Elections / 1944 · President · IL
Illinois — 1944 presidential election
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Akashicstate1944 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentRooseveltD+3.5
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 51.5% | 2,079,479 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 48.1% | 1,939,314 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 17,088 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 28 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+6.1 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+16.9 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Jersey County, IL | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+16.7 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+36.4 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+33.3 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+47.4 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Shelby County, IL | Republican | R+2.3 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+17.0 |
| White County, IL | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+27.8 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
County-by-county results — 102 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 13,733 | 15,564 | 29,439 | |
| Alexander County | R | 4,767 | 4,792 | 9,637 | |
| Bond County | R | 2,607 | 3,907 | 6,708 | |
| Boone County | R | 2,074 | 5,708 | 7,800 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,849 | 1,738 | 3,607 | |
| Bureau County | R | 6,976 | 11,802 | 18,829 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 1,271 | 1,956 | 3,241 | |
| Carroll County | R | 2,843 | 6,101 | 8,962 | |
| Cass County | D | 3,909 | 3,641 | 7,585 | |
| Champaign County | R | 13,842 | 18,935 | 32,954 | |
| Christian County | D | 9,360 | 8,995 | 18,437 | |
| Clark County | R | 3,619 | 5,373 | 9,044 | |
| Clay County | R | 3,531 | 4,484 | 8,110 | |
| Clinton County | R | 3,944 | 6,753 | 10,750 | |
| Coles County | R | 8,936 | 9,473 | 18,463 | |
| Cook County | D | 1,275,367 | 924,659 | 2,206,191 | |
| Crawford County | R | 4,482 | 6,056 | 10,617 | |
| Cumberland County | R | 2,391 | 2,700 | 5,106 | |
| De Witt County | R | 3,658 | 4,630 | 8,357 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 6,004 | 12,157 | 18,210 | |
| Douglas County | R | 3,323 | 4,684 | 8,035 | |
| DuPage County | R | 18,711 | 41,890 | 60,775 | |
| Edgar County | R | 5,054 | 6,961 | 12,069 | |
| Edwards County | R | 1,197 | 3,016 | 4,250 | |
| Effingham County | R | 4,587 | 5,441 | 10,119 | |
| Fayette County | R | 5,435 | 6,332 | 11,887 | |
| Ford County | R | 2,270 | 5,317 | 7,605 | |
| Franklin County | D | 11,663 | 11,377 | 23,213 | |
| Fulton County | R | 8,946 | 11,117 | 20,229 | |
| Gallatin County | D | 2,175 | 2,073 | 4,295 | |
| Greene County | D | 4,268 | 4,261 | 8,574 | |
| Grundy County | R | 3,544 | 6,310 | 9,876 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 2,914 | 3,582 | 6,551 | |
| Hancock County | R | 5,338 | 7,972 | 13,378 | |
| Hardin County | R | 1,370 | 2,037 | 3,438 | |
| Henderson County | R | 1,550 | 2,695 | 4,255 | |
| Henry County | R | 9,130 | 13,539 | 22,761 | |
| Iroquois County | R | 5,168 | 10,389 | 15,648 | |
| Jackson County | R | 6,735 | 10,002 | 16,791 | |
| Jasper County | R | 3,142 | 3,453 | 6,624 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 8,496 | 7,916 | 16,551 | |
| Jersey County | R | 2,910 | 3,546 | 6,486 | |
| Jo Daviess County | R | 3,298 | 6,465 | 9,797 | |
| Johnson County | R | 1,522 | 3,298 | 4,833 | |
| Kane County | R | 23,362 | 38,689 | 62,236 | |
| Kankakee County | R | 11,342 | 15,256 | 26,688 | |
| Kendall County | R | 1,673 | 4,022 | 5,701 | |
| Knox County | R | 10,070 | 15,964 | 26,160 | |
| Lake County | R | 25,453 | 35,674 | 61,310 | |
| LaSalle County | R | 21,489 | 28,179 | 51,878 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 4,003 | 5,191 | 9,305 | |
| Lee County | R | 4,899 | 10,397 | 15,317 | |
| Livingston County | R | 6,231 | 12,436 | 18,719 | |
| Logan County | R | 4,868 | 7,955 | 12,852 | |
| Macon County | D | 22,808 | 19,608 | 42,569 | |
| Macoupin County | D | 11,951 | 11,572 | 23,683 | |
| Madison County | D | 40,114 | 28,399 | 68,872 | |
| Marion County | D | 10,079 | 9,408 | 19,640 | |
| Marshall County | R | 2,596 | 4,195 | 6,801 | |
| Mason County | R | 3,282 | 3,959 | 7,262 | |
| Massac County | R | 1,758 | 3,814 | 5,648 | |
| McDonough County | R | 4,497 | 9,028 | 13,616 | |
| McHenry County | R | 5,567 | 15,666 | 21,299 | |
| McLean County | R | 14,011 | 19,366 | 33,562 | |
| Menard County | R | 1,888 | 3,013 | 4,926 | |
| Mercer County | R | 3,277 | 5,667 | 8,978 | |
| Monroe County | R | 2,068 | 4,032 | 6,109 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 7,855 | 8,989 | 17,045 | |
| Morgan County | R | 6,965 | 8,923 | 15,930 | |
| Moultrie County | R | 2,853 | 3,180 | 6,079 | |
| Ogle County | R | 3,951 | 10,680 | 14,712 | |
| Peoria County | R | 32,837 | 34,171 | 67,251 | |
| Perry County | R | 4,677 | 6,236 | 10,946 | |
| Piatt County | R | 2,641 | 3,912 | 6,588 | |
| Pike County | D | 5,833 | 5,633 | 11,532 | |
| Pope County | R | 813 | 2,305 | 3,158 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 2,311 | 3,248 | 5,598 | |
| Putnam County | R | 865 | 1,521 | 2,396 | |
| Randolph County | R | 6,199 | 7,518 | 13,756 | |
| Richland County | R | 2,858 | 4,577 | 7,514 | |
| Rock Island County | D | 30,102 | 23,980 | 54,262 | |
| Saline County | R | 7,351 | 9,083 | 16,539 | |
| Sangamon County | R | 28,713 | 32,871 | 61,745 | |
| Schuyler County | R | 2,555 | 2,801 | 5,405 | |
| Scott County | R | 1,864 | 2,185 | 4,058 | |
| Shelby County | R | 5,919 | 6,201 | 12,243 | |
| St. Clair County | D | 48,325 | 33,557 | 82,209 | |
| Stark County | R | 1,401 | 3,050 | 4,458 | |
| Stephenson County | R | 7,755 | 11,948 | 19,821 | |
| Tazewell County | D | 14,412 | 12,531 | 27,039 | |
| Union County | D | 4,367 | 4,114 | 8,527 | |
| Vermilion County | R | 18,387 | 20,794 | 39,454 | |
| Wabash County | R | 3,026 | 3,496 | 6,603 | |
| Warren County | R | 3,926 | 7,085 | 11,050 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,723 | 5,428 | 8,186 | |
| Wayne County | R | 4,019 | 5,683 | 9,763 | |
| White County | R | 4,822 | 5,139 | 10,052 | |
| Whiteside County | R | 5,555 | 14,162 | 19,888 | |
| Will County | R | 27,085 | 30,058 | 57,453 | |
| Williamson County | R | 9,974 | 12,594 | 22,671 | |
| Winnebago County | R | 27,831 | 30,837 | 58,945 | |
| Woodford County | R | 3,514 | 6,237 | 9,787 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.