Elections / 1940 · President · IN
Indiana — 1940 presidential election
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Akashicstate1940 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentWillkieR+1.4
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Wendell Willkie ✓Republican | 50.5% | 899,466 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 49.0% | 874,063 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 9,218 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+15.8 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Delaware County, IN | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Howard County, IN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Jay County, IN | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Madison County, IN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Martin County, IN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Perry County, IN | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Pike County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Putnam County, IN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+7.3 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
County-by-county results — 92 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 4,382 | 5,247 | 9,730 | |
| Allen County | R | 29,967 | 40,430 | 70,709 | |
| Bartholomew County | D | 8,180 | 7,890 | 16,156 | |
| Benton County | R | 2,689 | 3,675 | 6,384 | |
| Blackford County | D | 4,095 | 3,352 | 7,530 | |
| Boone County | R | 6,152 | 7,066 | 13,267 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,662 | 1,477 | 3,160 | |
| Carroll County | R | 4,214 | 5,012 | 9,273 | |
| Cass County | D | 10,268 | 10,057 | 20,386 | |
| Clark County | D | 9,015 | 6,044 | 15,104 | |
| Clay County | R | 7,255 | 7,768 | 15,114 | |
| Clinton County | R | 7,732 | 8,610 | 16,444 | |
| Crawford County | D | 2,836 | 2,652 | 5,529 | |
| Daviess County | R | 6,401 | 7,615 | 14,075 | |
| Dearborn County | D | 6,038 | 5,908 | 11,987 | |
| Decatur County | R | 4,417 | 6,087 | 10,547 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 5,690 | 7,676 | 13,426 | |
| Delaware County | D | 20,836 | 17,616 | 38,691 | |
| Dubois County | D | 5,992 | 4,729 | 10,745 | |
| Elkhart County | R | 13,620 | 19,735 | 33,716 | |
| Fayette County | R | 5,542 | 5,567 | 11,147 | |
| Floyd County | D | 10,799 | 8,056 | 18,944 | |
| Fountain County | R | 4,783 | 5,771 | 10,572 | |
| Franklin County | R | 3,142 | 4,381 | 7,539 | |
| Fulton County | R | 3,879 | 5,532 | 9,472 | |
| Gibson County | D | 8,709 | 8,326 | 17,223 | |
| Grant County | R | 13,257 | 15,187 | 28,779 | |
| Greene County | R | 8,718 | 9,071 | 17,889 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 4,791 | 8,931 | 13,797 | |
| Hancock County | D | 5,417 | 5,283 | 10,785 | |
| Harrison County | D | 4,725 | 4,650 | 9,439 | |
| Hendricks County | R | 4,883 | 6,782 | 11,710 | |
| Henry County | R | 9,623 | 11,051 | 20,858 | |
| Howard County | D | 12,655 | 11,855 | 24,793 | |
| Huntington County | R | 7,220 | 9,110 | 16,497 | |
| Jackson County | D | 7,557 | 6,281 | 13,917 | |
| Jasper County | R | 2,751 | 4,462 | 7,241 | |
| Jay County | D | 6,554 | 6,478 | 13,149 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 4,688 | 5,957 | 10,676 | |
| Jennings County | R | 2,989 | 3,921 | 6,939 | |
| Johnson County | R | 6,350 | 6,451 | 12,857 | |
| Knox County | D | 12,265 | 11,211 | 23,590 | |
| Kosciusko County | R | 5,768 | 9,879 | 15,760 | |
| LaGrange County | R | 2,124 | 3,731 | 5,882 | |
| Lake County | D | 71,985 | 45,898 | 118,330 | |
| LaPorte County | R | 13,732 | 15,771 | 29,593 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 6,553 | 10,717 | 17,308 | |
| Madison County | D | 26,111 | 22,382 | 48,754 | |
| Marion County | R | 121,907 | 124,845 | 247,539 | |
| Marshall County | R | 5,852 | 7,718 | 13,681 | |
| Martin County | R | 2,638 | 2,902 | 5,551 | |
| Miami County | R | 7,252 | 8,217 | 15,575 | |
| Monroe County | R | 8,117 | 10,311 | 18,499 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 6,994 | 8,554 | 15,616 | |
| Morgan County | R | 4,895 | 6,613 | 11,544 | |
| Newton County | R | 2,116 | 3,536 | 5,674 | |
| Noble County | R | 5,014 | 7,443 | 12,517 | |
| Ohio County | D | 1,210 | 1,186 | 2,404 | |
| Orange County | R | 4,003 | 5,519 | 9,553 | |
| Owen County | R | 3,121 | 3,709 | 6,868 | |
| Parke County | R | 4,384 | 5,242 | 9,683 | |
| Perry County | R | 4,475 | 4,489 | 8,978 | |
| Pike County | R | 4,449 | 4,672 | 9,177 | |
| Porter County | R | 5,840 | 8,270 | 14,161 | |
| Posey County | D | 5,022 | 4,514 | 9,593 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 3,021 | 3,472 | 6,588 | |
| Putnam County | D | 6,020 | 5,832 | 11,901 | |
| Randolph County | R | 5,787 | 8,033 | 14,046 | |
| Ripley County | R | 4,834 | 6,061 | 10,933 | |
| Rush County | R | 4,282 | 6,486 | 10,807 | |
| Scott County | D | 2,668 | 2,285 | 4,972 | |
| Shelby County | D | 8,015 | 7,216 | 15,348 | |
| Spencer County | R | 4,180 | 5,667 | 9,889 | |
| St. Joseph County | D | 45,620 | 36,164 | 82,158 | |
| Starke County | R | 2,917 | 3,473 | 6,412 | |
| Steuben County | R | 2,524 | 5,056 | 7,620 | |
| Sullivan County | D | 8,667 | 6,471 | 15,289 | |
| Switzerland County | D | 2,659 | 2,285 | 4,966 | |
| Tippecanoe County | R | 12,129 | 16,148 | 28,350 | |
| Tipton County | R | 4,173 | 4,749 | 8,978 | |
| Union County | R | 1,415 | 2,009 | 3,443 | |
| Vanderburgh County | D | 38,567 | 28,417 | 67,267 | |
| Vermillion County | D | 6,174 | 5,716 | 11,973 | |
| Vigo County | D | 29,308 | 23,177 | 52,684 | |
| Wabash County | R | 5,431 | 8,755 | 14,327 | |
| Warren County | R | 1,927 | 2,999 | 4,940 | |
| Warrick County | R | 5,019 | 5,456 | 10,517 | |
| Washington County | D | 4,471 | 4,216 | 8,716 | |
| Wayne County | R | 14,139 | 15,058 | 29,370 | |
| Wells County | D | 5,236 | 4,898 | 10,257 | |
| White County | R | 4,176 | 5,189 | 9,409 | |
| Whitley County | R | 4,404 | 5,100 | 9,561 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.