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Elections / 1944 · President · ID

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Idaho D+3.5.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Idaho, 1944. The state ran 4.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Idaho result
208,321 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
107,399
51.6%
Dewey (R)
100,137
48.1%
All others
785
0.4%
Margin
D+3.5
Idaho, 1944
RooseveltD+3.5
1944 presidential margin by county for Idaho — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Idaho — 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.Ada County, ID · R+11.4Adams County, ID · D+5.8Bannock County, ID · D+28.3Bear Lake County, ID · D+3.6Benewah County, ID · D+10.3Bingham County, ID · D+3.1Blaine County, ID · D+8.5Boise County, ID · D+9.7Bonner County, ID · D+3.2Bonneville County, ID · D+9.9Boundary County, ID · R+0.5Butte County, ID · R+1.8Camas County, ID · D+2.6Canyon County, ID · R+11.4Caribou County, ID · D+5.5Cassia County, ID · R+4.9Clark County, ID · R+27.5Clearwater County, ID · D+33.5Custer County, ID · D+4.1Elmore County, ID · D+22.4Franklin County, ID · D+0.5Fremont County, ID · D+9.3Gem County, ID · D+15.4Gooding County, ID · R+10.5Idaho County, ID · D+2.3Jefferson County, ID · D+20.2Jerome County, ID · R+10.7Kootenai County, ID · D+13.7Latah County, ID · TiedLemhi County, ID · R+2.9Lewis County, ID · D+35.0Lincoln County, ID · R+8.7Madison County, ID · D+11.6Minidoka County, ID · R+4.3Nez Perce County, ID · D+26.5Oneida County, ID · D+13.5Owyhee County, ID · R+8.7Payette County, ID · R+28.4Power County, ID · R+5.5Shoshone County, ID · D+25.1Teton County, ID · D+7.5Twin Falls County, ID · R+12.9Valley County, ID · R+1.3Washington County, ID · R+4.0
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic51.6%107,399
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican48.1%100,137
OtherAll other candidates0.4%785
D+60
R+60
44 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Idaho's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Idaho's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.5%DR18922024
Idaho's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−44.2%
1896+56.8%
1900+3.8%
1904−40.4%
1908−16.9%
1912+1.1%
1916+10.9%
1920−31.3%
1924−30.8%
1928−29.3%
1932+20.4%
1936+29.8%
1940+9.1%
1944+3.5%
1948+2.7%
1952−31.0%
1956−22.4%
1960−7.6%
1964+1.8%
1968−26.1%
1972−38.2%
1976−22.8%
1980−41.3%
1984−46.0%
1988−26.1%
1992−13.6%
1996−18.5%
2000−39.5%
2004−38.1%
2008−25.4%
2012−31.9%
2016−31.8%
2020−30.8%
2024−36.5%
County results — 1944
44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Ada CountyR
−11.4%
10,66713,41024,144
Adams CountyD
+5.8%
7216421,364
Bannock CountyD
+28.3%
9,6815,41315,105
Bear Lake CountyD
+3.6%
1,7321,6133,347
Benewah CountyD
+10.3%
1,4461,1732,643
Bingham CountyD
+3.1%
3,4283,2236,658
Blaine CountyD
+8.5%
1,0378741,916
Boise CountyD
+9.7%
5644641,031
Bonner CountyD
+3.2%
3,1162,9246,063
Bonneville CountyD
+9.9%
4,9354,0488,999
Boundary CountyR
−0.5%
1,0531,0642,160
Butte CountyR
−1.8%
416431849
Camas CountyD
+2.6%
317301618
Canyon CountyR
−11.4%
7,3069,21516,762
Caribou CountyD
+5.5%
516462978
Cassia CountyR
−4.9%
2,3252,5634,896
Clark CountyR
−27.5%
180317499
Clearwater CountyD
+33.5%
1,7448652,626
Custer CountyD
+4.1%
6135651,178
Elmore CountyD
+22.4%
1,6271,0302,667
Franklin CountyD
+0.5%
1,9711,9503,925
Fremont CountyD
+9.3%
2,1161,7553,871
Gem CountyD
+15.4%
1,8661,3633,265
Gooding CountyR
−10.5%
1,6592,0493,716
Idaho CountyD
+2.3%
2,0711,9774,063
Jefferson CountyD
+20.2%
2,1981,4583,665
Jerome CountyR
−10.7%
1,7412,1573,898
Kootenai CountyD
+13.7%
5,7924,38810,222
Latah CountyR
−0.2%
3,5143,5267,083
Lemhi CountyR
−2.9%
9881,0482,040
Lewis CountyD
+35.0%
1,2225891,811
Lincoln CountyR
−8.7%
7849341,720
Madison CountyD
+11.6%
1,9271,5273,458
Minidoka CountyR
−4.3%
1,6351,7813,424
Nez Perce CountyD
+26.5%
5,4533,1598,649
Oneida CountyD
+13.5%
1,2279352,163
Owyhee CountyR
−8.7%
8249831,819
Payette CountyR
−28.4%
1,3822,4853,885
Power CountyR
−5.5%
8018951,696
Shoshone CountyD
+25.1%
5,2903,1628,463
Teton CountyD
+7.5%
6415521,193
Twin Falls CountyR
−12.9%
6,1287,94614,116
Valley CountyR
−1.3%
8969191,819
Washington CountyR
−4.0%
1,8492,0023,854