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Elections / 1944 · President · PA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Pennsylvania D+2.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Pennsylvania, 1944. The state ran 4.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
3,794,793 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
1,940,479
51.1%
Dewey (R)
1,835,054
48.4%
All others
19,260
0.5%
Margin
D+2.8
1944 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1944
RooseveltD+2.8
1944 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · R+19.7Allegheny County, PA · D+14.6Armstrong County, PA · R+14.4Beaver County, PA · D+16.2Bedford County, PA · R+25.3Berks County, PA · D+10.6Blair County, PA · R+16.1Bradford County, PA · R+41.5Bucks County, PA · R+17.9Butler County, PA · R+21.8Cambria County, PA · D+16.8Cameron County, PA · R+21.5Carbon County, PA · D+5.8Centre County, PA · R+10.9Chester County, PA · R+17.9Clarion County, PA · R+21.1Clearfield County, PA · R+1.3Clinton County, PA · R+1.8Columbia County, PA · D+1.6Crawford County, PA · R+24.4Cumberland County, PA · R+19.1Dauphin County, PA · R+18.5Delaware County, PA · R+10.1Elk County, PA · D+3.8Erie County, PA · R+3.4Fayette County, PA · D+22.9Forest County, PA · R+32.9Franklin County, PA · R+20.6Fulton County, PA · R+8.5Greene County, PA · D+18.6Huntingdon County, PA · R+32.3Indiana County, PA · R+23.6Jefferson County, PA · R+25.9Juniata County, PA · R+13.7Lackawanna County, PA · D+11.2Lancaster County, PA · R+24.1Lawrence County, PA · R+4.2Lebanon County, PA · R+12.5Lehigh County, PA · R+4.0Luzerne County, PA · D+4.0Lycoming County, PA · R+11.8McKean County, PA · R+29.5Mercer County, PA · R+8.3Mifflin County, PA · R+4.3Monroe County, PA · R+6.1Montgomery County, PA · R+24.0Montour County, PA · R+10.4Northampton County, PA · D+10.0Northumberland County, PA · R+3.9Perry County, PA · R+27.2Philadelphia County, PA · D+17.7Pike County, PA · R+30.9Potter County, PA · R+40.3Schuylkill County, PA · R+6.3Snyder County, PA · R+51.9Somerset County, PA · R+21.8Sullivan County, PA · R+16.6Susquehanna County, PA · R+35.2Tioga County, PA · R+52.0Union County, PA · R+52.9Venango County, PA · R+39.2Warren County, PA · R+34.9Washington County, PA · D+24.9Wayne County, PA · R+49.2Westmoreland County, PA · D+17.0Wyoming County, PA · R+39.5York County, PA · D+7.9
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic51.1%1,940,479
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican48.4%1,835,054
OtherAll other candidates0.5%19,260
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1944
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−19.7%
5,8818,78714,735
Allegheny CountyD
+14.6%
350,690261,218614,301
Armstrong CountyR
−14.4%
10,20213,65623,984
Beaver CountyD
+16.2%
32,74323,55556,658
Bedford CountyR
−25.3%
5,1758,70313,946
Berks CountyD
+10.6%
43,88935,27481,410
Blair CountyR
−16.1%
18,00324,92543,106
Bradford CountyR
−41.5%
5,52313,47219,137
Bucks CountyR
−17.9%
17,82325,63443,727
Butler CountyR
−21.8%
12,37719,34131,944
Cambria CountyD
+16.8%
39,67628,20368,143
Cameron CountyR
−21.5%
1,1151,7292,853
Carbon CountyD
+5.8%
11,0609,83720,970
Centre CountyR
−10.9%
8,06410,04818,242
Chester CountyR
−17.9%
18,54826,65545,411
Clarion CountyR
−21.1%
5,2638,09813,460
Clearfield CountyR
−1.3%
13,61713,98627,836
Clinton CountyR
−1.8%
5,7035,91511,675
Columbia CountyD
+1.6%
9,6479,33619,053
Crawford CountyR
−24.4%
9,21615,20524,591
Cumberland CountyR
−19.1%
12,06817,78229,984
Dauphin CountyR
−18.5%
30,68444,72575,742
Delaware CountyR
−10.1%
64,02178,533143,309
Elk CountyD
+3.8%
6,0975,64511,809
Erie CountyR
−3.4%
32,91235,24768,578
Fayette CountyD
+22.9%
35,09321,94557,489
Forest CountyR
−32.9%
6731,3442,038
Franklin CountyR
−20.6%
8,80713,38022,250
Fulton CountyR
−8.5%
1,7582,0843,857
Greene CountyD
+18.6%
8,3925,74714,192
Huntingdon CountyR
−32.3%
4,1318,10612,320
Indiana CountyR
−23.6%
8,86314,38823,426
Jefferson CountyR
−25.9%
6,42510,97017,547
Juniata CountyR
−13.7%
2,6663,5126,193
Lackawanna CountyD
+11.2%
59,19047,261106,578
Lancaster CountyR
−24.1%
27,35344,88872,673
Lawrence CountyR
−4.2%
17,33118,88636,620
Lebanon CountyR
−12.5%
11,81815,20627,153
Lehigh CountyR
−4.0%
29,13431,58461,033
Luzerne CountyD
+4.0%
73,67467,984142,199
Lycoming CountyR
−11.8%
15,65819,88635,741
McKean CountyR
−29.5%
6,49211,98818,601
Mercer CountyR
−8.3%
16,58919,60636,407
Mifflin CountyR
−4.3%
5,6936,20511,952
Monroe CountyR
−6.1%
5,4906,20211,729
Montgomery CountyR
−24.0%
47,81578,260126,827
Montour CountyR
−10.4%
2,2122,7274,947
Northampton CountyD
+10.0%
32,58426,64359,519
Northumberland CountyR
−3.9%
20,33321,99542,450
Perry CountyR
−27.2%
3,2655,7229,030
Philadelphia CountyD
+17.7%
496,367346,380845,630
Pike CountyR
−30.9%
1,4082,6744,101
Potter CountyR
−40.3%
1,8944,4746,404
Schuylkill CountyR
−6.3%
35,85240,67176,744
Snyder CountyR
−51.9%
1,7955,6967,514
Somerset CountyR
−21.8%
10,28716,03926,405
Sullivan CountyR
−16.6%
1,3291,8583,195
Susquehanna CountyR
−35.2%
4,2128,81913,080
Tioga CountyR
−52.0%
3,24810,38113,708
Union CountyR
−52.9%
1,7045,5857,330
Venango CountyR
−39.2%
6,42614,91621,646
Warren CountyR
−34.9%
4,4409,27613,853
Washington CountyD
+24.9%
46,02327,61574,030
Wayne CountyR
−49.2%
2,7938,24211,074
Westmoreland CountyD
+17.0%
61,05743,202104,964
Wyoming CountyR
−39.5%
1,9824,5816,582
York CountyD
+7.9%
38,22632,61771,158