Kansas — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionKansas · PresidentWillkieR+14.5
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Wendell Willkie ✓Republican | 56.9% | 489,169 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 42.4% | 364,725 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 6,403 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Clark County, KS | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+15.1 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Wendell Willkie+3,198 | 6,37666.4% | 3,17833.1% | 460.5% | 9,600 |
| Anderson County | Wendell Willkie+1,772 | 3,88664.4% | 2,11435.0% | 330.5% | 6,033 |
| Atchison County | Wendell Willkie+1,364 | 5,92156.1% | 4,55743.2% | 820.8% | 10,560 |
| Barber County | Wendell Willkie+315 | 2,38952.8% | 2,07445.9% | 581.3% | 4,521 |
| Barton County | Wendell Willkie+1,029 | 6,01154.4% | 4,98245.1% | 500.5% | 11,043 |
| Bourbon County | Wendell Willkie+853 | 5,75153.6% | 4,89845.7% | 780.7% | 10,727 |
| Brown County | Wendell Willkie+3,375 | 6,00869.2% | 2,63330.3% | 430.5% | 8,684 |
| Butler County | Wendell Willkie+4 | 7,61949.6% | 7,61549.6% | 1260.8% | 15,360 |
| Chase County | Wendell Willkie+527 | 1,87157.8% | 1,34441.5% | 230.7% | 3,238 |
| Chautauqua County | Wendell Willkie+1,209 | 2,88862.7% | 1,67936.5% | 390.8% | 4,606 |
| Cherokee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+70 | 6,60049.3% | 6,67049.8% | 1260.9% | 13,396 |
| Cheyenne County | Wendell Willkie+789 | 1,76064.1% | 97135.4% | 130.5% | 2,744 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7 | 1,07249.5% | 1,07949.8% | 160.7% | 2,167 |
| Clay County | Wendell Willkie+2,632 | 4,69968.7% | 2,06730.2% | 701.0% | 6,836 |
| Cloud County | Wendell Willkie+1,948 | 5,27560.4% | 3,32738.1% | 1261.4% | 8,728 |
| Coffey County | Wendell Willkie+1,892 | 4,16464.3% | 2,27235.1% | 440.7% | 6,480 |
| Comanche County | Wendell Willkie+442 | 1,32259.5% | 88039.6% | 200.9% | 2,222 |
| Cowley County | Wendell Willkie+1,569 | 9,68454.0% | 8,11545.2% | 1360.8% | 17,935 |
| Crawford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+859 | 10,14347.7% | 11,00251.7% | 1300.6% | 21,275 |
| Decatur County | Wendell Willkie+472 | 2,01856.2% | 1,54643.0% | 290.8% | 3,593 |
| Dickinson County | Wendell Willkie+2,974 | 6,93163.3% | 3,95736.1% | 700.6% | 10,958 |
| Doniphan County | Wendell Willkie+2,218 | 4,20467.7% | 1,98632.0% | 200.3% | 6,210 |
| Douglas County | Wendell Willkie+5,419 | 9,14670.3% | 3,72728.6% | 1411.1% | 13,014 |
| Edwards County | Wendell Willkie+667 | 1,88660.1% | 1,21938.9% | 311.0% | 3,136 |
| Elk County | Wendell Willkie+1,296 | 2,77464.8% | 1,47834.5% | 310.7% | 4,283 |
| Ellis County | Wendell Willkie+323 | 3,62252.1% | 3,29947.5% | 250.4% | 6,946 |
| Ellsworth County | Wendell Willkie+421 | 2,65854.1% | 2,23745.6% | 150.3% | 4,910 |
| Finney County | Wendell Willkie+322 | 2,34953.4% | 2,02746.1% | 240.5% | 4,400 |
| Ford County | Wendell Willkie+402 | 4,35652.0% | 3,95447.2% | 720.9% | 8,382 |
| Franklin County | Wendell Willkie+2,851 | 6,39363.8% | 3,54235.3% | 850.8% | 10,020 |
| Geary County | Wendell Willkie+336 | 2,84052.7% | 2,50446.4% | 500.9% | 5,394 |
