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Elections / 1944 · President · WI

Thomas E. Dewey carried Wisconsin R+1.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Wisconsin, 1944. The state ran 9.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

Wisconsin result
1,339,152 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
650,413
48.6%
Dewey (R)
674,532
50.4%
All others
14,207
1.1%
Margin
R+1.8
1944 presidential election
Wisconsin, 1944
DeweyR+1.8
1944 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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, WI · R+3.3Ashland County, WI · D+18.2Barron County, WI · R+12.1Bayfield County, WI · D+15.1Brown County, WI · R+0.5Buffalo County, WI · R+27.2Burnett County, WI · R+6.2Calumet County, WI · R+47.8Chippewa County, WI · R+7.8Clark County, WI · R+26.4Columbia County, WI · R+13.4Crawford County, WI · R+14.5Dane County, WI · D+23.2Dodge County, WI · R+29.4Door County, WI · R+37.0Douglas County, WI · D+28.9Dunn County, WI · R+21.5Eau Claire County, WI · R+2.7Florence County, WI · D+7.9Fond du Lac County, WI · R+28.2Forest County, WI · D+27.2Grant County, WI · R+25.3Green County, WI · R+15.0Green Lake County, WI · R+35.1Iowa County, WI · R+12.4Iron County, WI · D+36.3Jackson County, WI · R+2.3Jefferson County, WI · R+18.8Juneau County, WI · R+24.6Kenosha County, WI · D+18.9Kewaunee County, WI · R+22.7La Crosse County, WI · R+2.1Lafayette County, WI · R+8.9Langlade County, WI · D+3.3Lincoln County, WI · R+30.5Manitowoc County, WI · R+8.0Marathon County, WI · R+8.8Marinette County, WI · R+4.9Marquette County, WI · R+47.3Milwaukee County, WI · D+17.7Monroe County, WI · R+28.7Oconto County, WI · R+15.3Oneida County, WI · D+11.1Outagamie County, WI · R+29.4Ozaukee County, WI · R+22.3Pepin County, WI · R+29.5Pierce County, WI · R+25.6Polk County, WI · R+8.4Portage County, WI · D+23.2Price County, WI · D+3.8Racine County, WI · D+16.9Richland County, WI · R+24.1Rock County, WI · R+4.8Rusk County, WI · D+2.3Sauk County, WI · R+26.1Sawyer County, WI · R+10.8Shawano County, WI · R+36.8Sheboygan County, WI · R+0.7St. Croix County, WI · R+6.8Taylor County, WI · TiedTrempealeau County, WI · R+2.4Vernon County, WI · R+2.4Vilas County, WI · D+1.4Walworth County, WI · R+31.2Washburn County, WI · R+8.4Washington County, WI · R+39.6Waukesha County, WI · R+15.8Waupaca County, WI · R+49.3Waushara County, WI · R+51.5Winnebago County, WI · R+20.0Wood County, WI · R+16.4
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican50.4%674,532
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic48.6%650,413
OtherAll other candidates1.1%14,207
D+60
R+60
71 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.7%
1896−22.9%
1900−24.1%
1904−35.2%
1908−17.8%
1912+8.4%
1916−6.6%
1920−54.9%
1924−29.0%
1928−9.2%
1932+32.3%
1936+33.5%
1940+1.8%
1944−1.8%
1948+4.4%
1952−22.2%
1956−23.7%
1960−3.7%
1964+24.3%
1968−3.6%
1972−9.7%
1976+1.7%
1980−4.7%
1984−9.2%
1988+3.6%
1992+4.4%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.2%
