Minnesota — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentRooseveltD+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 52.4% | 589,864 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 46.9% | 527,416 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 8,224 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Becker County, MN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Cass County, MN | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Clay County, MN | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+40.2 |
| Cook County, MN | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Grant County, MN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Isanti County, MN | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Jackson County, MN | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Lyon County, MN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Marshall County, MN | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+7.7 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Mower County, MN | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Pine County, MN | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Polk County, MN | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Pope County, MN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Roseau County, MN | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+43.6 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+1.9 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+23 | 2,74349.8% | 2,72049.4% | 460.8% | 5,509 |
| Anoka County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,473 | 5,43157.4% | 3,95841.8% | 790.8% | 9,468 |
| Becker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,086 | 4,88955.9% | 3,80343.5% | 580.7% | 8,750 |
| Beltrami County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,785 | 5,49066.5% | 2,70532.8% | 610.7% | 8,256 |
| Benton County | Thomas E. Dewey+730 | 2,25842.9% | 2,98856.8% | 180.3% | 5,264 |
| Big Stone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+512 | 2,12056.5% | 1,60842.9% | 240.6% | 3,752 |
| Blue Earth County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,331 | 5,09835.0% | 9,42964.7% | 540.4% | 14,581 |
| Brown County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,176 | 2,84228.6% | 7,01870.5% | 890.9% | 9,949 |
| Carlton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,500 | 6,15369.5% | 2,65330.0% | 500.6% | 8,856 |
| Carver County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,258 | 1,56521.1% | 5,82378.4% | 390.5% | 7,427 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+242 | 3,37751.6% | 3,13547.9% | 350.5% | 6,547 |
| Chippewa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+297 | 3,26452.0% | 2,96747.3% | 480.8% | 6,279 |
| Chisago County | Thomas E. Dewey+644 | 2,37643.7% | 3,02055.6% | 380.7% | 5,434 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+838 | 5,23054.1% | 4,39245.4% | 520.5% | 9,674 |
| Clearwater County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,533 | 2,65869.6% | 1,12529.5% | 340.9% | 3,817 |
| Cook County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+32 | 54551.1% | 51348.1% | 80.8% | 1,066 |
| Cottonwood County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,562 | 2,35437.3% | 3,91662.1% | 380.6% | 6,308 |
| Crow Wing County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,004 | 5,50454.7% | 4,50044.7% | 630.6% | 10,067 |
| Dakota County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+831 | 8,56252.2% | 7,73147.1% | 1100.7% | 16,403 |
| Dodge County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,094 | 1,80838.3% | 2,90261.4% | 150.3% | 4,725 |
| Douglas County | Thomas E. Dewey+459 | 3,68146.8% | 4,14052.6% | 460.6% | 7,867 |
| Faribault County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,182 | 3,64038.4% | 5,82261.4% | 250.3% | 9,487 |
| Fillmore County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,156 | 3,18333.3% | 6,33966.3% | 400.4% | 9,562 |
| Freeborn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+758 | 6,48653.0% | 5,72846.8% | 320.3% | 12,246 |
| Goodhue County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,029 | 5,79142.3% | 7,82057.2% | 680.5% | 13,679 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+71 | 1,96950.8% | 1,89848.9% | 120.3% | 3,879 |
| Hennepin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+32,011 | 148,79255.7% | 116,78143.7% | 1,7470.7% | 267,320 |
| Houston County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,189 | 1,84731.3% | 4,03668.3% | 250.4% | 5,908 |
| Hubbard County | Thomas E. Dewey+501 | 1,61343.1% | 2,11456.5% | 130.3% | 3,740 |
| Isanti County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+20 | 2,22549.6% | 2,20549.1% | 571.3% | 4,487 |
| Itasca County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,560 | 8,78767.1% | 4,22732.3% | 810.6% | 13,095 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+628 | 3,41754.8% | 2,78944.8% | 240.4% | 6,230 |
| Kanabec County | Thomas E. Dewey+137 | 1,77647.8% | 1,91351.5% | 240.6% | 3,713 |
| Kandiyohi County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,698 | 6,48262.6% | 3,78436.5% | 870.8% | 10,353 |
| Kittson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,769 | 2,75273.2% | 98326.2% | 220.6% | 3,757 |
