Missouri — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentRooseveltD+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 51.4% | 807,812 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 48.4% | 761,524 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 3,166 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Carter County, MO | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Clinton County, MO | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+16.7 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Dent County, MO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Gentry County, MO | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Phelps County, MO | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Ripley County, MO | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+18.1 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+21.9 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+4.1 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Texas County, MO | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+0.05 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+35.1 |
Missouri results by county
115 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+1,303 | 3,60642.2% | 4,90957.5% | 260.3% | 8,541 |
| Andrew County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,480 | 2,25437.6% | 3,73462.3% | 70.1% | 5,995 |
| Atchison County | Thomas E. Dewey+589 | 2,21444.1% | 2,80355.8% | 40.1% | 5,021 |
| Audrain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,016 | 6,47165.1% | 3,45534.8% | 130.1% | 9,939 |
| Barry County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,767 | 4,02940.9% | 5,79658.9% | 230.2% | 9,848 |
| Barton County | Thomas E. Dewey+668 | 2,68844.3% | 3,35655.3% | 230.4% | 6,067 |
| Bates County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,026 | 4,09644.3% | 5,12255.5% | 180.2% | 9,236 |
| Benton County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,186 | 1,10825.1% | 3,29474.7% | 60.1% | 4,408 |
| Bollinger County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,009 | 1,84139.2% | 2,85060.7% | 30.1% | 4,694 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,509 | 9,70469.7% | 4,19530.1% | 300.2% | 13,929 |
| Buchanan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,978 | 20,09157.0% | 15,11342.9% | 200.1% | 35,224 |
| Butler County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,156 | 4,21939.7% | 6,37560.0% | 320.3% | 10,626 |
| Caldwell County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,383 | 2,00137.1% | 3,38462.7% | 80.1% | 5,393 |
| Callaway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,614 | 5,75764.5% | 3,14335.2% | 240.3% | 8,924 |
| Camden County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,190 | 99031.2% | 2,18068.7% | 50.2% | 3,175 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,494 | 6,84545.0% | 8,33954.9% | 110.1% | 15,195 |
| Carroll County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,844 | 3,28338.9% | 5,12760.8% | 200.2% | 8,430 |
| Carter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+174 | 1,20753.6% | 1,03345.9% | 120.5% | 2,252 |
| Cass County | Thomas E. Dewey+340 | 4,34748.1% | 4,68751.8% | 70.1% | 9,041 |
| Cedar County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,098 | 1,47829.2% | 3,57670.7% | 50.1% | 5,059 |
| Chariton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+128 | 3,93050.8% | 3,80249.1% | 80.1% | 7,740 |
| Christian County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,033 | 1,13421.4% | 4,16778.5% | 90.2% | 5,310 |
| Clark County | Thomas E. Dewey+552 | 2,15544.3% | 2,70755.6% | 60.1% | 4,868 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,958 | 8,68256.2% | 6,72443.5% | 400.3% | 15,446 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+167 | 3,07951.4% | 2,91248.6% | 50.1% | 5,996 |
| Cole County | Thomas E. Dewey+225 | 7,13949.2% | 7,36450.8% | 40.0% | 14,507 |
| Cooper County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,199 | 3,72943.0% | 4,92856.8% | 200.2% | 8,677 |
| Crawford County | Thomas E. Dewey+900 | 2,17741.4% | 3,07758.5% | 100.2% | 5,264 |
| Dade County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,854 | 1,46230.5% | 3,31669.3% | 80.2% | 4,786 |
| Dallas County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,168 | 1,06424.7% | 3,23275.1% | 100.2% | 4,306 |
| Daviess County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,030 | 2,56741.6% | 3,59758.3% | 50.1% | 6,169 |
