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Elections / 1944 · President · WV

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried West Virginia D+9.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in West Virginia, 1944. The state ran 2.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
715,596 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
392,777
54.9%
Dewey (R)
322,819
45.1%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+9.8
1944 presidential election
West Virginia, 1944
RooseveltD+9.8
1944 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West 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.Barbour County, WV · R+3.6Berkeley County, WV · R+2.8Boone County, WV · D+29.7Braxton County, WV · D+17.6Brooke County, WV · D+23.0Cabell County, WV · D+7.4Calhoun County, WV · D+14.4Clay County, WV · D+6.2Doddridge County, WV · R+44.6Fayette County, WV · D+37.7Gilmer County, WV · D+20.6Grant County, WV · R+68.0Greenbrier County, WV · D+20.3Hampshire County, WV · D+20.5Hancock County, WV · D+26.2Hardy County, WV · D+17.3Harrison County, WV · D+11.2Jackson County, WV · R+30.3Jefferson County, WV · D+28.3Kanawha County, WV · D+13.0Lewis County, WV · R+19.6Lincoln County, WV · R+6.7Logan County, WV · D+29.5Marion County, WV · D+20.7Marshall County, WV · R+4.2Mason County, WV · R+21.0McDowell County, WV · D+27.3Mercer County, WV · D+19.4Mineral County, WV · R+7.5Mingo County, WV · D+33.9Monongalia County, WV · D+3.9Monroe County, WV · R+9.0Morgan County, WV · R+44.0Nicholas County, WV · D+13.8Ohio County, WV · D+3.8Pendleton County, WV · D+8.4Pleasants County, WV · R+3.7Pocahontas County, WV · D+10.6Preston County, WV · R+38.7Putnam County, WV · R+1.3Raleigh County, WV · D+27.1Randolph County, WV · D+26.2Ritchie County, WV · R+41.2Roane County, WV · R+10.2Summers County, WV · D+19.4Taylor County, WV · R+3.1Tucker County, WV · D+9.3Tyler County, WV · R+41.2Upshur County, WV · R+44.9Wayne County, WV · D+18.9Webster County, WV · D+34.6Wetzel County, WV · D+9.2Wirt County, WV · R+9.6Wood County, WV · R+3.2Wyoming County, WV · D+22.7
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic54.9%392,777
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican45.1%322,819
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1944
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−3.6%
3,7183,9937,711
Berkeley CountyR
−2.8%
5,8196,15111,970
Boone CountyD
+29.7%
6,3663,4499,815
Braxton CountyD
+17.6%
4,3133,0237,336
Brooke CountyD
+23.0%
5,7263,5889,314
Cabell CountyD
+7.4%
23,02019,86142,881
Calhoun CountyD
+14.4%
2,2541,6873,941
Clay CountyD
+6.2%
2,3952,1144,509
Doddridge CountyR
−44.6%
1,0002,6113,611
Fayette CountyD
+37.7%
17,5297,93225,461
Gilmer CountyD
+20.6%
2,5091,6514,160
Grant CountyR
−68.0%
5702,9963,566
Greenbrier CountyD
+20.3%
7,2314,79012,021
Hampshire CountyD
+20.5%
2,4851,6384,123
Hancock CountyD
+26.2%
7,3344,28511,619
Hardy CountyD
+17.3%
2,1111,4893,600
Harrison CountyD
+11.2%
18,02814,40832,436
Jackson CountyR
−30.3%
2,4014,4866,887
Jefferson CountyD
+28.3%
3,7672,1035,870
Kanawha CountyD
+13.0%
47,40036,48883,888
Lewis CountyR
−19.6%
3,3504,9848,334
Lincoln CountyR
−6.7%
3,6544,1757,829
Logan CountyD
+29.5%
14,6928,00022,692
Marion CountyD
+20.7%
17,64011,58429,224
Marshall CountyR
−4.2%
7,1747,80014,974
Mason CountyR
−21.0%
3,6625,6099,271
McDowell CountyD
+27.3%
19,30011,02330,323
Mercer CountyD
+19.4%
14,86110,03424,895
Mineral CountyR
−7.5%
3,9894,6358,624
Mingo CountyD
+33.9%
9,5504,71114,261
Monongalia CountyD
+3.9%
10,4299,64720,076
Monroe CountyR
−9.0%
2,6153,1305,745
Morgan CountyR
−44.0%
8952,3033,198
Nicholas CountyD
+13.8%
4,3053,2597,564
Ohio CountyD
+3.8%
17,44516,16533,610
Pendleton CountyD
+8.4%
2,1771,8384,015
Pleasants CountyR
−3.7%
1,5071,6223,129
Pocahontas CountyD
+10.6%
2,8972,3405,237
Preston CountyR
−38.7%
2,9976,7859,782
Putnam CountyR
−1.3%
3,9184,0257,943
Raleigh CountyD
+27.1%
17,98810,32328,311
Randolph CountyD
+26.2%
6,2993,6819,980
Ritchie CountyR
−41.2%
1,6503,9635,613
Roane CountyR
−10.2%
3,7874,6508,437
Summers CountyD
+19.4%
4,3992,9677,366
Taylor CountyR
−3.1%
3,6533,8907,543
Tucker CountyD
+9.3%
2,6732,2204,893
Tyler CountyR
−41.2%
1,4283,4294,857
Upshur CountyR
−44.9%
2,0265,3327,358
Wayne CountyD
+18.9%
6,6274,51611,143
Webster CountyD
+34.6%
3,2851,5954,880
Wetzel CountyD
+9.2%
4,3353,6047,939
Wirt CountyR
−9.6%
1,1701,4182,588
Wood CountyR
−3.2%
13,67614,56628,242
Wyoming CountyD
+22.7%
6,7484,25311,001