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Elections / 1940 · President · AR

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Arkansas D+57.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Arkansas, 1940. The state ran 47.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
200,429 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
157,213
78.4%
Willkie (R)
42,122
21.0%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+57.4
1940 presidential election
Arkansas, 1940
RooseveltD+57.4
1940 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+51.2Ashley County, AR · D+81.6Baxter County, AR · D+27.3Benton County, AR · D+10.7Boone County, AR · D+44.2Bradley County, AR · D+87.9Calhoun County, AR · D+89.8Carroll County, AR · D+19.5Chicot County, AR · D+81.5Clark County, AR · D+72.9Clay County, AR · D+23.3Cleburne County, AR · D+37.8Cleveland County, AR · D+88.8Columbia County, AR · D+87.6Conway County, AR · D+76.7Craighead County, AR · D+55.5Crawford County, AR · D+38.4Crittenden County, AR · D+92.8Cross County, AR · D+71.8Dallas County, AR · D+80.2Desha County, AR · D+80.2Drew County, AR · D+77.9Faulkner County, AR · D+65.8Franklin County, AR · D+66.7Fulton County, AR · D+42.7Garland County, AR · D+40.0Grant County, AR · D+73.4Greene County, AR · D+62.5Hempstead County, AR · D+74.3Hot Spring County, AR · D+56.3Howard County, AR · D+56.8Independence County, AR · D+41.9Izard County, AR · D+48.5Jackson County, AR · D+70.1Jefferson County, AR · D+73.2Johnson County, AR · D+63.3Lafayette County, AR · D+77.7Lawrence County, AR · D+48.6Lee County, AR · D+81.8Lincoln County, AR · D+79.7Little River County, AR · D+59.5Logan County, AR · D+45.3Lonoke County, AR · D+70.8Madison County, AR · D+2.1Marion County, AR · D+45.3Miller County, AR · D+68.2Mississippi County, AR · D+78.8Monroe County, AR · D+84.1Montgomery County, AR · D+43.2Nevada County, AR · D+72.1Newton County, AR · R+7.3Ouachita County, AR · D+82.3Perry County, AR · D+58.3Phillips County, AR · D+80.2Pike County, AR · D+39.0Poinsett County, AR · D+72.0Polk County, AR · D+36.1Pope County, AR · D+65.7Prairie County, AR · D+52.1Pulaski County, AR · D+65.4Randolph County, AR · D+55.7Saline County, AR · D+75.0Scott County, AR · D+47.2Searcy County, AR · R+13.6Sebastian County, AR · D+45.3Sevier County, AR · D+64.5Sharp County, AR · D+43.3St. Francis County, AR · D+78.1Stone County, AR · D+22.5Union County, AR · D+81.4Van Buren County, AR · D+45.3Washington County, AR · D+22.2White County, AR · D+58.2Woodruff County, AR · D+73.4Yell County, AR · D+81.6
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic78.4%157,213
Wendell WillkieRepublican21.0%42,122
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1940
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+51.2%
2,3457423,132
Ashley CountyD
+81.6%
1,8351842,023
Baxter CountyD
+27.3%
8594891,355
Benton CountyD
+10.7%
2,4421,9624,473
Boone CountyD
+44.2%
2,0547862,869
Bradley CountyD
+87.9%
1,9391232,066
Calhoun CountyD
+89.8%
81844862
Carroll CountyD
+19.5%
1,6041,0812,687
Chicot CountyD
+81.5%
1,5921611,755
Clark CountyD
+72.9%
2,0083112,327
Clay CountyD
+23.3%
1,6761,0292,779
Cleburne CountyD
+37.8%
8343741,218
Cleveland CountyD
+88.8%
989581,048
Columbia CountyD
+87.6%
2,2701492,422
Conway CountyD
+76.7%
2,0672722,340
Craighead CountyD
+55.5%
3,3009354,262
Crawford CountyD
+38.4%
1,5816912,318
Crittenden CountyD
+92.8%
1,966722,040
Cross CountyD
+71.8%
1,7462852,035
Dallas CountyD
+80.2%
1,2951181,467
Desha CountyD
+80.2%
1,3701461,526
Drew CountyD
+77.9%
1,3291521,511
Faulkner CountyD
+65.8%
2,5355193,066
Franklin CountyD
+66.7%
1,6013191,922
Fulton CountyD
+42.7%
8383331,183
Garland CountyD
+40.0%
3,3351,4244,772
Grant CountyD
+73.4%
1,0431601,203
Greene CountyD
+62.5%
2,2205102,735
Hempstead CountyD
+74.3%
2,8144153,229
Hot Spring CountyD
+56.3%
1,7304822,217
Howard CountyD
+56.8%
1,5404191,973
Independence CountyD
+41.9%
2,2769283,220
Izard CountyD
+48.5%
1,0583661,426
Jackson CountyD
+70.1%
2,2233822,628
Jefferson CountyD
+73.2%
3,8295874,429
Johnson CountyD
+63.3%
1,4293181,756
Lafayette CountyD
+77.7%
1,3521591,536
Lawrence CountyD
+48.6%
2,4848523,360
Lee CountyD
+81.8%
1,1001091,212
Lincoln CountyD
+79.7%
916991,025
Little River CountyD
+59.5%
1,1042761,392
Logan CountyD
+45.3%
2,8311,0653,896
Lonoke CountyD
+70.8%
1,8993232,225
Madison CountyD
+2.1%
2,1962,1074,308
Marion CountyD
+45.3%
8643201,201
Miller CountyD
+68.2%
3,0195633,599
Mississippi CountyD
+78.8%
5,2576165,891
Monroe CountyD
+84.1%
1,4941281,624
Montgomery CountyD
+43.2%
1,0124001,417
Nevada CountyD
+72.1%
1,3992241,630
Newton CountyR
−7.3%
1,2021,3922,618
Ouachita CountyD
+82.3%
2,9512843,240
Perry CountyD
+58.3%
783206990
Phillips CountyD
+80.2%
2,2352452,480
Pike CountyD
+39.0%
9744241,409
Poinsett CountyD
+72.0%
4,1386704,817
Polk CountyD
+36.1%
1,2555851,858
Pope CountyD
+65.7%
3,7657704,561
Prairie CountyD
+52.1%
1,0693361,408
Pulaski CountyD
+65.4%
14,2192,95517,230
Randolph CountyD
+55.7%
1,6874742,179
Saline CountyD
+75.0%
1,9632742,251
Scott CountyD
+47.2%
9923531,353
Searcy CountyR
−13.6%
9821,2922,278
Sebastian CountyD
+45.3%
5,2491,9687,246
Sevier CountyD
+64.5%
1,3742931,675
Sharp CountyD
+43.3%
1,0994331,537
St. Francis CountyD
+78.1%
1,6711921,894
Stone CountyD
+22.5%
6444061,057
Union CountyD
+81.4%
4,8424895,345
Van Buren CountyD
+45.3%
1,0684021,470
Washington CountyD
+22.2%
2,8731,8194,750
White CountyD
+58.2%
3,3458764,245
Woodruff CountyD
+73.4%
1,2801931,481
Yell CountyD
+81.6%
2,2362242,467