Kentucky — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentRooseveltD+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 54.5% | 472,589 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 45.2% | 392,448 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 2,884 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Boyd County, KY | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Christian County, KY | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+63.7 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Greenup County, KY | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+83.2 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+65.6 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Letcher County, KY | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+59.0 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+72.3 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Perry County, KY | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Rowan County, KY | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+22.0 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,003 | 2,41141.2% | 3,41458.4% | 220.4% | 5,847 |
| Allen County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,378 | 1,74235.7% | 3,12063.9% | 240.5% | 4,886 |
| Anderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+739 | 2,14860.0% | 1,40939.4% | 220.6% | 3,579 |
| Ballard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,208 | 2,84581.5% | 63718.2% | 90.3% | 3,491 |
| Barren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,177 | 4,43957.6% | 3,26242.4% | 00.0% | 7,701 |
| Bath County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+603 | 2,18457.9% | 1,58141.9% | 80.2% | 3,773 |
| Bell County | Thomas E. Dewey+206 | 4,61648.7% | 4,82250.9% | 360.4% | 9,474 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+994 | 2,45162.5% | 1,45737.2% | 130.3% | 3,921 |
| Bourbon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,871 | 3,82866.0% | 1,95733.7% | 180.3% | 5,803 |
| Boyd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,262 | 8,13054.1% | 6,86845.7% | 420.3% | 15,040 |
| Boyle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,295 | 3,49061.0% | 2,19538.4% | 340.6% | 5,719 |
| Bracken County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+432 | 1,91556.0% | 1,48343.4% | 190.6% | 3,417 |
| Breathitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,692 | 2,92269.9% | 1,23029.4% | 310.7% | 4,183 |
| Breckinridge County | Thomas E. Dewey+403 | 2,88946.5% | 3,29252.9% | 370.6% | 6,218 |
| Bullitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,216 | 2,09270.3% | 87629.4% | 80.3% | 2,976 |
| Butler County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,201 | 1,15325.5% | 3,35474.3% | 70.2% | 4,514 |
| Caldwell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+202 | 2,44452.0% | 2,24247.7% | 100.2% | 4,696 |
| Calloway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,767 | 4,88881.1% | 1,12118.6% | 170.3% | 6,026 |
| Campbell County | Thomas E. Dewey+688 | 12,95948.6% | 13,64751.2% | 640.2% | 26,670 |
| Carlisle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,552 | 2,05780.1% | 50519.7% | 60.2% | 2,568 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,907 | 2,66277.7% | 75522.0% | 110.3% | 3,428 |
| Carter County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,384 | 2,73339.8% | 4,11760.0% | 100.1% | 6,860 |
| Casey County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,349 | 1,52028.1% | 3,86971.5% | 200.4% | 5,409 |
| Christian County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,754 | 6,26058.0% | 4,50641.7% | 350.3% | 10,801 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,679 | 3,60864.8% | 1,92934.7% | 270.5% | 5,564 |
| Clay County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,122 | 1,18521.6% | 4,30778.4% | 30.1% | 5,495 |
| Clinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,054 | 56417.7% | 2,61882.2% | 30.1% | 3,185 |
| Crittenden County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,146 | 1,54436.3% | 2,69063.2% | 250.6% | 4,259 |
| Cumberland County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,902 | 71721.4% | 2,61978.3% | 100.3% | 3,346 |
| Daviess County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,008 | 8,14356.7% | 6,13542.7% | 770.5% | 14,355 |
| Edmonson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,417 | 1,01629.4% | 2,43370.4% | 90.3% | 3,458 |
| Elliott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,207 | 1,72177.0% | 51423.0% | 00.0% | 2,235 |
