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Elections / 1944 · President · MD

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Maryland D+3.7.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Maryland, 1944. The state ran 3.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Maryland result
608,439 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
315,490
51.9%
Dewey (R)
292,949
48.1%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+3.7
1944 presidential election
Maryland, 1944
RooseveltD+3.7
1944 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+0.8Anne Arundel County, MD · R+2.8Baltimore city, MD · D+18.3Baltimore County, MD · R+12.9Calvert County, MD · R+17.0Caroline County, MD · R+19.7Carroll County, MD · R+33.5Cecil County, MD · D+11.8Charles County, MD · R+19.0Dorchester County, MD · D+5.8Frederick County, MD · R+14.3Garrett County, MD · R+35.9Harford County, MD · R+16.5Howard County, MD · R+3.1Kent County, MD · D+2.1Montgomery County, MD · R+14.2Prince George's County, MD · D+0.9Queen Anne's County, MD · D+17.6Somerset County, MD · R+9.6St. Mary's County, MD · R+17.1Talbot County, MD · R+14.6Washington County, MD · R+3.7Wicomico County, MD · D+5.9Worcester County, MD · R+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic51.9%315,490
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican48.1%292,949
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1944
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−0.8%
15,34515,58930,934
Anne Arundel CountyR
−2.8%
10,26910,86021,129
Baltimore cityD
+18.3%
163,493112,817276,310
Baltimore CountyR
−12.9%
26,27534,04760,322
Calvert CountyR
−17.0%
1,5492,1843,733
Caroline CountyR
−19.7%
2,0603,0735,133
Carroll CountyR
−33.5%
4,4838,99913,482
Cecil CountyD
+11.8%
4,6623,6808,342
Charles CountyR
−19.0%
1,8752,7554,630
Dorchester CountyD
+5.8%
4,7644,2419,005
Frederick CountyR
−14.3%
8,52811,36719,895
Garrett CountyR
−35.9%
1,9614,1626,123
Harford CountyR
−16.5%
4,8396,75111,590
Howard CountyR
−3.1%
3,1403,3446,484
Kent CountyD
+2.1%
2,4542,3514,805
Montgomery CountyR
−14.2%
15,32420,40035,724
Prince George's CountyD
+0.9%
14,00613,75027,756
Queen Anne's CountyD
+17.6%
3,0272,1195,146
Somerset CountyR
−9.6%
3,1253,7906,915
St. Mary's CountyR
−17.1%
1,8912,6734,564
Talbot CountyR
−14.6%
2,7683,7126,480
Washington CountyR
−3.7%
11,36512,22723,592
Wicomico CountyD
+5.9%
5,6745,04010,714
Worcester CountyR
−7.2%
2,6133,0185,631