1944 United States presidential election in Texas
1944 United States presidential election in Texas
County Results
Roosevelt
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
Dewey
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Unpledged
50–60%
The 1944 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election . State voters chose 23 electors[ 1] to represent the state in the Electoral College , which chose the president and vice president .
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt won Texas in a landslide, taking 71.42% of the state's vote to Republican Thomas E. Dewey 's 16.64%. The Texas Regulars , a group of conservative Democrats who opposed Roosevelt's New Deal and ran a ticket of unpledged electors , took 11.77% of the vote.
As a former Confederate state, Texas had a history of Jim Crow laws , disenfranchisement of African-American and Mexican-American populations, and single-party Democratic rule. The only exceptions to this were a few local governments in Unionist German-American counties (chiefly Gillespie and Kendall ) in Central Texas. Since 1930, no Republicans had served in either house of the Texas Legislature , and Democratic candidates for federal office routinely won the state by an overwhelming margin (Franklin Roosevelt won more than 87% of Texas' ballots in both 1932 and 1936 ).
Many of Texas' officeholders were highly critical of Roosevelt's decision in 1940 to replace the segregationist, pro-Jim Crow, conservative Texan John Nance Garner with the anti-segregationist, anti-Jim Crow, liberal Northerner Henry A. Wallace as his running mate.[ 2] This antipathy grew far worse when, in March 1944, the landmark case of Smith v. Allwright ruled unconstitutional the white primaries upon which the politics of Texas and most other Southern states were based.[ a] The result was that Texas' oil and natural gas industries became powerfully opposed to the re-nomination of President Roosevelt,[ 3] and called for the reversal of New Deal policies alongside the "return of states' rights" and "restoration of white supremacy".[ 4]
At first, these anti-New Deal Democrats attempted to take over the state Democratic organization, send anti-Roosevelt delegates to the national convention ,[ 5] and prevent the seating of Black delegates at that convention.[ 6] When this failed, and Roosevelt loyalists maintained control of the state Democratic delegation,[ 2] the anti-New Deal groups formed the "Texas Regulars ", led by Merritt Gibson, who would later join Strom Thurmond 's Dixiecrat movement.[ 6]
