Iowa — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionIowa · PresidentDeweyR+4.5
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 52.0% | 547,267 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 47.5% | 499,876 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 5,456 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Audubon County, IA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Benton County, IA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Boone County, IA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Bremer County, IA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Carroll County, IA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Cedar County, IA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Clarke County, IA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Clay County, IA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Clayton County, IA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Clinton County, IA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Crawford County, IA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Decatur County, IA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Emmet County, IA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Fayette County, IA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Floyd County, IA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Fremont County, IA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Greene County, IA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Hardin County, IA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Harrison County, IA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Howard County, IA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Iowa County, IA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Jackson County, IA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Jasper County, IA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Jones County, IA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Lee County, IA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Linn County, IA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Louisa County, IA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Lucas County, IA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Lyon County, IA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Marion County, IA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Monona County, IA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Monroe County, IA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Polk County, IA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Scott County, IA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Shelby County, IA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Story County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Tama County, IA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Union County, IA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Wapello County, IA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Wayne County, IA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Webster County, IA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Worth County, IA | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Wright County, IA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
Iowa results by county
99 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,131 | 3,42859.7% | 2,29740.0% | 180.3% | 5,743 |
| Adams County | Thomas E. Dewey+672 | 2,54057.6% | 1,86842.3% | 50.1% | 4,413 |
| Allamakee County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,124 | 5,01763.3% | 2,89336.5% | 190.2% | 7,929 |
| Appanoose County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+87 | 4,92849.2% | 5,01550.0% | 770.8% | 10,020 |
| Audubon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+748 | 2,34643.1% | 3,09456.8% | 70.1% | 5,447 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+241 | 4,37848.4% | 4,61951.1% | 420.5% | 9,039 |
| Black Hawk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+906 | 15,68748.4% | 16,59351.2% | 1540.5% | 32,434 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,194 | 4,86844.2% | 6,06255.1% | 730.7% | 11,003 |
| Bremer County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,097 | 4,86163.6% | 2,76436.2% | 170.2% | 7,642 |
| Buchanan County | Thomas E. Dewey+812 | 4,65354.7% | 3,84145.1% | 140.2% | 8,508 |
| Buena Vista County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+284 | 3,99348.1% | 4,27751.5% | 390.5% | 8,309 |
