Michigan — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentRooseveltD+1.0
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 50.2% | 1,106,899 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 49.2% | 1,084,423 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 13,901 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 19 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Baraga County, MI | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Houghton County, MI | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+37.2 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+23.7 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+23.8 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Thomas E. Dewey+787 | 71632.1% | 1,50367.4% | 110.5% | 2,230 |
| Alger County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,015 | 2,51962.4% | 1,50437.3% | 130.3% | 4,036 |
| Allegan County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,847 | 4,48026.5% | 12,32773.0% | 710.4% | 16,878 |
| Alpena County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,597 | 2,85639.0% | 4,45360.8% | 180.2% | 7,327 |
| Antrim County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,420 | 1,20631.1% | 2,62667.7% | 491.3% | 3,881 |
| Arenac County | Thomas E. Dewey+698 | 1,28039.1% | 1,97860.5% | 130.4% | 3,271 |
| Baraga County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+45 | 1,87450.5% | 1,82949.2% | 110.3% | 3,714 |
| Barry County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,047 | 3,01029.5% | 7,05769.2% | 1361.3% | 10,203 |
| Bay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+143 | 15,60250.0% | 15,45949.5% | 1430.5% | 31,204 |
| Benzie County | Thomas E. Dewey+942 | 1,08434.5% | 2,02664.5% | 321.0% | 3,142 |
| Berrien County | Thomas E. Dewey+8,946 | 15,88638.8% | 24,83260.7% | 2160.5% | 40,934 |
| Branch County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,749 | 3,40632.1% | 7,15567.4% | 480.5% | 10,609 |
| Calhoun County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,053 | 16,61144.1% | 20,66454.8% | 4181.1% | 37,693 |
| Cass County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,149 | 3,41734.0% | 6,56665.3% | 680.7% | 10,051 |
| Charlevoix County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,146 | 1,89338.1% | 3,03961.1% | 420.8% | 4,974 |
| Cheboygan County | Thomas E. Dewey+802 | 2,14141.8% | 2,94357.5% | 320.6% | 5,116 |
| Chippewa County | Thomas E. Dewey+991 | 4,34444.7% | 5,33554.9% | 460.5% | 9,725 |
| Clare County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,558 | 1,07828.9% | 2,63670.6% | 210.6% | 3,735 |
| Clinton County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,889 | 2,53323.1% | 8,42276.7% | 290.3% | 10,984 |
| Crawford County | Thomas E. Dewey+247 | 55040.6% | 79758.8% | 80.6% | 1,355 |
| Delta County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,162 | 7,37558.3% | 5,21341.2% | 560.4% | 12,644 |
| Dickinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,753 | 6,74056.9% | 4,98742.1% | 1151.0% | 11,842 |
| Eaton County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,926 | 5,04933.3% | 9,97565.9% | 1160.8% | 15,140 |
| Emmet County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,332 | 2,20638.2% | 3,53861.2% | 380.7% | 5,782 |
| Genesee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,299 | 52,44455.7% | 41,14543.7% | 5270.6% | 94,116 |
| Gladwin County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,472 | 98528.4% | 2,45770.9% | 220.6% | 3,464 |
| Gogebic County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,655 | 7,93859.8% | 5,28339.8% | 470.4% | 13,268 |
| Grand Traverse County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,806 | 2,60732.3% | 5,41367.0% | 550.7% | 8,075 |
| Gratiot County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,827 | 3,16028.1% | 7,98771.0% | 970.9% | 11,244 |
| Hillsdale County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,211 | 3,15325.0% | 9,36474.3% | 810.6% | 12,598 |
| Houghton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+956 | 10,06652.3% | 9,11047.4% | 620.3% | 19,238 |
| Huron County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,237 | 2,30119.3% | 9,53880.2% | 590.5% | 11,898 |
| Ingham County | Thomas E. Dewey+10,600 | 23,65540.6% | 34,25558.7% | 4030.7% | 58,313 |
| Ionia County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,894 | 4,43731.9% | 9,33167.1% | 1461.0% | 13,914 |
| Iosco County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,213 | 1,12732.4% | 2,34067.3% | 120.3% | 3,479 |
| Iron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+592 | 4,53753.1% | 3,94546.2% | 640.7% | 8,546 |
| Isabella County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,834 | 2,52228.2% | 6,35671.0% | 710.8% | 8,949 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,133 | 13,85937.4% | 22,99262.0% | 2490.7% | 37,100 |
