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South Carolina · 1944 presidential election

South Carolina presidential election results 1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried South Carolina by 83.23 points (86,047 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
8
Votes counted
103,382
SC result
D+83.2
Compared with the nation
75.7 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1940
8.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic90,60187.60%8
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican4,5544.40%—
Total votes103,382

Sources: 1944

Questions and answers

Who won South Carolina in 1944?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won South Carolina by 83.23 percentage points (86,047 votes).

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1944?

South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes in 1944.

How many people voted for president in South Carolina in 1944?

103,382 votes were counted for president.

How did South Carolina change from 1940 to 1944?

The margin moved 8.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 91.3 points to Democratic by 83.2 points.

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