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Elections / 1944 · President · UT

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Utah D+21.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Utah, 1944. The state ran 13.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Utah result
248,319 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
150,088
60.4%
Dewey (R)
97,891
39.4%
All others
340
0.1%
Margin
D+21.0
1944 presidential election
Utah, 1944
RooseveltD+21.0
1944 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · D+8.1Box Elder County, UT · D+15.0Cache County, UT · D+17.2Carbon County, UT · D+39.6Daggett County, UT · D+13.3Davis County, UT · D+17.1Duchesne County, UT · D+17.7Emery County, UT · D+18.9Garfield County, UT · R+20.2Grand County, UT · R+5.9Iron County, UT · R+7.0Juab County, UT · D+10.9Kane County, UT · R+46.1Millard County, UT · D+0.5Morgan County, UT · D+11.3Piute County, UT · R+4.8Rich County, UT · TiedSalt Lake County, UT · D+25.4San Juan County, UT · R+16.6Sanpete County, UT · R+2.0Sevier County, UT · R+5.6Summit County, UT · D+8.7Tooele County, UT · D+23.0Uintah County, UT · D+1.3Utah County, UT · D+22.5Wasatch County, UT · D+8.3Washington County, UT · D+3.6Wayne County, UT · D+13.9Weber County, UT · D+34.7
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic60.4%150,088
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican39.4%97,891
OtherAll other candidates0.1%340
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1944
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyD
+8.1%
1,1289582,088
Box Elder CountyD
+15.0%
4,1383,0587,201
Cache CountyD
+17.2%
6,9984,93811,948
Carbon CountyD
+39.6%
5,3642,3187,696
Daggett CountyD
+13.3%
9875173
Davis CountyD
+17.1%
5,1793,6638,851
Duchesne CountyD
+17.7%
1,6291,1402,769
Emery CountyD
+18.9%
1,4279742,402
Garfield CountyR
−20.2%
5598421,402
Grand CountyR
−5.9%
380428813
Iron CountyR
−7.0%
1,6771,9303,621
Juab CountyD
+10.9%
1,4831,1922,680
Kane CountyR
−46.1%
244662906
Millard CountyD
+0.5%
1,9091,8893,803
Morgan CountyD
+11.3%
6715351,206
Piute CountyR
−4.8%
346381727
Rich CountyD
+0.1%
395394789
Salt Lake CountyD
+25.4%
66,11439,327105,598
San Juan CountyR
−16.6%
367513881
Sanpete CountyR
−2.0%
3,0713,1966,267
Sevier CountyR
−5.6%
2,0952,3454,445
Summit CountyD
+8.7%
1,7611,4793,242
Tooele CountyD
+23.0%
2,8021,7534,559
Uintah CountyD
+1.3%
1,5191,4793,000
Utah CountyD
+22.5%
15,7229,94625,713
Wasatch CountyD
+8.3%
1,2491,0582,309
Washington CountyD
+3.6%
1,6941,5753,270
Wayne CountyD
+13.9%
430325755
Weber CountyD
+34.7%
19,6399,51829,205