Who won Arkansas in the 1944 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Arkansas in 1944, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1944?

Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did Arkansas vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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Arkansas: Roosevelt carries 9 EV.

Arkansas cast its 9 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Arkansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Arkansas, 1944

In 1944, Arkansas awarded its 9 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. That placed Arkansas with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Arkansas was part of his column.

Arkansas stayed in the Democratic column for the 18th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Arkansas did not move alone — neighboring Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma broke the same way in 1944. Over its 47 recorded presidential cycles, Arkansas has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 32 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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