1944 United States presidential election in Virginia

1944 United States presidential election in Virginia

← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
 
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 11 0
Popular vote 242,276 145,243
Percentage 62.36% 37.39%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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.

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.

  1. ^ The Political Graveyard; Augusta County, Virginia
  2. ^ The Political Graveyard; Mathews County, Virginia
  3. ^ The Political Graveyard; Northumberland County, Virginia
  4. ^ The Political Graveyard; Richmond County, Virginia
  5. ^ The Political Graveyard; Roanoke County, Virginia