Although their electors were not pledged to any candidate, the Regulars were able to gain access to the ballot [ 7] in September.[ 8] Support from Governor Pappy O'Daniel , however, failed to obscure that the Regulars' support was largely confined to affluent urban areas and a few traditional plantation districts, plus the fact that some of their support came from the state's small traditional Republican presidential vote.[ 9] Consequently, Texas again voted overwhelming for incumbent President Roosevelt and his new running mate, Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman . Washington County nonetheless gave the Regulars 52 percent of its ballots and thus became the first county in the nation to go for a third party since 1924 , when Robert La Follette won over 16% of the national vote and more than a sixth of the nation's counties, Roosevelt remains the most recent Democratic presidential candidate to carry Texas more than once.[ 10]
Houston dentist Lonnie E. Smith, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Smith v. Allwright , casts his ballot in the 1944 Texas Democratic primary (July 22, 1944).
Results
Results by county
1944 United States presidential election in Texas by county[ 12]
County
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey Republican
Unpledged electors Texas Regulars
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Anderson
4,342
79.32%
467
8.53%
660
12.06%
5
0.09%
3,682[ b]
67.26%
5,474
Andrews
329
81.44%
48
11.88%
21
5.20%
6
1.49%
281
69.55%
404
Angelina
4,387
74.38%
1,001
16.97%
508
8.61%
2
0.03%
3,386
57.41%
5,898
Aransas
456
73.43%
150
24.15%
12
1.93%
3
0.48%
306
49.28%
621
Archer
1,674
79.83%
194
9.25%
227
10.82%
2
0.10%
1,447[ b]
69.00%
2,097
Armstrong
623
77.88%
132
16.50%
44
5.50%
1
0.13%
491
61.38%
800
Atascosa
1,757
66.40%
685
25.89%
202
7.63%
2
0.08%
1,072
40.51%
2,646
Austin
1,316
41.33%
619
19.44%
1,248
39.20%
1
0.03%
68[ b]
2.14%
3,184
Bailey
943
64.68%
358
24.55%
153
10.49%
4
0.27%
585
40.12%
1,458
Bandera
532
42.29%
634
50.40%
92
7.31%
0
0.00%
-102
-8.11%
1,258
Bastrop
2,604
79.17%
385
11.71%
299
9.09%
1
0.03%
2,219
67.47%
3,289
Baylor
1,568
87.65%
102
5.70%
118
6.60%
1
0.06%
1,450[ b]
81.05%
1,789
Bee
1,306
54.17%
848
35.17%
246
10.20%
11
0.46%
458
19.00%
2,411
Bell
6,960
77.72%
763
8.52%
1,216
13.58%
16
0.18%
5,744[ b]
64.14%
8,955
Bexar
35,024
57.96%
23,588
39.04%
1,697
2.81%
118
0.20%
11,436
18.93%
60,427
Blanco
846
55.95%
533
35.25%
133
8.80%
0
0.00%
313
20.70%
1,512
Borden
237
76.95%
34
11.04%
36
11.69%
1
0.32%
201[ b]
65.26%
308
Bosque
2,502
75.02%
504
15.11%
324
9.72%
5
0.15%
1,998
59.91%
3,335
Bowie
7,045
79.14%
790
8.87%
1,063
11.94%
4
0.04%
5,982[ b]
67.20%
8,902
Brazoria
5,543
72.07%
850
11.05%
1,286
16.72%
12
0.16%
4,257[ b]
55.35%
7,691
Brazos
3,358
76.75%
464
10.61%
548
12.53%
5
0.11%
2,810[ b]
64.23%
4,375
Brewster
864
72.85%
237
19.98%
83
7.00%
2
0.17%
627
52.87%
1,186
Briscoe
615
74.28%
80
9.66%
131
15.82%
2
0.24%
484[ b]
58.45%
828
Brooks
403
63.46%
142
22.36%
86
13.54%
4
0.63%
261
41.10%
635
Brown
2,426
68.45%
430
12.13%
675
19.05%
13
0.37%
1,751[ b]
49.41%
3,544
Burleson
1,992
82.76%
158
6.56%
256
10.64%
