Florida — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentRooseveltD+48.0
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 74.0% | 359,334 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 26.0% | 126,158 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Brevard County, FL | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Broward County, FL | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Citrus County, FL | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Clay County, FL | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Collier County, FL | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Duval County, FL | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Escambia County, FL | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| Flagler County, FL | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+86.4 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+77.1 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+84.0 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+88.0 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+77.0 |
| Hardee County, FL | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Hendry County, FL | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Highlands County, FL | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Holmes County, FL | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Indian River County, FL | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+73.6 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+79.9 |
| Lake County, FL | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Lee County, FL | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+80.7 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+81.0 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Manatee County, FL | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Marion County, FL | Democratic | D+65.1 |
| Martin County, FL | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Nassau County, FL | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Democratic | D+62.6 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Orange County, FL | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Osceola County, FL | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Pasco County, FL | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Polk County, FL | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Putnam County, FL | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Seminole County, FL | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Volusia County, FL | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+90.0 |
| Walton County, FL | Democratic | D+64.5 |
| Washington County, FL | Democratic | D+49.7 |
Florida results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,342 | 6,71483.0% | 1,37217.0% | 00.0% | 8,086 |
| Baker County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,238 | 1,35292.2% | 1147.8% | 00.0% | 1,466 |
| Bay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,469 | 5,15388.3% | 68411.7% | 00.0% | 5,837 |
| Bradford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,327 | 1,58885.9% | 26114.1% | 00.0% | 1,849 |
| Brevard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,011 | 2,99560.2% | 1,98439.8% | 00.0% | 4,979 |
| Broward County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,434 | 6,42261.7% | 3,98838.3% | 00.0% | 10,410 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,551 | 1,72291.0% | 1719.0% | 00.0% | 1,893 |
| Charlotte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+503 | 91069.1% | 40730.9% | 00.0% | 1,317 |
| Citrus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,367 | 1,56188.9% | 19411.1% | 00.0% | 1,755 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+990 | 1,48874.9% | 49825.1% | 00.0% | 1,986 |
| Collier County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+653 | 80983.8% | 15616.2% | 00.0% | 965 |
| Columbia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,445 | 2,88886.7% | 44313.3% | 00.0% | 3,331 |
| DeSoto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,362 | 1,88878.2% | 52621.8% | 00.0% | 2,414 |
| Dixie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,336 | 1,42094.4% | 845.6% | 00.0% | 1,504 |
| Duval County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+31,826 | 41,00381.7% | 9,17718.3% | 00.0% | 50,180 |
| Escambia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,952 | 16,20187.8% | 2,24912.2% | 00.0% | 18,450 |
| Flagler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+417 | 55380.3% | 13619.7% | 00.0% | 689 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,298 | 1,40093.2% | 1026.8% | 00.0% | 1,502 |
| Gadsden County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,801 | 3,21888.5% | 41711.5% | 00.0% | 3,635 |
| Gilchrist County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+923 | 1,01192.0% | 888.0% | 00.0% | 1,099 |
| Glades County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+284 | 46472.0% | 18028.0% | 00.0% | 644 |
| Gulf County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,537 | 1,64294.0% | 1056.0% | 00.0% | 1,747 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,239 | 1,42488.5% | 18511.5% | 00.0% | 1,609 |
| Hardee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,865 | 2,55978.7% | 69421.3% | 00.0% | 3,253 |
| Hendry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+723 | 1,04076.6% | 31723.4% | 00.0% | 1,357 |
| Hernando County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+770 | 1,15175.1% | 38124.9% | 00.0% | 1,532 |
| Highlands County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,337 | 2,21571.6% | 87828.4% | 00.0% | 3,093 |
| Hillsborough County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+22,933 | 30,73879.7% | 7,80520.3% | 00.0% | 38,543 |
| Holmes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,797 | 2,68475.2% | 88724.8% | 00.0% | 3,571 |
| Indian River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+583 | 1,48762.2% | 90437.8% | 00.0% | 2,391 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,741 | 5,60786.6% | 86613.4% | 00.0% | 6,473 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,197 | 1,41286.8% | 21513.2% | 00.0% | 1,627 |
| Lafayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+968 | 1,09089.9% | 12210.1% | 00.0% | 1,212 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,663 | 5,32266.7% | 2,65933.3% | 00.0% | 7,981 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,909 | 3,53168.5% | 1,62231.5% | 00.0% | 5,153 |
| Leon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,876 | 5,45990.4% | 5839.6% | 00.0% | 6,042 |
| Levy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,261 | 2,52790.5% | 2669.5% | 00.0% | 2,793 |
| Liberty County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+828 | 94788.8% | 11911.2% | 00.0% | 1,066 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,981 | 2,42184.6% | 44015.4% | 00.0% | 2,861 |
| Manatee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,148 | 5,13172.1% | 1,98327.9% | 00.0% | 7,114 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,830 | 6,12782.5% | 1,29717.5% | 00.0% | 7,424 |
| Martin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+422 | 1,01863.1% | 59636.9% | 00.0% | 1,614 |
| Miami-Dade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+26,697 | 51,92167.3% | 25,22432.7% | 00.0% | 77,145 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,639 | 4,10289.9% | 46310.1% | 00.0% | 4,565 |
| Nassau County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,467 | 1,88881.8% | 42118.2% | 00.0% | 2,309 |
| Okaloosa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,313 | 3,00381.3% | 69018.7% | 00.0% | 3,693 |
| Okeechobee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+700 | 82287.1% | 12212.9% | 00.0% | 944 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,623 | 12,82161.0% | 8,19839.0% | 00.0% | 21,019 |
| Osceola County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+587 | 2,01558.5% | 1,42841.5% | 00.0% | 3,443 |
| Palm Beach County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,513 | 11,88461.7% | 7,37138.3% | 00.0% | 19,255 |
| Pasco County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,729 | 3,09169.4% | 1,36230.6% | 00.0% | 4,453 |
| Pinellas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,614 | 18,94158.7% | 13,32741.3% | 00.0% | 32,268 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,126 | 17,69076.1% | 5,56423.9% | 00.0% | 23,254 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,469 | 3,47777.5% | 1,00822.5% | 00.0% | 4,485 |
| Santa Rosa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,254 | 2,91081.6% | 65618.4% | 00.0% | 3,566 |
| Sarasota County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,101 | 3,77369.3% | 1,67230.7% | 00.0% | 5,445 |
| Seminole County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,781 | 3,15069.7% | 1,36930.3% | 00.0% | 4,519 |
| St. Johns County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,819 | 4,12276.0% | 1,30324.0% | 00.0% | 5,425 |
| St. Lucie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,207 | 2,16969.3% | 96230.7% | 00.0% | 3,131 |
| Sumter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,129 | 2,38290.4% | 2539.6% | 00.0% | 2,635 |
| Suwannee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,465 | 2,86687.7% | 40112.3% | 00.0% | 3,267 |
| Taylor County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,301 | 2,49992.7% | 1987.3% | 00.0% | 2,697 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+929 | 1,02491.5% | 958.5% | 00.0% | 1,119 |
| Volusia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,515 | 10,02460.6% | 6,50939.4% | 00.0% | 16,533 |
| Wakulla County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,266 | 1,33695.0% | 705.0% | 00.0% | 1,406 |
| Walton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,523 | 3,21782.3% | 69417.7% | 00.0% | 3,911 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,272 | 1,91574.9% | 64325.1% | 00.0% | 2,558 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.