See main article: 1944 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1944 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Flag Year: | 1911 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1940 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Previous Year: | 1940 |
| Next Election: | 1948 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Next Year: | 1948 |
| Votes For Election: | All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1944[1] |
| Image1: | Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | John W. Bricker |
| Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 268,731 |
| Percentage1: | 53.21% |
| Nominee2: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Harry S. Truman |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 234,331 |
| Percentage2: | 46.40% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Colorado was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 53.21% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New 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.
| County | Thomas Edmund Dewey[5] Republican | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist | Margin | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | |||||||
| align="center" | Kit Carson | align="center" | 72.27% | align="center" | 2,471 | align="center" | 27.41% | align="center" | 937 | align="center" | 0.32% | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 44.87% | align="center" | 1,534 | |
| align="center" | Morgan | align="center" | 69.13% | align="center" | 4,166 | align="center" | 30.52% | align="center" | 1,839 | align="center" | 0.35% | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 38.62% | align="center" | 2,327 | |
| align="center" | Elbert | align="center" | 69.13% | align="center" | 1,413 | align="center" | 30.72% | align="center" | 628 | align="center" | 0.15% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 38.41% | align="center" | 785 | |
| align="center" | Sedgwick | align="center" | 68.26% | align="center" | 1,228 | align="center" | 31.57% | align="center" | 568 | align="center" | 0.17% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 36.69% | align="center" | 660 | |
| align="center" | Washington | align="center" | 67.88% | align="center" | 2,259 | align="center" | 31.79% | align="center" | 1,058 | align="center" | 0.33% | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 36.09% | align="center" | 1,201 | |
| align="center" | Yuma | align="center" | 67.45% | align="center" | 2,847 | align="center" | 32.55% | align="center" | 1,374 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 34.90% | align="center" | 1,473 | |
| align="center" | Hinsdale | align="center" | 67.03% | align="center" | 124 | align="center" | 32.97% | align="center" | 61 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 34.05% | align="center" | 63 | |
| align="center" | Rio Blanco | align="center" | 65.89% | align="center" | 881 | align="center" | 33.73% | align="center" | 451 | align="center" | 0.37% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 32.16% | align="center" | 430 | |
| align="center" | Rio Grande | align="center" | 65.82% | align="center" | 2,567 | align="center" | 33.97% | align="center" | 1,325 | align="center" | 0.21% | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 31.85% | align="center" | 1,242 | |
| align="center" | Larimer | align="center" | 65.46% | align="center" | 9,914 | align="center" | 34.15% | align="center" | 5,172 | align="center" | 0.38% | align="center" | 58 | align="center" | 31.31% | align="center" | 4,742 | |
| align="center" | Phillips | align="center" | 65.16% | align="center" | 1,455 | align="center" | 34.08% | align="center" | 761 | align="center" | 0.76% | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 31.08% | align="center" | 694 | |
| align="center" | Douglas | align="center" | 65.37% | align="center" | 1,214 | align="center" | 34.36% | align="center" | 638 | align="center" | 0.27% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 31.02% | align="center" | 576 | |
| align="center" | Kiowa | align="center" | 64.75% | align="center" | 970 | align="center" | 34.85% | align="center" | 522 | align="center" | 0.40% | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 29.91% | align="center" | 448 | |
| align="center" | Jackson | align="center" | 64.76% | align="center" | 463 | align="center" | 35.24% | align="center" | 252 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 29.51% | align="center" | 211 | |
| align="center" | Custer | align="center" | 63.73% | align="center" | 601 | align="center" | 35.31% | align="center" | 333 | align="center" | 0.95% | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 28.42% | align="center" | 268 | |
| align="center" | Grand | align="center" | 63.52% | align="center" | 968 | align="center" | 36.35% | align="center" | 554 | align="center" | 0.13% | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 27.17% | align="center" | 414 | |
| align="center" | Weld | align="center" | 63.01% | align="center" | 14,546 | align="center" | 36.64% | align="center" | 8,459 | align="center" | 0.35% | align="center" | 81 | align="center" | 26.37% | align="center" | 6,087 | |
| align="center" | Crowley | align="center" | 62.93% | align="center" | 1,214 | align="center" | 36.81% | align="center" | 710 | align="center" | 0.26% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 26.13% | align="center" | 504 | |
