1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky explained

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Election Name:	1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Country:	Kentucky
Flag Image:	Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Previous Year:	1940
Next Election:	1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Next Year:	1948
Votes For Election:	All 11 Kentucky votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 7, 1944^[1]
Image1:	1944_portrait_of_FDR_(1)(small).jpg
Nominee1:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Harry S. Truman
Electoral Vote1:	11
Popular Vote1:	472,589
Percentage1:	54.45%
Nominee2:	Thomas E. Dewey
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	John W. Bricker
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	392,448
Percentage2:	45.22%
Map Size:	380px
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 Kentucky took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 11^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 54.45 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 45.22 percent of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[5]
	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"	%
	Adair		2,411		41.23%		3,414		58.39%		22		0.38%		-1,003		-17.15%		5,847
	Allen		1,742		35.65%		3,120		63.86%		24		0.49%		-1,378		-28.20%		4,886
	Anderson		2,148		60.02%		1,409		39.37%		22		0.61%		739		20.65%		3,579
	Ballard		2,845		81.50%		637		18.25%		9		0.26%		2,208		63.25%		3,491
	Barren		4,439		57.64%		3,262		42.36%		0		0.00%		1,177		15.28%		7,701
	Bath		2,184		57.88%		1,581		41.90%		8		0.21%		603		15.98%		3,773
	Bell		4,616		48.72%		4,822		50.90%		36		0.38%		-206		-2.17%		9,474
	Boone		2,451		62.51%		1,457		37.16%		13		0.33%		994		25.35%		3,921
	Bourbon		3,828		65.97%		1,957		33.72%		18		0.31%		1,871		32.24%		5,803
	Boyd		8,130		54.06%		6,868		45.66%		42		0.28%		1,262		8.39%		15,040
	Boyle		3,490		61.02%		2,195		38.38%		34		0.59%		1,295		22.64%		5,719
	Bracken		1,915		56.04%		1,483		43.40%		19		0.56%		432		12.64%		3,417
	Breathitt		2,922		69.85%		1,230		29.40%		31		0.74%		1,692		40.45%		4,183
	Breckinridge		2,889		46.46%		3,292		52.94%		37		0.60%		-403		-6.48%		6,218
	Bullitt		2,092		70.30%		876		29.44%		8		0.27%		1,216		40.86%		2,976
	Butler		1,153		25.54%		3,354		74.30%		7		0.16%		-2,201		-48.76%		4,514
	Caldwell		2,444		52.04%		2,242		47.74%		10		0.21%		202		4.30%		4,696
	Calloway		4,888		81.12%		1,121		18.60%		17		0.28%		3,767		62.51%		6,026
	Campbell		12,959		48.59%		13,647		51.17%		64		0.24%		-688		-2.58%		26,670
	Carlisle		2,057		80.10%		505		19.67%		6		0.23%		1,552		60.44%		2,568
	Carroll		2,662		77.65%		755		22.02%		11		0.32%		1,907		55.63%		3,428
	Carter		2,733		39.84%		4,117		60.01%		10		0.15%		-1,384		-20.17%		6,860
	Casey		1,520		28.10%		3,869		71.53%		20		0.37%		-2,349		-43.43%		5,409
	Christian		6,260		57.96%		4,506		41.72%		35		0.32%		1,754		16.24%		10,801
	Clark		3,608		64.85%		1,929		34.67%		27		0.49%		1,679		30.18%		5,564
	Clay		1,185		21.57%		4,307		78.38%		3		0.05%		-3,122		-56.82%		5,495
	Clinton		564		17.71%		2,618		82.20%		3		0.09%		-2,054		-64.49%		3,185
	Crittenden		1,544		36.25%		2,690		63.16%		25		0.59%		-1,146		-26.91%		4,259
	Cumberland		717		21.43%		2,619		78.27%		10		0.30%		-1,902		-56.84%		3,346
	Daviess		8,143		56.73%		6,135		42.74%		77		0.54%		2,008		13.99%		14,355
