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The1944 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 1944. All contemporary 48 states were part of the1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 47 electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.New York was the home state of both major party nominees. It was won by incumbentDemocratic PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt, who was running against incumbentRepublicanGovernorThomas E. Dewey. Roosevelt ran withU.S. Senator from MissouriHarry S. Truman, and Dewey ran withOhioGovernorJohn W. Bricker, an opponent during the 1944 Republican primaries, as vice president.
New York weighed in for this election as 2% moreRepublican than the national average. The presidential election of 1944 was a verypartisan for New York, with more than 99.6% of the electorate casting votes for either theDemocratic Party or theRepublican.[2] In typical form for the time, the highly populated centers ofNew York City,Albany,Buffalo, andRochester voted primarilyDemocratic, while the majority of smallercounties in New York turned out for Dewey as theRepublican candidate. Much of Roosevelt's margin of victory was provided by his dominance inNew York City. Roosevelt took over 60% of the vote inManhattan,Brooklyn andthe Bronx, and decisively won New York City as a whole, although the boroughs ofQueens andStaten Island remained Republican as they had voted in1940.
Any advantage Dewey might have otherwise had by virtue of being the incumbent governor was nullified by New York being Roosevelt's home state as well. A former governor himself, the immensely popular Roosevelt won the election in New York by a solid five-point margin. Dewey campaigned hard against much of President Roosevelt'sNew Deal, claiming that it suffocated job growth in the country,[3] while Roosevelt's campaign focused on maintaining the New Deal and putting an end to the war with Japan and Germany as quickly as possible. Governor Dewey's stance on the New Deal put him and his campaign in sharp contradiction with the majority of voters across the country, including states such as New York, which had suffered through years of over 15% unemployment during theGreat Depression, and who largely attributed the economic recovery to Roosevelt's leadership, and heightened federal regulation and spending.
The 1944 presidential election was the last time until2016 in which both major party candidates declared New York as their home state. Along with his first run for governor in 1938, the 1944 presidential election marked the only time that Dewey lost a statewide vote in New York. The 1944 presidential election was the only time that Dewey lost a statewide vote in New York during his time as governor, as Dewey would carry New York State in 1948 against Roosevelt's successor Harry S. Truman. Subsequent to 1944, Dewey would be reelected as governor in 1946 and 1950 before not seeking reelection in 1954. New York was one of six states that became more Democratic compared to 1940, alongside Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota, and Rhode Island.
| 1944 United States presidential election in New York | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 2,478,598 | 39.24% | ||
| American Labor | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 496,405 | 7.86% | ||
| Liberal | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 329,235 | 5.21% | ||
