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Elections / 1944 · President · MS

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Mississippi D+87.1.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Mississippi, 1944. The state ran 79.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
180,234 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
168,621
93.6%
Dewey (R)
11,613
6.4%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+87.1
1944 presidential election
Mississippi, 1944
RooseveltD+87.1
1944 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+70.6Alcorn County, MS · D+85.7Amite County, MS · D+88.5Attala County, MS · D+92.3Benton County, MS · D+90.6Bolivar County, MS · D+73.2Calhoun County, MS · D+91.1Carroll County, MS · D+91.0Chickasaw County, MS · D+83.0Choctaw County, MS · D+87.3Claiborne County, MS · D+88.1Clarke County, MS · D+89.4Clay County, MS · D+82.8Coahoma County, MS · D+85.2Copiah County, MS · D+93.2Covington County, MS · D+93.3DeSoto County, MS · D+85.4Forrest County, MS · D+78.7Franklin County, MS · D+92.2George County, MS · D+83.9Greene County, MS · D+78.5Grenada County, MS · D+84.3Hancock County, MS · D+84.6Harrison County, MS · D+81.1Hinds County, MS · D+83.2Holmes County, MS · D+88.2Humphreys County, MS · D+94.1Issaquena County, MS · D+95.5Itawamba County, MS · D+76.1Jackson County, MS · D+85.0Jasper County, MS · D+94.5Jefferson County, MS · D+93.7Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+87.9Jones County, MS · D+86.8Kemper County, MS · D+94.6Lafayette County, MS · D+92.2Lamar County, MS · D+83.9Lauderdale County, MS · D+88.2Lawrence County, MS · D+94.3Leake County, MS · D+98.3Lee County, MS · D+87.7Leflore County, MS · D+84.6Lincoln County, MS · D+91.9Lowndes County, MS · D+72.0Madison County, MS · D+89.7Marion County, MS · D+95.7Marshall County, MS · D+91.6Monroe County, MS · D+90.3Montgomery County, MS · D+89.8Neshoba County, MS · D+91.7Newton County, MS · D+95.6Noxubee County, MS · D+81.2Oktibbeha County, MS · D+89.3Panola County, MS · D+91.1Pearl River County, MS · D+92.4Perry County, MS · D+89.5Pike County, MS · D+84.6Pontotoc County, MS · D+90.3Prentiss County, MS · D+80.8Quitman County, MS · D+89.9Rankin County, MS · D+92.1Scott County, MS · D+94.6Sharkey County, MS · D+93.4Simpson County, MS · D+93.9Smith County, MS · D+87.4Stone County, MS · D+91.7Sunflower County, MS · D+89.5Tallahatchie County, MS · D+96.7Tate County, MS · D+96.1Tippah County, MS · D+90.5Tishomingo County, MS · D+65.3Tunica County, MS · D+90.7Union County, MS · D+84.2Walthall County, MS · D+89.5Warren County, MS · D+82.7Washington County, MS · D+63.2Wayne County, MS · D+95.1Webster County, MS · D+84.4Wilkinson County, MS · D+83.0Winston County, MS · D+94.6Yalobusha County, MS · D+88.4Yazoo County, MS · D+93.4
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic93.6%168,621
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican6.4%11,613
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1944
