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Elections / 1940 · President · MT

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Montana D+18.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Montana, 1940. The state ran 8.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Montana result
247,873 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
145,698
58.8%
Willkie (R)
99,579
40.2%
All others
2,596
1.0%
Margin
D+18.6
1940 presidential election
Montana, 1940
RooseveltD+18.6
1940 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+2.8Big Horn County, MT · D+8.7Blaine County, MT · D+29.0Broadwater County, MT · D+6.1Carbon County, MT · D+5.0Carter County, MT · D+13.8Cascade County, MT · D+35.4Chouteau County, MT · D+28.1Custer County, MT · D+15.8Daniels County, MT · D+14.5Dawson County, MT · D+4.5Deer Lodge County, MT · D+34.3Fallon County, MT · R+14.7Fergus County, MT · D+17.6Flathead County, MT · D+8.3Gallatin County, MT · D+15.7Garfield County, MT · D+1.5Glacier County, MT · D+27.8Golden Valley County, MT · R+6.7Granite County, MT · D+7.8Hill County, MT · D+33.1Jefferson County, MT · D+20.5Judith Basin County, MT · D+28.5Lake County, MT · R+6.5Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+9.8Liberty County, MT · D+11.7Lincoln County, MT · D+26.1Madison County, MT · D+3.6McCone County, MT · D+26.6Meagher County, MT · D+8.7Mineral County, MT · D+22.8Missoula County, MT · D+15.6Musselshell County, MT · D+24.4Park County, MT · D+7.5Petroleum County, MT · TiedPhillips County, MT · D+33.1Pondera County, MT · D+28.9Powder River County, MT · R+5.9Powell County, MT · D+22.4Prairie County, MT · R+3.7Ravalli County, MT · D+5.5Richland County, MT · D+16.4Roosevelt County, MT · D+23.0Rosebud County, MT · D+5.5Sanders County, MT · D+19.5Sheridan County, MT · D+39.8Silver Bow County, MT · D+37.1Stillwater County, MT · R+2.2Sweet Grass County, MT · R+7.4Teton County, MT · D+20.8Toole County, MT · D+23.1Treasure County, MT · D+5.6Valley County, MT · D+36.7Wheatland County, MT · D+9.3Wibaux County, MT · D+11.0Yellowstone County, MT · D+3.2
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic58.8%145,698
Wendell WillkieRepublican40.2%99,579
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,596
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1940
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−2.8%
1,6321,7253,371
Big Horn CountyD
+8.7%
1,9261,6163,560
Blaine CountyD
+29.0%
2,1291,1653,327
Broadwater CountyD
+6.1%
8547551,613
Carbon CountyD
+5.0%
2,6782,4215,161
Carter CountyD
+13.8%
7345561,292
Cascade CountyD
+35.4%
13,6376,44320,324
Chouteau CountyD
+28.1%
2,2131,2353,475
Custer CountyD
+15.8%
2,7822,0174,834
Daniels CountyD
+14.5%
1,0868071,921
Dawson CountyD
+4.5%
1,7651,6123,392
Deer Lodge CountyD
+34.3%
4,9162,3977,345
Fallon CountyR
−14.7%
6869251,624
Fergus CountyD
+17.6%
3,8732,7066,619
Flathead CountyD
+8.3%
5,2174,4039,771
Gallatin CountyD
+15.7%
4,7183,4308,198
Garfield CountyD
+1.5%
6446251,271
Glacier CountyD
+27.8%
2,3991,3523,760
Golden Valley CountyR
−6.7%
351402759
Granite CountyD
+7.8%
9177841,710
Hill CountyD
+33.1%
3,7001,8425,617
Jefferson CountyD
+20.5%
1,2598302,097
Judith Basin CountyD
+28.5%
1,2156701,913
Lake CountyR
−6.5%
2,3792,7185,181
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+9.8%
5,8144,76210,683
Liberty CountyD
+11.7%
550434994
Lincoln CountyD
+26.1%
2,1501,2503,448
Madison CountyD
+3.6%
1,6741,5573,256
McCone CountyD
+26.6%
9285291,501
Meagher CountyD
+8.7%
6215201,157
Mineral CountyD
+22.8%
6454021,068
Missoula CountyD
+15.6%
7,7475,64013,537
Musselshell CountyD
+24.4%
1,8071,0862,952
Park CountyD
+7.5%
2,8332,4335,319
Petroleum CountyD
+0.5%
316313631
Phillips CountyD
+33.1%
2,2251,1103,366
Pondera CountyD
+28.9%
1,8991,0382,980
Powder River CountyR
−5.9%
5616331,212
Powell CountyD
+22.4%
1,7651,1162,902
Prairie CountyR
−3.7%
5545971,161
Ravalli CountyD
+5.5%
2,7732,4835,313
Richland CountyD
+16.4%
2,0951,4973,645
Roosevelt CountyD
+23.0%
2,4181,5033,982
Rosebud CountyD
+5.5%
1,3991,2522,677
Sanders CountyD
+19.5%
1,6341,0882,794
Sheridan CountyD
+39.8%
2,1088923,052
Silver Bow CountyD
+37.1%
17,4677,93225,734
Stillwater CountyR
−2.2%
1,2011,2552,475
Sweet Grass CountyR
−7.4%
7418611,611
Teton CountyD
+20.8%
1,7351,1322,894
Toole CountyD
+23.1%
1,9541,2183,182
Treasure CountyD
+5.6%
321287610
Valley CountyD
+36.7%
3,4931,5975,162
Wheatland CountyD
+9.3%
9487861,742
Wibaux CountyD
+11.0%
5764611,043
Yellowstone CountyD
+3.2%
9,0368,47917,655