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 |
Kansas results by county
105 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,770 | 5,03268.6% | 2,26230.8% | 460.6% | 7,340 |
| Anderson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,411 | 3,06064.9% | 1,64935.0% | 70.1% | 4,716 |
| Atchison County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,406 | 4,73158.6% | 3,32541.2% | 200.2% | 8,076 |
| Barber County | Thomas E. Dewey+639 | 2,14058.3% | 1,50140.9% | 310.8% | 3,672 |
| Barton County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,786 | 5,54759.4% | 3,76140.2% | 370.4% | 9,345 |
| Bourbon County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,168 | 4,79056.7% | 3,62242.9% | 390.5% | 8,451 |
| Brown County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,130 | 4,94773.0% | 1,81726.8% | 150.2% | 6,779 |
| Butler County | Thomas E. Dewey+980 | 7,06453.5% | 6,08446.1% | 550.4% | 13,203 |
| Chase County | Thomas E. Dewey+512 | 1,51060.0% | 99839.7% | 90.4% | 2,517 |
| Chautauqua County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,199 | 2,30567.4% | 1,10632.3% | 100.3% | 3,421 |
| Cherokee County | Thomas E. Dewey+990 | 5,45854.6% | 4,46844.7% | 620.6% | 9,988 |
| Cheyenne County | Thomas E. Dewey+874 | 1,61068.0% | 73631.1% | 220.9% | 2,368 |
| Clark County | Thomas E. Dewey+209 | 95055.7% | 74143.4% | 150.9% | 1,706 |
| Clay County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,710 | 4,10174.0% | 1,39125.1% | 490.9% | 5,541 |
| Cloud County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,986 | 4,37763.7% | 2,39134.8% | 1071.6% | 6,875 |
| Coffey County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,801 | 3,46167.3% | 1,66032.3% | 230.4% | 5,144 |
| Comanche County | Thomas E. Dewey+406 | 1,04861.5% | 64237.7% | 150.9% | 1,705 |
| Cowley County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,876 | 8,45355.9% | 6,57743.5% | 900.6% | 15,120 |
| Crawford County | Thomas E. Dewey+806 | 9,01752.1% | 8,21147.4% | 830.5% | 17,311 |
| Decatur County | Thomas E. Dewey+599 | 1,75859.9% | 1,15939.5% | 170.6% | 2,934 |
| Dickinson County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,037 | 6,22765.9% | 3,19033.8% | 290.3% | 9,446 |
| Doniphan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,969 | 3,23071.9% | 1,26128.1% | 00.0% | 4,491 |
| Douglas County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,338 | 8,22467.5% | 3,88631.9% | 790.6% | 12,189 |
| Edwards County | Thomas E. Dewey+793 | 1,66965.1% | 87634.2% | 190.7% | 2,564 |
| Elk County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,329 | 2,28370.3% | 95429.4% | 90.3% | 3,246 |
| Ellis County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,151 | 3,36960.1% | 2,21839.6% | 160.3% | 5,603 |
| Ellsworth County | Thomas E. Dewey+612 | 2,29057.6% | 1,67842.2% | 60.2% | 3,974 |
| Finney County | Thomas E. Dewey+699 | 2,36658.2% | 1,66741.0% | 320.8% | 4,065 |
| Ford County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,116 | 4,11057.2% | 2,99441.7% | 771.1% | 7,181 |
| Franklin County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,495 | 5,37564.7% | 2,88034.7% | 550.7% | 8,310 |
| Geary County | Thomas E. Dewey+726 | 2,83357.0% | 2,10742.4% | 330.7% | 4,973 |
| Gove County | Thomas E. Dewey+705 | 1,12572.0% | 42026.9% | 171.1% | 1,562 |
| Graham County | Thomas E. Dewey+837 | 1,65166.5% | 81432.8% | 170.7% | 2,482 |
| Grant County | Thomas E. Dewey+284 | 56666.4% | 28233.1% | 50.6% | 853 |
| Gray County | Thomas E. Dewey+282 | 1,05757.0% | 77541.8% | 221.2% | 1,854 |
| Greeley County | Thomas E. Dewey+163 | 37863.0% | 21535.8% | 71.2% | 600 |
