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Rhode Island · 1944 presidential election

Rhode Island presidential election results 1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Rhode Island by 17.33 points (51,869 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
299,276
RI result
D+17.3
Compared with the nation
9.8 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1940
3.8 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic175,35658.60%4
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican123,48741.30%—
Total votes299,276

Sources: 1944

Questions and answers

Who won Rhode Island in 1944?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won Rhode Island by 17.33 percentage points (51,869 votes).

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1944?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in 1944.

How many people voted for president in Rhode Island in 1944?

299,276 votes were counted for president.

How did Rhode Island change from 1940 to 1944?

The margin moved 3.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 13.6 points to Democratic by 17.3 points.

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