1944 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1944 United States presidential election in Colorado
Flag of Colorado (1911-1964).svg
  1940 November 7, 1944 [1] 1948  

All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College
  Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg 1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate John W. Bricker Harry S. Truman
Electoral vote60
Popular vote268,731234,331
Percentage53.21%46.40%

Colorado Presidential Election Results 1944.svg
County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

Contents

Colorado was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 53.21% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 46.40% of the popular vote. [3] [4] With a victory margin of 6.8%, Colorado shifted to the right by 4.3% from 1940, when Wendell Willkie carried it by a slim margin of 2.5%.

Despite his comfortable victory, Dewey would go on to lose Colorado in 1948 to Harry S. Truman.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Colorado
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 268,731 53.21%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)234,33146.40%
Socialist Norman Thomas 1,9770.39%
Total votes505,039 100%

Results by county

County Thomas Edmund Dewey [5]
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt [5]
Democratic
Norman Mattoon Thomas [5]
Socialist
Margin
 %# %# %# %#
Kit Carson 72.27%2,47127.41%9370.32%1144.87%1,534
Morgan 69.13%4,16630.52%1,8390.35%2138.62%2,327
Elbert 69.13%1,41330.72%6280.15%338.41%785
Sedgwick 68.26%1,22831.57%5680.17%336.69%660
Washington 67.88%2,25931.79%1,0580.33%1136.09%1,201
Yuma 67.45%2,84732.55%1,3740.00%034.90%1,473
Hinsdale 67.03%12432.97%610.00%034.05%63
Rio Blanco 65.89%88133.73%4510.37%532.16%430
Rio Grande 65.82%2,56733.97%1,3250.21%831.85%1,242
Larimer 65.46%9,91434.15%5,1720.38%5831.31%4,742
Phillips 65.16%1,45534.08%7610.76%1731.08%694
Douglas 65.37%1,21434.36%6380.27%531.02%576
Kiowa 64.75%97034.85%5220.40%629.91%448
Jackson 64.76%46335.24%2520.00%029.51%211
Custer 63.73%60135.31%3330.95%928.42%268
Grand 63.52%96836.35%5540.13%227.17%414
Weld 63.01%14,54636.64%8,4590.35%8126.37%6,087
Crowley 62.93%1,21436.81%7100.26%526.13%504
Ouray 62.33%50337.55%3030.12%124.78%200
Saguache 62.13%1,20437.62%7290.26%524.51%475
Baca 61.89%1,52838.11%9410.00%023.77%587
Logan 61.63%3,99838.09%2,4710.28%1823.54%1,527
Park 60.80%67038.66%4260.54%622.14%244
Moffat 60.87%1,44538.88%9230.25%621.99%522
Fremont 60.65%4,95338.94%3,1800.40%3321.71%1,773
Cheyenne 60.68%92339.05%5940.26%421.63%329
La Plata 59.64%3,02340.07%2,0310.30%1519.57%992
Lincoln 59.49%1,68940.40%1,1470.11%319.09%542
Delta 59.30%3,46240.27%2,3510.43%2519.03%1,111
Prowers 58.71%2,79640.91%1,9480.38%1817.81%848
Dolores 58.85%42941.15%3000.00%017.70%129
Archuleta 58.45%60241.46%4270.10%116.99%175
El Paso 58.16%16,39241.44%11,6790.41%11516.72%4,713
Garfield 57.97%2,58841.78%1,8650.25%1116.20%723
Summit 57.60%32641.87%2370.53%315.72%89
Boulder 57.09%10,05442.26%7,4420.65%11414.83%2,612
Jefferson 57.20%9,81542.41%7,2770.40%6814.79%2,538
Montezuma 56.99%1,61042.73%1,2070.28%814.27%403
Otero 56.74%5,00243.00%3,7910.26%2313.74%1,211
Montrose 56.37%2,95243.12%2,2580.52%2713.25%694
Gilpin 55.85%27243.74%2130.41%212.11%59
San Juan 55.88%32843.95%2580.17%111.93%70
Clear Creek 55.29%79544.23%6360.49%711.06%159
Arapahoe 54.52%9,05745.06%7,4850.42%699.46%1,572
Adams 54.43%4,93345.25%4,1010.32%299.18%832
Mineral 52.80%17046.58%1500.62%26.21%20
Alamosa 51.56%1,93348.17%1,8060.27%103.39%127
Bent 51.51%1,55648.20%1,4560.30%93.31%100
Pitkin 50.83%36849.03%3550.14%11.80%13
Teller 50.24%82948.97%8080.79%131.27%21
Mesa 48.93%6,65350.52%6,8700.55%75-1.60%-217
Eagle 49.07%92250.67%9520.27%5-1.60%-30
Chaffee 48.83%1,67550.47%1,7310.70%24-1.63%-56
Routt 48.79%1,86950.64%1,9400.57%22-1.85%-71
Denver 48.75%86,33150.82%90,0010.43%759-2.07%-3,670
Gunnison 46.30%1,22153.51%1,4110.19%5-7.21%-190
Conejos 46.18%1,74053.82%2,0280.00%0-7.64%-288
San Miguel 45.69%53653.71%6300.60%7-8.01%-94
Lake 42.08%1,23657.44%1,6870.48%14-15.36%-451
Pueblo 41.99%13,84857.72%19,0390.29%96-15.74%-5,191
Huerfano 39.05%2,11960.62%3,2900.33%18-21.58%-1,171
Las Animas 37.87%4,17961.63%6,8000.50%55-23.75%-2,621
Costilla 37.09%89662.71%1,5150.21%5-25.62%-619

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