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United States presidential election 1944 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1944-11-07 · held

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president.

Electoral map — 1944

531 electors; 266 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama11Franklin D. Roosevelt 11
Arizona4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
Arkansas9Franklin D. Roosevelt 9
California25Franklin D. Roosevelt 25
Colorado6Thomas E. Dewey 6
Connecticut8Franklin D. Roosevelt 8
Delaware3Franklin D. Roosevelt 3
Florida8Franklin D. Roosevelt 8
Georgia12Franklin D. Roosevelt 12
Idaho4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
Illinois28Franklin D. Roosevelt 28
Indiana13Thomas E. Dewey 13
Iowa10Thomas E. Dewey 10
Kansas8Thomas E. Dewey 8
Kentucky11Franklin D. Roosevelt 11
Louisiana10Franklin D. Roosevelt 10
Maine5Thomas E. Dewey 5
Maryland8Franklin D. Roosevelt 8
Massachusetts16Franklin D. Roosevelt 16
Michigan19Franklin D. Roosevelt 19
Minnesota11Franklin D. Roosevelt 11
Mississippi9Franklin D. Roosevelt 9
Missouri15Franklin D. Roosevelt 15
Montana4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
Nebraska6Thomas E. Dewey 6
Nevada3Franklin D. Roosevelt 3
New Hampshire4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
New Jersey16Franklin D. Roosevelt 16
New Mexico4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
New York47Franklin D. Roosevelt 47
North Carolina14Franklin D. Roosevelt 14
North Dakota4Thomas E. Dewey 4
Ohio25Thomas E. Dewey 25
Oklahoma10Franklin D. Roosevelt 10
Oregon6Franklin D. Roosevelt 6
Pennsylvania35Franklin D. Roosevelt 35
Rhode Island4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
South Carolina8Franklin D. Roosevelt 8
South Dakota4Thomas E. Dewey 4
Tennessee12Franklin D. Roosevelt 12
Texas23Franklin D. Roosevelt 23
Utah4Franklin D. Roosevelt 4
Vermont3Thomas E. Dewey 3
Virginia11Franklin D. Roosevelt 11
Washington8Franklin D. Roosevelt 8
West Virginia8Franklin D. Roosevelt 8
Wisconsin12Thomas E. Dewey 12
Wyoming3Thomas E. Dewey 3

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Franklin D. Roosevelt2561261053.3855517692245%—432
Thomas E. Dewey2201416045.88513542102859%—99
Other candidates / recorded votes3499000.729312809746904%—0

Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.

Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.

Sources & further reading

National Archives: 1944 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1944 election tables