1944 Presidential Election Results for California

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County	Turnout	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)		Thomas Dewey (R)		Other		TOTAL
Alameda	68%	169,631	57.7%	122,982	41.8%	1,374	0.5%	293,987
Alpine	71%	45	31.5%	98	68.5%	0	0.0%	143
Amador	48%	1,976	61.7%	1,191	37.2%	36	1.1%	3,203
Butte	44%	8,811	52.5%	7,852	46.8%	105	0.6%	16,768
Calaveras	53%	1,893	56.2%	1,455	43.2%	21	0.6%	3,369
Colusa	52%	2,090	56.8%	1,579	42.9%	10	0.3%	3,679
Contra Costa	60%	47,831	64.0%	26,816	35.9%	138	0.2%	74,785
Del Norte	44%	818	44.7%	1,011	55.2%	1	0.1%	1,830
El Dorado	49%	3,016	59.9%	1,990	39.6%	25	0.5%	5,031
Fresno	44%	40,769	63.8%	22,668	35.5%	425	0.7%	63,862
Glenn	54%	2,452	50.2%	2,409	49.3%	23	0.5%	4,884
Humboldt	54%	12,083	56.8%	9,127	42.9%	50	0.2%	21,260
Imperial	29%	5,085	45.8%	5,979	53.8%	48	0.4%	11,112
Inyo	52%	1,647	49.1%	1,699	50.6%	9	0.3%	3,355
Kern	42%	26,205	55.6%	20,730	44.0%	226	0.5%	47,161
Kings	40%	6,591	65.0%	3,468	34.2%	75	0.7%	10,134
Lake	53%	1,671	44.6%	2,059	55.0%	16	0.4%	3,746
Lassen	50%	3,678	65.8%	1,896	33.9%	15	0.3%	5,589
Los Angeles	68%	886,252	56.8%	666,441	42.7%	8,871	0.6%	1,561,564
Madera	39%	4,276	59.5%	2,865	39.8%	49	0.7%	7,190
Marin	57%	14,516	52.0%	13,304	47.7%	76	0.3%	27,896
Mariposa	56%	1,203	55.1%	965	44.2%	17	0.8%	2,185
Mendocino	45%	5,452	53.8%	4,655	45.9%	36	0.4%	10,143
Merced	44%	9,192	58.3%	6,518	41.3%	69	0.4%	15,779
Modoc	46%	1,540	54.3%	1,288	45.4%	9	0.3%	2,837
Mono	39%	242	39.0%	378	60.9%	1	0.2%	621
Monterey	41%	14,342	53.7%	12,246	45.8%	140	0.5%	26,728
Napa	58%	7,748	51.9%	7,092	47.5%	96	0.6%	14,936
Nevada	43%	3,266	54.8%	2,648	44.4%	47	0.8%	5,961
Orange	59%	28,649	42.5%	38,394	56.9%	407	0.6%	67,450
Placer	49%	7,149	62.7%	4,196	36.8%	64	0.6%	11,409
Plumas	44%	2,625	69.8%	1,126	30.0%	8	0.2%	3,759
Riverside	48%	19,439	45.3%	23,168	53.9%	346	0.8%	42,953
Sacramento	50%	49,204	66.3%	24,611	33.2%	403	0.5%	74,218
San Benito	53%	1,998	46.8%	2,253	52.8%	16	0.4%	4,267
San Bernardino	53%	38,530	52.6%	34,084	46.5%	646	0.9%	73,260
San Diego	59%	89,959	53.9%	75,746	45.4%	1,059	0.6%	166,764
San Francisco	63%	208,609	60.5%	134,163	38.9%	1,959	0.6%	344,731
San Joaquin	47%	27,074	52.5%	24,357	47.2%	157	0.3%	51,588
San Luis Obispo	53%	8,068	50.6%	7,793	48.9%	75	0.5%	15,936
San Mateo	58%	34,594	50.6%	33,590	49.1%	158	0.2%	68,342
Santa Barbara	50%	15,721	53.4%	13,647	46.3%	89	0.3%	29,457
Santa Clara	55%	43,869	52.4%	39,409	47.0%	499	0.6%	83,777
Santa Cruz	53%	9,357	45.3%	11,102	53.8%	178	0.9%	20,637
Shasta	46%	5,798	58.9%	4,023	40.9%	22	0.2%	9,843
Sierra	55%	662	59.6%	443	39.9%	5	0.5%	1,110
Siskiyou	51%	5,914	57.3%	4,351	42.1%	58	0.6%	10,323
Solano	74%	24,335	69.9%	10,361	29.8%	105	0.3%	34,801
Sonoma	56%	15,949	49.3%	16,309	50.4%	111	0.3%	32,369
Stanislaus	47%	15,537	51.3%	14,297	47.2%	437	1.4%	30,271
Sutter	43%	3,083	49.5%	3,111	50.0%	29	0.5%	6,223
Tehama	54%	3,130	51.5%	2,903	47.8%	41	0.7%	6,074
Trinity	45%	770	57.3%	567	42.2%	6	0.4%	1,343
Tulare	41%	16,221	50.0%	16,005	49.3%	238	0.7%	32,464
Tuolumne	54%	2,566	57.5%	1,864	41.8%	32	0.7%	4,462
Ventura	48%	16,342	59.3%	11,071	40.2%	131	0.5%	27,544
Yolo	43%	5,837	57.7%	4,233	41.8%	46	0.5%	10,116
Yuba	43%	3,254	57.6%	2,379	42.1%	13	0.2%	5,646
TOTAL	59%	1,988,564	56.5%	1,512,965	43.0%	19,346	0.5%	3,520,875

