1944 United States presidential election in Florida

none June 2025 September 2023 1944 United States presidential election 1944 United States presidential election in Florida Florida 1900 presidential no 1940 United States presidential election in Florida 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 United States presidential election in Florida 1948 32.5% x200px 1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Harry Truman 8 339,377 70.32% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Thomas Dewey Republican Party (United States) John Bricker 0 29.68% 143,215 New York Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg 1944 United States presidential election in Florida results map by county.svg 400px County resultshttps://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/8/2016&DATAMODE= Florida Department of State - Election Results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% The 1944 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 7, 1944. Voters chose eight electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Florida by a landslide large margin of 40.64 percentage points, or 196,162 votes, over Republican Thomas Dewey, receiving Florida's eight electoral votes. This constitutes the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has won more than 52% of the vote in Florida, as well as the last time that a Democrat has swept every county in the state. This election marked the end of Florida's status as a one-party Democratic "Solid South" state. The subsequent combination of mass migration–especially of retirees–from the historically Republican North,Daniels, Roger; Immigration and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman, p. 197 1935503812 in addition to increasing Democratic liberalism on racial policies, would gradually turn the state into a bellwether starting in 1948. This trend was already evident in some counties in South and Central Florida, however, with Roosevelt narrowly carrying Broward County by just 5% despite winning every county by double digits in his previous 3 presidential runs. 2024 11 As of 2024, this remains the last time that the following counties have ever supported a Democratic presidential nominee: Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Martin and Sarasota.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 164-165 0786422173 Orange County, containing Orlando, would not vote Democratic again until 2000, while Palm Beach County would not vote Democratic again until 1992, and Broward County not until 1976. Results 1944 United States presidential election in FloridaScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 89-90, 95 0405077114PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)339,37770.29%8 Republican Thomas E. Dewey 143,215 29.66% 0 Write-ins Scattered 211These write-in votes were not separated by county 0.04% 0 Totals 482,803 100.00% 8 Voter turnout (Voting age) 32.5%Gans, Curtis and Mulling, Matthew; Voter Turnout in the United States, 1788-2009, p. 481 9781604265958 Results by county County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Thomas Edmund DeweyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alachua 5,755 77.30% 1,690 22.70% 4,065 54.60% 7,445 Baker 1,137 89.95% 127 10.05% 1,010 79.90% 1,264 Bay 6,317 84.87% 1,126 15.13% 5,191 69.74% 7,443 