The 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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Michigan voted narrowly for Democratic nominee, incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, carrying 50.19% of the vote to Dewey's 49.18%.[2][3] The election was close, with Detroit, Flint and most of the Upper Peninsula going to Roosevelt and most of the rest of the state going to Dewey. Michigan would not vote Democratic again until John F. Kennedy narrowly won the state in 1960. This was the only state Roosevelt flipped from the previous election.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 1,106,899 | 50.19% | |
| Republican | Thomas Dewey | 1,084,423 | 49.18% | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 6,503 | 0.29% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 4,598 | 0.21% | |
| America First | Gerald L. K. Smith | 1,530 | 0.07% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 1,264 | 0.06% | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,205,223 | 100% | ||
Results by county
edit| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Claude A. Watson Prohibition |
Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 716 | 32.11% | 1,503 | 67.40% | 5 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.18% | -787 | -35.29% | 2,230 |
| Alger | 2,519 | 62.41% | 1,504 | 37.26% | 8 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,015 | 25.15% | 4,036 |
| Allegan | 4,480 | 26.54% | 12,327 | 73.04% | 46 | 0.27% | 18 | 0.11% | 7 | 0.04% | -7,847 | -46.49% | 16,878 |
| Alpena | 2,856 | 38.98% | 4,453 | 60.78% | 13 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.01% | -1,597 | -21.80% | 7,327 |
| Antrim | 1,206 | 31.07% | 2,626 | 67.66% | 42 | 1.08% | 2 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.13% | -1,420 | -36.59% | 3,881 |
| Arenac | 1,280 | 39.13% | 1,978 | 60.47% | 7 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.12% | -698 | -21.34% | 3,271 |
| Baraga | 1,874 | 50.46% | 1,829 | 49.25% | 3 | 0.08% | 7 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.03% | 45 | 1.21% | 3,714 |
| Barry | 3,010 | 29.50% | 7,057 | 69.17% | 123 | 1.21% | 6 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.07% | -4,047 | -39.66% | 10,203 |
| Bay | 15,602 | 50.00% | 15,459 | 49.54% | 17 | 0.05% | 78 | 0.25% | 48 | 0.15% | 143 | 0.46% | 31,204 |
| Benzie | 1,084 | 34.50% | 2,026 | 64.48% | 19 | 0.60% | 11 | 0.35% | 2 | 0.06% | -942 | -29.98% | 3,142 |
| Berrien | 15,886 | 38.81% | 24,832 | 60.66% | 79 | 0.19% | 101 | 0.25% | 36 | 0.09% | -8,946 | -21.85% | 40,934 |
| Branch | 3,406 | 32.10% | 7,155 | 67.44% | 36 | 0.34% | 11 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.01% | -3,749 | -35.34% | 10,609 |
| Calhoun | 16,611 | 44.07% | 20,664 | 54.82% | 303 | 0.80% | 99 | 0.26% | 16 | 0.04% | -4,053 | -10.75% | 37,693 |
