Wisconsin — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentRooseveltD+1.8
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 50.1% | 704,821 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 48.3% | 679,206 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 21,495 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
71 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (71 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Brown County, WI | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Burnett County, WI | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Iowa County, WI | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Iron County, WI | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Jackson County, WI | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+6.5 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Langlade County, WI | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Marinette County, WI | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Oneida County, WI | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Price County, WI | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Racine County, WI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Rusk County, WI | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Taylor County, WI | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Vilas County, WI | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Washburn County, WI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+5.9 |
Wisconsin results by county
71 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 | Franklin D. Roosevelt+65 | 1,88350.5% | 1,81848.7% | 290.8% | 3,730 |
| Ashland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,994 | 5,58660.0% | 3,59238.6% | 1311.4% | 9,309 |
| Barron County | Wendell Willkie+1,623 | 6,18343.5% | 7,80654.9% | 2381.7% | 14,227 |
| Bayfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,558 | 4,38759.8% | 2,82938.5% | 1261.7% | 7,342 |
| Brown County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,147 | 19,52654.2% | 16,37945.4% | 1350.4% | 36,040 |
| Buffalo County | Wendell Willkie+1,540 | 2,51637.7% | 4,05660.8% | 1031.5% | 6,675 |
| Burnett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3 | 2,51349.2% | 2,51049.2% | 821.6% | 5,105 |
| Calumet County | Wendell Willkie+3,003 | 2,32430.1% | 5,32769.0% | 741.0% | 7,725 |
| Chippewa County | Wendell Willkie+1,531 | 7,25044.8% | 8,78154.3% | 1400.9% | 16,171 |
| Clark County | Wendell Willkie+4,818 | 4,68332.5% | 9,50165.9% | 2361.6% | 14,420 |
| Columbia County | Wendell Willkie+1,239 | 7,02145.6% | 8,26053.7% | 1060.7% | 15,387 |
| Crawford County | Wendell Willkie+1,072 | 3,59543.3% | 4,66756.3% | 310.4% | 8,293 |
| Dane County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,486 | 40,33164.2% | 21,84534.8% | 6111.0% | 62,787 |
| Dodge County | Wendell Willkie+5,703 | 8,94837.5% | 14,65161.4% | 2601.1% | 23,859 |
| Door County | Wendell Willkie+2,711 | 2,75033.3% | 5,46166.1% | 490.6% | 8,260 |
| Douglas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,853 | 15,54866.1% | 7,69532.7% | 2721.2% | 23,515 |
| Dunn County | Wendell Willkie+2,423 | 4,54539.0% | 6,96859.9% | 1261.1% | 11,639 |
| Eau Claire County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+534 | 10,12951.1% | 9,59548.4% | 1080.5% | 19,832 |
| Florence County | Wendell Willkie+28 | 98048.7% | 1,00850.1% | 231.1% | 2,011 |
| Fond du Lac County | Wendell Willkie+6,481 | 10,32337.8% | 16,80461.5% | 2150.8% | 27,342 |
| Forest County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,279 | 2,95163.6% | 1,67236.0% | 160.3% | 4,639 |
| Grant County | Wendell Willkie+3,685 | 7,45839.8% | 11,14359.4% | 1580.8% | 18,759 |
| Green County | Wendell Willkie+1,146 | 4,56544.0% | 5,71155.1% | 880.8% | 10,364 |
| Green Lake County | Wendell Willkie+2,562 | 2,35732.2% | 4,91967.3% | 380.5% | 7,314 |
| Iowa County | Wendell Willkie+953 | 4,02544.0% | 4,97854.5% | 1371.5% | 9,140 |
| Iron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,853 | 3,52566.9% | 1,67231.7% | 721.4% | 5,269 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+234 | 3,97551.1% | 3,74148.1% | 640.8% | 7,780 |
| Jefferson County | Wendell Willkie+2,336 | 7,84243.2% | 10,17856.0% | 1490.8% | 18,169 |
