Who won Arizona in the 1944 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Arizona in 1944, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 1944?

Arizona cast 4 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did Arizona vote for the national winner in 1944?

Yes. Arizona backed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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1944

Arizona: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

Arizona cast its 4 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Arizona voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1944 result in Arizona

Arizona backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1944 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Arizona with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Arizona was part of his column.

Arizona stayed in the Democratic column for the 9th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1912. Arizona did not move alone — neighboring California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico broke the same way in 1944. Over its 29 recorded presidential cycles, Arizona has backed the Republican party more than any other — 18 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Franklin D. Roosevelt finished with 432 of the 531 electoral votes to Thomas E. Dewey's 99. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 53.39% of the ballots cast.

The 1944 national map

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