| Cass | 3,417 | 34.00% | 6,566 | 65.33% | 32 | 0.32% | 20 | 0.20% | 16 | 0.16% | -3,149 | -31.33% | 10,051 |
| Charlevoix | 1,893 | 38.06% | 3,039 | 61.10% | 28 | 0.56% | 9 | 0.18% | 5 | 0.10% | -1,146 | -23.04% | 4,974 |
| Cheboygan | 2,141 | 41.83% | 2,943 | 57.50% | 24 | 0.47% | 4 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.12% | -802 | -15.67% | 5,118 |
| Chippewa | 4,344 | 44.67% | 5,335 | 54.86% | 32 | 0.33% | 6 | 0.06% | 8 | 0.08% | -991 | -10.19% | 9,725 |
| Clare | 1,078 | 28.86% | 2,636 | 70.58% | 11 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.11% | -1,558 | -41.71% | 3,735 |
| Clinton | 2,533 | 23.06% | 8,422 | 76.68% | 20 | 0.18% | 5 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.04% | -5,889 | -53.61% | 10,984 |
| Crawford | 550 | 40.59% | 797 | 58.82% | 3 | 0.22% | 4 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.07% | -247 | -18.23% | 1,355 |
| Delta | 7,375 | 58.33% | 5,213 | 41.23% | 16 | 0.13% | 27 | 0.21% | 13 | 0.10% | 2,162 | 17.10% | 12,644 |
| Dickinson | 6,740 | 56.92% | 4,987 | 42.11% | 44 | 0.37% | 44 | 0.37% | 27 | 0.23% | 1,753 | 14.80% | 11,842 |
| Eaton | 5,049 | 33.35% | 9,975 | 65.89% | 85 | 0.56% | 29 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.01% | -4,926 | -32.54% | 15,140 |
| Emmet | 2,206 | 38.15% | 3,538 | 61.19% | 22 | 0.38% | 14 | 0.24% | 2 | 0.03% | -1,332 | -23.04% | 5,782 |
| Genesee | 52,445 | 55.72% | 41,145 | 43.72% | 218 | 0.23% | 241 | 0.26% | 68 | 0.07% | 11,300 | 12.01% | 94,117 |
| Gladwin | 985 | 28.44% | 2,457 | 70.93% | 12 | 0.35% | 1 | 0.03% | 9 | 0.26% | -1,472 | -42.49% | 3,464 |
| Gogebic | 7,938 | 59.83% | 5,283 | 39.82% | 14 | 0.11% | 24 | 0.18% | 9 | 0.07% | 2,655 | 20.01% | 13,268 |
| Grand Traverse | 2,607 | 32.28% | 5,413 | 67.03% | 37 | 0.46% | 10 | 0.12% | 8 | 0.10% | -2,806 | -34.75% | 8,075 |
| Gratiot | 3,160 | 28.10% | 7,987 | 71.03% | 87 | 0.77% | 7 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.03% | -4,827 | -42.93% | 11,244 |
| Hillsdale | 3,153 | 25.03% | 9,364 | 74.33% | 62 | 0.49% | 16 | 0.13% | 3 | 0.02% | -6,211 | -49.30% | 12,598 |
| Houghton | 10,066 | 52.32% | 9,110 | 47.35% | 29 | 0.15% | 17 | 0.09% | 16 | 0.08% | 956 | 4.97% | 19,238 |
| Huron | 2,301 | 19.34% | 9,538 | 80.16% | 21 | 0.18% | 21 | 0.18% | 17 | 0.14% | -7,237 | -60.83% | 11,898 |
| Ingham | 23,655 | 40.57% | 34,255 | 58.74% | 226 | 0.39% | 137 | 0.23% | 40 | 0.07% | -10,600 | -18.18% | 58,313 |
| Ionia | 4,437 | 31.89% | 9,331 | 67.06% | 120 | 0.86% | 18 | 0.13% | 8 | 0.06% | -4,894 | -35.17% | 13,914 |
| Iosco | 1,127 | 32.39% | 2,340 | 67.26% | 5 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.09% | -1,213 | -34.87% | 3,479 |
| Iron | 4,537 | 53.09% | 3,945 | 46.16% | 32 | 0.37% | 23 | 0.27% | 9 | 0.11% | 592 | 6.93% | 8,546 |
| Isabella | 2,522 | 28.18% | 6,356 | 71.02% | 52 | 0.58% | 12 | 0.13% | 7 | 0.08% | -3,834 | -42.84% | 8,949 |
| Jackson | 13,859 | 37.36% | 22,992 | 61.97% | 182 | 0.49% | 41 | 0.11% | 26 | 0.07% | -9,133 | -24.62% | 37,100 |
