akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 1940 · President · NH

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Hampshire D+6.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in New Hampshire, 1940. The state ran 3.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
235,419 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
125,292
53.2%
Willkie (R)
110,127
46.8%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+6.4
1940 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1940
RooseveltD+6.4
1940 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+3.9Carroll County, NH · R+32.7Cheshire County, NH · R+9.1Coos County, NH · D+20.6Grafton County, NH · R+8.1Hillsborough County, NH · D+23.8Merrimack County, NH · R+0.8Rockingham County, NH · R+7.4Strafford County, NH · D+17.6Sullivan County, NH · D+2.5
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic53.2%125,292
Wendell WillkieRepublican46.8%110,127
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1940
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−3.9%
5,6536,11511,768
Carroll CountyR
−32.7%
2,8705,6568,526
Cheshire CountyR
−9.1%
6,9168,30215,218
Coos CountyD
+20.6%
10,1006,65016,750
Grafton CountyR
−8.1%
9,76111,47821,239
Hillsborough CountyD
+23.8%
42,58026,20168,781
Merrimack CountyR
−0.8%
14,69214,92329,615
Rockingham CountyR
−7.4%
14,00116,22330,224
Strafford CountyD
+17.6%
12,8478,99621,843
Sullivan CountyD
+2.5%
5,8725,58311,455