1944 President, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	169,631	57.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	122,982	41.8%
Other	1,374	0.5%
TOTAL	293,987
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	45	31.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	98	68.5%
TOTAL	143
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 23

1944 President, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,976	61.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,191	37.2%
Other	36	1.1%
TOTAL	3,203
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1944 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,811	52.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,852	46.8%
Other	105	0.6%
TOTAL	16,768
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,893	56.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,455	43.2%
Other	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,369
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,090	56.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,579	42.9%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,679
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	47,831	64.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	26,816	35.9%
Other	138	0.2%
TOTAL	74,785
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1944 President, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	818	44.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,011	55.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,830
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1944 President, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,016	59.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,990	39.6%
Other	25	0.5%
TOTAL	5,031
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	40,769	63.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	22,668	35.5%
Other	425	0.7%
TOTAL	63,862
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1944 President, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,452	50.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,409	49.3%
Other	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,884
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,083	56.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	9,127	42.9%
Other	50	0.2%
TOTAL	21,260
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,085	45.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,979	53.8%
Other	48	0.4%
TOTAL	11,112
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,647	49.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,699	50.6%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,355
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1944 President, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,205	55.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	20,730	44.0%
Other	226	0.5%
TOTAL	47,161
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,591	65.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,468	34.2%
Other	75	0.7%
TOTAL	10,134
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1944 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,671	44.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,059	55.0%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,746
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1944 President, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,678	65.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,896	33.9%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,589
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1944 President, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	886,252	56.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	666,441	42.7%
Other	8,871	0.6%
TOTAL	1,561,564
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,276	59.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,865	39.8%
Other	49	0.7%
TOTAL	7,190
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,516	52.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	13,304	47.7%
Other	76	0.3%
TOTAL	27,896
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,203	55.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	965	44.2%
Other	17	0.8%
TOTAL	2,185
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,452	53.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,655	45.9%
Other	36	0.4%
TOTAL	10,143
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,192	58.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,518	41.3%
Other	69	0.4%
TOTAL	15,779
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1944 President, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,540	54.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,288	45.4%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,837
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	242	39.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	378	60.9%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	621
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 15

1944 President, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,342	53.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	12,246	45.8%
Other	140	0.5%
TOTAL	26,728
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,748	51.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,092	47.5%
Other	96	0.6%
TOTAL	14,936
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,266	54.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,648	44.4%
Other	47	0.8%
TOTAL	5,961
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1944 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	28,649	42.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	38,394	56.9%
Other	407	0.6%
TOTAL	67,450
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 11

1944 President, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,149	62.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,196	36.8%
Other	64	0.6%
TOTAL	11,409
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1944 President, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,625	69.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,126	30.0%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,759
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -16

1944 President, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,439	45.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	23,168	53.9%
Other	346	0.8%
TOTAL	42,953
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	49,204	66.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	24,611	33.2%
Other	403	0.5%
TOTAL	74,218
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -13

1944 President, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,998	46.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,253	52.8%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,267
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1944 President, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	38,530	52.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	34,084	46.5%
Other	646	0.9%
TOTAL	73,260
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	89,959	53.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	75,746	45.4%
Other	1,059	0.6%
TOTAL	166,764
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1944 President, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	208,609	60.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	134,163	38.9%
Other	1,959	0.6%
TOTAL	344,731
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1944 President, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	27,074	52.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	24,357	47.2%
Other	157	0.3%
TOTAL	51,588
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,068	50.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,793	48.9%
Other	75	0.5%
TOTAL	15,936
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1944 President, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	34,594	50.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	33,590	49.1%
Other	158	0.2%
TOTAL	68,342
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,721	53.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	13,647	46.3%
Other	89	0.3%
TOTAL	29,457
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	43,869	52.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	39,409	47.0%
Other	499	0.6%
TOTAL	83,777
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,357	45.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	11,102	53.8%
Other	178	0.9%
TOTAL	20,637
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,798	58.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,023	40.9%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	9,843
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1944 President, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	662	59.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	443	39.9%
Other	5	0.5%
TOTAL	1,110
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,914	57.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,351	42.1%
Other	58	0.6%
TOTAL	10,323
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	24,335	69.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	10,361	29.8%
Other	105	0.3%
TOTAL	34,801
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -16

1944 President, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,949	49.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	16,309	50.4%
Other	111	0.3%
TOTAL	32,369
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,537	51.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	14,297	47.2%
Other	437	1.4%
TOTAL	30,271
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,083	49.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,111	50.0%
Other	29	0.5%
TOTAL	6,223
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,130	51.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,903	47.8%
Other	41	0.7%
TOTAL	6,074
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	770	57.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	567	42.2%
Other	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,343
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,221	50.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	16,005	49.3%
Other	238	0.7%
TOTAL	32,464
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,566	57.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,864	41.8%
Other	32	0.7%
TOTAL	4,462
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,342	59.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	11,071	40.2%
Other	131	0.5%
TOTAL	27,544
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,837	57.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,233	41.8%
Other	46	0.5%
TOTAL	10,116
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,254	57.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,379	42.1%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,646
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

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