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Elections / 1940 · President · FL

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Florida D+48.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Florida, 1940. The state ran 38.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Florida result
485,492 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
359,334
74.0%
Willkie (R)
126,158
26.0%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+48.0
1940 presidential election
Florida, 1940
RooseveltD+48.0
1940 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+66.1Baker County, FL · D+84.4Bay County, FL · D+76.6Bradford County, FL · D+71.8Brevard County, FL · D+20.3Broward County, FL · D+23.4Calhoun County, FL · D+81.9Charlotte County, FL · D+38.2Citrus County, FL · D+77.9Clay County, FL · D+49.8Collier County, FL · D+67.7Columbia County, FL · D+73.4DeSoto County, FL · D+56.4Dixie County, FL · D+88.8Duval County, FL · D+63.4Escambia County, FL · D+75.6Flagler County, FL · D+60.5Franklin County, FL · D+86.4Gadsden County, FL · D+77.1Gilchrist County, FL · D+84.0Glades County, FL · D+44.1Gulf County, FL · D+88.0Hamilton County, FL · D+77.0Hardee County, FL · D+57.3Hendry County, FL · D+53.3Hernando County, FL · D+50.3Highlands County, FL · D+43.2Hillsborough County, FL · D+59.5Holmes County, FL · D+50.3Indian River County, FL · D+24.4Jackson County, FL · D+73.2Jefferson County, FL · D+73.6Lafayette County, FL · D+79.9Lake County, FL · D+33.4Lee County, FL · D+37.0Leon County, FL · D+80.7Levy County, FL · D+81.0Liberty County, FL · D+77.7Madison County, FL · D+69.2Manatee County, FL · D+44.3Marion County, FL · D+65.1Martin County, FL · D+26.1Miami-Dade County, FL · D+34.6Monroe County, FL · D+79.7Nassau County, FL · D+63.5Okaloosa County, FL · D+62.6Okeechobee County, FL · D+74.2Orange County, FL · D+22.0Osceola County, FL · D+17.0Palm Beach County, FL · D+23.4Pasco County, FL · D+38.8Pinellas County, FL · D+17.4Polk County, FL · D+52.1Putnam County, FL · D+55.1Santa Rosa County, FL · D+63.2Sarasota County, FL · D+38.6Seminole County, FL · D+39.4St. Johns County, FL · D+52.0St. Lucie County, FL · D+38.5Sumter County, FL · D+80.8Suwannee County, FL · D+75.5Taylor County, FL · D+85.3Union County, FL · D+83.0Volusia County, FL · D+21.3Wakulla County, FL · D+90.0Walton County, FL · D+64.5Washington County, FL · D+49.7
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic74.0%359,334
Wendell WillkieRepublican26.0%126,158
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
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%
County results — 1940
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+66.1%
6,7141,3728,086
Baker CountyD
+84.4%
1,3521141,466
Bay CountyD
+76.6%
5,1536845,837
Bradford CountyD
+71.8%
1,5882611,849
Brevard CountyD
+20.3%
2,9951,9844,979
Broward CountyD
+23.4%
6,4223,98810,410
Calhoun CountyD
+81.9%
1,7221711,893
Charlotte CountyD
+38.2%
9104071,317
Citrus CountyD
+77.9%
1,5611941,755
Clay CountyD
+49.8%
1,4884981,986
Collier CountyD
+67.7%
809156965
Columbia CountyD
+73.4%
2,8884433,331
DeSoto CountyD
+56.4%
1,8885262,414
Dixie CountyD
+88.8%
1,420841,504
Duval CountyD
+63.4%
41,0039,17750,180
Escambia CountyD
+75.6%
16,2012,24918,450
Flagler CountyD
+60.5%
553136689
Franklin CountyD
+86.4%
1,4001021,502
Gadsden CountyD
+77.1%
3,2184173,635
Gilchrist CountyD
+84.0%
1,011881,099
Glades CountyD
+44.1%
464180644
Gulf CountyD
+88.0%
1,6421051,747
Hamilton CountyD
+77.0%
1,4241851,609
Hardee CountyD
+57.3%
2,5596943,253
Hendry CountyD
+53.3%
1,0403171,357
Hernando CountyD
+50.3%
1,1513811,532
Highlands CountyD
+43.2%
2,2158783,093
Hillsborough CountyD
+59.5%
30,7387,80538,543
Holmes CountyD
+50.3%
2,6848873,571
Indian River CountyD
+24.4%
1,4879042,391
Jackson CountyD
+73.2%
5,6078666,473
Jefferson CountyD
+73.6%
1,4122151,627
Lafayette CountyD
+79.9%
1,0901221,212
Lake CountyD
+33.4%
5,3222,6597,981
Lee CountyD
+37.0%
3,5311,6225,153
Leon CountyD
+80.7%
5,4595836,042
Levy CountyD
+81.0%
2,5272662,793
Liberty CountyD
+77.7%
9471191,066
Madison CountyD
+69.2%
2,4214402,861
Manatee CountyD
+44.3%
5,1311,9837,114
Marion CountyD
+65.1%
6,1271,2977,424
Martin CountyD
+26.1%
1,0185961,614
Miami-Dade CountyD
+34.6%
51,92125,22477,145
Monroe CountyD
+79.7%
4,1024634,565
Nassau CountyD
+63.5%
1,8884212,309
Okaloosa CountyD
+62.6%
3,0036903,693
Okeechobee CountyD
+74.2%
822122944
Orange CountyD
+22.0%
12,8218,19821,019
Osceola CountyD
+17.0%
2,0151,4283,443
Palm Beach CountyD
+23.4%
11,8847,37119,255
Pasco CountyD
+38.8%
3,0911,3624,453
Pinellas CountyD
+17.4%
18,94113,32732,268
Polk CountyD
+52.1%
17,6905,56423,254
Putnam CountyD
+55.1%
3,4771,0084,485
Santa Rosa CountyD
+63.2%
2,9106563,566
Sarasota CountyD
+38.6%
3,7731,6725,445
Seminole CountyD
+39.4%
3,1501,3694,519
St. Johns CountyD
+52.0%
4,1221,3035,425
St. Lucie CountyD
+38.5%
2,1699623,131
Sumter CountyD
+80.8%
2,3822532,635
Suwannee CountyD
+75.5%
2,8664013,267
Taylor CountyD
+85.3%
2,4991982,697
Union CountyD
+83.0%
1,024951,119
Volusia CountyD
+21.3%
10,0246,50916,533
Wakulla CountyD
+90.0%
1,336701,406
Walton CountyD
+64.5%
3,2176943,911
Washington CountyD
+49.7%
1,9156432,558