New Hampshire — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionNew Hampshire · PresidentRooseveltD+6.4
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 53.2% | 125,292 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 46.8% | 110,127 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Belknap County, NH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Carroll County, NH | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Cheshire County, NH | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Coos County, NH | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Grafton County, NH | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Hillsborough County, NH | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Merrimack County, NH | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Rockingham County, NH | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Strafford County, NH | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Sullivan County, NH | Democratic | D+2.5 |
New Hampshire results by county
10 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | Wendell Willkie+462 | 5,65348.0% | 6,11552.0% | 00.0% | 11,768 |
| Carroll County | Wendell Willkie+2,786 | 2,87033.7% | 5,65666.3% | 00.0% | 8,526 |
| Cheshire County | Wendell Willkie+1,386 | 6,91645.4% | 8,30254.6% | 00.0% | 15,218 |
| Coos County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,450 | 10,10060.3% | 6,65039.7% | 00.0% | 16,750 |
| Grafton County | Wendell Willkie+1,717 | 9,76146.0% | 11,47854.0% | 00.0% | 21,239 |
| Hillsborough County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,379 | 42,58061.9% | 26,20138.1% | 00.0% | 68,781 |
| Merrimack County | Wendell Willkie+231 | 14,69249.6% | 14,92350.4% | 00.0% | 29,615 |
| Rockingham County | Wendell Willkie+2,222 | 14,00146.3% | 16,22353.7% | 00.0% | 30,224 |
| Strafford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,851 | 12,84758.8% | 8,99641.2% | 00.0% | 21,843 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+289 | 5,87251.3% | 5,58348.7% | 00.0% | 11,455 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.