Colorado — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionColorado · PresidentWillkieR+2.6
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Wendell Willkie ✓Republican | 50.9% | 279,576 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 48.4% | 265,554 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 3,874 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+38.2 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Mesa County, CO | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Ouray County, CO | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Teller County, CO | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+29.3 |
Colorado results by county
63 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Wendell Willkie+93 | 4,76750.2% | 4,67449.2% | 620.7% | 9,503 |
| Alamosa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 2,24347.4% | 2,46752.1% | 230.5% | 4,733 |
| Arapahoe County | Wendell Willkie+417 | 7,98850.9% | 7,57148.2% | 1370.9% | 15,696 |
| Archuleta County | Wendell Willkie+125 | 86953.7% | 74446.0% | 50.3% | 1,618 |
| Baca County | Wendell Willkie+400 | 1,56756.5% | 1,16742.1% | 381.4% | 2,772 |
| Bent County | Wendell Willkie+140 | 1,89951.7% | 1,75947.9% | 170.5% | 3,675 |
| Boulder County | Wendell Willkie+1,486 | 10,52553.2% | 9,03945.7% | 2121.1% | 19,776 |
| Chaffee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+220 | 1,93346.9% | 2,15352.2% | 350.8% | 4,121 |
| Cheyenne County | Wendell Willkie+157 | 91554.4% | 75845.1% | 80.5% | 1,681 |
| Clear Creek County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+263 | 1,01844.1% | 1,28155.6% | 70.3% | 2,306 |
| Conejos County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+453 | 2,02844.8% | 2,48154.8% | 170.4% | 4,526 |
| Costilla County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+577 | 1,12139.4% | 1,69859.7% | 260.9% | 2,845 |
| Crowley County | Wendell Willkie+569 | 1,41962.2% | 85037.3% | 120.5% | 2,281 |
| Custer County | Wendell Willkie+190 | 68557.4% | 49541.5% | 141.2% | 1,194 |
| Delta County | Wendell Willkie+1,131 | 4,17557.1% | 3,04441.6% | 961.3% | 7,315 |
| Denver County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,610 | 81,32846.9% | 90,93852.5% | 1,1050.6% | 173,371 |
| Dolores County | Wendell Willkie+99 | 47854.8% | 37943.4% | 161.8% | 873 |
| Douglas County | Wendell Willkie+497 | 1,29861.6% | 80138.0% | 90.4% | 2,108 |
| Eagle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+397 | 1,07742.0% | 1,47457.5% | 130.5% | 2,564 |
| El Paso County | Wendell Willkie+3,446 | 16,76655.3% | 13,32043.9% | 2290.8% | 30,315 |
| Elbert County | Wendell Willkie+822 | 1,75665.0% | 93434.6% | 100.4% | 2,700 |
| Fremont County | Wendell Willkie+964 | 5,15054.8% | 4,18644.6% | 580.6% | 9,394 |
| Garfield County | Wendell Willkie+753 | 2,89457.2% | 2,14142.3% | 260.5% | 5,061 |
| Gilpin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18 | 41348.6% | 43150.8% | 50.6% | 849 |
| Grand County | Wendell Willkie+211 | 1,07455.2% | 86344.3% | 90.5% | 1,946 |
| Gunnison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+215 | 1,55646.4% | 1,77152.8% | 240.7% | 3,351 |
| Hinsdale County | Wendell Willkie+47 | 15058.8% | 10340.4% | 20.8% | 255 |
| Huerfano County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,236 | 2,73840.6% | 3,97459.0% | 240.4% | 6,736 |
| Jackson County | Wendell Willkie+169 | 52659.2% | 35740.2% | 50.6% | 888 |
| Jefferson County | Wendell Willkie+1,035 | 8,78052.8% | 7,74546.6% | 1000.6% | 16,625 |
| Kiowa County | Wendell Willkie+388 | 98661.9% | 59837.5% | 100.6% | 1,594 |
| Kit Carson County | Wendell Willkie+1,381 | 2,48168.7% | 1,10030.5% | 310.9% | 3,612 |
| La Plata County | Wendell Willkie+1,036 | 3,87157.4% | 2,83542.0% | 390.6% | 6,745 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+660 | 1,40340.3% | 2,06359.3% | 150.4% | 3,481 |
| Larimer County | Wendell Willkie+4,318 | 10,72062.2% | 6,40237.1% | 1260.7% | 17,248 |
| Las Animas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,907 | 4,85935.5% | 8,76664.1% | 500.4% | 13,675 |
| Lincoln County | Wendell Willkie+595 | 1,78059.6% | 1,18539.7% | 230.8% | 2,988 |
| Logan County | Wendell Willkie+1,794 | 4,61361.4% | 2,81937.5% | 831.1% | 7,515 |
| Mesa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+645 | 7,04947.3% | 7,69451.6% | 1691.1% | 14,912 |
| Mineral County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+44 | 22945.1% | 27353.7% | 61.2% | 508 |
| Moffat County | Wendell Willkie+500 | 1,55659.2% | 1,05640.2% | 150.6% | 2,627 |
| Montezuma County | Wendell Willkie+740 | 2,31359.2% | 1,57340.3% | 180.5% | 3,904 |
| Montrose County | Wendell Willkie+731 | 3,74454.6% | 3,01344.0% | 981.4% | 6,855 |
| Morgan County | Wendell Willkie+2,127 | 4,65464.3% | 2,52734.9% | 570.8% | 7,238 |
| Otero County | Wendell Willkie+892 | 5,45954.1% | 4,56745.3% | 620.6% | 10,088 |
| Ouray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17 | 58949.1% | 60650.5% | 40.3% | 1,199 |
| Park County | Wendell Willkie+117 | 98653.0% | 86946.7% | 60.3% | 1,861 |
| Phillips County | Wendell Willkie+249 | 1,16854.3% | 91942.7% | 643.0% | 2,151 |
| Pitkin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+19 | 48448.5% | 50350.4% | 111.1% | 998 |
| Prowers County | Wendell Willkie+806 | 3,11556.9% | 2,30942.2% | 531.0% | 5,477 |
| Pueblo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,620 | 14,18542.8% | 18,80556.8% | 1250.4% | 33,115 |
| Rio Blanco County | Wendell Willkie+491 | 1,02165.5% | 53034.0% | 80.5% | 1,559 |
| Rio Grande County | Wendell Willkie+833 | 3,07557.4% | 2,24241.9% | 400.7% | 5,357 |
| Routt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+563 | 2,21244.1% | 2,77555.3% | 320.6% | 5,019 |
| Saguache County | Wendell Willkie+320 | 1,46255.6% | 1,14243.4% | 271.0% | 2,631 |
| San Juan County | Wendell Willkie+74 | 45254.2% | 37845.3% | 40.5% | 834 |
| San Miguel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+122 | 72945.9% | 85153.6% | 70.4% | 1,587 |
| Sedgwick County | Wendell Willkie+489 | 1,44859.9% | 95939.6% | 120.5% | 2,419 |
| Summit County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+61 | 47946.8% | 54052.7% | 50.5% | 1,024 |
| Teller County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+816 | 1,26837.6% | 2,08461.8% | 200.6% | 3,372 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+987 | 2,39062.6% | 1,40336.8% | 230.6% | 3,816 |
| Weld County | Wendell Willkie+5,476 | 16,12959.7% | 10,65339.4% | 2270.8% | 27,009 |
| Yuma County | Wendell Willkie+1,614 | 3,53164.1% | 1,91734.8% | 601.1% | 5,508 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.