Mississippi — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentRooseveltD+91.5
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 95.7% | 168,267 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 4.2% | 7,364 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 193 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+91.3 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+95.0 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+85.4 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+92.7 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+94.7 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+93.6 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+90.5 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+95.2 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+84.5 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+89.4 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+95.9 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+92.9 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+85.9 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+95.9 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+92.3 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+77.4 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+79.6 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+96.4 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+96.3 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+92.1 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+85.8 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+98.3 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+89.8 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+94.3 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+90.9 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+90.2 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+98.7 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+91.2 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+91.6 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+87.7 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+95.8 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+93.4 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+94.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+94.3 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+96.7 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+91.6 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+95.5 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+91.3 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+95.7 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+88.1 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+93.6 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+89.4 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+95.0 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+96.5 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+97.5 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+95.3 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+96.6 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+97.0 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+95.5 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+99.6 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+80.0 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+96.8 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+93.5 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+88.1 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+89.4 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+97.4 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+93.8 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+96.3 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,703 | 1,86991.8% | 1668.2% | 10.0% | 2,036 |
| Alcorn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,801 | 2,93495.6% | 1334.3% | 10.0% | 3,068 |
| Amite County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,371 | 1,43595.7% | 644.3% | 00.0% | 1,499 |
| Attala County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,986 | 2,04996.7% | 633.0% | 80.4% | 2,120 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+911 | 93597.5% | 242.5% | 00.0% | 959 |
| Bolivar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,740 | 2,97492.7% | 2347.3% | 10.0% | 3,209 |
| Calhoun County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,884 | 1,95896.4% | 743.6% | 00.0% | 2,032 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,370 | 1,40897.4% | 382.6% | 00.0% | 1,446 |
| Chickasaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,706 | 1,76496.8% | 583.2% | 10.1% | 1,823 |
| Choctaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,146 | 1,21294.8% | 665.2% | 00.0% | 1,278 |
| Claiborne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+705 | 73794.6% | 324.1% | 101.3% | 779 |
| Clarke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,669 | 1,71197.6% | 422.4% | 00.0% | 1,753 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,129 | 1,23292.2% | 1037.7% | 10.1% | 1,336 |
| Coahoma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,303 | 2,44094.7% | 1375.3% | 00.0% | 2,577 |
| Copiah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,286 | 2,33597.9% | 492.1% | 00.0% | 2,384 |
| Covington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,367 | 1,41996.5% | 523.5% | 00.0% | 1,471 |
| DeSoto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,451 | 1,49197.1% | 402.6% | 40.3% | 1,535 |
| Forrest County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,847 | 3,07592.8% | 2286.9% | 100.3% | 3,313 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,347 | 1,37697.9% | 292.1% | 00.0% | 1,405 |
| George County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+907 | 94596.1% | 383.9% | 00.0% | 983 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+860 | 92693.3% | 666.7% | 00.0% | 992 |
| Grenada County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,292 | 1,35495.0% | 624.4% | 90.6% | 1,425 |
| Hancock County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,353 | 1,55088.7% | 19711.3% | 10.1% | 1,748 |