| Juneau County | Wendell Willkie+1,914 | 3,35438.5% | 5,26860.5% | 841.0% | 8,706 |
| Kenosha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,992 | 17,17457.7% | 12,18240.9% | 4211.4% | 29,777 |
| Kewaunee County | Wendell Willkie+473 | 3,38946.6% | 3,86253.1% | 210.3% | 7,272 |
| La Crosse County | Wendell Willkie+632 | 13,07948.6% | 13,71150.9% | 1340.5% | 26,924 |
| Lafayette County | Wendell Willkie+744 | 4,31545.8% | 5,05953.7% | 450.5% | 9,419 |
| Langlade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+667 | 5,19052.9% | 4,52346.1% | 1011.0% | 9,814 |
| Lincoln County | Wendell Willkie+1,861 | 3,95139.6% | 5,81258.2% | 2212.2% | 9,984 |
| Manitowoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+526 | 13,14250.3% | 12,61648.3% | 3681.4% | 26,126 |
| Marathon County | Wendell Willkie+1,540 | 13,72446.6% | 15,26451.8% | 4811.6% | 29,469 |
| Marinette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+15 | 7,70349.8% | 7,68849.7% | 920.6% | 15,483 |
| Marquette County | Wendell Willkie+1,891 | 1,19527.7% | 3,08671.6% | 310.7% | 4,312 |
| Milwaukee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+78,741 | 209,86159.8% | 131,12037.3% | 10,2162.9% | 351,197 |
| Monroe County | Wendell Willkie+3,369 | 4,67336.3% | 8,04262.5% | 1481.2% | 12,863 |
| Oconto County | Wendell Willkie+965 | 5,27345.5% | 6,23853.9% | 660.6% | 11,577 |
| Oneida County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,681 | 5,37558.8% | 3,69440.4% | 770.8% | 9,146 |
| Outagamie County | Wendell Willkie+5,565 | 12,16840.5% | 17,73359.0% | 1660.6% | 30,067 |
| Ozaukee County | Wendell Willkie+1,251 | 3,66242.0% | 4,91356.3% | 1481.7% | 8,723 |
| Pepin County | Wendell Willkie+1,078 | 1,19433.9% | 2,27264.5% | 561.6% | 3,522 |
| Pierce County | Wendell Willkie+3,365 | 3,25932.6% | 6,62466.2% | 1161.2% | 9,999 |
| Polk County | Wendell Willkie+1,052 | 4,97944.3% | 6,03153.6% | 2382.1% | 11,248 |
| Portage County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,478 | 10,14863.8% | 5,67035.6% | 940.6% | 15,912 |
| Price County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+163 | 4,04249.9% | 3,87947.9% | 1722.1% | 8,093 |
| Racine County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,779 | 23,53254.8% | 18,75343.6% | 6931.6% | 42,978 |
| Richland County | Wendell Willkie+2,003 | 3,52438.6% | 5,52760.5% | 881.0% | 9,139 |
| Rock County | Wendell Willkie+2,598 | 17,54346.3% | 20,14153.1% | 2140.6% | 37,898 |
| Rusk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+94 | 3,57850.0% | 3,48448.7% | 981.4% | 7,160 |
| Sauk County | Wendell Willkie+3,257 | 6,10638.9% | 9,36359.6% | 2381.5% | 15,707 |
| Sawyer County | Wendell Willkie+306 | 2,43946.6% | 2,74552.5% | 490.9% | 5,233 |
| Shawano County | Wendell Willkie+1,136 | 5,24144.5% | 6,37754.2% | 1561.3% | 11,774 |
| Sheboygan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+495 | 15,80049.8% | 15,30548.2% | 6422.0% | 31,747 |
| St. Croix County | Wendell Willkie+1,959 | 4,89841.2% | 6,85757.7% | 1211.0% | 11,876 |
| Taylor County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+103 | 3,77149.1% | 3,66847.8% | 2393.1% | 7,678 |
| Trempealeau County | Wendell Willkie+144 | 5,17548.9% | 5,31950.3% | 850.8% | 10,579 |
| Vernon County | Wendell Willkie+838 | 5,77646.2% | 6,61452.9% | 1020.8% | 12,492 |
| Vilas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+219 | 2,47051.5% | 2,25146.9% | 771.6% | 4,798 |
| Walworth County | Wendell Willkie+6,145 | 5,44931.8% | 11,59467.6% | 1110.6% | 17,154 |
| Washburn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+96 | 2,90150.3% | 2,80548.7% | 561.0% | 5,762 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+3,818 | 4,68335.0% | 8,50163.5% | 1961.5% | 13,380 |
| Waukesha County | Wendell Willkie+3,867 | 12,85942.9% | 16,72655.9% | 3581.2% | 29,943 |
| Waupaca County | Wendell Willkie+6,483 | 4,61629.1% | 11,09970.0% | 1511.0% | 15,866 |
| Waushara County | Wendell Willkie+3,125 | 1,74726.1% | 4,87272.9% | 661.0% | 6,685 |
| Winnebago County | Wendell Willkie+3,127 | 15,57045.1% | 18,69754.1% | 2680.8% | 34,535 |
| Wood County | Wendell Willkie+1,080 | 8,57446.6% | 9,65452.5% | 1740.9% | 18,402 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.