1944 United States presidential election in Indiana

The 1944 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose 13[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1944 United States presidential election in Indiana

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All 13 Indiana votes to the Electoral College
 
NomineeThomas E. DeweyFranklin D. Roosevelt
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Home stateNew YorkNew York
Running mateJohn W. BrickerHarry S. Truman
Electoral vote130
Popular vote875,891781,403
Percentage52.38%46.73%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Indiana was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 52.38% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 46.73% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Indiana
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanThomas E. Dewey 875,891 52.38%
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)781,40346.73%
ProhibitionClaude A. Watson12,5740.75%
SocialistNorman Thomas2,2230.13%
Total votes1,672,091 100%

Results by county

CountyThomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast[5]
#%#%#%#%
Adams5,64858.83%3,80439.62%1491.55%1,84419.21%9,601
Allen41,90757.64%30,44541.87%3570.49%11,46215.76%72,709
Bartholomew7,68950.99%7,13947.34%2521.67%5503.65%15,080
Benton3,62163.38%2,06536.15%270.47%1,55627.24%5,713
Blackford3,07947.82%3,20749.81%1532.38%-128-1.99%6,439
Boone6,82356.00%5,29243.43%700.57%1,53112.56%12,185
Brown1,17445.66%1,35252.59%451.75%-178-6.92%2,571
Carroll4,87257.28%3,57842.07%550.65%1,29415.21%8,505
Cass9,78852.89%8,61546.55%1030.56%1,1736.34%18,506
Clark7,24142.39%9,77857.24%620.36%-2,537-14.85%17,081
Clay6,68853.28%5,72145.57%1441.15%9677.70%12,553
Clinton8,08755.37%6,38143.69%1370.94%1,70611.68%14,605
Crawford2,48850.50%2,33547.39%1042.11%1533.11%4,927
Daviess7,45857.14%5,52342.32%710.54%1,93514.83%13,052
Dearborn5,48751.32%5,15748.24%470.44%3303.09%10,691
Decatur5,47960.86%3,47138.55%530.59%2,00822.30%9,003
DeKalb7,47960.38%4,81038.83%980.79%2,66921.55%12,387
Delaware17,34047.41%18,78051.35%4551.24%-1,440-3.94%36,575
Dubois4,85547.78%5,27351.89%340.33%-418-4.11%10,162
Elkhart20,65960.39%12,99137.98%5581.63%7,66822.42%34,208
Fayette5,60351.23%5,29948.45%360.33%3042.78%10,938
Floyd8,41044.10%10,54155.27%1200.63%-2,131-11.17%19,071
Fountain5,55757.74%4,02241.79%460.48%1,53515.95%9,625
Franklin3,79659.82%2,53039.87%200.32%1,26619.95%6,346
Fulton5,19061.28%3,20137.80%780.92%1,98923.49%8,469
Gibson7,89550.85%7,46248.06%1681.08%4332.79%15,525
Grant14,52755.07%11,03141.82%8213.11%3,49613.25%26,379
Greene8,21354.44%6,74444.70%1290.86%1,4699.74%15,086
Hamilton8,29766.06%4,10132.65%1621.29%4,19633.41%12,560
Hancock5,13951.71%4,65246.81%1471.48%4874.90%9,938
Harrison4,39750.05%4,28548.77%1041.18%1121.27%8,786
Hendricks6,67360.45%4,29738.93%690.63%2,37621.52%11,039
Henry10,58354.85%8,29743.00%4162.16%2,28611.85%19,296
Howard11,51549.49%11,22448.24%5262.26%2911.25%23,265
Huntington8,66857.15%6,12840.41%3702.44%2,54016.75%15,166
Jackson6,32150.87%5,98248.14%1230.99%3392.73%12,426
