Oklahoma — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionOklahoma · PresidentRooseveltD+15.2
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 57.4% | 474,313 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 42.2% | 348,872 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 3,027 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (77 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, OK | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Alfalfa County, OK | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Atoka County, OK | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Beaver County, OK | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Beckham County, OK | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Blaine County, OK | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Bryan County, OK | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Caddo County, OK | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Canadian County, OK | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Carter County, OK | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Cherokee County, OK | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Choctaw County, OK | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Cimarron County, OK | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Cleveland County, OK | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Coal County, OK | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Comanche County, OK | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Cotton County, OK | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Craig County, OK | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Creek County, OK | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Custer County, OK | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Delaware County, OK | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Dewey County, OK | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Ellis County, OK | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Garfield County, OK | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Garvin County, OK | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Grady County, OK | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Grant County, OK | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Greer County, OK | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Harmon County, OK | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| Harper County, OK | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Haskell County, OK | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Hughes County, OK | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Jackson County, OK | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| Jefferson County, OK | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Johnston County, OK | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Kay County, OK | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Kingfisher County, OK | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Kiowa County, OK | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Latimer County, OK | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Le Flore County, OK | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Lincoln County, OK | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Logan County, OK | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Love County, OK | Democratic | D+56.5 |
| Major County, OK | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Marshall County, OK | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Mayes County, OK | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| McClain County, OK | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| McCurtain County, OK | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| McIntosh County, OK | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Murray County, OK | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Muskogee County, OK | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Noble County, OK | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Nowata County, OK | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Okmulgee County, OK | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Osage County, OK | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Ottawa County, OK | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Pawnee County, OK | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Payne County, OK | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Pittsburg County, OK | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Pontotoc County, OK | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Pottawatomie County, OK | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Rogers County, OK | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Seminole County, OK | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Sequoyah County, OK | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Stephens County, OK | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Texas County, OK | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Tillman County, OK | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Tulsa County, OK | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Wagoner County, OK | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Washington County, OK | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Washita County, OK | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Woods County, OK | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Woodward County, OK | Republican | R+9.6 |
Oklahoma results by county
77 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Wendell Willkie+72 | 3,20349.4% | 3,27550.5% | 60.1% | 6,484 |
| Alfalfa County | Wendell Willkie+955 | 2,72042.1% | 3,67556.9% | 600.9% | 6,455 |
| Atoka County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,383 | 3,60161.7% | 2,21838.0% | 130.2% | 5,832 |
| Beaver County | Wendell Willkie+185 | 2,03447.5% | 2,21951.8% | 290.7% | 4,282 |
| Beckham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,450 | 4,59867.8% | 2,14831.7% | 370.5% | 6,783 |
| Blaine County | Wendell Willkie+985 | 3,09542.9% | 4,08056.5% | 410.6% | 7,216 |
| Bryan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,905 | 9,09580.4% | 2,19019.4% | 250.2% | 11,310 |
| Caddo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,976 | 8,28056.5% | 6,30443.0% | 610.4% | 14,645 |
| Canadian County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+807 | 5,50653.8% | 4,69945.9% | 320.3% | 10,237 |
| Carter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,171 | 10,44176.0% | 3,27023.8% | 350.3% | 13,746 |
| Cherokee County | Wendell Willkie+176 | 3,95248.8% | 4,12851.0% | 180.2% | 8,098 |
| Choctaw County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,812 | 5,17768.5% | 2,36531.3% | 190.3% | 7,561 |
| Cimarron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+148 | 98953.4% | 84145.4% | 231.2% | 1,853 |
| Cleveland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,273 | 5,93361.5% | 3,66037.9% | 570.6% | 9,650 |
