Elections / 1944 · President · KS
Kansas — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionKansas · PresidentDeweyR+21.1
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 60.2% | 442,096 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 39.2% | 287,458 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 4,222 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+10.2 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 2,262 | 5,032 | 7,340 | |
| Anderson County | R | 1,649 | 3,060 | 4,716 | |
| Atchison County | R | 3,325 | 4,731 | 8,076 | |
| Barber County | R | 1,501 | 2,140 | 3,672 | |
| Barton County | R | 3,761 | 5,547 | 9,345 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 3,622 | 4,790 | 8,451 | |
| Brown County | R | 1,817 | 4,947 | 6,779 | |
| Butler County | R | 6,084 | 7,064 | 13,203 | |
| Chase County | R | 998 | 1,510 | 2,517 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 1,106 | 2,305 | 3,421 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 4,468 | 5,458 | 9,988 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 736 | 1,610 | 2,368 | |
| Clark County | R | 741 | 950 | 1,706 | |
| Clay County | R | 1,391 | 4,101 | 5,541 | |
| Cloud County | R | 2,391 | 4,377 | 6,875 | |
| Coffey County | R | 1,660 | 3,461 | 5,144 | |
| Comanche County | R | 642 | 1,048 | 1,705 | |
| Cowley County | R | 6,577 | 8,453 | 15,120 | |
| Crawford County | R | 8,211 | 9,017 | 17,311 | |
| Decatur County | R | 1,159 | 1,758 | 2,934 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 3,190 | 6,227 | 9,446 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,261 | 3,230 | 4,491 | |
| Douglas County | R | 3,886 | 8,224 | 12,189 | |
| Edwards County | R | 876 | 1,669 | 2,564 | |
| Elk County | R | 954 | 2,283 | 3,246 | |
| Ellis County | R | 2,218 | 3,369 | 5,603 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 1,678 | 2,290 | 3,974 | |
| Finney County | R | 1,667 | 2,366 | 4,065 | |
| Ford County | R | 2,994 | 4,110 | 7,181 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,880 | 5,375 | 8,310 | |
| Geary County | R | 2,107 | 2,833 | 4,973 | |
| Gove County | R | 420 | 1,125 | 1,562 | |
| Graham County | R | 814 | 1,651 | 2,482 | |
| Grant County | R | 282 | 566 | 853 | |
| Gray County | R | 775 | 1,057 | 1,854 | |
| Greeley County | R | 215 | 378 | 600 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 2,187 | 3,959 | 6,187 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 471 | 795 | 1,275 | |
| Harper County | R | 1,573 | 2,849 | 4,468 | |
| Harvey County | R | 3,300 | 5,339 | 8,703 | |
| Haskell County | R | 342 | 520 | 868 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 490 | 982 | 1,481 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,567 | 3,665 | 5,257 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,575 | 3,504 | 5,098 | |
| Jewell County | R | 1,216 | 3,754 | 5,059 | |
| Johnson County | R | 5,771 | 11,951 | 17,773 | |
| Kearny County | R | 365 | 612 | 980 | |
| Kingman County | R | 1,579 | 2,827 | 4,435 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 618 | 1,479 | 2,125 | |
| Labette County | R | 5,398 | 7,480 | 12,926 | |
| Lane County | R | 388 | 773 | 1,173 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 5,097 | 7,282 | 12,438 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 910 | 2,405 | 3,339 | |
| Linn County | R | 1,442 | 3,185 | 4,647 | |
| Logan County | R | 406 | 1,107 | 1,518 | |
| Lyon County | R | 4,984 | 5,710 | 10,799 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,925 | 5,219 | 7,185 | |
| Marshall County | R | 2,681 | 6,184 | 8,886 | |
| McPherson County | R | 3,321 | 5,840 | 9,372 | |
| Meade County | R | 631 | 1,424 | 2,087 | |
| Miami County | R | 3,217 | 4,326 | 7,552 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 1,579 | 3,238 | 4,857 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 7,063 | 11,738 | 18,844 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,584 | 2,628 | 4,231 | |
| Morton County | R | 367 | 617 | 987 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 2,149 | 4,277 | 6,437 | |
| Neosho County | R | 3,233 | 5,420 | 8,679 | |
| Ness County | R | 876 | 1,745 | 2,666 | |
| Norton County | R | 1,159 | 2,890 | 4,078 | |
| Osage County | R | 2,212 | 4,107 | 6,377 | |
| Osborne County | R | 1,078 | 2,827 | 3,953 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 1,378 | 2,428 | 3,847 | |
| Pawnee County | R | 1,727 | 2,057 | 3,806 | |
| Phillips County | R | 1,098 | 3,053 | 4,197 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 1,727 | 4,074 | 5,819 | |
| Pratt County | R | 2,334 | 2,658 | 5,029 | |
| Rawlins County | R | 955 | 1,569 | 2,542 | |
| Reno County | R | 7,604 | 11,004 | 18,743 | |
| Republic County | R | 1,891 | 3,802 | 5,715 | |
| Rice County | R | 2,505 | 4,024 | 6,584 | |
| Riley County | R | 2,659 | 6,511 | 9,244 | |
| Rooks County | R | 1,166 | 2,361 | 3,549 | |
| Rush County | R | 1,076 | 2,193 | 3,283 | |
| Russell County | R | 1,583 | 3,344 | 4,950 | |
| Saline County | R | 5,097 | 7,571 | 12,723 | |
| Scott County | R | 565 | 903 | 1,482 | |
| Sedgwick County | R | 34,442 | 38,896 | 73,698 | |
| Seward County | R | 1,342 | 1,590 | 2,949 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 14,678 | 21,396 | 36,247 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 658 | 1,342 | 2,007 | |
| Sherman County | R | 1,021 | 1,608 | 2,677 | |
| Smith County | R | 1,377 | 3,282 | 4,693 | |
| Stafford County | R | 1,908 | 2,493 | 4,432 | |
| Stanton County | R | 240 | 398 | 645 | |
| Stevens County | R | 414 | 760 | 1,176 | |
| Sumner County | R | 4,187 | 6,343 | 10,594 | |
| Thomas County | R | 1,097 | 1,631 | 2,758 | |
| Trego County | R | 883 | 1,459 | 2,354 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 873 | 2,839 | 3,738 | |
| Wallace County | R | 292 | 720 | 1,017 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,455 | 5,040 | 6,536 | |
| Wichita County | R | 329 | 604 | 939 | |
| Wilson County | R | 1,912 | 4,248 | 6,195 | |
| Woodson County | R | 999 | 2,308 | 3,318 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 32,914 | 26,817 | 59,945 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.