West Virginia — 1944 presidential election
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Akashicstate1944 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentRooseveltD+9.8
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 54.9% | 392,777 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 45.1% | 322,819 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+68.0 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+21.0 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+22.7 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Thomas E. Dewey+275 | 3,71848.2% | 3,99351.8% | 00.0% | 7,711 |
| Berkeley County | Thomas E. Dewey+332 | 5,81948.6% | 6,15151.4% | 00.0% | 11,970 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,917 | 6,36664.9% | 3,44935.1% | 00.0% | 9,815 |
| Braxton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,290 | 4,31358.8% | 3,02341.2% | 00.0% | 7,336 |
| Brooke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,138 | 5,72661.5% | 3,58838.5% | 00.0% | 9,314 |
| Cabell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,159 | 23,02053.7% | 19,86146.3% | 00.0% | 42,881 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+567 | 2,25457.2% | 1,68742.8% | 00.0% | 3,941 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+281 | 2,39553.1% | 2,11446.9% | 00.0% | 4,509 |
| Doddridge County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,611 | 1,00027.7% | 2,61172.3% | 00.0% | 3,611 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,597 | 17,52968.8% | 7,93231.2% | 00.0% | 25,461 |
| Gilmer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+858 | 2,50960.3% | 1,65139.7% | 00.0% | 4,160 |
| Grant County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,426 | 57016.0% | 2,99684.0% | 00.0% | 3,566 |
| Greenbrier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,441 | 7,23160.2% | 4,79039.8% | 00.0% | 12,021 |
| Hampshire County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+847 | 2,48560.3% | 1,63839.7% | 00.0% | 4,123 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,049 | 7,33463.1% | 4,28536.9% | 00.0% | 11,619 |
| Hardy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+622 | 2,11158.6% | 1,48941.4% | 00.0% | 3,600 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,620 | 18,02855.6% | 14,40844.4% | 00.0% | 32,436 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,085 | 2,40134.9% | 4,48665.1% | 00.0% | 6,887 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,664 | 3,76764.2% | 2,10335.8% | 00.0% | 5,870 |
| Kanawha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,912 | 47,40056.5% | 36,48843.5% | 00.0% | 83,888 |
| Lewis County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,634 | 3,35040.2% | 4,98459.8% | 00.0% | 8,334 |
| Lincoln County | Thomas E. Dewey+521 | 3,65446.7% | 4,17553.3% | 00.0% | 7,829 |
| Logan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,692 | 14,69264.7% | 8,00035.3% | 00.0% | 22,692 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,056 | 17,64060.4% | 11,58439.6% | 00.0% | 29,224 |
| Marshall County | Thomas E. Dewey+626 | 7,17447.9% | 7,80052.1% | 00.0% | 14,974 |
| Mason County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,947 | 3,66239.5% | 5,60960.5% | 00.0% | 9,271 |
| McDowell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,277 | 19,30063.6% | 11,02336.4% | 00.0% | 30,323 |
| Mercer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,827 | 14,86159.7% | 10,03440.3% | 00.0% | 24,895 |
| Mineral County | Thomas E. Dewey+646 | 3,98946.3% | 4,63553.7% | 00.0% | 8,624 |
| Mingo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,839 | 9,55067.0% | 4,71133.0% | 00.0% | 14,261 |
| Monongalia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+782 | 10,42951.9% | 9,64748.1% | 00.0% | 20,076 |
| Monroe County | Thomas E. Dewey+515 | 2,61545.5% | 3,13054.5% | 00.0% | 5,745 |
| Morgan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,408 | 89528.0% | 2,30372.0% | 00.0% | 3,198 |
| Nicholas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,046 | 4,30556.9% | 3,25943.1% | 00.0% | 7,564 |
| Ohio County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,280 | 17,44551.9% | 16,16548.1% | 00.0% | 33,610 |
| Pendleton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+339 | 2,17754.2% | 1,83845.8% | 00.0% | 4,015 |
| Pleasants County | Thomas E. Dewey+115 | 1,50748.2% | 1,62251.8% | 00.0% | 3,129 |
| Pocahontas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+557 | 2,89755.3% | 2,34044.7% | 00.0% | 5,237 |
| Preston County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,788 | 2,99730.6% | 6,78569.4% | 00.0% | 9,782 |
| Putnam County | Thomas E. Dewey+107 | 3,91849.3% | 4,02550.7% | 00.0% | 7,943 |
| Raleigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,665 | 17,98863.5% | 10,32336.5% | 00.0% | 28,311 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,618 | 6,29963.1% | 3,68136.9% | 00.0% | 9,980 |
| Ritchie County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,313 | 1,65029.4% | 3,96370.6% | 00.0% | 5,613 |
| Roane County | Thomas E. Dewey+863 | 3,78744.9% | 4,65055.1% | 00.0% | 8,437 |
| Summers County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,432 | 4,39959.7% | 2,96740.3% | 00.0% | 7,366 |
| Taylor County | Thomas E. Dewey+237 | 3,65348.4% | 3,89051.6% | 00.0% | 7,543 |
| Tucker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+453 | 2,67354.6% | 2,22045.4% | 00.0% | 4,893 |
| Tyler County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,001 | 1,42829.4% | 3,42970.6% | 00.0% | 4,857 |
| Upshur County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,306 | 2,02627.5% | 5,33272.5% | 00.0% | 7,358 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,111 | 6,62759.5% | 4,51640.5% | 00.0% | 11,143 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,690 | 3,28567.3% | 1,59532.7% | 00.0% | 4,880 |
| Wetzel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+731 | 4,33554.6% | 3,60445.4% | 00.0% | 7,939 |
| Wirt County | Thomas E. Dewey+248 | 1,17045.2% | 1,41854.8% | 00.0% | 2,588 |
| Wood County | Thomas E. Dewey+890 | 13,67648.4% | 14,56651.6% | 00.0% | 28,242 |
| Wyoming County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,495 | 6,74861.3% | 4,25338.7% | 00.0% | 11,001 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.