1944 United States presidential election in Idaho

The 1944 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1944 United States presidential election in Idaho

November 7, 1944[1]
All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 107,399 100,137 Percentage 51.6% 48.1%
County Results Roosevelt   50–60%   60–70% Dewey   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

Idaho was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.55% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 48.07% of the popular vote.[3][4] This constitutes the last occasion when Franklin County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Idaho

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	107,399	51.55%
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	100,137	48.07%
	Prohibition	Claude A. Watson	503	0.24%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	282	0.14%
Total votes			208,321	100.00%

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Claude A. Watson[6] Prohibition		Norman Mattoon Thomas[6] Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast[7]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Ada	10,667	44.18%	13,410	55.54%	41	0.17%	26	0.11%	-2,743	-11.36%	24,144
Adams	721	52.86%	642	47.07%	1	0.07%	0	0.00%	79	5.79%	1,364
Bannock	9,681	64.09%	5,413	35.84%	5	0.03%	6	0.04%	4,268	28.26%	15,105
Bear Lake	1,732	51.75%	1,613	48.19%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%	119	3.56%	3,347
Benewah	1,446	54.71%	1,173	44.38%	12	0.45%	12	0.45%	273	10.33%	2,643
Bingham	3,428	51.49%	3,223	48.41%	4	0.06%	3	0.05%	205	3.08%	6,658
Blaine	1,037	54.12%	874	45.62%	1	0.05%	4	0.21%	163	8.51%	1,916
Boise	564	54.70%	464	45.00%	1	0.10%	2	0.19%	100	9.70%	1,031
Bonner	3,116	51.39%	2,924	48.23%	10	0.16%	13	0.21%	192	3.17%	6,063
Bonneville	4,935	54.84%	4,048	44.98%	6	0.07%	10	0.11%	887	9.86%	8,999
Boundary	1,053	48.75%	1,064	49.26%	5	0.23%	38	1.76%	-11	-0.51%	2,160
Butte	416	49.00%	431	50.77%	2	0.24%	0	0.00%	-15	-1.77%	849
Camas	317	51.29%	301	48.71%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	16	2.59%	618
Canyon	7,306	43.59%	9,215	54.98%	208	1.24%	33	0.20%	-1,909	-11.39%	16,762
Caribou	516	52.76%	462	47.24%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	54	5.52%	978
Cassia	2,325	47.49%	2,563	52.35%	5	0.10%	3	0.06%	-238	-4.86%	4,896
Clark	180	36.07%	317	63.53%	2	0.40%	0	0.00%	-137	-27.45%	499
Clearwater	1,744	66.41%	865	32.94%	8	0.30%	9	0.34%	879	33.47%	2,626
Custer	613	52.04%	565	47.96%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	48	4.07%	1,178
Elmore	1,627	61.00%	1,030	38.62%	7	0.26%	3	0.11%	597	22.38%	2,667
Franklin	1,971	50.22%	1,950	49.68%	4	0.10%	0	0.00%	21	0.54%	3,925
Fremont	2,116	54.66%	1,755	45.34%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	361	9.33%	3,871
Gem	1,866	57.15%	1,363	41.75%	36	1.10%	0	0.00%	503	15.41%	3,265
Gooding	1,659	44.64%	2,049	55.14%	6	0.16%	2	0.05%	-390	-10.50%	3,716
Idaho	2,071	50.97%	1,977	48.66%	10	0.25%	5	0.12%	94	2.31%	4,063
Jefferson	2,198	59.97%	1,458	39.78%	7	0.19%	2	0.05%	740	20.19%	3,665
Jerome	1,741	44.66%	2,157	55.34%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	-416	-10.67%	3,898
Kootenai	5,792	56.66%	4,388	42.93%	17	0.17%	25	0.24%	1,404	13.74%	10,222
Latah	3,514	49.61%	3,526	49.78%	32	0.45%	11	0.16%	-12	-0.17%	7,083
Lemhi	988	48.43%	1,048	51.37%	2	0.10%	2	0.10%	-60	-2.94%	2,040
Lewis	1,222	67.48%	589	32.52%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	633	34.95%	1,811
Lincoln	784	45.58%	934	54.30%	2	0.12%	0	0.00%	-150	-8.72%	1,720
Madison	1,927	55.73%	1,527	44.16%	3	0.09%	1	0.03%	400	11.57%	3,458
Minidoka	1,635	47.75%	1,781	52.02%	6	0.18%	2	0.06%	-146	-4.26%	3,424
Nez Perce	5,453	63.05%	3,159	36.52%	8	0.09%	29	0.34%	2,294	26.52%	8,649
Oneida	1,227	56.73%	935	43.23%	1	0.05%	0	0.00%	292	13.50%	2,163
Owyhee	824	45.30%	983	54.04%	1	0.05%	11	0.60%	-159	-8.74%	1,819
Payette	1,382	35.57%	2,485	63.96%	13	0.33%	5	0.13%	-1,103	-28.39%	3,885
Power	801	47.23%	895	52.77%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	-94	-5.54%	1,696
Shoshone	5,290	62.51%	3,162	37.36%	1	0.01%	10	0.12%	2,128	25.14%	8,463
Teton	641	53.73%	552	46.27%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	89	7.46%	1,193
Twin Falls	6,128	43.41%	7,946	56.29%	36	0.26%	6	0.04%	-1,818	-12.88%	14,116
Valley	896	49.26%	919	50.52%	1	0.05%	3	0.16%	-23	-1.26%	1,819
Washington	1,849	47.98%	2,002	51.95%	2	0.05%	1	0.03%	-153	-3.97%	3,854
Totals	107,399	51.55%	100,137	48.07%	503	0.24%	282	0.14%	7,262	3.49%	208,321

References

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5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
6. Our Campaigns; ID US President November 07, 1944
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