US Election 1944 Map
By 1944, Americans had been through depression and war. Our US election map of 1944 shows they stuck with what felt steady. Franklin D. Roosevelt won a fourth term, defeating Thomas E. Dewey. Only parts of the North and Northeast went red, a small pushback against years of Democratic rule.
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The 1944 Presidential Election saw Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) achieve a fourth term, defeating Thomas E. Dewey (Republican). This victory, set against the backdrop of World War II, solidified Roosevelt’s unprecedented tenure as the longest-serving U.S. President.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Roosevelt (D) |
Dewey (R) |
|
New York |
47 |
47 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
35 |
35 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
28 |
28 |
0 |
|
California |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
25 |
0 |
25 |
|
Texas |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
19 |
19 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
North Carolina |
14 |
14 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Tennessee |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Washington |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Florida |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Nebraska |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Colorado |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Oregon |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Maine |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Utah |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) won his fourth term with 432 electoral votes (81.5%).
- The Challenger: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican), the Governor of New York, secured 99 electoral votes (18.5%).
- Popular Vote: Roosevelt received 53.5% of the vote (25,602,504) while Dewey took 46% (22,006,285).
- Commander-in-Chief: The ongoing war effort in Europe and the Pacific played a decisive role, as voters were reluctant to change leadership during a global conflict.
- Republican Gains: Despite the loss, Dewey performed better than the previous two Republican challengers, gaining ground in the Midwest by flipping Ohio and Wisconsin.
- Popular Vote Trend: Total turnout was 47,944,840, slightly lower than the 1940 peak of 49,752,978.