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Massachusetts · 1944 presidential election

Massachusetts presidential election results 1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts by 5.81 points (113,946 votes), winning 16 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
16
Votes counted
1,960,665
MA result
D+5.8
Compared with the nation
1.7 pts more Republican
Swing since 1940
0.9 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic1,035,29652.80%16
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican921,35047.00%—
Total votes1,960,665

Sources: 1944

Questions and answers

Who won Massachusetts in 1944?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won Massachusetts by 5.81 percentage points (113,946 votes).

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1944?

Massachusetts cast 16 electoral votes in 1944.

How many people voted for president in Massachusetts in 1944?

1,960,665 votes were counted for president.

How did Massachusetts change from 1940 to 1944?

The margin moved 0.9 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 6.8 points to Democratic by 5.8 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data