Who won Louisiana in the 1944 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Louisiana in 1944, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1944?

Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

New Deal CoalitionLA · 10 EV

1944

Louisiana: Roosevelt carries 10 EV.

Louisiana cast its 10 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Louisiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Louisiana, 1944

In 1944, Louisiana awarded its 10 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. That placed Louisiana with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Louisiana was part of his column.

Louisiana stayed in the Democratic column for the 17th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1880. Louisiana did not move alone — neighboring Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi broke the same way in 1944. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Louisiana has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 29 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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