| Coal County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,229 | 2,37767.2% | 1,14832.5% | 100.3% | 3,535 |
| Comanche County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,093 | 6,79664.5% | 3,70335.1% | 360.3% | 10,535 |
| Cotton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,505 | 3,12165.6% | 1,61633.9% | 230.5% | 4,760 |
| Craig County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+734 | 4,31654.5% | 3,58245.2% | 190.2% | 7,917 |
| Creek County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,508 | 10,97653.6% | 9,46846.2% | 510.2% | 20,495 |
| Custer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,193 | 4,61257.1% | 3,41942.4% | 400.5% | 8,071 |
| Delaware County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+112 | 3,41750.7% | 3,30549.0% | 170.3% | 6,739 |
| Dewey County | Wendell Willkie+222 | 2,39147.5% | 2,61351.9% | 340.7% | 5,038 |
| Ellis County | Wendell Willkie+505 | 1,65743.2% | 2,16256.4% | 170.4% | 3,836 |
| Garfield County | Wendell Willkie+1,248 | 9,54446.6% | 10,79252.6% | 1660.8% | 20,502 |
| Garvin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,043 | 7,00170.0% | 2,95829.6% | 400.4% | 9,999 |
| Grady County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,776 | 8,07565.0% | 4,29934.6% | 430.3% | 12,417 |
| Grant County | Wendell Willkie+424 | 2,97046.4% | 3,39453.0% | 380.6% | 6,402 |
| Greer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,329 | 3,52474.3% | 1,19525.2% | 210.4% | 4,740 |
| Harmon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,561 | 2,29275.4% | 73124.0% | 180.6% | 3,041 |
| Harper County | Wendell Willkie+197 | 1,41946.2% | 1,61652.6% | 381.2% | 3,073 |
| Haskell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,235 | 3,89659.3% | 2,66140.5% | 90.1% | 6,566 |
| Hughes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,837 | 6,00565.3% | 3,16834.5% | 210.2% | 9,194 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,292 | 4,83275.4% | 1,54024.0% | 360.6% | 6,408 |
| Jefferson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,588 | 3,81475.4% | 1,22624.2% | 200.4% | 5,060 |
| Johnston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,593 | 2,95568.3% | 1,36231.5% | 120.3% | 4,329 |
| Kay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+722 | 10,72551.4% | 10,00347.9% | 1560.7% | 20,884 |
| Kingfisher County | Wendell Willkie+853 | 2,86543.4% | 3,71856.3% | 250.4% | 6,608 |
| Kiowa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,140 | 4,67964.5% | 2,53935.0% | 340.5% | 7,252 |
| Latimer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,538 | 3,13865.8% | 1,60033.6% | 280.6% | 4,766 |
| Le Flore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,715 | 8,37964.0% | 4,66435.6% | 440.3% | 13,087 |
| Lincoln County | Wendell Willkie+998 | 5,27145.5% | 6,26954.2% | 340.3% | 11,574 |
| Logan County | Wendell Willkie+675 | 4,75246.5% | 5,42753.1% | 460.4% | 10,225 |
| Love County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,798 | 2,48578.1% | 68721.6% | 110.3% | 3,183 |
| Major County | Wendell Willkie+2,049 | 1,40428.7% | 3,45370.6% | 340.7% | 4,891 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,691 | 2,72372.2% | 1,03227.4% | 150.4% | 3,770 |
| Mayes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+426 | 4,05752.6% | 3,63147.1% | 210.3% | 7,709 |
| McClain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,906 | 3,76866.8% | 1,86233.0% | 110.2% | 5,641 |
| McCurtain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,769 | 6,99475.6% | 2,22524.1% | 290.3% | 9,248 |
| McIntosh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+284 | 3,77151.8% | 3,48747.9% | 170.2% | 7,275 |
| Murray County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,888 | 3,12671.4% | 1,23828.3% | 170.4% | 4,381 |
| Muskogee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,332 | 12,91757.3% | 9,58542.5% | 490.2% | 22,551 |
| Noble County | Wendell Willkie+215 | 3,22648.3% | 3,44151.6% | 70.1% | 6,674 |
| Nowata County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+209 | 3,61551.2% | 3,40648.2% | 390.6% | 7,060 |
| Okfuskee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,573 | 4,57460.2% | 3,00139.5% | 240.3% | 7,599 |
| Oklahoma County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,010 | 53,64959.9% | 35,63939.8% | 3290.4% | 89,617 |
| Okmulgee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,320 | 11,01661.9% | 6,69637.6% | 840.5% | 17,796 |
| Osage County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,600 | 9,01958.3% | 6,41941.5% | 430.3% | 15,481 |
| Ottawa County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,135 | 7,87357.7% | 5,73842.0% | 350.3% | 13,646 |
| Pawnee County | Wendell Willkie+556 | 3,43546.0% | 3,99153.5% | 380.5% | 7,464 |
| Payne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+932 | 7,70453.0% | 6,77246.6% | 630.4% | 14,539 |
| Pittsburg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,685 | 10,16969.3% | 4,48430.6% | 230.2% | 14,676 |
| Pontotoc County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,861 | 9,31072.8% | 3,44927.0% | 350.3% | 12,794 |
| Pottawatomie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,282 | 12,05863.8% | 6,77635.8% | 780.4% | 18,912 |
| Pushmataha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,243 | 3,95269.7% | 1,70930.1% | 90.2% | 5,670 |
| Roger Mills County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,076 | 2,58062.8% | 1,50436.6% | 220.5% | 4,106 |
| Rogers County | Wendell Willkie+58 | 4,02849.5% | 4,08650.2% | 250.3% | 8,139 |
| Seminole County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,287 | 11,16761.8% | 6,88038.0% | 360.2% | 18,083 |
| Sequoyah County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+666 | 4,46954.0% | 3,80345.9% | 90.1% | 8,281 |
| Stephens County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,160 | 6,14967.0% | 2,98932.6% | 340.4% | 9,172 |
| Texas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+913 | 2,83159.3% | 1,91840.2% | 280.6% | 4,777 |
| Tillman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,356 | 4,92075.6% | 1,56424.0% | 240.4% | 6,508 |
| Tulsa County | Wendell Willkie+7,244 | 33,09845.0% | 40,34254.8% | 1350.2% | 73,575 |
| Wagoner County | Wendell Willkie+1,701 | 2,94638.7% | 4,64761.0% | 250.3% | 7,618 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+1,058 | 6,28946.0% | 7,34753.7% | 400.3% | 13,676 |
| Washita County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,278 | 4,25658.7% | 2,97841.1% | 110.2% | 7,245 |
| Woods County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+66 | 3,50650.0% | 3,44049.1% | 610.9% | 7,007 |
| Woodward County | Wendell Willkie+597 | 2,80644.9% | 3,40354.5% | 340.5% | 6,243 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.7% |
| 1924 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | −9.2% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −16.6% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −7.8% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −31.1% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.