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Elections / 1944 · President · NV

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Nevada D+9.2.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Nevada, 1944. The state ran 1.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Nevada result
54,234 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
29,623
54.6%
Dewey (R)
24,611
45.4%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+9.2
1944 presidential election
Nevada, 1944
RooseveltD+9.2
1944 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+11.7Churchill County, NV · R+3.9Clark County, NV · D+23.6Douglas County, NV · R+32.7Elko County, NV · D+16.3Esmeralda County, NV · D+19.6Eureka County, NV · R+18.7Humboldt County, NV · D+8.7Lander County, NV · R+5.2Lincoln County, NV · D+42.4Lyon County, NV · R+11.7Mineral County, NV · D+28.3Nye County, NV · D+13.2Pershing County, NV · R+1.3Storey County, NV · D+3.0Washoe County, NV · R+3.7White Pine County, NV · D+28.8
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic54.6%29,623
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican45.4%24,611
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1944
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−11.7%
6658411,506
Churchill CountyR
−3.9%
1,0461,1302,176
Clark CountyD
+23.6%
7,3504,54311,893
Douglas CountyR
−32.7%
282556838
Elko CountyD
+16.3%
2,2801,6423,922
Esmeralda CountyD
+19.6%
223150373
Eureka CountyR
−18.7%
217317534
Humboldt CountyD
+8.7%
9948351,829
Lander CountyR
−5.2%
383425808
Lincoln CountyD
+42.4%
1,2955241,819
Lyon CountyR
−11.7%
7088951,603
Mineral CountyD
+28.3%
1,3447512,095
Nye CountyD
+13.2%
9437231,666
Pershing CountyR
−1.3%
5245381,062
Storey CountyD
+3.0%
173163336
Washoe CountyR
−3.7%
8,3849,02417,408
White Pine CountyD
+28.8%
2,8121,5544,366