California — 1944 presidential election
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Akashicstate1944 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentRooseveltD+13.5
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 56.5% | 1,988,564 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 43.0% | 1,512,965 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 19,346 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 25 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Butte County, CA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Kings County, CA | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Lassen County, CA | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Madera County, CA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Nevada County, CA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Placer County, CA | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+6.0 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| San Diego County, CA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Shasta County, CA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Sierra County, CA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+40.2 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Tehama County, CA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Trinity County, CA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Tulare County, CA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Ventura County, CA | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Yuba County, CA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+46,649 | 169,63157.7% | 122,98241.8% | 1,3740.5% | 293,987 |
| Alpine County | Thomas E. Dewey+53 | 4531.5% | 9868.5% | 00.0% | 143 |
| Amador County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+785 | 1,97661.7% | 1,19137.2% | 361.1% | 3,203 |
| Butte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+959 | 8,81152.5% | 7,85246.8% | 1050.6% | 16,768 |
| Calaveras County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+438 | 1,89356.2% | 1,45543.2% | 210.6% | 3,369 |
| Colusa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+511 | 2,09056.8% | 1,57942.9% | 100.3% | 3,679 |
| Contra Costa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,015 | 47,83164.0% | 26,81635.9% | 1380.2% | 74,785 |
| Del Norte County | Thomas E. Dewey+193 | 81844.7% | 1,01155.2% | 10.1% | 1,830 |
| El Dorado County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,026 | 3,01659.9% | 1,99039.6% | 250.5% | 5,031 |
| Fresno County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,101 | 40,76963.8% | 22,66835.5% | 4250.7% | 63,862 |
| Glenn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+43 | 2,45250.2% | 2,40949.3% | 230.5% | 4,884 |
| Humboldt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,956 | 12,08356.8% | 9,12742.9% | 500.2% | 21,260 |
| Imperial County | Thomas E. Dewey+894 | 5,08545.8% | 5,97953.8% | 480.4% | 11,112 |
| Inyo County | Thomas E. Dewey+52 | 1,64749.1% | 1,69950.6% | 90.3% | 3,355 |
| Kern County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,475 | 26,20555.6% | 20,73044.0% | 2260.5% | 47,161 |
| Kings County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,123 | 6,59165.0% | 3,46834.2% | 750.7% | 10,134 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+388 | 1,67144.6% | 2,05955.0% | 160.4% | 3,746 |
| Lassen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,782 | 3,67865.8% | 1,89633.9% | 150.3% | 5,589 |
| Los Angeles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+219,811 | 886,25256.8% | 666,44142.7% | 8,8710.6% | 1,561,564 |
| Madera County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,411 | 4,27659.5% | 2,86539.8% | 490.7% | 7,190 |
| Marin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,212 | 14,51652.0% | 13,30447.7% | 760.3% | 27,896 |
| Mariposa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+238 | 1,20355.1% | 96544.2% | 170.8% | 2,185 |
| Mendocino County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+797 | 5,45253.8% | 4,65545.9% | 360.4% | 10,143 |
| Merced County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,674 | 9,19258.3% | 6,51841.3% | 690.4% | 15,779 |
| Modoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+252 | 1,54054.3% | 1,28845.4% | 90.3% | 2,837 |
| Mono County | Thomas E. Dewey+136 | 24239.0% | 37860.9% | 10.2% | 621 |
| Monterey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,096 | 14,34253.7% | 12,24645.8% | 1400.5% | 26,728 |
| Napa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+656 | 7,74851.9% | 7,09247.5% | 960.6% | 14,936 |
| Nevada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+618 | 3,26654.8% | 2,64844.4% | 470.8% | 5,961 |
| Orange County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,745 | 28,64942.5% | 38,39456.9% | 4070.6% | 67,450 |
| Placer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,953 | 7,14962.7% | 4,19636.8% | 640.6% | 11,409 |
| Plumas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,499 | 2,62569.8% | 1,12630.0% | 80.2% | 3,759 |
| Riverside County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,729 | 19,43945.3% | 23,16853.9% | 3460.8% | 42,953 |
| Sacramento County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+24,593 | 49,20466.3% | 24,61133.2% | 4030.5% | 74,218 |
| San Benito County | Thomas E. Dewey+255 | 1,99846.8% | 2,25352.8% | 160.4% | 4,267 |
| San Bernardino County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,446 | 38,53052.6% | 34,08446.5% | 6460.9% | 73,260 |
| San Diego County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,213 | 89,95953.9% | 75,74645.4% | 1,0590.6% | 166,764 |
| San Francisco County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+74,446 | 208,60960.5% | 134,16338.9% | 1,9590.6% | 344,731 |
| San Joaquin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,717 | 27,07452.5% | 24,35747.2% | 1570.3% | 51,588 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+275 | 8,06850.6% | 7,79348.9% | 750.5% | 15,936 |
| San Mateo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,004 | 34,59450.6% | 33,59049.1% | 1580.2% | 68,342 |
| Santa Barbara County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,074 | 15,72153.4% | 13,64746.3% | 890.3% | 29,457 |
| Santa Clara County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,460 | 43,86952.4% | 39,40947.0% | 4990.6% | 83,777 |
| Santa Cruz County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,745 | 9,35745.3% | 11,10253.8% | 1780.9% | 20,637 |
| Shasta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,775 | 5,79858.9% | 4,02340.9% | 220.2% | 9,843 |
| Sierra County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+219 | 66259.6% | 44339.9% | 50.5% | 1,110 |
| Siskiyou County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,563 | 5,91457.3% | 4,35142.1% | 580.6% | 10,323 |
| Solano County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,974 | 24,33569.9% | 10,36129.8% | 1050.3% | 34,801 |
| Sonoma County | Thomas E. Dewey+360 | 15,94949.3% | 16,30950.4% | 1110.3% | 32,369 |
| Stanislaus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,240 | 15,53751.3% | 14,29747.2% | 4371.4% | 30,271 |
| Sutter County | Thomas E. Dewey+28 | 3,08349.5% | 3,11150.0% | 290.5% | 6,223 |
| Tehama County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+227 | 3,13051.5% | 2,90347.8% | 410.7% | 6,074 |
| Trinity County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+203 | 77057.3% | 56742.2% | 60.4% | 1,343 |
| Tulare County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+216 | 16,22150.0% | 16,00549.3% | 2380.7% | 32,464 |
| Tuolumne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+702 | 2,56657.5% | 1,86441.8% | 320.7% | 4,462 |
| Ventura County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,271 | 16,34259.3% | 11,07140.2% | 1310.5% | 27,544 |
| Yolo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,604 | 5,83757.7% | 4,23341.8% | 460.5% | 10,116 |
| Yuba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+875 | 3,25457.6% | 2,37942.1% | 130.2% | 5,646 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.