Bradford 1,775 83.33% 355 16.67% 1,420 66.66% 2,130 Brevard 2,651 59.98% 1,769 40.02% 882 19.96% 4,420 Broward 6,183 52.55% 5,583 47.45% 600 5.10% 11,766 Calhoun 1,504 87.90% 207 12.10% 1,297 75.80% 1,711 Charlotte 789 66.14% 404 33.86% 385 32.28% 1,193 Citrus 1,328 83.42% 264 16.58% 1,064 66.84% 1,592 Clay 1,251 70.64% 520 29.36% 731 41.28% 1,771 Collier 640 78.05% 180 21.95% 460 56.10% 820 Columbia 2,467 82.12% 537 17.88% 1,930 64.24% 3,004 Dade 60,100 66.44% 30,357 33.56% 29,743 32.88% 90,457 De Soto 1,722 76.03% 543 23.97% 1,179 52.06% 2,265 Dixie 1,104 92.93% 84 7.07% 1,020 85.86% 1,188 Duval 36,867 75.11% 12,220 24.89% 24,647 50.22% 49,087 Escambia 16,240 83.58% 3,191 16.42% 13,049 67.16% 19,431 Flagler 401 77.86% 114 22.14% 287 55.72% 515 Franklin 1,176 92.02% 102 7.98% 1,074 84.04% 1,278 Gadsden 2,574 84.78% 462 15.22% 2,112 69.56% 3,036 Gilchrist 862 91.41% 81 8.59% 781 82.82% 943 Glades 373 69.46% 164 30.54% 209 38.92% 537 Gulf 1,267 93.85% 83 6.15% 1,184 87.70% 1,350 Hamilton 1,200 82.08% 262 17.92% 938 64.16% 1,462 Hardee 2,156 75.28% 708 24.72% 1,448 50.56% 2,864 Hendry 933 72.89% 347 27.11% 586 45.78% 1,280 Hernando 1,002 74.33% 346 25.67% 656 48.66% 1,348 Highlands 2,113 70.74% 874 29.26% 1,239 41.48% 2,987 Hillsborough 31,146 75.24% 10,252 24.76% 20,894 50.48% 41,398 Holmes 2,652 74.49% 908 25.51% 1,744 48.98% 3,560 Indian River 1,292 62.99% 759 37.01% 533 25.98% 2,051 Jackson 4,633 82.97% 951 17.03% 3,682 65.94% 5,584 Jefferson 1,071 85.07% 188 14.93% 883 70.14% 1,259 Lafayette 825 85.49% 140 14.51% 685 70.98% 965 Lake 4,323 61.62% 2,693 38.38% 1,630 23.24% 7,016 Lee 3,353 64.26% 1,865 35.74% 1,488 28.52% 5,218 Leon 4,505 84.36% 835 15.64% 3,670 68.72% 5,340 Levy 2,107 90.35% 225 9.65% 1,882 80.70% 2,332 Liberty 626 94.28% 38 5.72% 588 88.56% 664 Madison 1,914 86.72% 293 13.28% 1,621 73.44% 2,207 Manatee 4,544 67.20% 2,218 32.80% 2,326 34.40% 6,762 Marion 5,597 77.32% 1,642 22.68% 3,955 54.64% 7,239 Martin 960 64.43% 530 35.57% 430 28.86% 1,490 Monroe 3,882 87.28% 566 12.72% 3,316 74.56% 4,448 Nassau 1,892 78.21% 527 21.79% 1,365 56.42% 2,419 Okaloosa 2,877 82.13% 626 17.87% 2,251 64.26% 3,503 Okeechobee 753 86.35% 119 13.65% 634 72.70% 872 Orange 12,008 57.64% 8,826 42.36% 3,182 15.28% 20,834 Osceola 1,763 55.74% 1,400 44.26% 363 11.48% 3,163 Palm Beach 11,093 59.25% 7,628 40.75% 3,465 18.50% 18,721 Pasco 2,523 65.11% 1,352 34.89% 1,171 30.22% 3,875 Pinellas 19,574 57.72% 14,340 42.28% 5,234 15.44% 33,914 Polk 13,152 71.86% 5,150 28.14% 8,002 43.72% 18,302 Putnam 2,926 71.56% 1,163 28.44% 1,763 43.12% 4,089 St. John's 3,764 70.41% 1,582 29.59% 2,182 40.82% 5,346 St. Lucie 2,129 69.83% 920 30.17% 1,209 39.66% 3,049 Santa Rosa 2,607 75.15% 862 24.85% 1,745 50.30% 3,469 Sarasota 3,443 62.01% 2,109 37.99% 1,334 24.02% 5,552 Seminole 2,940 68.50% 1,352 31.50% 1,588 37.00% 4,292 Sumter 1,838 86.94% 276 13.06% 1,562 73.88% 2,114 Suwannee 2,526 83.95% 483 16.05% 2,043 67.90% 3,009 Taylor 1,828 91.72% 165 8.28% 1,663 83.44% 1,993 Union 905 89.87% 102 10.13% 803 79.74% 1,007 Volusia 8,233 57.20% 6,161 42.80% 2,072 14.40% 14,394 Wakulla 1,018 93.31% 73 6.69% 945 86.62% 1,091 Walton 2,569 78.85% 689 21.15% 1,880 57.70% 3,258 Washington 1,699 77.02% 507 22.98% 1,192 54.04% 2,206Totals339,37770.29%143,21529.66%196,16240.63%482,803 References Notes Florida Category:1944 Florida elections 1944