The 1944 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Idaho was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.55% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 48.07% of the popular vote. This constitutes the last occasion when Franklin County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Results

Results by county County Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic Thomas Edmund DeweyRepublican Claude A. WatsonOur Campaigns; ID US President November 07, 1944Prohibition Norman Mattoon ThomasSocialist Margin Total votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 120 # % # % # % # % # % Ada 10,667 44.18% 13,410 55.54% 41 0.17% 26 0.11% -2,743 -11.36% 24,144 Adams 721 52.86% 642 47.07% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 79 5.79% 1,364 Bannock 9,681 64.09% 5,413 35.84% 5 0.03% 6 0.04% 4,268 28.26% 15,105 Bear Lake 1,732 51.75% 1,613 48.19% 2 0.06% 0 0.00% 119 3.56% 3,347 Benewah 1,446 54.71% 1,173 44.38% 12 0.45% 12 0.45% 273 10.33% 2,643 Bingham 3,428 51.49% 3,223 48.41% 4 0.06% 3 0.05% 205 3.08% 6,658 Blaine 1,037 54.12% 874 45.62% 1 0.05% 4 0.21% 163 8.51% 1,916 Boise 564 54.70% 464 45.00% 1 0.10% 2 0.19% 100 9.70% 1,031 Bonner 3,116 51.39% 2,924 48.23% 10 0.16% 13 0.21% 192 3.17% 6,063 Bonneville 4,935 54.84% 4,048 44.98% 6 0.07% 10 0.11% 887 9.86% 8,999 Boundary 1,053 48.75% 1,064 49.26% 5 0.23% 38 1.76% -11 -0.51% 2,160 Butte 416 49.00% 431 50.77% 2 0.24% 0 0.00% -15 -1.77% 849 Camas 317 51.29% 301 48.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 16 2.59% 618 Canyon 7,306 43.59% 9,215 54.98% 208 1.24% 33 0.20% -1,909 -11.39% 16,762 Caribou 516 52.76% 462 47.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 54 5.52% 978 Cassia 2,325 47.49% 2,563 52.35% 5 0.10% 3 0.06% -238 -4.86% 4,896 Clark 180 36.07% 317 63.53% 2 0.40% 0 0.00% -137 -27.45% 499 Clearwater 1,744 66.41% 865 32.94% 8 0.30% 9 0.34% 879 33.47% 2,626 Custer 613 52.04% 565 47.96% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 48 4.07% 1,178 Elmore 1,627 61.00% 1,030 38.62% 7 0.26% 3 0.11% 597 22.38% 2,667 Franklin 1,971 50.22% 1,950 49.68% 4 0.10% 0 0.00% 21 0.54% 3,925 Fremont 2,116 54.66% 1,755 45.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 361 9.33% 3,871 Gem 1,866 57.15% 1,363 41.75% 36 1.10% 0 0.00% 503 15.41% 3,265 Gooding 1,659 44.64% 2,049 55.14% 6 0.16% 2 0.05% -390 -10.50% 3,716 Idaho 2,071 50.97% 1,977 48.66% 10 0.25% 5 0.12% 94 2.31% 4,063 Jefferson 2,198 59.97% 1,458 39.78% 7 0.19% 2 0.05% 740 20.19% 3,665 Jerome 1,741 44.66% 2,157 55.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -416 -10.67% 3,898 Kootenai 5,792 56.66% 4,388 42.93% 17 0.17% 25 0.24% 1,404 13.74% 10,222 Latah 3,514 49.61% 3,526 49.78% 32 0.45% 11 0.16% -12 -0.17% 7,083 Lemhi 988 48.43% 1,048 51.37% 2 0.10% 2 0.10% -60 -2.94% 2,040 Lewis 1,222 67.48% 589 32.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 633 34.95% 1,811 Lincoln 784 45.58% 934 54.30% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% -150 -8.72% 1,720 Madison 1,927 55.73% 1,527 44.16% 3 0.09% 1 0.03% 400 11.57% 3,458 Minidoka 1,635 47.75% 1,781 52.02% 6 0.18% 2 0.06% -146 -4.26% 3,424 Nez Perce 5,453 63.05% 3,159 36.52% 8 0.09% 29 0.34% 2,294 26.52% 8,649 Oneida 1,227 56.73% 935 43.23% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 292 13.50% 2,163 Owyhee 824 45.30% 983 54.04% 1 0.05% 11 0.60% -159 -8.74% 1,819 Payette 1,382 35.57% 2,485 63.96% 13 0.33% 5 0.13% -1,103 -28.39% 3,885 Power 801 47.23% 895 52.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -94 -5.54% 1,696 Shoshone 5,290 62.51% 3,162 37.36% 1 0.01% 10 0.12% 2,128 25.14% 8,463 Teton 641 53.73% 552 46.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 89 7.46% 1,193 Twin Falls 6,128 43.41% 7,946 56.29% 36 0.26% 6 0.04% -1,818 -12.88% 14,116 Valley 896 49.26% 919 50.52% 1 0.05% 3 0.16% -23 -1.26% 1,819 Washington 1,849 47.98% 2,002 51.95% 2 0.05% 1 0.03% -153 -3.97% 3,854Totals107,39951.55%100,13748.07%5030.24%2820.14%7,2623.49%208,321

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Boundary Butte Cassia Latah Lemhi Minidoka Owyhee Valley Washington

See also United States presidential elections in Idaho

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