1
0.04%
1,736[ b]
72.12%
2,407
Burnet
1,697
80.35%
228
10.80%
183
8.66%
4
0.19%
1,469
69.55%
2,112
Caldwell
2,916
75.00%
704
18.11%
266
6.84%
2
0.05%
2,212
56.89%
3,888
Calhoun
732
68.22%
158
14.73%
176
16.40%
7
0.65%
556[ b]
51.82%
1,073
Callahan
1,962
79.66%
224
9.09%
276
11.21%
1
0.04%
1,686[ b]
68.45%
2,463
Cameron
5,998
50.63%
5,309
44.82%
510
4.31%
29
0.24%
689
5.82%
11,846
Camp
977
71.42%
180
13.16%
210
15.35%
1
0.07%
767[ b]
56.07%
1,368
Carson
1,216
68.97%
446
25.30%
97
5.50%
4
0.23%
770
43.68%
1,763
Cass
2,866
76.59%
541
14.46%
331
8.85%
4
0.11%
2,325
62.13%
3,742
Castro
838
69.66%
222
18.45%
143
11.89%
0
0.00%
616
51.21%
1,203
Chambers
1,038
78.10%
179
13.47%
110
8.28%
2
0.15%
859
64.64%
1,329
Cherokee
3,918
76.14%
598
11.62%
620
12.05%
10
0.19%
3,298[ b]
64.09%
5,146
Childress
2,295
82.05%
299
10.69%
199
7.11%
4
0.14%
1,996
71.36%
2,797
Clay
2,307
77.42%
311
10.44%
358
12.01%
4
0.13%
1,949[ b]
65.40%
2,980
Cochran
716
71.60%
123
12.30%
157
15.70%
4
0.40%
559[ b]
55.90%
1,000
Coke
824
85.92%
65
6.78%
69
7.19%
1
0.10%
755[ b]
78.73%
959
Coleman
2,887
77.94%
498
13.44%
312
8.42%
7
0.19%
2,389
64.50%
3,704
Collin
6,574
78.79%
974
11.67%
784
9.40%
12
0.14%
5,600
67.11%
8,344
Collingsworth
1,725
79.79%
261
12.07%
168
7.77%
8
0.37%
1,464
67.72%
2,162
Colorado
1,517
48.97%
638
20.59%
931
30.05%
12
0.39%
586[ b]
18.92%
3,098
Comal
787
26.33%
2,021
67.61%
178
5.96%
3
0.10%
-1,234
-41.28%
2,989
Comanche
2,941
77.66%
356
9.40%
484
12.78%
6
0.16%
2,457[ b]
64.88%
3,787
Concho
1,090
79.91%
151
11.07%
123
9.02%
0
0.00%
939
68.84%
1,364
Cooke
3,270
66.22%
919
18.61%
730
14.78%
19
0.38%
2,351
47.61%
4,938
Coryell
2,518
79.71%
413
13.07%
228
7.22%
0
0.00%
2,105
66.64%
3,159
Cottle
2,551
91.89%
130
4.68%
94
3.39%
1
0.04%
2,421
87.21%
2,776
Crane
552
86.38%
58
9.08%
25
3.91%
4
0.63%
494
77.31%
639
Crockett
323
65.65%
112
22.76%
57
11.59%
0
0.00%
211
42.89%
492
Crosby
1,691
79.50%
201
9.45%
230
10.81%
5
0.24%
1,461[ b]
68.69%
2,127
Culberson
200
79.68%
17
6.77%
34
13.55%
0
0.00%
166[ b]
66.14%
251
Dallam
1,118
69.44%
323
20.06%
167
10.37%
2
0.12%
795
49.38%
1,610
Dallas
60,909
64.77%
21,099
22.44%
11,781
12.53%
247
0.26%
39,810
42.33%
94,036
Dawson
2,149
74.83%
472
16.43%
244
8.50%
7
0.24%
1,677
58.39%
2,872
Deaf Smith
1,117
61.88%
508
28.14%
176
9.75%
4
0.22%
609
33.74%
1,805
Delta
1,706
85.86%
133
6.69%
148
7.45%
0
0.00%
1,558[ b]
78.41%
1,987
Denton
5,584
78.54%
771
10.84%
739
10.39%
16
0.23%
4,813
67.69%
7,110
De Witt
1,884
45.00%
1,879
44.88%
419
10.01%
5
0.12%
5
0.12%
4,187
Dickens
1,617
86.06%
141
7.50%
117
6.23%
4
0.21%
1,476
78.55%
1,879
Dimmit
554
56.70%
328
33.57%
95
9.72%
0
0.00%
226
23.13%
977
Donley
1,170
74.90%
280
17.93%
108
6.91%
4
0.26%
890
56.98%
1,562
Duval
3,353
95.31%
136
3.87%
28
0.80%
1
0.03%
3,217
91.44%
3,518
Eastland
4,607
75.87%
643
10.59%
809
13.32%
13
0.21%
3,798[ b]
62.55%
6,072
Ector
2,265
