Who won Washington in the 1944 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Washington have in 1944?

Washington cast 8 electoral votes in the 1944 presidential election.

Did Washington vote for the national winner in 1944?

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

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Washington: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

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

What happened in Washington, 1944

In 1944, Washington awarded its 8 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Washington ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Washington backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Washington did not move alone — neighboring Oregon and Idaho broke the same way in 1944. Across the 34 presidential elections Washington has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (19 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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