North Carolina — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentRooseveltD+33.4
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 66.7% | 527,399 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 33.3% | 263,155 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+61.2 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+55.3 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+57.8 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+59.3 |
| Catawba County, NC | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+77.6 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+71.0 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Davidson County, NC | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+87.6 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+86.4 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+75.7 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+91.4 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Henderson County, NC | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+83.5 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+70.5 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+80.9 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+79.3 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+90.6 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+72.5 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+61.0 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+89.1 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+77.3 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+63.7 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+82.2 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+78.8 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+15.8 |
North Carolina results by county
100 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,208 | 9,18464.9% | 4,97635.1% | 00.0% | 14,160 |
| Alexander County | Thomas E. Dewey+689 | 2,28243.4% | 2,97156.6% | 00.0% | 5,253 |
| Alleghany County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+315 | 1,81054.8% | 1,49545.2% | 00.0% | 3,305 |
| Anson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,072 | 3,58287.5% | 51012.5% | 00.0% | 4,092 |
| Ashe County | Thomas E. Dewey+161 | 4,36349.1% | 4,52450.9% | 00.0% | 8,887 |
| Avery County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,340 | 83820.9% | 3,17879.1% | 00.0% | 4,016 |
| Beaufort County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,573 | 4,70680.6% | 1,13319.4% | 00.0% | 5,839 |
| Bertie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,018 | 3,14296.2% | 1243.8% | 00.0% | 3,266 |
| Bladen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,811 | 2,54277.7% | 73122.3% | 00.0% | 3,273 |
| Brunswick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+349 | 2,34654.0% | 1,99746.0% | 00.0% | 4,343 |
| Buncombe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,480 | 20,87869.0% | 9,39831.0% | 00.0% | 30,276 |
| Burke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+940 | 6,79553.7% | 5,85546.3% | 00.0% | 12,650 |
| Cabarrus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,831 | 9,06468.2% | 4,23331.8% | 00.0% | 13,297 |
| Caldwell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,054 | 5,41955.4% | 4,36544.6% | 00.0% | 9,784 |
| Camden County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+529 | 72278.9% | 19321.1% | 00.0% | 915 |
| Carteret County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,923 | 3,48969.0% | 1,56631.0% | 00.0% | 5,055 |
| Caswell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,431 | 1,92379.6% | 49220.4% | 00.0% | 2,415 |
| Catawba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,935 | 10,14658.5% | 7,21141.5% | 00.0% | 17,357 |
| Chatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,425 | 3,85661.3% | 2,43138.7% | 00.0% | 6,287 |
| Cherokee County | Thomas E. Dewey+43 | 2,58249.6% | 2,62550.4% | 00.0% | 5,207 |
| Chowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,148 | 1,31488.8% | 16611.2% | 00.0% | 1,480 |
| Clay County | Thomas E. Dewey+18 | 1,24549.6% | 1,26350.4% | 00.0% | 2,508 |
| Cleveland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,534 | 8,17075.6% | 2,63624.4% | 00.0% | 10,806 |
| Columbus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,165 | 5,71778.6% | 1,55221.4% | 00.0% | 7,269 |
| Craven County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,046 | 4,87285.5% | 82614.5% | 00.0% | 5,698 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,601 | 6,61576.7% | 2,01423.3% | 00.0% | 8,629 |
| Currituck County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+818 | 1,04982.0% | 23118.0% | 00.0% | 1,280 |
| Dare County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+707 | 96678.9% | 25921.1% | 00.0% | 1,225 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10 | 9,45550.0% | 9,44550.0% | 00.0% | 18,900 |
| Davie County | Thomas E. Dewey+978 | 2,26641.1% | 3,24458.9% | 00.0% | 5,510 |
| Duplin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,027 | 5,46479.2% | 1,43720.8% | 00.0% | 6,901 |
| Durham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,073 | 12,76377.6% | 3,69022.4% | 00.0% | 16,453 |
| Edgecombe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,314 | 6,76293.8% | 4486.2% | 00.0% | 7,210 |
| Forsyth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,376 | 16,39062.1% | 10,01437.9% | 00.0% | 26,404 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,678 | 3,96793.2% | 2896.8% | 00.0% | 4,256 |
| Gaston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,721 | 13,74469.5% | 6,02330.5% | 00.0% | 19,767 |
| Gates County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+952 | 1,10587.8% | 15312.2% | 00.0% | 1,258 |
| Graham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+533 | 1,88958.2% | 1,35641.8% | 00.0% | 3,245 |
| Granville County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,890 | 3,21590.8% | 3259.2% | 00.0% | 3,540 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,415 | 2,52895.7% | 1134.3% | 00.0% | 2,641 |
| Guilford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,533 | 23,49564.4% | 12,96235.6% | 00.0% | 36,457 |
| Halifax County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,549 | 6,98994.1% | 4405.9% | 00.0% | 7,429 |
