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Elections / 1940 · President

Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Wendell Willkie.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

1940 presidential election
RooseveltD+9.9
1940 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1940 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+70.9 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · D+27.5 · 3 electoral votesColorado · R+2.6 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+48.0 · 7 electoral votesGeorgia · D+69.9 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+1.4 · 14 electoral votesKansas · R+14.5 · 9 electoral votesMaine · R+2.3 · 5 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+6.7 · 17 electoral votesMinnesota · D+3.8 · 11 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+3.6 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+48.1 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+10.9 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · D+15.2 · 11 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+6.9 · 36 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+14.8 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+62.0 · 23 electoral votesWyoming · D+5.9 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+7.1 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+4.8 · 15 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+14.2 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · D+2.4 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+13.3 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+57.4 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · D+16.1 · 22 electoral votesDelaware · D+9.7 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+4.4 · 11 electoral votesKentucky · D+15.1 · 11 electoral votesMaryland · D+17.4 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+0.3 · 19 electoral votesMississippi · D+91.5 · 9 electoral votesMontana · D+18.6 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+6.4 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+3.6 · 47 electoral votesOhio · D+4.4 · 26 electoral votesOregon · D+8.1 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · D+34.9 · 11 electoral votesUtah · D+24.7 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+36.5 · 11 electoral votesWashington · D+17.6 · 8 electoral votesWisconsin · D+1.8 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · R+14.4 · 7 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+91.3 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · D+9.1 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+20.2 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+9.9 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · D+71.8 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+13.6 · 4 electoral votes
1940presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1940 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+9.93 EVNHD+6.44 EVMAD+6.717 EVRID+13.64 EVCTD+7.18 EVNJD+3.616 EVDED+9.73 EVMDD+17.48 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
531 electors · 266 for a majority

Roosevelt won 449 of 531 electoral votes.

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National popular vote
49,913,876 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
27,312,628
54.7%
Willkie (R)
22,347,870
44.8%
All others
252,284
0.5%
Margin
D+9.9
The county map
3,088 county-level results on record for 1940

Democrats carried 1,945 counties, Republicans 1,143. 713 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Washington County, TX (R+96.3 swing) · McIntosh County, ND (R+95.2 swing) · Oliver County, ND (R+94.9 swing) · Mercer County, ND (R+92.5 swing) · Grant County, ND (R+87.6 swing) · Emmons County, ND (R+86.5 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlabamaD
+70.9%
250,72642,184294,217
ArkansasD
+57.4%
157,21342,122200,429
ArizonaD
+27.5%
95,26754,030150,039
CaliforniaD
+16.1%
1,877,6181,351,4193,268,791
ColoradoR
−2.6%
265,554279,576549,004
ConnecticutD
+7.1%
417,611361,809781,483
DelawareD
+9.7%
74,59961,440136,039
FloridaD
+48.0%
359,334126,158485,492
GeorgiaD
+69.9%
265,19446,495312,686
IowaR
−4.4%
578,802632,3701,215,432
IdahoD
+9.1%
127,842106,553235,168
IllinoisD
+2.4%
2,149,9342,047,2404,217,935
IndianaR
−1.4%
874,063899,4661,782,747
KansasR
−14.5%
364,725489,169860,297
KentuckyD
+15.1%
557,322410,384970,163
LouisianaD
+71.8%
319,75152,446372,305
MassachusettsD
+6.7%
1,076,522939,7002,026,993
MarylandD
+17.4%
384,546269,534660,104
MaineR
−2.3%
156,478163,951320,840
MichiganR
−0.3%
1,032,9911,039,9172,085,929
MinnesotaD
+3.8%
644,196596,2741,251,188
MissouriD
+4.8%
958,476871,0091,833,729
MississippiD
+91.5%
168,2677,364175,824
MontanaD
+18.6%
145,69899,579247,873
North CarolinaD
+48.1%
609,015213,633822,648
North DakotaR
−10.9%
124,036154,590280,775
NebraskaR
−14.4%
263,677352,201615,878
New HampshireD
+6.4%
125,292110,127235,419
New JerseyD
+3.6%
1,016,404944,8761,974,215
New MexicoD
+13.3%
103,69979,315183,258
NevadaD
+20.2%
31,94521,22953,174
New YorkD
+3.6%
3,251,9183,027,4786,313,897
OhioD
+4.4%
1,733,1391,586,7733,319,912
OklahomaD
+15.2%
474,313348,872826,212
OregonD
+8.1%
258,415219,555481,240
PennsylvaniaD
+6.9%
2,171,0351,889,8484,078,714
Rhode IslandD
+13.6%
182,182138,653321,148
South CarolinaD
+91.3%
95,4704,36099,832
South DakotaR
−14.8%
131,362177,065308,427
TennesseeD
+34.9%
351,601169,153522,823
TexasD
+62.0%
909,974212,6921,124,437
UtahD
+24.7%
154,27793,151247,819
VirginiaD
+36.5%
235,961109,363346,608
VermontR
−9.9%
64,26978,371143,062
WashingtonD
+17.6%
462,145322,123793,833
WisconsinD
+1.8%
704,821679,2061,405,522
West VirginiaD
+14.2%
495,662372,414868,076
WyomingD
+5.9%
59,28752,633112,240