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1944 United States presidential election
1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1940 1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1948 November 7, 1944 x200px 1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party New York Harry S. Truman 11 589,864 52.41% Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York John W. Bricker 0 527,416 46.86% 1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 350px County results
Roosevelt
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
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)
The 1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 62,448 votes or 5.55%. Minnesota was one of six states that shifted left from 1940, alongside Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, and Rhode Island.
Results
1944 United States presidential election in Minnesotahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1944&fips=27&off=0&elect=0&f=0 2016-10-05 1944 Presidential Election Results – Minnesota Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic (DFL) Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) 589,864 52.41% 11 Republican Thomas E. Dewey 527,416 46.86% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 5,073 0.45% 0 Industrial Government Edward A. Teichert 3,176 0.28% 0 Totals 1,125,529 100.00% 11
Results by county
County Franklin D. RooseveltDFL Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Norman ThomasOur Campaigns; MN US President Race, November 07, 1944Socialist Edward A. TeichertIndustrial Government Margin Total votescastScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 236-237 0405077114 # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 2,743 49.79% 2,720 49.37% 35 0.64% 11 0.20% 23 0.42% 5,509 Anoka 5,431 57.36% 3,958 41.80% 71 0.75% 8 0.08% 1,473 15.56% 9,468 Becker 4,889 55.87% 3,803 43.46% 46 0.53% 12 0.14% 1,086 12.41% 8,750 Beltrami 5,490 66.50% 2,705 32.76% 41 0.50% 20 0.24% 2,785 33.73% 8,256 Benton 2,258 42.90% 2,988 56.76% 11 0.21% 7 0.13% -730 -13.87% 5,264 Big Stone 2,120 56.50% 1,608 42.86% 14 0.37% 10 0.27% 512 13.65% 3,752 Blue Earth 5,098 34.96% 9,429 64.67% 29 0.20% 25 0.17% -4,331 -29.70% 14,581 Brown 2,842 28.57% 7,018 70.54% 67 0.67% 22 0.22% -4,176 -41.97% 9,949 Carlton 6,153 69.48% 2,653 29.96% 39 0.44% 11 0.12% 3,500 39.52% 8,856 Carver 1,565 21.06% 5,828 78.42% 28 0.38% 11 0.15% -4,263 -57.36% 7,432 Cass 3,377 51.58% 3,135 47.88% 27 0.41% 8 0.12% 242 3.70% 6,547 Chippewa 3,264 51.98% 2,967 47.25% 30 0.48% 18 0.29% 297 4.73% 6,279 Chisago 2,376 43.72% 3,020 55.58% 29 0.53% 9 0.17% -644 -11.85% 5,434 Clay 5,230 54.06% 4,392 45.40% 34 0.35% 18 0.19% 838 8.66% 9,674 Clearwater 2,658 69.58% 1,125 29.45% 