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Elections / 1940 · President · NV

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Nevada D+20.2.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Nevada, 1940. The state ran 10.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Nevada result
53,174 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
31,945
60.1%
Willkie (R)
21,229
39.9%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+20.2
1940 presidential election
Nevada, 1940
RooseveltD+20.2
1940 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · D+2.4Churchill County, NV · D+3.9Clark County, NV · D+40.7Douglas County, NV · R+28.4Elko County, NV · D+25.7Esmeralda County, NV · D+37.3Eureka County, NV · D+10.8Humboldt County, NV · D+26.8Lander County, NV · D+9.4Lincoln County, NV · D+55.3Lyon County, NV · D+5.1Mineral County, NV · D+26.1Nye County, NV · D+24.7Pershing County, NV · D+7.9Storey County, NV · D+26.1Washoe County, NV · D+6.8White Pine County, NV · D+40.1
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic60.1%31,945
Wendell WillkieRepublican39.9%21,229
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1940
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityD
+2.4%
7857481,533
Churchill CountyD
+3.9%
1,2671,1712,438
Clark CountyD
+40.7%
5,1542,1707,324
Douglas CountyR
−28.4%
330592922
Elko CountyD
+25.7%
3,0161,7834,799
Esmeralda CountyD
+37.3%
639292931
Eureka CountyD
+10.8%
353284637
Humboldt CountyD
+26.8%
1,3677892,156
Lander CountyD
+9.4%
475393868
Lincoln CountyD
+55.3%
1,6014612,062
Lyon CountyD
+5.1%
1,0679632,030
Mineral CountyD
+26.1%
6934061,099
Nye CountyD
+24.7%
1,2067291,935
Pershing CountyD
+7.9%
6965941,290
Storey CountyD
+26.1%
382224606
Washoe CountyD
+6.8%
9,2438,06217,305
White Pine CountyD
+40.1%
3,6711,5685,239