Minnesota — 1940 presidential election
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Akashicstate1940 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentRooseveltD+3.8
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 51.5% | 644,196 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 47.7% | 596,274 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 10,718 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Becker County, MN | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Cass County, MN | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Clay County, MN | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Cook County, MN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Isanti County, MN | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Jackson County, MN | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Lyon County, MN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Marshall County, MN | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Mower County, MN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Murray County, MN | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Pine County, MN | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Polk County, MN | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Pope County, MN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Roseau County, MN | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+47.1 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+2.3 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Wendell Willkie+134 | 3,61048.3% | 3,74450.1% | 1161.6% | 7,470 |
| Anoka County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,199 | 5,50155.7% | 4,30243.5% | 800.8% | 9,883 |
| Becker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,140 | 6,43259.5% | 4,29239.7% | 920.9% | 10,816 |
| Beltrami County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,525 | 7,03665.7% | 3,51132.8% | 1661.5% | 10,713 |
| Benton County | Wendell Willkie+749 | 2,74243.8% | 3,49155.8% | 280.4% | 6,261 |
| Big Stone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+592 | 2,51756.2% | 1,92542.9% | 400.9% | 4,482 |
| Blue Earth County | Wendell Willkie+3,762 | 5,88037.7% | 9,64261.9% | 620.4% | 15,584 |
| Brown County | Wendell Willkie+3,855 | 3,67832.5% | 7,53366.7% | 900.8% | 11,301 |
| Carlton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,759 | 7,15967.1% | 3,40031.9% | 1111.0% | 10,670 |
| Carver County | Wendell Willkie+4,775 | 1,75321.1% | 6,52878.6% | 220.3% | 8,303 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+303 | 4,39251.5% | 4,08947.9% | 520.6% | 8,533 |
| Chippewa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+662 | 3,96954.1% | 3,30745.1% | 640.9% | 7,340 |
| Chisago County | Wendell Willkie+823 | 2,74643.1% | 3,56956.0% | 621.0% | 6,377 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,845 | 6,29558.3% | 4,45041.2% | 480.4% | 10,793 |
| Clearwater County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,935 | 3,28970.3% | 1,35428.9% | 350.7% | 4,678 |
| Cook County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13 | 68650.2% | 67349.3% | 70.5% | 1,366 |
| Cottonwood County | Wendell Willkie+1,237 | 2,99141.2% | 4,22858.3% | 360.5% | 7,255 |
| Crow Wing County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,352 | 6,87654.8% | 5,52444.0% | 1501.2% | 12,550 |
| Dakota County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+988 | 9,32752.6% | 8,33947.0% | 770.4% | 17,743 |
| Dodge County | Wendell Willkie+900 | 2,35741.9% | 3,25757.9% | 110.2% | 5,625 |
| Douglas County | Wendell Willkie+145 | 4,50749.0% | 4,65250.5% | 480.5% | 9,207 |
| Faribault County | Wendell Willkie+2,717 | 4,09937.4% | 6,81662.1% | 560.5% | 10,971 |
| Fillmore County | Wendell Willkie+4,013 | 3,82632.7% | 7,83967.0% | 390.3% | 11,704 |
| Freeborn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+259 | 6,94250.7% | 6,68348.9% | 550.4% | 13,680 |
| Goodhue County | Wendell Willkie+2,620 | 6,47541.4% | 9,09558.1% | 860.5% | 15,656 |
| Grant County | Wendell Willkie+152 | 2,29148.1% | 2,44351.3% | 300.6% | 4,764 |
| Hennepin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+22,208 | 145,16853.7% | 122,96045.5% | 2,2300.8% | 270,358 |
| Houston County | Wendell Willkie+2,743 | 2,08230.0% | 4,82569.5% | 370.5% | 6,944 |
| Hubbard County | Wendell Willkie+403 | 2,14145.4% | 2,54454.0% | 260.6% | 4,711 |
| Isanti County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+37 | 2,65449.5% | 2,61748.8% | 901.7% | 5,361 |
| Itasca County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,703 | 9,89964.9% | 5,19634.1% | 1591.0% | 15,254 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+678 | 4,06554.3% | 3,38745.3% | 300.4% | 7,482 |
| Kanabec County | Wendell Willkie+126 | 2,18548.1% | 2,31150.8% | 491.1% | 4,545 |
| Kandiyohi County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,924 | 7,18762.3% | 4,26336.9% | 900.8% | 11,540 |
| Kittson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,888 | 3,16770.7% | 1,27928.5% | 340.8% | 4,480 |