28 0.73% 9 0.24% 1,533 40.13% 3,820 Cook 545 51.13% 513 48.12% 8 0.75% 0 0.00% 32 3.00% 1,066 Cottonwood 2,354 37.32% 3,916 62.08% 20 0.32% 18 0.29% -1,562 -24.76% 6,308 Crow Wing 5,504 54.67% 4,500 44.70% 40 0.40% 23 0.23% 1,004 9.97% 10,067 Dakota 8,562 52.20% 7,731 47.13% 67 0.41% 43 0.26% 831 5.07% 16,403 Dodge 1,808 38.26% 2,902 61.42% 9 0.19% 6 0.13% -1,094 -23.15% 4,725 Douglas 3,681 46.79% 4,140 52.62% 34 0.43% 12 0.15% -459 -5.83% 7,867 Faribault 3,640 38.37% 5,822 61.37% 15 0.16% 10 0.11% -2,182 -23.00% 9,487 Fillmore 3,183 33.29% 6,339 66.29% 27 0.28% 13 0.14% -3,156 -33.01% 9,562 Freeborn 6,486 52.96% 5,728 46.77% 20 0.16% 12 0.10% 758 6.19% 12,246 Goodhue 5,791 42.33% 7,820 57.17% 55 0.40% 13 0.10% -2,029 -14.83% 13,679 Grant 1,969 50.76% 1,898 48.93% 5 0.13% 7 0.18% 71 1.83% 3,879 Hennepin 148,792 55.66% 116,781 43.69% 1,368 0.51% 379 0.14% 32,011 11.97% 267,320 Houston 1,847 31.26% 4,036 68.31% 17 0.29% 8 0.14% -2,189 -37.05% 5,908 Hubbard 1,613 43.13% 2,114 56.52% 10 0.27% 3 0.08% -501 -13.40% 3,740 Isanti 2,225 49.59% 2,205 49.14% 53 1.18% 4 0.09% 20 0.45% 4,487 Itasca 8,787 67.10% 4,227 32.28% 60 0.46% 21 0.16% 4,560 34.82% 13,095 Jackson 3,417 54.85% 2,789 44.77% 9 0.14% 15 0.24% 628 10.08% 6,230 Kanabec 1,776 47.83% 1,913 51.52% 22 0.59% 2 0.05% -137 -3.69% 3,713 Kandiyohi 6,482 62.61% 3,784 36.55% 70 0.68% 17 0.16% 2,698 26.06% 10,353 Kittson 2,752 73.25% 983 26.16% 19 0.51% 3 0.08% 1,769 47.09% 3,757 Koochiching 3,981 70.60% 1,607 28.50% 36 0.64% 15 0.27% 2,374 42.10% 5,639 Lac qui Parle 2,779 47.10% 3,104 52.61% 10 0.17% 7 0.12% -325 -5.51% 5,900 Lake 2,401 74.13% 792 24.45% 40 1.23% 6 0.19% 1,609 49.68% 3,239 Lake of the Woods 1,168 64.49% 642 35.45% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 526 29.04% 1,811 Le Sueur 3,358 42.15% 4,560 57.24% 28 0.35% 21 0.26% -1,202 -15.09% 7,967 Lincoln 2,302 58.77% 1,600 40.85% 11 0.28% 4 0.10% 702 17.92% 3,917 Lyon 4,640 55.94% 3,617 43.60% 18 0.22% 20 0.24% 1,023 12.33% 8,295 Mahnomen 1,494 66.11% 748 33.10% 12 0.53% 6 0.27% 746 33.01% 2,260 Marshall 3,808 64.94% 2,029 34.60% 16 0.27% 11 0.19% 1,779 30.34% 5,864 Martin 4,443 46.02% 5,182 53.68% 20 0.21% 9 0.09% -739 -7.65% 9,654 McLeod 2,557 30.58% 5,756 68.84% 36 0.43% 12 0.14% -3,199 -38.26% 8,361 Meeker 3,159 42.09% 4,302 57.31% 34 0.45% 11 0.15% -1,143 -15.23% 7,506 Mille Lacs 2,872 50.32% 2,798 49.03% 32 0.56% 5 0.09% 74 1.30% 5,707 Morrison 3,920 43.55% 5,035 55.93% 33 0.37% 14 0.16% -1,115 -12.39% 9,002 Mower 7,199 52.03% 6,588 47.62% 29 0.21% 19 0.14% 611 4.42% 13,835 Murray 2,495 48.90% 2,585 50.67% 16 0.31% 6 0.12% -90 -1.76% 5,102 Nicollet 2,321 34.63% 4,345 64.83% 23 0.34% 13 0.19% -2,024 -30.20% 6,702 Nobles 3,413 44.93% 4,149 54.61% 24 0.32% 11 0.14% -736 -9.69% 7,597 