Election in Virginia
1944 United States presidential election in Virginia
County Results
Roosevelt
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Dewey
50-60%
60-70%
The 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1944, throughout the 48 contiguous states . Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey . Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 53.39% of the vote.
This was the last election until 2020 where the Democratic candidate won Virginia by a double-digit margin. It is also the last occasion the following county-equivalents have voted for a Democratic Presidential nominee: Augusta County ,[1] Mathews County ,[2] Northumberland County ,[3] Richmond County [4] and Roanoke County .[5] The independent city of Staunton would not vote Democratic again until Barack Obama in 2008 . This election marks the most recent time Virginia voted more Democratic than Maryland .[6] [7]
Results
Results by county
County or Independent City
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[9]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack County
1,747
62.50%
1,045
37.39%
3
0.11%
702
25.12%
2,795
Albemarle County
1,725
63.87%
964
35.69%
12
0.44%
761
28.17%
2,701
Alleghany County
1,985
60.15%
1,308
39.64%
7
0.21%
677
20.52%
3,300
Amelia County
553
64.98%
295
34.67%
3
0.35%
258
30.32%
851
Amherst County
2,585
85.06%
442
14.54%
12
0.39%
2,143
70.52%
3,039
Appomattox County
1,109
80.07%
270
19.49%
6
0.43%
839
60.58%
1,385
Arlington County
7,122
45.95%
8,317
53.66%
60
0.39%
-1,195
-7.71%
15,499
Augusta County
2,913
55.52%
2,319
44.20%
15
0.29%
594
11.32%
5,247
Bath County
581
53.35%
504
46.28%
4
0.37%
77
7.07%
1,089
Bedford County
2,534
70.23%
1,068
29.60%
6
0.17%
1,466
40.63%
3,608
Bland County
762
50.60%
744
49.40%
0
0.00%
18
1.20%
1,506
Botetourt County
1,275
49.77%
1,272
49.65%
15
0.59%
3
0.12%
2,562
Brunswick County
1,239
85.63%
208
14.37%
0
0.00%
1,031
71.25%
1,447
Buchanan County
2,826
58.81%
1,971
41.02%
8
0.17%
855
17.79%
4,805
Buckingham County
723
71.44%
286
28.26%
3
0.30%
437
43.18%
1,012
Campbell County
1,995
75.77%
634
24.08%
4
0.15%
1,361
51.69%
2,633
Caroline County
1,004
72.18%
383
27.53%
4
0.29%
621
44.64%
1,391
Carroll County
1,375
36.87%
2,352
63.07%
2
0.05%
-977
-26.20%
3,729
Charles City County
326
70.11%
139
29.89%
0
0.00%
187
40.22%
465
Charlotte County
1,473
80.49%
356
19.45%
1
0.05%
1,117
61.04%
1,830
Chesterfield County
2,860
75.82%
901
23.89%
11
0.29%
1,959
51.94%
3,772
Clarke County
816
66.02%
415
33.58%
5
0.40%
401
32.44%
1,236
Craig County
564
63.23%
327
36.66%
1
0.11%
237
26.57%
892
Culpeper County
1,022
57.64%
750
42.30%
1
0.06%
272
15.34%
1,773
Cumberland County
463
67.59%
218
31.82%
4
0.58%
245
35.77%
685
Dickenson County
2,786
61.18%
1,762
38.69%
6
0.13%
1,024
22.49%
4,554
Dinwiddie County
1,096
79.59%
279
20.26%
2
0.15%
817
59.33%
1,377
Elizabeth City County
2,563
69.20%
1,128
30.45%
13
0.35%
1,435
38.74%
3,704
Essex County
508
73.73%
179
25.98%
2
0.29%
329
47.75%
689
Fairfax County
3,582
46.75%
4,046
52.81%
34
0.44%
-464
-6.06%
7,662
Fauquier County
2,110
65.86%
1,089
33.99%
5
0.16%