Jasper4,36466.63%2,16833.10%180.27%2,19633.53%6,550
Jay6,20753.38%5,16644.42%2562.20%1,0418.95%11,629
Jefferson5,74856.17%4,37642.76%1101.07%1,37213.41%10,234
Jennings3,64358.58%2,53740.79%390.63%1,10617.78%6,219
Johnson6,19453.06%5,42646.48%530.45%7686.58%11,673
Knox10,02348.98%10,29750.32%1430.70%-274-1.34%20,463
Kosciusko9,57765.11%4,86533.08%2661.81%4,71232.04%14,708
LaGrange3,50168.71%1,53930.21%551.08%1,96238.51%5,095
Lake48,14738.84%75,06660.56%7370.59%-26,919-21.72%123,950
LaPorte16,54354.12%13,89645.46%1290.42%2,6478.66%30,568
Lawrence9,20063.38%5,24636.14%690.48%3,95427.24%14,515
Madison21,38146.10%24,48852.80%5141.11%-3,107-6.70%46,383
Marion116,42152.01%106,38247.53%1,0340.46%10,0394.48%223,837
Marshall8,22559.88%5,25438.25%2571.87%2,97121.63%13,736
Martin2,46749.37%2,51550.33%150.30%-48-0.96%4,997
Miami8,20755.54%6,37943.17%1911.29%1,82812.37%14,777
Monroe8,99355.77%6,80942.23%3232.00%2,18413.54%16,125
Montgomery8,31959.43%5,62040.15%600.43%2,69919.28%13,999
Morgan6,11559.09%4,15640.16%770.74%1,95918.93%10,348
Newton3,39867.91%1,58331.63%230.46%1,81536.27%5,004
Noble7,20062.89%4,17436.46%740.65%3,02626.43%11,448
Ohio1,12651.56%1,04347.76%150.69%833.80%2,184
Orange4,78460.06%3,13039.29%520.65%1,65420.76%7,966
Owen3,31855.53%2,60243.55%550.92%71611.98%5,975
Parke4,75159.03%3,24140.27%560.70%1,51018.76%8,048
Perry4,08750.44%3,99649.32%190.23%911.12%8,102
Pike4,26754.11%3,51344.55%1061.34%7549.56%7,886
Porter8,56160.52%5,52839.08%570.40%3,03321.44%14,146
Posey4,37450.75%4,18348.53%620.72%1912.22%8,619
Pulaski3,20655.03%2,50943.07%1111.91%69711.96%5,826
Putnam5,38652.38%4,85747.23%400.39%5295.14%10,283
Randolph7,80561.18%4,59035.98%3632.85%3,21525.20%12,758
Ripley5,64259.12%3,83540.18%670.70%1,80718.93%9,544
Rush5,85359.60%3,89139.62%770.78%1,96219.98%9,821
St. Joseph39,87545.53%47,14953.83%5650.65%-7,274-8.30%87,589
Scott2,37947.07%2,62151.86%541.07%-242-4.79%5,054
Shelby6,81649.63%6,79849.50%1190.87%180.13%13,733
Spencer4,98657.40%3,64741.99%530.61%1,33915.42%8,686
Starke3,57455.71%2,79143.51%500.78%78312.21%6,415
Steuben4,73971.61%1,83727.76%420.63%2,90243.85%6,618
Sullivan5,85547.23%6,42051.79%1220.98%-565-4.56%12,397
Switzerland2,01947.32%2,19151.35%571.34%-172-4.03%4,267
Tippecanoe15,88860.61%10,22939.02%950.36%5,65921.59%26,212
Tipton4,29654.77%3,42743.70%1201.53%86911.08%7,843
Union1,99863.05%1,15436.42%170.54%84426.63%3,169
Vanderburgh30,68446.87%34,44052.61%3380.52%-3,756-5.74%65,462
Vermillion4,99850.17%4,91249.30%530.53%860.86%9,963
Vigo21,49346.50%24,64953.33%810.18%-3,156-6.83%46,223
Wabash8,35762.30%4,66534.77%3932.93%3,69227.52%13,415
Warren2,87064.73%1,55535.07%90.20%1,31529.66%4,434
Warrick5,04255.01%4,04944.17%750.82%99310.83%9,166
Washington4,03350.32%3,94049.16%420.52%931.16%8,015
Wayne15,29554.51%12,43244.31%3321.18%2,86310.20%28,059
Wells4,70850.03%4,47547.56%2272.41%2332.48%9,410
White5,03958.25%3,57041.27%410.47%1,46916.98%8,650
Whitley5,26855.88%4,07943.27%800.85%1,18912.61%9,427
Totals875,89152.38%781,40346.73%14,7970.88%94,4885.65%1,672,091

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