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1944 United States presidential election in Virginia
The 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1944, throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 53.39% of the vote.
This was the last election until 2020 where the Democratic candidate won Virginia by a double-digit margin. It is also the last occasion the following county-equivalents have voted for a Democratic Presidential nominee: Augusta County,[1] Mathews County,[2] Northumberland County,[3] Richmond County[4] and Roanoke County.[5] The independent city of Staunton would not vote Democratic again until Barack Obama in 2008.
Results
| United States presidential election in Virginia, 1944[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 242,276 | 62.36% | 11 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 145,243 | 37.39% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 459 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 417 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward Teichert | 90 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Totals | 388,485 | 100.00% | 11 | ||
Results by county
| County or Independent City | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack County | 1,747 | 62.50% | 1,045 | 37.39% | 3 | 0.11% | 702 | 25.12% | 2,795 |
| Albemarle County | 1,725 | 63.87% | 964 | 35.69% | 12 | 0.44% | 761 | 28.17% | 2,701 |
| Alleghany County | 1,985 | 60.15% | 1,308 | 39.64% | 7 | 0.21% | 677 | 20.52% | 3,300 |
| Amelia County | 553 | 64.98% | 295 | 34.67% | 3 | 0.35% | 258 | 30.32% | 851 |
| Amherst County | 2,585 | 85.06% | 442 | 14.54% | 12 | 0.39% | 2,143 | 70.52% | 3,039 |
| Appomattox County | 1,109 | 80.07% | 270 | 19.49% | 6 | 0.43% | 839 | 60.58% | 1,385 |
| Arlington County | 7,122 | 45.95% | 8,317 | 53.66% | 60 | 0.39% | -1,195 | -7.71% | 15,499 |
| Augusta County | 2,913 | 55.52% | 2,319 | 44.20% | 15 | 0.29% | 594 | 11.32% | 5,247 |
| Bath County | 581 | 53.35% | 504 | 46.28% | 4 | 0.37% | 77 | 7.07% | 1,089 |
| Bedford County | 2,534 | 70.23% | 1,068 | 29.60% | 6 | 0.17% | 1,466 | 40.63% | 3,608 |
| Bland County | 762 | 50.60% | 744 | 49.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 1.20% | 1,506 |
| Botetourt County | 1,275 | 49.77% | 1,272 | 49.65% | 15 | 0.59% | 3 | 0.12% | 2,562 |
| Brunswick County | 1,239 | 85.63% | 208 | 14.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,031 | 71.25% | 1,447 |
| Buchanan County | 2,826 | 58.81% | 1,971 | 41.02% | 8 | 0.17% | 855 | 17.79% | 4,805 |
| Buckingham County | 723 | 71.44% | 286 | 28.26% | 3 | 0.30% | 437 | 43.18% | 1,012 |
| Campbell County | 1,995 | 75.77% | 634 | 24.08% | 4 | 0.15% | 1,361 | 51.69% | 2,633 |
| Caroline County | 1,004 | 72.18% | 383 | 27.53% | 4 | 0.29% | 621 | 44.64% | 1,391 |
| Carroll County | 1,375 | 36.87% | 2,352 | 63.07% | 2 | 0.05% | -977 | -26.20% | 3,729 |
| Charles City County | 326 | 70.11% | 139 | 29.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 187 | 40.22% | 465 |
| Charlotte County | 1,473 | 80.49% | 356 | 19.45% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,117 | 61.04% | 1,830 |
| Chesterfield County | 2,860 | 75.82% | 901 | 23.89% | 11 | 0.29% | 1,959 | 51.94% | 3,772 |
