Election 1944 Results
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1944 presidential election in Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) in Florida in 1944, 70.3% to 29.7%, a margin of 40.6 points and 196,162 votes.
Florida voted 33.2 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+7.5.
The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Franklin D. Roosevelt also won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dade, cast 90,457 votes and went to the Democrat by 32.9 points. The closest was Glades, where 209 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt won | Democratic | 339,377 | 70.3% |
| Thomas E. Dewey | Republican | 143,215 | 29.7% |
| Total | 482,592 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dade | 60,100 66.4% | 30,357 33.6% | 90,457 | D+32.9 | |
| Duval | 36,867 75.1% | 12,220 24.9% | 49,087 | D+50.2 | |
| Hillsborough | 31,146 75.2% | 10,252 24.8% | 41,398 | D+50.5 | |
| Pinellas | 19,574 57.7% | 14,340 42.3% | 33,914 | D+15.4 | |
| Orange | 12,008 57.6% | 8,826 42.4% | 20,834 | D+15.3 | |
| Escambia | 16,240 83.6% | 3,191 16.4% | 19,431 | D+67.2 | |
| Palm Beach | 11,093 59.3% | 7,628 40.7% | 18,721 | D+18.5 | |
| Polk | 13,152 71.9% | 5,150 28.1% | 18,302 | D+43.7 | |
| Volusia | 8,233 57.2% | 6,161 42.8% | 14,394 | D+14.4 | |
| Broward | 6,183 52.5% | 5,583 47.5% | 11,766 | D+5.1 | |
| Alachua | 5,755 77.3% | 1,690 22.7% | 7,445 | D+54.6 | |
| Bay | 6,317 84.9% | 1,126 15.1% | 7,443 | D+69.7 | |
| Marion | 5,597 77.3% | 1,642 22.7% | 7,239 | D+54.6 | |
| Lake | 4,323 61.6% | 2,693 38.4% | 7,016 | D+23.2 | |
| Manatee | 4,544 67.2% | 2,218 32.8% | 6,762 | D+34.4 | |
| Jackson | 4,633 83.0% | 951 17.0% | 5,584 | D+65.9 | |
| Sarasota | 3,443 62.0% | 2,109 38.0% | 5,552 | D+24.0 | |
| St. Johns | 3,764 70.4% | 1,582 29.6% | 5,346 | D+40.8 | |
| Leon | 4,505 84.4% | 835 15.6% | 5,340 | D+68.7 | |
| Lee | 3,353 64.3% | 1,865 35.7% | 5,218 | D+28.5 | |
| Monroe | 3,882 87.3% | 566 12.7% | 4,448 | D+74.6 | |
| Brevard | 2,651 60.0% | 1,769 40.0% | 4,420 | D+20.0 | |
| Seminole | 2,940 68.5% | 1,352 31.5% | 4,292 | D+37.0 | |
| Putnam | 2,926 71.6% | 1,163 28.4% | 4,089 | D+43.1 | |
| Pasco | 2,523 65.1% | 1,352 34.9% | 3,875 | D+30.2 | |
| Holmes | 2,652 74.5% | 908 25.5% | 3,560 | D+49.0 | |
| Okaloosa | 2,877 82.1% | 626 17.9% | 3,503 | D+64.3 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,607 75.2% | 862 24.8% | 3,469 | D+50.3 | |
| Walton | 2,569 78.9% | 689 21.1% | 3,258 | D+57.7 | |
| Osceola | 1,763 55.7% | 1,400 44.3% | 3,163 | D+11.5 | |
| St. Lucie | 2,129 69.8% | 920 30.2% | 3,049 | D+39.7 | |
| Gadsden | 2,574 84.8% | 462 15.2% | 3,036 | D+69.6 | |
| Suwannee | 2,526 83.9% | 483 16.1% | 3,009 | D+67.9 | |
| Columbia | 2,467 82.1% | 537 17.9% | 3,004 | D+64.2 | |
| Highlands | 2,113 70.7% | 874 29.3% | 2,987 | D+41.5 | |
| Hardee | 2,156 75.3% | 708 24.7% | 2,864 | D+50.6 | |
| Nassau | 1,892 78.2% | 527 21.8% | 2,419 | D+56.4 | |
| Levy | 2,107 90.4% | 225 9.6% | 2,332 | D+80.7 | |
| De Soto | 1,722 76.0% | 543 24.0% | 2,265 | D+52.1 | |
| Madison | 1,914 86.7% | 293 13.3% | 2,207 | D+73.4 | |
| Washington | 1,699 77.0% | 507 23.0% | 2,206 | D+54.0 | |
| Bradford | 1,775 83.3% | 355 16.7% | 2,130 | D+66.7 | |
| Sumter | 1,838 86.9% | 276 13.1% | 2,114 | D+73.9 | |
| Indian River | 1,292 63.0% | 759 37.0% | 2,051 | D+26.0 | |
| Taylor | 1,828 91.7% | 165 8.3% | 1,993 | D+83.4 | |
| Clay | 1,251 70.6% | 520 29.4% | 1,771 | D+41.3 | |
| Calhoun | 1,504 87.9% | 207 12.1% | 1,711 | D+75.8 | |
| Citrus | 1,328 83.4% | 264 16.6% | 1,592 | D+66.8 | |
| Martin | 960 64.4% | 530 35.6% | 1,490 | D+28.9 | |
| Hamilton | 1,200 82.1% | 262 17.9% | 1,462 | D+64.2 | |
| Gulf | 1,267 93.9% | 83 6.1% | 1,350 | D+87.7 | |
| Hernando | 1,002 74.3% | 346 25.7% | 1,348 | D+48.7 | |
| Hendry | 933 72.9% | 347 27.1% | 1,280 | D+45.8 | |
| Franklin | 1,176 92.0% | 102 8.0% | 1,278 | D+84.0 | |
| Baker | 1,137 90.0% | 127 10.0% | 1,264 | D+79.9 | |
| Jefferson | 1,071 85.1% | 188 14.9% | 1,259 | D+70.1 | |
| Charlotte | 789 66.1% | 404 33.9% | 1,193 | D+32.3 | |
| Dixie | 1,104 92.9% | 84 7.1% | 1,188 | D+85.9 | |
| Wakulla | 1,018 93.3% | 73 6.7% | 1,091 | D+86.6 | |
| Union | 905 89.9% | 102 10.1% | 1,007 | D+79.7 | |
| Lafayette | 825 85.5% | 140 14.5% | 965 | D+71.0 | |
| Gilchrist | 862 91.4% | 81 8.6% | 943 | D+82.8 | |
| Okeechobee | 753 86.4% | 119 13.6% | 872 | D+72.7 | |
| Collier | 640 78.0% | 180 22.0% | 820 | D+56.1 | |
| Liberty | 626 94.3% | 38 5.7% | 664 | D+88.6 | |
| Glades | 373 69.5% | 164 30.5% | 537 | D+38.9 | |
| Flagler | 401 77.9% | 114 22.1% | 515 | D+55.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Florida in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+13.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.4 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+2.8 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.0 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | level |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+5.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+1.9 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+22.4 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+17.0 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+5.3 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+44.1 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+10.0 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+52.2 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+49.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+31.3 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+51.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+61.1 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+41.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+46.9 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+52.8 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+46.2 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+85.0 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+19.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.0 |