| Gove County | Wendell Willkie+693 | 1,35266.3% | 65932.3% | 281.4% | 2,039 |
| Graham County | Wendell Willkie+669 | 1,80461.0% | 1,13538.4% | 200.7% | 2,959 |
| Grant County | Wendell Willkie+232 | 61461.0% | 38238.0% | 101.0% | 1,006 |
| Gray County | Wendell Willkie+94 | 1,05651.9% | 96247.2% | 180.9% | 2,036 |
| Greeley County | Wendell Willkie+229 | 49764.5% | 26834.8% | 50.6% | 770 |
| Greenwood County | Wendell Willkie+1,733 | 4,89360.3% | 3,16039.0% | 560.7% | 8,109 |
| Hamilton County | Wendell Willkie+229 | 79858.0% | 56941.3% | 100.7% | 1,377 |
| Harper County | Wendell Willkie+727 | 3,20555.7% | 2,47843.1% | 681.2% | 5,751 |
| Harvey County | Wendell Willkie+1,452 | 5,53956.8% | 4,08741.9% | 1331.4% | 9,759 |
| Haskell County | Wendell Willkie+182 | 60758.5% | 42540.9% | 60.6% | 1,038 |
| Hodgeman County | Wendell Willkie+402 | 1,09260.9% | 69038.5% | 120.7% | 1,794 |
| Jackson County | Wendell Willkie+1,909 | 4,30663.9% | 2,39735.6% | 340.5% | 6,737 |
| Jefferson County | Wendell Willkie+2,118 | 4,33065.8% | 2,21233.6% | 380.6% | 6,580 |
| Jewell County | Wendell Willkie+2,872 | 4,59171.6% | 1,71926.8% | 1051.6% | 6,415 |
| Johnson County | Wendell Willkie+4,556 | 10,32664.0% | 5,77035.7% | 460.3% | 16,142 |
| Kearny County | Wendell Willkie+202 | 72158.0% | 51941.8% | 30.2% | 1,243 |
| Kingman County | Wendell Willkie+540 | 3,06854.3% | 2,52844.8% | 490.9% | 5,645 |
| Kiowa County | Wendell Willkie+727 | 1,57164.1% | 84434.4% | 361.5% | 2,451 |
| Labette County | Wendell Willkie+1,350 | 8,21054.2% | 6,86045.3% | 870.6% | 15,157 |
| Lane County | Wendell Willkie+331 | 88860.8% | 55738.1% | 161.1% | 1,461 |
| Leavenworth County | Wendell Willkie+2,450 | 8,50358.2% | 6,05341.5% | 420.3% | 14,598 |
| Lincoln County | Wendell Willkie+1,521 | 2,82267.7% | 1,30131.2% | 461.1% | 4,169 |
| Linn County | Wendell Willkie+2,019 | 4,08666.0% | 2,06733.4% | 340.5% | 6,187 |
| Logan County | Wendell Willkie+617 | 1,20166.8% | 58432.5% | 120.7% | 1,797 |
| Lyon County | Wendell Willkie+748 | 6,91852.3% | 6,17046.7% | 1311.0% | 13,219 |
| Marion County | Wendell Willkie+3,040 | 5,76467.4% | 2,72431.9% | 590.7% | 8,547 |
| Marshall County | Wendell Willkie+3,698 | 7,28666.7% | 3,58832.8% | 570.5% | 10,931 |
| McPherson County | Wendell Willkie+2,492 | 6,73260.2% | 4,24037.9% | 2041.8% | 11,176 |
| Meade County | Wendell Willkie+648 | 1,61861.1% | 97036.6% | 592.2% | 2,647 |
| Miami County | Wendell Willkie+1,278 | 5,17856.8% | 3,90042.8% | 430.5% | 9,121 |
| Mitchell County | Wendell Willkie+1,621 | 3,68163.6% | 2,06035.6% | 510.9% | 5,792 |
| Montgomery County | Wendell Willkie+3,782 | 13,78157.7% | 9,99941.8% | 1140.5% | 23,894 |
| Morris County | Wendell Willkie+1,284 | 3,27661.6% | 1,99237.5% | 470.9% | 5,315 |
| Morton County | Wendell Willkie+140 | 64355.7% | 50343.6% | 80.7% | 1,154 |
| Nemaha County | Wendell Willkie+2,499 | 5,17865.6% | 2,67934.0% | 320.4% | 7,889 |
| Neosho County | Wendell Willkie+2,137 | 6,55659.4% | 4,41940.1% | 560.5% | 11,031 |
| Ness County | Wendell Willkie+596 | 1,82658.7% | 1,23039.5% | 561.8% | 3,112 |
| Norton County | Wendell Willkie+2,037 | 3,41570.3% | 1,37828.4% | 661.4% | 4,859 |
