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Elections / 1940 · President · ME

Wendell Willkie carried Maine R+2.3.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Maine, 1940. The state ran 12.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Maine result
320,840 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
156,478
48.8%
Willkie (R)
163,951
51.1%
All others
411
0.1%
Margin
R+2.3
1940 presidential election
Maine, 1940
WillkieR+2.3
1940 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+29.9Aroostook County, ME · R+16.9Cumberland County, ME · R+5.1Franklin County, ME · R+17.0Hancock County, ME · R+32.8Kennebec County, ME · D+3.2Knox County, ME · R+21.7Lincoln County, ME · R+36.9Oxford County, ME · R+7.1Penobscot County, ME · R+11.7Piscataquis County, ME · R+4.2Sagadahoc County, ME · D+13.2Somerset County, ME · R+7.0Waldo County, ME · R+23.3Washington County, ME · D+12.5York County, ME · D+14.7
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Wendell Willkie ✓Republican51.1%163,951
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic48.8%156,478
OtherAll other candidates0.1%411
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1940
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+29.9%
19,27310,39429,707
Aroostook CountyR
−16.9%
9,87713,88823,804
Cumberland CountyR
−5.1%
26,91129,79556,782
Franklin CountyR
−17.0%
3,2244,5487,779
Hancock CountyR
−32.8%
4,3158,53912,867
Kennebec CountyD
+3.2%
15,86114,87730,765
Knox CountyR
−21.7%
4,1976,53010,747
Lincoln CountyR
−36.9%
2,4155,2447,664
Oxford CountyR
−7.1%
7,5028,65616,183
Penobscot CountyR
−11.7%
14,75718,67433,471
Piscataquis CountyR
−4.2%
3,4993,8067,312
Sagadahoc CountyD
+13.2%
4,5753,5048,092
Somerset CountyR
−7.0%
6,5347,52614,088
Waldo CountyR
−23.3%
3,2145,1708,398
Washington CountyD
+12.5%
8,0486,25314,326
York CountyD
+14.7%
22,27616,54738,855