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Elections / 1944 · President · VA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Virginia D+25.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Virginia, 1944. The state ran 17.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Virginia result
388,485 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
242,276
62.4%
Dewey (R)
145,243
37.4%
All others
966
0.2%
Margin
D+25.0
1944 presidential election
Virginia, 1944
RooseveltD+25.0
1944 presidential margin by county for Virginia — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Virginia — 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.Accomack County, VA · D+25.1Albemarle County, VA · D+28.2Alexandria city, VA · D+12.6Alleghany County, VA · D+28.0Amelia County, VA · D+30.3Amherst County, VA · D+70.5Appomattox County, VA · D+60.6Arlington County, VA · R+7.7Augusta County, VA · D+11.3Bath County, VA · D+7.1Bedford County, VA · D+40.6Bland County, VA · D+1.2Botetourt County, VA · TiedBristol city, VA · D+42.4Brunswick County, VA · D+71.3Buchanan County, VA · D+17.8Buckingham County, VA · D+43.2Buena Vista city, VA · D+38.3Campbell County, VA · D+51.7Caroline County, VA · D+44.6Carroll County, VA · R+26.2Charles City County, VA · D+40.2Charlotte County, VA · D+61.0Charlottesville city, VA · D+34.8Chesapeake city, VA · D+58.5Chesterfield County, VA · D+51.9Clarke County, VA · D+32.4Craig County, VA · D+26.6Culpeper County, VA · D+15.3Cumberland County, VA · D+35.8Danville city, VA · D+43.3Dickenson County, VA · D+22.5Dinwiddie County, VA · D+59.3Essex County, VA · D+47.8Fairfax County, VA · R+6.1Fauquier County, VA · D+31.9Floyd County, VA · R+38.5Fluvanna County, VA · D+32.9Franklin County, VA · D+24.7Frederick County, VA · D+12.8Fredericksburg city, VA · D+22.0Giles County, VA · D+17.2Gloucester County, VA · D+38.8Goochland County, VA · D+49.8Grayson County, VA · R+11.7Greene County, VA · R+16.4Greensville County, VA · D+54.6Halifax County, VA · D+73.4Hampton city, VA · D+42.6Hanover County, VA · D+43.7Harrisonburg city, VA · TiedHenrico County, VA · D+41.4Henry County, VA · D+35.7Highland County, VA · R+9.0Hopewell city, VA · D+55.3Isle of Wight County, VA · D+46.5James City County, VA · D+32.6King and Queen County, VA · D+37.2King George County, VA · D+1.2King William County, VA · D+43.9Lancaster County, VA · D+26.0Lee County, VA · D+6.5Loudoun County, VA · D+9.6Louisa County, VA · D+18.8Lunenburg County, VA · D+73.3Lynchburg city, VA · D+28.4Madison County, VA · R+13.7Martinsville city, VA · D+40.9Mathews County, VA · D+11.2Mecklenburg County, VA · D+71.2Middlesex County, VA · D+54.0Montgomery County, VA · R+7.9Nelson County, VA · D+52.9New Kent County, VA · D+35.1Newport News city, VA · D+48.4Norfolk city, VA · D+45.8Northampton County, VA · D+48.7Northumberland County, VA · D+13.9Nottoway County, VA · D+50.8Orange County, VA · D+26.6Page County, VA · R+21.8Patrick County, VA · D+32.3Petersburg city, VA · D+51.6Pittsylvania County, VA · D+48.0Portsmouth city, VA · D+67.0Powhatan County, VA · D+33.3Prince Edward