| Kalamazoo | 16,223 | 38.95% | 24,974 | 59.96% | 274 | 0.66% | 137 | 0.33% | 46 | 0.11% | -8,751 | -21.01% | 41,654 |
| Kalkaska | 409 | 28.97% | 992 | 70.25% | 10 | 0.71% | 1 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | -583 | -41.29% | 1,412 |
| Kent | 43,679 | 44.07% | 54,163 | 54.65% | 1,121 | 1.13% | 110 | 0.11% | 43 | 0.04% | -10,484 | -10.58% | 99,116 |
| Keweenaw | 965 | 52.53% | 866 | 47.14% | 2 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.11% | 99 | 5.39% | 1,837 |
| Lake | 794 | 40.80% | 1,145 | 58.84% | 4 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | -351 | -18.04% | 1,946 |
| Lapeer | 3,002 | 27.74% | 7,769 | 71.80% | 28 | 0.26% | 11 | 0.10% | 11 | 0.10% | -4,767 | -44.05% | 10,821 |
| Leelanau | 944 | 31.23% | 2,063 | 68.24% | 4 | 0.13% | 10 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.07% | -1,119 | -37.02% | 3,023 |
| Lenawee | 6,750 | 29.04% | 16,382 | 70.48% | 69 | 0.30% | 18 | 0.08% | 24 | 0.10% | -9,632 | -41.44% | 23,243 |
| Livingston | 2,910 | 28.01% | 7,417 | 71.38% | 44 | 0.42% | 9 | 0.09% | 11 | 0.11% | -4,507 | -43.37% | 10,391 |
| Luce | 790 | 39.64% | 1,195 | 59.96% | 4 | 0.20% | 3 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.05% | -405 | -20.32% | 1,993 |
| Mackinac | 1,488 | 39.41% | 2,268 | 60.06% | 10 | 0.26% | 5 | 0.13% | 5 | 0.13% | -780 | -20.66% | 3,776 |
| Macomb | 23,506 | 52.08% | 21,305 | 47.20% | 106 | 0.23% | 115 | 0.25% | 103 | 0.23% | 2,201 | 4.88% | 45,135 |
| Manistee | 3,398 | 45.13% | 4,095 | 54.38% | 12 | 0.16% | 20 | 0.27% | 5 | 0.07% | -697 | -9.26% | 7,530 |
| Marquette | 11,707 | 58.70% | 8,163 | 40.93% | 27 | 0.14% | 26 | 0.13% | 21 | 0.11% | 3,544 | 17.77% | 19,944 |
| Mason | 3,137 | 41.11% | 4,446 | 58.27% | 25 | 0.33% | 14 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.10% | -1,309 | -17.16% | 7,630 |
| Mecosta | 1,708 | 28.49% | 4,217 | 70.34% | 48 | 0.80% | 8 | 0.13% | 14 | 0.23% | -2,509 | -41.85% | 5,995 |
| Menominee | 4,632 | 48.39% | 4,869 | 50.86% | 39 | 0.41% | 24 | 0.25% | 9 | 0.09% | -237 | -2.48% | 9,573 |
| Midland | 3,569 | 34.05% | 6,850 | 65.35% | 28 | 0.27% | 21 | 0.20% | 14 | 0.13% | -3,281 | -31.30% | 10,482 |
| Missaukee | 759 | 27.47% | 1,979 | 71.63% | 24 | 0.87% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,220 | -44.15% | 2,763 |
| Monroe | 10,275 | 43.11% | 13,478 | 56.54% | 26 | 0.11% | 31 | 0.13% | 26 | 0.11% | -3,203 | -13.44% | 23,836 |
| Montcalm | 3,168 | 29.36% | 7,525 | 69.74% | 67 | 0.62% | 25 | 0.23% | 5 | 0.05% | -4,357 | -40.38% | 10,790 |
| Montmorency | 541 | 34.11% | 1,034 | 65.20% | 4 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.13% | -493 | -31.08% | 1,586 |
| Muskegon | 19,963 | 54.27% | 16,536 | 44.95% | 175 | 0.48% | 67 | 0.18% | 45 | 0.12% | 3,427 | 9.32% | 36,786 |