73.28%
432
13.98%
384
12.42%
10
0.32%
1,833
59.30%
3,091
Edwards
348
59.39%
187
31.91%
48
8.19%
3
0.51%
161
27.47%
586
Ellis
7,065
85.08%
666
8.02%
564
6.79%
9
0.11%
6,399
77.06%
8,304
El Paso
11,426
72.69%
2,072
13.18%
2,202
14.01%
18
0.11%
9,224[ b]
58.68%
15,718
Erath
3,330
79.84%
411
9.85%
415
9.95%
15
0.36%
2,915[ b]
69.89%
4,171
Falls
3,191
75.63%
377
8.94%
648
15.36%
3
0.07%
2,543[ b]
60.27%
4,219
Fannin
5,984
83.54%
677
9.45%
496
6.92%
6
0.08%
5,307
74.09%
7,163
Fayette
3,156
52.34%
1,611
26.72%
1,251
20.75%
12
0.20%
1,545
25.62%
6,030
Fisher
2,041
87.52%
154
6.60%
135
5.79%
2
0.09%
1,887
80.92%
2,332
Floyd
1,756
71.73%
370
15.11%
320
13.07%
2
0.08%
1,386
56.62%
2,448
Foard
925
85.65%
84
7.78%
69
6.39%
2
0.19%
841
77.87%
1,080
Fort Bend
2,781
69.87%
442
11.11%
752
18.89%
5
0.13%
2,029[ b]
50.98%
3,980
Franklin
1,336
83.45%
147
9.18%
110
6.87%
8
0.50%
1,189
74.27%
1,601
Freestone
2,427
80.31%
277
9.17%
312
10.32%
6
0.20%
2,115[ b]
69.99%
3,022
Frio
951
69.47%
293
21.40%
124
9.06%
1
0.07%
658
48.06%
1,369
Gaines
1,173
79.74%
173
11.76%
118
8.02%
7
0.48%
1,000
67.98%
1,471
Galveston
11,748
77.94%
1,542
10.23%
1,757
11.66%
27
0.18%
9,991[ b]
66.28%
15,074
Garza
842
72.65%
144
12.42%
169
14.58%
4
0.35%
673[ b]
58.07%
1,159
Gillespie
333
9.32%
2,950
82.56%
287
8.03%
3
0.08%
-2,617
-73.24%
3,573
Glasscock
185
68.77%
34
12.64%
48
17.84%
2
0.74%
137[ b]
50.93%
269
Goliad
641
47.55%
609
45.18%
95
7.05%
3
0.22%
32
2.37%
1,348
Gonzales
2,804
70.33%
841
21.09%
338
8.48%
4
0.10%
1,963
49.24%
3,987
Gray
3,067
61.48%
1,739
34.86%
172
3.45%
11
0.22%
1,328
26.62%
4,989
Grayson
11,636
82.70%
1,372
9.75%
1,044
7.42%
18
0.13%
10,264
72.95%
14,070
Gregg
6,401
70.52%
1,412
15.56%
1,249
13.76%
15
0.17%
4,989
54.96%
9,077
Grimes
1,559
79.14%
137
6.95%
274
13.91%
0
0.00%
1,285[ b]
65.23%
1,970
Guadalupe
1,583
36.45%
2,556
58.85%
200
4.61%
4
0.09%
-973
-22.40%
4,343
Hale
3,066
70.02%
712
16.26%
594
13.56%
7
0.16%
2,354
53.76%
4,379
Hall
1,812
85.96%
164
7.78%
126
5.98%
6
0.28%
1,648
78.18%
2,108
Hamilton
1,790
71.63%
344
13.77%
363
14.53%
2
0.08%
1,427[ b]
57.10%
2,499
Hansford
590
70.07%
203
24.11%
49
5.82%
0
0.00%
387
45.96%
842
Hardeman
1,756
80.81%
223
10.26%
192
8.84%
2
0.09%
1,533
70.55%
2,173
Hardin
2,632
84.20%
243
7.77%
234
7.49%
17
0.54%
2,389
76.42%
3,126
Harris
71,077
68.27%
11,843
11.37%
21,095
20.26%
104
0.10%
49,982[ b]
48.00%
104,119
Harrison
3,588
71.63%
619
12.36%
782
15.61%
20
0.40%
2,806[ b]
56.02%
5,009
Hartley
484
93.08%
26
5.00%
10
1.92%
0
0.00%
458
88.08%
520
Haskell
2,573
83.46%
261
8.47%
249
8.08%
0
0.00%
2,312
74.99%
3,083
Hays
1,690
69.60%
495
20.39%
241
9.93%
2
0.08%
1,195
49.22%
2,428
Hemphill
792
69.29%
274
23.97%
70
6.12%
7
0.61%
518
45.32%
1,143
Henderson
3,219
76.28%
427
10.12%
566
13.41%
8
0.19%
2,653[ b]
62.87%
4,220
Hidalgo
7,250
59.26%
4,080
33.35%
865
7.07%
39
0.32%
3,170
25.91%
12,234