| Greenwood County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,772 | 3,95964.0% | 2,18735.3% | 410.7% | 6,187 |
| Hamilton County | Thomas E. Dewey+324 | 79562.4% | 47136.9% | 90.7% | 1,275 |
| Harper County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,276 | 2,84963.8% | 1,57335.2% | 461.0% | 4,468 |
| Harvey County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,039 | 5,33961.3% | 3,30037.9% | 640.7% | 8,703 |
| Haskell County | Thomas E. Dewey+178 | 52059.9% | 34239.4% | 60.7% | 868 |
| Hodgeman County | Thomas E. Dewey+492 | 98266.3% | 49033.1% | 90.6% | 1,481 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,098 | 3,66569.7% | 1,56729.8% | 250.5% | 5,257 |
| Jefferson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,929 | 3,50468.7% | 1,57530.9% | 190.4% | 5,098 |
| Jewell County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,538 | 3,75474.2% | 1,21624.0% | 891.8% | 5,059 |
| Johnson County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,180 | 11,95167.2% | 5,77132.5% | 510.3% | 17,773 |
| Kearny County | Thomas E. Dewey+247 | 61262.4% | 36537.2% | 30.3% | 980 |
| Kingman County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,248 | 2,82763.7% | 1,57935.6% | 290.7% | 4,435 |
| Kiowa County | Thomas E. Dewey+861 | 1,47969.6% | 61829.1% | 281.3% | 2,125 |
| Labette County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,082 | 7,48057.9% | 5,39841.8% | 480.4% | 12,926 |
| Lane County | Thomas E. Dewey+385 | 77365.9% | 38833.1% | 121.0% | 1,173 |
| Leavenworth County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,185 | 7,28258.5% | 5,09741.0% | 590.5% | 12,438 |
| Lincoln County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,495 | 2,40572.0% | 91027.3% | 240.7% | 3,339 |
| Linn County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,743 | 3,18568.5% | 1,44231.0% | 200.4% | 4,647 |
| Logan County | Thomas E. Dewey+701 | 1,10772.9% | 40626.7% | 50.3% | 1,518 |
| Lyon County | Thomas E. Dewey+726 | 5,71052.9% | 4,98446.2% | 1051.0% | 10,799 |
| Marion County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,294 | 5,21972.6% | 1,92526.8% | 410.6% | 7,185 |
| Marshall County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,503 | 6,18469.6% | 2,68130.2% | 210.2% | 8,886 |
| McPherson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,519 | 5,84062.3% | 3,32135.4% | 2112.3% | 9,372 |
| Meade County | Thomas E. Dewey+793 | 1,42468.2% | 63130.2% | 321.5% | 2,087 |
| Miami County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,109 | 4,32657.3% | 3,21742.6% | 90.1% | 7,552 |
| Mitchell County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,659 | 3,23866.7% | 1,57932.5% | 400.8% | 4,857 |
| Montgomery County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,675 | 11,73862.3% | 7,06337.5% | 430.2% | 18,844 |
| Morris County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,044 | 2,62862.1% | 1,58437.4% | 190.4% | 4,231 |
| Morton County | Thomas E. Dewey+250 | 61762.5% | 36737.2% | 30.3% | 987 |
| Nemaha County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,128 | 4,27766.4% | 2,14933.4% | 110.2% | 6,437 |
| Neosho County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,187 | 5,42062.4% | 3,23337.3% | 260.3% | 8,679 |
| Ness County | Thomas E. Dewey+869 | 1,74565.5% | 87632.9% | 451.7% | 2,666 |
| Norton County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,731 | 2,89070.9% | 1,15928.4% | 290.7% | 4,078 |
| Osage County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,895 | 4,10764.4% | 2,21234.7% | 580.9% | 6,377 |
| Osborne County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,749 | 2,82771.5% | 1,07827.3% | 481.2% | 3,953 |