| Butler County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,957 | 4,18265.0% | 2,22534.6% | 240.4% | 6,431 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+169 | 3,37548.6% | 3,54451.0% | 270.4% | 6,946 |
| Carroll County | Thomas E. Dewey+34 | 4,83350.0% | 4,79949.7% | 270.3% | 9,659 |
| Cass County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,682 | 5,61065.5% | 2,92834.2% | 230.3% | 8,561 |
| Cedar County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,063 | 4,67364.0% | 2,61035.7% | 240.3% | 7,307 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+777 | 8,31147.6% | 9,08852.1% | 600.3% | 17,459 |
| Cherokee County | Thomas E. Dewey+526 | 3,72353.6% | 3,19746.0% | 290.4% | 6,949 |
| Chickasaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+247 | 3,57551.6% | 3,32848.0% | 260.4% | 6,929 |
| Clarke County | Thomas E. Dewey+657 | 2,60356.8% | 1,94642.5% | 350.8% | 4,584 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+584 | 3,05545.4% | 3,63954.1% | 300.4% | 6,724 |
| Clayton County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,596 | 5,85557.6% | 4,25941.9% | 490.5% | 10,163 |
| Clinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,505 | 11,53358.8% | 8,02840.9% | 630.3% | 19,624 |
| Crawford County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,024 | 4,24256.5% | 3,21842.9% | 490.7% | 7,509 |
| Dallas County | Thomas E. Dewey+97 | 5,41349.8% | 5,31648.9% | 1351.2% | 10,864 |
| Davis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+168 | 2,55948.1% | 2,72751.3% | 320.6% | 5,318 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+382 | 2,93446.8% | 3,31652.9% | 180.3% | 6,268 |
| Delaware County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,666 | 5,16467.2% | 2,49832.5% | 200.3% | 7,682 |
| Des Moines County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,945 | 9,48855.2% | 7,54343.9% | 1460.8% | 17,177 |
| Dickinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+340 | 2,13346.1% | 2,47353.4% | 210.5% | 4,627 |
| Dubuque County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+365 | 12,50249.1% | 12,86750.5% | 890.3% | 25,458 |
| Emmet County | Thomas E. Dewey+91 | 2,66850.5% | 2,57748.8% | 410.8% | 5,286 |
| Fayette County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,588 | 6,69356.5% | 5,10543.1% | 480.4% | 11,846 |
| Floyd County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,802 | 5,24860.1% | 3,44639.5% | 370.4% | 8,731 |
| Franklin County | Thomas E. Dewey+299 | 3,15052.0% | 2,85147.0% | 611.0% | 6,062 |
| Fremont County | Thomas E. Dewey+366 | 3,11353.0% | 2,74746.7% | 170.3% | 5,877 |
| Greene County | Thomas E. Dewey+640 | 3,43754.9% | 2,79744.7% | 290.5% | 6,263 |
| Grundy County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,434 | 3,62562.1% | 2,19137.6% | 180.3% | 5,834 |
| Guthrie County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,143 | 4,04257.9% | 2,89941.6% | 360.5% | 6,977 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+465 | 3,83746.9% | 4,30252.6% | 410.5% | 8,180 |
| Hancock County | Thomas E. Dewey+259 | 3,11451.9% | 2,85547.6% | 340.6% | 6,003 |
| Hardin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,084 | 5,05955.6% | 3,97543.7% | 600.7% | 9,094 |
| Harrison County | Thomas E. Dewey+858 | 5,05954.3% | 4,20145.1% | 490.5% | 9,309 |
| Henry County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,467 | 5,20865.1% | 2,74134.3% | 490.6% | 7,998 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+171 | 2,96148.4% | 3,13251.2% | 210.3% | 6,114 |
| Humboldt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 2,52547.7% | 2,74952.0% | 160.3% | 5,290 |
| Ida County | Thomas E. Dewey+697 | 2,64057.4% | 1,94342.2% | 180.4% | 4,601 |
| Iowa County | Thomas E. Dewey+840 | 3,95953.9% | 3,11942.5% | 2623.6% | 7,340 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+804 | 4,34155.0% | 3,53744.9% | 80.1% | 7,886 |
| Jasper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+565 | 6,41347.6% | 6,97851.8% | 880.7% | 13,479 |
| Jefferson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,409 | 4,33559.0% | 2,92639.8% | 831.1% | 7,344 |
| Johnson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,038 | 6,39642.9% | 8,43456.6% | 670.4% | 14,897 |
| Jones County | Thomas E. Dewey+890 | 4,45355.4% | 3,56344.4% | 160.2% | 8,032 |
| Keokuk County | Thomas E. Dewey+744 | 4,64454.0% | 3,90045.3% | 620.7% | 8,606 |
| Kossuth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+570 | 4,91847.1% | 5,48852.6% | 270.3% | 10,433 |
| Lee County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,154 | 9,40653.0% | 8,25246.5% | 780.4% | 17,736 |