| Koochiching County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,124 | 5,21971.0% | 2,09528.5% | 390.5% | 7,353 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Wendell Willkie+683 | 3,10644.9% | 3,78954.7% | 280.4% | 6,923 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,817 | 2,75073.7% | 93325.0% | 501.3% | 3,733 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+788 | 1,63864.8% | 85033.6% | 401.6% | 2,528 |
| Le Sueur County | Wendell Willkie+1,793 | 3,75040.3% | 5,54359.5% | 200.2% | 9,313 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+316 | 2,53653.0% | 2,22046.4% | 330.7% | 4,789 |
| Lyon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+929 | 5,23454.7% | 4,30545.0% | 360.4% | 9,575 |
| Mahnomen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+890 | 1,95964.4% | 1,06935.1% | 140.5% | 3,042 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,108 | 4,54964.7% | 2,44134.7% | 440.6% | 7,034 |
| Martin County | Wendell Willkie+2,119 | 4,29040.0% | 6,40959.8% | 210.2% | 10,720 |
| McLeod County | Wendell Willkie+3,590 | 2,88430.6% | 6,47468.7% | 620.7% | 9,420 |
| Meeker County | Wendell Willkie+1,411 | 3,61541.6% | 5,02657.9% | 450.5% | 8,686 |
| Mille Lacs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+160 | 3,61950.6% | 3,45948.4% | 731.0% | 7,151 |
| Morrison County | Wendell Willkie+590 | 5,14447.0% | 5,73452.4% | 580.5% | 10,936 |
| Mower County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+819 | 7,98852.5% | 7,16947.1% | 600.4% | 15,217 |
| Murray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+159 | 3,20351.0% | 3,04448.5% | 340.5% | 6,281 |
| Nicollet County | Wendell Willkie+1,842 | 2,83237.6% | 4,67462.0% | 310.4% | 7,537 |
| Nobles County | Wendell Willkie+1,185 | 3,91943.3% | 5,10456.3% | 360.4% | 9,059 |
| Norman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,555 | 3,71662.8% | 2,16136.5% | 390.7% | 5,916 |
| Olmsted County | Wendell Willkie+703 | 8,39347.8% | 9,09651.8% | 620.4% | 17,551 |
| Otter Tail County | Wendell Willkie+6,032 | 7,70535.6% | 13,73763.5% | 1870.9% | 21,629 |
| Pennington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,029 | 3,88666.5% | 1,85731.8% | 981.7% | 5,841 |
| Pine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,157 | 5,26355.2% | 4,10643.1% | 1571.6% | 9,526 |
| Pipestone County | Wendell Willkie+1,033 | 2,39040.9% | 3,42358.6% | 290.5% | 5,842 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,452 | 10,65266.6% | 5,20032.5% | 1330.8% | 15,985 |
| Pope County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+461 | 3,26653.6% | 2,80546.1% | 190.3% | 6,090 |
| Ramsey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,897 | 78,99057.2% | 57,09341.3% | 2,0821.5% | 138,165 |
| Red Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,147 | 2,02369.4% | 87630.1% | 160.5% | 2,915 |
| Redwood County | Wendell Willkie+2,468 | 3,63737.2% | 6,10562.4% | 400.4% | 9,782 |
| Renville County | Wendell Willkie+1,608 | 4,58842.3% | 6,19657.1% | 580.5% | 10,842 |
| Rice County | Wendell Willkie+3,456 | 4,68736.4% | 8,14363.2% | 450.3% | 12,875 |
| Rock County | Wendell Willkie+961 | 1,98340.1% | 2,94459.5% | 240.5% | 4,951 |
| Roseau County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,559 | 4,28970.0% | 1,73028.3% | 1041.7% | 6,123 |
| Scott County | Wendell Willkie+1,331 | 2,91040.6% | 4,24159.1% | 210.3% | 7,172 |
| Sherburne County | Wendell Willkie+880 | 1,57038.9% | 2,45060.6% | 200.5% | 4,040 |
| Sibley County | Wendell Willkie+3,578 | 1,98626.2% | 5,56473.3% | 390.5% | 7,589 |
| St. Louis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+36,377 | 68,62066.9% | 32,24331.4% | 1,7601.7% | 102,623 |
| Stearns County | Wendell Willkie+6,722 | 9,30536.6% | 16,02763.0% | 1020.4% | 25,434 |
| Steele County | Wendell Willkie+1,849 | 3,66839.9% | 5,51760.0% | 140.2% | 9,199 |
| Stevens County | Wendell Willkie+601 | 2,01843.4% | 2,61956.3% | 150.3% | 4,652 |
| Swift County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,084 | 3,89957.6% | 2,81541.6% | 540.8% | 6,768 |
| Todd County | Wendell Willkie+1,749 | 4,55341.7% | 6,30257.7% | 610.6% | 10,916 |
| Traverse County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+660 | 2,09459.1% | 1,43440.5% | 130.4% | 3,541 |
| Wabasha County | Wendell Willkie+3,001 | 2,65531.9% | 5,65667.9% | 130.2% | 8,324 |
| Wadena County | Wendell Willkie+493 | 2,40545.0% | 2,89854.3% | 370.7% | 5,340 |
| Waseca County | Wendell Willkie+1,842 | 2,67337.1% | 4,51562.6% | 250.3% | 7,213 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+422 | 6,28848.2% | 6,71051.4% | 540.4% | 13,052 |
| Watonwan County | Wendell Willkie+695 | 2,78344.3% | 3,47855.3% | 280.4% | 6,289 |
| Wilkin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+109 | 2,17651.2% | 2,06748.6% | 60.1% | 4,249 |
| Winona County | Wendell Willkie+2,412 | 7,18742.5% | 9,59956.8% | 1050.6% | 16,891 |
| Wright County | Wendell Willkie+4,304 | 3,99332.3% | 8,29767.0% | 870.7% | 12,377 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Wendell Willkie+178 | 3,78648.6% | 3,96450.9% | 390.5% | 7,789 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.