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Elections / 1944 · President · ME

Thomas E. Dewey carried Maine R+5.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Maine, 1944. The state ran 12.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Maine result
296,400 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
140,631
47.4%
Dewey (R)
155,434
52.4%
All others
335
0.1%
Margin
R+5.0
1944 presidential election
Maine, 1944
DeweyR+5.0
1944 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+27.1Aroostook County, ME · R+18.6Cumberland County, ME · R+4.4Franklin County, ME · R+21.9Hancock County, ME · R+37.5Kennebec County, ME · R+0.9Knox County, ME · R+19.6Lincoln County, ME · R+40.1Oxford County, ME · R+11.6Penobscot County, ME · R+12.0Piscataquis County, ME · R+8.9Sagadahoc County, ME · D+1.5Somerset County, ME · R+14.7Waldo County, ME · R+40.7Washington County, ME · D+3.0York County, ME · D+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican52.4%155,434
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic47.4%140,631
OtherAll other candidates0.1%335
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1944
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+27.1%
19,07810,92730,039
Aroostook CountyR
−18.6%
8,01711,67819,717
Cumberland CountyR
−4.4%
26,85729,34956,278
Franklin CountyR
−21.9%
2,6464,1276,777
Hancock CountyR
−37.5%
3,2417,14310,396
Kennebec CountyR
−0.9%
14,07014,33528,430
Knox CountyR
−19.6%
3,7585,5909,363
Lincoln CountyR
−40.1%
2,1024,9197,030
Oxford CountyR
−11.6%
6,3778,05314,442
Penobscot CountyR
−12.0%
13,29216,93430,264
Piscataquis CountyR
−8.9%
2,9573,5366,494
Sagadahoc CountyD
+1.5%
4,0033,8837,889
Somerset CountyR
−14.7%
5,3317,16712,523
Waldo CountyR
−40.7%
1,8074,2916,104
Washington CountyD
+3.0%
5,7095,38011,107
York CountyD
+8.3%
21,38618,12239,547