| Harrison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,944 | 5,57789.7% | 63310.2% | 40.1% | 6,214 |
| Hinds County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,379 | 9,91794.8% | 5385.1% | 40.0% | 10,459 |
| Holmes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,004 | 2,04198.2% | 371.8% | 00.0% | 2,078 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,041 | 1,06198.1% | 201.9% | 00.0% | 1,081 |
| Issaquena County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+209 | 21896.0% | 94.0% | 00.0% | 227 |
| Itawamba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,508 | 1,62792.5% | 1196.8% | 120.7% | 1,758 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,953 | 2,12492.3% | 1717.4% | 50.2% | 2,300 |
| Jasper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,678 | 1,71398.0% | 352.0% | 00.0% | 1,748 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+794 | 80199.1% | 70.9% | 00.0% | 808 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,251 | 1,28996.9% | 382.9% | 30.2% | 1,330 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,275 | 4,51794.9% | 2425.1% | 00.0% | 4,759 |
| Kemper County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,380 | 1,42297.1% | 422.9% | 00.0% | 1,464 |
| Lafayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,123 | 2,18897.0% | 652.9% | 20.1% | 2,255 |
| Lamar County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,093 | 1,14895.4% | 554.6% | 00.0% | 1,203 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,633 | 5,93695.0% | 3034.9% | 70.1% | 6,246 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,181 | 1,21897.1% | 372.9% | 00.0% | 1,255 |
| Leake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,785 | 2,80299.3% | 170.6% | 40.1% | 2,823 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,694 | 3,81496.9% | 1203.0% | 10.0% | 3,935 |
| Leflore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,293 | 2,40495.6% | 1114.4% | 00.0% | 2,515 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,235 | 2,33295.6% | 974.0% | 110.5% | 2,440 |
| Lowndes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,121 | 2,26893.8% | 1476.1% | 30.1% | 2,418 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,972 | 2,03896.9% | 663.1% | 00.0% | 2,104 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,038 | 2,08397.9% | 452.1% | 00.0% | 2,128 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,355 | 1,40396.7% | 483.3% | 00.0% | 1,451 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,169 | 3,26397.1% | 942.8% | 30.1% | 3,360 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,465 | 1,50997.1% | 442.8% | 10.1% | 1,554 |
| Neshoba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,803 | 2,88097.1% | 772.6% | 100.3% | 2,967 |
| Newton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,454 | 2,49598.3% | 411.6% | 30.1% | 2,539 |
| Noxubee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,101 | 1,15295.8% | 514.2% | 00.0% | 1,203 |
| Oktibbeha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,872 | 1,95195.5% | 793.9% | 140.7% | 2,044 |
| Panola County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,943 | 1,98897.7% | 452.2% | 10.0% | 2,034 |
| Pearl River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,934 | 2,02295.5% | 884.2% | 80.4% | 2,118 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+810 | 82897.9% | 182.1% | 00.0% | 846 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,771 | 2,95693.9% | 1855.9% | 60.2% | 3,147 |
| Pontotoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,101 | 2,17196.7% | 703.1% | 30.1% | 2,244 |
| Prentiss County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,999 | 2,11794.7% | 1185.3% | 00.0% | 2,235 |
| Quitman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,123 | 1,15297.5% | 292.5% | 10.1% | 1,182 |
| Rankin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,075 | 2,11098.1% | 351.6% | 60.3% | 2,151 |
| Scott County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,347 | 2,37798.8% | 301.2% | 00.0% | 2,407 |
| Sharkey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+729 | 74797.6% | 182.4% | 00.0% | 765 |
| Simpson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,276 | 2,31698.3% | 401.7% | 10.0% | 2,357 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,799 | 1,82698.5% | 271.5% | 10.1% | 1,854 |
| Stone County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+774 | 80296.6% | 283.4% | 00.0% | 830 |
| Sunflower County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,000 | 3,07197.7% | 712.3% | 00.0% | 3,142 |
| Tallahatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,255 | 2,28898.3% | 331.4% | 70.3% | 2,328 |
| Tate County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,606 | 1,60999.8% | 30.2% | 00.0% | 1,612 |
| Tippah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,185 | 2,24897.3% | 632.7% | 00.0% | 2,311 |
| Tishomingo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,304 | 1,46389.8% | 1599.8% | 80.5% | 1,630 |
| Tunica County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+782 | 79598.4% | 131.6% | 00.0% | 808 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,501 | 2,60995.7% | 1084.0% | 90.3% | 2,726 |
| Walthall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,166 | 1,20696.7% | 403.2% | 10.1% | 1,247 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,856 | 3,04894.0% | 1925.9% | 10.0% | 3,241 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,057 | 2,34988.9% | 29211.1% | 10.0% | 2,642 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,366 | 1,38898.4% | 221.6% | 00.0% | 1,410 |
| Webster County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,508 | 1,59594.5% | 875.2% | 50.3% | 1,687 |
| Wilkinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+896 | 94295.3% | 464.7% | 00.0% | 988 |
| Winston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,953 | 1,97998.7% | 261.3% | 00.0% | 2,005 |
| Yalobusha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,505 | 1,55596.9% | 503.1% | 00.0% | 1,605 |
| Yazoo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,345 | 2,39098.2% | 451.8% | 00.0% | 2,435 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.