County, VA · D+42.8Prince George County, VA · D+45.1Prince William County, VA · D+27.4Pulaski County, VA · D+24.7Radford city, VA · D+16.0Rappahannock County, VA · D+25.1Richmond city, VA · D+44.1Richmond County, VA · D+4.0Roanoke city, VA · D+17.9Roanoke County, VA · D+3.6Rockbridge County, VA · D+26.0Rockingham County, VA · R+27.6Russell County, VA · D+10.5Scott County, VA · R+3.4Shenandoah County, VA · R+28.4Smyth County, VA · R+9.2Southampton County, VA · D+69.4Spotsylvania County, VA · D+19.2Stafford County, VA · R+1.1Staunton city, VA · D+15.5Suffolk city, VA · D+49.7Surry County, VA · D+66.0Sussex County, VA · D+58.4Tazewell County, VA · D+10.9Virginia Beach city, VA · D+32.7Warren County, VA · D+15.2Washington County, VA · D+1.0Westmoreland County, VA · D+20.5Williamsburg city, VA · D+36.2Winchester city, VA · R+4.5Wise County, VA · D+43.2Wythe County, VA · R+10.9York County, VA · D+40.3
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic62.4%242,276
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican37.4%145,243
OtherAll other candidates0.2%966
D+60
R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +5.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+5.8%DR18922024
Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.5%
1896+6.6%
1900+11.5%
1904+24.8%
1908+22.2%
1912+48.9%
1916+34.7%
1920+23.5%
1924+29.7%
1928−8.0%
1932+38.4%
1936+40.8%
1940+36.5%
1944+25.0%
1948+6.8%
1952−13.0%
1956−17.0%
1960−5.4%
1964+7.1%
1968−10.9%
1972−37.7%
1976−1.3%
1980−12.7%
1984−25.2%
1988−20.5%
1992−4.4%
1996−2.0%
2000−8.1%
2004−8.2%
2008+6.3%
2012+3.9%
2016+5.3%
2020+10.1%
2024+5.8%
County results — 1944
119 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Accomack CountyD
+25.1%
1,7471,0452,795
Albemarle CountyD
+28.2%
1,7259642,701
Alexandria cityD
+12.6%
4,3913,4057,823
Alleghany CountyD
+28.0%
3,0671,7234,802
Amelia CountyD
+30.3%
553295851
Amherst CountyD
+70.5%
2,5854423,039
Appomattox CountyD
+60.6%
1,1092701,385
Arlington CountyR
−7.7%
7,1228,31715,499
Augusta CountyD
+11.3%
2,9132,3195,247
Bath CountyD
+7.1%
5815041,089
Bedford CountyD
+40.6%
2,5341,0683,608
Bland CountyD
+1.2%
7627441,506
Botetourt CountyD
+0.1%
1,2751,2722,562
Bristol cityD
+42.4%
1,5616282,198
Brunswick CountyD
+71.3%
1,2392081,447
Buchanan CountyD
+17.8%
2,8261,9714,805
Buckingham CountyD
+43.2%
7232861,012
Buena Vista cityD
+38.3%
402179582
Campbell CountyD
+51.7%
1,9956342,633
Caroline CountyD
+44.6%
1,0043831,391
Carroll CountyR
−26.2%
1,3752,3523,729
Charles City CountyD
+40.2%
326139465
Charlotte CountyD
+61.0%
1,4733561,830
Charlottesville cityD
+34.8%
2,1881,0553,255
Chesapeake cityD
+58.5%
9242411,168
Chesterfield CountyD
+51.9%
2,8609013,772
Clarke CountyD
+32.4%
8164151,236
Craig CountyD
+26.6%
564327892
Culpeper CountyD
+15.3%
1,0227501,773
Cumberland CountyD
+35.8%
463218685
Danville cityD
+43.3%
3,1211,2314,366
Dickenson CountyD
+22.5%
2,7861,7624,554
Dinwiddie CountyD
+59.3%
1,0962791,377
Essex CountyD
+47.8%
508179689
Fairfax CountyR
−6.1%
3,5824,0467,662
Fauquier CountyD
+31.9%
2,1101,0893,204
Floyd CountyR
−38.5%
6301,4242,062
