North Dakota — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentWillkieR+10.9
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Wendell Willkie ✓Republican | 55.1% | 154,590 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 44.2% | 124,036 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 2,149 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Divide County, ND | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Eddy County, ND | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Foster County, ND | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Griggs County, ND | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+45.0 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+67.4 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+27.0 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+83.3 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Nelson County, ND | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+67.2 |
| Pembina County, ND | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Renville County, ND | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Sioux County, ND | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Walsh County, ND | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Ward County, ND | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Williams County, ND | Democratic | D+29.2 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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+394 | 1,23158.8% | 83740.0% | 271.3% | 2,095 |
| Barnes County | Wendell Willkie+1,265 | 4,64957.7% | 3,38442.0% | 290.4% | 8,062 |
| Benson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+413 | 2,48545.8% | 2,89853.5% | 370.7% | 5,420 |
| Billings County | Wendell Willkie+259 | 66362.1% | 40437.8% | 10.1% | 1,068 |
| Bottineau County | Wendell Willkie+660 | 3,12955.6% | 2,46943.9% | 300.5% | 5,628 |
| Bowman County | Wendell Willkie+45 | 92750.6% | 88248.2% | 221.2% | 1,831 |
| Burke County | Wendell Willkie+609 | 1,95157.5% | 1,34239.6% | 982.9% | 3,391 |
| Burleigh County | Wendell Willkie+1,508 | 5,85857.1% | 4,35042.4% | 580.6% | 10,266 |
| Cass County | Wendell Willkie+656 | 12,56751.1% | 11,91148.4% | 1080.4% | 24,586 |
| Cavalier County | Wendell Willkie+88 | 2,84550.6% | 2,75749.1% | 160.3% | 5,618 |
| Dickey County | Wendell Willkie+1,056 | 2,77757.4% | 1,72135.6% | 3377.0% | 4,835 |
| Divide County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+334 | 1,43744.3% | 1,77154.6% | 341.0% | 3,242 |
| Dunn County | Wendell Willkie+740 | 2,13260.3% | 1,39239.4% | 120.3% | 3,536 |
| Eddy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+49 | 1,31948.4% | 1,36850.2% | 371.4% | 2,724 |
| Emmons County | Wendell Willkie+2,511 | 3,51577.3% | 1,00422.1% | 290.6% | 4,548 |
| Foster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+337 | 1,10943.2% | 1,44656.3% | 120.5% | 2,567 |
| Golden Valley County | Wendell Willkie+184 | 87355.6% | 68943.9% | 90.6% | 1,571 |
| Grand Forks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,353 | 7,04345.4% | 8,39654.1% | 670.4% | 15,506 |
| Grant County | Wendell Willkie+2,188 | 2,81581.5% | 62718.2% | 110.3% | 3,453 |
| Griggs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+347 | 1,11743.1% | 1,46456.5% | 110.4% | 2,592 |
| Hettinger County | Wendell Willkie+1,797 | 2,46878.3% | 67121.3% | 120.4% | 3,151 |
| Kidder County | Wendell Willkie+1,377 | 2,21472.3% | 83727.3% | 110.4% | 3,062 |
| LaMoure County | Wendell Willkie+1,306 | 2,94363.7% | 1,63735.4% | 400.9% | 4,620 |
| Logan County | Wendell Willkie+2,074 | 2,57283.6% | 49816.2% | 70.2% | 3,077 |
| McHenry County | Wendell Willkie+1,669 | 3,89463.1% | 2,22536.0% | 550.9% | 6,174 |
| McIntosh County | Wendell Willkie+3,176 | 3,49491.7% | 3188.3% | 00.0% | 3,812 |
| McKenzie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+877 | 1,56338.6% | 2,44060.3% | 431.1% | 4,046 |
| McLean County | Wendell Willkie+1,447 | 4,11359.0% | 2,66638.2% | 1932.8% | 6,972 |
| Mercer County | Wendell Willkie+2,774 | 3,34185.4% | 56714.5% | 60.2% | 3,914 |
| Morton County | Wendell Willkie+2,610 | 5,49965.2% | 2,88934.3% | 400.5% | 8,428 |
| Mountrail County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+411 | 1,98144.7% | 2,39253.9% | 621.4% | 4,435 |
| Nelson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+576 | 1,85943.1% | 2,43556.4% | 220.5% | 4,316 |
| Oliver County | Wendell Willkie+1,090 | 1,35683.5% | 26616.4% | 10.1% | 1,623 |
| Pembina County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+787 | 2,92443.9% | 3,71155.8% | 200.3% | 6,655 |
| Pierce County | Wendell Willkie+898 | 2,34961.6% | 1,45138.1% | 110.3% | 3,811 |
| Ramsey County | Wendell Willkie+99 | 3,62950.4% | 3,53049.1% | 350.5% | 7,194 |
| Ransom County | Wendell Willkie+593 | 2,57956.2% | 1,98643.3% | 240.5% | 4,589 |
| Renville County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+96 | 1,20247.0% | 1,29850.8% | 562.2% | 2,556 |
| Richland County | Wendell Willkie+1,518 | 5,10258.4% | 3,58441.0% | 480.5% | 8,734 |
| Rolette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,265 | 1,55535.4% | 2,82064.2% | 170.4% | 4,392 |
| Sargent County | Wendell Willkie+28 | 1,92250.0% | 1,89449.3% | 270.7% | 3,843 |
| Sheridan County | Wendell Willkie+1,862 | 2,40581.3% | 54318.4% | 90.3% | 2,957 |
| Sioux County | Wendell Willkie+589 | 1,16766.8% | 57833.1% | 10.1% | 1,746 |
| Slope County | Wendell Willkie+216 | 80157.6% | 58542.1% | 50.4% | 1,391 |
| Stark County | Wendell Willkie+2,292 | 4,36767.6% | 2,07532.1% | 150.2% | 6,457 |
| Steele County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+106 | 1,32847.7% | 1,43451.5% | 220.8% | 2,784 |
| Stutsman County | Wendell Willkie+1,737 | 5,63458.9% | 3,89740.8% | 310.3% | 9,562 |
| Towner County | Wendell Willkie+34 | 1,63050.3% | 1,59649.2% | 150.5% | 3,241 |
| Traill County | Wendell Willkie+406 | 2,88253.5% | 2,47645.9% | 320.6% | 5,390 |
| Walsh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,448 | 3,05135.6% | 5,49964.2% | 180.2% | 8,568 |
| Ward County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,150 | 6,51945.6% | 7,66953.7% | 1050.7% | 14,293 |
| Wells County | Wendell Willkie+1,457 | 3,33563.7% | 1,87835.9% | 190.4% | 5,232 |
| Williams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,109 | 2,47034.3% | 4,57963.5% | 1622.2% | 7,211 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.