1944 Presidential Election Results

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won the 1944 presidential election with 432 of 531 electoral votes, defeating Thomas E. Dewey (Republican, 99). Roosevelt also won the popular vote with 53.8%.

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Results by state

StateEVRooseveltDeweyVotes cast
Alabama1181.7%198,91811 EV18.3%44,540243,458
Arkansas970.1%148,9659 EV29.9%63,551212,516
Arizona459.0%80,9264 EV41.0%56,287137,213
California2556.8%1,988,56425 EV43.2%1,512,9653,501,529
Colorado646.6%234,33153.4%268,7316 EV503,062
Connecticut852.7%435,1468 EV47.3%390,527825,673
Delaware354.6%68,1663 EV45.4%56,747124,913
Florida870.3%339,3778 EV29.7%143,215482,592
Georgia1282.6%268,18712 EV17.4%56,506324,693
Iowa1047.7%499,87652.3%547,26710 EV1,047,143
Idaho451.8%107,3994 EV48.3%100,137207,536
Illinois2851.7%2,079,47928 EV48.3%1,939,3144,018,793
Indiana1347.2%781,40352.9%875,89113 EV1,657,294
Kansas839.4%287,45860.6%442,0968 EV729,554
Kentucky1154.6%472,58911 EV45.4%392,448865,037
Louisiana1080.6%281,56410 EV19.4%67,750349,314
Massachusetts1652.9%1,035,29616 EV47.1%921,3501,956,646
Maryland851.9%315,4908 EV48.2%292,949608,439
Maine547.5%140,63152.5%155,4345 EV296,065
Michigan1950.5%1,106,89919 EV49.5%1,084,4232,191,322
Minnesota1152.8%589,86411 EV47.2%527,4161,117,280
Missouri1551.5%807,35715 EV48.5%761,1751,568,532
Mississippi997.7%158,5159 EV2.3%3,742162,257
Montana454.7%112,5564 EV45.3%93,163205,719
North Carolina1466.7%527,39914 EV33.3%263,155790,554
North Dakota445.8%100,14454.2%118,5354 EV218,679
Nebraska641.4%233,24658.6%329,8806 EV563,126
New Hampshire452.1%119,6634 EV47.9%109,916229,579
New Jersey1650.7%987,87416 EV49.3%961,3351,949,209
New Mexico453.5%81,3894 EV46.5%70,688152,077
Nevada354.6%29,6233 EV45.4%24,61154,234
New York4752.5%3,304,23847 EV47.5%2,987,6476,291,885
Ohio2549.8%1,570,76350.2%1,582,29325 EV3,153,056
Oklahoma1055.7%401,54910 EV44.3%319,424720,973
Oregon652.5%248,6356 EV47.6%225,365474,000
Pennsylvania3551.4%1,940,47935 EV48.6%1,835,0483,775,527
Rhode Island458.7%175,3564 EV41.3%123,487298,843
South Carolina895.2%90,6018 EV4.8%4,54795,148
South Dakota441.7%96,71158.3%135,3654 EV232,076
Tennessee1260.7%308,70712 EV39.4%200,311509,018
Texas2381.1%821,60523 EV18.9%191,4251,013,030
Utah460.5%150,0884 EV39.5%97,891247,979
Virginia1162.5%242,27611 EV37.5%145,243387,519
Vermont342.9%53,82057.1%71,5273 EV125,347
Washington857.4%486,7748 EV42.6%361,689848,463
Wisconsin1249.1%650,41350.9%674,53212 EV1,324,945
West Virginia854.9%392,7778 EV45.1%322,819715,596
Wyoming348.8%49,41951.2%51,9213 EV101,340

Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).