Ohio — 1940 presidential election
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Akashicstate1940 presidential electionOhio · PresidentRooseveltD+4.4
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 52.2% | 1,733,139 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 47.8% | 1,586,773 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Brown County, OH | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Butler County, OH | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Clark County, OH | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Franklin County, OH | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Hocking County, OH | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Holmes County, OH | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Licking County, OH | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Monroe County, OH | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Richland County, OH | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Ross County, OH | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Scioto County, OH | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Stark County, OH | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+19.7 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | Wendell Willkie+1,173 | 5,00744.8% | 6,18055.2% | 00.0% | 11,187 |
| Allen County | Wendell Willkie+6,206 | 14,46941.2% | 20,67558.8% | 00.0% | 35,144 |
| Ashland County | Wendell Willkie+789 | 7,83547.6% | 8,62452.4% | 00.0% | 16,459 |
| Ashtabula County | Wendell Willkie+4,037 | 14,45443.9% | 18,49156.1% | 00.0% | 32,945 |
| Athens County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+236 | 11,44950.5% | 11,21349.5% | 00.0% | 22,662 |
| Auglaize County | Wendell Willkie+3,249 | 5,70438.9% | 8,95361.1% | 00.0% | 14,657 |
| Belmont County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,913 | 28,61861.8% | 17,70538.2% | 00.0% | 46,323 |
| Brown County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+167 | 5,64450.8% | 5,47749.2% | 00.0% | 11,121 |
| Butler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,441 | 30,82156.9% | 23,38043.1% | 00.0% | 54,201 |
| Carroll County | Wendell Willkie+1,571 | 3,58941.0% | 5,16059.0% | 00.0% | 8,749 |
| Champaign County | Wendell Willkie+1,912 | 5,92943.1% | 7,84156.9% | 00.0% | 13,770 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,207 | 25,88855.6% | 20,68144.4% | 00.0% | 46,569 |
| Clermont County | Wendell Willkie+425 | 8,94248.8% | 9,36751.2% | 00.0% | 18,309 |
| Clinton County | Wendell Willkie+2,063 | 4,96441.4% | 7,02758.6% | 00.0% | 11,991 |
| Columbiana County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,128 | 22,34951.3% | 21,22148.7% | 00.0% | 43,570 |
| Coshocton County | Wendell Willkie+734 | 7,88947.8% | 8,62352.2% | 00.0% | 16,512 |
| Crawford County | Wendell Willkie+1,370 | 8,96646.5% | 10,33653.5% | 00.0% | 19,302 |
| Cuyahoga County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+138,048 | 347,11862.4% | 209,07037.6% | 00.0% | 556,188 |
| Darke County | Wendell Willkie+1,496 | 9,65146.4% | 11,14753.6% | 00.0% | 20,798 |
| Defiance County | Wendell Willkie+3,697 | 4,31335.0% | 8,01065.0% | 00.0% | 12,323 |
| Delaware County | Wendell Willkie+3,904 | 5,66637.2% | 9,57062.8% | 00.0% | 15,236 |
| Erie County | Wendell Willkie+2,013 | 9,25445.1% | 11,26754.9% | 00.0% | 20,521 |
| Fairfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+485 | 11,29851.1% | 10,81348.9% | 00.0% | 22,111 |
| Fayette County | Wendell Willkie+735 | 5,24946.7% | 5,98453.3% | 00.0% | 11,233 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,068 | 96,60151.1% | 92,53348.9% | 00.0% | 189,134 |
| Fulton County | Wendell Willkie+6,123 | 2,53022.6% | 8,65377.4% | 00.0% | 11,183 |
| Gallia County | Wendell Willkie+3,342 | 3,94335.1% | 7,28564.9% | 00.0% | 11,228 |
| Geauga County | Wendell Willkie+2,053 | 3,31838.2% | 5,37161.8% | 00.0% | 8,689 |
| Greene County | Wendell Willkie+392 | 8,88148.9% | 9,27351.1% | 00.0% | 18,154 |
| Guernsey County | Wendell Willkie+1,415 | 8,71046.2% | 10,12553.8% | 00.0% | 18,835 |
| Hamilton County | Wendell Willkie+5,826 | 148,90749.0% | 154,73351.0% | 00.0% | 303,640 |
| Hancock County | Wendell Willkie+6,419 | 7,75535.4% | 14,17464.6% | 00.0% | 21,929 |
| Hardin County | Wendell Willkie+2,645 | 6,54741.6% | 9,19258.4% | 00.0% | 15,739 |
| Harrison County | Wendell Willkie+1,170 | 4,55944.3% | 5,72955.7% | 00.0% | 10,288 |
| Henry County | Wendell Willkie+4,276 | 3,50831.1% | 7,78468.9% | 00.0% | 11,292 |
| Highland County | Wendell Willkie+1,609 | 6,92144.8% | 8,53055.2% | 00.0% | 15,451 |
| Hocking County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+352 | 5,68851.6% | 5,33648.4% | 00.0% | 11,024 |
| Holmes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+148 | 3,34951.1% | 3,20148.9% | 00.0% | 6,550 |