| Osage County | Wendell Willkie+1,805 | 4,99160.5% | 3,18638.6% | 700.8% | 8,247 |
| Osborne County | Wendell Willkie+1,936 | 3,42468.5% | 1,48829.8% | 831.7% | 4,995 |
| Ottawa County | Wendell Willkie+745 | 2,81057.1% | 2,06541.9% | 501.0% | 4,925 |
| Pawnee County | Wendell Willkie+113 | 2,32950.8% | 2,21648.3% | 420.9% | 4,587 |
| Phillips County | Wendell Willkie+2,113 | 3,67669.5% | 1,56329.5% | 511.0% | 5,290 |
| Pottawatomie County | Wendell Willkie+2,819 | 5,04569.1% | 2,22630.5% | 280.4% | 7,299 |
| Pratt County | Wendell Willkie+60 | 2,93049.9% | 2,87048.9% | 671.1% | 5,867 |
| Rawlins County | Wendell Willkie+511 | 1,75858.0% | 1,24741.2% | 250.8% | 3,030 |
| Reno County | Wendell Willkie+1,905 | 12,44853.6% | 10,54345.4% | 2170.9% | 23,208 |
| Republic County | Wendell Willkie+1,939 | 4,45063.5% | 2,51135.9% | 420.6% | 7,003 |
| Rice County | Wendell Willkie+1,157 | 4,79256.5% | 3,63542.9% | 560.7% | 8,483 |
| Riley County | Wendell Willkie+4,127 | 7,42068.6% | 3,29330.4% | 1051.0% | 10,818 |
| Rooks County | Wendell Willkie+940 | 2,59060.6% | 1,65038.6% | 330.8% | 4,273 |
| Rush County | Wendell Willkie+806 | 2,39459.8% | 1,58839.7% | 190.5% | 4,001 |
| Russell County | Wendell Willkie+1,135 | 3,71458.6% | 2,57940.7% | 490.8% | 6,342 |
| Saline County | Wendell Willkie+1,461 | 7,97554.7% | 6,51444.7% | 920.6% | 14,581 |
| Scott County | Wendell Willkie+271 | 98857.2% | 71741.5% | 211.2% | 1,726 |
| Sedgwick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,059 | 32,16048.1% | 34,21951.1% | 5470.8% | 66,926 |
| Seward County | Wendell Willkie+29 | 1,50349.7% | 1,47448.7% | 501.7% | 3,027 |
| Shawnee County | Wendell Willkie+4,507 | 23,88255.0% | 19,37544.6% | 1970.5% | 43,454 |
| Sheridan County | Wendell Willkie+589 | 1,49262.1% | 90337.6% | 90.4% | 2,404 |
| Sherman County | Wendell Willkie+170 | 1,56952.2% | 1,39946.5% | 401.3% | 3,008 |
| Smith County | Wendell Willkie+1,775 | 3,63065.6% | 1,85533.5% | 500.9% | 5,535 |
| Stafford County | Wendell Willkie+286 | 2,79552.2% | 2,50946.8% | 531.0% | 5,357 |
| Stanton County | Wendell Willkie+77 | 37854.6% | 30143.5% | 131.9% | 692 |
| Stevens County | Wendell Willkie+177 | 85155.0% | 67443.6% | 211.4% | 1,546 |
| Sumner County | Wendell Willkie+597 | 6,58551.9% | 5,98847.2% | 1251.0% | 12,698 |
| Thomas County | Wendell Willkie+298 | 1,72154.2% | 1,42344.8% | 311.0% | 3,175 |
| Trego County | Wendell Willkie+431 | 1,57157.6% | 1,14041.8% | 170.6% | 2,728 |
| Wabaunsee County | Wendell Willkie+2,269 | 3,48173.6% | 1,21225.6% | 340.7% | 4,727 |
| Wallace County | Wendell Willkie+395 | 75667.1% | 36132.0% | 100.9% | 1,127 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+3,731 | 5,79273.3% | 2,06126.1% | 500.6% | 7,903 |
| Wichita County | Wendell Willkie+211 | 64459.1% | 43339.7% | 131.2% | 1,090 |
| Wilson County | Wendell Willkie+2,429 | 5,28864.4% | 2,85934.8% | 620.8% | 8,209 |
| Woodson County | Wendell Willkie+1,239 | 2,63764.9% | 1,39834.4% | 300.7% | 4,065 |
| Wyandotte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,087 | 28,15242.2% | 38,23957.4% | 2520.4% | 66,643 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.