| Estill County | Thomas E. Dewey+493 | 2,00044.3% | 2,49355.2% | 240.5% | 4,517 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,710 | 13,56755.2% | 10,85744.1% | 1740.7% | 24,598 |
| Fleming County | Thomas E. Dewey+54 | 2,61249.4% | 2,66650.4% | 140.3% | 5,292 |
| Floyd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,532 | 7,72970.7% | 3,19729.3% | 00.0% | 10,926 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,306 | 6,35675.2% | 2,05024.3% | 420.5% | 8,448 |
| Fulton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,319 | 2,97381.7% | 65418.0% | 130.4% | 3,640 |
| Gallatin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+844 | 1,36072.0% | 51627.3% | 120.6% | 1,888 |
| Garrard County | Thomas E. Dewey+278 | 1,76446.2% | 2,04253.5% | 140.4% | 3,820 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+792 | 2,41359.6% | 1,62140.1% | 130.3% | 4,047 |
| Graves County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,885 | 8,05778.7% | 2,17221.2% | 90.1% | 10,238 |
| Grayson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,193 | 2,43640.0% | 3,62959.6% | 200.3% | 6,085 |
| Green County | Thomas E. Dewey+570 | 1,80942.9% | 2,37956.4% | 310.7% | 4,219 |
| Greenup County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+103 | 3,82150.7% | 3,71849.3% | 30.0% | 7,542 |
| Hancock County | Thomas E. Dewey+236 | 1,12945.0% | 1,36554.4% | 150.6% | 2,509 |
| Hardin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,605 | 4,43660.8% | 2,83138.8% | 270.4% | 7,294 |
| Harlan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,185 | 8,00057.8% | 5,81542.0% | 230.2% | 13,838 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,240 | 3,70671.4% | 1,46628.2% | 200.4% | 5,192 |
| Hart County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+124 | 3,13850.9% | 3,01448.9% | 100.2% | 6,162 |
| Henderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,204 | 5,88768.5% | 2,68331.2% | 250.3% | 8,595 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,051 | 3,54870.1% | 1,49729.6% | 180.4% | 5,063 |
| Hickman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,417 | 2,00577.1% | 58822.6% | 90.3% | 2,602 |
| Hopkins County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,557 | 7,35265.8% | 3,79534.0% | 270.2% | 11,174 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,250 | 3288.4% | 3,57891.6% | 20.1% | 3,908 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+19,331 | 80,23656.7% | 60,90543.0% | 4800.3% | 141,621 |
| Jessamine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+636 | 2,42657.1% | 1,79042.1% | 320.8% | 4,248 |
| Johnson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,420 | 2,22232.3% | 4,64267.5% | 100.1% | 6,874 |
| Kenton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,870 | 17,52458.0% | 12,65441.9% | 580.2% | 30,236 |
| Knott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,064 | 3,86782.8% | 80317.2% | 00.0% | 4,670 |
| Knox County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,793 | 2,38531.5% | 5,17868.4% | 70.1% | 7,570 |
| Larue County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+515 | 2,06556.7% | 1,55042.6% | 260.7% | 3,641 |
| Laurel County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,947 | 2,10429.4% | 5,05170.5% | 50.1% | 7,160 |
| Lawrence County | Thomas E. Dewey+307 | 2,40846.9% | 2,71552.9% | 120.2% | 5,135 |
| Lee County | Thomas E. Dewey+396 | 1,07242.0% | 1,46857.6% | 100.4% | 2,550 |
| Leslie County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,180 | 49915.7% | 2,67984.3% | 00.0% | 3,178 |
| Letcher County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+544 | 4,59953.0% | 4,05546.8% | 160.2% | 8,670 |
| Lewis County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,841 | 1,43430.4% | 3,27569.4% | 80.2% | 4,717 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+294 | 3,08752.1% | 2,79347.2% | 420.7% | 5,922 |
| Livingston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+484 | 1,68658.3% | 1,20241.6% | 40.1% | 2,892 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,899 | 5,11069.6% | 2,21130.1% | 180.2% | 7,339 |
| Lyon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+819 | 1,74365.1% | 92434.5% | 90.3% | 2,676 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+301 | 5,76951.0% | 5,46848.4% | 700.6% | 11,307 |
| Magoffin County | Thomas E. Dewey+104 | 2,03148.8% | 2,13551.2% | 00.0% | 4,166 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,323 | 2,99663.8% | 1,67335.6% | 250.5% | 4,694 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,631 | 2,94769.0% | 1,31630.8% | 110.3% | 4,274 |
| Martin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,496 | 57121.6% | 2,06778.3% | 10.0% | 2,639 |
