Elections / 1940
The 1940 elections
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) faced Wendell Willkie (R); Roosevelt won the presidency. National popular vote: D+9.9. Electoral college: Roosevelt 449 of 531.
1940 presidential election
RooseveltD+9.9
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1940 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 48 results, 1940
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | D+91.5 | 9 |
| South Carolina | D+91.3 | 8 |
| Louisiana | D+71.8 | 10 |
| Alabama | D+70.9 | 11 |
| Georgia | D+69.9 | 12 |
| Texas | D+62.0 | 23 |
| Arkansas | D+57.4 | 9 |
| North Carolina | D+48.1 | 13 |
| Florida | D+48.0 | 7 |
| Virginia | D+36.5 | 11 |
| Tennessee | D+34.9 | 11 |
| Arizona | D+27.5 | 3 |
| Utah | D+24.7 | 4 |
| Nevada | D+20.2 | 3 |
| Montana | D+18.6 | 4 |
| Washington | D+17.6 | 8 |
| Maryland | D+17.4 | 8 |
| California | D+16.1 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | D+15.2 | 11 |
| Kentucky | D+15.1 | 11 |
| West Virginia | D+14.2 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | D+13.6 | 4 |
| New Mexico | D+13.3 | 3 |
| Delaware | D+9.7 | 3 |
| Idaho | D+9.1 | 4 |
| Oregon | D+8.1 | 5 |
| Connecticut | D+7.1 | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | D+6.9 | 36 |
| Massachusetts | D+6.7 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | D+6.4 | 4 |
| Wyoming | D+5.9 | 3 |
| Missouri | D+4.8 | 15 |
| Ohio | D+4.4 | 26 |
| Minnesota | D+3.8 | 11 |
| New Jersey | D+3.6 | 16 |
| New York | D+3.6 | 47 |
| Illinois | D+2.4 | 29 |
| Wisconsin | D+1.8 | 12 |
| Michigan | R+0.3 | 19 |
| Indiana | R+1.4 | 14 |
| Maine | R+2.3 | 5 |
| Colorado | R+2.6 | 6 |
| Iowa | R+4.4 | 11 |
| Vermont | R+9.9 | 3 |
| North Dakota | R+10.9 | 4 |
| Nebraska | R+14.4 | 7 |
| Kansas | R+14.5 | 9 |
| South Dakota | R+14.8 | 4 |
The 1940 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+9.9
Electoral college
Roosevelt 449
of 531
President — national popular vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R)
Roosevelt (D)
27,312,628
54.7%
Willkie (R)
22,347,870
44.8%
All others
252,284
0.5%
Margin
D+9.9
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