Election 1944 Results
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1944 presidential election in Kansas
Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) beat Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) in Kansas in 1944, 60.2% to 39.2%, a margin of 21.1 points and 154,638 votes.
Kansas voted 28.6 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+7.5.
The Republican hold continued from 1940, when Wendell Willkie won.
Republicans led in 104 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 73,698 votes and went to the Republican by 6.0 points. The closest was Stanton, where 158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Dewey won | Republican | 442,096 | 60.2% |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 287,458 | 39.2% |
| All other candidates | 4,222 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 733,776 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 34,442 46.7% | 38,896 52.8% | 360 | 73,698 | R+6.0 |
| Wyandotte | 32,914 54.9% | 26,817 44.7% | 214 | 59,945 | D+10.2 |
| Shawnee | 14,678 40.5% | 21,396 59.0% | 173 | 36,247 | R+18.5 |
| Montgomery | 7,063 37.5% | 11,738 62.3% | 43 | 18,844 | R+24.8 |
| Reno | 7,604 40.6% | 11,004 58.7% | 135 | 18,743 | R+18.1 |
| Johnson | 5,771 32.5% | 11,951 67.2% | 51 | 17,773 | R+34.8 |
| Crawford | 8,211 47.4% | 9,017 52.1% | 83 | 17,311 | R+4.7 |
| Cowley | 6,577 43.5% | 8,453 55.9% | 90 | 15,120 | R+12.4 |
| Butler | 6,084 46.1% | 7,064 53.5% | 55 | 13,203 | R+7.4 |
| Labette | 5,398 41.8% | 7,480 57.9% | 48 | 12,926 | R+16.1 |
| Saline | 5,097 40.1% | 7,571 59.5% | 55 | 12,723 | R+19.4 |
| Leavenworth | 5,097 41.0% | 7,282 58.5% | 59 | 12,438 | R+17.6 |
| Douglas | 3,886 31.9% | 8,224 67.5% | 79 | 12,189 | R+35.6 |
| Lyon | 4,984 46.2% | 5,710 52.9% | 105 | 10,799 | R+6.7 |
| Sumner | 4,187 39.5% | 6,343 59.9% | 64 | 10,594 | R+20.4 |
| Cherokee | 4,468 44.7% | 5,458 54.6% | 62 | 9,988 | R+9.9 |
| Dickinson | 3,190 33.8% | 6,227 65.9% | 29 | 9,446 | R+32.2 |
| McPherson | 3,321 35.4% | 5,840 62.3% | 211 | 9,372 | R+26.9 |
| Barton | 3,761 40.2% | 5,547 59.4% | 37 | 9,345 | R+19.1 |
| Riley | 2,659 28.8% | 6,511 70.4% | 74 | 9,244 | R+41.7 |
| Marshall | 2,681 30.2% | 6,184 69.6% | 21 | 8,886 | R+39.4 |
| Harvey | 3,300 37.9% | 5,339 61.3% | 64 | 8,703 | R+23.4 |
| Neosho | 3,233 37.3% | 5,420 62.4% | 26 | 8,679 | R+25.2 |
| Bourbon | 3,622 42.9% | 4,790 56.7% | 39 | 8,451 | R+13.8 |
| Franklin | 2,880 34.7% | 5,375 64.7% | 55 | 8,310 | R+30.0 |
| Atchison | 3,325 41.2% | 4,731 58.6% | 20 | 8,076 | R+17.4 |
| Miami | 3,217 42.6% | 4,326 57.3% | 9 | 7,552 | R+14.7 |
| Allen | 2,262 30.8% | 5,032 68.6% | 46 | 7,340 | R+37.7 |
