Montana — 1940 presidential election
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Akashicstate1940 presidential electionMontana · PresidentRooseveltD+18.6
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 58.8% | 145,698 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 40.2% | 99,579 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 2,596 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Carbon County, MT | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Carter County, MT | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Cascade County, MT | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Custer County, MT | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Daniels County, MT | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Dawson County, MT | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Fergus County, MT | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Flathead County, MT | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Garfield County, MT | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Granite County, MT | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Liberty County, MT | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Madison County, MT | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| McCone County, MT | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Meagher County, MT | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Mineral County, MT | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Park County, MT | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Phillips County, MT | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Pondera County, MT | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Powell County, MT | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Richland County, MT | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Sanders County, MT | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Teton County, MT | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Toole County, MT | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Treasure County, MT | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Valley County, MT | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Democratic | D+3.2 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Wendell Willkie+93 | 1,63248.4% | 1,72551.2% | 140.4% | 3,371 |
| Big Horn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+310 | 1,92654.1% | 1,61645.4% | 180.5% | 3,560 |
| Blaine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+964 | 2,12964.0% | 1,16535.0% | 331.0% | 3,327 |
| Broadwater County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+99 | 85452.9% | 75546.8% | 40.2% | 1,613 |
| Carbon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+257 | 2,67851.9% | 2,42146.9% | 621.2% | 5,161 |
| Carter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+178 | 73456.8% | 55643.0% | 20.2% | 1,292 |
| Cascade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,194 | 13,63767.1% | 6,44331.7% | 2441.2% | 20,324 |
| Chouteau County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+978 | 2,21363.7% | 1,23535.5% | 270.8% | 3,475 |
| Custer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+765 | 2,78257.6% | 2,01741.7% | 350.7% | 4,834 |
| Daniels County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+279 | 1,08656.5% | 80742.0% | 281.5% | 1,921 |
| Dawson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+153 | 1,76552.0% | 1,61247.5% | 150.4% | 3,392 |
| Deer Lodge County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,519 | 4,91666.9% | 2,39732.6% | 320.4% | 7,345 |
| Fallon County | Wendell Willkie+239 | 68642.2% | 92557.0% | 130.8% | 1,624 |
| Fergus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,167 | 3,87358.5% | 2,70640.9% | 400.6% | 6,619 |
| Flathead County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+814 | 5,21753.4% | 4,40345.1% | 1511.5% | 9,771 |
| Gallatin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,288 | 4,71857.6% | 3,43041.8% | 500.6% | 8,198 |
| Garfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+19 | 64450.7% | 62549.2% | 20.2% | 1,271 |
| Glacier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,047 | 2,39963.8% | 1,35236.0% | 90.2% | 3,760 |
| Golden Valley County | Wendell Willkie+51 | 35146.2% | 40253.0% | 60.8% | 759 |
| Granite County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+133 | 91753.6% | 78445.8% | 90.5% | 1,710 |
| Hill County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,858 | 3,70065.9% | 1,84232.8% | 751.3% | 5,617 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+429 | 1,25960.0% | 83039.6% | 80.4% | 2,097 |
| Judith Basin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+545 | 1,21563.5% | 67035.0% | 281.5% | 1,913 |
| Lake County | Wendell Willkie+339 | 2,37945.9% | 2,71852.5% | 841.6% | 5,181 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,052 | 5,81454.4% | 4,76244.6% | 1071.0% | 10,683 |
| Liberty County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+116 | 55055.3% | 43443.7% | 101.0% | 994 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+900 | 2,15062.4% | 1,25036.3% | 481.4% | 3,448 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+117 | 1,67451.4% | 1,55747.8% | 250.8% | 3,256 |
| McCone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+399 | 92861.8% | 52935.2% | 442.9% | 1,501 |
| Meagher County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+101 | 62153.7% | 52044.9% | 161.4% | 1,157 |
| Mineral County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+243 | 64560.4% | 40237.6% | 212.0% | 1,068 |
| Missoula County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,107 | 7,74757.2% | 5,64041.7% | 1501.1% | 13,537 |
| Musselshell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+721 | 1,80761.2% | 1,08636.8% | 592.0% | 2,952 |
| Park County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+400 | 2,83353.3% | 2,43345.7% | 531.0% | 5,319 |
| Petroleum County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3 | 31650.1% | 31349.6% | 20.3% | 631 |
| Phillips County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,115 | 2,22566.1% | 1,11033.0% | 310.9% | 3,366 |
| Pondera County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+861 | 1,89963.7% | 1,03834.8% | 431.4% | 2,980 |
| Powder River County | Wendell Willkie+72 | 56146.3% | 63352.2% | 181.5% | 1,212 |
| Powell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+649 | 1,76560.8% | 1,11638.5% | 210.7% | 2,902 |
| Prairie County | Wendell Willkie+43 | 55447.7% | 59751.4% | 100.9% | 1,161 |
| Ravalli County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+290 | 2,77352.2% | 2,48346.7% | 571.1% | 5,313 |
| Richland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+598 | 2,09557.5% | 1,49741.1% | 531.5% | 3,645 |
| Roosevelt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+915 | 2,41860.7% | 1,50337.7% | 611.5% | 3,982 |
| Rosebud County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+147 | 1,39952.3% | 1,25246.8% | 261.0% | 2,677 |
| Sanders County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+546 | 1,63458.5% | 1,08838.9% | 722.6% | 2,794 |
| Sheridan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,216 | 2,10869.1% | 89229.2% | 521.7% | 3,052 |
| Silver Bow County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,535 | 17,46767.9% | 7,93230.8% | 3351.3% | 25,734 |
| Stillwater County | Wendell Willkie+54 | 1,20148.5% | 1,25550.7% | 190.8% | 2,475 |
| Sweet Grass County | Wendell Willkie+120 | 74146.0% | 86153.4% | 90.6% | 1,611 |
| Teton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+603 | 1,73560.0% | 1,13239.1% | 270.9% | 2,894 |
| Toole County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+736 | 1,95461.4% | 1,21838.3% | 100.3% | 3,182 |
| Treasure County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+34 | 32152.6% | 28747.0% | 20.3% | 610 |
| Valley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,896 | 3,49367.7% | 1,59730.9% | 721.4% | 5,162 |
| Wheatland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+162 | 94854.4% | 78645.1% | 80.5% | 1,742 |
| Wibaux County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+115 | 57655.2% | 46144.2% | 60.6% | 1,043 |
| Yellowstone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+557 | 9,03651.2% | 8,47948.0% | 1400.8% | 17,655 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.