Mississippi — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentRooseveltD+87.1
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 93.6% | 168,621 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 6.4% | 11,613 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+70.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+88.5 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+92.3 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+90.6 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+91.1 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+87.3 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+88.1 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+89.4 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+82.8 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+85.2 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+93.2 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+85.4 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+84.3 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+84.6 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+81.1 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+83.2 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+95.5 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+76.1 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+85.0 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+86.8 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+94.6 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+94.3 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+98.3 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+87.7 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+84.6 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+91.9 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+72.0 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+95.7 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+91.6 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+90.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+89.8 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+95.6 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+81.2 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+89.3 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+91.1 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+89.5 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+84.6 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+90.3 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+89.9 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+92.1 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+94.6 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+93.4 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+87.4 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+89.5 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+96.7 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+96.1 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+90.5 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+65.3 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+84.2 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+89.5 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+82.7 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+95.1 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+94.6 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+93.4 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,356 | 1,63885.3% | 28214.7% | 00.0% | 1,920 |
| Alcorn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,463 | 2,66992.8% | 2067.2% | 00.0% | 2,875 |
| Amite County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,339 | 1,42694.2% | 875.8% | 00.0% | 1,513 |
| Attala County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,100 | 2,18796.2% | 873.8% | 00.0% | 2,274 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+810 | 85295.3% | 424.7% | 00.0% | 894 |
| Bolivar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,066 | 2,44486.6% | 37813.4% | 00.0% | 2,822 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,975 | 2,07295.5% | 974.5% | 00.0% | 2,169 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,370 | 1,43895.5% | 684.5% | 00.0% | 1,506 |
| Chickasaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,755 | 1,93591.5% | 1808.5% | 00.0% | 2,115 |
| Choctaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,043 | 1,11993.6% | 766.4% | 00.0% | 1,195 |
| Claiborne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+665 | 71094.0% | 456.0% | 00.0% | 755 |
| Clarke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,599 | 1,69494.7% | 955.3% | 00.0% | 1,789 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,049 | 1,15891.4% | 1098.6% | 00.0% | 1,267 |
| Coahoma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,201 | 2,39292.6% | 1917.4% | 00.0% | 2,583 |
| Copiah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,324 | 2,40996.6% | 853.4% | 00.0% | 2,494 |
| Covington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,614 | 1,67296.6% | 583.4% | 00.0% | 1,730 |
| DeSoto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,438 | 1,56192.7% | 1237.3% | 00.0% | 1,684 |
| Forrest County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,213 | 3,64989.3% | 43610.7% | 00.0% | 4,085 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,162 | 1,21196.1% | 493.9% | 00.0% | 1,260 |
| George County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+959 | 1,05192.0% | 928.0% | 00.0% | 1,143 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+798 | 90789.3% | 10910.7% | 00.0% | 1,016 |
| Grenada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,256 | 1,37392.1% | 1177.9% | 00.0% | 1,490 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,505 | 1,64292.3% | 1377.7% | 00.0% | 1,779 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,354 | 5,97690.6% | 6229.4% | 00.0% | 6,598 |
| Hinds County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,504 | 10,46691.6% | 9628.4% | 00.0% | 11,428 |
