Missouri — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentRooseveltD+4.8
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 52.3% | 958,476 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 47.5% | 871,009 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 4,244 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Carter County, MO | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Cass County, MO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Clinton County, MO | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Cole County, MO | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+12.6 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Dent County, MO | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Gentry County, MO | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Greene County, MO | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Knox County, MO | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Macon County, MO | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+14.2 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Phelps County, MO | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Ripley County, MO | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+18.7 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+16.0 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+3.3 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Vernon County, MO | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Wayne County, MO | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+30.2 |
Missouri results by county
115 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Wendell Willkie+875 | 4,81345.6% | 5,68853.8% | 650.6% | 10,566 |
| Andrew County | Wendell Willkie+1,325 | 3,05941.0% | 4,38458.8% | 110.1% | 7,454 |
| Atchison County | Wendell Willkie+297 | 3,02547.6% | 3,32252.2% | 110.2% | 6,358 |
| Audrain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,321 | 7,76869.2% | 3,44730.7% | 90.1% | 11,224 |
| Barry County | Wendell Willkie+1,366 | 5,20744.1% | 6,57355.7% | 240.2% | 11,804 |
| Barton County | Wendell Willkie+198 | 3,53948.4% | 3,73751.1% | 390.5% | 7,315 |
| Bates County | Wendell Willkie+749 | 4,97846.4% | 5,72753.3% | 330.3% | 10,738 |
| Benton County | Wendell Willkie+2,147 | 1,76531.0% | 3,91268.7% | 180.3% | 5,695 |
| Bollinger County | Wendell Willkie+904 | 2,51142.3% | 3,41557.5% | 80.1% | 5,934 |
| Boone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,746 | 11,61570.2% | 4,86929.4% | 590.4% | 16,543 |
| Buchanan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,998 | 24,48258.3% | 17,48441.6% | 290.1% | 41,995 |
| Butler County | Wendell Willkie+1,811 | 6,21343.5% | 8,02456.2% | 380.3% | 14,275 |
| Caldwell County | Wendell Willkie+1,248 | 2,72840.6% | 3,97659.2% | 90.1% | 6,713 |
| Callaway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,588 | 7,16266.6% | 3,57433.2% | 210.2% | 10,757 |
| Camden County | Wendell Willkie+1,143 | 1,54936.5% | 2,69263.4% | 50.1% | 4,246 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Wendell Willkie+655 | 8,64248.1% | 9,29751.7% | 390.2% | 17,978 |
| Carroll County | Wendell Willkie+1,554 | 4,44642.5% | 6,00057.4% | 110.1% | 10,457 |
| Carter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+304 | 1,49955.6% | 1,19544.3% | 30.1% | 2,697 |
| Cass County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+496 | 5,47952.3% | 4,98347.6% | 170.2% | 10,479 |
| Cedar County | Wendell Willkie+2,095 | 1,97332.5% | 4,06867.0% | 320.5% | 6,073 |
| Chariton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+614 | 5,05353.2% | 4,43946.7% | 50.1% | 9,497 |
| Christian County | Wendell Willkie+2,780 | 1,72927.7% | 4,50972.1% | 150.2% | 6,253 |
| Clark County | Wendell Willkie+443 | 2,72846.1% | 3,17153.6% | 180.3% | 5,917 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,513 | 9,67261.0% | 6,15938.8% | 300.2% | 15,861 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+770 | 3,80055.5% | 3,03044.3% | 170.2% | 6,847 |
| Cole County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+555 | 8,21951.7% | 7,66448.2% | 90.1% | 15,892 |
| Cooper County | Wendell Willkie+1,114 | 4,60644.5% | 5,72055.3% | 170.2% | 10,343 |
