1944 United States presidential election in Idaho 1944 United States presidential election in Idaho The 1944 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Idaho voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Idaho was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.55 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 48.07 percent of the popular vote. This constitutes the last occasion when Franklin County
Franklin D. Roosevelt who were more supportive of New Deal reform. Roosevelt failed badly, managing to defeat only one target, a conservative Democrat from New York City. In the November 1938 elections, Democrats lost six Senate seats and 71 House seats, with losses concentrated among pro-New Deal Democrats. When Congress reconvened in 1939, Republicans under Senator Robert Taft formed a Conservative coalition with Southern Democrats, virtually ending Roosevelt's ability to enact his domestic proposals. Despite their opposition to Roosevelt's domestic policies, many of these conservative Congressmen would provide crucial support for Roosevelt's foreign policy before and during World War II. Roosevelt had a