| Huron County | Wendell Willkie+5,017 | 6,74136.4% | 11,75863.6% | 00.0% | 18,499 |
| Jackson County | Wendell Willkie+1,169 | 6,38245.8% | 7,55154.2% | 00.0% | 13,933 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,936 | 29,51464.0% | 16,57836.0% | 00.0% | 46,092 |
| Knox County | Wendell Willkie+3,222 | 7,08140.7% | 10,30359.3% | 00.0% | 17,384 |
| Lake County | Wendell Willkie+1,056 | 12,40848.0% | 13,46452.0% | 00.0% | 25,872 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+387 | 10,66150.9% | 10,27449.1% | 00.0% | 20,935 |
| Licking County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+91 | 16,37950.1% | 16,28849.9% | 00.0% | 32,667 |
| Logan County | Wendell Willkie+3,510 | 6,35139.2% | 9,86160.8% | 00.0% | 16,212 |
| Lorain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,409 | 25,83152.4% | 23,42247.6% | 00.0% | 49,253 |
| Lucas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,543 | 77,94850.5% | 76,40549.5% | 00.0% | 154,353 |
| Madison County | Wendell Willkie+1,514 | 4,39042.6% | 5,90457.4% | 00.0% | 10,294 |
| Mahoning County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+38,945 | 76,44167.1% | 37,49632.9% | 00.0% | 113,937 |
| Marion County | Wendell Willkie+1,355 | 10,46247.0% | 11,81753.0% | 00.0% | 22,279 |
| Medina County | Wendell Willkie+3,394 | 6,72239.9% | 10,11660.1% | 00.0% | 16,838 |
| Meigs County | Wendell Willkie+2,256 | 4,98340.8% | 7,23959.2% | 00.0% | 12,222 |
| Mercer County | Wendell Willkie+2,791 | 5,11439.3% | 7,90560.7% | 00.0% | 13,019 |
| Miami County | Wendell Willkie+2,926 | 11,79944.5% | 14,72555.5% | 00.0% | 26,524 |
| Monroe County | Wendell Willkie+396 | 4,13847.7% | 4,53452.3% | 00.0% | 8,672 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+28,218 | 86,08459.8% | 57,86640.2% | 00.0% | 143,950 |
| Morgan County | Wendell Willkie+2,329 | 2,63734.7% | 4,96665.3% | 00.0% | 7,603 |
| Morrow County | Wendell Willkie+2,242 | 3,21537.1% | 5,45762.9% | 00.0% | 8,672 |
| Muskingum County | Wendell Willkie+3,642 | 15,75344.8% | 19,39555.2% | 00.0% | 35,148 |
| Noble County | Wendell Willkie+1,885 | 3,03738.2% | 4,92261.8% | 00.0% | 7,959 |
| Ottawa County | Wendell Willkie+1,316 | 5,55644.7% | 6,87255.3% | 00.0% | 12,428 |
| Paulding County | Wendell Willkie+1,794 | 3,15538.9% | 4,94961.1% | 00.0% | 8,104 |
| Perry County | Wendell Willkie+1,703 | 6,95344.5% | 8,65655.5% | 00.0% | 15,609 |
| Pickaway County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+921 | 6,89553.6% | 5,97446.4% | 00.0% | 12,869 |
| Pike County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,797 | 4,96261.1% | 3,16538.9% | 00.0% | 8,127 |
| Portage County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+910 | 12,68751.9% | 11,77748.1% | 00.0% | 24,464 |
| Preble County | Wendell Willkie+776 | 5,73546.8% | 6,51153.2% | 00.0% | 12,246 |
| Putnam County | Wendell Willkie+5,291 | 3,65529.0% | 8,94671.0% | 00.0% | 12,601 |
| Richland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,488 | 18,64552.1% | 17,15747.9% | 00.0% | 35,802 |
| Ross County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+667 | 12,44751.4% | 11,78048.6% | 00.0% | 24,227 |
| Sandusky County | Wendell Willkie+6,938 | 7,11633.6% | 14,05466.4% | 00.0% | 21,170 |
| Scioto County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,464 | 21,92653.0% | 19,46247.0% | 00.0% | 41,388 |
| Seneca County | Wendell Willkie+8,808 | 7,46431.4% | 16,27268.6% | 00.0% | 23,736 |
| Shelby County | Wendell Willkie+1,025 | 6,10546.1% | 7,13053.9% | 00.0% | 13,235 |
| Stark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,112 | 59,49656.2% | 46,38443.8% | 00.0% | 105,880 |
| Summit County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+26,150 | 89,55558.5% | 63,40541.5% | 00.0% | 152,960 |
| Trumbull County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,589 | 34,61558.0% | 25,02642.0% | 00.0% | 59,641 |
| Tuscarawas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,329 | 19,00456.4% | 14,67543.6% | 00.0% | 33,679 |
| Union County | Wendell Willkie+3,267 | 3,94735.4% | 7,21464.6% | 00.0% | 11,161 |
| Van Wert County | Wendell Willkie+2,402 | 6,25441.9% | 8,65658.1% | 00.0% | 14,910 |
| Vinton County | Wendell Willkie+786 | 2,40443.0% | 3,19057.0% | 00.0% | 5,594 |
| Warren County | Wendell Willkie+1,827 | 6,89544.2% | 8,72255.8% | 00.0% | 15,617 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+4,974 | 8,58438.8% | 13,55861.2% | 00.0% | 22,142 |
| Wayne County | Wendell Willkie+2,777 | 10,74844.3% | 13,52555.7% | 00.0% | 24,273 |
| Williams County | Wendell Willkie+5,398 | 4,06530.0% | 9,46370.0% | 00.0% | 13,528 |
| Wood County | Wendell Willkie+7,287 | 9,71136.4% | 16,99863.6% | 00.0% | 26,709 |
| Wyandot County | Wendell Willkie+2,066 | 4,20640.1% | 6,27259.9% | 00.0% | 10,478 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.