The 1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over the Republican candidate, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Roosevelt ran with Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri as his running mate, while Dewey ran with Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio as his running mate.
Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 17.33%. Rhode Island was one of six states that became more Democratic compared to 1940, alongside Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, and Illinois.
Results
By county
See also
- United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
References
