Florida — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentRooseveltD+40.6
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 70.3% | 339,377 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 29.7% | 143,215 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+79.9 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+69.7 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| Brevard County, FL | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Broward County, FL | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+75.8 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Citrus County, FL | Democratic | D+66.8 |
| Clay County, FL | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Collier County, FL | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+85.9 |
| Duval County, FL | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Escambia County, FL | Democratic | D+67.2 |
| Flagler County, FL | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+84.0 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+82.8 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+87.7 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Hardee County, FL | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| Hendry County, FL | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Highlands County, FL | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| Holmes County, FL | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Indian River County, FL | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+65.9 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+71.0 |
| Lake County, FL | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Lee County, FL | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+80.7 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+88.6 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Manatee County, FL | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Marion County, FL | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Martin County, FL | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+74.6 |
| Nassau County, FL | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Democratic | D+64.3 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+72.7 |
| Orange County, FL | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Osceola County, FL | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Pasco County, FL | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Polk County, FL | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Putnam County, FL | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Seminole County, FL | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+73.9 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Volusia County, FL | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Walton County, FL | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Washington County, FL | Democratic | D+54.0 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,065 | 5,75577.3% | 1,69022.7% | 00.0% | 7,445 |
| Baker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,010 | 1,13790.0% | 12710.0% | 00.0% | 1,264 |
| Bay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,191 | 6,31784.9% | 1,12615.1% | 00.0% | 7,443 |
| Bradford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,420 | 1,77583.3% | 35516.7% | 00.0% | 2,130 |
| Brevard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+882 | 2,65160.0% | 1,76940.0% | 00.0% | 4,420 |
| Broward County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+600 | 6,18352.5% | 5,58347.5% | 00.0% | 11,766 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,297 | 1,50487.9% | 20712.1% | 00.0% | 1,711 |
| Charlotte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+385 | 78966.1% | 40433.9% | 00.0% | 1,193 |
| Citrus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,064 | 1,32883.4% | 26416.6% | 00.0% | 1,592 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+731 | 1,25170.6% | 52029.4% | 00.0% | 1,771 |
| Collier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+460 | 64078.0% | 18022.0% | 00.0% | 820 |
| Columbia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,930 | 2,46782.1% | 53717.9% | 00.0% | 3,004 |
| DeSoto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,179 | 1,72276.0% | 54324.0% | 00.0% | 2,265 |
| Dixie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,020 | 1,10492.9% | 847.1% | 00.0% | 1,188 |
| Duval County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+24,647 | 36,86775.1% | 12,22024.9% | 00.0% | 49,087 |
| Escambia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,049 | 16,24083.6% | 3,19116.4% | 00.0% | 19,431 |
| Flagler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+287 | 40177.9% | 11422.1% | 00.0% | 515 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,074 | 1,17692.0% | 1028.0% | 00.0% | 1,278 |
| Gadsden County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,112 | 2,57484.8% | 46215.2% | 00.0% | 3,036 |
| Gilchrist County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+781 | 86291.4% | 818.6% | 00.0% | 943 |
| Glades County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+209 | 37369.5% | 16430.5% | 00.0% | 537 |
| Gulf County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,184 | 1,26793.9% | 836.1% | 00.0% | 1,350 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+938 | 1,20082.1% | 26217.9% | 00.0% | 1,462 |
| Hardee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,448 | 2,15675.3% | 70824.7% | 00.0% | 2,864 |
| Hendry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+586 | 93372.9% | 34727.1% | 00.0% | 1,280 |
| Hernando County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+656 | 1,00274.3% | 34625.7% | 00.0% | 1,348 |
| Highlands County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,239 | 2,11370.7% | 87429.3% | 00.0% | 2,987 |
| Hillsborough County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+20,894 | 31,14675.2% | 10,25224.8% | 00.0% | 41,398 |
| Holmes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,744 | 2,65274.5% | 90825.5% | 00.0% | 3,560 |
| Indian River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+533 | 1,29263.0% | 75937.0% | 00.0% | 2,051 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,682 | 4,63383.0% | 95117.0% | 00.0% | 5,584 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+883 | 1,07185.1% | 18814.9% | 00.0% | 1,259 |
| Lafayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+685 | 82585.5% | 14014.5% | 00.0% | 965 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,630 | 4,32361.6% | 2,69338.4% | 00.0% | 7,016 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,488 | 3,35364.3% | 1,86535.7% | 00.0% | 5,218 |
| Leon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,670 | 4,50584.4% | 83515.6% | 00.0% | 5,340 |
| Levy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,882 | 2,10790.4% | 2259.6% | 00.0% | 2,332 |
| Liberty County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+588 | 62694.3% | 385.7% | 00.0% | 664 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,621 | 1,91486.7% | 29313.3% | 00.0% | 2,207 |
| Manatee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,326 | 4,54467.2% | 2,21832.8% | 00.0% | 6,762 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,955 | 5,59777.3% | 1,64222.7% | 00.0% | 7,239 |
| Martin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+430 | 96064.4% | 53035.6% | 00.0% | 1,490 |
| Miami-Dade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+29,743 | 60,10066.4% | 30,35733.6% | 00.0% | 90,457 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,316 | 3,88287.3% | 56612.7% | 00.0% | 4,448 |
| Nassau County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,365 | 1,89278.2% | 52721.8% | 00.0% | 2,419 |
| Okaloosa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,251 | 2,87782.1% | 62617.9% | 00.0% | 3,503 |
| Okeechobee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+634 | 75386.4% | 11913.6% | 00.0% | 872 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,182 | 12,00857.6% | 8,82642.4% | 00.0% | 20,834 |
| Osceola County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+363 | 1,76355.7% | 1,40044.3% | 00.0% | 3,163 |
| Palm Beach County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,465 | 11,09359.3% | 7,62840.7% | 00.0% | 18,721 |
| Pasco County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,171 | 2,52365.1% | 1,35234.9% | 00.0% | 3,875 |
| Pinellas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,234 | 19,57457.7% | 14,34042.3% | 00.0% | 33,914 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,002 | 13,15271.9% | 5,15028.1% | 00.0% | 18,302 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,763 | 2,92671.6% | 1,16328.4% | 00.0% | 4,089 |
| Santa Rosa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,745 | 2,60775.2% | 86224.8% | 00.0% | 3,469 |
| Sarasota County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,334 | 3,44362.0% | 2,10938.0% | 00.0% | 5,552 |
| Seminole County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,588 | 2,94068.5% | 1,35231.5% | 00.0% | 4,292 |
| St. Johns County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,182 | 3,76470.4% | 1,58229.6% | 00.0% | 5,346 |
| St. Lucie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,209 | 2,12969.8% | 92030.2% | 00.0% | 3,049 |
| Sumter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,562 | 1,83886.9% | 27613.1% | 00.0% | 2,114 |
| Suwannee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,043 | 2,52683.9% | 48316.1% | 00.0% | 3,009 |
| Taylor County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,663 | 1,82891.7% | 1658.3% | 00.0% | 1,993 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+803 | 90589.9% | 10210.1% | 00.0% | 1,007 |
| Volusia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,072 | 8,23357.2% | 6,16142.8% | 00.0% | 14,394 |
| Wakulla County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+945 | 1,01893.3% | 736.7% | 00.0% | 1,091 |
| Walton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,880 | 2,56978.9% | 68921.1% | 00.0% | 3,258 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,192 | 1,69977.0% | 50723.0% | 00.0% | 2,206 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.