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Elections / 1940 · President · MA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts D+6.7.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Massachusetts, 1940. The state ran 3.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
2,026,993 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
1,076,522
53.1%
Willkie (R)
939,700
46.4%
All others
10,771
0.5%
Margin
D+6.7
1940 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1940
RooseveltD+6.7
1940 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+40.3Berkshire County, MA · D+11.3Bristol County, MA · D+23.6Dukes County, MA · R+23.6Essex County, MA · D+4.0Franklin County, MA · R+19.7Hampden County, MA · D+16.1Hampshire County, MA · D+6.4Middlesex County, MA · R+5.2Nantucket County, MA · R+23.7Norfolk County, MA · R+18.0Plymouth County, MA · R+16.9Suffolk County, MA · D+27.2Worcester County, MA · D+13.7
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic53.1%1,076,522
Wendell WillkieRepublican46.4%939,700
OtherAll other candidates0.5%10,771
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1940
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−40.3%
5,35112,65918,118
Berkshire CountyD
+11.3%
32,62025,97358,880
Bristol CountyD
+23.6%
97,57160,143158,391
Dukes CountyR
−23.6%
1,0141,6432,670
Essex CountyD
+4.0%
125,998116,134243,735
Franklin CountyR
−19.7%
9,47214,13723,728
Hampden CountyD
+16.1%
89,47764,502154,796
Hampshire CountyD
+6.4%
17,82315,65133,715
Middlesex CountyR
−5.2%
218,663242,658463,437
Nantucket CountyR
−23.7%
6241,0151,647
Norfolk CountyR
−18.0%
67,65497,525166,017
Plymouth CountyR
−16.9%
34,48148,61783,606
Suffolk CountyD
+27.2%
243,233138,575384,145
Worcester CountyD
+13.7%
132,541100,468234,108