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Mississippi · 1944 presidential election

Mississippi presidential election results 1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Mississippi by 87.11 points (157,008 votes), winning 9 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
9
Votes counted
180,234
MS result
D+87.1
Compared with the nation
79.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1940
4.4 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic168,62193.60%9
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican11,6136.40%—
Total votes180,234

Sources: 1944

Questions and answers

Who won Mississippi in 1944?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won Mississippi by 87.11 percentage points (157,008 votes).

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1944?

Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes in 1944.

How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1944?

180,234 votes were counted for president.

How did Mississippi change from 1940 to 1944?

The margin moved 4.4 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 91.5 points to Democratic by 87.1 points.

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