See main article: 1944 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1940 |
| Next Election: | 1948 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 1948 |
| Votes For Election: | All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1944 |
| 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: | 19 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,106,899 |
| Percentage1: | 50.19% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | John W. Bricker |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,084,423 |
| Percentage2: | 49.18% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 375px |
The 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan voted narrowly for Democratic nominee, incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, carrying 50.19% of the vote to Dewey's 49.18%.[2] [3] The election was close, with Detroit, Flint and most of the Upper Peninsula going to Roosevelt and most of the rest of the state going to Dewey. Michigan would not vote Democratic again until John F. Kennedy narrowly won the state in 1960. This was the only state Roosevelt flipped from the previous election. Michigan was also one of six states that became more Democratic compared to 1940, alongside Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, and Rhode Island.
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican | Claude A. Watson Prohibition | Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcona | 716 | 32.11% | 1,503 | 67.40% | 5 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.18% | -787 | -35.29% | 2,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Alger | 2,519 | 62.41% | 1,504 | 37.26% | 8 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,015 | 25.15% | 4,036 | ||||||||||||||
| Allegan | 4,480 | 26.54% | 12,327 | 73.04% | 46 | 0.27% | 18 | 0.11% | 7 | 0.04% | -7,847 | -46.49% | 16,878 | ||||||||||||||
| Alpena | 2,856 | 38.98% | 4,453 | 60.78% | 13 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.01% | -1,597 | -21.80% | 7,327 | ||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 1,206 | 31.07% | 2,626 | 67.66% | 42 | 1.08% | 2 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.13% | -1,420 | -36.59% | 3,881 | ||||||||||||||
| Arenac | 1,280 | 39.13% | 1,978 | 60.47% | 7 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.12% | -698 | -21.34% | 3,271 | ||||||||||||||
| Baraga | 1,874 | 50.46% | 1,829 | 49.25% | 3 | 0.08% | 7 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.03% | 45 | 1.21% | 3,714 | ||||||||||||||
| Barry | 3,010 | 29.50% | 7,057 | 69.17% | 123 | 1.21% | 6 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.07% | -4,047 | -39.66% | 10,203 | ||||||||||||||
| Bay | 15,602 | 50.00% | 15,459 | 49.54% | 17 | 0.05% | 78 | 0.25% | 48 | 0.15% | 143 | 0.46% | 31,204 | ||||||||||||||
| Benzie | 1,084 | 34.50% | 2,026 | 64.48% | 19 | 0.60% | 11 | 0.35% | 2 | 0.06% | -942 | -29.98% | 3,142 | ||||||||||||||
| Berrien | 15,886 | 38.81% | 24,832 | 60.66% | 79 | 0.19% | 101 | 0.25% | 36 | 0.09% | -8,946 | -21.85% | 40,934 | ||||||||||||||
| Branch | 3,406 | 32.10% | 7,155 | 67.44% | 36 | 0.34% | 11 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.01% | -3,749 | -35.34% | 10,609 | ||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 16,611 | 44.07% | 20,664 | 54.82% | 303 | 0.80% | 99 | 0.26% | 16 | 0.04% | -4,053 | -10.75% | 37,693 | ||||||||||||||