1,021
31.87%
3,204
Floyd County
630
30.55%
1,424
69.06%
8
0.39%
-794
-38.51%
2,062
Fluvanna County
577
66.32%
291
33.45%
2
0.23%
286
32.87%
870
Franklin County
2,002
62.10%
1,206
37.41%
16
0.50%
796
24.69%
3,224
Frederick County
1,213
56.26%
938
43.51%
5
0.23%
275
12.76%
2,156
Giles County
1,703
58.52%
1,203
41.34%
4
0.14%
500
17.18%
2,910
Gloucester County
934
69.24%
410
30.39%
5
0.37%
524
38.84%
1,349
Goochland County
691
74.70%
230
24.86%
4
0.43%
461
49.84%
925
Grayson County
2,607
44.08%
3,298
55.77%
9
0.15%
-691
-11.68%
5,914
Greene County
282
41.72%
393
58.14%
1
0.15%
-111
-16.42%
676
Greensville County
954
77.12%
279
22.55%
4
0.32%
675
54.57%
1,237
Halifax County
3,351
86.59%
512
13.23%
7
0.18%
2,839
73.36%
3,870
Hanover County
1,471
71.72%
575
28.04%
5
0.24%
896
43.69%
2,051
Henrico County
3,056
70.56%
1,263
29.16%
12
0.28%
1,793
41.40%
4,331
Henry County
1,538
67.75%
727
32.03%
5
0.22%
811
35.73%
2,270
Highland County
535
45.49%
641
54.51%
0
0.00%
-106
-9.01%
1,176
Isle of Wight County
1,178
73.26%
430
26.74%
0
0.00%
748
46.52%
1,608
James City County
317
66.32%
161
33.68%
0
0.00%
156
32.64%
478
King and Queen County
363
68.62%
166
31.38%
0
0.00%
197
37.24%
529
King George County
348
50.43%
340
49.28%
2
0.29%
8
1.16%
690
King William County
718
71.94%
280
28.06%
0
0.00%
438
43.89%
998
Lancaster County
666
62.77%
390
36.76%
5
0.47%
276
26.01%
1,061
Lee County
4,470
53.22%
3,921
46.68%
8
0.10%
549
6.54%
8,399
Loudoun County
1,802
54.71%
1,485
45.08%
7
0.21%
317
9.62%
3,294
Louisa County
930
59.16%
634
40.33%
8
0.51%
296
18.83%
1,572
Lunenburg County
1,205
86.50%
184
13.21%
4
0.29%
1,021
73.30%
1,393
Madison County
616
43.14%
811
56.79%
1
0.07%
-195
-13.66%
1,428
Mathews County
615
55.56%
491
44.35%
1
0.09%
124
11.20%
1,107
Mecklenburg County
2,561
85.62%
430
14.38%
0
0.00%
2,131
71.25%
2,991
Middlesex County
627
76.84%
186
22.79%
3
0.37%
441
54.04%
816
Montgomery County
1,652
45.80%
1,936
53.67%
19
0.53%
-284
-7.87%
3,607
Nansemond County
1,398
79.93%
351
20.07%
0
0.00%
1,047
59.86%
1,749
Nelson County
1,390
76.42%
427
23.47%
2
0.11%
963
52.94%
1,819
New Kent County
329
67.56%
158
32.44%
0
0.00%
171
35.11%
487
Norfolk County
5,467
77.98%
1,527
21.78%
17
0.24%
3,940
56.20%
7,011
Northampton County
1,108
74.21%
381
25.52%
4
0.27%
727
48.69%
1,493
Northumberland County
695
56.92%
525
43.00%
1
0.08%
170
13.92%
1,221
Nottoway County
1,453
75.28%
472
24.46%
5
0.26%
981
50.83%
1,930
Orange County
1,199
63.24%
694
36.60%
3
0.16%
505
26.64%
1,896
Page County
1,653
39.04%
2,574
60.79%
7
0.17%
-921
-21.75%
4,234
Patrick County
1,383
65.98%
706
33.68%
7
0.33%
677
32.30%
2,096
Pittsylvania County
3,492
73.92%
1,224
25.91%
8
0.17%
2,268
48.01%
4,724
Powhatan County
461
66.43%
230
33.14%
3
0.43%
231
33.29%
694
Prince Edward County
1,063
71.25%
425
28.49%
4
0.27%
638
42.76%
1,492
Prince George County
796
72.50%
301
27.41%
1
0.09%
495
45.08%
1,098
Prince William County
1,340
63.57%
763
36.20%
5
0.24%
577
27.37%
2,108
Princess Anne County
1,959
66.34%
993
33.63%
1
0.03%
966
32.71%
2,953
Pulaski County
2,155
62.32%
1,302
37.65%
1
0.03%
853
24.67%
3,458
Rappahannock County