| Marion | 1,925 26.8% | 5,219 72.6% | 41 | 7,185 | R+45.8 |
| Ford | 2,994 41.7% | 4,110 57.2% | 77 | 7,181 | R+15.5 |
| Cloud | 2,391 34.8% | 4,377 63.7% | 107 | 6,875 | R+28.9 |
| Brown | 1,817 26.8% | 4,947 73.0% | 15 | 6,779 | R+46.2 |
| Rice | 2,505 38.0% | 4,024 61.1% | 55 | 6,584 | R+23.1 |
| Washington | 1,455 22.3% | 5,040 77.1% | 41 | 6,536 | R+54.9 |
| Nemaha | 2,149 33.4% | 4,277 66.4% | 11 | 6,437 | R+33.1 |
| Osage | 2,212 34.7% | 4,107 64.4% | 58 | 6,377 | R+29.7 |
| Wilson | 1,912 30.9% | 4,248 68.6% | 35 | 6,195 | R+37.7 |
| Greenwood | 2,187 35.3% | 3,959 64.0% | 41 | 6,187 | R+28.6 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,727 29.7% | 4,074 70.0% | 18 | 5,819 | R+40.3 |
| Republic | 1,891 33.1% | 3,802 66.5% | 22 | 5,715 | R+33.4 |
| Ellis | 2,218 39.6% | 3,369 60.1% | 16 | 5,603 | R+20.5 |
| Clay | 1,391 25.1% | 4,101 74.0% | 49 | 5,541 | R+48.9 |
| Jackson | 1,567 29.8% | 3,665 69.7% | 25 | 5,257 | R+39.9 |
| Coffey | 1,660 32.3% | 3,461 67.3% | 23 | 5,144 | R+35.0 |
| Jefferson | 1,575 30.9% | 3,504 68.7% | 19 | 5,098 | R+37.8 |
| Jewell | 1,216 24.0% | 3,754 74.2% | 89 | 5,059 | R+50.2 |
| Pratt | 2,334 46.4% | 2,658 52.9% | 37 | 5,029 | R+6.4 |
| Geary | 2,107 42.4% | 2,833 57.0% | 33 | 4,973 | R+14.6 |
| Russell | 1,583 32.0% | 3,344 67.6% | 23 | 4,950 | R+35.6 |
| Mitchell | 1,579 32.5% | 3,238 66.7% | 40 | 4,857 | R+34.2 |
| Anderson | 1,649 35.0% | 3,060 64.9% | 7 | 4,716 | R+29.9 |
| Smith | 1,377 29.3% | 3,282 69.9% | 34 | 4,693 | R+40.6 |
| Linn | 1,442 31.0% | 3,185 68.5% | 20 | 4,647 | R+37.5 |
| Doniphan | 1,261 28.1% | 3,230 71.9% | 4,491 | R+43.8 | |
| Harper | 1,573 35.2% | 2,849 63.8% | 46 | 4,468 | R+28.6 |
| Kingman | 1,579 35.6% | 2,827 63.7% | 29 | 4,435 | R+28.1 |
| Stafford | 1,908 43.1% | 2,493 56.3% | 31 | 4,432 | R+13.2 |
| Morris | 1,584 37.4% | 2,628 62.1% | 19 | 4,231 | R+24.7 |
| Phillips | 1,098 26.2% | 3,053 72.7% | 46 | 4,197 | R+46.6 |
| Norton | 1,159 28.4% | 2,890 70.9% | 29 | 4,078 | R+42.4 |
| Finney | 1,667 41.0% | 2,366 58.2% | 32 | 4,065 | R+17.2 |
| Ellsworth | 1,678 42.2% | 2,290 57.6% | 6 | 3,974 | R+15.4 |
| Osborne | 1,078 27.3% | 2,827 71.5% | 48 | 3,953 | R+44.2 |
| Ottawa | 1,378 35.8% | 2,428 63.1% | 41 | 3,847 | R+27.3 |
| Pawnee | 1,727 45.4% | 2,057 54.0% | 22 | 3,806 | R+8.7 |
| Wabaunsee | 873 23.4% | 2,839 75.9% | 26 | 3,738 | R+52.6 |
| Barber | 1,501 40.9% | 2,140 58.3% | 31 | 3,672 | R+17.4 |
| Rooks | 1,166 32.9% | 2,361 66.5% | 22 | 3,549 | R+33.7 |
| Chautauqua | 1,106 32.3% | 2,305 67.4% | 10 | 3,421 | R+35.0 |
| Lincoln | 910 27.3% | 2,405 72.0% | 24 | 3,339 | R+44.8 |
| Woodson | 999 30.1% | 2,308 69.6% | 11 | 3,318 | R+39.5 |
