1944 United States presidential election in Idaho

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1944 United States presidential election in Idaho
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  1940 November 7, 1944 [1] 1948  

All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
  1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg
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 vote40
Popular vote107,399100,137
Percentage51.55%48.07%

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County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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.

Contents

Idaho was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.55% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew 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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 107,399 51.55%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 100,13748.07%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 5030.24%
Socialist Norman Thomas 2820.14%
Total votes208,321 100.00%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Claude A. Watson [6]
Prohibition
Norman Mattoon Thomas [6]
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast [7]
# %# %# %# %# %
Ada 10,66744.18%13,41055.54%410.17%260.11%-2,743-11.36%24,144
Adams 72152.86%64247.07%10.07%00.00%795.79%1,364
Bannock 9,68164.09%5,41335.84%50.03%60.04%4,26828.26%15,105
Bear Lake 1,73251.75%1,61348.19%20.06%00.00%1193.56%3,347
Benewah 1,44654.71%1,17344.38%120.45%120.45%27310.33%2,643
Bingham 3,42851.49%3,22348.41%40.06%30.05%2053.08%6,658
Blaine 1,03754.12%87445.62%10.05%40.21%1638.51%1,916
Boise 56454.70%46445.00%10.10%20.19%1009.70%1,031
Bonner 3,11651.39%2,92448.23%100.16%130.21%1923.17%6,063
Bonneville 4,93554.84%4,04844.98%60.07%100.11%8879.86%8,999
Boundary 1,05348.75%1,06449.26%50.23%381.76%-11-0.51%2,160
Butte 41649.00%43150.77%20.24%00.00%-15-1.77%849
Camas 31751.29%30148.71%00.00%00.00%162.59%618
Canyon 7,30643.59%9,21554.98%2081.24%330.20%-1,909-11.39%16,762
Caribou 51652.76%46247.24%00.00%00.00%545.52%978
Cassia 2,32547.49%2,56352.35%50.10%30.06%-238-4.86%4,896
Clark 18036.07%31763.53%20.40%00.00%-137-27.45%499
Clearwater 1,74466.41%86532.94%80.30%90.34%87933.47%2,626
Custer 61352.04%56547.96%00.00%00.00%484.07%1,178
Elmore 1,62761.00%1,03038.62%70.26%30.11%59722.38%2,667
Franklin 1,97150.22%1,95049.68%40.10%00.00%210.54%3,925
Fremont 2,11654.66%1,75545.34%00.00%00.00%3619.33%3,871
Gem 1,86657.15%1,36341.75%361.10%00.00%50315.41%3,265
Gooding 1,65944.64%2,04955.14%60.16%20.05%-390-10.50%3,716
Idaho 2,07150.97%1,97748.66%100.25%50.12%942.31%4,063
Jefferson 2,19859.97%1,45839.78%70.19%20.05%74020.19%3,665
Jerome 1,74144.66%2,15755.34%00.00%00.00%-416-10.67%3,898
Kootenai 5,79256.66%4,38842.93%170.17%250.24%1,40413.74%10,222
Latah 3,51449.61%3,52649.78%320.45%110.16%-12-0.17%7,083
Lemhi 98848.43%1,04851.37%20.10%20.10%-60-2.94%2,040
Lewis 1,22267.48%58932.52%00.00%00.00%63334.95%1,811
Lincoln 78445.58%93454.30%20.12%00.00%-150-8.72%1,720
Madison 1,92755.73%1,52744.16%30.09%10.03%40011.57%3,458
Minidoka 1,63547.75%1,78152.02%60.18%20.06%-146-4.26%3,424
Nez Perce 5,45363.05%3,15936.52%80.09%290.34%2,29426.52%8,649
Oneida 1,22756.73%93543.23%10.05%00.00%29213.50%2,163
Owyhee 82445.30%98354.04%10.05%110.60%-159-8.74%1,819
Payette 1,38235.57%2,48563.96%130.33%50.13%-1,103-28.39%3,885
Power 80147.23%89552.77%00.00%00.00%-94-5.54%1,696
Shoshone 5,29062.51%3,16237.36%10.01%100.12%2,12825.14%8,463
Teton 64153.73%55246.27%00.00%00.00%897.46%1,193
Twin Falls 6,12843.41%7,94656.29%360.26%60.04%-1,818-12.88%14,116
Valley 89649.26%91950.52%10.05%30.16%-23-1.26%1,819
Washington 1,84947.98%2,00251.95%20.05%10.03%-153-3.97%3,854
Totals107,39951.55%100,13748.07%5030.24%2820.14%7,2623.49%208,321

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