Who won California in the 1944 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried California in 1944, winning its 25 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did California have in 1944?

California cast 25 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did California vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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1944

California: Roosevelt carries 25 EV.

California cast its 25 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — California voted with the national winner this cycle.

California in 1944

The 1944 contest saw California line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 25 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. California ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which California backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. California did not move alone — neighboring Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona broke the same way in 1944. Across the 44 presidential elections California has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 432 of the 531 electoral votes, against 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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