| Clarke County | 816 | 66.02% | 415 | 33.58% | 5 | 0.40% | 401 | 32.44% | 1,236 |
| Craig County | 564 | 63.23% | 327 | 36.66% | 1 | 0.11% | 237 | 26.57% | 892 |
| Culpeper County | 1,022 | 57.64% | 750 | 42.30% | 1 | 0.06% | 272 | 15.34% | 1,773 |
| Cumberland County | 463 | 67.59% | 218 | 31.82% | 4 | 0.58% | 245 | 35.77% | 685 |
| Dickenson County | 2,786 | 61.18% | 1,762 | 38.69% | 6 | 0.13% | 1,024 | 22.49% | 4,554 |
| Dinwiddie County | 1,096 | 79.59% | 279 | 20.26% | 2 | 0.15% | 817 | 59.33% | 1,377 |
| Elizabeth City County | 2,563 | 69.20% | 1,128 | 30.45% | 13 | 0.35% | 1,435 | 38.74% | 3,704 |
| Essex County | 508 | 73.73% | 179 | 25.98% | 2 | 0.29% | 329 | 47.75% | 689 |
| Fairfax County | 3,582 | 46.75% | 4,046 | 52.81% | 34 | 0.44% | -464 | -6.06% | 7,662 |
| Fauquier County | 2,110 | 65.86% | 1,089 | 33.99% | 5 | 0.16% | 1,021 | 31.87% | 3,204 |
| Floyd County | 630 | 30.55% | 1,424 | 69.06% | 8 | 0.39% | -794 | -38.51% | 2,062 |
| Fluvanna County | 577 | 66.32% | 291 | 33.45% | 2 | 0.23% | 286 | 32.87% | 870 |
| Franklin County | 2,002 | 62.10% | 1,206 | 37.41% | 16 | 0.50% | 796 | 24.69% | 3,224 |
| Frederick County | 1,213 | 56.26% | 938 | 43.51% | 5 | 0.23% | 275 | 12.76% | 2,156 |
| Giles County | 1,703 | 58.52% | 1,203 | 41.34% | 4 | 0.14% | 500 | 17.18% | 2,910 |
| Gloucester County | 934 | 69.24% | 410 | 30.39% | 5 | 0.37% | 524 | 38.84% | 1,349 |
| Goochland County | 691 | 74.70% | 230 | 24.86% | 4 | 0.43% | 461 | 49.84% | 925 |
| Grayson County | 2,607 | 44.08% | 3,298 | 55.77% | 9 | 0.15% | -691 | -11.68% | 5,914 |
| Greene County | 282 | 41.72% | 393 | 58.14% | 1 | 0.15% | -111 | -16.42% | 676 |
| Greensville County | 954 | 77.12% | 279 | 22.55% | 4 | 0.32% | 675 | 54.57% | 1,237 |
| Halifax County | 3,351 | 86.59% | 512 | 13.23% | 7 | 0.18% | 2,839 | 73.36% | 3,870 |
| Hanover County | 1,471 | 71.72% | 575 | 28.04% | 5 | 0.24% | 896 | 43.69% | 2,051 |
| Henrico County | 3,056 | 70.56% | 1,263 | 29.16% | 12 | 0.28% | 1,793 | 41.40% | 4,331 |
| Henry County | 1,538 | 67.75% | 727 | 32.03% | 5 | 0.22% | 811 | 35.73% | 2,270 |
| Highland County | 535 | 45.49% | 641 | 54.51% | 0 | 0.00% | -106 | -9.01% | 1,176 |
| Isle of Wight County | 1,178 | 73.26% | 430 | 26.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 748 | 46.52% | 1,608 |
| James City County | 317 | 66.32% | 161 | 33.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 156 | 32.64% | 478 |
| King and Queen County | 363 | 68.62% | 166 | 31.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 197 | 37.24% | 529 |
| King George County | 348 | 50.43% | 340 | 49.28% | 2 | 0.29% | 8 | 1.16% | 690 |
| King William County | 718 | 71.94% | 280 | 28.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 438 | 43.89% | 998 |
| Lancaster County | 666 | 62.77% | 390 | 36.76% | 5 | 0.47% | 276 | 26.01% | 1,061 |
| Lee County | 4,470 | 53.22% | 3,921 | 46.68% | 8 | 0.10% | 549 | 6.54% | 8,399 |
| Loudoun County | 1,802 | 54.71% | 1,485 | 45.08% | 7 | 0.21% | 317 | 9.62% | 3,294 |
| Louisa County | 930 | 59.16% | 634 | 40.33% | 8 | 0.51% | 296 | 18.83% | 1,572 |
| Lunenburg County | 1,205 | 86.50% | 184 | 13.21% | 4 | 0.29% | 1,021 | 73.30% | 1,393 |
| Madison County | 616 | 43.14% | 811 | 56.79% | 1 | 0.07% | -195 | -13.66% | 1,428 |
