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County Results
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Elections in Michigan |
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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.
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. Meanwhile, Dewey flipped Ohio, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, which had gone for Roosevelt in 1940.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
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] | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |