Elections / 1940 · President · CT
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Connecticut D+7.1.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Connecticut, 1940. The state ran 2.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Connecticut result
781,483 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
417,611
53.4%
Willkie (R)
361,809
46.3%
All others
2,063
0.3%
Margin
D+7.1
1940 presidential election
Connecticut, 1940
RooseveltD+7.1
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1940 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1940 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 53.4% | 417,611 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 46.3% | 361,809 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 2,063 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1940
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 112,731 | 88,497 | 201,677 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 31,891 | 31,041 | 63,215 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 14,096 | 14,317 | 28,456 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 60,537 | 51,821 | 112,616 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 12,195 | 9,841 | 22,071 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 12,109 | 13,637 | 25,779 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 83,069 | 67,933 | 151,342 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 30,075 | 24,803 | 54,981 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 60,908 | 59,919 | 121,346 |