Who won North Dakota in the 1944 presidential election?

Dewey (Republican) carried North Dakota in 1944, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Dakota have in 1944?

North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did North Dakota vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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1944

North Dakota: Dewey carries 4 EV.

North Dakota cast its 4 electoral votes for Dewey (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — North Dakota voted against the national winner this cycle.

North Dakota in 1944

The 1944 contest saw North Dakota line up behind Dewey, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving North Dakota among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which North Dakota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1940. The region divided — South Dakota joined North Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Montana and Minnesota did not. Across the 35 presidential elections North Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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.

The 1944 national map

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