Hill
4,876
81.48%
516
8.62%
582
9.73%
10
0.17%
4,294[ b]
71.76%
5,984
Hockley
2,641
78.44%
319
9.47%
400
11.88%
7
0.21%
2,241[ b]
66.56%
3,367
Hood
1,203
81.73%
146
9.92%
120
8.15%
3
0.20%
1,057
71.81%
1,472
Hopkins
3,981
81.64%
533
10.93%
348
7.14%
14
0.29%
3,448
70.71%
4,876
Houston
2,329
74.03%
233
7.41%
584
18.56%
0
0.00%
1,745[ b]
55.47%
3,146
Howard
3,588
82.79%
334
7.71%
404
9.32%
8
0.18%
3,184[ b]
73.47%
4,334
Hudspeth
333
84.09%
35
8.84%
28
7.07%
0
0.00%
298
75.25%
396
Hunt
6,200
77.14%
714
8.88%
1,105
13.75%
18
0.22%
5,095[ b]
63.39%
8,037
Hutchinson
2,760
72.14%
864
22.58%
196
5.12%
6
0.16%
1,896
49.56%
3,826
Irion
363
80.13%
54
11.92%
35
7.73%
1
0.22%
309
68.21%
453
Jack
1,484
75.52%
217
11.04%
264
13.44%
0
0.00%
1,220[ b]
62.09%
1,965
Jackson
1,708
74.39%
344
14.98%
244
10.63%
0
0.00%
1,364
59.41%
2,296
Jasper
1,850
76.23%
341
14.05%
235
9.68%
1
0.04%
1,509
62.18%
2,427
Jeff Davis
331
79.38%
51
12.23%
35
8.39%
0
0.00%
280
67.15%
417
Jefferson
22,066
75.88%
4,525
15.56%
2,445
8.41%
44
0.15%
17,541
60.32%
29,080
Jim Hogg
620
86.96%
77
10.80%
16
2.24%
0
0.00%
543
76.16%
713
Jim Wells
1,908
59.79%
1,113
34.88%
167
5.23%
3
0.09%
795
24.91%
3,191
Johnson
4,757
80.68%
546
9.26%
582
9.87%
11
0.19%
4,175[ b]
70.81%
5,896
Jones
3,417
83.00%
361
8.77%
336
8.16%
3
0.07%
3,056
74.23%
4,117
Karnes
1,920
67.23%
692
24.23%
241
8.44%
3
0.11%
1,228
43.00%
2,856
Kaufman
4,251
82.77%
430
8.37%
441
8.59%
14
0.27%
3,810[ b]
74.18%
5,136
Kendall
309
17.54%
1,337
75.88%
114
6.47%
2
0.11%
-1,028
-58.34%
1,762
Kenedy
16
19.51%
60
73.17%
5
6.10%
1
1.22%
-44
-53.66%
82
Kent
572
86.93%
31
4.71%
55
8.36%
0
0.00%
517[ b]
78.57%
658
Kerr
1,377
46.79%
1,358
46.14%
204
6.93%
4
0.14%
19
0.65%
2,943
Kimble
880
70.57%
225
18.04%
142
11.39%
0
0.00%
655
52.53%
1,247
King
228
89.06%
13
5.08%
15
5.86%
0
0.00%
213[ b]
83.20%
256
Kinney
401
66.61%
200
33.22%
1
0.17%
0
0.00%
201
33.39%
602
Kleberg
1,473
75.27%
421
21.51%
59
3.01%
4
0.20%
1,052
53.76%
1,957
Knox
1,785
83.33%
156
7.28%
199
9.29%
2
0.09%
1,586[ b]
74.04%
2,142
Lamar
6,283
81.10%
725
9.36%
732
9.45%
7
0.09%
5,551[ b]
71.65%
7,747
Lamb
2,407
69.89%
616
17.89%
415
12.05%
6
0.17%
1,791
52.00%
3,444
Lampasas
1,693
81.95%
212
10.26%
160
7.74%
1
0.05%
1,481
71.68%
2,066
La Salle
692
80.47%
127
14.77%
41
4.77%
0
0.00%
565
65.70%
860
Lavaca
3,406
68.74%
960
19.37%
580
11.71%
9
0.18%
2,446
49.36%
4,955
Lee
953
43.40%
771
35.11%
463
21.08%
9
0.41%
182
8.29%
2,196
Leon
1,569
82.67%
140
7.38%
189
9.96%
0
0.00%
1,380[ b]
72.71%
1,898
Liberty
2,561
74.12%
336
9.73%
551
15.95%
7
0.20%
2,010[ b]
58.18%
3,455
Limestone
4,299
84.99%
239
4.73%
514
10.16%
6
0.12%
3,785[ b]
74.83%
5,058
Lipscomb
551
53.39%
396
38.37%
76
7.36%
9
0.87%
155
15.02%
1,032
Live Oak
642
45.69%
548
39.00%
212
15.09%
3
0.21%
94
6.69%
1,405
Llano
1,199
77.96%
198
12.87%
140
9.10%
1
0.07%
1,001
65.08%
1,538
Loving
60
71.43%
