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Elections / 1940 · President · AL

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Alabama D+70.9.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Alabama, 1940. The state ran 60.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

Alabama result
294,217 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
250,726
85.2%
Willkie (R)
42,184
14.3%
All others
1,307
0.4%
Margin
D+70.9
1940 presidential election
Alabama, 1940
RooseveltD+70.9
1940 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+87.9Baldwin County, AL · D+59.0Barbour County, AL · D+92.2Bibb County, AL · D+81.9Blount County, AL · D+52.5Bullock County, AL · D+97.3Butler County, AL · D+96.1Calhoun County, AL · D+74.2Chambers County, AL · D+94.6Cherokee County, AL · D+74.3Chilton County, AL · D+15.8Choctaw County, AL · D+93.0Clarke County, AL · D+97.4Clay County, AL · D+43.0Cleburne County, AL · D+51.7Coffee County, AL · D+87.8Colbert County, AL · D+83.1Conecuh County, AL · D+95.6Coosa County, AL · D+61.4Covington County, AL · D+92.2Crenshaw County, AL · D+93.6Cullman County, AL · D+29.3Dale County, AL · D+74.2Dallas County, AL · D+90.3DeKalb County, AL · D+31.7Elmore County, AL · D+93.3Escambia County, AL · D+90.3Etowah County, AL · D+69.1Fayette County, AL · D+47.5Franklin County, AL · D+27.7Geneva County, AL · D+74.8Greene County, AL · D+84.1Hale County, AL · D+96.3Henry County, AL · D+93.1Houston County, AL · D+77.9Jackson County, AL · D+60.2Jefferson County, AL · D+69.1Lamar County, AL · D+81.0Lauderdale County, AL · D+81.3Lawrence County, AL · D+64.9Lee County, AL · D+92.1Limestone County, AL · D+93.5Lowndes County, AL · D+97.8Macon County, AL · D+93.6Madison County, AL · D+81.2Marengo County, AL · D+94.0Marion County, AL · D+41.3Marshall County, AL · D+63.6Mobile County, AL · D+71.1Monroe County, AL · D+96.8Montgomery County, AL · D+95.7Morgan County, AL · D+82.4Perry County, AL · D+94.7Pickens County, AL · D+84.5Pike County, AL · D+92.1Randolph County, AL · D+56.2Russell County, AL · D+96.0Shelby County, AL · D+49.4St. Clair County, AL · D+22.9Sumter County, AL · D+93.6Talladega County, AL · D+76.0Tallapoosa County, AL · D+93.5Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+87.0Walker County, AL · D+49.3Washington County, AL · D+91.6Wilcox County, AL · D+97.4Winston County, AL · R+9.4
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic85.2%250,726
Wendell WillkieRepublican14.3%42,184
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,307
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1940
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+87.9%
1,630991,741
Baldwin CountyD
+59.0%
2,6816173,501
Barbour CountyD
+92.2%
2,328902,428
Bibb CountyD
+81.9%
1,8211732,012
Blount CountyD
+52.5%
2,7848553,677
Bullock CountyD
+97.3%
1,301181,319
Butler CountyD
+96.1%
2,732522,788
Calhoun CountyD
+74.2%
4,4086455,071
Chambers CountyD
+94.6%
4,1411104,262
Cherokee CountyD
+74.3%
2,6173813,010
Chilton CountyD
+15.8%
2,7461,9954,751
Choctaw CountyD
+93.0%
2,023732,096
Clarke CountyD
+97.4%
3,753483,802
Clay CountyD
+43.0%
2,1538543,023
Cleburne CountyD
+51.7%
1,3694341,808
Coffee CountyD
+87.8%
2,2261452,371
Colbert CountyD
+83.1%
3,9983654,371
Conecuh CountyD
+95.6%
2,345502,400
Coosa CountyD
+61.4%
1,3473171,677
Covington CountyD
+92.2%
4,6351864,824
Crenshaw CountyD
+93.6%
2,680842,773
Cullman CountyD
+29.3%
5,6033,0578,686
Dale CountyD
+74.2%
2,5433742,922
Dallas CountyD
+90.3%
3,1061573,266
DeKalb CountyD
+31.7%
5,4322,8108,259
Elmore CountyD
+93.3%
4,2671444,420
Escambia CountyD
+90.3%
2,7721372,917
Etowah CountyD
+69.1%
7,0121,2708,315
Fayette CountyD
+47.5%
2,0917372,848
Franklin CountyD
+27.7%
3,5231,9895,533
Geneva CountyD
+74.8%
2,5653642,942
Greene CountyD
+84.1%
89477971
Hale CountyD
+96.3%
1,691321,723
Henry CountyD
+93.1%
1,960692,031
Houston CountyD
+77.9%
3,9414834,439
Jackson CountyD
+60.2%
3,8189454,772
Jefferson CountyD
+69.1%
37,1106,71444,001
Lamar CountyD
+81.0%
2,6652752,952
Lauderdale CountyD
+81.3%
5,0655075,606
Lawrence CountyD
+64.9%
2,2774802,769
Lee CountyD
+92.1%
2,5661032,674
Limestone CountyD
+93.5%
2,941953,045
Lowndes CountyD
+97.8%
1,132121,145
Macon CountyD
+93.6%
1,259411,301
Madison CountyD
+81.2%
5,5155666,098
Marengo CountyD
+94.0%
2,284702,356
Marion CountyD
+41.3%
2,6541,0813,811
Marshall CountyD
+63.6%
4,1429135,079
Mobile CountyD
+71.1%
11,4801,88713,493
Monroe CountyD
+96.8%
2,953403,008
Montgomery CountyD
+95.7%
11,31123011,573
Morgan CountyD
+82.4%
5,3455005,878
Perry CountyD
+94.7%
1,509391,553
Pickens CountyD
+84.5%
1,7141401,863
Pike CountyD
+92.1%
3,0491213,178
Randolph CountyD
+56.2%
2,4076703,089
Russell CountyD
+96.0%
2,435482,486
Shelby CountyD
+49.4%
2,7779383,722
St. Clair CountyD
+22.9%
2,4621,5404,024
Sumter CountyD
+93.6%
1,404461,451
Talladega CountyD
+76.0%
3,9655344,512
Tallapoosa CountyD
+93.5%
4,3251394,475
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+87.0%
6,2844266,732
Walker CountyD
+49.3%
5,9402,0077,971
Washington CountyD
+91.6%
1,892801,978
Wilcox CountyD
+97.4%
1,534201,554
Winston CountyR
−9.4%
1,3941,6863,091