| Linn County | Thomas E. Dewey+170 | 21,29350.0% | 21,12349.6% | 1460.3% | 42,562 |
| Louisa County | Thomas E. Dewey+851 | 2,74558.7% | 1,89440.5% | 400.9% | 4,679 |
| Lucas County | Thomas E. Dewey+613 | 3,13954.9% | 2,52644.2% | 480.8% | 5,713 |
| Lyon County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,095 | 3,06560.8% | 1,97039.1% | 70.1% | 5,042 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,187 | 3,73759.2% | 2,55040.4% | 260.4% | 6,313 |
| Mahaska County | Thomas E. Dewey+471 | 5,12350.9% | 4,65246.2% | 2972.9% | 10,072 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,491 | 4,87443.0% | 6,36556.1% | 990.9% | 11,338 |
| Marshall County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,727 | 7,32555.7% | 5,59842.5% | 2341.8% | 13,157 |
| Mills County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,182 | 3,28860.7% | 2,10638.8% | 270.5% | 5,421 |
| Mitchell County | Thomas E. Dewey+710 | 3,40655.5% | 2,69644.0% | 300.5% | 6,132 |
| Monona County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+178 | 3,58348.6% | 3,76151.1% | 220.3% | 7,366 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+633 | 2,62544.3% | 3,25855.0% | 460.8% | 5,929 |
| Montgomery County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,593 | 4,16561.4% | 2,57237.9% | 460.7% | 6,783 |
| Muscatine County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,303 | 7,10459.4% | 4,80140.1% | 580.5% | 11,963 |
| O'Brien County | Thomas E. Dewey+895 | 4,03356.0% | 3,13843.6% | 300.4% | 7,201 |
| Osceola County | Thomas E. Dewey+411 | 2,10055.3% | 1,68944.5% | 90.2% | 3,798 |
| Page County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,003 | 6,30065.1% | 3,29734.1% | 850.9% | 9,682 |
| Palo Alto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+954 | 2,77242.4% | 3,72657.0% | 350.5% | 6,533 |
| Plymouth County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,115 | 6,08567.0% | 2,97032.7% | 210.2% | 9,076 |
| Pocahontas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+977 | 2,60041.9% | 3,57757.7% | 220.4% | 6,199 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,443 | 36,62944.1% | 46,07255.4% | 4170.5% | 83,118 |
| Pottawattamie County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,255 | 14,00754.3% | 11,75245.5% | 590.2% | 25,818 |
| Poweshiek County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+48 | 4,18649.5% | 4,23450.0% | 410.5% | 8,461 |
| Ringgold County | Thomas E. Dewey+900 | 2,76759.4% | 1,86740.0% | 280.6% | 4,662 |
| Sac County | Thomas E. Dewey+547 | 3,77053.6% | 3,22345.8% | 370.5% | 7,030 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+947 | 18,01548.6% | 18,96251.1% | 1040.3% | 37,081 |
| Shelby County | Thomas E. Dewey+895 | 3,87355.9% | 2,97843.0% | 821.2% | 6,933 |
| Sioux County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,183 | 6,55265.9% | 3,36933.9% | 190.2% | 9,940 |
| Story County | Thomas E. Dewey+609 | 7,16351.8% | 6,55447.4% | 1010.7% | 13,818 |
| Tama County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+37 | 5,24949.7% | 5,28650.0% | 320.3% | 10,567 |
| Taylor County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,428 | 3,80461.4% | 2,37638.3% | 200.3% | 6,200 |
| Union County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,705 | 4,56661.3% | 2,86138.4% | 230.3% | 7,450 |
| Van Buren County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,098 | 3,09560.4% | 1,99739.0% | 300.6% | 5,122 |
| Wapello County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,488 | 8,24443.2% | 10,73256.2% | 1130.6% | 19,089 |
| Warren County | Thomas E. Dewey+947 | 4,26655.8% | 3,31943.4% | 560.7% | 7,641 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,885 | 5,30860.6% | 3,42339.1% | 320.4% | 8,763 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+73 | 3,09850.3% | 3,02549.1% | 350.6% | 6,158 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,542 | 6,93542.1% | 9,47757.5% | 560.3% | 16,468 |
| Winnebago County | Thomas E. Dewey+154 | 2,80851.2% | 2,65448.4% | 180.3% | 5,480 |
| Winneshiek County | Thomas E. Dewey+761 | 5,31853.8% | 4,55746.1% | 180.2% | 9,893 |
| Woodbury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,904 | 18,54447.4% | 20,44852.3% | 1040.3% | 39,096 |
| Worth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+543 | 2,08644.1% | 2,62955.6% | 100.2% | 4,725 |
| Wright County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+316 | 3,91647.9% | 4,23251.7% | 350.4% | 8,183 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.