	Edmonson		1,016		29.38%		2,433		70.36%		9		0.26%		-1,417		-40.98%		3,458
	Elliott		1,721		77.00%		514		23.00%		0		0.00%		1,207		54.00%		2,235
	Estill		2,000		44.28%		2,493		55.19%		24		0.53%		-493		-10.91%		4,517
	Fayette		13,567		55.15%		10,857		44.14%		174		0.71%		2,710		11.02%		24,598
	Fleming		2,612		49.36%		2,666		50.38%		14		0.26%		-54		-1.02%		5,292
	Floyd		7,729		70.74%		3,197		29.26%		0		0.00%		4,532		41.48%		10,926
	Franklin		6,356		75.24%		2,050		24.27%		42		0.50%		4,306		50.97%		8,448
	Fulton		2,973		81.68%		654		17.97%		13		0.36%		2,319		63.71%		3,640
	Gallatin		1,360		72.03%		516		27.33%		12		0.64%		844		44.70%		1,888
	Garrard		1,764		46.18%		2,042		53.46%		14		0.37%		-278		-7.28%		3,820
	Grant		2,413		59.62%		1,621		40.05%		13		0.32%		792		19.57%		4,047
	Graves		8,057		78.70%		2,172		21.22%		9		0.09%		5,885		57.48%		10,238
	Grayson		2,436		40.03%		3,629		59.64%		20		0.33%		-1,193		-19.61%		6,085
	Green		1,809		42.88%		2,379		56.39%		31		0.73%		-570		-13.51%		4,219
	Greenup		3,821		50.66%		3,718		49.30%		3		0.04%		103		1.37%		7,542
	Hancock		1,129		45.00%		1,365		54.40%		15		0.60%		-236		-9.41%		2,509
	Hardin		4,436		60.82%		2,831		38.81%		27		0.37%		1,605		22.00%		7,294
	Harlan		8,000		57.81%		5,815		42.02%		23		0.17%		2,185		15.79%		13,838
	Harrison		3,706		71.38%		1,466		28.24%		20		0.39%		2,240		43.14%		5,192
	Hart		3,138		50.93%		3,014		48.91%		10		0.16%		124		2.01%		6,162
	Henderson		5,887		68.49%		2,683		31.22%		25		0.29%		3,204		37.28%		8,595
	Henry		3,548		70.08%		1,497		29.57%		18		0.36%		2,051		40.51%		5,063
	Hickman		2,005		77.06%		588		22.60%		9		0.35%		1,417		54.46%		2,602
	Hopkins		7,352		65.80%		3,795		33.96%		27		0.24%		3,557		31.83%		11,174
	Jackson		328		8.39%		3,578		91.56%		2		0.05%		-3,250		-83.16%		3,908
	Jefferson		80,236		56.66%		60,905		43.01%		480		0.34%		19,331		13.65%		141,621
	Jessamine		2,426		57.11%		1,790		42.14%		32		0.75%		636		14.97%		4,248
	Johnson		2,222		32.32%		4,642		67.53%		10		0.15%		-2,420		-35.21%		6,874
	Kenton		17,524		57.96%		12,654		41.85%		58		0.19%		4,870		16.11%		30,236
	Knott		3,867		82.81%		803		17.19%		0		0.00%		3,064		65.61%		4,670
	Knox		2,385		31.51%		5,178		68.40%		7		0.09%		-2,793		-36.90%		7,570
	Larue		2,065		56.72%		1,550		42.57%		26		0.71%		515		14.14%		3,641
	Laurel		2,104		29.39%		5,051		70.54%		5		0.07%		-2,947		-41.16%		7,160
	Lawrence		2,408		46.89%		2,715		52.87%		12		0.23%		-307		-5.98%		5,135
	Lee		1,072		42.04%		1,468		57.57%		10		0.39%		-396		-15.53%		2,550
	Leslie		499		15.70%		2,679		84.30%		0		0.00%		-2,180		-68.60%		3,178
	Letcher		4,599		53.04%		4,055		46.77%		16		0.18%		544		6.27%		8,670
	Lewis		1,434		30.40%		3,275		69.43%		8		0.17%		-1,841		-39.03%		4,717
	Lincoln		3,087		52.13%		2,793		47.16%		42		0.71%		294		4.96%		5,922
	Livingston		1,686		58.30%		1,202		41.56%		4		0.14%		484		16.74%		2,892
	Logan		5,110		69.63%		2,211		30.13%		18		0.25%		2,899		39.50%		7,339
	Lyon		1,743		65.06%		924		34.49%		12		0.45%		819		30.57%		2,679
	Madison		5,769		51.02%		5,468		48.36%		70		0.62%		301		2.66%		11,307
	Magoffin		2,031		48.75%		2,135		51.25%		0		0.00%		-104		-2.50%		4,166
	Marion		2,996		63.83%		1,673		35.64%		25		0.53%		1,323		28.18%		4,694
	Marshall		2,947		68.95%		1,316		30.79%		11		0.26%		1,631		38.16%		4,274
	Martin		571		21.64%		2,067		78.33%		1		0.04%		-1,496		-56.69%		2,639
	Mason		3,810		53.62%		3,256		45.83%		39		0.55%		554		7.80%		7,105
