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Election 1944 Results

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1944 presidential election in Kentucky

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) in Kentucky in 1944, 54.5% to 45.2%, a margin of 9.2 points and 80,141 votes.

Kentucky voted 1.7 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 78 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Jefferson, cast 141,621 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.6 points. The closest was Fleming, where 54 votes separated the two parties.

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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	472,589	54.5%
Thomas E. Dewey	Republican	392,448	45.2%
All other candidates		2,884	0.3%
Total		867,921

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	80,236 56.7%	60,905 43.0%	480	141,621	D+13.6
Kenton	17,524 58.0%	12,654 41.9%	58	30,236	D+16.1
Campbell	12,959 48.6%	13,647 51.2%	64	26,670	R+2.6
Fayette	13,567 55.2%	10,857 44.1%	174	24,598	D+11.0
Pike	9,757 54.5%	8,092 45.2%	48	17,897	D+9.3
McCracken	10,846 71.7%	4,190 27.7%	84	15,120	D+44.0
Boyd	8,130 54.1%	6,868 45.7%	42	15,040	D+8.4
Daviess	8,143 56.7%	6,135 42.7%	77	14,355	D+14.0
Harlan	8,000 57.8%	5,815 42.0%	17	13,832	D+15.8
Warren	7,528 60.2%	4,944 39.5%	35	12,507	D+20.7
Pulaski	3,934 31.9%	8,318 67.5%	76	12,328	R+35.6
Madison	5,769 51.0%	5,468 48.4%	69	11,306	D+2.7
Hopkins	7,352 65.8%	3,795 34.0%	27	11,174	D+31.8
Floyd	7,729 70.7%	3,197 29.3%		10,926	D+41.5
Christian	6,260 58.0%	4,506 41.7%	35	10,801	D+16.2
Graves	8,057 78.7%	2,172 21.2%	9	10,238	D+57.5
Perry	5,527 56.0%	4,333 43.9%	2	9,862	D+12.1
Bell	4,616 48.7%	4,822 50.9%	36	9,474	R+2.2
Whitley	2,352 26.9%	6,378 73.1%	1	8,731	R+46.1
Letcher	4,599 53.0%	4,055 46.8%	18	8,672	D+6.3
Henderson	5,887 68.5%	2,683 31.2%	25	8,595	D+37.3
Franklin	6,356 75.2%	2,050 24.3%	42	8,448	D+51.0
Muhlenberg	3,657 44.0%	4,618 55.6%	29	8,304	R+11.6
Barren	4,439 57.6%	3,262 42.4%		7,701	D+15.3
Ohio	3,131 40.9%	4,494 58.7%	32	7,657	R+17.8
Knox	2,385 31.5%	5,178 68.4%	7	7,570	R+36.9
Greenup	3,821 50.7%	3,718 49.3%	3	7,542	D+1.4
Logan	5,110 69.6%	2,211 30.1%	18	7,339	D+39.5
Hardin	4,436 60.8%	2,831 38.8%	27	7,294	D+22.0
Laurel	2,104 29.4%	5,051 70.5%	5	7,160	R+41.2
Mason	3,810 53.6%	3,256 45.8%	39	7,105	D+7.8
Johnson	2,222 32.3%	4,642 67.5%	10	6,874	R+35.2
Carter	2,733 39.8%	4,117 60.0%	9	6,859	R+20.2
Shelby	4,415 68.5%	1,997 31.0%	34	6,446	D+37.5
Breckinridge	2,889 46.5%	3,292 52.9%	37	6,218	R+6.5
Hart	3,138 50.9%	3,014 48.9%	10	6,162	D+2.0
Grayson	2,436 40.0%	3,629 59.6%	20	6,085	R+19.6
Calloway	4,888 81.1%	1,121 18.6%	17	6,026	D+62.5
Lincoln	3,087 52.1%	2,793 47.2%	42	5,922	D+5.0
Adair	2,411 41.2%	3,414 58.4%	22	5,847	R+17.2
Nelson	3,648 62.8%	2,136 36.8%	27	5,811	D+26.0
Bourbon	3,828 66.0%	1,957 33.7%	18	5,803	D+32.2
Boyle	3,490 61.0%	2,195 38.4%	34	5,719	D+22.6
Clark	3,608 64.8%	1,929 34.7%	27	5,564	D+30.2
Clay	1,185 21.6%	4,307 78.4%	3	5,495	R+56.8
Casey	1,520 28.1%	3,869 71.5%	20	5,409	R+43.4
Fleming	2,612 49.4%	2,666 50.4%	14	5,292	R+1.0
Scott	3,627 69.1%	1,589 30.3%	32	5,248	D+38.8
Harrison	3,706 71.4%	1,466 28.2%	20	5,192	D+43.1
Webster	3,324 64.1%	1,840 35.5%	25	5,189	D+28.6
Mercer	3,086 60.0%	2,039 39.6%	21	5,146	D+20.3
