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Elections / 1940 · President · MS

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Mississippi D+91.5.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Mississippi, 1940. The state ran 81.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
175,824 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
168,267
95.7%
Willkie (R)
7,364
4.2%
All others
193
0.1%
Margin
D+91.5
1940 presidential election
Mississippi, 1940
RooseveltD+91.5
1940 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+83.6Alcorn County, MS · D+91.3Amite County, MS · D+91.5Attala County, MS · D+93.7Benton County, MS · D+95.0Bolivar County, MS · D+85.4Calhoun County, MS · D+92.7Carroll County, MS · D+94.7Chickasaw County, MS · D+93.6Choctaw County, MS · D+89.7Claiborne County, MS · D+90.5Clarke County, MS · D+95.2Clay County, MS · D+84.5Coahoma County, MS · D+89.4Copiah County, MS · D+95.9Covington County, MS · D+92.9DeSoto County, MS · D+94.5Forrest County, MS · D+85.9Franklin County, MS · D+95.9George County, MS · D+92.3Greene County, MS · D+86.7Grenada County, MS · D+90.7Hancock County, MS · D+77.4Harrison County, MS · D+79.6Hinds County, MS · D+89.7Holmes County, MS · D+96.4Humphreys County, MS · D+96.3Issaquena County, MS · D+92.1Itawamba County, MS · D+85.8Jackson County, MS · D+84.9Jasper County, MS · D+96.0Jefferson County, MS · D+98.3Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+94.1Jones County, MS · D+89.8Kemper County, MS · D+94.3Lafayette County, MS · D+94.1Lamar County, MS · D+90.9Lauderdale County, MS · D+90.2Lawrence County, MS · D+94.1Leake County, MS · D+98.7Lee County, MS · D+93.9Leflore County, MS · D+91.2Lincoln County, MS · D+91.6Lowndes County, MS · D+87.7Madison County, MS · D+93.7Marion County, MS · D+95.8Marshall County, MS · D+93.4Monroe County, MS · D+94.3Montgomery County, MS · D+94.3Neshoba County, MS · D+94.5Newton County, MS · D+96.7Noxubee County, MS · D+91.5Oktibbeha County, MS · D+91.6Panola County, MS · D+95.5Pearl River County, MS · D+91.3Perry County, MS · D+95.7Pike County, MS · D+88.1Pontotoc County, MS · D+93.6Prentiss County, MS · D+89.4Quitman County, MS · D+95.0Rankin County, MS · D+96.5Scott County, MS · D+97.5Sharkey County, MS · D+95.3Simpson County, MS · D+96.6Smith County, MS · D+97.0Stone County, MS · D+93.3Sunflower County, MS · D+95.5Tallahatchie County, MS · D+96.9Tate County, MS · D+99.6Tippah County, MS · D+94.5Tishomingo County, MS · D+80.0Tunica County, MS · D+96.8Union County, MS · D+91.7Walthall County, MS · D+93.5Warren County, MS · D+88.1Washington County, MS · D+77.9Wayne County, MS · D+96.9Webster County, MS · D+89.4Wilkinson County, MS · D+90.7Winston County, MS · D+97.4Yalobusha County, MS · D+93.8Yazoo County, MS · D+96.3
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic95.7%168,267
Wendell WillkieRepublican4.2%7,364
OtherAll other candidates0.1%193
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1940
