Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1944 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc. States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
D |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Dewey |
Other |
1 |
OH | 25 | 3,153,056 | 2 | 1 |
0.37% |
11,530 |
49.82% |
50.18% |
0.00% |
2 |
MI | 19 | 2,205,223 | 1 | 2 |
1.02% |
22,476 |
50.19% |
49.18% |
0.63% |
3 |
NJ | 16 | 1,963,761 | 1 | 2 |
1.35% |
26,539 |
50.31% |
48.95% |
0.74% |
4 |
WI | 12 | 1,339,152 | 2 | 1 |
1.80% |
24,119 |
48.57% |
50.37% |
1.06% |
5 |
WY | 3 | 101,340 | 2 | 1 |
2.47% |
2,502 |
48.77% |
51.23% |
0.00% |
6 |
PA | 35 | 3,794,793 | 1 | 2 |
2.78% |
105,425 |
51.14% |
48.36% |
0.51% |
7 |
MO | 15 | 1,572,474 | 1 | 2 |
2.94% |
46,280 |
51.37% |
48.43% |
0.20% |
8 |
IL | 28 | 4,036,061 | 1 | 2 |
3.47% |
140,165 |
51.52% |
48.05% |
0.43% |
9 |
ID | 4 | 208,321 | 1 | 2 |
3.49% |
7,262 |
51.55% |
48.07% |
0.38% |
10 |
MD | 8 | 608,439 | 1 | 2 |
3.70% |
22,541 |
51.85% |
48.15% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
D |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Dewey |
Other |
1 |
MS | 9 | 180,080 | 1 | 2 |
87.12% |
156,878 |
93.56% |
6.44% |
0.00% |
2 |
SC | 8 | 103,375 | 1 | 3 |
80.10% |
82,802 |
87.64% |
4.46% |
7.90% |
3 |
GA | 12 | 328,109 | 1 | 2 |
63.49% |
208,307 |
81.74% |
18.25% |
0.01% |
4 |
AL | 11 | 244,743 | 1 | 2 |
63.08% |
154,378 |
81.28% |
18.20% |
0.53% |
5 |
LA | 10 | 349,383 | 1 | 2 |
61.20% |
213,814 |
80.59% |
19.39% |
0.02% |
6 |
TX | 23 | 1,150,331 | 1 | 2 |
54.78% |
630,180 |
71.42% |
16.64% |
11.94% |
7 |
FL | 8 | 482,592 | 1 | 2 |
40.65% |
196,162 |
70.32% |
29.68% |
0.00% |
8 |
AR | 9 | 212,954 | 1 | 2 |
40.11% |
85,414 |
69.95% |
29.84% |
0.21% |
9 |
NC | 14 | 790,554 | 1 | 2 |
33.43% |
264,244 |
66.71% |
33.29% |
0.00% |
10 |
VA | 11 | 388,485 | 1 | 2 |
24.98% |
97,033 |
62.36% |
37.39% |
0.25% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Dewey | Texas | Mississippi | 93.56% | Kansas | 60.25% | Texas | 11.77% | South Carolina | 87.64% | Nebraska | 58.58% | Alabama | 0.00% | Georgia | 81.74% | South Dakota | 58.33% | Arizona | 0.00% | Alabama | 81.28% | Vermont | 57.06% | Arkansas | 0.00% | Louisiana | 80.59% | North Dakota | 53.84% | California | 0.00% |
Thomas | Watson | Teichert | Wisconsin | 0.99% | Indiana | 0.75% | New Jersey | 0.35% | Oregon | 0.79% | Oregon | 0.49% | Minnesota | 0.28% | Montana | 0.63% | Alabama | 0.45% | Illinois | 0.24% | Connecticut | 0.61% | California | 0.42% | New York | 0.23% | Minnesota | 0.45% | Iowa | 0.36% | Washington | 0.19% | States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Roosevelt | Dewey | Texas | Kansas | 39.18% | South Carolina | 4.46% | Wyoming | 0.00% | Nebraska | 41.42% | Mississippi | 6.44% | Wisconsin | 0.00% | South Dakota | 41.67% | Texas | 16.64% | West Virginia | 0.00% | Vermont | 42.93% | Alabama | 18.20% | Washington | 0.00% | North Dakota | 45.48% | Georgia | 18.25% | Virginia | 0.00% | States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Pennsylvania | 175,762 | New York | 92,151 | Ohio | 157,896 | Illinois | 37,471 | North Carolina | 131,138 | Michigan | 29,402 | Maryland | 92,471 | Minnesota | 14,526 | Tennessee | 74,052 | North Dakota | 12,163 | States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Arkansas | 17.93% | Rhode Island | 3.78% | North Carolina | 14.64% | North Dakota | 2.53% | Maryland | 13.72% | Minnesota | 1.72% | Tennessee | 13.67% | New York | 1.46% | Virginia | 11.55% | Michigan | 1.35% | States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | California | 252,084 | Pennsylvania | -283,921 | Michigan | 119,294 | Missouri | -261,255 | Washington | 62,495 | Illinois | -181,874 | Connecticut | 50,488 | Ohio | -166,856 | Virginia | 41,878 | Iowa | -162,831 | States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Virginia | 12.08% | South Dakota | -24.75% | Washington | 7.87% | North Dakota | -21.58% | California | 7.71% | West Virginia | -17.57% | Connecticut | 6.46% | New Mexico | -16.93% | Arkansas | 6.08% | Alabama | -16.82% | State Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Dewey |
1 | 36 | 12 |
2 | 12 | 35 | County Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Dewey |
1 | 1,754 | 1,340 |
2 | 1,341 | 1,624 | Note: county data for 1944 is not yet comprehensive. Counties with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Dewey | Texas | Armstrong, SD | 100.00% | McIntosh, ND | 91.98% | Autauga, AL | 0.00% | Leake, MS | 99.15% | Jackson, KY | 91.56% | Baldwin, AL | 0.00% | Chesterfield, SC | 98.77% | Sevier, TN | 87.24% | Barbour, AL | 0.00% | Taliaferro, GA | 98.48% | Logan, ND | 86.47% | Bibb, AL | 0.00% | Barnwell, SC | 98.41% | Owsley, KY | 86.11% | Blount, AL | 0.00% | Tallahatchie, MS | 98.36% | Johnson, TN | 85.47% | Bullock, AL | 0.00% | Tate, MS | 98.05% | McPherson, SD | 84.81% | Butler, AL | 0.00% | Lowndes, AL | 97.92% | Mercer, ND | 84.71% | Calhoun, AL | 0.00% | Marion, MS | 97.84% | Hutchinson, SD | 84.46% | Chambers, AL | 0.00% | Newton, MS | 97.82% | Leslie, KY | 84.30% | Cherokee, AL | 0.00% |
Thomas | Watson | Teichert | Grant, OR | 5.49% | Pickens, SC | 3.65% | LaSalle, IL | 2.76% | Taylor, WI | 3.16% | Iowa, IA | 3.39% | Essex, NJ | 1.74% | Berks, PA | 2.61% | Grant, IN | 2.94% | Massac, IL | 0.99% | McLean, ND | 2.46% | Randolph, IN | 2.71% | Ramsey, MN | 0.79% | Burke, ND | 2.05% | Mahaska, IA | 2.64% | Pope, IL | 0.79% | McCone, MT | 2.05% | Wabash, IN | 2.64% | St. Louis, MN | 0.72% | Milwaukee, WI | 1.89% | Calhoun, SC | 2.62% | Whiteside, IL | 0.66% | Sheboygan, WI | 1.80% | Bond, IL | 2.62% | Snohomish, WA | 0.63% | Boundary, ID | 1.76% | Marion, TN | 2.34% | Gallatin, IL | 0.61% | Marathon, WI | 1.64% | Fairfield, SC | 2.32% | Montgomery, IL | 0.53% | Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Dewey | McIntosh, ND | 7.75% | Armstrong, SD | 0.00% | Jackson, KY | 8.39% | Calhoun, SC | 0.15% | Gillespie, TX | 9.32% | McCormick, SC | 0.28% | Sevier, TN | 12.58% | Hampton, SC | 0.35% | Logan, ND | 13.35% | Edgefield, SC | 0.42% | Counties with Highest Number of VotesRoosevelt | Dewey | Texas | Cook, IL | 1,275,367 | Cook, IL | 924,659 | Autauga, AL | 0 | Los Angeles, CA | 886,252 | Los Angeles, CA | 666,441 | Baldwin, AL | 0 | Kings, NY | 758,270 | Kings, NY | 393,926 | Barbour, AL | 0 | Wayne, MI | 554,670 | Queens, NY | 365,365 | Bibb, AL | 0 | New York, NY | 509,263 | Philadelphia, PA | 346,380 | Blount, AL | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | 496,367 | Wayne, MI | 316,270 | Bullock, AL | 0 | Bronx, NY | 450,525 | Allegheny, PA | 261,218 | Butler, AL | 0 | Allegheny, PA | 350,690 | New York, NY | 258,650 | Calhoun, AL | 0 | Cuyahoga, OH | 330,659 | Middlesex, MA | 236,102 | Chambers, AL | 0 | Queens, NY | 292,940 | Cuyahoga, OH | 217,824 | Cherokee, AL | 0 |
