Elections / 1944 · President · CT
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Connecticut D+5.4.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Connecticut, 1944. The state ran 2.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Connecticut result
831,968 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
435,134
52.3%
Dewey (R)
390,518
46.9%
All others
6,317
0.8%
Margin
D+5.4
1944 presidential election
Connecticut, 1944
RooseveltD+5.4
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1944 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1944 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 52.3% | 435,134 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 46.9% | 390,518 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 6,317 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1944
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 125,197 | 95,697 | 222,070 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 33,761 | 35,297 | 69,883 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 14,641 | 15,213 | 30,041 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 60,700 | 55,124 | 116,697 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 12,123 | 9,816 | 22,025 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 12,105 | 14,307 | 26,562 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 81,341 | 71,743 | 154,277 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 31,024 | 25,522 | 56,839 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 64,242 | 67,799 | 133,574 |