| Cass | 3,417 | 34.00% | 6,566 | 65.33% | 32 | 0.32% | 20 | 0.20% | 16 | 0.16% | -3,149 | -31.33% | 10,051 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlevoix | 1,893 | 38.06% | 3,039 | 61.10% | 28 | 0.56% | 9 | 0.18% | 5 | 0.10% | -1,146 | -23.04% | 4,974 | ||||||||||||||
| Cheboygan | 2,141 | 41.83% | 2,943 | 57.50% | 24 | 0.47% | 4 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.12% | -802 | -15.67% | 5,118 | ||||||||||||||
| Chippewa | 4,344 | 44.67% | 5,335 | 54.86% | 32 | 0.33% | 6 | 0.06% | 8 | 0.08% | -991 | -10.19% | 9,725 | ||||||||||||||
| Clare | 1,078 | 28.86% | 2,636 | 70.58% | 11 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.11% | -1,558 | -41.71% | 3,735 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 2,533 | 23.06% | 8,422 | 76.68% | 20 | 0.18% | 5 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.04% | -5,889 | -53.61% | 10,984 | ||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 550 | 40.59% | 797 | 58.82% | 3 | 0.22% | 4 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.07% | -247 | -18.23% | 1,355 | ||||||||||||||
| Delta | 7,375 | 58.33% | 5,213 | 41.23% | 16 | 0.13% | 27 | 0.21% | 13 | 0.10% | 2,162 | 17.10% | 12,644 | ||||||||||||||
| Dickinson | 6,740 | 56.92% | 4,987 | 42.11% | 44 | 0.37% | 44 | 0.37% | 27 | 0.23% | 1,753 | 14.80% | 11,842 | ||||||||||||||
| Eaton | 5,049 | 33.35% | 9,975 | 65.89% | 85 | 0.56% | 29 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.01% | -4,926 | -32.54% | 15,140 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmet | 2,206 | 38.15% | 3,538 | 61.19% | 22 | 0.38% | 14 | 0.24% | 2 | 0.03% | -1,332 | -23.04% | 5,782 | ||||||||||||||
| Genesee | 52,445 | 55.72% | 41,145 | 43.72% | 218 | 0.23% | 241 | 0.26% | 68 | 0.07% | 11,300 | 12.01% | 94,117 | ||||||||||||||
| Gladwin | 985 | 28.44% | 2,457 | 70.93% | 12 | 0.35% | 1 | 0.03% | 9 | 0.26% | -1,472 | -42.49% | 3,464 | ||||||||||||||
| Gogebic | 7,938 | 59.83% | 5,283 | 39.82% | 14 | 0.11% | 24 | 0.18% | 9 | 0.07% | 2,655 | 20.01% | 13,268 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Traverse | 2,607 | 32.28% | 5,413 | 67.03% | 37 | 0.46% | 10 | 0.12% | 8 | 0.10% | -2,806 | -34.75% | 8,075 | ||||||||||||||
| Gratiot | 3,160 | 28.10% | 7,987 | 71.03% | 87 | 0.77% | 7 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.03% | -4,827 | -42.93% | 11,244 | ||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale | 3,153 | 25.03% | 9,364 | 74.33% | 62 | 0.49% | 16 | 0.13% | 3 | 0.02% | -6,211 | -49.30% | 12,598 | ||||||||||||||
| Houghton | 10,066 | 52.32% | 9,110 | 47.35% | 29 | 0.15% | 17 | 0.09% | 16 | 0.08% | 956 | 4.97% | 19,238 | ||||||||||||||
| Huron | 2,301 | 19.34% | 9,538 | 80.16% | 21 | 0.18% | 21 | 0.18% | 17 | 0.14% | -7,237 | -60.83% | 11,898 | ||||||||||||||
| Ingham | 23,655 | 40.57% | 34,255 | 58.74% | 226 | 0.39% | 137 | 0.23% | 40 | 0.07% | -10,600 | -18.18% | 58,313 | ||||||||||||||
| Ionia | 4,437 | 31.89% | 9,331 | 67.06% | 120 | 0.86% | 18 | 0.13% | 8 | 0.06% | -4,894 | -35.17% | 13,914 | ||||||||||||||
| Iosco | 1,127 | 32.39% | 2,340 | 67.26% | 5 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.09% | -1,213 | -34.87% | 3,479 | ||||||||||||||
| Iron | 4,537 | 53.09% | 3,945 | 46.16% | 32 | 0.37% | 23 | 0.27% | 9 | 0.11% | 592 | 6.93% | 8,546 | ||||||||||||||
