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Elections / 1944 · President · MT

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Montana D+9.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Montana, 1944. The state ran 1.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Montana result
207,355 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
112,556
54.3%
Dewey (R)
93,163
44.9%
All others
1,636
0.8%
Margin
D+9.4
1944 presidential election
Montana, 1944
RooseveltD+9.4
1944 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+10.3Big Horn County, MT · R+3.9Blaine County, MT · D+19.3Broadwater County, MT · R+15.3Carbon County, MT · R+1.3Carter County, MT · D+9.2Cascade County, MT · D+26.1Chouteau County, MT · D+21.8Custer County, MT · D+5.3Daniels County, MT · D+9.5Dawson County, MT · R+6.4Deer Lodge County, MT · D+33.1Fallon County, MT · R+27.4Fergus County, MT · D+17.2Flathead County, MT · R+5.9Gallatin County, MT · D+5.4Garfield County, MT · R+7.3Glacier County, MT · D+27.0Golden Valley County, MT · R+19.5Granite County, MT · R+9.9Hill County, MT · D+28.7Jefferson County, MT · TiedJudith Basin County, MT · D+20.5Lake County, MT · R+12.7Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+2.8Liberty County, MT · D+5.6Lincoln County, MT · D+13.0Madison County, MT · R+11.1McCone County, MT · D+18.0Meagher County, MT · R+2.7Mineral County, MT · D+2.7Missoula County, MT · D+1.7Musselshell County, MT · D+14.2Park County, MT · R+3.2Petroleum County, MT · R+5.8Phillips County, MT · D+13.6Pondera County, MT · D+23.6Powder River County, MT · R+15.3Powell County, MT · D+16.1Prairie County, MT · R+12.1Ravalli County, MT · R+9.6Richland County, MT · D+13.6Roosevelt County, MT · D+17.9Rosebud County, MT · R+1.7Sanders County, MT · D+5.0Sheridan County, MT · D+36.2Silver Bow County, MT · D+26.7Stillwater County, MT · R+12.5Sweet Grass County, MT · R+25.3Teton County, MT · D+16.7Toole County, MT · D+16.2Treasure County, MT · R+0.9Valley County, MT · D+23.9Wheatland County, MT · R+2.2Wibaux County, MT · R+0.8Yellowstone County, MT · R+3.3
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic54.3%112,556
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican44.9%93,163
OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,636
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1944
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−10.3%
1,2631,5562,832
Big Horn CountyR
−3.9%
1,2891,3942,695
Blaine CountyD
+19.3%
1,4699902,479
Broadwater CountyR
−15.3%
5587601,323
Carbon CountyR
−1.3%
2,0732,1264,230
Carter CountyD
+9.2%
6105071,118
Cascade CountyD
+26.1%
10,9246,37217,437
Chouteau CountyD
+21.8%
1,9061,2203,153
Custer CountyD
+5.3%
2,0381,8303,897
Daniels CountyD
+9.5%
8246801,516
Dawson CountyR
−6.4%
1,3621,5492,927
Deer Lodge CountyD
+33.1%
4,3472,1766,556
Fallon CountyR
−27.4%
4948701,371
Fergus CountyD
+17.2%
3,1642,2295,422
Flathead CountyR
−5.9%
3,6084,0667,786
Gallatin CountyD
+5.4%
3,4793,1206,632
Garfield CountyR
−7.3%
4785531,033
Glacier CountyD
+27.0%
2,1421,2283,379
Golden Valley CountyR
−19.5%
266395662
Granite CountyR
−9.9%
5747021,288
Hill CountyD
+28.7%
2,9861,6464,669
Jefferson CountyD
+0.4%
8037971,603
Judith Basin CountyD
+20.5%
1,0496911,747
Lake CountyR
−12.7%
1,7502,2654,059
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+2.8%
4,7374,4829,258
Liberty CountyD
+5.6%
440393842
Lincoln CountyD
+13.0%
1,4451,1092,589
Madison CountyR
−11.1%
1,0221,2782,313
McCone CountyD
+18.0%
7635261,320
Meagher CountyR
−2.7%
482509993
Mineral CountyD
+2.7%
401380792
Missoula CountyD
+1.7%
5,5585,37111,028
Musselshell CountyD
+14.2%
1,3421,0042,375
Park CountyR
−3.2%
2,2452,3964,677
Petroleum CountyR
−5.8%
225253481
Phillips CountyD
+13.6%
1,4351,0892,543
Pondera CountyD
+23.6%
1,4488902,361
Powder River CountyR
−15.3%
4766501,137
Powell CountyD
+16.1%
1,5271,1002,645
Prairie CountyR
−12.1%
4685981,074
Ravalli CountyR
−9.6%
1,9262,3424,311
Richland CountyD
+13.6%
1,7771,3473,161
Roosevelt CountyD
+17.9%
1,8481,2813,168
Rosebud CountyR
−1.7%
1,1141,1542,301
Sanders CountyD
+5.0%
1,1841,0702,278
Sheridan CountyD
+36.2%
1,7137912,548
Silver Bow CountyD
+26.7%
13,2287,61021,040
Stillwater CountyR
−12.5%
9341,2012,142
Sweet Grass CountyR
−25.3%
5338971,440
Teton CountyD
+16.7%
1,5081,0742,601
Toole CountyD
+16.2%
1,5451,1132,668
Treasure CountyR
−0.9%
282287573
Valley CountyD
+23.9%
2,1961,3413,582
Wheatland CountyR
−2.2%
7337671,516
Wibaux CountyR
−0.8%
425432859
Yellowstone CountyR
−3.3%
8,1408,70616,925