18
21.43%
6
7.14%
0
0.00%
42
50.00%
84
Lubbock
7,654
70.50%
1,169
10.77%
2,021
18.62%
12
0.11%
5,633[ b]
51.89%
10,856
Lynn
1,968
78.94%
263
10.55%
256
10.27%
6
0.24%
1,705
68.39%
2,493
Madison
1,115
85.31%
65
4.97%
125
9.56%
2
0.15%
990[ b]
75.75%
1,307
Marion
1,057
76.54%
219
15.86%
104
7.53%
1
0.07%
838
60.68%
1,381
Martin
758
76.88%
131
13.29%
97
9.84%
0
0.00%
627
63.59%
986
Mason
822
54.95%
420
28.07%
248
16.58%
6
0.40%
402
26.87%
1,496
Matagorda
1,854
60.45%
412
13.43%
798
26.02%
3
0.10%
1,056[ b]
34.43%
3,067
Maverick
787
70.14%
302
26.92%
30
2.67%
3
0.27%
485
43.23%
1,122
McCulloch
2,088
74.47%
463
16.51%
251
8.95%
2
0.07%
1,625
57.95%
2,804
McLennan
15,336
82.31%
1,668
8.95%
1,591
8.54%
36
0.19%
13,668
73.36%
18,631
McMullen
223
59.47%
106
28.27%
45
12.00%
1
0.27%
117
31.20%
375
Medina
1,469
43.35%
1,607
47.42%
311
9.18%
2
0.06%
-138
-4.07%
3,389
Menard
776
69.16%
96
8.56%
250
22.28%
0
0.00%
526[ b]
46.88%
1,122
Midland
1,688
57.63%
302
10.31%
938
32.02%
1
0.03%
750[ b]
25.61%
2,929
Milam
3,537
71.11%
623
12.53%
803
16.14%
11
0.22%
2,734[ b]
54.97%
4,974
Mills
1,428
78.59%
172
9.47%
216
11.89%
1
0.06%
1,212[ b]
66.70%
1,817
Mitchell
2,215
86.09%
218
8.47%
138
5.36%
2
0.08%
1,997
77.61%
2,573
Montague
2,900
78.17%
429
11.56%
375
10.11%
6
0.16%
2,471
66.60%
3,710
Montgomery
2,902
80.17%
219
6.05%
493
13.62%
6
0.17%
2,409[ b]
66.55%
3,620
Moore
999
71.66%
313
22.45%
80
5.74%
2
0.14%
686
49.21%
1,394
Morris
1,269
85.98%
122
8.27%
85
5.76%
0
0.00%
1,147
77.71%
1,476
Motley
744
79.57%
107
11.44%
79
8.45%
5
0.53%
637
68.13%
935
Nacogdoches
3,226
77.14%
319
7.63%
619
14.80%
18
0.43%
2,607[ b]
62.34%
4,182
Navarro
6,298
85.10%
449
6.07%
639
8.63%
15
0.20%
5,659[ b]
76.46%
7,401
Newton
910
74.35%
187
15.28%
124
10.13%
3
0.25%
723
59.07%
1,224
Nolan
3,071
81.96%
322
8.59%
349
9.31%
5
0.13%
2,722[ b]
72.64%
3,747
Nueces
11,091
70.32%
3,819
24.21%
835
5.29%
28
0.18%
7,272
46.10%
15,773
Ochiltree
863
65.93%
307
23.45%
136
10.39%
3
0.23%
556
42.48%
1,309
Oldham
277
67.73%
93
22.74%
36
8.80%
3
0.73%
184
44.99%
409
Orange
4,500
77.05%
910
15.58%
421
7.21%
9
0.15%
3,590
61.47%
5,840
Palo Pinto
3,291
79.76%
416
10.08%
410
9.94%
9
0.22%
2,875
69.68%
4,126
Panola
2,106
84.17%
221
8.83%
164
6.55%
11
0.44%
1,885
75.34%
2,502
Parker
3,503
76.90%
559
12.27%
476
10.45%
17
0.37%
2,944
64.63%
4,555
Parmer
810
58.53%
415
29.99%
157
11.34%
2
0.14%
395
28.54%
1,384
Pecos
1,226
74.17%
305
18.45%
120
7.26%
2
0.12%
921
55.72%
1,653
Polk
1,817
80.61%
154
6.83%
280
12.42%
3
0.13%
1,537[ b]
68.19%
2,254
Potter
6,519
64.65%
2,759
27.36%
783
7.76%
23
0.23%
3,760
37.29%
10,084
Presidio
648
63.28%
211
20.61%
165
16.11%
0
0.00%
437
42.68%
1,024
Rains
628
68.56%
137
14.96%
149
16.27%
2
0.22%
479[ b]
52.29%
916
Randall
1,439
68.04%
409
19.34%
263
12.43%
4
0.19%
1,030
48.70%
2,115
Reagan
426
81.92%
53
10.19%
40
7.69%
1
0.19%
373
71.73%
520
Real
