Elections / 1940 · President · KS
Kansas — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionKansas · PresidentWillkieR+14.5
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Wendell Willkie ✓Republican | 56.9% | 489,169 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 42.4% | 364,725 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 6,403 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Clark County, KS | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+15.1 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 3,178 | 6,376 | 9,600 | |
| Anderson County | R | 2,114 | 3,886 | 6,033 | |
| Atchison County | R | 4,557 | 5,921 | 10,560 | |
| Barber County | R | 2,074 | 2,389 | 4,521 | |
| Barton County | R | 4,982 | 6,011 | 11,043 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 4,898 | 5,751 | 10,727 | |
| Brown County | R | 2,633 | 6,008 | 8,684 | |
| Butler County | R | 7,615 | 7,619 | 15,360 | |
| Chase County | R | 1,344 | 1,871 | 3,238 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 1,679 | 2,888 | 4,606 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 6,670 | 6,600 | 13,396 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 971 | 1,760 | 2,744 | |
| Clark County | D | 1,079 | 1,072 | 2,167 | |
| Clay County | R | 2,067 | 4,699 | 6,836 | |
| Cloud County | R | 3,327 | 5,275 | 8,728 | |
| Coffey County | R | 2,272 | 4,164 | 6,480 | |
| Comanche County | R | 880 | 1,322 | 2,222 | |
| Cowley County | R | 8,115 | 9,684 | 17,935 | |
| Crawford County | D | 11,002 | 10,143 | 21,275 | |
| Decatur County | R | 1,546 | 2,018 | 3,593 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 3,957 | 6,931 | 10,958 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,986 | 4,204 | 6,210 | |
| Douglas County | R | 3,727 | 9,146 | 13,014 | |
| Edwards County | R | 1,219 | 1,886 | 3,136 | |
| Elk County | R | 1,478 | 2,774 | 4,283 | |
| Ellis County | R | 3,299 | 3,622 | 6,946 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 2,237 | 2,658 | 4,910 | |
| Finney County | R | 2,027 | 2,349 | 4,400 | |
| Ford County | R | 3,954 | 4,356 | 8,382 | |
| Franklin County | R | 3,542 | 6,393 | 10,020 | |
| Geary County | R | 2,504 | 2,840 | 5,394 | |
| Gove County | R | 659 | 1,352 | 2,039 | |
| Graham County | R | 1,135 | 1,804 | 2,959 | |
| Grant County | R | 382 | 614 | 1,006 | |
| Gray County | R | 962 | 1,056 | 2,036 | |
| Greeley County | R | 268 | 497 | 770 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 3,160 | 4,893 | 8,109 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 569 | 798 | 1,377 | |
| Harper County | R | 2,478 | 3,205 | 5,751 | |
| Harvey County | R | 4,087 | 5,539 | 9,759 | |
| Haskell County | R | 425 | 607 | 1,038 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 690 | 1,092 | 1,794 | |
| Jackson County | R | 2,397 | 4,306 | 6,737 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 2,212 | 4,330 | 6,580 | |
| Jewell County | R | 1,719 | 4,591 | 6,415 | |
| Johnson County | R | 5,770 | 10,326 | 16,142 | |
| Kearny County | R | 519 | 721 | 1,243 | |
| Kingman County | R | 2,528 | 3,068 | 5,645 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 844 | 1,571 | 2,451 | |
| Labette County | R | 6,860 | 8,210 | 15,157 | |
| Lane County | R | 557 | 888 | 1,461 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 6,053 | 8,503 | 14,598 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,301 | 2,822 | 4,169 | |
| Linn County | R | 2,067 | 4,086 | 6,187 | |
| Logan County | R | 584 | 1,201 | 1,797 | |
| Lyon County | R | 6,170 | 6,918 | 13,219 | |
| Marion County | R | 2,724 | 5,764 | 8,547 | |
| Marshall County | R | 3,588 | 7,286 | 10,931 | |
| McPherson County | R | 4,240 | 6,732 | 11,176 | |
| Meade County | R | 970 | 1,618 | 2,647 | |
| Miami County | R | 3,900 | 5,178 | 9,121 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 2,060 | 3,681 | 5,792 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 9,999 | 13,781 | 23,894 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,992 | 3,276 | 5,315 | |
| Morton County | R | 503 | 643 | 1,154 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 2,679 | 5,178 | 7,889 | |
| Neosho County | R | 4,419 | 6,556 | 11,031 | |
| Ness County | R | 1,230 | 1,826 | 3,112 | |
| Norton County | R | 1,378 | 3,415 | 4,859 | |
| Osage County | R | 3,186 | 4,991 | 8,247 | |
| Osborne County | R | 1,488 | 3,424 | 4,995 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 2,065 | 2,810 | 4,925 | |
| Pawnee County | R | 2,216 | 2,329 | 4,587 | |
| Phillips County | R | 1,563 | 3,676 | 5,290 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 2,226 | 5,045 | 7,299 | |
| Pratt County | R | 2,870 | 2,930 | 5,867 | |
| Rawlins County | R | 1,247 | 1,758 | 3,030 | |
| Reno County | R | 10,543 | 12,448 | 23,208 | |
| Republic County | R | 2,511 | 4,450 | 7,003 | |
| Rice County | R | 3,635 | 4,792 | 8,483 | |
| Riley County | R | 3,293 | 7,420 | 10,818 | |
| Rooks County | R | 1,650 | 2,590 | 4,273 | |
| Rush County | R | 1,588 | 2,394 | 4,001 | |
| Russell County | R | 2,579 | 3,714 | 6,342 | |
| Saline County | R | 6,514 | 7,975 | 14,581 | |
| Scott County | R | 717 | 988 | 1,726 | |
| Sedgwick County | D | 34,219 | 32,160 | 66,926 | |
| Seward County | R | 1,474 | 1,503 | 3,027 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 19,375 | 23,882 | 43,454 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 903 | 1,492 | 2,404 | |
| Sherman County | R | 1,399 | 1,569 | 3,008 | |
| Smith County | R | 1,855 | 3,630 | 5,535 | |
| Stafford County | R | 2,509 | 2,795 | 5,357 | |
| Stanton County | R | 301 | 378 | 692 | |
| Stevens County | R | 674 | 851 | 1,546 | |
| Sumner County | R | 5,988 | 6,585 | 12,698 | |
| Thomas County | R | 1,423 | 1,721 | 3,175 | |
| Trego County | R | 1,140 | 1,571 | 2,728 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 1,212 | 3,481 | 4,727 | |
| Wallace County | R | 361 | 756 | 1,127 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,061 | 5,792 | 7,903 | |
| Wichita County | R | 433 | 644 | 1,090 | |
| Wilson County | R | 2,859 | 5,288 | 8,209 | |
| Woodson County | R | 1,398 | 2,637 | 4,065 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 38,239 | 28,152 | 66,643 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.