| Ottawa County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,050 | 2,42863.1% | 1,37835.8% | 411.1% | 3,847 |
| Pawnee County | Thomas E. Dewey+330 | 2,05754.0% | 1,72745.4% | 220.6% | 3,806 |
| Phillips County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,955 | 3,05372.7% | 1,09826.2% | 461.1% | 4,197 |
| Pottawatomie County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,347 | 4,07470.0% | 1,72729.7% | 180.3% | 5,819 |
| Pratt County | Thomas E. Dewey+324 | 2,65852.9% | 2,33446.4% | 370.7% | 5,029 |
| Rawlins County | Thomas E. Dewey+614 | 1,56961.7% | 95537.6% | 180.7% | 2,542 |
| Reno County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,400 | 11,00458.7% | 7,60440.6% | 1350.7% | 18,743 |
| Republic County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,911 | 3,80266.5% | 1,89133.1% | 220.4% | 5,715 |
| Rice County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,519 | 4,02461.1% | 2,50538.0% | 550.8% | 6,584 |
| Riley County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,852 | 6,51170.4% | 2,65928.8% | 740.8% | 9,244 |
| Rooks County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,195 | 2,36166.5% | 1,16632.9% | 220.6% | 3,549 |
| Rush County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,117 | 2,19366.8% | 1,07632.8% | 140.4% | 3,283 |
| Russell County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,761 | 3,34467.6% | 1,58332.0% | 230.5% | 4,950 |
| Saline County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,474 | 7,57159.5% | 5,09740.1% | 550.4% | 12,723 |
| Scott County | Thomas E. Dewey+338 | 90360.9% | 56538.1% | 140.9% | 1,482 |
| Sedgwick County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,454 | 38,89652.8% | 34,44246.7% | 3600.5% | 73,698 |
| Seward County | Thomas E. Dewey+248 | 1,59053.9% | 1,34245.5% | 170.6% | 2,949 |
| Shawnee County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,718 | 21,39659.0% | 14,67840.5% | 1730.5% | 36,247 |
| Sheridan County | Thomas E. Dewey+684 | 1,34266.9% | 65832.8% | 70.3% | 2,007 |
| Sherman County | Thomas E. Dewey+587 | 1,60860.1% | 1,02138.1% | 481.8% | 2,677 |
| Smith County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,905 | 3,28269.9% | 1,37729.3% | 340.7% | 4,693 |
| Stafford County | Thomas E. Dewey+585 | 2,49356.3% | 1,90843.1% | 310.7% | 4,432 |
| Stanton County | Thomas E. Dewey+158 | 39861.7% | 24037.2% | 71.1% | 645 |
| Stevens County | Thomas E. Dewey+346 | 76064.6% | 41435.2% | 20.2% | 1,176 |
| Sumner County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,156 | 6,34359.9% | 4,18739.5% | 640.6% | 10,594 |
| Thomas County | Thomas E. Dewey+534 | 1,63159.1% | 1,09739.8% | 301.1% | 2,758 |
| Trego County | Thomas E. Dewey+576 | 1,45962.0% | 88337.5% | 120.5% | 2,354 |
| Wabaunsee County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,966 | 2,83975.9% | 87323.4% | 260.7% | 3,738 |
| Wallace County | Thomas E. Dewey+428 | 72070.8% | 29228.7% | 50.5% | 1,017 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,585 | 5,04077.1% | 1,45522.3% | 410.6% | 6,536 |
| Wichita County | Thomas E. Dewey+275 | 60464.3% | 32935.0% | 60.6% | 939 |
| Wilson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,336 | 4,24868.6% | 1,91230.9% | 350.6% | 6,195 |
| Woodson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,309 | 2,30869.6% | 99930.1% | 110.3% | 3,318 |
| Wyandotte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,097 | 26,81744.7% | 32,91454.9% | 2140.4% | 59,945 |
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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.