Who won South Carolina in the 1944 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1944, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1944?

South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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1944

South Carolina: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

South Carolina cast its 8 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — South Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

South Carolina in 1944

The 1944 contest saw South Carolina line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. South Carolina ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 17th consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1880. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1944. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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