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Elections / 1940 · President · OR

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Oregon D+8.1.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Oregon, 1940. The state ran 1.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Oregon result
481,240 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
258,415
53.7%
Willkie (R)
219,555
45.6%
All others
3,270
0.7%
Margin
D+8.1
1940 presidential election
Oregon, 1940
RooseveltD+8.1
1940 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · D+16.7Benton County, OR · R+26.6Clackamas County, OR · D+8.5Clatsop County, OR · D+27.8Columbia County, OR · D+31.9Coos County, OR · D+21.7Crook County, OR · D+20.7Curry County, OR · D+4.6Deschutes County, OR · D+29.1Douglas County, OR · R+11.9Gilliam County, OR · D+20.4Grant County, OR · D+17.8Harney County, OR · D+14.1Hood River County, OR · D+1.3Jackson County, OR · R+11.4Jefferson County, OR · D+4.9Josephine County, OR · R+15.5Klamath County, OR · D+20.3Lake County, OR · D+11.5Lane County, OR · D+2.9Lincoln County, OR · D+8.3Linn County, OR · R+1.3Malheur County, OR · TiedMarion County, OR · R+9.3Morrow County, OR · D+12.6Multnomah County, OR · D+13.9Polk County, OR · R+1.6Sherman County, OR · D+7.6Tillamook County, OR · D+5.1Umatilla County, OR · R+2.5Union County, OR · D+25.8Wallowa County, OR · D+19.8Wasco County, OR · D+8.0Washington County, OR · D+1.5Wheeler County, OR · R+3.9Yamhill County, OR · Tied
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic53.7%258,415
Wendell WillkieRepublican45.6%219,555
OtherAll other candidates0.7%3,270
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1940
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyD
+16.7%
4,3533,1017,493
Benton CountyR
−26.6%
2,9425,0898,079
Clackamas CountyD
+8.5%
13,54711,41625,153
Clatsop CountyD
+27.8%
6,6863,75810,514
Columbia CountyD
+31.9%
5,7582,9598,774
Coos CountyD
+21.7%
7,8535,03412,988
Crook CountyD
+20.7%
1,4399422,398
Curry CountyD
+4.6%
1,0339411,991
Deschutes CountyD
+29.1%
4,7752,6037,453
Douglas CountyR
−11.9%
4,7075,99110,770
Gilliam CountyD
+20.4%
7855181,307
Grant CountyD
+17.8%
1,5821,1032,695
Harney CountyD
+14.1%
1,2149122,136
Hood River CountyD
+1.3%
2,3672,3054,689
Jackson CountyR
−11.4%
6,7548,50715,339
Jefferson CountyD
+4.9%
467423896
Josephine CountyR
−15.5%
2,8883,9646,932
Klamath CountyD
+20.3%
9,3456,16915,610
Lake CountyD
+11.5%
1,4141,1212,544
Lane CountyD
+2.9%
16,28615,34931,890
Lincoln CountyD
+8.3%
3,5102,9626,565
Linn CountyR
−1.3%
6,3606,52312,959
Malheur CountyD
+0.5%
2,9582,9295,929
Marion CountyR
−9.3%
14,03116,94031,227
Morrow CountyD
+12.6%
9797581,749
Multnomah CountyD
+13.9%
97,59573,612172,313
Polk CountyR
−1.6%
4,0774,2118,348
Sherman CountyD
+7.6%
6705751,248
Tillamook CountyD
+5.1%
2,7862,5165,338
Umatilla CountyR
−2.5%
4,9355,19310,160
Union CountyD
+25.8%
4,5002,6427,196
Wallowa CountyD
+19.8%
1,9741,3193,311
Wasco CountyD
+8.0%
3,0012,5535,576
Washington CountyD
+1.5%
8,6268,36717,103
Wheeler CountyR
−3.9%
6527051,360
Yamhill CountyD
+0.2%
5,5665,54511,207