2004+0.4%
2008+13.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−0.8%
2020+0.6%
2024−0.9%
County results — 1944
71 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−3.3%
1,4781,5793,072
Ashland CountyD
+18.2%
4,6093,1837,839
Barron CountyR
−12.1%
5,5857,13712,823
Bayfield CountyD
+15.1%
3,3622,4755,890
Brown CountyR
−0.5%
17,57617,76235,426
Buffalo CountyR
−27.2%
1,9483,4165,406
Burnett CountyR
−6.2%
1,8682,1194,019
Calumet CountyR
−47.8%
1,9665,6117,626
Chippewa CountyR
−7.8%
6,5677,69114,351
Clark CountyR
−26.4%
4,6127,94812,657
Columbia CountyR
−13.4%
5,9977,86713,924
Crawford CountyR
−14.5%
3,1304,1997,351
Dane CountyD
+23.2%
37,07623,02160,651
Dodge CountyR
−29.4%
7,66714,10221,883
Door CountyR
−37.0%
2,5995,6688,305
Douglas CountyD
+28.9%
12,9857,13220,263
Dunn CountyR
−21.5%
3,8535,9809,905
Eau Claire CountyR
−2.7%
8,9629,47018,520
Florence CountyD
+7.9%
8977651,678
Fond du Lac CountyR
−28.2%
9,37816,78526,306
Forest CountyD
+27.2%
2,4361,3913,840
Grant CountyR
−25.3%
6,09110,22616,345
Green CountyR
−15.0%
4,1015,5569,699
Green Lake CountyR
−35.1%
2,1904,5716,784
Iowa CountyR
−12.4%
3,5854,6088,228
Iron CountyD
+36.3%
2,8941,3454,268
Jackson CountyR
−2.3%
3,0403,1826,256
Jefferson CountyR
−18.8%
6,98810,24517,317
Juneau CountyR
−24.6%
2,8574,7337,637
Kenosha CountyD
+18.9%
18,32512,43631,121
Kewaunee CountyR
−22.7%
2,6114,1536,780
La Crosse CountyR
−2.1%
12,24712,78425,103
Lafayette CountyR
−8.9%
3,6964,4218,147
Langlade CountyD
+3.3%
4,3104,0368,369
Lincoln CountyR
−30.5%
2,9385,5648,598
Manitowoc CountyR
−8.0%
11,94914,04726,247
Marathon CountyR
−8.8%
13,19215,78229,477
Marinette CountyR
−4.9%
6,4837,15913,712
Marquette CountyR
−47.3%
1,0162,8533,883
Milwaukee CountyD
+17.7%
205,282142,448354,830
Monroe CountyR
−28.7%
4,0137,27711,354
Oconto CountyR
−15.3%
4,3485,92310,322
Oneida CountyD
+11.1%
4,0763,2537,383
Outagamie CountyR
−29.4%
9,95518,29428,389
Ozaukee CountyR
−22.3%
3,5795,6559,323
Pepin CountyR
−29.5%
1,0291,9022,959
Pierce CountyR
−25.6%
3,0335,1378,233
Polk CountyR
−8.4%
4,4895,3299,945
Portage CountyD
+23.2%
8,6785,40514,125
Price CountyD
+3.8%
3,5153,2586,819
Racine CountyD
+16.9%
25,69718,22044,325
Richland CountyR
−24.1%
3,1095,0888,226
Rock CountyR
−4.8%
16,76618,47735,376
Rusk CountyD
+2.3%
3,2383,0926,388
Sauk CountyR
−26.1%
5,6909,75115,546
Sawyer CountyR
−10.8%
1,9472,4214,400
Shawano CountyR
−36.8%
4,0158,73212,811
Sheboygan CountyR
−0.7%
15,06215,29130,938
St. Croix CountyR
−6.8%
4,9305,66010,678
Taylor CountyD
+0.3%
3,2153,1946,621
Trempealeau CountyR
−2.4%
4,4964,7199,242
Vernon CountyR
−2.4%
5,4095,67611,121
Vilas CountyD
+1.4%
2,0792,0214,132
Walworth CountyR
−31.2%
5,69610,90116,683
Washburn CountyR
−8.4%
2,0592,4414,533
Washington CountyR
−39.6%
3,8408,92112,847
Waukesha CountyR
−15.8%
13,03817,99531,326
Waupaca CountyR
−49.3%
3,87911,49515,442
Waushara CountyR
−51.5%
1,4854,6756,189
Winnebago CountyR
−20.0%
12,84119,31032,420
Wood CountyR
−16.4%
6,8619,56916,520