| Total | Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) | 3,304,238 | 52.31% | 47 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 2,987,647 | 47.30% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 14,352 | 0.23% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 10,553 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Totals | 6,316,790 | 100.0% | 47 | ||
| 1944 Presidential Election in New York City | Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Total | |||
| Democratic- American Labor- Liberal | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 509,263 | 450,525 | 758,270 | 292,940 | 31,502 | 2,042,500 | 61.33% | |
| 65.90% | 67.74% | 65.46% | 44.36% | 42.62% | |||||
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 258,650 | 211,158 | 393,926 | 365,365 | 42,188 | 1,271,287 | 38.17% | |
| 33.47% | 31.75% | 34.01% | 55.33% | 57.07% | |||||
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 3,226 | 2,416 | 4,209 | 1,013 | 106 | 10,970 | 0.33% | |
| 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.15% | 0.14% | |||||
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 1,622 | 936 | 1,959 | 1,057 | 119 | 5,693 | 0.17% | |
| 0.21% | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.16% | |||||
| TOTAL | 772,777 | 665,035 | 1,158,364 | 660,376 | 73,918 | 3,330,470 | 100.00% | ||
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic/American Labor/Liberal | Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 71,128 | 53.90% | 60,543 | 45.88% | 289 | 0.22% | 10,585 | 8.02% | 131,960 |
| Allegany | 4,786 | 26.18% | 13,454 | 73.60% | 39 | 0.21% | -8,668 | -47.42% | 18,279 |
| Bronx | 450,525 | 67.74% | 211,158 | 31.75% | 3,352 | 0.50% | 239,367 | 35.99% | 665,035 |
| Broome | 31,056 | 41.29% | 44,013 | 58.52% | 137 | 0.18% | -12,957 | -17.23% | 75,206 |
| Cattaraugus | 11,787 | 37.07% | 19,907 | 62.61% | 101 | 0.32% | -8,120 | -25.54% | 31,795 |
| Cayuga | 13,849 | 42.44% | 18,680 | 57.25% | 100 | 0.31% | -4,831 | -14.81% | 32,629 |
| Chautauqua | 22,086 | 40.03% | 32,824 | 59.49% | 264 | 0.48% | -10,738 | -19.46% | 55,174 |
| Chemung | 15,064 | 40.32% | 22,198 | 59.42% | 97 | 0.26% | -7,134 | -19.10% | 37,359 |
| Chenango | 4,997 | 28.11% | 12,745 | 71.69% | 37 | 0.21% | -7,748 | -43.58% | 17,779 |
| Clinton | 9,996 | 53.15% | 8,775 | 46.66% | 35 | 0.19% | 1,221 | 6.49% | 18,806 |
| Columbia | 6,969 | 34.71% | 13,055 | 65.02% | 54 | 0.27% | -6,086 | -30.31% | 20,078 |
| Cortland | 4,967 | 32.17% | 10,450 | 67.68% | 24 | 0.16% | -5,483 | -35.51% | 15,441 |
| Delaware | 5,128 | 25.55% | 14,916 | 74.32% | 25 | 0.12% | -9,788 | -48.77% | 20,069 |
| Dutchess | 22,778 | 40.80% | 32,890 | 58.92% | 158 | 0.28% | -10,112 | -18.11% | 55,826 |
| Erie | 195,905 | 51.12% | 185,975 | 48.53% | 1,355 | 0.35% | 9,930 | 2.59% | 383,235 |
| Essex | 4,637 | 31.34% | 10,128 | 68.44% | 33 | 0.22% | -5,491 | -37.11% | 14,798 |
| Franklin | 8,060 | 46.53% | 9,225 | 53.25% | 39 | 0.23% | -1,165 | -6.72% | 17,324 |
| Fulton | 8,813 | 39.93% | 13,195 | 59.79% | 62 | 0.28% | -4,382 | -19.86% | 22,070 |
| Genesee | 6,796 | 33.44% | 13,478 | 66.32% | 50 | 0.25% | -6,682 | -32.88% | 20,324 |
| Greene | 5,231 | 34.73% | 9,807 | 65.10% | 26 | 0.17% | -4,576 | -30.38% | 15,064 |
| Hamilton | 830 | 31.05% | 1,834 | 68.61% | 9 | 0.34% | -1,004 | -37.56% | 2,673 |
| Herkimer | 12,381 | 44.08% | 15,656 | 55.75% | 48 | 0.17% | -3,275 | -11.66% | 28,085 |
| Jefferson | 14,449 | 39.77% | 21,834 | 60.10% | 46 | 0.13% | -7,385 | -20.33% | 36,329 |
| Kings | 758,270 | 65.46% | 393,926 | 34.01% | 6,168 | 0.53% | 364,344 | 31.45% | 1,158,364 |
