The 1944 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt over Governor of New York Thomas Dewey by a slim margin of 4.85%. This would mark the last Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in Oregon until 1964.
Results
Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescastScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 373 # % # % # % # % Baker 3,116 55.24% 2,494 44.21% 31 0.55% 622 11.03% 5,641 Benton 2,830 34.76% 5,242 64.39% 69 0.85% -2,412 -29.63% 8,141 Clackamas 14,060 52.10% 12,492 46.29% 435 1.61% 1,568 5.81% 26,987 Clatsop 6,038 60.19% 3,921 39.09% 72 0.72% 2,117 21.10% 10,031 Columbia 5,213 64.77% 2,696 33.49% 140 1.74% 2,517 31.27% 8,049 Coos 6,476 57.69% 4,609 41.06% 140 1.25% 1,867 16.63% 11,225 Crook 1,145 54.39% 932 44.28% 28 1.33% 213 10.12% 2,105 Curry 678 44.40% 827 54.16% 22 1.44% -149 -9.76% 1,527 Deschutes 3,807 59.24% 2,547 39.64% 72 1.12% 1,260 19.61% 6,426 Douglas 4,563 42.09% 6,134 56.59% 143 1.32% -1,571 -14.49% 10,840 Gilliam 567 53.49% 492 46.42% 1 0.09% 75 7.08% 1,060 Grant 1,072 48.66% 1,006 45.67% 125 5.67% 66 3.00% 2,203 Harney 997 55.57% 787 43.87% 10 0.56% 210 11.71% 1,794 Hood River 1,960 48.85% 2,008 50.05% 44 1.10% -48 -1.20% 4,012 Jackson 6,668 43.23% 8,598 55.74% 160 1.04% -1,930 -12.51% 15,426 Jefferson 297 41.08% 419 57.95% 7 0.97% -122 -16.87% 723 Josephine 3,214 43.70% 4,010 54.52% 131 1.78% -796 -10.82% 7,355 Klamath 6,656 52.34% 5,969 46.94% 92 0.72% 687 5.40% 12,717 Lake 1,147 52.88% 1,008 46.47% 14 0.65% 139 6.41% 2,169 Lane 14,375 44.37% 17,690 54.60% 332 1.02% -3,315 -10.23% 32,397 Lincoln 2,947 50.70% 2,801 48.19% 65 1.12% 146 2.51% 5,813 Linn 6,480 48.02% 6,877 50.97% 136 1.01% -397 -2.94% 13,493 Malheur 2,234 43.99% 2,797 55.08% 47 0.93% -563 -11.09% 5,078 Marion 11,907 41.63% 16,176 56.56% 518 1.81% -4,269 -14.93% 28,601 Morrow 836 52.38% 747 46.80% 13 0.81% 89 5.58% 1,596 Multnomah 105,516 56.66% 78,279 42.04% 2,423 1.30% 27,237 14.63% 186,218 Polk 3,318 45.20% 3,904 53.19% 118 1.61% -586 -7.98% 7,340 Sherman 518 52.01% 475 47.69% 3 0.30% 43 4.32% 996 Tillamook 2,634 50.79% 2,477 47.76% 75 1.45% 157 3.03% 5,186 Umatilla 4,967 47.80% 5,379 51.77% 45 0.43% -412 -3.96% 10,391 Union 3,951 61.50% 2,413 37.56% 60 0.93% 1,538 23.94% 6,424 Wallowa 1,544 56.74% 1,152 42.34% 25 0.92% 392 14.41% 2,721 Wasco 2,313 48.33% 2,429 50.75% 44 0.92% -116 -2.42% 4,786 Washington 9,110 48.78% 9,362 50.13% 205 1.10% -252 -1.35% 18,677 Wheeler 414 43.04% 544 56.55% 4 0.42% -130 -13.51% 962 Yamhill 5,067 45.91% 5,672 51.39% 298 2.70% -605 -5.48% 11,037Totals248,63551.78%225,36546.94%6,1471.28%23,2704.85%480,147
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Curry Hood River Jefferson Lane Malheur Washington Wasco Yamhill
See also United States presidential elections in Oregon
References