1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1944 United States presidential election 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1923 presidential no 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1940 1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1948 November 7, 1944 x200px 1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Harry S. Truman 8 392,777 54.89% Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York John W. Bricker 0 322,819 45.11% 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Dewey #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 54.89 percent of the popular vote, against the 41st Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with the 54th Governor of Ohio, John W. Bricker, with 45.11 percent of the popular vote.1944 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1944&off=0&elect=0&fips=54&f=0 This would be the last election until 2004 when West Virginia voted to the right of neighboring Virginia, and the last until 2016 when West Virginia voted to the right of Utah. Roosevelt remains the only Democratic presidential candidate to win an outright majority of the state's vote more than once. Results 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) #5600AB 392,777 54.89% Thomas E. Dewey Republican #FF0000 322,819 45.11% 715,596 100.00% Results by county 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1944.htm 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15) County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Margin Total votescast # % # % # % Barbour 3,718 48.22% 3,993 51.78% -275 -3.57% 7,711 Berkeley 5,819 48.61% 6,151 51.39% -332 -2.77% 11,970 Boone 6,366 64.86% 3,449 35.14% 2,917 29.72% 9,815 Braxton 4,313 58.79% 3,023 41.21% 1,290 17.58% 7,336 Brooke 5,726 61.48% 3,588 38.52% 2,138 22.95% 9,314 Cabell 23,020 53.68% 19,861 46.32% 3,159 7.37% 42,881 Calhoun 2,254 57.19% 1,687 42.81% 567 14.39% 3,941 Clay 2,395 53.12% 2,114 46.88% 281 6.23% 4,509 Doddridge 1,000 27.69% 2,611 72.31% -1,611 -44.61% 3,611 Fayette 17,529 68.85% 7,932 31.15% 9,597 37.69% 25,461 Gilmer 2,509 60.31% 1,651 39.69% 858 20.63% 4,160 Grant 570 15.98% 2,996 84.02% -2,426 -68.03% 3,566 Greenbrier 7,231 60.15% 4,790 39.85% 2,441 20.31% 12,021 Hampshire 2,485 60.27% 1,638 39.73% 847 20.54% 4,123 Hancock 7,334 63.12% 4,285 36.88% 3,049 26.24% 11,619 Hardy 2,111 58.64% 1,489 41.36% 622 17.28% 3,600 Harrison 18,028 55.58% 14,408 44.42% 3,620 11.16% 32,436 Jackson 2,401 34.86% 4,486 65.14% -2,085 -30.27% 6,887 Jefferson 3,767 64.17% 2,103 35.83% 1,664 28.35% 5,870 Kanawha 47,400 56.50% 36,488 43.50% 10,912 13.01% 83,888 Lewis 3,350 40.20% 4,984 59.80% -1,634 -19.61% 8,334 Lincoln 3,654 46.67% 4,175 53.33% -521 -6.65% 7,829 Logan 14,692 64.75% 8,000 35.25% 6,692 29.49% 22,692 Marion 17,640 60.36% 11,584 39.64% 6,056 20.72% 29,224 Marshall 7,174 47.91% 7,800 52.09% -626 -4.18% 14,974 Mason 3,662 39.50% 5,609 60.50% -1,947 -21.00% 9,271 McDowell 19,300 63.65% 11,023 36.35% 8,277 27.30% 30,323 Mercer 14,861 59.69% 10,034 40.31% 4,827 19.39% 24,895 Mineral 3,989 46.25% 4,635 53.75% -646 -7.49% 8,624 Mingo 9,550 66.97% 4,711 33.03% 4,839 33.93% 14,261 Monongalia 10,429 51.95% 9,647 48.05% 782 3.90% 20,076 Monroe 2,615 45.52% 3,130 54.48% -515 -8.96% 5,745 Morgan 895 27.99% 2,303 72.01% -1,408 -44.03% 3,198 Nicholas 4,305 56.91% 3,259 43.09% 1,046 13.83% 7,564 Ohio 17,445 51.90% 16,165 48.10% 1,280 3.81% 33,610 Pendleton 2,177 54.22% 1,838 45.78% 339 8.44% 4,015 Pleasants 1,507 48.16% 1,622 51.84% -115 -3.68% 3,129 Pocahontas 2,897 55.32% 2,340 44.68% 557 10.64% 5,237 Preston 2,997 30.64% 6,785 69.36% -3,788 -38.72% 9,782 Putnam 3,918 49.33% 4,025 50.67% -107 -1.35% 7,943 Raleigh 17,988 63.54% 10,323 36.46% 7,665 27.07% 28,311 Randolph 6,299 63.12% 3,681 36.88% 2,618 26.23% 9,980 Ritchie 1,650 29.40% 3,963 70.60% -2,313 -41.21% 5,613 Roane 3,787 44.89% 4,650 55.11% -863 -10.23% 8,437 Summers 4,399 59.72% 2,967 40.28% 1,432 19.44% 7,366 Taylor 3,653 48.43% 3,890 51.57% -237 -3.14% 7,543 Tucker 2,673 54.63% 2,220 45.37% 453 9.26% 4,893 Tyler 1,428 29.40% 3,429 70.60% -2,001 -41.20% 4,857 Upshur 2,026 27.53% 5,332 72.47% -3,306 -44.93% 7,358 Wayne 6,627 59.47% 4,516 40.53% 2,111 18.94% 11,143 Webster 3,285 67.32% 1,595 32.68% 1,690 34.63% 4,880 Wetzel 4,335 54.60% 3,604 45.40% 731 9.21% 7,939 Wirt 1,170 45.21% 1,418 54.79% -248 -9.58% 2,588 Wood 13,676 48.42% 14,566 51.58% -890 -3.15% 28,242 Wyoming 6,748 61.34% 4,253 38.66% 2,495 22.68% 11,001Totals392,77754.89%322,81945.11%69,9589.78%715,596 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barbour Berkeley Lincoln Mineral Putnam Taylor Wood References West Virginia 1944 Category:1944 West Virginia elections