1944 United States presidential election in Idaho

1944 United States presidential election in Idaho

← 1940 November 7, 1944[1] 1948 →

All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 107,399 100,137
Percentage 51.55% 48.07%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Idaho was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.55% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 48.07% of the popular vote.[3][4] This constitutes the last occasion when Franklin County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016