| align="center" | Ouray | align="center" | 62.33% | align="center" | 503 | align="center" | 37.55% | align="center" | 303 | align="center" | 0.12% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 24.78% | align="center" | 200 | |
| align="center" | Saguache | align="center" | 62.13% | align="center" | 1,204 | align="center" | 37.62% | align="center" | 729 | align="center" | 0.26% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 24.51% | align="center" | 475 | |
| align="center" | Baca | align="center" | 61.89% | align="center" | 1,528 | align="center" | 38.11% | align="center" | 941 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 23.77% | align="center" | 587 | |
| align="center" | Logan | align="center" | 61.63% | align="center" | 3,998 | align="center" | 38.09% | align="center" | 2,471 | align="center" | 0.28% | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 23.54% | align="center" | 1,527 | |
| align="center" | Park | align="center" | 60.80% | align="center" | 670 | align="center" | 38.66% | align="center" | 426 | align="center" | 0.54% | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 22.14% | align="center" | 244 | |
| align="center" | Moffat | align="center" | 60.87% | align="center" | 1,445 | align="center" | 38.88% | align="center" | 923 | align="center" | 0.25% | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 21.99% | align="center" | 522 | |
| align="center" | Fremont | align="center" | 60.65% | align="center" | 4,953 | align="center" | 38.94% | align="center" | 3,180 | align="center" | 0.40% | align="center" | 33 | align="center" | 21.71% | align="center" | 1,773 | |
| align="center" | Cheyenne | align="center" | 60.68% | align="center" | 923 | align="center" | 39.05% | align="center" | 594 | align="center" | 0.26% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 21.63% | align="center" | 329 | |
| align="center" | La Plata | align="center" | 59.64% | align="center" | 3,023 | align="center" | 40.07% | align="center" | 2,031 | align="center" | 0.30% | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 19.57% | align="center" | 992 | |
| align="center" | Lincoln | align="center" | 59.49% | align="center" | 1,689 | align="center" | 40.40% | align="center" | 1,147 | align="center" | 0.11% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 19.09% | align="center" | 542 | |
| align="center" | Delta | align="center" | 59.30% | align="center" | 3,462 | align="center" | 40.27% | align="center" | 2,351 | align="center" | 0.43% | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 19.03% | align="center" | 1,111 | |
| align="center" | Prowers | align="center" | 58.71% | align="center" | 2,796 | align="center" | 40.91% | align="center" | 1,948 | align="center" | 0.38% | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 17.81% | align="center" | 848 | |
| align="center" | Dolores | align="center" | 58.85% | align="center" | 429 | align="center" | 41.15% | align="center" | 300 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 17.70% | align="center" | 129 | |
| align="center" | Archuleta | align="center" | 58.45% | align="center" | 602 | align="center" | 41.46% | align="center" | 427 | align="center" | 0.10% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 16.99% | align="center" | 175 | |
| align="center" | El Paso | align="center" | 58.16% | align="center" | 16,392 | align="center" | 41.44% | align="center" | 11,679 | align="center" | 0.41% | align="center" | 115 | align="center" | 16.72% | align="center" | 4,713 | |
| align="center" | Garfield | align="center" | 57.97% | align="center" | 2,588 | align="center" | 41.78% | align="center" | 1,865 | align="center" | 0.25% | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 16.20% | align="center" | 723 | |
| align="center" | Summit | align="center" | 57.60% | align="center" | 326 | align="center" | 41.87% | align="center" | 237 | align="center" | 0.53% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 15.72% | align="center" | 89 | |
| align="center" | Boulder | align="center" | 57.09% | align="center" | 10,054 | align="center" | 42.26% | align="center" | 7,442 | align="center" | 0.65% | align="center" | 114 | align="center" | 14.83% | align="center" | 2,612 | |
| align="center" | Jefferson | align="center" | 57.20% | align="center" | 9,815 | align="center" | 42.41% | align="center" | 7,277 | align="center" | 0.40% | align="center" | 68 | align="center" | 14.79% | align="center" | 2,538 | |
| align="center" | Montezuma | align="center" | 56.99% | align="center" | 1,610 | align="center" | 42.73% | align="center" | 1,207 | align="center" | 0.28% | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 14.27% | align="center" | 403 | |
| align="center" | Otero | align="center" | 56.74% | align="center" | 5,002 | align="center" | 43.00% | align="center" | 3,791 | align="center" | 0.26% | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 13.74% | align="center" | 1,211 | |
| align="center" | Montrose | align="center" | 56.37% | align="center" | 2,952 | align="center" | 43.12% | align="center" | 2,258 | align="center" | 0.52% | align="center" | 27 | align="center" | 13.25% | align="center" | 694 | |
