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Elections / 1944 · President · DE

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Delaware D+9.1.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Delaware, 1944. The state ran 1.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Delaware result
125,361 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
68,166
54.4%
Dewey (R)
56,747
45.3%
All others
448
0.4%
Margin
D+9.1
Delaware, 1944
RooseveltD+9.1
1944 presidential margin by county for Delaware — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Delaware — 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.Kent County, DE · D+5.5New Castle County, DE · D+13.5Sussex County, DE · R+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic54.4%68,166
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican45.3%56,747
OtherAll other candidates0.4%448
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Delaware's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Delaware's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +14.8% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+14.8%DR18762024
Delaware's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+11.6%
1880+8.3%
1884+19.1%
1888−0.8%
1892+1.5%
1896−8.3%
1900−6.3%
1904−14.4%
1908−6.1%
1912+13.6%
1916−2.4%
1920−13.6%
1924−20.9%
1928−32.0%
1932−2.4%
1936+9.8%
1940+9.7%
1944+9.1%
1948−1.3%
1952−3.9%
1956−10.5%
1960+1.6%
1964+22.2%
1968−3.5%
1972−20.4%
1976+5.4%
1980−2.3%
1984−19.9%
1988−12.4%
1992+8.2%
1996+15.2%
2000+13.1%
2004+7.6%
2008+25.0%
2012+18.6%
2016+11.4%
2020+19.0%
2024+14.8%
County results — 1944
3 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Kent CountyD
+5.5%
7,9007,06915,026
New Castle CountyD
+13.5%
49,58837,78387,689
Sussex CountyR
−5.4%
10,67811,89522,646