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Elections / 1944 · President · GA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Georgia D+63.5.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Georgia, 1944. The state ran 56.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Georgia result
328,109 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
268,187
81.7%
Dewey (R)
59,880
18.3%
All others
42
0.0%
Margin
D+63.5
Georgia, 1944
RooseveltD+63.5
1944 presidential margin by county for Georgia — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Georgia — 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.Appling County, GA · D+54.6Atkinson County, GA · D+79.0Bacon County, GA · D+55.2Baker County, GA · D+87.8Baldwin County, GA · D+62.0Banks County, GA · D+59.0Barrow County, GA · D+71.0Bartow County, GA · D+58.2Ben Hill County, GA · D+69.2Berrien County, GA · D+74.4Bibb County, GA · D+47.9Bleckley County, GA · D+58.6Brantley County, GA · D+62.7Brooks County, GA · D+66.4Bryan County, GA · D+76.9Bulloch County, GA · D+75.0Burke County, GA · D+71.2Butts County, GA · D+88.0Calhoun County, GA · D+90.4Camden County, GA · D+75.9Candler County, GA · D+65.1Carroll County, GA · D+65.1Catoosa County, GA · D+57.3Charlton County, GA · D+67.7Chatham County, GA · D+61.8Chattahoochee County, GA · D+68.1Chattooga County, GA · D+79.4Cherokee County, GA · D+12.0Clarke County, GA · D+83.8Clay County, GA · D+85.3Clayton County, GA · D+76.3Clinch County, GA · D+80.2Cobb County, GA · D+57.5Coffee County, GA · D+63.2Colquitt County, GA · D+53.7Columbia County, GA · D+75.2Cook County, GA · D+70.0Coweta County, GA · D+90.6Crawford County, GA · D+43.1Crisp County, GA · D+69.4Dade County, GA · D+69.6Dawson County, GA · D+15.7Decatur County, GA · D+69.1DeKalb County, GA · D+65.1Dodge County, GA · D+71.7Dooly County, GA · D+81.3Dougherty County, GA · D+80.9Douglas County, GA · D+49.5Early County, GA · D+91.6Echols County, GA · D+83.5Effingham County, GA · D+8.5Elbert County, GA · D+61.7Emanuel County, GA · D+67.5Evans County, GA · D+73.1Fannin County, GA · R+20.8Fayette County, GA · D+77.7Floyd County, GA · D+61.8Forsyth County, GA · D+20.2Franklin County, GA · D+61.5Fulton County, GA · D+65.7Gilmer County, GA · D+5.4Glascock County, GA · D+32.8Glynn County, GA · D+67.6Gordon County, GA · D+40.5Grady County, GA · D+76.3Greene County, GA · D+79.1Gwinnett County, GA · D+64.8Habersham County, GA · D+57.0Hall County, GA · D+58.8Hancock County, GA · D+55.4Haralson County, GA · D+15.6Harris County, GA · D+83.7Hart County, GA · D+72.8Heard County, GA · D+50.1Henry County, GA · D+81.2Houston County, GA · D+47.6Irwin County, GA · D+53.8Jackson County, GA · D+77.6Jasper County, GA · D+80.1Jeff Davis County, GA · D+72.0Jefferson County, GA · D+58.4Jenkins County, GA · D+74.7Johnson County, GA · D+52.6Jones County, GA · D+54.1Lamar County, GA · D+75.3Lanier County, GA · D+88.0Laurens County, GA · D+67.3Lee County, GA · D+88.6Liberty County, GA · D+59.5Lincoln County, GA · D+45.8Long County, GA · D+42.3Lowndes County, GA · D+67.8Lumpkin County, GA · D+61.7Macon County, GA · D+68.2Madison County, GA · D+64.6Marion County, GA · D+75.5McDuffie County, GA · D+61.9McIntosh County, GA · D+46.1Meriwether County, GA · D+84.1Miller County, GA · D+86.4Mitchell County, GA · D+81.2Monroe County, GA · D+46.8Montgomery County, GA · D+71.8Morgan County, GA · D+91.3Murray County, GA · D+34.4Muscogee County, GA · D+65.7Newton County, GA · D+88.5Oconee County, GA · D+49.0Oglethorpe County, GA · D+68.4Paulding County, GA · D+27.2Peach County, GA · D+59.1Pickens County, GA · R+1.0Pierce County, GA · D+73.3Pike County, GA · D+69.6Polk County, GA · D+70.7Pulaski County, GA · D+83.0Putnam County, GA · D+80.9Quitman County, GA · D+91.4Rabun County, GA · D+74.2Randolph County, GA · D+83.2Richmond County, GA · D+71.4Rockdale County, GA · D+81.6Schley County, GA · D+79.8Screven County, GA · D+63.9Seminole County, GA · D+85.7Spalding County, GA · D+85.6Stephens County, GA · D+69.1Stewart County, GA · D+76.9Sumter County, GA · D+77.8Talbot County, GA · D+89.7Taliaferro County, GA · D+97.0Tattnall County, GA · D+42.2Taylor County, GA · D+48.4Telfair County, GA · D+74.4Terrell County, GA · D+94.2Thomas County, GA · D+51.6Tift County, GA · D+60.9Toombs County, GA · D+77.0Towns County, GA · D+25.6Treutlen County, GA · D+92.7Troup County, GA · D+80.9Turner County, GA · D+40.9Twiggs County, GA · D+45.8Union County, GA · D+25.8Upson County, GA · D+81.3Walker County, GA · D+56.5Walton County, GA · D+84.5Ware County, GA · D+66.8Warren County, GA · D+49.3Washington County, GA · D+51.4Wayne County, GA · D+59.0Webster County, GA · D+62.8Wheeler County, GA · D+54.8White County, GA · D+62.7Whitfield County, GA · D+46.5Wilcox County, GA · D+73.8Wilkes County, GA · D+71.2Wilkinson County, GA · D+47.6Worth County, GA · D+66.8
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic81.7%268,187
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican18.3%59,880
OtherAll other candidates0.0%42
D+60
R+60
159 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Georgia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −2.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.2%DR18922024
Georgia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+36.3%
1896+21.0%
1900+38.7%
1904+45.9%
1908+23.4%
1912+72.4%
1916+72.9%
1920+42.3%
1924+55.9%
1928+12.0%
1932+83.8%
1936+74.5%
1940+69.9%
1944+63.5%
1948+42.5%
1952+39.3%
1956+34.1%
1960+25.1%
1964−8.3%
1968−3.7%
1972−50.6%
1976+33.9%
1980+14.8%
1984−20.4%
1988−20.3%
1992+0.6%
1996−1.2%
2000−11.7%
2004−16.6%
2008−5.2%
2012−7.8%
2016−5.1%
2020+0.3%
2024−2.2%
County results — 1944
159 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Appling CountyD
+54.6%
1,3183871,705
Atkinson CountyD
+79.0%
76690856
Bacon CountyD
+55.2%
763220983
Baker CountyD
+87.8%
47831509
Baldwin CountyD
+62.0%
1,3073071,614
Banks CountyD
+59.0%
490125619
Barrow CountyD
+71.0%
1,5132571,770
Bartow CountyD
+58.2%
1,9155062,421
Ben Hill CountyD
+69.2%
1,0461901,237
Berrien CountyD
+74.4%
1,4812171,698
Bibb CountyD
+47.9%
5,3521,8847,236
Bleckley CountyD
+58.6%
8152131,028
Brantley CountyD
+62.7%
540124664
Brooks CountyD
+66.4%
1,3812791,660
Bryan CountyD
+76.9%
68890778
Bulloch CountyD
+75.0%
1,9212742,195
Burke CountyD
+71.2%
9091531,062
Butts CountyD
+88.0%
1,330851,415
Calhoun CountyD
+90.4%
73637773
Camden CountyD
+75.9%
55676632
Candler CountyD
+65.1%
653138791
Carroll CountyD
+65.1%
3,3317044,035
Catoosa CountyD
+57.3%
1,4533951,848
Charlton CountyD
+67.7%
46289551
Chatham CountyD
+61.8%
8,7252,05810,783
Chattahoochee CountyD
+68.1%
10019119
Chattooga CountyD
+79.4%
2,4952872,782
Cherokee CountyD
+12.0%
1,3481,0592,407
Clarke CountyD
+83.8%
3,1122743,386
Clay CountyD
+85.3%
44235477
Clayton CountyD
+76.3%
1,8282452,074
Clinch CountyD
+80.2%
58264646
Cobb CountyD
+57.5%
5,0001,3496,349
Coffee CountyD
+63.2%
1,6253661,991
Colquitt CountyD
+53.7%
2,3086963,004
Columbia CountyD
+75.2%
50872580
Cook CountyD
+70.0%
1,1552041,359
Coweta CountyD
+90.6%
2,6491302,779
Crawford CountyD
+43.1%
375149524
Crisp CountyD
+69.4%
1,1992171,416
Dade CountyD
+69.6%
9431691,112
Dawson CountyD
+15.7%
469342811
Decatur CountyD
+69.1%
1,6062941,900
DeKalb CountyD
+65.1%
12,0692,55514,625
Dodge CountyD
+71.7%
1,4372371,674
Dooly CountyD
+81.3%
84587932
Dougherty CountyD
+80.9%
3,1993383,537
Douglas CountyD
+49.5%
8282801,108
Early CountyD
+91.6%
1,753771,830
Echols CountyD
+83.5%
46642508
Effingham CountyD
+8.5%
433365798
Elbert CountyD