| Holmes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,832 | 1,95494.1% | 1225.9% | 00.0% | 2,076 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,115 | 1,15097.0% | 353.0% | 00.0% | 1,185 |
| Issaquena County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+210 | 21597.7% | 52.3% | 00.0% | 220 |
| Itawamba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,167 | 1,35088.1% | 18311.9% | 00.0% | 1,533 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,423 | 2,63692.5% | 2137.5% | 00.0% | 2,849 |
| Jasper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,620 | 1,66797.3% | 472.7% | 00.0% | 1,714 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+741 | 76696.8% | 253.2% | 00.0% | 791 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,284 | 1,37294.0% | 886.0% | 00.0% | 1,460 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,445 | 4,78293.4% | 3376.6% | 00.0% | 5,119 |
| Kemper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,308 | 1,34597.3% | 372.7% | 00.0% | 1,382 |
| Lafayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,061 | 2,14896.1% | 873.9% | 00.0% | 2,235 |
| Lamar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+972 | 1,06592.0% | 938.0% | 00.0% | 1,158 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,657 | 6,03694.1% | 3795.9% | 00.0% | 6,415 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,490 | 1,53597.2% | 452.8% | 00.0% | 1,580 |
| Leake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,776 | 2,80099.2% | 240.8% | 00.0% | 2,824 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,279 | 3,50993.8% | 2306.2% | 00.0% | 3,739 |
| Leflore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,199 | 2,39992.3% | 2007.7% | 00.0% | 2,599 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,342 | 2,44596.0% | 1034.0% | 00.0% | 2,548 |
| Lowndes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,856 | 2,21686.0% | 36014.0% | 00.0% | 2,576 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,817 | 1,92194.9% | 1045.1% | 00.0% | 2,025 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,387 | 2,44197.8% | 542.2% | 00.0% | 2,495 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,378 | 1,44195.8% | 634.2% | 00.0% | 1,504 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,945 | 3,10495.1% | 1594.9% | 00.0% | 3,263 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,297 | 1,37194.9% | 745.1% | 00.0% | 1,445 |
| Neshoba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,894 | 3,02595.8% | 1314.2% | 00.0% | 3,156 |
| Newton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,460 | 2,51697.8% | 562.2% | 00.0% | 2,572 |
| Noxubee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+891 | 99490.6% | 1039.4% | 00.0% | 1,097 |
| Oktibbeha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,838 | 1,94894.7% | 1105.3% | 00.0% | 2,058 |
| Panola County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,841 | 1,93195.5% | 904.5% | 00.0% | 2,021 |
| Pearl River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,047 | 2,13196.2% | 843.8% | 00.0% | 2,215 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+752 | 79694.8% | 445.2% | 00.0% | 840 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,724 | 2,97292.3% | 2487.7% | 00.0% | 3,220 |
| Pontotoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,629 | 1,71695.2% | 874.8% | 00.0% | 1,803 |
| Prentiss County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,477 | 1,65290.4% | 1759.6% | 00.0% | 1,827 |
| Quitman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,047 | 1,10694.9% | 595.1% | 00.0% | 1,165 |
| Rankin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,276 | 2,37496.0% | 984.0% | 00.0% | 2,472 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,105 | 2,16597.3% | 602.7% | 00.0% | 2,225 |
| Sharkey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+674 | 69896.7% | 243.3% | 00.0% | 722 |
| Simpson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,392 | 2,47096.9% | 783.1% | 00.0% | 2,548 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,291 | 2,45693.7% | 1656.3% | 00.0% | 2,621 |
| Stone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+946 | 98995.8% | 434.2% | 00.0% | 1,032 |
| Sunflower County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,644 | 2,79994.8% | 1555.2% | 00.0% | 2,954 |
| Tallahatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,361 | 2,40198.4% | 401.6% | 00.0% | 2,441 |
| Tate County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,426 | 1,45598.0% | 292.0% | 00.0% | 1,484 |
| Tippah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,413 | 2,53995.3% | 1264.7% | 00.0% | 2,665 |
| Tishomingo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,116 | 1,41282.7% | 29617.3% | 00.0% | 1,708 |
| Tunica County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+686 | 72195.4% | 354.6% | 00.0% | 756 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,957 | 2,14092.1% | 1837.9% | 00.0% | 2,323 |
| Walthall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,162 | 1,23094.8% | 685.2% | 00.0% | 1,298 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,898 | 3,20291.3% | 3048.7% | 00.0% | 3,506 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,558 | 2,01281.6% | 45418.4% | 00.0% | 2,466 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,345 | 1,38097.5% | 352.5% | 00.0% | 1,415 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,377 | 1,50492.2% | 1277.8% | 00.0% | 1,631 |
| Wilkinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+783 | 86391.5% | 808.5% | 00.0% | 943 |
| Winston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,771 | 1,82297.3% | 512.7% | 00.0% | 1,873 |
| Yalobusha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,485 | 1,58294.2% | 975.8% | 00.0% | 1,679 |
| Yazoo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,223 | 2,30196.7% | 783.3% | 00.0% | 2,379 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.