| Isabella | 2,522 | 28.18% | 6,356 | 71.02% | 52 | 0.58% | 12 | 0.13% | 7 | 0.08% | -3,834 | -42.84% | 8,949 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 13,859 | 37.36% | 22,992 | 61.97% | 182 | 0.49% | 41 | 0.11% | 26 | 0.07% | -9,133 | -24.62% | 37,100 | ||||||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 16,223 | 38.95% | 24,974 | 59.96% | 274 | 0.66% | 137 | 0.33% | 46 | 0.11% | -8,751 | -21.01% | 41,654 | ||||||||||||||
| Kalkaska | 409 | 28.97% | 992 | 70.25% | 10 | 0.71% | 1 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | -583 | -41.29% | 1,412 | ||||||||||||||
| Kent | 43,679 | 44.07% | 54,163 | 54.65% | 1,121 | 1.13% | 110 | 0.11% | 43 | 0.04% | -10,484 | -10.58% | 99,116 | ||||||||||||||
| Keweenaw | 965 | 52.53% | 866 | 47.14% | 2 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.11% | 99 | 5.39% | 1,837 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 794 | 40.80% | 1,145 | 58.84% | 4 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | -351 | -18.04% | 1,946 | ||||||||||||||
| Lapeer | 3,002 | 27.74% | 7,769 | 71.80% | 28 | 0.26% | 11 | 0.10% | 11 | 0.10% | -4,767 | -44.05% | 10,821 | ||||||||||||||
| Leelanau | 944 | 31.23% | 2,063 | 68.24% | 4 | 0.13% | 10 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.07% | -1,119 | -37.02% | 3,023 | ||||||||||||||
| Lenawee | 6,750 | 29.04% | 16,382 | 70.48% | 69 | 0.30% | 18 | 0.08% | 24 | 0.10% | -9,632 | -41.44% | 23,243 | ||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 2,910 | 28.01% | 7,417 | 71.38% | 44 | 0.42% | 9 | 0.09% | 11 | 0.11% | -4,507 | -43.37% | 10,391 | ||||||||||||||
| Luce | 790 | 39.64% | 1,195 | 59.96% | 4 | 0.20% | 3 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.05% | -405 | -20.32% | 1,993 | ||||||||||||||
| Mackinac | 1,488 | 39.41% | 2,268 | 60.06% | 10 | 0.26% | 5 | 0.13% | 5 | 0.13% | -780 | -20.66% | 3,776 | ||||||||||||||
| Macomb | 23,506 | 52.08% | 21,305 | 47.20% | 106 | 0.23% | 115 | 0.25% | 103 | 0.23% | 2,201 | 4.88% | 45,135 | ||||||||||||||
| Manistee | 3,398 | 45.13% | 4,095 | 54.38% | 12 | 0.16% | 20 | 0.27% | 5 | 0.07% | -697 | -9.26% | 7,530 | ||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 11,707 | 58.70% | 8,163 | 40.93% | 27 | 0.14% | 26 | 0.13% | 21 | 0.11% | 3,544 | 17.77% | 19,944 | ||||||||||||||
| Mason | 3,137 | 41.11% | 4,446 | 58.27% | 25 | 0.33% | 14 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.10% | -1,309 | -17.16% | 7,630 | ||||||||||||||
| Mecosta | 1,708 | 28.49% | 4,217 | 70.34% | 48 | 0.80% | 8 | 0.13% | 14 | 0.23% | -2,509 | -41.85% | 5,995 | ||||||||||||||
| Menominee | 4,632 | 48.39% | 4,869 | 50.86% | 39 | 0.41% | 24 | 0.25% | 9 | 0.09% | -237 | -2.48% | 9,573 | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | 3,569 | 34.05% | 6,850 | 65.35% | 28 | 0.27% | 21 | 0.20% | 14 | 0.13% | -3,281 | -31.30% | 10,482 | ||||||||||||||
| Missaukee | 759 | 27.47% | 1,979 | 71.63% | 24 | 0.87% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,220 | -44.15% | 2,763 | ||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 10,275 | 43.11% | 13,478 | 56.54% | 26 | 0.11% | 31 | 0.13% | 26 | 0.11% | -3,203 | -13.44% | 23,836 | ||||||||||||||
| Montcalm | 3,168 | 29.36% | 7,525 | 69.74% | 67 | 0.62% | 25 | 0.23% | 5 | 0.05% | -4,357 | -40.38% | 10,790 | ||||||||||||||
| Montmorency | 541 | 34.11% | 1,034 | 65.20% | 4 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.13% | -493 | -31.08% | 1,586 | ||||||||||||||
| Muskegon | 19,963 | 54.27% | 16,536 | 44.95% | 175 | 0.48% | 67 | 0.18% | 45 | 0.12% | 3,427 | 9.32% | 36,786 | ||||||||||||||