| Rush | 1,076 32.8% | 2,193 66.8% | 14 | 3,283 | R+34.0 |
| Elk | 954 29.4% | 2,283 70.3% | 9 | 3,246 | R+40.9 |
| Seward | 1,342 45.5% | 1,590 53.9% | 17 | 2,949 | R+8.4 |
| Decatur | 1,159 39.5% | 1,758 59.9% | 17 | 2,934 | R+20.4 |
| Thomas | 1,097 39.8% | 1,631 59.1% | 30 | 2,758 | R+19.4 |
| Sherman | 1,021 38.1% | 1,608 60.1% | 48 | 2,677 | R+21.9 |
| Ness | 876 32.9% | 1,745 65.5% | 45 | 2,666 | R+32.6 |
| Edwards | 876 34.2% | 1,669 65.1% | 19 | 2,564 | R+30.9 |
| Rawlins | 955 37.6% | 1,569 61.7% | 18 | 2,542 | R+24.2 |
| Chase | 998 39.7% | 1,510 60.0% | 9 | 2,517 | R+20.3 |
| Graham | 814 32.8% | 1,651 66.5% | 17 | 2,482 | R+33.7 |
| Cheyenne | 736 31.1% | 1,610 68.0% | 22 | 2,368 | R+36.9 |
| Trego | 883 37.5% | 1,459 62.0% | 12 | 2,354 | R+24.5 |
| Kiowa | 618 29.1% | 1,479 69.6% | 28 | 2,125 | R+40.5 |
| Meade | 631 30.2% | 1,424 68.2% | 32 | 2,087 | R+38.0 |
| Sheridan | 658 32.8% | 1,342 66.9% | 7 | 2,007 | R+34.1 |
| Gray | 775 41.8% | 1,057 57.0% | 22 | 1,854 | R+15.2 |
| Clark | 741 43.4% | 950 55.7% | 15 | 1,706 | R+12.3 |
| Comanche | 642 37.7% | 1,048 61.5% | 15 | 1,705 | R+23.8 |
| Gove | 420 26.9% | 1,125 72.0% | 17 | 1,562 | R+45.1 |
| Logan | 406 26.7% | 1,107 72.9% | 5 | 1,518 | R+46.2 |
| Scott | 565 38.1% | 903 60.9% | 14 | 1,482 | R+22.8 |
| Hodgeman | 490 33.1% | 982 66.3% | 9 | 1,481 | R+33.2 |
| Hamilton | 471 36.9% | 795 62.4% | 9 | 1,275 | R+25.4 |
| Stevens | 414 35.2% | 760 64.6% | 2 | 1,176 | R+29.4 |
| Lane | 388 33.1% | 773 65.9% | 12 | 1,173 | R+32.8 |
| Wallace | 292 28.7% | 720 70.8% | 5 | 1,017 | R+42.1 |
| Morton | 367 37.2% | 617 62.5% | 3 | 987 | R+25.3 |
| Kearny | 365 37.2% | 612 62.4% | 3 | 980 | R+25.2 |
| Wichita | 329 35.0% | 604 64.3% | 6 | 939 | R+29.3 |
| Haskell | 342 39.4% | 520 59.9% | 6 | 868 | R+20.5 |
| Grant | 282 33.1% | 566 66.4% | 5 | 853 | R+33.3 |
| Stanton | 240 37.2% | 398 61.7% | 7 | 645 | R+24.5 |
| Greeley | 215 35.8% | 378 63.0% | 7 | 600 | R+27.2 |
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.
Kansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+21.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+18.2 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.2 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+31.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+38.3 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+9.0 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+45.0 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+32.2 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+5.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+18.8 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+38.7 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+37.7 |