Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Michigan D+1.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Michigan, 1944. The state ran 6.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

2,205,223 votes counted

Roosevelt (D)

1,106,899

50.2%

Dewey (R)

1,084,423

49.2%

All others

13,901

0.6%

Margin

D+1.0

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1944 presidential election

Michigan, 1944

RooseveltD+1.0

How it voted

Share of the 1944 vote

Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic	50.2%	1,106,899
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican	49.2%	1,084,423
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	13,901

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1944

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−35.3%	716	1,503	2,230
Alger County	D	+25.1%	2,519	1,504	4,036
Allegan County	R	−46.5%	4,480	12,327	16,878
Alpena County	R	−21.8%	2,856	4,453	7,327
Antrim County	R	−36.6%	1,206	2,626	3,881
Arenac County	R	−21.3%	1,280	1,978	3,271
Baraga County	D	+1.2%	1,874	1,829	3,714
Barry County	R	−39.7%	3,010	7,057	10,203
Bay County	D	+0.5%	15,602	15,459	31,204
Benzie County	R	−30.0%	1,084	2,026	3,142
Berrien County	R	−21.9%	15,886	24,832	40,934
Branch County	R	−35.3%	3,406	7,155	10,609
Calhoun County	R	−10.8%	16,611	20,664	37,693
Cass County	R	−31.3%	3,417	6,566	10,051
Charlevoix County	R	−23.0%	1,893	3,039	4,974
Cheboygan County	R	−15.7%	2,141	2,943	5,116
Chippewa County	R	−10.2%	4,344	5,335	9,725
Clare County	R	−41.7%	1,078	2,636	3,735
Clinton County	R	−53.6%	2,533	8,422	10,984
Crawford County	R	−18.2%	550	797	1,355
Delta County	D	+17.1%	7,375	5,213	12,644
Dickinson County	D	+14.8%	6,740	4,987	11,842
Eaton County	R	−32.5%	5,049	9,975	15,140
Emmet County	R	−23.0%	2,206	3,538	5,782
Genesee County	D	+12.0%	52,444	41,145	94,116
Gladwin County	R	−42.5%	985	2,457	3,464
Gogebic County	D	+20.0%	7,938	5,283	13,268
Grand Traverse County	R	−34.7%	2,607	5,413	8,075
Gratiot County	R	−42.9%	3,160	7,987	11,244
Hillsdale County	R	−49.3%	3,153	9,364	12,598
Houghton County	D	+5.0%	10,066	9,110	19,238
Huron County	R	−60.8%	2,301	9,538	11,898
Ingham County	R	−18.2%	23,655	34,255	58,313
Ionia County	R	−35.2%	4,437	9,331	13,914
Iosco County	R	−34.9%	1,127	2,340	3,479
Iron County	D	+6.9%	4,537	3,945	8,546
Isabella County	R	−42.8%	2,522	6,356	8,949
Jackson County	R	−24.6%	13,859	22,992	37,100
Kalamazoo County	R	−21.0%	16,223	24,974	41,654
Kalkaska County	R	−41.3%	409	992	1,412
Kent County	R	−10.6%	43,679	54,163	99,116
Keweenaw County	D	+5.4%	965	866	1,837
Lake County	R	−18.0%	794	1,145	1,946
Lapeer County	R	−44.1%	3,002	7,769	10,821
Leelanau County	R	−37.0%	944	2,063	3,023
Lenawee County	R	−41.4%	6,750	16,382	23,243
Livingston County	R	−43.4%	2,910	7,417	10,391
Luce County	R	−20.3%	790	1,195	1,993
Mackinac County	R	−20.7%	1,488	2,268	3,776
Macomb County	D	+4.9%	23,506	21,305	45,135
Manistee County	R	−9.3%	3,398	4,095	7,530
Marquette County	D	+17.8%	11,707	8,163	19,944
Mason County	R	−17.2%	3,137	4,446	7,630
Mecosta County	R	−41.9%	1,708	4,217	5,995
Menominee County	R	−2.5%	4,632	4,869	9,573
Midland County	R	−31.3%	3,569	6,850	10,482
Missaukee County	R	−44.2%	759	1,979	2,763
Monroe County	R	−13.4%	10,275	13,478	23,836
Montcalm County	R	−40.4%	3,168	7,525	10,790
Montmorency County	R	−31.1%	541	1,034	1,586
Muskegon County	D	+9.3%	19,963	16,536	36,786
Newaygo County	R	−41.6%	2,156	5,250	7,434
Oakland County	R	−3.8%	55,272	59,627	115,813
Oceana County	R	−33.7%	1,738	3,534	5,335
Ogemaw County	R	−39.6%	1,006	2,339	3,363
Ontonagon County	D	+3.5%	2,611	2,433	5,061
Osceola County	R	−47.3%	1,338	3,787	5,178
Oscoda County	R	−29.8%	332	615	950
Otsego County	R	−15.9%	912	1,259	2,182
Ottawa County	R	−33.2%	8,511	17,077	25,786
Presque Isle County	R	−2.7%	2,092	2,209	4,314
Roscommon County	R	−45.2%	484	1,292	1,789
Saginaw County	R	−14.3%	20,383	27,289	48,402
Sanilac County	R	−64.7%	2,015	9,512	11,587
Schoolcraft County	D	+0.6%	1,724	1,704	3,447
Shiawassee County	R	−37.2%	5,292	11,601	16,957
St. Clair County	R	−23.7%	11,813	19,175	31,123
St. Joseph County	R	−39.4%	4,235	9,785	14,089
Tuscola County	R	−53.6%	2,938	9,789	12,787
Van Buren County	R	−37.1%	5,002	10,951	16,037
Washtenaw County	R	−24.6%	14,922	24,740	39,906
Wayne County	D	+27.2%	554,670	316,270	875,093
Wexford County	R	−23.8%	2,489	4,074	6,656