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+83.6%
1,8691662,036
Alcorn CountyD
+91.3%
2,9341333,068
Amite CountyD
+91.5%
1,435641,499
Attala CountyD
+93.7%
2,049632,120
Benton CountyD
+95.0%
93524959
Bolivar CountyD
+85.4%
2,9742343,209
Calhoun CountyD
+92.7%
1,958742,032
Carroll CountyD
+94.7%
1,408381,446
Chickasaw CountyD
+93.6%
1,764581,823
Choctaw CountyD
+89.7%
1,212661,278
Claiborne CountyD
+90.5%
73732779
Clarke CountyD
+95.2%
1,711421,753
Clay CountyD
+84.5%
1,2321031,336
Coahoma CountyD
+89.4%
2,4401372,577
Copiah CountyD
+95.9%
2,335492,384
Covington CountyD
+92.9%
1,419521,471
DeSoto CountyD
+94.5%
1,491401,535
Forrest CountyD
+85.9%
3,0752283,313
Franklin CountyD
+95.9%
1,376291,405
George CountyD
+92.3%
94538983
Greene CountyD
+86.7%
92666992
Grenada CountyD
+90.7%
1,354621,425
Hancock CountyD
+77.4%
1,5501971,748
Harrison CountyD
+79.6%
5,5776336,214
Hinds CountyD
+89.7%
9,91753810,459
Holmes CountyD
+96.4%
2,041372,078
Humphreys CountyD
+96.3%
1,061201,081
Issaquena CountyD
+92.1%
2189227
Itawamba CountyD
+85.8%
1,6271191,758
Jackson CountyD
+84.9%
2,1241712,300
Jasper CountyD
+96.0%
1,713351,748
Jefferson CountyD
+98.3%
8017808
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+94.1%
1,289381,330
Jones CountyD
+89.8%
4,5172424,759
Kemper CountyD
+94.3%
1,422421,464
Lafayette CountyD
+94.1%
2,188652,255
Lamar CountyD
+90.9%
1,148551,203
Lauderdale CountyD
+90.2%
5,9363036,246
Lawrence CountyD
+94.1%
1,218371,255
Leake CountyD
+98.7%
2,802172,823
Lee CountyD
+93.9%
3,8141203,935
Leflore CountyD
+91.2%
2,4041112,515
Lincoln CountyD
+91.6%
2,332972,440
Lowndes CountyD
+87.7%
2,2681472,418
Madison CountyD
+93.7%
2,038662,104
Marion CountyD
+95.8%
2,083452,128
Marshall CountyD
+93.4%
1,403481,451
Monroe CountyD
+94.3%
3,263943,360
Montgomery CountyD
+94.3%
1,509441,554
Neshoba CountyD
+94.5%
2,880772,967
Newton CountyD
+96.7%
2,495412,539
Noxubee CountyD
+91.5%
1,152511,203
Oktibbeha CountyD
+91.6%
1,951792,044
Panola CountyD
+95.5%
1,988452,034
Pearl River CountyD
+91.3%
2,022882,118
Perry CountyD
+95.7%
82818846
Pike CountyD
+88.1%
2,9561853,147
Pontotoc CountyD
+93.6%
2,171702,244
Prentiss CountyD
+89.4%
2,1171182,235
Quitman CountyD
+95.0%
1,152291,182
Rankin CountyD
+96.5%
2,110352,151
Scott CountyD
+97.5%
2,377302,407
Sharkey CountyD
+95.3%
74718765
Simpson CountyD
+96.6%
2,316402,357
Smith CountyD
+97.0%
1,826271,854
Stone CountyD
+93.3%
80228830
Sunflower CountyD
+95.5%
3,071713,142
Tallahatchie CountyD
+96.9%
2,288332,328
Tate CountyD
+99.6%
1,60931,612
Tippah CountyD
+94.5%
2,248632,311
Tishomingo CountyD
+80.0%
1,4631591,630
Tunica CountyD
+96.8%
79513808
Union CountyD
+91.7%
2,6091082,726
Walthall CountyD
+93.5%
1,206401,247
Warren CountyD
+88.1%
3,0481923,241
Washington CountyD
+77.9%
2,3492922,642
Wayne CountyD
+96.9%
1,388221,410
Webster CountyD
+89.4%
1,595871,687
Wilkinson CountyD
+90.7%
94246988
Winston CountyD
+97.4%
1,979262,005
Yalobusha CountyD
+93.8%
1,555501,605
Yazoo CountyD
+96.3%
2,390452,435