See main article: 1944 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1940 |
| Next Election: | 1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1948 |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 175,356 |
| Percentage1: | 58.59% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | John W. Bricker |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 123,487 |
| Percentage2: | 41.26% |
| 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 Rhode Island took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over the Republican candidate, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Roosevelt ran with Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri as his running mate, while Dewey ran with Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio as his running mate.
Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 17.33%. Rhode Island was one of six states that became more Democratic compared to 1940, alongside Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, and Illinois.
| 1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | Thomas DeweyRepublican | Other candidatesVarious parties | Total | ||||
| % | % | % | ||||||
| Bristol | 56.0% | 6,287 | 43.8% | 4,919 | 0.1% | 16 | 11,222 | |
| Kent | 50.5% | 14,059 | 49.3% | 13,710 | 0.2% | 57 | 27,826 | |
| Newport | 54.6% | 11,375 | 45.3% | 9,435 | 0.1% | 21 | 20,831 | |
| Providence | 61.1% | 137,216 | 38.8% | 87,190 | 0.1% | 321 | 224,727 | |
| Washington | 43.8% | 6,419 | 56.1% | 8,233 | 0.1% | 18 | 14,670 | |