Nevada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+938 | 1,35376.4% | 41523.4% | 30.2% | 1,771 |
| Newton County | Thomas E. Dewey+224 | 71043.0% | 93456.6% | 60.4% | 1,650 |
| Ouachita County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,681 | 3,15486.9% | 47313.0% | 10.0% | 3,628 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+425 | 71071.4% | 28528.6% | 00.0% | 995 |
| Phillips County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,545 | 2,04680.3% | 50119.7% | 10.0% | 2,548 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+472 | 87767.9% | 40531.3% | 100.8% | 1,292 |
| Poinsett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,195 | 2,50688.9% | 31111.0% | 10.0% | 2,818 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+235 | 99956.3% | 76443.1% | 100.6% | 1,773 |
| Pope County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,243 | 2,04871.6% | 80528.1% | 80.3% | 2,861 |
| Prairie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+652 | 1,11770.5% | 46529.3% | 30.2% | 1,585 |
| Pulaski County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,401 | 16,47072.9% | 6,06926.9% | 500.2% | 22,589 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+985 | 1,51473.9% | 52925.8% | 60.3% | 2,049 |
| Saline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,913 | 2,55679.5% | 64320.0% | 180.6% | 3,217 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+550 | 89872.1% | 34827.9% | 00.0% | 1,246 |
| Searcy County | Thomas E. Dewey+518 | 89138.6% | 1,40961.1% | 70.3% | 2,307 |
| Sebastian County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,556 | 6,00863.5% | 3,45236.5% | 70.1% | 9,467 |
| Sevier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+967 | 1,35677.7% | 38922.3% | 10.1% | 1,746 |
| Sharp County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+553 | 1,21764.3% | 66435.1% | 120.6% | 1,893 |
| St. Francis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,208 | 1,65478.5% | 44621.2% | 80.4% | 2,108 |
| Stone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+43 | 59251.3% | 54947.6% | 131.1% | 1,154 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,791 | 4,62484.7% | 83315.3% | 20.0% | 5,459 |
| Van Buren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+435 | 1,09062.4% | 65537.5% | 20.1% | 1,747 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5 | 3,08949.8% | 3,08449.7% | 280.5% | 6,201 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,186 | 2,53265.3% | 1,34634.7% | 00.0% | 3,878 |
| Woodruff County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,098 | 1,37782.9% | 27916.8% | 60.4% | 1,662 |
| Yell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,153 | 1,64277.0% | 48922.9% | 10.0% | 2,132 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.