| Kalamazoo County | Thomas E. Dewey+8,751 | 16,22338.9% | 24,97460.0% | 4571.1% | 41,654 |
| Kalkaska County | Thomas E. Dewey+583 | 40929.0% | 99270.3% | 110.8% | 1,412 |
| Kent County | Thomas E. Dewey+10,484 | 43,67944.1% | 54,16354.6% | 1,2741.3% | 99,116 |
| Keweenaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+99 | 96552.5% | 86647.1% | 60.3% | 1,837 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+351 | 79440.8% | 1,14558.8% | 70.4% | 1,946 |
| Lapeer County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,767 | 3,00227.7% | 7,76971.8% | 500.5% | 10,821 |
| Leelanau County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,119 | 94431.2% | 2,06368.2% | 160.5% | 3,023 |
| Lenawee County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,632 | 6,75029.0% | 16,38270.5% | 1110.5% | 23,243 |
| Livingston County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,507 | 2,91028.0% | 7,41771.4% | 640.6% | 10,391 |
| Luce County | Thomas E. Dewey+405 | 79039.6% | 1,19560.0% | 80.4% | 1,993 |
| Mackinac County | Thomas E. Dewey+780 | 1,48839.4% | 2,26860.1% | 200.5% | 3,776 |
| Macomb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,201 | 23,50652.1% | 21,30547.2% | 3240.7% | 45,135 |
| Manistee County | Thomas E. Dewey+697 | 3,39845.1% | 4,09554.4% | 370.5% | 7,530 |
| Marquette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,544 | 11,70758.7% | 8,16340.9% | 740.4% | 19,944 |
| Mason County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,309 | 3,13741.1% | 4,44658.3% | 470.6% | 7,630 |
| Mecosta County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,509 | 1,70828.5% | 4,21770.3% | 701.2% | 5,995 |
| Menominee County | Thomas E. Dewey+237 | 4,63248.4% | 4,86950.9% | 720.8% | 9,573 |
| Midland County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,281 | 3,56934.0% | 6,85065.4% | 630.6% | 10,482 |
| Missaukee County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,220 | 75927.5% | 1,97971.6% | 250.9% | 2,763 |
| Monroe County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,203 | 10,27543.1% | 13,47856.5% | 830.3% | 23,836 |
| Montcalm County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,357 | 3,16829.4% | 7,52569.7% | 970.9% | 10,790 |
| Montmorency County | Thomas E. Dewey+493 | 54134.1% | 1,03465.2% | 110.7% | 1,586 |
| Muskegon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,427 | 19,96354.3% | 16,53645.0% | 2870.8% | 36,786 |
| Newaygo County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,094 | 2,15629.0% | 5,25070.6% | 280.4% | 7,434 |
| Oakland County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,355 | 55,27247.7% | 59,62751.5% | 9140.8% | 115,813 |
| Oceana County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,796 | 1,73832.6% | 3,53466.2% | 631.2% | 5,335 |
| Ogemaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,333 | 1,00629.9% | 2,33969.6% | 180.5% | 3,363 |
| Ontonagon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+178 | 2,61151.6% | 2,43348.1% | 170.3% | 5,061 |
| Osceola County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,449 | 1,33825.8% | 3,78773.1% | 531.0% | 5,178 |
| Oscoda County | Thomas E. Dewey+283 | 33234.9% | 61564.7% | 30.3% | 950 |
| Otsego County | Thomas E. Dewey+347 | 91241.8% | 1,25957.7% | 110.5% | 2,182 |
| Ottawa County | Thomas E. Dewey+8,566 | 8,51133.0% | 17,07766.2% | 1980.8% | 25,786 |
| Presque Isle County | Thomas E. Dewey+117 | 2,09248.5% | 2,20951.2% | 130.3% | 4,314 |
| Roscommon County | Thomas E. Dewey+808 | 48427.1% | 1,29272.2% | 130.7% | 1,789 |
| Saginaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,906 | 20,38342.1% | 27,28956.4% | 7301.5% | 48,402 |
| Sanilac County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,497 | 2,01517.4% | 9,51282.1% | 600.5% | 11,587 |
| Schoolcraft County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+20 | 1,72450.0% | 1,70449.4% | 190.6% | 3,447 |
| Shiawassee County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,309 | 5,29231.2% | 11,60168.4% | 640.4% | 16,957 |
| St. Clair County | Thomas E. Dewey+7,362 | 11,81338.0% | 19,17561.6% | 1350.4% | 31,123 |
| St. Joseph County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,550 | 4,23530.1% | 9,78569.5% | 690.5% | 14,089 |
| Tuscola County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,851 | 2,93823.0% | 9,78976.6% | 600.5% | 12,787 |
| Van Buren County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,949 | 5,00231.2% | 10,95168.3% | 840.5% | 16,037 |
| Washtenaw County | Thomas E. Dewey+9,818 | 14,92237.4% | 24,74062.0% | 2440.6% | 39,906 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+238,400 | 554,67063.4% | 316,27036.1% | 4,1530.5% | 875,093 |
| Wexford County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,585 | 2,48937.4% | 4,07461.2% | 931.4% | 6,656 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.