326
59.38%
163
29.69%
59
10.75%
1
0.18%
163
29.69%
549
Red River
2,991
78.24%
466
12.19%
361
9.44%
5
0.13%
2,525
66.05%
3,823
Reeves
1,157
76.62%
201
13.31%
149
9.87%
3
0.20%
956
63.31%
1,510
Refugio
991
67.51%
376
25.61%
96
6.54%
5
0.34%
615
41.89%
1,468
Roberts
289
69.14%
89
21.29%
37
8.85%
3
0.72%
200
47.85%
418
Robertson
2,681
88.13%
126
4.14%
231
7.59%
4
0.13%
2,450[ b]
80.54%
3,042
Rockwall
1,153
84.90%
98
7.22%
98
7.22%
9
0.66%
1,055
77.69%
1,358
Runnels
2,657
70.16%
685
18.09%
438
11.57%
7
0.18%
1,972
52.07%
3,787
Rusk
5,232
76.45%
637
9.31%
973
14.22%
2
0.03%
4,259[ b]
62.23%
6,844
Sabine
1,169
80.68%
203
14.01%
75
5.18%
2
0.14%
966
66.67%
1,449
San Augustine
1,176
92.02%
102
7.98%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,074
84.04%
1,278
San Jacinto
522
72.50%
53
7.36%
145
20.14%
0
0.00%
377[ b]
52.36%
720
San Patricio
2,712
70.61%
878
22.86%
242
6.30%
9
0.23%
1,834
47.75%
3,841
San Saba
2,109
88.13%
177
7.40%
104
4.35%
3
0.13%
1,932
80.74%
2,393
Schleicher
520
74.82%
84
12.09%
89
12.81%
2
0.29%
431[ b]
62.01%
695
Scurry
1,761
80.93%
285
13.10%
130
5.97%
0
0.00%
1,476
67.83%
2,176
Shackelford
1,007
75.21%
135
10.08%
194
14.49%
3
0.22%
813[ b]
60.72%
1,339
Shelby
2,927
82.13%
428
12.01%
205
5.75%
4
0.11%
2,499
70.12%
3,564
Sherman
454
77.74%
97
16.61%
32
5.48%
1
0.17%
357
61.13%
584
Smith
6,671
69.94%
936
9.81%
1,921
20.14%
10
0.10%
4,750[ b]
49.80%
9,538
Somervell
406
65.38%
87
14.01%
127
20.45%
1
0.16%
279[ b]
44.93%
621
Starr
1,312
94.05%
68
4.87%
15
1.08%
0
0.00%
1,244
89.18%
1,395
Stephens
2,104
75.04%
217
7.74%
479
17.08%
4
0.14%
1,625[ b]
57.95%
2,804
Sterling
330
92.18%
18
5.03%
10
2.79%
0
0.00%
312
87.15%
358
Stonewall
902
83.52%
89
8.24%
89
8.24%
0
0.00%
813
75.28%
1,080
Sutton
449
70.60%
118
18.55%
69
10.85%
0
0.00%
331
52.04%
636
Swisher
1,275
70.09%
331
18.20%
208
11.43%
5
0.27%
944
51.90%
1,819
Tarrant
36,791
72.05%
4,113
8.05%
10,161
19.90%
0
0.00%
26,630[ b]
52.15%
51,065
Taylor
7,975
81.86%
602
6.18%
1,149
11.79%
16
0.16%
6,826[ b]
70.07%
9,742
Terrell
329
65.28%
156
30.95%
17
3.37%
2
0.40%
173
34.33%
504
Terry
2,304
82.88%
273
9.82%
203
7.30%
0
0.00%
2,031
73.06%
2,780
Throckmorton
970
81.93%
76
6.42%
135
11.40%
3
0.25%
835[ b]
70.52%
1,184
Titus
2,612
84.07%
265
8.53%
226
7.27%
4
0.13%
2,347
75.54%
3,107
Tom Green
6,272
75.51%
1,125
13.54%
891
10.73%
18
0.22%
5,147
61.97%
8,306
Travis
14,384
74.80%
2,324
12.09%
2,496
12.98%
26
0.14%
11,888[ b]
61.82%
19,230
Trinity
1,132
73.13%
127
8.20%
287
18.54%
2
0.13%
845[ b]
54.59%
1,548
Tyler
1,037
72.98%
219
15.41%
162
11.40%
3
0.21%
818
57.57%
1,421
Upshur
2,369
70.32%
446
13.24%
548
16.27%
6
0.18%
1,821[ b]
54.05%
3,369
Upton
742
81.09%
105
11.48%
66
7.21%
2
0.22%
637
69.62%
915
Uvalde
1,322
56.11%
856
36.33%
166
7.05%
12
0.51%
466
19.78%
2,356
Val Verde
1,210
60.96%
676
34.06%
98
4.94%
1
0.05%
534
26.90%
1,985
Van Zandt
3,139