| DeKalb County | Thomas E. Dewey+697 | 1,96142.4% | 2,65857.5% | 60.1% | 4,625 |
| Dent County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+243 | 2,69952.3% | 2,45647.6% | 70.1% | 5,162 |
| Douglas County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,824 | 74617.2% | 3,57082.4% | 140.3% | 4,330 |
| Dunklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,157 | 8,43166.2% | 4,27433.6% | 270.2% | 12,732 |
| Franklin County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,367 | 5,95838.9% | 9,32560.8% | 430.3% | 15,326 |
| Gasconade County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,013 | 99416.5% | 5,00783.3% | 120.2% | 6,013 |
| Gentry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+52 | 3,02250.4% | 2,97049.5% | 80.1% | 6,000 |
| Greene County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,244 | 17,28744.5% | 21,53155.4% | 680.2% | 38,886 |
| Grundy County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,161 | 2,99741.8% | 4,15858.0% | 120.2% | 7,167 |
| Harrison County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,707 | 2,62337.7% | 4,33062.2% | 110.2% | 6,964 |
| Henry County | Thomas E. Dewey+977 | 4,58745.1% | 5,56454.7% | 230.2% | 10,174 |
| Hickory County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,611 | 56020.5% | 2,17179.4% | 30.1% | 2,734 |
| Holt County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,367 | 1,78536.1% | 3,15263.7% | 90.2% | 4,946 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,007 | 3,95866.9% | 1,95133.0% | 90.2% | 5,918 |
| Howell County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,131 | 3,02036.9% | 5,15162.9% | 140.2% | 8,185 |
| Iron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+556 | 2,20557.2% | 1,64942.8% | 00.0% | 3,854 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,397 | 113,80354.3% | 95,40645.5% | 4230.2% | 209,632 |
| Jasper County | Thomas E. Dewey+4,190 | 13,11143.0% | 17,30156.8% | 630.2% | 30,475 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,195 | 7,95353.9% | 6,75845.8% | 340.2% | 14,745 |
| Johnson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,530 | 4,41942.6% | 5,94957.3% | 100.1% | 10,378 |
| Knox County | Thomas E. Dewey+114 | 1,94348.5% | 2,05751.3% | 80.2% | 4,008 |
| Laclede County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,659 | 3,01139.2% | 4,67060.8% | 60.1% | 7,687 |
| Lafayette County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,348 | 5,60341.3% | 7,95158.6% | 70.1% | 13,561 |
| Lawrence County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,977 | 3,85936.0% | 6,83663.8% | 270.3% | 10,722 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+895 | 2,88359.1% | 1,98840.7% | 110.2% | 4,882 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+863 | 3,77356.3% | 2,91043.4% | 150.2% | 6,698 |
| Linn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+300 | 5,24251.4% | 4,94248.5% | 90.1% | 10,193 |
| Livingston County | Thomas E. Dewey+810 | 3,88745.1% | 4,69754.6% | 260.3% | 8,610 |
| Macon County | Thomas E. Dewey+24 | 4,77249.8% | 4,79650.1% | 130.1% | 9,581 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+74 | 2,20349.1% | 2,27750.7% | 80.2% | 4,488 |
| Maries County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+305 | 1,82454.2% | 1,51945.1% | 230.7% | 3,366 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,015 | 8,57565.2% | 4,56034.7% | 140.1% | 13,149 |
| McDonald County | Thomas E. Dewey+997 | 2,52341.7% | 3,52058.1% | 130.2% | 6,056 |
| Mercer County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,214 | 1,03531.5% | 2,24968.4% | 40.1% | 3,288 |
| Miller County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,380 | 2,22938.1% | 3,60961.7% | 120.2% | 5,850 |
| Mississippi County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,238 | 4,18268.0% | 1,94431.6% | 270.4% | 6,153 |
| Moniteau County | Thomas E. Dewey+910 | 2,32741.7% | 3,23758.0% | 130.2% | 5,577 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,902 | 5,00081.9% | 1,09818.0% | 80.1% | 6,106 |
| Montgomery County | Thomas E. Dewey+784 | 2,74343.7% | 3,52756.2% | 60.1% | 6,276 |
| Morgan County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,161 | 1,73537.4% | 2,89662.4% | 100.2% | 4,641 |
| New Madrid County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,518 | 7,62664.9% | 4,10835.0% | 180.2% | 11,752 |
| Newton County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,839 | 5,14642.3% | 6,98557.5% | 230.2% | 12,154 |
| Nodaway County | Thomas E. Dewey+359 | 5,40748.4% | 5,76651.6% | 70.1% | 11,180 |
