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Elections / 1944 · President · MA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts D+5.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Massachusetts, 1944. The state ran 1.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
1,960,665 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
1,035,296
52.8%
Dewey (R)
921,350
47.0%
All others
4,019
0.2%
Margin
D+5.8
1944 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1944
RooseveltD+5.8
1944 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+40.0Berkshire County, MA · D+11.4Bristol County, MA · D+19.5Dukes County, MA · R+22.9Essex County, MA · D+2.7Franklin County, MA · R+17.0Hampden County, MA · D+18.3Hampshire County, MA · D+8.5Middlesex County, MA · R+5.8Nantucket County, MA · R+15.6Norfolk County, MA · R+16.6Plymouth County, MA · R+18.8Suffolk County, MA · D+25.4Worcester County, MA · D+11.3
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic52.8%1,035,296
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican47.0%921,350
OtherAll other candidates0.2%4,019
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1944
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−40.0%
4,93811,54316,525
Berkshire CountyD
+11.4%
31,21224,83056,227
Bristol CountyD
+19.5%
90,52960,880151,692
Dukes CountyR
−22.9%
8611,3722,234
Essex CountyD
+2.7%
118,228111,958230,756
Franklin CountyR
−17.0%
9,40013,25222,703
Hampden CountyD
+18.3%
91,81963,293155,486
Hampshire CountyD
+8.5%
17,67614,90732,680
Middlesex CountyR
−5.8%
210,253236,102447,080
Nantucket CountyR
−15.6%
5697791,349
Norfolk CountyR
−16.6%
69,60697,490167,479
Plymouth CountyR
−18.8%
32,29047,24579,709
Suffolk CountyD
+25.4%
234,475139,285374,487
Worcester CountyD
+11.3%
123,44098,414222,258