1944 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1944 United States presidential election 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan 1940 1948 United States presidential election in Michigan 1948 All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College November 7, 1944 x200px 1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Harry S. Truman 19 1,106,899 50.19% Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York John W. Bricker 0 1,084,423 49.18% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 375px 375px County results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Dewey #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% The 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1944 1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949) 2018-04-03 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Michigan voted narrowly for Democratic nominee, incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, carrying 50.19% of the vote to Dewey's 49.18%.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1944&fips=26&off=0&elect=0&f=0 1944 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan 2018-04-03http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1944 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944 2018-04-03 The election was close, with Detroit, Flint and most of the Upper Peninsula going to Roosevelt and most of the rest of the state going to Dewey. Michigan would not vote Democratic again until John F. Kennedy narrowly won the state in 1960. Michigan was the only state Willkie won in 1940 that Roosevelt managed to flip. Michigan was also one of six states that shifted left from 1940, alongside Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, and Rhode Island. Results 1944 United States presidential election in MichiganDignan Herman H. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual Published by the State of Michigan 1945-1946 1945 255-257 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049846&view=1up&seq=323 26 May 2026 Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 1,106,899 50.19% Thomas Dewey Republican Party (United States) 1,084,423 49.18% Claude A. Watson Prohibition Party 6,503 0.29% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 4,598 0.21% black Gerald L. K. Smith America First 1,530 0.07% Edward A. Teichert Socialist Labor Party of America 1,264 0.06% Scattering Write-in 6 0.00% 2,205,223 100.00% Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Claude A. WatsonProhibition Norman ThomasSocialist All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona71632.11%1,50367.40%50.22%20.09%40.18%-787-35.29%2,230Alger2,51962.41%1,50437.26%80.20%20.05%30.07%1,01525.15%4,036Allegan4,48026.54%12,32773.04%460.27%180.11%70.04% -7,847 -46.49%16,878Alpena2,85638.98%4,45360.78%130.18%40.05%10.01% -1,597 -21.80%7,327Antrim1,20631.07%2,62667.66%421.08%20.05%50.13% -1,420 -36.59%3,881Arenac1,28039.13%1,97860.47%70.21%20.06%40.12% -698 -21.34%3,271Baraga1,87450.46%1,82949.25%30.08%70.19%10.03%451.21%3,714Barry3,01029.50%7,05769.17%1231.21%60.06%70.07% -4,047 -39.66%10,203Bay15,60250.00%15,45949.54%170.05%780.25%480.15%1430.46%31,204Benzie1,08434.50%2,02664.48%190.60%110.35%20.06% -942 -29.98%3,142Berrien15,88638.81%24,83260.66%790.19%1010.25%360.09% -8,946 -21.85%40,934Branch3,40632.10%7,15567.44%360.34%110.10%10.01% -3,749 -35.34%10,609Calhoun16,61144.07%20,66454.82%3030.80%990.26%160.04% -4,053 -10.75%37,693Cass3,41734.00%6,56665.33%320.32%200.20%160.16% -3,149 -31.33%10,051Charlevoix1,89338.06%3,03961.10%280.56%90.18%50.10% -1,146 -23.04%4,974Cheboygan2,14141.83%2,94357.50%240.47%40.08%60.12% -802 -15.67%5,118Chippewa4,34444.67%5,33554.86%320.33%60.06%80.08% -991 -10.19%9,725Clare1,07828.86%2,63670.58%110.29%60.16%40.11% -1,558 -41.71%3,735Clinton2,53323.06%8,42276.68%200.18%50.05%40.04% -5,889 -53.61%10,984Crawford55040.59%79758.82%30.22%40.30%10.07% -247 -18.23%1,355Delta7,37558.33%5,21341.23%160.13%270.21%130.10%2,16217.10%12,644Dickinson6,74056.92%4,98742.11%440.37%440.37%270.23%1,75314.80%11,842Eaton5,04933.35%9,97565.89%850.56%290.19%20.01% -4,926 -32.54%15,140Emmet2,20638.15%3,53861.19%220.38%140.24%20.03% -1,332 -23.04%5,782Genesee52,44555.72%41,14543.72%2180.23%2410.26%680.07%11,30012.01%94,117Gladwin98528.44%2,45770.93%120.35%10.03%90.26% -1,472 -42.49%3,464Gogebic7,93859.83%5,28339.82%140.11%240.18%90.07%2,65520.01%13,268Grand Traverse2,60732.28%5,41367.03%370.46%100.12%80.10% -2,806 -34.75%8,075Gratiot3,16028.10%7,98771.03%870.77%70.06%30.03% -4,827 -42.93%11,244Hillsdale3,15325.03%9,36474.33%620.49%160.13%30.02% -6,211 -49.30%12,598Houghton10,06652.32%9,11047.35%290.15%170.09%160.08%9564.97%19,238Huron2,30119.34%9,53880.16%210.18%210.18%170.14% -7,237 -60.83%11,898Ingham23,65540.57%34,25558.74%2260.39%1370.23%400.07% -10,600 -18.18%58,313Ionia4,43731.89%9,33167.06%1200.86%180.13%80.06% -4,894 -35.17%13,914Iosco1,12732.39%2,34067.26%50.14%40.11%30.09% -1,213 -34.87%3,479Iron4,53753.09%3,94546.16%320.37%230.27%90.11%5926.93%8,546Isabella2,52228.18%6,35671.02%520.58%120.13%70.08% -3,834 -42.84%8,949Jackson13,85937.36%22,99261.97%1820.49%410.11%260.07% -9,133 -24.62%37,100Kalamazoo16,22338.95%24,97459.96%2740.66%1370.33%460.11% -8,751 -21.01%41,654Kalkaska40928.97%99270.25%100.71%10.07%00.00% -583 -41.29%1,412Kent43,67944.07%54,16354.65%1,1211.13%1100.11%430.04% -10,484 -10.58%99,116Keweenaw96552.53%86647.14%20.11%20.11%20.11%995.39%1,837Lake79440.80%1,14558.84%40.21%20.10%10.05% -351 -18.04%1,946Lapeer3,00227.74%7,76971.80%280.26%110.10%110.10% -4,767 -44.05%10,821Leelanau94431.23%2,06368.24%40.13%100.33%20.07% -1,119 -37.02%3,023Lenawee6,75029.04%16,38270.48%690.30%180.08%240.10% -9,632 -41.44%23,243Livingston2,91028.01%7,41771.38%440.42%90.09%110.11% -4,507 -43.37%10,391Luce79039.64%1,19559.96%40.20%30.15%10.05% -405 -20.32%1,993Mackinac1,48839.41%2,26860.06%100.26%50.13%50.13% -780 -20.66%3,776Macomb23,50652.08%21,30547.20%1060.23%1150.25%1030.23%2,2014.88%45,135Manistee3,39845.13%4,09554.38%120.16%200.27%50.07% -697 -9.26%7,530Marquette11,70758.70%8,16340.93%270.14%260.13%210.11%3,54417.77%19,944Mason3,13741.11%4,44658.27%250.33%140.18%80.10% -1,309 -17.16%7,630Mecosta1,70828.49%4,21770.34%480.80%80.13%140.23% -2,509 -41.85%5,995Menominee4,63248.39%4,86950.86%390.41%240.25%90.09% -237 -2.48%9,573Midland3,56934.05%6,85065.35%280.27%210.20%140.13% -3,281 -31.30%10,482Missaukee75927.47%1,97971.63%240.87%10.04%00.00% -1,220 -44.15%2,763Monroe10,27543.11%13,47856.54%260.11%310.13%260.11% -3,203 -13.44%23,836Montcalm3,16829.36%7,52569.74%670.62%250.23%50.05% -4,357 -40.38%10,790Montmorency54134.11%1,03465.20%40.25%50.32%20.13% -493 -31.08%1,586Muskegon19,96354.27%16,53644.95%1750.48%670.18%450.12%3,4279.32%36,786Newaygo2,15629.00%5,25070.62%200.27%40.05%40.05% -3,094 -41.62%7,434Oakland55,27247.73%59,62751.49%2920.25%3330.29%2890.25% -4,355 -3.76%115,813Oceana1,73832.58%3,53466.24%500.94%80.15%50.09% -1,796 -33.66%5,335Ogemaw1,00629.91%2,33969.55%40.12%100.30%40.12% -1,333 -39.64%3,363Ontonagon2,61151.59%2,43348.07%60.12%50.10%60.12%1783.52%5,061Osceola1,33825.84%3,78773.14%430.83%50.10%50.10% -2,449 -47.30%5,178Oscoda33234.95%61564.74%10.11%10.11%10.11% -283 -29.79%950Otsego91241.80%1,25957.70%70.32%30.14%10.05% -347 -15.90%2,182Ottawa8,51133.01%17,07766.23%1130.44%650.25%200.08% -8,566 -33.22%25,786Presque Isle2,09248.49%2,20951.21%30.07%40.09%60.14% -117 -2.71%4,314Roscommon48427.05%1,29272.22%60.34%50.28%20.11% -808 -45.16%1,789Saginaw20,38342.11%27,28956.38%5901.22%860.18%540.11% -6,906 -14.27%48,402Sanilac2,01517.39%9,51282.09%340.29%130.11%130.11% -7,497 -64.70%11,587Schoolcraft1,72450.01%1,70449.43%110.32%70.20%10.03%200.58%3,447Shiawassee5,29231.21%11,60168.41%320.19%260.15%60.04% -6,309 -37.21%16,957St. Clair11,81337.96%19,17561.61%770.25%380.12%200.06% -7,362 -23.65%31,123St. Joseph4,23530.06%9,78569.45%430.31%200.14%60.04% -5,550 -39.39%14,089Tuscola2,93822.98%9,78976.55%410.32%120.09%70.05% -6,851 -53.58%12,787Van Buren5,00231.19%10,95168.29%380.24%330.21%130.08% -5,949 -37.10%16,037Washtenaw14,92237.39%24,74062.00%930.23%1180.30%330.08% -9,818 -24.60%39,906Wayne554,67063.38%316,27036.14%6500.07%2,0510.23%1,4520.17%238,40027.24%875,093Wexford2,48937.39%4,07461.21%831.25%90.14%10.02% -1,585 -23.81%6,656Totals1,106,89950.19%1,084,42349.18%6,5030.29%4,5980.21%2,8000.13%22,4761.02%2,205,223 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Baraga Houghton Keweenaw Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Memominee Presque Isle See also United States presidential elections in Michigan References Michigan 1944 United States presidential election