| Koochiching County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,374 | 3,98170.6% | 1,60728.5% | 510.9% | 5,639 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Thomas E. Dewey+325 | 2,77947.1% | 3,10452.6% | 170.3% | 5,900 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,609 | 2,40174.1% | 79224.5% | 461.4% | 3,239 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+526 | 1,16864.5% | 64235.5% | 10.1% | 1,811 |
| Le Sueur County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,202 | 3,35842.1% | 4,56057.2% | 490.6% | 7,967 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+702 | 2,30258.8% | 1,60040.8% | 150.4% | 3,917 |
| Lyon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,023 | 4,64055.9% | 3,61743.6% | 380.5% | 8,295 |
| Mahnomen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+746 | 1,49466.1% | 74833.1% | 180.8% | 2,260 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,779 | 3,80864.9% | 2,02934.6% | 270.5% | 5,864 |
| Martin County | Thomas E. Dewey+739 | 4,44346.0% | 5,18253.7% | 290.3% | 9,654 |
| McLeod County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,199 | 2,55730.6% | 5,75668.8% | 480.6% | 8,361 |
| Meeker County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,143 | 3,15942.1% | 4,30257.3% | 450.6% | 7,506 |
| Mille Lacs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+74 | 2,87250.3% | 2,79849.0% | 370.6% | 5,707 |
| Morrison County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,115 | 3,92043.5% | 5,03555.9% | 470.5% | 9,002 |
| Mower County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+611 | 7,19952.0% | 6,58847.6% | 480.3% | 13,835 |
| Murray County | Thomas E. Dewey+90 | 2,49548.9% | 2,58550.7% | 220.4% | 5,102 |
| Nicollet County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,024 | 2,32134.6% | 4,34564.8% | 360.5% | 6,702 |
| Nobles County | Thomas E. Dewey+736 | 3,41344.9% | 4,14954.6% | 350.5% | 7,597 |
| Norman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+962 | 2,84659.7% | 1,88439.5% | 380.8% | 4,768 |
| Olmsted County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,482 | 6,87345.0% | 8,35554.7% | 460.3% | 15,274 |
| Otter Tail County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,528 | 5,82331.8% | 12,35167.6% | 1100.6% | 18,284 |
| Pennington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,805 | 3,33067.9% | 1,52531.1% | 501.0% | 4,905 |
| Pine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+899 | 4,33255.3% | 3,43343.8% | 640.8% | 7,829 |
| Pipestone County | Thomas E. Dewey+715 | 2,12942.6% | 2,84456.9% | 210.4% | 4,994 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,406 | 8,80866.2% | 4,40233.1% | 1000.8% | 13,310 |
| Pope County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+174 | 2,78151.5% | 2,60748.3% | 130.2% | 5,401 |
| Ramsey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+25,707 | 78,75958.9% | 53,05239.7% | 1,9331.4% | 133,744 |
| Red Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+885 | 1,64268.0% | 75731.4% | 150.6% | 2,414 |
| Redwood County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,542 | 2,88634.6% | 5,42865.1% | 290.3% | 8,343 |
| Renville County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,413 | 3,74741.7% | 5,16057.5% | 690.8% | 8,976 |
| Rice County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,354 | 4,47039.5% | 6,82460.3% | 280.2% | 11,322 |
| Rock County | Thomas E. Dewey+935 | 1,64938.7% | 2,58460.7% | 270.6% | 4,260 |
| Roseau County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,184 | 3,69770.4% | 1,51328.8% | 400.8% | 5,250 |
| Scott County | Thomas E. Dewey+540 | 2,78645.3% | 3,32654.1% | 380.6% | 6,150 |
| Sherburne County | Thomas E. Dewey+599 | 1,44741.1% | 2,04658.2% | 250.7% | 3,518 |
| Sibley County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,628 | 1,68327.9% | 4,31171.6% | 300.5% | 6,024 |
| St. Louis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+35,876 | 63,36968.9% | 27,49329.9% | 1,0801.2% | 91,942 |
| Stearns County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,651 | 8,64739.3% | 13,29860.4% | 840.4% | 22,029 |
| Steele County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,453 | 3,30740.9% | 4,76058.9% | 150.2% | 8,082 |
| Stevens County | Thomas E. Dewey+684 | 1,69341.5% | 2,37758.2% | 120.3% | 4,082 |
| Swift County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+791 | 3,31056.3% | 2,51942.9% | 470.8% | 5,876 |
| Todd County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,833 | 3,80340.1% | 5,63659.4% | 540.6% | 9,493 |
| Traverse County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+425 | 1,72156.8% | 1,29642.8% | 140.5% | 3,031 |
| Wabasha County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,731 | 2,48236.9% | 4,21362.6% | 330.5% | 6,728 |
| Wadena County | Thomas E. Dewey+785 | 1,86841.2% | 2,65358.5% | 160.4% | 4,537 |
| Waseca County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,939 | 2,20734.6% | 4,14665.0% | 220.3% | 6,375 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+415 | 5,59947.9% | 6,01451.5% | 660.6% | 11,679 |
| Watonwan County | Thomas E. Dewey+822 | 2,32442.3% | 3,14657.3% | 230.4% | 5,493 |
| Wilkin County | Thomas E. Dewey+126 | 1,81948.2% | 1,94551.5% | 120.3% | 3,776 |
| Winona County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,179 | 6,11742.2% | 8,29657.2% | 930.6% | 14,506 |
| Wright County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,283 | 3,67834.3% | 6,96165.0% | 720.7% | 10,711 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Thomas E. Dewey+123 | 3,21448.8% | 3,33750.7% | 340.5% | 6,585 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.