Norman 2,846 59.69% 1,884 39.51% 28 0.59% 10 0.21% 962 20.18% 4,768 Olmsted 6,873 45.00% 8,355 54.70% 28 0.18% 18 0.12% -1,482 -9.70% 15,274 Otter Tail 5,823 31.85% 12,351 67.55% 78 0.43% 32 0.18% -6,528 -35.70% 18,284 Pennington 3,330 67.89% 1,525 31.09% 41 0.84% 9 0.18% 1,805 36.80% 4,905 Pine 4,332 55.33% 3,433 43.85% 46 0.59% 18 0.23% 899 11.48% 7,829 Pipestone 2,129 42.63% 2,844 56.95% 15 0.30% 6 0.12% -715 -14.32% 4,994 Polk 8,808 66.18% 4,402 33.07% 81 0.61% 19 0.14% 4,406 33.10% 13,310 Pope 2,781 51.49% 2,607 48.27% 4 0.07% 9 0.17% 174 3.22% 5,401 Ramsey 78,759 58.89% 53,052 39.67% 870 0.65% 1,063 0.79% 25,707 19.22% 133,744 Red Lake 1,642 68.02% 757 31.36% 12 0.50% 3 0.12% 885 36.66% 2,414 Redwood 2,886 34.59% 5,428 65.06% 16 0.19% 13 0.16% -2,542 -30.47% 8,343 Renville 3,747 41.74% 5,160 57.49% 49 0.55% 20 0.22% -1,413 -15.74% 8,976 Rice 4,470 39.48% 6,824 60.27% 18 0.16% 10 0.09% -2,354 -20.79% 11,322 Rock 1,649 38.71% 2,584 60.66% 20 0.47% 7 0.16% -935 -21.95% 4,260 Roseau 3,697 70.42% 1,513 28.82% 30 0.57% 10 0.19% 2,184 41.60% 5,250 Saint Louis 63,369 68.92% 27,493 29.90% 420 0.46% 660 0.72% 35,876 39.02% 91,942 Scott 2,786 45.30% 3,326 54.08% 16 0.26% 22 0.36% -540 -8.78% 6,150 Sherburne 1,447 41.13% 2,046 58.16% 19 0.54% 6 0.17% -599 -17.03% 3,518 Sibley 1,683 27.94% 4,311 71.56% 15 0.25% 15 0.25% -2,628 -43.63% 6,024 Stearns 8,647 39.25% 13,298 60.37% 55 0.25% 29 0.13% -4,651 -21.11% 22,029 Steele 3,307 40.92% 4,760 58.90% 10 0.12% 5 0.06% -1,453 -17.98% 8,082 Stevens 1,693 41.47% 2,377 58.23% 7 0.17% 5 0.12% -684 -16.76% 4,082 Swift 3,310 56.33% 2,519 42.87% 31 0.53% 16 0.27% 791 13.46% 5,876 Todd 3,803 40.06% 5,636 59.37% 29 0.31% 25 0.26% -1,833 -19.31% 9,493 Traverse 1,721 56.78% 1,296 42.76% 11 0.36% 3 0.10% 425 14.02% 3,031 Wabasha 2,482 36.89% 4,213 62.62% 18 0.27% 15 0.22% -1,731 -25.73% 6,728 Wadena 1,868 41.17% 2,653 58.47% 10 0.22% 6 0.13% -785 -17.30% 4,537 Waseca 2,207 34.62% 4,146 65.04% 17 0.27% 5 0.08% -1,939 -30.42% 6,375 Washington 5,599 47.94% 6,014 51.49% 52 0.45% 14 0.12% -415 -3.55% 11,679 Watonwan 2,324 42.31% 3,146 57.27% 17 0.31% 6 0.11% -822 -14.96% 5,493 Wilkin 1,819 48.17% 1,945 51.51% 8 0.21% 4 0.11% -126 -3.34% 3,776 Winona 6,117 42.17% 8,296 57.19% 35 0.24% 58 0.40% -2,179 -15.02% 14,506 Wright 3,678 34.34% 6,961 64.99% 47 0.44% 25 0.23% -3,283 -30.65% 10,711 Yellow Medicine 3,214 48.81% 3,337 50.68% 23 0.35% 11 0.17% -123 -1.87% 6,585Totals589,86452.41%527,41646.86%5,0480.45%3,1760.28%62,4485.55%1,125,504
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Aitkin
Grant
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Murray
Wilkin
See also
United States presidential elections in Minnesota
References
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