1944 United States presidential election in Utah

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1944 United States presidential election in Utah
Flag of Utah (1922-2011).svg
  1940 November 7, 1944 1948  
  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 vote150,08897,891
Percentage60.44%39.42%

Utah 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 Utah took place on November 7, 1944 as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. All contemporary forty-eight states took part, and state voters selected four voters to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

The Democratic Party candidate, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the state of Utah with 60.44 percent of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, garnered 39.42 percent of the popular vote. As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Washington, Millard, Box Elder, Cache, and Rich. [1] This is also the last time that a Democrat would carry the state by double-digits.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Utah [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)150,08860.44%4
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 97,89139.42%0
Socialist Norman Thomas 3400.14%0
Totals248,319100.00%4

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Norman Thomas
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %# %
Beaver 1,12854.02%95845.88%20.10%1708.14%2,088
Box Elder 4,13857.46%3,05842.47%50.07%1,08015.00%7,201
Cache 6,99858.57%4,93841.33%120.10%2,06017.24%11,948
Carbon 5,36469.70%2,31830.12%140.18%3,04639.58%7,696
Daggett 9856.65%7543.35%00.00%2313.29%173
Davis 5,17958.51%3,66341.39%90.10%1,51617.13%8,851
Duchesne 1,62958.83%1,14041.17%00.00%48917.66%2,769
Emery 1,42759.41%97440.55%10.04%45318.86%2,402
Garfield 55939.87%84260.06%10.07%-283-20.19%1,402
Grand 38046.74%42852.64%50.62%-48-5.90%813
Iron 1,67746.31%1,93053.30%140.39%-253-6.99%3,621
Juab 1,48355.34%1,19244.48%50.19%29110.86%2,680
Kane 24426.93%66273.07%00.00%-418-46.14%906
Millard 1,90950.20%1,88949.67%50.13%200.53%3,803
Morgan 67155.64%53544.36%00.00%13611.28%1,206
Piute 34647.59%38152.41%00.00%-35-4.81%727
Rich 39550.06%39449.94%00.00%10.13%789
Salt Lake 66,11462.61%39,32737.24%1570.15%26,78725.37%105,598
San Juan 36741.66%51358.23%10.11%-146-16.57%881
Sanpete 3,07149.00%3,19651.00%00.00%-125-1.99%6,267
Sevier 2,09547.13%2,34552.76%50.11%-250-5.62%4,445
Summit 1,76154.32%1,47945.62%20.06%2828.70%3,242
Tooele 2,80261.46%1,75338.45%40.09%1,04923.01%4,559
Uintah 1,51950.63%1,47949.30%20.07%401.33%3,000
Utah 15,72261.14%9,94638.68%450.18%5,77622.46%25,713
Wasatch 1,24954.09%1,05845.82%20.09%1918.27%2,309
Washington 1,69451.80%1,57548.17%10.03%1193.64%3,270
Wayne 43056.95%32543.05%00.00%10513.91%755
Weber 19,63967.25%9,51832.59%480.16%10,12134.66%29,205
Totals150,08860.44%97,89139.42%3400.14%52,19721.02%248,319

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