| Crawford County | Wendell Willkie+879 | 2,73643.0% | 3,61556.8% | 140.2% | 6,365 |
| Dade County | Wendell Willkie+2,075 | 1,83531.9% | 3,91067.9% | 160.3% | 5,761 |
| Dallas County | Wendell Willkie+2,293 | 1,56628.8% | 3,85971.0% | 100.2% | 5,435 |
| Daviess County | Wendell Willkie+964 | 3,32543.6% | 4,28956.2% | 110.1% | 7,625 |
| DeKalb County | Wendell Willkie+567 | 2,50544.8% | 3,07254.9% | 160.3% | 5,593 |
| Dent County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+449 | 3,10153.8% | 2,65246.0% | 130.2% | 5,766 |
| Douglas County | Wendell Willkie+3,520 | 1,35021.6% | 4,87077.9% | 320.5% | 6,252 |
| Dunklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,616 | 11,13266.7% | 5,51633.1% | 320.2% | 16,680 |
| Franklin County | Wendell Willkie+3,046 | 7,23741.2% | 10,28358.6% | 350.2% | 17,555 |
| Gasconade County | Wendell Willkie+4,170 | 1,16317.9% | 5,33382.0% | 50.1% | 6,501 |
| Gentry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+243 | 3,68951.6% | 3,44648.2% | 190.3% | 7,154 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+674 | 22,13050.6% | 21,45649.1% | 1090.2% | 43,695 |
| Grundy County | Wendell Willkie+745 | 3,81345.4% | 4,55854.2% | 330.4% | 8,404 |
| Harrison County | Wendell Willkie+1,979 | 3,32538.5% | 5,30461.4% | 70.1% | 8,636 |
| Henry County | Wendell Willkie+263 | 6,06948.9% | 6,33251.0% | 220.2% | 12,423 |
| Hickory County | Wendell Willkie+1,709 | 78723.9% | 2,49675.8% | 80.2% | 3,291 |
| Holt County | Wendell Willkie+1,062 | 2,67741.7% | 3,73958.2% | 60.1% | 6,422 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,437 | 4,77067.0% | 2,33332.8% | 200.3% | 7,123 |
| Howell County | Wendell Willkie+1,940 | 4,21840.6% | 6,15859.2% | 210.2% | 10,397 |
| Iron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+433 | 2,49554.7% | 2,06245.2% | 80.2% | 4,565 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+35,717 | 137,28557.4% | 101,56842.5% | 3660.2% | 239,219 |
| Jasper County | Wendell Willkie+506 | 18,24949.2% | 18,75550.5% | 1070.3% | 37,111 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,036 | 9,55355.8% | 7,51743.9% | 450.3% | 17,115 |
| Johnson County | Wendell Willkie+1,027 | 5,44145.6% | 6,46854.2% | 190.2% | 11,928 |
| Knox County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+224 | 2,59452.1% | 2,37047.6% | 190.4% | 4,983 |
| Laclede County | Wendell Willkie+1,618 | 3,32340.1% | 4,94159.7% | 140.2% | 8,278 |
| Lafayette County | Wendell Willkie+1,889 | 6,91343.9% | 8,80255.9% | 290.2% | 15,744 |
| Lawrence County | Wendell Willkie+2,038 | 5,27941.8% | 7,31757.9% | 450.4% | 12,641 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,056 | 3,48458.6% | 2,42840.9% | 300.5% | 5,942 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,385 | 4,42059.1% | 3,03540.6% | 250.3% | 7,480 |
| Linn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+582 | 6,24652.3% | 5,66447.5% | 240.2% | 11,934 |
| Livingston County | Wendell Willkie+665 | 4,63346.5% | 5,29853.2% | 250.3% | 9,956 |
| Macon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+736 | 6,12053.1% | 5,38446.7% | 150.1% | 11,519 |
| Madison County | Wendell Willkie+90 | 2,40549.0% | 2,49550.9% | 50.1% | 4,905 |
| Maries County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+329 | 2,07854.2% | 1,74945.6% | 90.2% | 3,836 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,831 | 9,72362.1% | 5,89237.6% | 450.3% | 15,660 |
| McDonald County | Wendell Willkie+751 | 3,31244.8% | 4,06354.9% | 190.3% | 7,394 |
| Mercer County | Wendell Willkie+1,423 | 1,36432.8% | 2,78767.0% | 100.2% | 4,161 |
| Miller County | Wendell Willkie+858 | 3,11343.8% | 3,97155.9% | 230.3% | 7,107 |
| Mississippi County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,289 | 4,36258.5% | 3,07341.2% | 270.4% | 7,462 |
| Moniteau County | Wendell Willkie+705 | 2,92244.6% | 3,62755.3% | 70.1% | 6,556 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,818 | 6,01883.2% | 1,20016.6% | 130.2% | 7,231 |
| Montgomery County | Wendell Willkie+725 | 3,20544.8% | 3,93055.0% | 160.2% | 7,151 |
| Morgan County | Wendell Willkie+790 | 2,37642.8% | 3,16657.0% | 140.3% | 5,556 |
| New Madrid County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,273 | 9,59160.2% | 6,31839.7% | 240.2% | 15,933 |
| Newton County | Wendell Willkie+1,808 | 6,25643.6% | 8,06456.1% | 440.3% | 14,364 |
| Nodaway County | Wendell Willkie+63 | 6,69649.7% | 6,75950.2% | 60.0% | 13,461 |
| Oregon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,767 | 3,59366.1% | 1,82633.6% | 150.3% | 5,434 |
| Osage County | Wendell Willkie+1,411 | 2,33238.3% | 3,74361.5% | 110.2% | 6,086 |
| Ozark County | Wendell Willkie+2,456 | 96521.9% | 3,42177.7% | 190.4% | 4,405 |
| Pemiscot County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,380 | 9,39160.8% | 6,01138.9% | 510.3% | 15,453 |
| Perry County | Wendell Willkie+2,302 | 2,35433.5% | 4,65666.3% | 90.1% | 7,019 |
| Pettis County | Wendell Willkie+335 | 8,57049.0% | 8,90550.9% | 170.1% | 17,492 |
| Phelps County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,461 | 4,78058.9% | 3,31940.9% | 150.2% | 8,114 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,035 | 5,74260.5% | 3,70739.1% | 400.4% | 9,489 |
| Platte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,090 | 4,63564.4% | 2,54535.4% | 130.2% | 7,193 |
| Polk County | Wendell Willkie+2,154 | 3,38037.9% | 5,53462.0% | 140.2% | 8,928 |
| Pulaski County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+385 | 2,75253.7% | 2,36746.2% | 80.2% | 5,127 |
| Putnam County | Wendell Willkie+2,120 | 1,70830.7% | 3,82868.8% | 250.4% | 5,561 |
| Ralls County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,150 | 3,56271.5% | 1,41228.4% | 60.1% | 4,980 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,836 | 9,15573.3% | 3,31926.6% | 230.2% | 12,497 |
| Ray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,387 | 5,78662.9% | 3,39936.9% | 160.2% | 9,201 |
| Reynolds County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,219 | 2,40666.8% | 1,18733.0% | 70.2% | 3,600 |
| Ripley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+128 | 2,41951.2% | 2,29148.5% | 150.3% | 4,725 |
| Saline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+652 | 7,98852.0% | 7,33647.8% | 280.2% | 15,352 |
| Schuyler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+266 | 1,99853.3% | 1,73246.2% | 180.5% | 3,748 |
| Scotland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+106 | 2,43550.9% | 2,32948.7% | 230.5% | 4,787 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,498 | 7,89964.0% | 4,40135.7% | 420.3% | 12,342 |
| Shannon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,217 | 2,80663.4% | 1,58935.9% | 280.6% | 4,423 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,861 | 4,02864.7% | 2,16734.8% | 260.4% | 6,221 |
| St. Charles County | Wendell Willkie+2,458 | 5,33440.5% | 7,79259.1% | 500.4% | 13,176 |
| St. Clair County | Wendell Willkie+1,091 | 2,85941.8% | 3,95057.8% | 250.4% | 6,834 |
| St. Francois County | Wendell Willkie+555 | 8,13248.3% | 8,68751.6% | 320.2% | 16,851 |
| St. Louis city | Franklin D. Roosevelt+65,173 | 233,33858.0% | 168,16541.8% | 9480.2% | 402,451 |
| St. Louis County | Wendell Willkie+14,529 | 52,38043.7% | 66,90955.9% | 4580.4% | 119,747 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Wendell Willkie+652 | 2,09843.2% | 2,75056.6% | 80.2% | 4,856 |
| Stoddard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+670 | 6,72552.5% | 6,05547.2% | 380.3% | 12,818 |
| Stone County | Wendell Willkie+2,557 | 1,04122.4% | 3,59877.4% | 80.2% | 4,647 |
| Sullivan County | Wendell Willkie+337 | 3,74347.8% | 4,08052.1% | 130.2% | 7,836 |
| Taney County | Wendell Willkie+1,670 | 1,49732.0% | 3,16767.6% | 200.4% | 4,684 |
| Texas County | Wendell Willkie+233 | 4,49748.7% | 4,73051.2% | 120.1% | 9,239 |
| Vernon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+828 | 6,27153.4% | 5,44346.4% | 210.2% | 11,735 |
| Warren County | Wendell Willkie+2,489 | 91421.0% | 3,40378.3% | 270.6% | 4,344 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+936 | 2,88143.0% | 3,81756.9% | 80.1% | 6,706 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+256 | 2,99152.1% | 2,73547.7% | 130.2% | 5,739 |
| Webster County | Wendell Willkie+1,300 | 3,51842.1% | 4,81857.7% | 160.2% | 8,352 |
| Worth County | Wendell Willkie+105 | 1,70248.4% | 1,80751.4% | 40.1% | 3,513 |
| Wright County | Wendell Willkie+2,369 | 2,72734.8% | 5,09665.0% | 200.3% | 7,843 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.