Tennessee — 1944 presidential election
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Akashicstate1944 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentRooseveltD+21.2
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 60.4% | 308,707 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 39.2% | 200,311 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 1,674 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+81.1 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+81.4 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+76.8 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| McMinn County, TN | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+71.1 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+85.4 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+74.7 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+60.8 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+53.9 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+52 | 3,47650.2% | 3,42449.5% | 200.3% | 6,920 |
| Bedford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,918 | 2,65177.8% | 73321.5% | 230.7% | 3,407 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+706 | 1,90160.9% | 1,19538.3% | 280.9% | 3,124 |
| Bledsoe County | Thomas E. Dewey+392 | 79540.1% | 1,18759.9% | 00.0% | 1,982 |
| Blount County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,357 | 2,83631.3% | 6,19368.3% | 380.4% | 9,067 |
| Bradley County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,304 | 1,31233.2% | 2,61666.2% | 230.6% | 3,951 |
| Campbell County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,236 | 2,00838.1% | 3,24461.6% | 180.3% | 5,270 |
| Cannon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+375 | 1,00261.5% | 62738.5% | 10.1% | 1,630 |
| Carroll County | Thomas E. Dewey+919 | 2,07740.8% | 2,99658.9% | 150.3% | 5,088 |
| Carter County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,211 | 1,66225.4% | 4,87374.3% | 210.3% | 6,556 |
| Cheatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,182 | 1,39886.5% | 21613.4% | 20.1% | 1,616 |
| Chester County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+225 | 1,15655.3% | 93144.5% | 40.2% | 2,091 |
| Claiborne County | Thomas E. Dewey+777 | 1,64940.2% | 2,42659.2% | 230.6% | 4,098 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+104 | 75453.7% | 65046.3% | 00.0% | 1,404 |
| Cocke County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,565 | 98921.7% | 3,55478.1% | 50.1% | 4,548 |
| Coffee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,135 | 2,70382.6% | 56817.3% | 30.1% | 3,274 |
| Crockett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+639 | 1,42164.2% | 78235.4% | 90.4% | 2,212 |
| Cumberland County | Thomas E. Dewey+612 | 1,17439.4% | 1,78659.9% | 200.7% | 2,980 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,319 | 26,49372.1% | 10,17427.7% | 930.3% | 36,760 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+280 | 1,51554.8% | 1,23544.7% | 130.5% | 2,763 |
| DeKalb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+180 | 2,34152.0% | 2,16148.0% | 00.0% | 4,502 |
| Dickson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,779 | 2,37979.6% | 60020.1% | 110.4% | 2,990 |
| Dyer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,178 | 3,36873.6% | 1,19026.0% | 180.4% | 4,576 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,245 | 1,41789.1% | 17210.8% | 20.1% | 1,591 |
| Fentress County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,039 | 65727.7% | 1,69671.4% | 231.0% | 2,376 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,358 | 3,95886.6% | 60013.1% | 150.3% | 4,573 |
| Gibson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,064 | 4,63274.6% | 1,56825.2% | 120.2% | 6,212 |
| Giles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,498 | 4,24985.0% | 75115.0% | 00.0% | 5,000 |
| Grainger County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,333 | 60523.7% | 1,93876.0% | 70.3% | 2,550 |
| Greene County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,196 | 2,72635.6% | 4,92264.2% | 170.2% | 7,665 |
| Grundy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,056 | 1,46277.5% | 40621.5% | 191.0% | 1,887 |
| Hamblen County | Thomas E. Dewey+278 | 1,72346.3% | 2,00153.7% | 00.0% | 3,724 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,148 | 17,52762.2% | 10,37936.8% | 2670.9% | 28,173 |
| Hancock County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,498 | 43118.2% | 1,92981.6% | 40.2% | 2,364 |
| Hardeman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,505 | 1,94981.2% | 44418.5% | 70.3% | 2,400 |
| Hardin County | Thomas E. Dewey+766 | 1,35838.8% | 2,12460.7% | 180.5% | 3,500 |
| Hawkins County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,936 | 1,75632.2% | 3,69267.6% | 100.2% | 5,458 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,317 | 2,52592.4% | 2087.6% | 10.0% | 2,734 |
| Henderson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,561 | 1,00928.2% | 2,57071.8% | 00.0% | 3,579 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,409 | 3,11181.2% | 70218.3% | 180.5% | 3,831 |
| Hickman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,605 | 2,22378.1% | 61821.7% | 50.2% | 2,846 |
| Houston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+728 | 97679.7% | 24820.3% | 00.0% | 1,224 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+960 | 1,32778.0% | 36721.6% | 70.4% | 1,701 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+712 | 1,40766.6% | 69532.9% | 120.6% | 2,114 |