| Mathews County | 615 | 55.56% | 491 | 44.35% | 1 | 0.09% | 124 | 11.20% | 1,107 |
| Mecklenburg County | 2,561 | 85.62% | 430 | 14.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,131 | 71.25% | 2,991 |
| Middlesex County | 627 | 76.84% | 186 | 22.79% | 3 | 0.37% | 441 | 54.04% | 816 |
| Montgomery County | 1,652 | 45.80% | 1,936 | 53.67% | 19 | 0.53% | -284 | -7.87% | 3,607 |
| Nansemond County | 1,398 | 79.93% | 351 | 20.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,047 | 59.86% | 1,749 |
| Nelson County | 1,390 | 76.42% | 427 | 23.47% | 2 | 0.11% | 963 | 52.94% | 1,819 |
| New Kent County | 329 | 67.56% | 158 | 32.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 171 | 35.11% | 487 |
| Norfolk County | 5,467 | 77.98% | 1,527 | 21.78% | 17 | 0.24% | 3,940 | 56.20% | 7,011 |
| Northampton County | 1,108 | 74.21% | 381 | 25.52% | 4 | 0.27% | 727 | 48.69% | 1,493 |
| Northumberland County | 695 | 56.92% | 525 | 43.00% | 1 | 0.08% | 170 | 13.92% | 1,221 |
| Nottoway County | 1,453 | 75.28% | 472 | 24.46% | 5 | 0.26% | 981 | 50.83% | 1,930 |
| Orange County | 1,199 | 63.24% | 694 | 36.60% | 3 | 0.16% | 505 | 26.64% | 1,896 |
| Page County | 1,653 | 39.04% | 2,574 | 60.79% | 7 | 0.17% | -921 | -21.75% | 4,234 |
| Patrick County | 1,383 | 65.98% | 706 | 33.68% | 7 | 0.33% | 677 | 32.30% | 2,096 |
| Pittsylvania County | 3,492 | 73.92% | 1,224 | 25.91% | 8 | 0.17% | 2,268 | 48.01% | 4,724 |
| Powhatan County | 461 | 66.43% | 230 | 33.14% | 3 | 0.43% | 231 | 33.29% | 694 |
| Prince Edward County | 1,063 | 71.25% | 425 | 28.49% | 4 | 0.27% | 638 | 42.76% | 1,492 |
| Prince George County | 796 | 72.50% | 301 | 27.41% | 1 | 0.09% | 495 | 45.08% | 1,098 |
| Prince William County | 1,340 | 63.57% | 763 | 36.20% | 5 | 0.24% | 577 | 27.37% | 2,108 |
| Princess Anne County | 1,959 | 66.34% | 993 | 33.63% | 1 | 0.03% | 966 | 32.71% | 2,953 |
| Pulaski County | 2,155 | 62.32% | 1,302 | 37.65% | 1 | 0.03% | 853 | 24.67% | 3,458 |
| Rappahannock County | 497 | 62.36% | 297 | 37.26% | 3 | 0.38% | 200 | 25.09% | 797 |
| Richmond County | 364 | 51.93% | 336 | 47.93% | 1 | 0.14% | 28 | 3.99% | 701 |
| Roanoke County | 3,380 | 51.71% | 3,146 | 48.13% | 10 | 0.15% | 234 | 3.58% | 6,536 |
| Rockbridge County | 1,638 | 62.81% | 961 | 36.85% | 9 | 0.35% | 677 | 25.96% | 2,608 |
| Rockingham County | 2,104 | 36.03% | 3,714 | 63.61% | 21 | 0.36% | -1,610 | -27.57% | 5,839 |
| Russell County | 2,945 | 55.05% | 2,385 | 44.58% | 20 | 0.37% | 560 | 10.47% | 5,350 |
| Scott County | 2,888 | 48.27% | 3,089 | 51.63% | 6 | 0.10% | -201 | -3.36% | 5,983 |
| Shenandoah County | 1,962 | 35.77% | 3,517 | 64.12% | 6 | 0.11% | -1,555 | -28.35% | 5,485 |
| Smyth County | 2,266 | 45.33% | 2,726 | 54.53% | 7 | 0.14% | -460 | -9.20% | 4,999 |
| Southampton County | 1,599 | 84.38% | 284 | 14.99% | 12 | 0.63% | 1,315 | 69.39% | 1,895 |
| Spotsylvania County | 744 | 59.47% | 504 | 40.29% | 3 | 0.24% | 240 | 19.18% | 1,251 |
| Stafford County | 698 | 49.22% | 714 | 50.35% | 6 | 0.42% | -16 | -1.13% | 1,418 |
| Surry County | 602 | 82.92% | 123 | 16.94% | 1 | 0.14% | 479 | 65.98% | 726 |
| Sussex County | 773 | 78.88% | 201 | 20.51% | 6 | 0.61% | 572 | 58.37% | 980 |
| Tazewell County | 2,832 | 55.23% | 2,271 | 44.29% | 25 | 0.49% | 561 | 10.94% | 5,128 |