| Lewis | 3,441 | 35.42% | 6,256 | 64.40% | 18 | 0.19% | -2,815 | -28.98% | 9,715 |
| Livingston | 6,351 | 35.73% | 11,383 | 64.04% | 41 | 0.23% | -5,032 | -28.31% | 17,775 |
| Madison | 6,109 | 31.31% | 13,369 | 68.51% | 36 | 0.18% | -7,260 | -37.20% | 19,514 |
| Monroe | 119,672 | 51.52% | 111,725 | 48.10% | 876 | 0.38% | 7,947 | 3.42% | 232,273 |
| Montgomery | 14,400 | 49.33% | 14,726 | 50.45% | 63 | 0.22% | -326 | -1.12% | 29,189 |
| Nassau | 78,512 | 32.88% | 159,713 | 66.88% | 576 | 0.24% | -81,201 | -34.00% | 238,801 |
| New York | 509,263 | 65.90% | 258,650 | 33.47% | 4,864 | 0.63% | 250,613 | 32.43% | 772,777 |
| Niagara | 34,850 | 47.96% | 37,614 | 51.76% | 202 | 0.28% | -2,764 | -3.80% | 72,666 |
| Oneida | 48,371 | 49.69% | 48,749 | 50.08% | 224 | 0.23% | -378 | -0.39% | 97,344 |
| Onondaga | 73,562 | 47.57% | 80,507 | 52.06% | 569 | 0.37% | -6,945 | -4.49% | 154,638 |
| Ontario | 9,437 | 35.80% | 16,859 | 63.95% | 68 | 0.26% | -7,422 | -28.15% | 26,364 |
| Orange | 24,059 | 38.03% | 39,041 | 61.71% | 162 | 0.26% | -14,982 | -23.68% | 63,262 |
| Orleans | 4,006 | 28.56% | 9,998 | 71.28% | 22 | 0.16% | -5,992 | -42.72% | 14,026 |
| Oswego | 12,593 | 38.92% | 19,733 | 60.99% | 29 | 0.09% | -7,140 | -22.07% | 32,355 |
| Otsego | 7,849 | 33.67% | 15,427 | 66.17% | 37 | 0.16% | -7,578 | -32.51% | 23,313 |
| Putnam | 4,251 | 37.64% | 7,010 | 62.07% | 33 | 0.29% | -2,759 | -24.43% | 11,294 |
| Queens | 292,940 | 44.36% | 365,365 | 55.33% | 2,071 | 0.31% | -72,425 | -10.97% | 660,376 |
| Rensselaer | 30,173 | 44.29% | 37,819 | 55.51% | 139 | 0.20% | -7,646 | -11.22% | 68,131 |
| Richmond | 31,502 | 42.62% | 42,188 | 57.07% | 228 | 0.31% | -10,686 | -14.46% | 73,918 |
| Rockland | 13,437 | 40.72% | 19,471 | 59.00% | 91 | 0.28% | -6,034 | -18.29% | 32,999 |
| Saratoga | 13,788 | 40.45% | 20,197 | 59.26% | 98 | 0.29% | -6,409 | -18.80% | 34,083 |
| Schenectady | 33,397 | 48.49% | 35,178 | 51.08% | 294 | 0.43% | -1,781 | -2.59% | 68,869 |
| Schoharie | 4,219 | 39.06% | 6,546 | 60.61% | 36 | 0.33% | -2,327 | -21.54% | 10,801 |
| Schuyler | 1,767 | 28.14% | 4,506 | 71.76% | 6 | 0.10% | -2,739 | -43.62% | 6,279 |
| Seneca | 4,236 | 36.24% | 7,424 | 63.52% | 28 | 0.24% | -3,188 | -27.28% | 11,688 |
| St. Lawrence | 15,223 | 40.90% | 21,919 | 58.89% | 77 | 0.21% | -6,696 | -17.99% | 37,219 |
| Steuben | 13,461 | 34.45% | 25,538 | 65.36% | 73 | 0.19% | -12,077 | -30.91% | 39,072 |
| Suffolk | 31,231 | 32.15% | 65,650 | 67.59% | 253 | 0.26% | -34,419 | -35.43% | 97,134 |
| Sullivan | 8,836 | 43.81% | 11,258 | 55.82% | 73 | 0.36% | -2,422 | -12.01% | 20,167 |
| Tioga | 3,831 | 29.95% | 8,934 | 69.85% | 25 | 0.20% | -5,103 | -39.90% | 12,790 |
| Tompkins | 7,174 | 35.78% | 12,805 | 63.86% | 74 | 0.37% | -5,631 | -28.08% | 20,053 |
| Ulster | 16,943 | 38.72% | 26,703 | 61.02% | 117 | 0.27% | -9,760 | -22.30% | 43,763 |
| Warren | 6,716 | 35.54% | 12,144 | 64.26% | 37 | 0.20% | -5,428 | -28.72% | 18,897 |
| Washington | 7,100 | 33.82% | 13,861 | 66.03% | 31 | 0.15% | -6,761 | -32.21% | 20,992 |
| Wayne | 6,999 | 28.50% | 17,523 | 71.36% | 33 | 0.13% | -10,524 | -42.86% | 24,555 |
| Westchester | 107,591 | 38.02% | 174,635 | 61.71% | 756 | 0.27% | -67,044 | -23.69% | 282,982 |
| Wyoming | 4,455 | 30.33% | 10,219 | 69.57% | 15 | 0.10% | -5,764 | -39.24% | 14,689 |
| Yates | 2,005 | 24.01% | 6,338 | 75.89% | 9 | 0.11% | -4,333 | -51.88% | 8,352 |
| Totals | 3,304,238 | 52.31% | 2,987,647 | 47.30% | 24,932 | 0.39% | 316,591 | 5.01% | 6,316,817 |
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