497
62.36%
297
37.26%
3
0.38%
200
25.09%
797
Richmond County
364
51.93%
336
47.93%
1
0.14%
28
3.99%
701
Roanoke County
3,380
51.71%
3,146
48.13%
10
0.15%
234
3.58%
6,536
Rockbridge County
1,638
62.81%
961
36.85%
9
0.35%
677
25.96%
2,608
Rockingham County
2,104
36.03%
3,714
63.61%
21
0.36%
-1,610
-27.57%
5,839
Russell County
2,945
55.05%
2,385
44.58%
20
0.37%
560
10.47%
5,350
Scott County
2,888
48.27%
3,089
51.63%
6
0.10%
-201
-3.36%
5,983
Shenandoah County
1,962
35.77%
3,517
64.12%
6
0.11%
-1,555
-28.35%
5,485
Smyth County
2,266
45.33%
2,726
54.53%
7
0.14%
-460
-9.20%
4,999
Southampton County
1,599
84.38%
284
14.99%
12
0.63%
1,315
69.39%
1,895
Spotsylvania County
744
59.47%
504
40.29%
3
0.24%
240
19.18%
1,251
Stafford County
698
49.22%
714
50.35%
6
0.42%
-16
-1.13%
1,418
Surry County
602
82.92%
123
16.94%
1
0.14%
479
65.98%
726
Sussex County
773
78.88%
201
20.51%
6
0.61%
572
58.37%
980
Tazewell County
2,832
55.23%
2,271
44.29%
25
0.49%
561
10.94%
5,128
Warren County
1,034
57.51%
761
42.32%
3
0.17%
273
15.18%
1,798
Warwick County
1,849
69.49%
807
30.33%
5
0.19%
1,042
39.16%
2,661
Washington County
2,849
50.30%
2,792
49.29%
23
0.41%
57
1.01%
5,664
Westmoreland County
808
60.12%
532
39.58%
4
0.30%
276
20.54%
1,344
Wise County
4,588
71.46%
1,817
28.30%
15
0.23%
2,771
43.16%
6,420
Wythe County
1,465
44.57%
1,822
55.43%
0
0.00%
-357
-10.86%
3,287
York County
760
69.34%
318
29.01%
18
1.64%
442
40.33%
1,096
Alexandria City
4,391
56.13%
3,405
43.53%
27
0.35%
986
12.60%
7,823
Bristol City
1,561
71.02%
628
28.57%
9
0.41%
933
42.45%
2,198
Buena Vista City
402
69.07%
179
30.76%
1
0.17%
223
38.32%
582
Charlottesville City
2,188
67.22%
1,055
32.41%
12
0.37%
1,133
34.81%
3,255
Clifton Forge City
1,082
72.04%
415
27.63%
5
0.33%
667
44.41%
1,502
Danville City
3,121
71.48%
1,231
28.20%
14
0.32%
1,890
43.29%
4,366
Fredericksburg City
1,092
60.90%
698
38.93%
3
0.17%
394
21.97%
1,793
Hampton City
987
76.69%
297
23.08%
3
0.23%
690
53.61%
1,287
Harrisonburg City
1,292
49.65%
1,302
50.04%
8
0.31%
-10
-0.38%
2,602
Hopewell City
1,284
77.49%
368
22.21%
5
0.30%
916
55.28%
1,657
Lynchburg City
4,302
64.08%
2,396
35.69%
15
0.22%
1,906
28.39%
6,713
Martinsville City
1,093
70.38%
458
29.49%
2
0.13%
635
40.89%
1,553
Newport News City
4,051
76.30%
1,237
23.30%
21
0.40%
2,814
53.00%
5,309
Norfolk City
12,010
70.66%
4,958
29.17%
28
0.16%
7,052
41.49%
16,996
Petersburg City
2,256
75.68%
719
24.12%
6
0.20%
1,537
51.56%
2,981
Portsmouth City
5,735
83.39%
1,129
16.42%
13
0.19%
4,606
66.98%
6,877
Radford City
824
57.91%
597
41.95%
2
0.14%
227
15.95%
1,423
Richmond City
22,584
71.95%
8,737
27.84%
66
0.21%
13,847
44.12%
31,387
Roanoke City
7,322
58.81%
5,095
40.92%
34
0.27%
2,227
17.89%
12,451
South Norfolk City
924
79.11%
241
20.63%
3
0.26%
683
58.48%
1,168
Staunton City
1,159
57.60%
847
42.10%
6
0.30%
312
15.51%
2,012
Suffolk City
1,342
70.11%
569
29.73%
3
0.16%
773
40.39%
1,914
Williamsburg City
454
67.66%
211
31.45%
6
0.89%
243
36.21%
671
Winchester City
1,000
47.57%
1,095
52.09%
7
0.33%
-95
-4.52%
2,102
Totals
242,276
62.36%
145,243
37.39%
966
0.25%
97,033
24.98%
388,485
References