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 .