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+70.6%
1,6382821,920
Alcorn CountyD
+85.7%
2,6692062,875
Amite CountyD
+88.5%
1,426871,513
Attala CountyD
+92.3%
2,187872,274
Benton CountyD
+90.6%
85242894
Bolivar CountyD
+73.2%
2,4443782,822
Calhoun CountyD
+91.1%
2,072972,169
Carroll CountyD
+91.0%
1,438681,506
Chickasaw CountyD
+83.0%
1,9351802,115
Choctaw CountyD
+87.3%
1,119761,195
Claiborne CountyD
+88.1%
71045755
Clarke CountyD
+89.4%
1,694951,789
Clay CountyD
+82.8%
1,1581091,267
Coahoma CountyD
+85.2%
2,3921912,583
Copiah CountyD
+93.2%
2,409852,494
Covington CountyD
+93.3%
1,672581,730
DeSoto CountyD
+85.4%
1,5611231,684
Forrest CountyD
+78.7%
3,6494364,085
Franklin CountyD
+92.2%
1,211491,260
George CountyD
+83.9%
1,051921,143
Greene CountyD
+78.5%
9071091,016
Grenada CountyD
+84.3%
1,3731171,490
Hancock CountyD
+84.6%
1,6421371,779
Harrison CountyD
+81.1%
5,9766226,598
Hinds CountyD
+83.2%
10,46696211,428
Holmes CountyD
+88.2%
1,9541222,076
Humphreys CountyD
+94.1%
1,150351,185
Issaquena CountyD
+95.5%
2155220
Itawamba CountyD
+76.1%
1,3501831,533
Jackson CountyD
+85.0%
2,6362132,849
Jasper CountyD
+94.5%
1,667471,714
Jefferson CountyD
+93.7%
76625791
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+87.9%
1,372881,460
Jones CountyD
+86.8%
4,7823375,119
Kemper CountyD
+94.6%
1,345371,382
Lafayette CountyD
+92.2%
2,148872,235
Lamar CountyD
+83.9%
1,065931,158
Lauderdale CountyD
+88.2%
6,0363796,415
Lawrence CountyD
+94.3%
1,535451,580
Leake CountyD
+98.3%
2,800242,824
Lee CountyD
+87.7%
3,5092303,739
Leflore CountyD
+84.6%
2,3992002,599
Lincoln CountyD
+91.9%
2,4451032,548
Lowndes CountyD
+72.0%
2,2163602,576
Madison CountyD
+89.7%
1,9211042,025
Marion CountyD
+95.7%
2,441542,495
Marshall CountyD
+91.6%
1,441631,504
Monroe CountyD
+90.3%
3,1041593,263
Montgomery CountyD
+89.8%
1,371741,445
Neshoba CountyD
+91.7%
3,0251313,156
Newton CountyD
+95.6%
2,516562,572
Noxubee CountyD
+81.2%
9941031,097
Oktibbeha CountyD
+89.3%
1,9481102,058
Panola CountyD
+91.1%
1,931902,021
Pearl River CountyD
+92.4%
2,131842,215
Perry CountyD
+89.5%
79644840
Pike CountyD
+84.6%
2,9722483,220
Pontotoc CountyD
+90.3%
1,716871,803
Prentiss CountyD
+80.8%
1,6521751,827
Quitman CountyD
+89.9%
1,106591,165
Rankin CountyD
+92.1%
2,374982,472
Scott CountyD
+94.6%
2,165602,225
Sharkey CountyD
+93.4%
69824722
Simpson CountyD
+93.9%
2,470782,548
Smith CountyD
+87.4%
2,4561652,621
Stone CountyD
+91.7%
989431,032
Sunflower CountyD
+89.5%
2,7991552,954
Tallahatchie CountyD
+96.7%
2,401402,441
Tate CountyD
+96.1%
1,455291,484
Tippah CountyD
+90.5%
2,5391262,665
Tishomingo CountyD
+65.3%
1,4122961,708
Tunica CountyD
+90.7%
72135756
Union CountyD
+84.2%
2,1401832,323
Walthall CountyD
+89.5%
1,230681,298
Warren CountyD
+82.7%
3,2023043,506
Washington CountyD
+63.2%
2,0124542,466
Wayne CountyD
+95.1%
1,380351,415
Webster CountyD
+84.4%
1,5041271,631
Wilkinson CountyD
+83.0%
86380943
Winston CountyD
+94.6%
1,822511,873
Yalobusha CountyD
+88.4%
1,582971,679
Yazoo CountyD
+93.4%
2,301782,379