1944
New Jersey in 1944
The 1944 contest saw New Jersey line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 16 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. New Jersey ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.
It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — New York and Pennsylvania joined New Jersey for the Democratic ticket, while Delaware did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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.
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