Fluvanna CountyD
+32.9%
577291870
Franklin CountyD
+24.7%
2,0021,2063,224
Frederick CountyD
+12.8%
1,2139382,156
Fredericksburg cityD
+22.0%
1,0926981,793
Giles CountyD
+17.2%
1,7031,2032,910
Gloucester CountyD
+38.8%
9344101,349
Goochland CountyD
+49.8%
691230925
Grayson CountyR
−11.7%
2,6073,2985,914
Greene CountyR
−16.4%
282393676
Greensville CountyD
+54.6%
9542791,237
Halifax CountyD
+73.4%
3,3515123,870
Hampton cityD
+42.6%
3,5501,4254,991
Hanover CountyD
+43.7%
1,4715752,051
Harrisonburg cityR
−0.4%
1,2921,3022,602
Henrico CountyD
+41.4%
3,0561,2634,331
Henry CountyD
+35.7%
1,5387272,270
Highland CountyR
−9.0%
5356411,176
Hopewell cityD
+55.3%
1,2843681,657
Isle of Wight CountyD
+46.5%
1,1784301,608
James City CountyD
+32.6%
317161478
King and Queen CountyD
+37.2%
363166529
King George CountyD
+1.2%
348340690
King William CountyD
+43.9%
718280998
Lancaster CountyD
+26.0%
6663901,061
Lee CountyD
+6.5%
4,4703,9218,399
Loudoun CountyD
+9.6%
1,8021,4853,294
Louisa CountyD
+18.8%
9306341,572
Lunenburg CountyD
+73.3%
1,2051841,393
Lynchburg cityD
+28.4%
4,3022,3966,713
Madison CountyR
−13.7%
6168111,428
Martinsville cityD
+40.9%
1,0934581,553
Mathews CountyD
+11.2%
6154911,107
Mecklenburg CountyD
+71.2%
2,5614302,991
Middlesex CountyD
+54.0%
627186816
Montgomery CountyR
−7.9%
1,6521,9363,607
Nelson CountyD
+52.9%
1,3904271,819
New Kent CountyD
+35.1%
329158487
Newport News cityD
+48.4%
5,9002,0447,970
Norfolk cityD
+45.8%
17,4776,48524,007
Northampton CountyD
+48.7%
1,1083811,493
Northumberland CountyD
+13.9%
6955251,221
Nottoway CountyD
+50.8%
1,4534721,930
Orange CountyD
+26.6%
1,1996941,896
Page CountyR
−21.8%
1,6532,5744,234
Patrick CountyD
+32.3%
1,3837062,096
Petersburg cityD
+51.6%
2,2567192,981
Pittsylvania CountyD
+48.0%
3,4921,2244,724
Portsmouth cityD
+67.0%
5,7351,1296,877
Powhatan CountyD
+33.3%
461230694
Prince Edward CountyD
+42.8%
1,0634251,492
Prince George CountyD
+45.1%
7963011,098
Prince William CountyD
+27.4%
1,3407632,108
Pulaski CountyD
+24.7%
2,1551,3023,458
Radford cityD
+16.0%
8245971,423
Rappahannock CountyD
+25.1%
497297797
Richmond cityD
+44.1%
22,5848,73731,387
Richmond CountyD
+4.0%
364336701
Roanoke cityD
+17.9%
7,3225,09512,451
Roanoke CountyD
+3.6%
3,3803,1466,536
Rockbridge CountyD
+26.0%
1,6389612,608
Rockingham CountyR
−27.6%
2,1043,7145,839
Russell CountyD
+10.5%
2,9452,3855,350
Scott CountyR
−3.4%
2,8883,0895,983
Shenandoah CountyR
−28.4%
1,9623,5175,485
Smyth CountyR
−9.2%
2,2662,7264,999
Southampton CountyD
+69.4%
1,5992841,895
Spotsylvania CountyD
+19.2%
7445041,251
Stafford CountyR
−1.1%
6987141,418
Staunton cityD
+15.5%
1,1598472,012
Suffolk cityD
+49.7%
2,7409203,663
Surry CountyD
+66.0%
602123726
Sussex CountyD
+58.4%
773201980
Tazewell CountyD
+10.9%
2,8322,2715,128
Virginia Beach cityD
+32.7%
1,9599932,953
Warren CountyD
+15.2%
1,0347611,798
Washington CountyD
+1.0%
2,8492,7925,664
Westmoreland CountyD
+20.5%
8085321,344
Williamsburg cityD
+36.2%
454211671
Winchester cityR
−4.5%
1,0001,0952,102
Wise CountyD
+43.2%
4,5881,8176,420
Wythe CountyR
−10.9%
1,4651,8223,287
York CountyD
+40.3%
7603181,096