| Warren County | 1,034 | 57.51% | 761 | 42.32% | 3 | 0.17% | 273 | 15.18% | 1,798 |
| Warwick County | 1,849 | 69.49% | 807 | 30.33% | 5 | 0.19% | 1,042 | 39.16% | 2,661 |
| Washington County | 2,849 | 50.30% | 2,792 | 49.29% | 23 | 0.41% | 57 | 1.01% | 5,664 |
| Westmoreland County | 808 | 60.12% | 532 | 39.58% | 4 | 0.30% | 276 | 20.54% | 1,344 |
| Wise County | 4,588 | 71.46% | 1,817 | 28.30% | 15 | 0.23% | 2,771 | 43.16% | 6,420 |
| Wythe County | 1,465 | 44.57% | 1,822 | 55.43% | 0 | 0.00% | -357 | -10.86% | 3,287 |
| York County | 760 | 69.34% | 318 | 29.01% | 18 | 1.64% | 442 | 40.33% | 1,096 |
| Alexandria City | 4,391 | 56.13% | 3,405 | 43.53% | 27 | 0.35% | 986 | 12.60% | 7,823 |
| Bristol City | 1,561 | 71.02% | 628 | 28.57% | 9 | 0.41% | 933 | 42.45% | 2,198 |
| Buena Vista City | 402 | 69.07% | 179 | 30.76% | 1 | 0.17% | 223 | 38.32% | 582 |
| Charlottesville City | 2,188 | 67.22% | 1,055 | 32.41% | 12 | 0.37% | 1,133 | 34.81% | 3,255 |
| Clifton Forge City | 1,082 | 72.04% | 415 | 27.63% | 5 | 0.33% | 667 | 44.41% | 1,502 |
| Danville City | 3,121 | 71.48% | 1,231 | 28.20% | 14 | 0.32% | 1,890 | 43.29% | 4,366 |
| Fredericksburg City | 1,092 | 60.90% | 698 | 38.93% | 3 | 0.17% | 394 | 21.97% | 1,793 |
| Hampton City | 987 | 76.69% | 297 | 23.08% | 3 | 0.23% | 690 | 53.61% | 1,287 |
| Harrisonburg City | 1,292 | 49.65% | 1,302 | 50.04% | 8 | 0.31% | -10 | -0.38% | 2,602 |
| Hopewell City | 1,284 | 77.49% | 368 | 22.21% | 5 | 0.30% | 916 | 55.28% | 1,657 |
| Lynchburg City | 4,302 | 64.08% | 2,396 | 35.69% | 15 | 0.22% | 1,906 | 28.39% | 6,713 |
| Martinsville City | 1,093 | 70.38% | 458 | 29.49% | 2 | 0.13% | 635 | 40.89% | 1,553 |
| Newport News City | 4,051 | 76.30% | 1,237 | 23.30% | 21 | 0.40% | 2,814 | 53.00% | 5,309 |
| Norfolk City | 12,010 | 70.66% | 4,958 | 29.17% | 28 | 0.16% | 7,052 | 41.49% | 16,996 |
| Petersburg City | 2,256 | 75.68% | 719 | 24.12% | 6 | 0.20% | 1,537 | 51.56% | 2,981 |
| Portsmouth City | 5,735 | 83.39% | 1,129 | 16.42% | 13 | 0.19% | 4,606 | 66.98% | 6,877 |
| Radford City | 824 | 57.91% | 597 | 41.95% | 2 | 0.14% | 227 | 15.95% | 1,423 |
| Richmond City | 22,584 | 71.95% | 8,737 | 27.84% | 66 | 0.21% | 13,847 | 44.12% | 31,387 |
| Roanoke City | 7,322 | 58.81% | 5,095 | 40.92% | 34 | 0.27% | 2,227 | 17.89% | 12,451 |
| South Norfolk City | 924 | 79.11% | 241 | 20.63% | 3 | 0.26% | 683 | 58.48% | 1,168 |
| Staunton City | 1,159 | 57.60% | 847 | 42.10% | 6 | 0.30% | 312 | 15.51% | 2,012 |
| Suffolk City | 1,342 | 70.11% | 569 | 29.73% | 3 | 0.16% | 773 | 40.39% | 1,914 |
| Williamsburg City | 454 | 67.66% | 211 | 31.45% | 6 | 0.89% | 243 | 36.21% | 671 |
| Winchester City | 1,000 | 47.57% | 1,095 | 52.09% | 7 | 0.33% | -95 | -4.52% | 2,102 |
| Totals | 242,276 | 62.36% | 145,243 | 37.39% | 966 | 0.25% | 97,033 | 24.98% | 388,485 |
References
- ^ The Political Graveyard; Augusta County, Virginia
- ^ The Political Graveyard; Mathews County, Virginia
- ^ The Political Graveyard; Northumberland County, Virginia
- ^ The Political Graveyard; Richmond County, Virginia
- ^ The Political Graveyard; Roanoke County, Virginia
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 45.
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 477-479 ISBN 0405077114