| Newaygo | 2,156 | 29.00% | 5,250 | 70.62% | 20 | 0.27% | 4 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.05% | -3,094 | -41.62% | 7,434 | ||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 55,272 | 47.73% | 59,627 | 51.49% | 292 | 0.25% | 333 | 0.29% | 289 | 0.25% | -4,355 | -3.76% | 115,813 | ||||||||||||||
| Oceana | 1,738 | 32.58% | 3,534 | 66.24% | 50 | 0.94% | 8 | 0.15% | 5 | 0.09% | -1,796 | -33.66% | 5,335 | ||||||||||||||
| Ogemaw | 1,006 | 29.91% | 2,339 | 69.55% | 4 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.30% | 4 | 0.12% | -1,333 | -39.64% | 3,363 | ||||||||||||||
| Ontonagon | 2,611 | 51.59% | 2,433 | 48.07% | 6 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.12% | 178 | 3.52% | 5,061 | ||||||||||||||
| Osceola | 1,338 | 25.84% | 3,787 | 73.14% | 43 | 0.83% | 5 | 0.10% | 5 | 0.10% | -2,449 | -47.30% | 5,178 | ||||||||||||||
| Oscoda | 332 | 34.95% | 615 | 64.74% | 1 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.11% | -283 | -29.79% | 950 | ||||||||||||||
| Otsego | 912 | 41.80% | 1,259 | 57.70% | 7 | 0.32% | 3 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.05% | -347 | -15.90% | 2,182 | ||||||||||||||
| Ottawa | 8,511 | 33.01% | 17,077 | 66.23% | 113 | 0.44% | 65 | 0.25% | 20 | 0.08% | -8,566 | -33.22% | 25,786 | ||||||||||||||
| Presque Isle | 2,092 | 48.49% | 2,209 | 51.21% | 3 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.14% | -117 | -2.71% | 4,314 | ||||||||||||||
| Roscommon | 484 | 27.05% | 1,292 | 72.22% | 6 | 0.34% | 5 | 0.28% | 2 | 0.11% | -808 | -45.16% | 1,789 | ||||||||||||||
| Saginaw | 20,383 | 42.11% | 27,289 | 56.38% | 590 | 1.22% | 86 | 0.18% | 54 | 0.11% | -6,906 | -14.27% | 48,402 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanilac | 2,015 | 17.39% | 9,512 | 82.09% | 34 | 0.29% | 13 | 0.11% | 13 | 0.11% | -7,497 | -64.70% | 11,587 | ||||||||||||||
| Schoolcraft | 1,724 | 50.01% | 1,704 | 49.43% | 11 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.03% | 20 | 0.58% | 3,447 | ||||||||||||||
| Shiawassee | 5,292 | 31.21% | 11,601 | 68.41% | 32 | 0.19% | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 0.04% | -6,309 | -37.21% | 16,957 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Clair | 11,813 | 37.96% | 19,175 | 61.61% | 77 | 0.25% | 38 | 0.12% | 20 | 0.06% | -7,362 | -23.65% | 31,123 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph | 4,235 | 30.06% | 9,785 | 69.45% | 43 | 0.31% | 20 | 0.14% | 6 | 0.04% | -5,550 | -39.39% | 14,089 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuscola | 2,938 | 22.98% | 9,789 | 76.55% | 41 | 0.32% | 12 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.05% | -6,851 | -53.58% | 12,787 | ||||||||||||||
| Van Buren | 5,002 | 31.19% | 10,951 | 68.29% | 38 | 0.24% | 33 | 0.21% | 13 | 0.08% | -5,949 | -37.10% | 16,037 | ||||||||||||||
| Washtenaw | 14,922 | 37.39% | 24,740 | 62.00% | 93 | 0.23% | 118 | 0.30% | 33 | 0.08% | -9,818 | -24.60% | 39,906 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 554,670 | 63.38% | 316,270 | 36.14% | 650 | 0.07% | 2,051 | 0.23% | 1,452 | 0.17% | 238,400 | 27.24% | 875,093 | ||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 2,489 | 37.39% | 4,074 | 61.21% | 83 | 1.25% | 9 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,585 | -23.81% | 6,656 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1,106,899 | 50.19% | 1,084,423 | 49.18% | 6,503 | 0.29% | 4,598 | 0.21% | 2,800 | 0.13% | 22,476 | 1.02% | 2,205,223 | ||||||||||||||