	McCracken		10,846		71.73%		4,190		27.71%		84		0.56%		6,656		44.02%		15,120
	McCreary		880		20.46%		3,419		79.49%		2		0.05%		-2,539		-59.03%		4,301
	McLean		2,222		55.59%		1,752		43.83%		23		0.58%		470		11.76%		3,997
	Meade		1,828		63.47%		1,040		36.11%		12		0.42%		788		27.36%		2,880
	Menifee		976		63.09%		568		36.72%		3		0.19%		408		26.37%		1,547
	Mercer		3,086		59.97%		2,039		39.62%		21		0.41%		1,047		20.35%		5,146
	Metcalfe		1,694		42.22%		2,306		57.48%		12		0.30%		-612		-15.25%		4,012
	Monroe		1,101		23.18%		3,648		76.82%		0		0.00%		-2,547		-53.63%		4,749
	Montgomery		2,334		61.05%		1,481		38.74%		8		0.21%		853		22.31%		3,823
	Morgan		3,242		72.63%		1,217		27.26%		5		0.11%		2,025		45.36%		4,464
	Muhlenberg		3,657		44.04%		4,618		55.61%		29		0.35%		-961		-11.57%		8,304
	Nelson		3,648		62.78%		2,136		36.76%		27		0.46%		1,512		26.02%		5,811
	Nicholas		1,813		62.84%		1,059		36.71%		13		0.45%		754		26.14%		2,885
	Ohio		3,131		40.89%		4,494		58.69%		32		0.42%		-1,363		-17.80%		7,657
	Oldham		1,908		64.74%		1,021		34.65%		18		0.61%		887		30.10%		2,947
	Owen		3,157		83.08%		627		16.50%		16		0.42%		2,530		66.58%		3,800
	Owsley		325		13.77%		2,033		86.11%		3		0.13%		-1,708		-72.34%		2,361
	Pendleton		2,096		51.25%		1,977		48.34%		17		0.42%		119		2.91%		4,090
	Perry		5,527		56.04%		4,333		43.94%		2		0.02%		1,194		12.11%		9,862
	Pike		9,757		54.52%		8,092		45.21%		48		0.27%		1,665		9.30%		17,897
	Powell		1,023		52.98%		902		46.71%		6		0.31%		121		6.27%		1,931
	Pulaski		3,934		31.91%		8,318		67.47%		76		0.62%		-4,384		-35.56%		12,328
	Robertson		855		60.51%		556		39.35%		2		0.14%		299		21.16%		1,413
	Rockcastle		1,327		25.84%		3,802		74.03%		7		0.14%		-2,475		-48.19%		5,136
	Rowan		1,944		51.51%		1,815		48.09%		15		0.40%		129		3.42%		3,774
	Russell		1,185		28.09%		3,019		71.56%		15		0.36%		-1,834		-43.47%		4,219
	Scott		3,627		69.11%		1,589		30.28%		32		0.61%		2,038		38.83%		5,248
	Shelby		4,415		68.49%		1,997		30.98%		34		0.53%		2,418		37.51%		6,446
	Simpson		2,821		73.27%		1,012		26.29%		17		0.44%		1,809		46.99%		3,850
	Spencer		1,443		68.85%		646		30.82%		7		0.33%		797		38.02%		2,096
	Taylor		2,475		48.19%		2,622		51.05%		39		0.76%		-147		-2.86%		5,136
	Todd		2,990		68.36%		1,363		31.16%		21		0.48%		1,627		37.20%		4,374
	Trigg		2,511		65.10%		1,332		34.53%		14		0.36%		1,179		30.57%		3,857
	Trimble		1,916		86.70%		264		11.95%		30		1.36%		1,652		74.75%		2,210
	Union		3,489		78.65%		935		21.08%		12		0.27%		2,554		57.57%		4,436
	Warren		7,528		60.18%		4,944		39.52%		37		0.30%		2,584		20.66%		12,509
	Washington		2,283		49.05%		2,353		50.56%		18		0.39%		-70		-1.50%		4,654
	Wayne		2,022		39.88%		3,048		60.12%		0		0.00%		-1,026		-20.24%		5,070
	Webster		3,324		64.06%		1,840		35.46%		25		0.48%		1,484		28.60%		5,189
	Whitley		2,352		26.94%		6,378		73.05%		1		0.01%		-4,026		-46.11%		8,731
	Wolfe		1,450		61.94%		889		37.98%		2		0.09%		561		23.96%		2,341
	Woodford		2,154		60.81%		1,374		38.79%		14		0.40%		780		22.02%		3,542
Totals	472,589	54.45%	392,448	45.22%	2,887	0.33%	80,141	9.23%	867,924

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica. March 26, 2018.
2. Web site: 1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49). March 26, 2018.
3. Web site: 1944 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky. March 26, 2018.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944. March 26, 2018.
5. Géoelections; 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)