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1944 United States presidential election
1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg presidential no 1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1940 1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1948 All 11 Kentucky votes to the Electoral College November 7, 1944https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1944 United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica March 26, 2018 x200px 1944_portrait_of_FDR_(1)(small).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Harry S. Truman 11 472,589 54.45% Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York John W. Bricker 0 392,448 45.22% 380px 380px County results
Roosevelt
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#4389e3 60–70%
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#0645b4 80–90%
Dewey
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#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States)
The 1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 11https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1944 1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49) March 26, 2018 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 54.45 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 45.22 percent of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1944&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1944 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky March 26, 2018http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1944 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944 March 26, 2018
Results
1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 472,589 54.45%
Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 392,448 45.22%
Claude A. Watson Prohibition Party 2,023 0.23%
Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 535 0.06%
Edward A. Teichert Socialist Labor Party of America 326 0.04%
867,921 100%
Results by county
CountyFranklin Delano RooseveltDemocraticThomas Edmund DeweyRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes castGéoelections; 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15) # % # % # % # % Adair 2,411 41.23% 3,414 58.39% 22 0.38% -1,003 -17.15% 5,847 Allen 1,742 35.65% 3,120 63.86% 24 0.49% -1,378 -28.20% 4,886 Anderson 2,148 60.02% 1,409 39.37% 22 0.61% 739 20.65% 3,579 Ballard 2,845 81.50% 637 18.25% 9 0.26% 2,208 63.25% 3,491 Barren 4,439 57.64% 3,262 42.36% 0 0.00% 1,177 15.28% 7,701 Bath 2,184 57.88% 1,581 41.90% 8 0.21% 603 15.98% 3,773 Bell 4,616 48.72% 4,822 50.90% 36 0.38% -206 -2.17% 9,474 Boone 2,451 62.51% 1,457 37.16% 13 0.33% 994 25.35% 3,921 Bourbon 3,828 65.97% 1,957 33.72% 18 0.31% 1,871 32.24% 5,803 Boyd 8,130 54.06% 6,868 45.66% 42 0.28% 1,262 8.39% 15,040 Boyle 3,490 61.02% 2,195 38.38% 34 0.59% 1,295 22.64% 5,719 Bracken 1,915 56.04% 1,483 43.40% 19 0.56% 432 12.64% 3,417 Breathitt 2,922 69.85% 1,230 29.40% 31 0.74% 1,692 40.45% 4,183 Breckinridge 2,889 46.46% 3,292 52.94% 37 0.60% -403 -6.48% 6,218 Bullitt 2,092 70.30% 876 29.44% 8 0.27% 1,216 40.86% 2,976 Butler 1,153 25.54% 3,354 74.30% 7 0.16% -2,201 -48.76% 4,514 Caldwell 2,444 52.04% 2,242 47.74% 10 0.21% 202 4.30% 4,696 Calloway 4,888 81.12% 