Thomas | Watson | Teichert | Milwaukee, WI | 6,705 | Los Angeles, CA | 6,081 | Essex, NJ | 6,276 | Philadelphia, PA | 2,134 | Cook, IL | 1,933 | Cook, IL | 4,232 | Berks, PA | 2,127 | San Francisco, CA | 1,613 | Kings, NY | 4,209 | Wayne, MI | 2,051 | Union, NJ | 1,506 | New York, NY | 3,226 | Kings, NY | 1,959 | Middlesex, NJ | 1,332 | Bronx, NY | 2,416 | Fairfield, CT | 1,930 | Kent, MI | 1,121 | LaSalle, IL | 1,430 | Allegheny, PA | 1,672 | Multnomah, OR | 787 | Ramsey, MN | 1,063 | Multnomah, OR | 1,636 | Marion, IN | 786 | Queens, NY | 1,013 | New York, NY | 1,622 | LaSalle, IL | 780 | Wayne, MI | 761 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,513 | San Diego, CA | 777 | St. Louis, MN | 660 | Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Roosevelt | Dewey | Armstrong, SD | 4 | Armstrong, SD | 0 | Kenedy, TX | 16 | McCormick, SC | 1 | Alpine, CA | 45 | Calhoun, SC | 1 | Loving, TX | 60 | Hampton, SC | 3 | Hinsdale, CO | 61 | Edgefield, SC | 3 | Daggett, UT | 98 | Issaquena, MS | 5 | Chattahoochee, GA | 100 | Taliaferro, GA | 6 | Hooker, NE | 103 | Barnwell, SC | 8 | McPherson, NE | 118 | Allendale, SC | 8 | Washabaugh, SD | 146 | Marion, SC | 9 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Queens, NY | 37,043 | Cook, IL | 121,021 | Baltimore, MD | 36,675 | New York, NY | 64,940 | Los Angeles, CA | 28,641 | Wayne, MI | 63,371 | Philadelphia, PA | 27,284 | Essex, NJ | 23,092 | Hudson, NJ | 26,610 | Bronx, NY | 18,729 | Cuyahoga, OH | 25,213 | Onondaga, NY | 16,630 | Jackson, MO | 17,320 | Kings, NY | 16,210 | Luzerne, PA | 16,202 | Alameda, CA | 15,386 | Milwaukee, WI | 15,907 | San Francisco, CA | 11,288 | Allegheny, PA | 15,169 | Hennepin, MN | 9,803 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Winn, LA | 51.11% | Armstrong, SD | 100.00% | King George, VA | 49.79% | Sumter, SC | 84.88% | Lincoln, LA | 49.14% | Zapata, TX | 61.13% | Monroe, GA | 43.45% | Vermilion, LA | 43.84% | Bandera, TX | 42.20% | Washington, TX | 33.82% | Union, LA | 39.45% | Lavaca, TX | 23.11% | Hancock, TN | 38.97% | Fayette, TX | 22.36% | Effingham, GA | 38.69% | Towns, GA | 21.85% | Red River, LA | 37.34% | Austin, TX | 21.75% | Bamberg, SC | 36.55% | Hartley, TX | 21.66% | Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Los Angeles, CA | 146,295 | St. Louis, MO | -62,532 | Wayne, MI | 142,524 | Philadelphia, PA | -45,888 | Cook, IL | 91,384 | Baltimore, MD | -39,686 | Queens, NY | 46,422 | Luzerne, PA | -39,685 | King, WA | 44,801 | Jackson, MO | -29,587 | Bronx, NY | 40,831 | Marion, IN | -23,702 | San Diego, CA | 38,654 | Providence, RI | -20,194 | San Francisco, CA | 32,853 | Lackawanna, PA | -20,107 | Dallas, TX | 27,900 | Allegheny, PA | -19,897 | Alameda, CA | 25,491 | Jefferson, KY | -19,597 | Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Sumter, SC | 240,000.00% | Washabaugh, SD | -61.07% | Armstrong, SD | 300.00% | Esmeralda, NV | -59.94% | Morgan, GA | 140.35% | Zapata, TX | -57.23% | Warwick, VA | 93.81% | Johnson, GA | -52.59% | Mineral, NV | 90.63% | Teller, CO | -51.07% | Marlboro, SC | 81.63% | Ziebach, SD | -50.29% | Kitsap, WA | 81.11% | Lake, TN | -50.11% | Orange, TX | 72.99% | Mellette, SD | -49.66% | Toombs, GA | 72.55% | Stanley, SD | -49.34% | Anderson, TN | 69.15% | Jackson, SD | -47.58% | Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Roosevelt | Dewey | Austin, TX | 41.33% | Medina, TX | 47.42% | Lee, TX | 43.40% | Boundary, ID | 49.26% | Dewitt, TX | 45.00% | Sheboygan, WI | 49.42% | Live Oak, TX | 45.69% | Howard, IN | 49.49% | Kerr, TX | 46.79% | Essex, NJ | 49.62% | Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Roosevelt | Dewey | Worth, MO | 49.88% | Davidson, NC | 49.97% | Wayne, MO | 49.87% | Rich, UT | 49.94% | Macon, MO | 49.81% | Sarpy, NE | 49.88% | Monroe, OH | 49.70% | Clark, OH | 49.83% | Oneida, NY | 49.69% | Sullivan, NH | 49.82% |
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