Who won Nebraska in the 1944 presidential election?

Dewey (Republican) carried Nebraska in 1944, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1944?

Nebraska cast 6 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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1944

Nebraska: Dewey carries 6 EV.

Nebraska cast its 6 electoral votes for Dewey (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Nebraska voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Nebraska, 1944

In 1944, Nebraska awarded its 6 electoral votes to Dewey of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while Nebraska had backed a different ticket.

Nebraska stayed in the Republican column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1940. The region divided — South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas joined Nebraska for the Republican ticket, while Missouri, Colorado, and Wyoming did not. Over its 40 recorded presidential cycles, Nebraska has backed the Republican party more than any other — 31 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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