1944 United States presidential election in Utah

none June 2025 September 2023 1944 United States presidential election in Utah Utah 1922 presidential no 1940 United States presidential election in Utah 1940 1948 United States presidential election in Utah 1948 November 7, 1944 x200px 1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Harry S. Truman 4 150,088 60.44% Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York John W. Bricker 0 97,891 39.42% 1944 United States presidential election in Utah results map by county.svg 250px County results Roosevelt #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% Dewey #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 1944 United States presidential election The 1944 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. All contemporary forty-eight states took part, and state voters selected four voters to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. The Democratic Party candidate, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the state of Utah with 60.44 percent of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, garnered 39.42 percent of the popular vote. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Washington, Millard, Box Elder, Cache, and Rich.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is also the last time that a Democrat won 60% or more of the state's vote or carried the state by double-digits. This was the final election in which Utah voters chose presidential electors directly. The state switched to the modern short ballot in the following election. Results + General Election ResultsUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 7, 1944 A.D.Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Parnell Black150,088 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Charles H. Semken149,843 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Roxey S. Romney149,837 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Edward J. McPollin149,823 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey J. Paul Thomas97,891 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey James A. Kelly97,863 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Mrs. Robert L. Judd97,833 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey David R. Roberts97,815 Socialist Party Norman Thomas R. W. Bulloch340 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Will H. Price334 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Jens C. Peterson333 Socialist Party Norman Thomas A. L. Porter333Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 248,319 Results by county CountyScammon Richard M. America at the Polls: A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics, 1920-1964 1965 University of Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh 460 https://archive.org/details/americaatpolls0000rich/page/460/mode/2up 29 December 2025 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Norman ThomasSocialist Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # % Beaver 1,128 54.02% 958 45.88% 2 0.10% 170 8.14% 2,088 Box Elder 4,138 57.46% 3,058 42.47% 5 0.07% 1,080 15.00% 7,201 Cache 6,998 58.57% 4,938 41.33% 12 0.10% 2,060 17.24% 11,948 Carbon 5,364 69.70% 2,318 30.12% 14 0.18% 3,046 39.58% 7,696 Daggett 98 56.65% 75 43.35% 0 0.00% 23 13.29% 173 Davis 5,179 58.51% 3,663 41.39% 9 0.10% 1,516 17.13% 8,851 Duchesne 1,629 58.83% 1,140 41.17% 0 0.00% 489 17.66% 2,769 Emery 1,427 59.41% 974 40.55% 1 0.04% 453 18.86% 2,402 Garfield 559 39.87% 842 60.06% 1 0.07% -283 -20.19% 1,402 Grand 380 46.74% 428 52.64% 5 0.62% -48 -5.90% 813 Iron 1,677 46.31% 1,930 53.30% 14 0.39% -253 -6.99% 3,621 Juab 1,483 55.34% 1,192 44.48% 5 0.19% 291 10.86% 2,680 Kane 244 26.93% 662 73.07% 0 0.00% -418 -46.14% 906 Millard 1,909 50.20% 1,889 49.67% 5 0.13% 20 0.53% 3,803 Morgan 671 55.64% 535 44.36% 0 0.00% 136 11.28% 1,206 Piute 346 47.59% 381 52.41% 0 0.00% -35 -4.81% 727 Rich 395 50.06% 394 49.94% 0 0.00% 1 0.13% 789 Salt Lake 66,114 62.61% 39,327 37.24% 157 0.15% 26,787 25.37% 105,598 San Juan 367 41.66% 513 58.23% 1 0.11% -146 -16.57% 881 Sanpete 3,071 49.00% 3,196 51.00% 0 0.00% -125 -1.99% 6,267 Sevier 2,095 47.13% 2,345 52.76% 5 0.11% -250 -5.62% 4,445 Summit 1,761 54.32% 1,479 45.62% 2 0.06% 282 8.70% 3,242 Tooele 2,802 61.46% 1,753 38.45% 4 0.09% 1,049 23.01% 4,559 Uintah 1,519 50.63% 1,479 49.30% 2 0.07% 40 1.33% 3,000 Utah 15,722 61.14% 9,946 38.68% 45 0.18% 5,776 22.46% 25,713 Wasatch 1,249 54.09% 1,058 45.82% 2 0.09% 191 8.27% 2,309 Washington 1,694 51.80% 1,575 48.17% 1 0.03% 119 3.64% 3,270 Wayne 430 56.95% 325 43.05% 0 0.00% 105 13.91% 755 Weber 19,639 67.25% 9,518 32.59% 48 0.16% 10,121 34.66% 29,205Totals150,08860.44%97,89139.42%3400.14%52,19721.02%248,319 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Grand Piute See also United States presidential elections in Utah Notes References Category:1944 Utah elections Utah 1944