| Oregon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,161 | 2,73463.4% | 1,57336.5% | 70.2% | 4,314 |
| Osage County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,163 | 2,12139.2% | 3,28460.7% | 70.1% | 5,412 |
| Ozark County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,079 | 62818.8% | 2,70781.1% | 30.1% | 3,338 |
| Pemiscot County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,047 | 7,38062.9% | 4,33336.9% | 200.2% | 11,733 |
| Perry County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,193 | 2,01432.3% | 4,20767.6% | 50.1% | 6,226 |
| Pettis County | Thomas E. Dewey+520 | 7,17648.2% | 7,69651.7% | 220.1% | 14,894 |
| Phelps County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,076 | 4,25657.1% | 3,18042.7% | 130.2% | 7,449 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,308 | 4,65958.0% | 3,35141.7% | 220.3% | 8,032 |
| Platte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,397 | 3,74161.4% | 2,34438.5% | 80.1% | 6,093 |
| Polk County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,513 | 2,52733.3% | 5,04066.4% | 180.2% | 7,585 |
| Pulaski County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+703 | 3,04856.4% | 2,34543.4% | 70.1% | 5,400 |
| Putnam County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,938 | 1,16827.3% | 3,10672.6% | 70.2% | 4,281 |
| Ralls County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,635 | 2,79970.6% | 1,16429.3% | 30.1% | 3,966 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,750 | 7,62972.5% | 2,87927.4% | 170.2% | 10,525 |
| Ray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,427 | 4,52159.3% | 3,09440.6% | 120.2% | 7,627 |
| Reynolds County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+926 | 1,87766.3% | 95133.6% | 50.2% | 2,833 |
| Ripley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+82 | 1,92350.9% | 1,84148.7% | 150.4% | 3,779 |
| Saline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+693 | 6,71552.7% | 6,02247.2% | 160.1% | 12,753 |
| Schuyler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+203 | 1,72953.0% | 1,52646.8% | 90.3% | 3,264 |
| Scotland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+100 | 2,15851.1% | 2,05848.7% | 60.1% | 4,222 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,137 | 7,13263.9% | 3,99535.8% | 410.4% | 11,168 |
| Shannon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+983 | 2,09365.1% | 1,11034.5% | 110.3% | 3,214 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,501 | 3,43563.8% | 1,93435.9% | 180.3% | 5,387 |
| St. Charles County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,170 | 4,88040.8% | 7,05058.9% | 360.3% | 11,966 |
| St. Clair County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,187 | 2,11939.0% | 3,30660.9% | 60.1% | 5,431 |
| St. Francois County | Thomas E. Dewey+575 | 6,74547.9% | 7,32052.0% | 110.1% | 14,076 |
| St. Louis city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+70,276 | 204,68760.2% | 134,41139.5% | 8210.2% | 339,919 |
| St. Louis County | Thomas E. Dewey+6,351 | 57,78047.3% | 64,13152.5% | 3550.3% | 122,266 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Thomas E. Dewey+336 | 1,87845.8% | 2,21454.0% | 60.1% | 4,098 |
| Stoddard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+903 | 5,98254.0% | 5,07945.8% | 250.2% | 11,086 |
| Stone County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,343 | 73719.3% | 3,08080.7% | 10.0% | 3,818 |
| Sullivan County | Thomas E. Dewey+283 | 3,32847.9% | 3,61152.0% | 50.1% | 6,944 |
| Taney County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,563 | 93627.2% | 2,49972.6% | 90.3% | 3,444 |
| Texas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+95 | 4,01150.5% | 3,91649.3% | 110.1% | 7,938 |
| Vernon County | Thomas E. Dewey+286 | 4,88548.5% | 5,17151.4% | 60.1% | 10,062 |
| Warren County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,202 | 81521.2% | 3,01778.4% | 150.4% | 3,847 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+835 | 2,06541.5% | 2,90058.3% | 90.2% | 4,974 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+2 | 2,16949.9% | 2,17149.9% | 90.2% | 4,349 |
| Webster County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,496 | 2,78539.3% | 4,28160.5% | 150.2% | 7,081 |
| Worth County | Thomas E. Dewey+7 | 1,43749.9% | 1,44450.1% | 00.0% | 2,881 |
| Wright County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,297 | 2,11632.4% | 4,41367.5% | 80.1% | 6,537 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.