74.65%
503
11.96%
540
12.84%
23
0.55%
2,599[ b]
61.81%
4,205
Victoria
2,331
63.27%
936
25.41%
415
11.26%
2
0.05%
1,395
37.87%
3,684
Walker
1,638
80.41%
145
7.12%
254
12.47%
0
0.00%
1,384[ b]
67.94%
2,037
Waller
1,007
70.13%
190
13.23%
234
16.30%
5
0.35%
773[ b]
53.83%
1,436
Ward
1,448
79.60%
268
14.73%
97
5.33%
6
0.33%
1,180
64.87%
1,819
Washington
1,387
34.46%
534
13.27%
2,101
52.20%
3
0.07%
-714[ c]
-17.74%
4,025
Webb
4,742
85.12%
776
13.93%
47
0.84%
6
0.11%
3,966
71.19%
5,571
Wharton
3,754
74.45%
529
10.49%
754
14.95%
5
0.10%
3,000[ b]
59.50%
5,042
Wheeler
1,869
71.47%
511
19.54%
228
8.72%
7
0.27%
1,358
51.93%
2,615
Wichita
11,392
77.94%
1,597
10.93%
1,609
11.01%
18
0.12%
9,783[ b]
66.93%
14,616
Wilbarger
3,382
76.53%
517
11.70%
513
11.61%
7
0.16%
2,865
64.83%
4,419
Willacy
846
48.70%
754
43.41%
133
7.66%
4
0.23%
92
5.30%
1,737
Williamson
5,284
71.11%
1,239
16.67%
885
11.91%
23
0.31%
4,045
54.43%
7,431
Wilson
2,666
75.46%
676
19.13%
185
5.24%
6
0.17%
1,990
56.33%
3,533
Winkler
1,004
84.16%
120
10.06%
68
5.70%
1
0.08%
884
74.10%
1,193
Wise
3,114
78.26%
444
11.16%
413
10.38%
8
0.20%
2,670
67.10%
3,979
Wood
3,045
75.35%
485
12.00%
503
12.45%
8
0.20%
2,542[ b]
62.91%
4,041
Yoakum
646
77.00%
106
12.63%
86
10.25%
1
0.12%
540
64.36%
839
Young
3,183
77.37%
327
7.95%
596
14.49%
8
0.19%
2,587[ b]
62.88%
4,114
Zapata
501
91.59%
43
7.86%
3
0.55%
0
0.00%
458
83.73%
547
Zavala
696
61.65%
342
30.29%
90
7.97%
1
0.09%
354
31.36%
1,129
Totals
821,605
71.42%
191,423
16.64%
135,411
11.77%
1,896
0.16%
630,182
54.78%
1,150,335
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Republican to Unpledged
See also
Notes
References
^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)" . Retrieved April 3, 2018 .
^ a b Campbell, Randolph B.; Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State , p. 406 ISBN 0190642394
^ McArthur, Judith N. and Smith, Harold L.; Minnie Fisher Cunningham: A Suffragist's Life in Politics , p. 168 ISBN 9780195304862
^ Cunningham, Sean; Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right , pp. 25–26
^ Calvert, Robert A.; The History of Texas , p. 334 ISBN 1118617738
^ a b Walton, Hanes; Ford, Pearl K. and Allen, Josephine; Remaking the Democratic Party: Lyndon B. Johnson as a Native-Son Presidential Candidate , p. 48 ISBN 9780472119943
^ Jones, Eugene W. (1977); Practicing Texas Politics , p. 118
^ ‘Texas Regulars File Democratic Electors’; New York Times , September 26, 1944, p. 14
^ Heard, Alexander (1952); A Two-Party South? , p. 260
^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944" . Retrieved April 3, 2018 .
^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1944 Presidential General Election Results – Texas
^ "1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote" . Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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