| Jefferson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,193 | 96623.3% | 3,15976.2% | 180.4% | 4,143 |
| Johnson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,249 | 45014.2% | 2,69985.5% | 90.3% | 3,158 |
| Knox County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,260 | 18,48246.8% | 20,74252.6% | 2280.6% | 39,452 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,290 | 1,44090.6% | 1509.4% | 00.0% | 1,590 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,351 | 3,73290.6% | 3819.3% | 40.1% | 4,117 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+303 | 4,66251.7% | 4,35948.3% | 00.0% | 9,021 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+703 | 95579.1% | 25220.9% | 00.0% | 1,207 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,162 | 3,73586.5% | 57313.3% | 80.2% | 4,316 |
| Loudon County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,515 | 1,63234.1% | 3,14765.7% | 80.2% | 4,787 |
| Macon County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,621 | 70123.0% | 2,32276.3% | 220.7% | 3,045 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,913 | 5,70675.9% | 1,79323.9% | 180.2% | 7,517 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+905 | 2,66658.8% | 1,76138.8% | 1062.3% | 4,533 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,312 | 3,81288.3% | 50011.6% | 30.1% | 4,315 |
| Maury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,067 | 4,81486.3% | 74713.4% | 180.3% | 5,579 |
| McMinn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,344 | 4,43558.9% | 3,09141.1% | 00.0% | 7,526 |
| McNairy County | Thomas E. Dewey+985 | 1,71238.8% | 2,69761.2% | 00.0% | 4,409 |
| Meigs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+195 | 72757.7% | 53242.3% | 00.0% | 1,259 |
| Monroe County | Thomas E. Dewey+39 | 3,38549.6% | 3,42450.2% | 100.1% | 6,819 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,269 | 2,97180.6% | 70219.0% | 130.4% | 3,686 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+599 | 74283.8% | 14316.2% | 00.0% | 885 |
| Morgan County | Thomas E. Dewey+198 | 1,20146.2% | 1,39953.8% | 00.0% | 2,600 |
| Obion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,055 | 3,67085.4% | 61514.3% | 130.3% | 4,298 |
| Overton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+514 | 1,44960.7% | 93539.1% | 50.2% | 2,389 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+384 | 77166.6% | 38733.4% | 00.0% | 1,158 |
| Pickett County | Thomas E. Dewey+345 | 41634.7% | 76163.5% | 211.8% | 1,198 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,464 | 4,84292.7% | 3787.2% | 60.1% | 5,226 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,018 | 2,78861.2% | 1,77038.8% | 00.0% | 4,558 |
| Rhea County | Thomas E. Dewey+299 | 1,58145.7% | 1,88054.3% | 00.0% | 3,461 |
| Roane County | Thomas E. Dewey+740 | 1,97141.9% | 2,71157.7% | 170.4% | 4,699 |
| Robertson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,452 | 3,07482.9% | 62216.8% | 120.3% | 3,708 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,851 | 4,73083.9% | 87915.6% | 290.5% | 5,638 |
| Scott County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,121 | 85030.0% | 1,97169.6% | 110.4% | 2,832 |
| Sequatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+434 | 85167.1% | 41732.9% | 00.0% | 1,268 |
| Sevier County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,219 | 71112.6% | 4,93087.2% | 100.2% | 5,651 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+37,786 | 48,62581.7% | 10,83918.2% | 800.1% | 59,544 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,220 | 2,10770.1% | 88729.5% | 120.4% | 3,006 |
| Stewart County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,581 | 1,91685.1% | 33514.9% | 00.0% | 2,251 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,067 | 6,29054.5% | 5,22345.2% | 310.3% | 11,544 |
| Sumner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,086 | 4,07680.3% | 99019.5% | 100.2% | 5,076 |
| Tipton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,736 | 4,04692.8% | 3107.1% | 40.1% | 4,360 |
| Trousdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,039 | 1,17089.7% | 13110.0% | 30.2% | 1,304 |
| Unicoi County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,213 | 77928.1% | 1,99271.9% | 00.0% | 2,771 |
| Union County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,141 | 62726.1% | 1,76873.7% | 30.1% | 2,398 |
| Van Buren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+235 | 52664.1% | 29135.5% | 30.4% | 820 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,712 | 2,56074.7% | 84824.7% | 210.6% | 3,429 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,425 | 4,06038.3% | 6,48561.2% | 570.5% | 10,602 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,555 | 63022.3% | 2,18577.5% | 50.2% | 2,820 |
| Weakley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,839 | 3,43468.1% | 1,59531.7% | 100.2% | 5,039 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+671 | 1,33966.6% | 66833.2% | 40.2% | 2,011 |
| Williamson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,054 | 2,65681.3% | 60218.4% | 100.3% | 3,268 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,206 | 3,14877.0% | 94223.0% | 00.0% | 4,090 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.