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Elections / 1940 · President · AZ

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Arizona D+27.5.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Arizona, 1940. The state ran 17.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Arizona result
150,039 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
95,267
63.5%
Willkie (R)
54,030
36.0%
All others
742
0.5%
Margin
D+27.5
1940 presidential election
Arizona, 1940
RooseveltD+27.5
1940 presidential margin by county for Arizona — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arizona — 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.Apache County, AZ · D+36.0Cochise County, AZ · D+46.7Coconino County, AZ · D+22.5Gila County, AZ · D+37.2Graham County, AZ · D+45.7Greenlee County, AZ · D+55.5Maricopa County, AZ · D+21.4Mohave County, AZ · D+25.6Navajo County, AZ · D+33.0Pima County, AZ · D+19.5Pinal County, AZ · D+37.6Santa Cruz County, AZ · D+22.2Yavapai County, AZ · D+21.7Yuma County, AZ · D+37.6
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic63.5%95,267
Wendell WillkieRepublican36.0%54,030
OtherAll other candidates0.5%742
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Arizona's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −5.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.5%DR19122024
Arizona's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+30.8%
1916+21.8%
1920−11.2%
1924−5.8%
1928−15.3%
1932+36.5%
1936+42.9%
1940+27.5%
1944+17.9%
1948+10.0%
1952−16.7%
1956−22.1%
1960−11.1%
1964−0.8%
1968−19.8%
1972−31.3%
1976−16.6%
1980−32.4%
1984−33.9%
1988−21.2%
1992−2.0%
1996+2.2%
2000−6.3%
2004−10.5%
2008−8.5%
2012−9.0%
2016−3.5%
2020+0.3%
2024−5.5%
County results — 1940
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Apache CountyD
+36.0%
1,9699262,898
Cochise CountyD
+46.7%
8,7483,17011,950
Coconino CountyD
+22.5%
3,0251,9134,951
Gila CountyD
+37.2%
5,7522,6248,407
Graham CountyD
+45.7%
3,1301,1614,310
Greenlee CountyD
+55.5%
2,1756192,803
Maricopa CountyD
+21.4%
35,05522,61058,079
Mohave CountyD
+25.6%
2,0241,1983,224
Navajo CountyD
+33.0%
3,0521,5334,597
Pima CountyD
+19.5%
14,0359,44523,562
Pinal CountyD
+37.6%
4,4111,9966,429
Santa Cruz CountyD
+22.2%
1,5369782,516
Yavapai CountyD
+21.7%
6,2173,98710,282
Yuma CountyD
+37.6%
4,1381,8706,031