1,121 18.60% 17 0.28% 3,767 62.51% 6,026 Campbell 12,959 48.59% 13,647 51.17% 64 0.24% -688 -2.58% 26,670 Carlisle 2,057 80.10% 505 19.67% 6 0.23% 1,552 60.44% 2,568 Carroll 2,662 77.65% 755 22.02% 11 0.32% 1,907 55.63% 3,428 Carter 2,733 39.84% 4,117 60.01% 10 0.15% -1,384 -20.17% 6,860 Casey 1,520 28.10% 3,869 71.53% 20 0.37% -2,349 -43.43% 5,409 Christian 6,260 57.96% 4,506 41.72% 35 0.32% 1,754 16.24% 10,801 Clark 3,608 64.85% 1,929 34.67% 27 0.49% 1,679 30.18% 5,564 Clay 1,185 21.57% 4,307 78.38% 3 0.05% -3,122 -56.82% 5,495 Clinton 564 17.71% 2,618 82.20% 3 0.09% -2,054 -64.49% 3,185 Crittenden 1,544 36.25% 2,690 63.16% 25 0.59% -1,146 -26.91% 4,259 Cumberland 717 21.43% 2,619 78.27% 10 0.30% -1,902 -56.84% 3,346 Daviess 8,143 56.73% 6,135 42.74% 77 0.54% 2,008 13.99% 14,355 Edmonson 1,016 29.38% 2,433 70.36% 9 0.26% -1,417 -40.98% 3,458 Elliott 1,721 77.00% 514 23.00% 0 0.00% 1,207 54.00% 2,235 Estill 2,000 44.28% 2,493 55.19% 24 0.53% -493 -10.91% 4,517 Fayette 13,567 55.15% 10,857 44.14% 174 0.71% 2,710 11.02% 24,598 Fleming 2,612 49.36% 2,666 50.38% 14 0.26% -54 -1.02% 5,292 Floyd 7,729 70.74% 3,197 29.26% 0 0.00% 4,532 41.48% 10,926 Franklin 6,356 75.24% 2,050 24.27% 42 0.50% 4,306 50.97% 8,448 Fulton 2,973 81.68% 654 17.97% 13 0.36% 2,319 63.71% 3,640 Gallatin 1,360 72.03% 516 27.33% 12 0.64% 844 44.70% 1,888 Garrard 1,764 46.18% 2,042 53.46% 14 0.37% -278 -7.28% 3,820 Grant 2,413 59.62% 1,621 40.05% 13 0.32% 792 19.57% 4,047 Graves 8,057 78.70% 2,172 21.22% 9 0.09% 5,885 57.48% 10,238 Grayson 2,436 40.03% 3,629 59.64% 20 0.33% -1,193 -19.61% 6,085 Green 1,809 42.88% 2,379 56.39% 31 0.73% -570 -13.51% 4,219 Greenup 3,821 50.66% 3,718 49.30% 3 0.04% 103 1.37% 7,542 Hancock 1,129 45.00% 1,365 54.40% 15 0.60% -236 -9.41% 2,509 Hardin 4,436 60.82% 2,831 38.81% 27 0.37% 1,605 22.00% 7,294 Harlan 8,000 57.81% 5,815 42.02% 23 0.17% 2,185 15.79% 13,838 Harrison 3,706 71.38% 1,466 28.24% 20 0.39% 2,240 43.14% 5,192 Hart 3,138 50.93% 3,014 48.91% 10 0.16% 124 2.01% 6,162 Henderson 5,887 68.49% 2,683 31.22% 25 0.29% 3,204 37.28% 8,595 Henry 3,548 70.08% 1,497 29.57% 18 0.36% 2,051 40.51% 5,063 Hickman 2,005 77.06% 588 22.60% 9 0.35% 1,417 54.46% 2,602 Hopkins 7,352 65.80% 3,795 33.96% 27 0.24% 3,557 31.83% 11,174 Jackson 328 8.39% 3,578 91.56% 2 0.05% -3,250 -83.16% 3,908 Jefferson 80,236 56.66% 60,905 43.01% 480 0.34% 19,331 13.65% 141,621 Jessamine 2,426 57.11% 1,790 42.14% 32 0.75% 636 14.97% 4,248 Johnson 2,222 32.32% 4,642 67.53% 10 0.15% -2,420 -35.21% 6,874 Kenton 17,524 57.96% 12,654 41.85% 58 0.19% 4,870 16.11% 30,236 Knott 3,867 82.81% 803 17.19% 0 0.00% 3,064 65.61% 4,670 Knox 2,385 31.51% 5,178 68.40% 7 0.09% -2,793 -36.90% 7,570 Larue 2,065 56.72% 1,550 42.57% 26 0.71% 515 14.14% 3,641 Laurel 2,104 29.39% 5,051 70.54% 5 0.07% -2,947 -41.16% 7,160 Lawrence 2,408 46.89% 2,715 52.87% 12 0.23% -307 -5.98% 5,135 Lee 1,072 42.04% 1,468 57.57% 10 0.39% -396 -15.53% 2,550 Leslie 499 15.70% 2,679 84.30% 0 0.00% -2,180 -68.60% 3,178 Letcher 4,599 53.04% 4,055 46.77% 16 0.18% 544 6.27% 8,670 Lewis 1,434 30.40% 3,275 69.43% 8 0.17% -1,841 -39.03% 4,717 Lincoln 3,087 52.13% 2,793 47.16% 42 0.71% 294 4.96% 5,922 Livingston 1,686 58.30% 1,202 41.56% 4 0.14% 484 16.74% 2,892 Logan 5,110 69.63% 