Rockcastle	1,327 25.8%	3,802 74.0%	7	5,136	R+48.2
Taylor	2,475 48.2%	2,622 51.1%	39	5,136	R+2.9
Lawrence	2,408 46.9%	2,715 52.9%	12	5,135	R+6.0
Wayne	2,022 39.9%	3,048 60.1%		5,070	R+20.2
Henry	3,548 70.1%	1,497 29.6%	18	5,063	D+40.5
Allen	1,742 35.7%	3,120 63.9%	24	4,886	R+28.2
Monroe	1,101 23.2%	3,648 76.8%		4,749	R+53.6
Lewis	1,434 30.4%	3,275 69.4%	8	4,717	R+39.0
Caldwell	2,444 52.0%	2,242 47.7%	10	4,696	D+4.3
Marion	2,996 63.8%	1,673 35.6%	25	4,694	D+28.2
Knott	3,867 82.8%	803 17.2%		4,670	D+65.6
Washington	2,283 49.1%	2,353 50.6%	18	4,654	R+1.5
Estill	2,000 44.3%	2,493 55.2%	24	4,517	R+10.9
Butler	1,153 25.5%	3,354 74.3%	7	4,514	R+48.8
Morgan	3,242 72.6%	1,217 27.3%	5	4,464	D+45.4
Union	3,489 78.7%	935 21.1%	12	4,436	D+57.6
Todd	2,990 68.4%	1,363 31.2%	21	4,374	D+37.2
McCreary	880 20.5%	3,419 79.5%	2	4,301	R+59.0
Marshall	2,947 69.0%	1,316 30.8%	11	4,274	D+38.2
Crittenden	1,544 36.3%	2,690 63.2%	25	4,259	R+26.9
Jessamine	2,426 57.1%	1,790 42.1%	32	4,248	D+15.0
Green	1,809 42.9%	2,379 56.4%	31	4,219	R+13.5
Russell	1,185 28.1%	3,019 71.6%	15	4,219	R+43.5
Breathitt	2,922 69.9%	1,230 29.4%	31	4,183	D+40.4
Magoffin	2,031 48.8%	2,135 51.2%		4,166	R+2.5
Pendleton	2,096 51.2%	1,977 48.3%	17	4,090	D+2.9
Grant	2,413 59.6%	1,621 40.1%	13	4,047	D+19.6
Metcalfe	1,694 42.2%	2,306 57.5%	12	4,012	R+15.3
McLean	2,222 55.6%	1,752 43.8%	23	3,997	D+11.8
Boone	2,451 62.5%	1,457 37.2%	13	3,921	D+25.4
Jackson	328 8.4%	3,578 91.6%	2	3,908	R+83.2
Trigg	2,511 65.1%	1,332 34.5%	14	3,857	D+30.6
Simpson	2,821 73.3%	1,012 26.3%	17	3,850	D+47.0
Montgomery	2,334 61.1%	1,481 38.7%	8	3,823	D+22.3
Garrard	1,764 46.2%	2,042 53.5%	14	3,820	R+7.3
Owen	3,157 83.1%	627 16.5%	16	3,800	D+66.6
Rowan	1,944 51.5%	1,815 48.1%	15	3,774	D+3.4
Bath	2,184 57.9%	1,581 41.9%	8	3,773	D+16.0
Larue	2,065 56.7%	1,550 42.6%	26	3,641	D+14.1
Fulton	2,973 81.7%	654 18.0%	13	3,640	D+63.7
Anderson	2,148 60.0%	1,409 39.4%	22	3,579	D+20.6
Woodford	2,154 60.8%	1,374 38.8%	14	3,542	D+22.0
Ballard	2,845 81.5%	637 18.2%	9	3,491	D+63.2
Edmonson	1,016 29.4%	2,433 70.4%	8	3,457	R+41.0
Carroll	2,662 77.7%	755 22.0%	11	3,428	D+55.6
Bracken	1,915 56.0%	1,483 43.4%	19	3,417	D+12.6
Cumberland	717 21.4%	2,619 78.3%	10	3,346	R+56.8
Clinton	564 17.7%	2,618 82.2%	3	3,185	R+64.5
Leslie	499 15.7%	2,679 84.3%		3,178	R+68.6
Bullitt	2,092 70.3%	876 29.4%	8	2,976	D+40.9
Oldham	1,908 64.7%	1,021 34.6%	18	2,947	D+30.1
Livingston	1,686 58.3%	1,202 41.6%	4	2,892	D+16.7
Nicholas	1,813 62.8%	1,059 36.7%	13	2,885	D+26.1
Meade	1,828 63.5%	1,040 36.1%	12	2,880	D+27.4
Lyon	1,743 65.1%	924 34.5%	9	2,676	D+30.6
Martin	571 21.6%	2,067 78.3%	1	2,639	R+56.7
Hickman	2,005 77.1%	588 22.6%	9	2,602	D+54.5
Carlisle	2,057 80.1%	505 19.7%	6	2,568	D+60.4
Lee	1,072 42.0%	1,468 57.6%	10	2,550	R+15.5
Hancock	1,129 45.0%	1,365 54.4%	15	2,509	R+9.4
Owsley	325 13.8%	2,033 86.1%	3	2,361	R+72.3
Wolfe	1,450 61.9%	889 38.0%	2	2,341	D+24.0
Elliott	1,721 77.0%	514 23.0%		2,235	D+54.0
Trimble	1,916 86.7%	264 11.9%	30	2,210	D+74.8
Spencer	1,443 68.8%	646 30.8%	7	2,096	D+38.0
Powell	1,023 53.0%	902 46.7%	6	1,931	D+6.3
Gallatin	1,360 72.0%	516 27.3%	12	1,888	D+44.7
Menifee	976 63.1%	568 36.7%	3	1,547	D+26.4
Robertson	855 60.5%	556 39.3%	2	1,413	D+21.2

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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