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1876–2024
People / Republican

Thomas E. Dewey

Thomas E. Dewey ran for president twice as the Republican nominee (1944, 1948). Home state: New York. Every figure below links into the election record it comes from.

Presidential runs
Every year links to the full national election page.
YearPartyOutcomeNational shareStates wonCounties wonBest state
1944RepublicanLost45.9%121,340Kansas (60%)
1948RepublicanLost45.1%161,192Vermont (62%)
Where the coalition lived — and how it votes now
Strongest counties by Dewey's 1944 margin (counties with 2,000+ votes), against the same county's 2024 presidential margin.
CountyTheir margin then2024 (D-vs-R)
McIntosh County, ND+84.2
−65.0%
Jackson County, KY+83.2
−81.6%
Sevier County, TN+74.7
−61.1%
Gillespie County, TX+73.2
−60.9%
Logan County, ND+73.1
−75.6%
Owsley County, KY+72.3
−77.3%
Johnson County, TN+71.2
−69.2%
Mercer County, ND+69.7
−68.6%
McPherson County, SD+69.6
−69.2%
Hutchinson County, SD+68.9
−57.9%
Leslie County, KY+68.6
−80.9%
Grant County, WV+68.0
−79.0%