| Newaygo | 2,156 | 29.00% | 5,250 | 70.62% | 20 | 0.27% | 4 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.05% | -3,094 | -41.62% | 7,434 |
| Oakland | 55,272 | 47.73% | 59,627 | 51.49% | 292 | 0.25% | 333 | 0.29% | 289 | 0.25% | -4,355 | -3.76% | 115,813 |
| Oceana | 1,738 | 32.58% | 3,534 | 66.24% | 50 | 0.94% | 8 | 0.15% | 5 | 0.09% | -1,796 | -33.66% | 5,335 |
| Ogemaw | 1,006 | 29.91% | 2,339 | 69.55% | 4 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.30% | 4 | 0.12% | -1,333 | -39.64% | 3,363 |
| Ontonagon | 2,611 | 51.59% | 2,433 | 48.07% | 6 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.12% | 178 | 3.52% | 5,061 |
| Osceola | 1,338 | 25.84% | 3,787 | 73.14% | 43 | 0.83% | 5 | 0.10% | 5 | 0.10% | -2,449 | -47.30% | 5,178 |
| Oscoda | 332 | 34.95% | 615 | 64.74% | 1 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.11% | -283 | -29.79% | 950 |
| Otsego | 912 | 41.80% | 1,259 | 57.70% | 7 | 0.32% | 3 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.05% | -347 | -15.90% | 2,182 |
| Ottawa | 8,511 | 33.01% | 17,077 | 66.23% | 113 | 0.44% | 65 | 0.25% | 20 | 0.08% | -8,566 | -33.22% | 25,786 |
| Presque Isle | 2,092 | 48.49% | 2,209 | 51.21% | 3 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.14% | -117 | -2.71% | 4,314 |
| Roscommon | 484 | 27.05% | 1,292 | 72.22% | 6 | 0.34% | 5 | 0.28% | 2 | 0.11% | -808 | -45.16% | 1,789 |
| Saginaw | 20,383 | 42.11% | 27,289 | 56.38% | 590 | 1.22% | 86 | 0.18% | 54 | 0.11% | -6,906 | -14.27% | 48,402 |
| Sanilac | 2,015 | 17.39% | 9,512 | 82.09% | 34 | 0.29% | 13 | 0.11% | 13 | 0.11% | -7,497 | -64.70% | 11,587 |
| Schoolcraft | 1,724 | 50.01% | 1,704 | 49.43% | 11 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.03% | 20 | 0.58% | 3,447 |
| Shiawassee | 5,292 | 31.21% | 11,601 | 68.41% | 32 | 0.19% | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 0.04% | -6,309 | -37.21% | 16,957 |
| St. Clair | 11,813 | 37.96% | 19,175 | 61.61% | 77 | 0.25% | 38 | 0.12% | 20 | 0.06% | -7,362 | -23.65% | 31,123 |
| St. Joseph | 4,235 | 30.06% | 9,785 | 69.45% | 43 | 0.31% | 20 | 0.14% | 6 | 0.04% | -5,550 | -39.39% | 14,089 |
| Tuscola | 2,938 | 22.98% | 9,789 | 76.55% | 41 | 0.32% | 12 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.05% | -6,851 | -53.58% | 12,787 |
| Van Buren | 5,002 | 31.19% | 10,951 | 68.29% | 38 | 0.24% | 33 | 0.21% | 13 | 0.08% | -5,949 | -37.10% | 16,037 |
| Washtenaw | 14,922 | 37.39% | 24,740 | 62.00% | 93 | 0.23% | 118 | 0.30% | 33 | 0.08% | -9,818 | -24.60% | 39,906 |
| Wayne | 554,670 | 63.38% | 316,270 | 36.14% | 650 | 0.07% | 2,051 | 0.23% | 1,452 | 0.17% | 238,400 | 27.24% | 875,093 |
| Wexford | 2,489 | 37.39% | 4,074 | 61.21% | 83 | 1.25% | 9 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,585 | -23.81% | 6,656 |
| Totals | 1,106,899 | 50.19% | 1,084,423 | 49.18% | 6,503 | 0.29% | 4,598 | 0.21% | 2,800 | 0.13% | 22,476 | 1.02% | 2,205,223 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1944