| align="center" | Gilpin | align="center" | 55.85% | align="center" | 272 | align="center" | 43.74% | align="center" | 213 | align="center" | 0.41% | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 12.11% | align="center" | 59 | |
| align="center" | San Juan | align="center" | 55.88% | align="center" | 328 | align="center" | 43.95% | align="center" | 258 | align="center" | 0.17% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 11.93% | align="center" | 70 | |
| align="center" | Clear Creek | align="center" | 55.29% | align="center" | 795 | align="center" | 44.23% | align="center" | 636 | align="center" | 0.49% | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 11.06% | align="center" | 159 | |
| align="center" | Arapahoe | align="center" | 54.52% | align="center" | 9,057 | align="center" | 45.06% | align="center" | 7,485 | align="center" | 0.42% | align="center" | 69 | align="center" | 9.46% | align="center" | 1,572 | |
| align="center" | Adams | align="center" | 54.43% | align="center" | 4,933 | align="center" | 45.25% | align="center" | 4,101 | align="center" | 0.32% | align="center" | 29 | align="center" | 9.18% | align="center" | 832 | |
| align="center" | Mineral | align="center" | 52.80% | align="center" | 170 | align="center" | 46.58% | align="center" | 150 | align="center" | 0.62% | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 6.21% | align="center" | 20 | |
| align="center" | Alamosa | align="center" | 51.56% | align="center" | 1,933 | align="center" | 48.17% | align="center" | 1,806 | align="center" | 0.27% | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 3.39% | align="center" | 127 | |
| align="center" | Bent | align="center" | 51.51% | align="center" | 1,556 | align="center" | 48.20% | align="center" | 1,456 | align="center" | 0.30% | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 3.31% | align="center" | 100 | |
| align="center" | Pitkin | align="center" | 50.83% | align="center" | 368 | align="center" | 49.03% | align="center" | 355 | align="center" | 0.14% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1.80% | align="center" | 13 | |
| align="center" | Teller | align="center" | 50.24% | align="center" | 829 | align="center" | 48.97% | align="center" | 808 | align="center" | 0.79% | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 1.27% | align="center" | 21 | |
| align="center" | Mesa | align="center" | 48.93% | align="center" | 6,653 | align="center" | 50.52% | align="center" | 6,870 | align="center" | 0.55% | align="center" | 75 | align="center" | -1.60% | align="center" | -217 | |
| align="center" | Eagle | align="center" | 49.07% | align="center" | 922 | align="center" | 50.67% | align="center" | 952 | align="center" | 0.27% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | -1.60% | align="center" | -30 | |
| align="center" | Chaffee | align="center" | 48.83% | align="center" | 1,675 | align="center" | 50.47% | align="center" | 1,731 | align="center" | 0.70% | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | -1.63% | align="center" | -56 | |
| align="center" | Routt | align="center" | 48.79% | align="center" | 1,869 | align="center" | 50.64% | align="center" | 1,940 | align="center" | 0.57% | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | -1.85% | align="center" | -71 | |
| align="center" | Denver | align="center" | 48.75% | align="center" | 86,331 | align="center" | 50.82% | align="center" | 90,001 | align="center" | 0.43% | align="center" | 759 | align="center" | -2.07% | align="center" | -3,670 | |
| align="center" | Gunnison | align="center" | 46.30% | align="center" | 1,221 | align="center" | 53.51% | align="center" | 1,411 | align="center" | 0.19% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | -7.21% | align="center" | -190 | |
| align="center" | Conejos | align="center" | 46.18% | align="center" | 1,740 | align="center" | 53.82% | align="center" | 2,028 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -7.64% | align="center" | -288 | |
| align="center" | San Miguel | align="center" | 45.69% | align="center" | 536 | align="center" | 53.71% | align="center" | 630 | align="center" | 0.60% | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | -8.01% | align="center" | -94 | |
| align="center" | Lake | align="center" | 42.08% | align="center" | 1,236 | align="center" | 57.44% | align="center" | 1,687 | align="center" | 0.48% | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | -15.36% | align="center" | -451 | |
| align="center" | Pueblo | align="center" | 41.99% | align="center" | 13,848 | align="center" | 57.72% | align="center" | 19,039 | align="center" | 0.29% | align="center" | 96 | align="center" | -15.74% | align="center" | -5,191 | |
| align="center" | Huerfano | align="center" | 39.05% | align="center" | 2,119 | align="center" | 60.62% | align="center" | 3,290 | align="center" | 0.33% | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | -21.58% | align="center" | -1,171 | |
| align="center" | Las Animas | align="center" | 37.87% | align="center" | 4,179 | align="center" | 61.63% | align="center" | 6,800 | align="center" | 0.50% | align="center" | 55 | align="center" | -23.75% | align="center" | -2,621 | |
| align="center" | Costilla | align="center" | 37.09% | align="center" | 896 | align="center" | 62.71% | align="center" | 1,515 | align="center" | 0.21% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | -25.62% | align="center" | -619 | |