Who won Indiana in the 1944 presidential election?

Dewey (Republican) carried Indiana in 1944, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1944?

Indiana cast 13 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1944?

No. Indiana backed Dewey, while Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidency nationally.

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1944

Indiana: Dewey carries 13 EV.

Indiana cast its 13 electoral votes for Dewey (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Indiana voted against the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1944

The 1944 contest saw Indiana line up behind Dewey, delivering 13 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while Indiana had backed a different ticket.

Indiana stayed in the Republican column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1940. It stood apart from its neighbors: Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan went the other way that year. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Indiana has backed the Republican 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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