Who won North Carolina in the 1944 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1944, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1944?

North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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1944

North Carolina: Roosevelt carries 14 EV.

North Carolina cast its 14 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1944 result in North Carolina

North Carolina backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1944 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed North Carolina with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and North Carolina was part of his column.

North Carolina stayed in the Democratic column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1932. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1944. Over its 58 recorded presidential cycles, North Carolina has backed the Democratic 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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