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Elections / 1940 · President · MD

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Maryland D+17.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Maryland, 1940. The state ran 7.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Maryland result
660,104 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
384,546
58.3%
Willkie (R)
269,534
40.8%
All others
6,024
0.9%
Margin
D+17.4
1940 presidential election
Maryland, 1940
RooseveltD+17.4
1940 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · D+10.9Anne Arundel County, MD · D+17.5Baltimore city, MD · D+27.6Baltimore County, MD · D+6.5Calvert County, MD · D+1.9Caroline County, MD · D+3.1Carroll County, MD · R+17.4Cecil County, MD · D+16.0Charles County, MD · TiedDorchester County, MD · D+21.1Frederick County, MD · D+3.5Garrett County, MD · R+21.9Harford County, MD · R+8.3Howard County, MD · D+12.4Kent County, MD · D+6.6Montgomery County, MD · D+4.6Prince George's County, MD · D+26.9Queen Anne's County, MD · D+17.5Somerset County, MD · D+4.7St. Mary's County, MD · D+10.7Talbot County, MD · R+8.4Washington County, MD · D+12.2Wicomico County, MD · D+20.5Worcester County, MD · D+3.8
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic58.3%384,546
Wendell WillkieRepublican40.8%269,534
OtherAll other candidates0.9%6,024
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1940
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyD
+10.9%
18,45614,80433,448
Anne Arundel CountyD
+17.5%
13,1169,20422,405
Baltimore cityD
+27.6%
199,715112,364315,996
Baltimore CountyD
+6.5%
30,36026,65257,198
Calvert CountyD
+1.9%
2,1492,0674,246
Caroline CountyD
+3.1%
3,2843,0876,401
Carroll CountyR
−17.4%
5,8338,30014,178
Cecil CountyD
+16.0%
5,3603,8789,288
Charles CountyR
−0.4%
2,6922,7165,464
Dorchester CountyD
+21.1%
6,0883,95310,128
Frederick CountyD
+3.5%
11,25510,48521,833
Garrett CountyR
−21.9%
2,8054,3877,230
Harford CountyR
−8.3%
5,5006,50112,060
Howard CountyD
+12.4%
3,9573,0827,069
Kent CountyD
+6.6%
3,0142,6395,681
Montgomery CountyD
+4.6%
15,17713,83129,521
Prince George's CountyD
+26.9%
16,5929,52326,251
Queen Anne's CountyD
+17.5%
3,5812,5086,126
Somerset CountyD
+4.7%
4,3523,9548,390
St. Mary's CountyD
+10.7%
2,8602,3015,205
Talbot CountyR
−8.4%
3,6894,3688,106
Washington CountyD
+12.2%
14,12511,05425,262
Wicomico CountyD
+20.5%
7,1984,74112,012
Worcester CountyD
+3.8%
3,3883,1356,606