2,211 30.13% 18 0.25% 2,899 39.50% 7,339 Lyon 1,743 65.06% 924 34.49% 12 0.45% 819 30.57% 2,679 Madison 5,769 51.02% 5,468 48.36% 70 0.62% 301 2.66% 11,307 Magoffin 2,031 48.75% 2,135 51.25% 0 0.00% -104 -2.50% 4,166 Marion 2,996 63.83% 1,673 35.64% 25 0.53% 1,323 28.18% 4,694 Marshall 2,947 68.95% 1,316 30.79% 11 0.26% 1,631 38.16% 4,274 Martin 571 21.64% 2,067 78.33% 1 0.04% -1,496 -56.69% 2,639 Mason 3,810 53.62% 3,256 45.83% 39 0.55% 554 7.80% 7,105 McCracken 10,846 71.73% 4,190 27.71% 84 0.56% 6,656 44.02% 15,120 McCreary 880 20.46% 3,419 79.49% 2 0.05% -2,539 -59.03% 4,301 McLean 2,222 55.59% 1,752 43.83% 23 0.58% 470 11.76% 3,997 Meade 1,828 63.47% 1,040 36.11% 12 0.42% 788 27.36% 2,880 Menifee 976 63.09% 568 36.72% 3 0.19% 408 26.37% 1,547 Mercer 3,086 59.97% 2,039 39.62% 21 0.41% 1,047 20.35% 5,146 Metcalfe 1,694 42.22% 2,306 57.48% 12 0.30% -612 -15.25% 4,012 Monroe 1,101 23.18% 3,648 76.82% 0 0.00% -2,547 -53.63% 4,749 Montgomery 2,334 61.05% 1,481 38.74% 8 0.21% 853 22.31% 3,823 Morgan 3,242 72.63% 1,217 27.26% 5 0.11% 2,025 45.36% 4,464 Muhlenberg 3,657 44.04% 4,618 55.61% 29 0.35% -961 -11.57% 8,304 Nelson 3,648 62.78% 2,136 36.76% 27 0.46% 1,512 26.02% 5,811 Nicholas 1,813 62.84% 1,059 36.71% 13 0.45% 754 26.14% 2,885 Ohio 3,131 40.89% 4,494 58.69% 32 0.42% -1,363 -17.80% 7,657 Oldham 1,908 64.74% 1,021 34.65% 18 0.61% 887 30.10% 2,947 Owen 3,157 83.08% 627 16.50% 16 0.42% 2,530 66.58% 3,800 Owsley 325 13.77% 2,033 86.11% 3 0.13% -1,708 -72.34% 2,361 Pendleton 2,096 51.25% 1,977 48.34% 17 0.42% 119 2.91% 4,090 Perry 5,527 56.04% 4,333 43.94% 2 0.02% 1,194 12.11% 9,862 Pike 9,757 54.52% 8,092 45.21% 48 0.27% 1,665 9.30% 17,897 Powell 1,023 52.98% 902 46.71% 6 0.31% 121 6.27% 1,931 Pulaski 3,934 31.91% 8,318 67.47% 76 0.62% -4,384 -35.56% 12,328 Robertson 855 60.51% 556 39.35% 2 0.14% 299 21.16% 1,413 Rockcastle 1,327 25.84% 3,802 74.03% 7 0.14% -2,475 -48.19% 5,136 Rowan 1,944 51.51% 1,815 48.09% 15 0.40% 129 3.42% 3,774 Russell 1,185 28.09% 3,019 71.56% 15 0.36% -1,834 -43.47% 4,219 Scott 3,627 69.11% 1,589 30.28% 32 0.61% 2,038 38.83% 5,248 Shelby 4,415 68.49% 1,997 30.98% 34 0.53% 2,418 37.51% 6,446 Simpson 2,821 73.27% 1,012 26.29% 17 0.44% 1,809 46.99% 3,850 Spencer 1,443 68.85% 646 30.82% 7 0.33% 797 38.02% 2,096 Taylor 2,475 48.19% 2,622 51.05% 39 0.76% -147 -2.86% 5,136 Todd 2,990 68.36% 1,363 31.16% 21 0.48% 1,627 37.20% 4,374 Trigg 2,511 65.10% 1,332 34.53% 14 0.36% 1,179 30.57% 3,857 Trimble 1,916 86.70% 264 11.95% 30 1.36% 1,652 74.75% 2,210 Union 3,489 78.65% 935 21.08% 12 0.27% 2,554 57.57% 4,436 Warren 7,528 60.18% 4,944 39.52% 37 0.30% 2,584 20.66% 12,509 Washington 2,283 49.05% 2,353 50.56% 18 0.39% -70 -1.50% 4,654 Wayne 2,022 39.88% 3,048 60.12% 0 0.00% -1,026 -20.24% 5,070 Webster 3,324 64.06% 1,840 35.46% 25 0.48% 1,484 28.60% 5,189 Whitley 2,352 26.94% 6,378 73.05% 1 0.01% -4,026 -46.11% 8,731 Wolfe 1,450 61.94% 889 37.98% 2 0.09% 561 23.96% 2,341 Woodford 2,154 60.81% 1,374 38.79% 14 0.40% 780 22.02% 3,542Totals472,58954.45%392,44845.22%2,8870.33%80,1419.23%867,924
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Bell
Breckinridge
Fleming
Garrard
Lawrence
Magoffin
Washington
References
Kentucky
1944
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