Who won South Dakota in the 1944 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1944?

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

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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1944

South Dakota: Dewey carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in South Dakota, 1944

In 1944, South Dakota awarded its 4 electoral votes to Dewey of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while South Dakota had backed a different ticket.

South Dakota stayed in the Republican column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1940. The region divided — North Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska joined South Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana did not. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, South Dakota has backed the Republican party more than any other — 29 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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