+61.7%
1,5643701,936
Emanuel CountyD
+67.5%
1,6353171,953
Evans CountyD
+73.1%
756117874
Fannin CountyR
−20.8%
1,2981,9803,278
Fayette CountyD
+77.7%
78298880
Floyd CountyD
+61.8%
4,7641,1235,887
Forsyth CountyD
+20.2%
1,0476951,742
Franklin CountyD
+61.5%
1,3773281,705
Fulton CountyD
+65.7%
37,1617,68744,848
Gilmer CountyD
+5.4%
8847931,677
Glascock CountyD
+32.8%
318161479
Glynn CountyD
+67.6%
1,9953852,380
Gordon CountyD
+40.5%
1,4576172,075
Grady CountyD
+76.3%
1,6612231,884
Greene CountyD
+79.1%
1,2461441,394
Gwinnett CountyD
+64.8%
3,3397134,052
Habersham CountyD
+57.0%
1,8425042,346
Hall CountyD
+58.8%
3,0667963,863
Hancock CountyD
+55.4%
380109489
Haralson CountyD
+15.6%
1,2489112,159
Harris CountyD
+83.7%
89379972
Hart CountyD
+72.8%
1,1611831,344
Heard CountyD
+50.1%
557185742
Henry CountyD
+81.2%
1,4611521,613
Houston CountyD
+47.6%
535190725
Irwin CountyD
+53.8%
8622591,121
Jackson CountyD
+77.6%
1,7542211,975
Jasper CountyD
+80.1%
77786863
Jeff Davis CountyD
+72.0%
737120857
Jefferson CountyD
+58.4%
1,0432741,317
Jenkins CountyD
+74.7%
698101799
Johnson CountyD
+52.6%
9783041,282
Jones CountyD
+54.1%
661196859
Lamar CountyD
+75.3%
1,0151431,158
Lanier CountyD
+88.0%
62540665
Laurens CountyD
+67.3%
2,5444983,042
Lee CountyD
+88.6%
44727474
Liberty CountyD
+59.5%
481122603
Lincoln CountyD
+45.8%
444165609
Long CountyD
+42.3%
318129447
Lowndes CountyD
+67.8%
2,0924012,493
Lumpkin CountyD
+61.7%
8962121,108
Macon CountyD
+68.2%
8891681,057
Madison CountyD
+64.6%
1,2352651,502
Marion CountyD
+75.5%
50170571
McDuffie CountyD
+61.9%
795187982
McIntosh CountyD
+46.1%
406149558
Meriwether CountyD
+84.1%
2,1871892,376
Miller CountyD
+86.4%
80959868
Mitchell CountyD
+81.2%
2,1792262,405
Monroe CountyD
+46.8%
1,1324101,542
Montgomery CountyD
+71.8%
57594670
Morgan CountyD
+91.3%
1,166511,221
Murray CountyD
+34.4%
1,3756712,046
Muscogee CountyD
+65.7%
6,4981,3447,842
Newton CountyD
+88.5%
2,0221232,145
Oconee CountyD
+49.0%
570195765
Oglethorpe CountyD
+68.4%
9221731,095
Paulding CountyD
+27.2%
1,3557752,133
Peach CountyD
+59.1%
9192361,155
Pickens CountyR
−1.0%
7807951,575
Pierce CountyD
+73.3%
1,0691651,234
Pike CountyD
+69.6%
742133875
Polk CountyD
+70.7%
2,6984633,161
Pulaski CountyD
+83.0%
59255647
Putnam CountyD
+80.9%
70174775
Quitman CountyD
+91.4%
35516371
Rabun CountyD
+74.2%
1,2471851,432
Randolph CountyD
+83.2%
1,1591061,265
Richmond CountyD
+71.4%
6,9181,1528,070
Rockdale CountyD
+81.6%
946961,042
Schley CountyD
+79.8%
32937366
Screven CountyD
+63.9%
8951971,092
Seminole CountyD
+85.7%
1,076831,159
Spalding CountyD
+85.6%
2,8052173,023
Stephens CountyD
+69.1%
1,1582121,370
Stewart CountyD
+76.9%
59778675
Sumter CountyD
+77.8%
1,5501941,744
Talbot CountyD
+89.7%
83245877
Taliaferro CountyD
+97.0%
3896395
Tattnall CountyD
+42.2%
1,2154941,709
Taylor CountyD
+48.4%
7732691,042
Telfair CountyD
+74.4%
1,1871741,361
Terrell CountyD
+94.2%
1,639491,688
Thomas CountyD
+51.6%
1,7475572,305
Tift CountyD
+60.9%
1,6303962,026
Toombs CountyD
+77.0%
1,8252372,062
Towns CountyD
+25.6%
1,1376741,811
Treutlen CountyD
+92.7%
89334927
Troup CountyD
+80.9%
3,2333423,575
Turner CountyD
+40.9%
7973341,132
Twiggs CountyD
+45.8%
457170627
Union CountyD
+25.8%
1,2887602,048
Upson CountyD
+81.3%
2,3622432,605
Walker CountyD
+56.5%
2,7537653,519
Walton CountyD
+84.5%
2,0461722,218
Ware CountyD
+66.8%
2,3064592,767
Warren CountyD
+49.3%
449152603
Washington CountyD
+51.4%
1,0943511,445
Wayne CountyD
+59.0%
9782521,230
Webster CountyD
+62.8%
28465349
Wheeler CountyD
+54.8%
517151668
White CountyD
+62.7%
706161869
Whitfield CountyD
+46.5%
2,8271,0323,859
Wilcox CountyD
+73.8%
1,3642061,570
Wilkes CountyD
+71.2%
9461591,105
Wilkinson CountyD
+47.6%
7632711,034
Worth CountyD
+66.8%
1,0962181,314