| Harnett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,388 | 6,57967.3% | 3,19132.7% | 00.0% | 9,770 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,836 | 7,75572.7% | 2,91927.3% | 00.0% | 10,674 |
| Henderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,066 | 5,67955.2% | 4,61344.8% | 00.0% | 10,292 |
| Hertford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,871 | 1,99694.1% | 1255.9% | 00.0% | 2,121 |
| Hoke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,622 | 1,78291.8% | 1608.2% | 00.0% | 1,942 |
| Hyde County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+601 | 92474.1% | 32325.9% | 00.0% | 1,247 |
| Iredell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,494 | 8,35863.2% | 4,86436.8% | 00.0% | 13,222 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,415 | 4,10960.4% | 2,69439.6% | 00.0% | 6,803 |
| Johnston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,859 | 8,28265.2% | 4,42334.8% | 00.0% | 12,705 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,010 | 1,22185.3% | 21114.7% | 00.0% | 1,432 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,640 | 3,44881.0% | 80819.0% | 00.0% | 4,256 |
| Lenoir County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,699 | 5,25390.5% | 5549.5% | 00.0% | 5,807 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+490 | 4,16853.1% | 3,67846.9% | 00.0% | 7,846 |
| Macon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+345 | 2,85553.2% | 2,51046.8% | 00.0% | 5,365 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,097 | 2,29134.3% | 4,38865.7% | 00.0% | 6,679 |
| Martin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,275 | 4,40897.1% | 1332.9% | 00.0% | 4,541 |
| McDowell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,750 | 4,00864.0% | 2,25836.0% | 00.0% | 6,266 |
| Mecklenburg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,516 | 25,95073.3% | 9,43426.7% | 00.0% | 35,384 |
| Mitchell County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,168 | 1,02424.3% | 3,19275.7% | 00.0% | 4,216 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+702 | 2,66557.6% | 1,96342.4% | 00.0% | 4,628 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,048 | 3,71158.2% | 2,66341.8% | 00.0% | 6,374 |
| Nash County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,701 | 7,57789.6% | 87610.4% | 00.0% | 8,453 |
| New Hanover County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,638 | 9,46777.0% | 2,82923.0% | 00.0% | 12,296 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,298 | 3,47095.3% | 1724.7% | 00.0% | 3,642 |
| Onslow County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,278 | 2,71186.2% | 43313.8% | 00.0% | 3,144 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,807 | 3,27469.1% | 1,46730.9% | 00.0% | 4,741 |
| Pamlico County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+576 | 1,29564.3% | 71935.7% | 00.0% | 2,014 |
| Pasquotank County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,680 | 2,54074.7% | 86025.3% | 00.0% | 3,400 |
| Pender County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,291 | 1,73279.7% | 44120.3% | 00.0% | 2,173 |
| Perquimans County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+694 | 96078.3% | 26621.7% | 00.0% | 1,226 |
| Person County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,900 | 2,50780.5% | 60719.5% | 00.0% | 3,114 |
| Pitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,061 | 8,55694.5% | 4955.5% | 00.0% | 9,051 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+662 | 2,34058.2% | 1,67841.8% | 00.0% | 4,018 |
| Randolph County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,491 | 7,27745.4% | 8,76854.6% | 00.0% | 16,045 |
| Richmond County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,456 | 5,39485.2% | 93814.8% | 00.0% | 6,332 |
| Robeson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,160 | 7,27886.7% | 1,11813.3% | 00.0% | 8,396 |
| Rockingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,731 | 8,75574.3% | 3,02425.7% | 00.0% | 11,779 |
| Rowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,859 | 9,72162.4% | 5,86237.6% | 00.0% | 15,583 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,681 | 7,37961.1% | 4,69838.9% | 00.0% | 12,077 |
| Sampson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,842 | 4,22041.0% | 6,06259.0% | 00.0% | 10,282 |
| Scotland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,069 | 2,37288.7% | 30311.3% | 00.0% | 2,675 |
| Stanly County | Thomas E. Dewey+584 | 5,49947.5% | 6,08352.5% | 00.0% | 11,582 |
| Stokes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+734 | 4,11054.9% | 3,37645.1% | 00.0% | 7,486 |
| Surry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,563 | 7,67960.0% | 5,11640.0% | 00.0% | 12,795 |
| Swain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+605 | 2,11058.4% | 1,50541.6% | 00.0% | 3,615 |
| Transylvania County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+768 | 3,01957.3% | 2,25142.7% | 00.0% | 5,270 |
| Tyrrell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+330 | 61168.5% | 28131.5% | 00.0% | 892 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,615 | 5,72983.7% | 1,11416.3% | 00.0% | 6,843 |
| Vance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,582 | 4,11088.6% | 52811.4% | 00.0% | 4,638 |
| Wake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,054 | 18,05081.9% | 3,99618.1% | 00.0% | 22,046 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,238 | 2,48091.1% | 2428.9% | 00.0% | 2,722 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,285 | 1,78278.2% | 49721.8% | 00.0% | 2,279 |
| Watauga County | Thomas E. Dewey+740 | 3,21444.8% | 3,95455.2% | 00.0% | 7,168 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,314 | 6,22876.5% | 1,91423.5% | 00.0% | 8,142 |
| Wilkes County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,534 | 5,58738.0% | 9,12162.0% | 00.0% | 14,708 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,711 | 6,48089.4% | 76910.6% | 00.0% | 7,249 |
| Yadkin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,922 | 2,47036.0% | 4,39264.0% | 00.0% | 6,862 |
| Yancey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+899 | 3,30157.9% | 2,40242.1% | 00.0% | 5,703 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.