| Mason County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+554 | 3,81053.6% | 3,25645.8% | 390.5% | 7,105 |
| McCracken County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,656 | 10,84671.7% | 4,19027.7% | 840.6% | 15,120 |
| McCreary County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,539 | 88020.5% | 3,41979.5% | 20.0% | 4,301 |
| McLean County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+470 | 2,22255.6% | 1,75243.8% | 230.6% | 3,997 |
| Meade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+788 | 1,82863.5% | 1,04036.1% | 120.4% | 2,880 |
| Menifee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+408 | 97663.1% | 56836.7% | 30.2% | 1,547 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,047 | 3,08660.0% | 2,03939.6% | 210.4% | 5,146 |
| Metcalfe County | Thomas E. Dewey+612 | 1,69442.2% | 2,30657.5% | 120.3% | 4,012 |
| Monroe County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,547 | 1,10123.2% | 3,64876.8% | 00.0% | 4,749 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+853 | 2,33461.1% | 1,48138.7% | 80.2% | 3,823 |
| Morgan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,025 | 3,24272.6% | 1,21727.3% | 50.1% | 4,464 |
| Muhlenberg County | Thomas E. Dewey+961 | 3,65744.0% | 4,61855.6% | 290.3% | 8,304 |
| Nelson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,512 | 3,64862.8% | 2,13636.8% | 270.5% | 5,811 |
| Nicholas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+754 | 1,81362.8% | 1,05936.7% | 130.5% | 2,885 |
| Ohio County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,363 | 3,13140.9% | 4,49458.7% | 320.4% | 7,657 |
| Oldham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+887 | 1,90864.7% | 1,02134.6% | 180.6% | 2,947 |
| Owen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,530 | 3,15783.1% | 62716.5% | 160.4% | 3,800 |
| Owsley County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,708 | 32513.8% | 2,03386.1% | 30.1% | 2,361 |
| Pendleton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+119 | 2,09651.2% | 1,97748.3% | 170.4% | 4,090 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,194 | 5,52756.0% | 4,33343.9% | 20.0% | 9,862 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,665 | 9,75754.5% | 8,09245.2% | 480.3% | 17,897 |
| Powell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+121 | 1,02353.0% | 90246.7% | 60.3% | 1,931 |
| Pulaski County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,384 | 3,93431.9% | 8,31867.5% | 760.6% | 12,328 |
| Robertson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+299 | 85560.5% | 55639.3% | 20.1% | 1,413 |
| Rockcastle County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,475 | 1,32725.8% | 3,80274.0% | 70.1% | 5,136 |
| Rowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+129 | 1,94451.5% | 1,81548.1% | 150.4% | 3,774 |
| Russell County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,834 | 1,18528.1% | 3,01971.6% | 150.4% | 4,219 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,038 | 3,62769.1% | 1,58930.3% | 320.6% | 5,248 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,418 | 4,41568.5% | 1,99731.0% | 340.5% | 6,446 |
| Simpson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,809 | 2,82173.3% | 1,01226.3% | 170.4% | 3,850 |
| Spencer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+797 | 1,44368.8% | 64630.8% | 70.3% | 2,096 |
| Taylor County | Thomas E. Dewey+147 | 2,47548.2% | 2,62251.1% | 390.8% | 5,136 |
| Todd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,627 | 2,99068.4% | 1,36331.2% | 210.5% | 4,374 |
| Trigg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,179 | 2,51165.1% | 1,33234.5% | 140.4% | 3,857 |
| Trimble County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,652 | 1,91686.7% | 26411.9% | 301.4% | 2,210 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,554 | 3,48978.7% | 93521.1% | 120.3% | 4,436 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,584 | 7,52860.2% | 4,94439.5% | 370.3% | 12,509 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+70 | 2,28349.1% | 2,35350.6% | 180.4% | 4,654 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,026 | 2,02239.9% | 3,04860.1% | 00.0% | 5,070 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,484 | 3,32464.1% | 1,84035.5% | 250.5% | 5,189 |
| Whitley County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,026 | 2,35226.9% | 6,37873.1% | 10.0% | 8,731 |
| Wolfe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+561 | 1,45061.9% | 88938.0% | 20.1% | 2,341 |
| Woodford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+780 | 2,15460.8% | 1,37438.8% | 140.4% | 3,542 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.